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Business Showreel Sexter Helped Young Actresses Showcase Their Skills Then Sent Unwanted Dick Pics

Ryan Kirwan ran one of the UK’s most successful showreel companies, filming scenes with hundreds of Hollywood hopefuls to professionalize their résumés. Actresses who worked with the filmmaker commented on his professionalism during shoots, his helpful direction and the quality of his work on delivery. Then he started sending nude images on WhatsApp. Deadline spoke with six women who accuse him of sending inappropriate messages; three complained to police, who are investigating.

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Wesley Snipes On Returning As Blade For ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: “I Didn’t Think That Marvel Was Into It”

Wesley Snipes recalls how the idea of reprising his superhero role as Blade in Deadpool and Wolverine came about. Snipes opened up about a call he got from Ryan Reynolds and how he questioned if it would ever happen. “It started with a text from Ryan Reynolds,” Snipes told Entertainment…

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Former Disney Channel Executive Says Zendaya Auditioned “Many Times” For ‘Descendants’: “It Ended Up Not Going Her Way”

Zendaya could have been part of Disney Channel’s Descendants franchise. Former Vice President of Casting and Talent Relations at the children’s network Cornelia Frame revealed that the Euphoria star wanted to be part of the franchise and auditioned multiple times. “Zendaya did audition many…

Salacious Variety ‘Megalopolis’ Video Claims False, Says Rayna Menz, The Extra Shown With Francis Coppola

EXCLUSIVE: Our sister publication Variety last Friday published for clicks what it called an exclusive video of Francis Ford Coppola kissing Megalopolis extras, along with crew members who detailed what they called unprofessional behavior on set. The story did not get much traction, though it caused pain…

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Breaks Another R-Rated Box Office Record On Tuesday, Holds Steady With $24M

Who said theatrical is broken? Who said theatrical doesn’t work? Behold the fact that Marvel Studios and Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine is making another estimated $24M today, essentially even with Monday’s $24.4M. This takes the running domestic total for the Ryan Reynolds-Hugh Jackman R-rated movie to $25…

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Neve Campbell Says ‘Scream VII’ Will Focus On Sidney Prescott: “It’s The Reason That I Jumped On Board”

The Scream franchise is going back to its roots with Scream VII, and that is how they were able to secure Neve Campbell’s return. Campbell’s Sidney will face Ghostface again in the seventh installment of the slasher saga. “We are going to follow Sidney,” Campbell told Entertainment Tonight…

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“Say It To My Face!” Kamala Harris Challenges Donald Trump To Debate After GOP Nominee Goes Wobbly Over Next Matchup

Joe Biden dropped out of the race on July 21, and this ain't your grandfather's election anymore. If Donald Trump figured his usual petulance was going to put new Democratic ticket-topper Kamala Harris on the backfoot, the 78-year old ex-president might want to think again. In her first big rally as…

Jason Reitman’s ‘SNL’ Movie Gets Title & Fall Release Date

Jason Reitman's Untitled SNL 1975 project has been titled Saturday Night and will be released in theaters on October 11 via Columbia Pictures. Don’t be surprised if this movie makes it way to TIFF. Sony always has a presence at the Great White North film festival, not to mention Reitman’s Gary Hart…

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Hailey Merkt Dies: ‘The Bachelor’ Season 21 Contestant Was 31

Hailey Merkt, a contestant on The Bachelor Season 21, has died. She was 31. Merkt, who appeared on the ABC dating reality series in 2016 with Nick Viall as The Bachelor, died July 26 following a battle with leukemia. “It is with broken hearts we share that our beloved Hailey has passed away…

Netflix Files To Sell $1.8B In Debt, Following Through On Plan Tipped In Q2 Shareholder Letter

Netflix has filed to sell $1.8 billion in debt, the first such offering since the company received an upgrade last year from credit ratings agencies Moody’s and S&P to investment-grade status. The move, telegraphed in its quarterly letter to shareholders released in its earnings report this month, is…

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Streamer Revenue Soars Once Again In UK As Amazon’s Prime Video Tops $1.3B For First Time – Ofcom Report

Streamer revenue soared again in the UK last year, with Prime Video generating more than £1B ($1.28B) for the first time, according to Ofcom’s Media Nations Report, but commercial nets saw turnover tumble to a four-year low. Combined revenue for the deep-pocketed U.S. giants shot up by 20% — akin to t…

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Revealed: The Streamers’ Most-Watched Titles In The UK Last Year

The return of Chicken Run after a 20-year hiatus saw viewers flock to the movie, which was crowned the most-watched streamer title in the UK last year by Ofcom’s Media Nations report. Aardman’s sequel Dawn of the Nugget starring Bella Ramsey and Thandiwe Newton drew an average audience of 7.5 million…

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Freddie Prinze Jr. On Returning For ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Reboot: “Both Sides Are Trying To Make It Work”

Freddie Prinze Jr. is open to reprising his I Know What You Did Last Summer role and is working on making it happen. The reboot, which will continue the 1997 slasher film, is set to be directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and is expected to open on July 18, 2025. “Nothing's a lock until there's…