Pressure mounts on Ye to be pulled from his headline role at a summer festival in London

Pressure mounts on Ye to be pulled from his headline role at a summer festival in London

LONDON — Pressure was mounting Sunday on American rapper Ye to be pulled from his headline role at a London music festival this summer, after criticism from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Pepsi already has withdrawn its lead sponsorship role of the Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park in north London between July 10-12. Other sponsors…

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Screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reach four-year tentative agreement

Screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reach four-year tentative agreement

LOS ANGELES — The screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reached a surprise four-year tentative agreement after roughly three weeks of negotiation. The Writers Guild of America West said on X that its negotiating committee unanimously approved a tentative agreement with The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents studios. The alliance confirmed the…

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It’s-a-hit: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ blasts off with 2.5M globally

It’s-a-hit: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ blasts off with $372.5M globally

Mixed reviews didn’t dissuade mass audiences from buying tickets to the “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” which scored the biggest opening of the year for a Hollywood movie. The Illumination and Nintendo co-production earned $130.9 million over the weekend and a massive $190.1 million in its first five days in North American theaters, according to…

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