Lawyer Camille Vasquez Quits Kanye | MRC Trashes Finished Kanye Documentary | Anna Wintour Says Bye | Wassup Adidas?

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Lawyer Camille Vasquez Quits Kanye | MRC Trashes Finished Kanye Documentary | Anna Wintour Says Bye | Wassup Adidas?

Today, Oct. 24, film and television studio MRC announced that it will not release a finished documentary on Kanye West, following his anti-Semetic comments. “This morning, after discussion with our filmmakers and distribution partners, we made the decision not to proceed with any distribution for our recently completed documentary about Kanye West,” CEO Modi Wiczyk, CEO Asif Satchu, and COO Scott Tenley wrote in a joint statement sent to the media. “We cannot support any content that amplifies his platform.”

Asked if MRC had submitted the Kanye West documentary to festivals, executives responded that “all activities are being pulled.”

In their open letter, the MRC leaders wrote that West has helped “mainstream” antisemitism in the current climate. “The silence from leaders and corporations when it comes to Kanye or antisemitism, in general, is dismaying but not surprising. What is new and sad, is the fear Jews have about speaking out in their own defense,” Wiczyk, Satchu and Tenley wrote.

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Will Smith Banned for 10 Years from Future Oscars-related and Academy of Motion Pictures Events

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Will Smith Banned for 10 Years from Future Oscars-related and Academy of Motion Pictures Events

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rendered a decision regarding the future status of 2022 Oscar winner Will Smith, banning him from future Oscar ceremonies for 10 years.

President, David Rubin, and Chief Executive Dawn Hudson, acting on behalf of the Academy, issued the statement after a meeting on Friday of its board of governors. The punishment was delivered, based on “the unacceptable and harmful behavior we saw Mr. Smith exhibit on stage.”

The Academy also negatively critiqued its own behavior in response to the boldly aggressive and shocking move by Smith.

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Lesley-Ann Brandt Will Star in New Series Set in South Africa District Six Ubuntu City

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Brandt joins Morgan Freeman in Cape Town’s District Six

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Lesley-Ann Brandt Will Star in New Series Set in South Africa District Six Ubuntu City AOC Fashion

South African actor Lesley-Ann Brandt is lensed by Angelo D’Agostino [IG] with a digital cover, for Numéro Netherlands [IG] November 2021. The ‘Lucifer’ and ‘Spartacus’ actor is partnering with Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary’s Revelations Entertainment on the development of a new drama series that takes viewers to Cape Town, South Africa’s District Six.

Brandt, who will star and produce with Adrian Cunningham of D6 Entertainment, said: “We are thrilled to have partnered with Lori, Morgan and the team at Revelations to bring the beauty and tragedy of District Six to life. It’s such a personal story to me, my family and the people of the Cape Flats. While the barbarity of the apartheid regime has featured onscreen before, Hanover Street will lean into the joy and solidarity that the community shared in the face of repression.”

Deadline explains: “Home to 60K residents of all ethnicities and creeds, along with a thriving LGBTQIA+ community, District Six in South Africa’s second-largest city stood as a symbol of defiance against everything that apartheid stood for. In 1966, the regime designated it a whites-only area. By 1982 its entire population had been forcibly removed, and the neighborhood destroyed.”

Jessica Chastain Will Present Trophée Chopard at Cannes Film Festival July 9

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Jessica Chastain in Cannes; Since 1998, Chopard is official partner with the Cannes International Film Festival. Courtesy Chopard.

Jessica Chastain Will Present Trophée Chopard at Cannes Film Festival July 9

Actor and two-time Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain will return to the 2021 Cannes International Film Festival to announce the winner of the Trophée Chopard on the 20th anniversary of the award. The male and female winners of the “revelation” prize for emerging talent will be announced at a dinner Thursday, July 9 in Cannes, hosted by Chopard co-president and artistic director Caroline Scheufele.

Chopard is a leader in the Journey to Sustainable Luxury since 2013. Anne of Carversville has written about Chopard’s ethical jewelry efforts for years. The company outlines its sustainability efforts in an extensive explanation of its philosophy and operations on its website.