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Entertainment News Roundup: Kevin Spacey wins in civil sexual-abuse case brought by actor Rapp; Motor racing-Pitt briefs team bosses as F1 movie picks up speed and more | Entertainment

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Entertainment News Roundup: Kevin Spacey wins in civil sexual-abuse case brought by actor Rapp; Motor racing-Pitt briefs team bosses as F1 movie picks up speed and more | Entertainment

Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

Kevin Spacey wins in civil sexual-abuse case introduced by actor Rapp

Kevin Spacey on Thursday defeated a sexual abuse case towards him after jurors in a Manhattan civil trial discovered his accuser did not show his declare that the Oscar winner made an undesirable sexual advance on him when he was 14. The decision adopted a three-week trial in Manhattan federal courtroom and got here roughly two hours after jurors started deliberating.

Motor racing-Pitt briefs crew bosses as F1 film picks up velocity

Method One executives and crew bosses had been briefed by Brad Pitt on the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Friday as plans for a film based mostly on the game picked up velocity. Apple TV introduced in June that its studio arm had landed the rights to a characteristic movie that might be directed by Joseph Kosinski, the director of “Prime Gun: Maverick”.

India’s prime multiplex chains financial institution on festive season to convey cheer again

A slate of flop Bollywood films have hit India’s prime cinemas onerous, leaving the business to financial institution closely on the present festive quarter to revive its fortunes Inox and PVR, the highest multiplex operators within the nation who reported outcomes this week, each blamed a scarcity of excellent content material for lackluster second-quarter efficiency, and stated they’re betting on the third quarter to place them again on a progress monitor.

Netflix opens ‘immersive’ retailer for followers of fashionable reveals

Streaming large Netflix has opened a Los Angeles retailer that it hopes will mix retail remedy with an “immersive” expertise for followers of its fashionable “Stranger Issues,” “Bridgerton,” and “Squid Sport” reveals. The shop – open till early January – provides buyers the possibility to take pictures alongside the enduring Younger-hee animatronic doll with laser eyes from “Squid Sport” and Queen Charlotte’s throne from interval drama “Bridgerton.”

Taylor Swift reveals late-night musings on pop album ‘Midnights’

Taylor Swift returned to pop on Friday with the debut of her tenth studio album, a file known as “Midnights” impressed by her late-night ideas, and he or she additionally launched a video of her “nightmare situations” within the style of a horror flick. The 32-year-old singer-songwriter described the 13-track “Midnights” as “a collage of depth, highs and lows and ebbs and flows.”

Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson to be honored as MusiCares individuals of the yr

Motown icons Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson might be honored by the music business in Los Angeles forward of the annual Grammy Awards as MusiCares 2023 individuals of the yr, the group introduced on Thursday. MusiCares, which is devoted to supporting the music neighborhood, stated the music world will have a good time the legacy of each songwriters throughout its thirty second annual individuals of the yr profit gala.

Judi Dench says Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ makes use of ‘crude sensationalism’

British actress Judi Dench has known as on Netflix so as to add a disclaimer to royal drama “The Crown”, becoming a member of a refrain of voices criticizing the sequence’ fictionalized storylines. In a letter to The Occasions on Thursday, the 87-year-old veteran stated because the award-winning present approached current occasions “the extra freely it appears prepared to blur the traces between historic accuracy and crude sensationalism”.

Jennifer Coolidge needs to indicate followers a special realm in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 2

Jennifer Coolidge returns to “The White Lotus” to play Tanya McQuoid for Season 2 of the HBO Max sequence created by Mike White, and he or she’s prepared for followers to satisfy a brand new facet of her character. “This was actually enjoyable for me as a result of all the size of ‘The White Lotus’ 1 was a grief-stricken lady and there are spurts of brilliant mild as a result of she met this wonderful lady, Belinda, and Tanya felt like she was really being saved by somebody,” Coolidge instructed Reuters at a crimson carpet occasion in Los Angeles. “In Season 2 it was enjoyable to be in a special realm, the grief is over.”

Rapper Cardi B wins California trial over express album cowl artwork

A California federal jury on Friday rejected claims that musician Cardi B misused a person’s picture on the duvet of her first 2016 mixtape album. The quilt of “Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1” didn’t violate plaintiff Kevin Michael Brophy’s publicity or privateness rights by depicting an altered photograph of one other man with Brophy’s distinctive again tattoo performing oral intercourse on the favored rapper, the Santa Ana jury discovered after a four-day trial and a day of deliberations.

(With inputs from businesses.)

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Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy to Star in Peacock’s The Good Daughter, From Author Karin Slaughter

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December 19, 2024

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Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy to Star in Peacock’s The Good Daughter, From Author Karin Slaughter

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13 die as an Indian navy speedboat crashes into a passenger ferry off Mumbai

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13 die as an Indian navy speedboat crashes into a passenger ferry off Mumbai

An Indian navy speedboat crashed into a ferry carrying over 100 people to a popular tourist destination off Mumbai on Wednesday, killing at least 13, the navy said.

A navy statement said 99 ferry passengers were rescued. They were on their way to Elephanta Island when the speedboat circled and collided with the ferry “Neelkamal.”

DOUBLE-DECKER BOAT CARRYING CHILDREN ON VACATION CAPSIZES IN INDIA, LEAVING 22 DEAD

The speedboat was undergoing engine tests and lost control, the statement said.

An Indian navy speedboat has crashed into a ferry carrying over 100 people to a popular tourist destination off Mumbai, killing at least 13 people. (iStock)

The dead included one navy personnel and two others on a navy craft, it said.

The tourists were picked up by navy and civilian boats and transferred to jetties and hospitals in the vicinity, the statement said. Four helicopters and 11 naval craft were used in the rescue.

The Elephanta Caves on the island have temples and images from Hindu mythology and are a popular tourist destination off Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital.

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Syria’s interim gov’t pledges justice, jobs, and security in ‘new era’

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December 19, 2024

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Syria’s interim gov’t pledges justice, jobs, and security in ‘new era’

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Syria’s new interim gov’t spokesperson says plans to establish a fair justice system a priority.

Syria’s new rulers have pledged to create special tribunals for those who have “committed crimes against Syrians” under deposed President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to the interim government’s spokesman.

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Obaid Arnaut said a key part of the new government’s mission as they usher in a “new era” is to re-establish people’s trust in the rule of law and the country’s judicial system.

This can only happen when those who have detained and tortured hundreds of thousands of Syrians across al-Assad’s notorious prisons are brought to justice, he said.

“By holding criminals accountable, we aim to heal the deep wounds inflicted upon our society and pave the way for a more just and equitable future,” Arnaut said.

The government’s top priorities include reforming state institutions that have been tainted with corruption. Employees who have “committed crimes and harmed the Syrian population will be dismissed and held accountable” as well, Arnaut said.

The new rulers will, however, prioritise those who have been “dedicated, professional, and loyal to their country”.

Seeking the expertise of Syrians from all walks of life, and from all ethnic and religious backgrounds, Arnaut said the new government is committed to “revitalise our country”.

“Job vacancies will be open to all. We need to unite our efforts to build the country,” he said.

“This new state will focus on rebuilding infrastructure and strengthening the economy both internally and externally.”

Security a ‘priority’

Arnaut also demanded the lifting of sanctions that have been imposed on Syria for decades, saying these have “deeply affected the people”.

“Now that al-Assad has been toppled, the sanctions on the country must be lifted,” he said. “It is essential to lift the sanctions and allow Syrians to live as they dream.”

Syria’s war-battered economy has left many complaining that they can no longer afford to secure the most basic necessities, including food and shelter.

In a bid to quell widespread anger over the economic situation, Arnaut confirmed that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, would increase salaries of public servants by up to 400 percent.

The world has been carefully watching al-Sharaa, whose former al-Qaeda affiliate group is now the country’s most powerful force, to see if his new government can stabilise the country after 13 years of civil war.

Ever since al-Assad was toppled on December 8, Syria has witnessed hundreds of strikes by Israeli forces. Israeli tanks also moved deeper into Syria’s Golan Heights in a bid to create a “buffer zone” along the Israeli-annexed area – a move that has been slammed by several countries and the United Nations.

When asked about how the new government intends to handle the security of the country, Arnaut reiterated security is a priority.

“Our focus is on security, with our primary task being the preservation of properties,’ he said.

Regarding Israel’s repeated attacks, Arnaut said the new government’s approach “will be outlined in the near future”, without providing more details.

“People are angry and think that the regime has been replaced by the Israeli aggression. I currently have no further details on this matter,” he said. “Our primary goal is to ensure Syria is safe from any external threats.”