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13 Women Have Accused French thespian Gerard Depardieu Of Sexual Misconduct(Photo Credit –Instagram) Celebrated French actor Gerard Depardieu, 74, who’s already indicted on rape and sexual assault charges in connection to a 2018 case, is now being accused of s*xual misconduct by 13 women in an investigative report published by ‘Mediapart’ and quoted by ‘Variety’. The accusations were made by female actors, make-up artists and production staff, some of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity, and allegedly occurred…

The U.S. government said on Friday it was formally ending its effort to stop Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc from buying virtual reality (VR) content maker Within Unlimited. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which lost a fight in court to block the acquisition, said in a filing that it has decided to formally end its effort. The FTC sued Meta in July to stop the Within deal, arguing that Meta's purchase would reduce competition in a new market. The deal for Within, which makes the Supernatural fitness workouts, was…

The U.S. government said on Friday it was formally ending its effort to stop Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc from buying virtual reality (VR) content maker Within Unlimited.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which lost a fight in court to block the acquisition, said in a filing that it has decided to formally end its effort.The FTC sued Meta in July to stop the Within deal, arguing that Meta's purchase would reduce competition in a new market. The deal for Within, which makes the Supernatural fitness workouts, was…

Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for National Geographic Oscar-nominated actor Alec Baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter following his involvement in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust.  The charges were formally delivered on Tuesday and see Baldwin and the film’s armorer, Hannah Reed Gutierrez, facing up to 18 months in prison if convicted. The gun Baldwin fired contained a live round loaded and prepared by Gutierrez that ended up passing through the chest of…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAlec Baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal on the New Mexico set of Rust in 2021.Prosecutors filed the felony charges against the actor, who allegedly pointed a gun at Hutchins which went off and killed her, on Tuesday (31 January), according to Albuquerque TV station…

Time’s Up will formally cease its operations by the end of January and direct its remaining $1.7 million in funds to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund (TULDF), The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The gender rights organization, which had launched to great fanfare at the Golden Globes in 2018, has been in the midst of a slow death since a New York State Attorney General’s report in August 2021 revealed that Time’s Up leaders had advised Governor Andrew Cuomo after he was accused of sexual harassment.…

Next month Dark Horse Comics will release The Ones #3, the penultimate issue of the Jinxworld series from writer Brian Michael Bendis, artist Jacob Edgar, colorist K.J. Diaz, and letterer Joshua Reed. The series follows a gathering of ‘chosen ones’ as they must contend with having failed to prevent the end of the world. Now ahead of its release The Beat is pleased to present a preview of the issue. Here’s how Dark Horse describes the issue: Now that it’s dawned on the Ones that they are not “the One” resentment starts…

NASA has formally retired its Mars InSight lander, the first robotic probe specially designed to study the deep interior of a distant world, four years after it arrived on the surface of the red planet, the US space agency announced on Wednesday.Mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near Los Angeles determined the mission was over when two consecutive attempts to re-establish radio contact with the lander failed, a sign that InSight's solar-powered batteries had run out of energy.NASA predicted in…

The head of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office has formally recused himself from the ongoing federal investigation into fraud and corruption by Tom Girardi and others at his now-defunct law firm, an agency spokesperson confirmed Saturday.Donald Alway, assistant director in charge of the L.A. office, sought the recusal from the high-profile investigation after The Times and other news outlets reported that his mother, Michelle Alway, was a former girlfriend and secretary of Girardi. Public records show that she and her…

SEOUL— Samsung Electronics Co. has officially appointed Lee Jae-yong as executive chairman, an elevation in title that formalizes the all-encompassing role he has played for years at South Korea’s largest business conglomerate. The 54-year-old Mr. Lee—who goes by Jay Y. Lee in the West—had previously held the title of Samsung Electronics vice chairman. He takes over a position previously held by his father, Lee Kun-hee,…