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Hollywood Actors’ Union Sag-Aftra Agrees Tentative Deal To End Four-Month Strike
09 Nov

Hollywood Actors’ Union Sag-Aftra Agrees Tentative Deal To End Four-Month Strike

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US actors are expected to resume work after their union agreed a tentative deal with Hollywood studios to end a four-month strike. Sag-Aftra reached agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers (AMPTP) in a unanimous vote. The shutdown - combined with a separate writers' strike - paralysed the entertainment industry and disrupted numerous major films and TV shows. Actors have been calling for better pay and safeguards on the use of AI. Sag-Aftra president Fran Drescher posted: "We did it!!!!" She thanked members "for hanging in and holding out for this historic deal!" IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERS Image caption, Union…
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UK Police Urged To Investigate Sex Assault Allegations Against Comedian Russell Brand
18 Sep

UK Police Urged To Investigate Sex Assault Allegations Against Comedian Russell Brand

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LONDON (AP) — Senior British politicians on Monday urged police to investigate sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, as the U.K. entertainment industry faced questions about whether the comedian’s bad behavior went unchallenged because of his fame. Brand denies allegations of sexual assault made by four women in a Channel 4 television documentary and The Times and Sunday Times newspapers. The accusers, who have not been named, include one who said she was sexually assaulted during a relationship with him when she was 16. Another woman says Brand raped her in Los Angeles in 2012. Russell Brand allegedly sent a car to…
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