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Chinese tech giant Tencent said Monday it had fired more than a hundred employees for violating company policies, with some referred to police and later found guilty of bribery and embezzlement.The Hong Kong-listed company is the world's top video game maker and the owner of popular super-app WeChat but has struggled under a broad regulatory crackdown on China's tech sector initiated in late 2020.In a statement, the firm -- which in November posted its second consecutive quarterly decline in revenue -- said it had found…

The actor Ezra Miller has pleaded guilty to unlawful trespassing in Vermont after being charged with stealing liquor from a neighbor’s home in May.Miller, who appeared in several Justice League films and stars in the upcoming feature The Flash, agreed that by entering the plea and abiding by the conditions, they would avoid a three-month jail sentence and be subject instead to a $500 fine and a court fee, a year of probation and conditions including continued mental health treatment.During a plea deal accepted on Friday,…

The long-running saga of Ezra Miller‘s various misdeeds has reached one what’s probably going to be several conclusions, after the star of upcoming DCU blockbuster The Flash was hit with probation and a fine after pleading guilty to a felony burglary charge. Initially charged with three counts of burglary, larceny, and trespassing after an incident n May of last year that involved them breaking into a neighbor’s pantry in Vermont to steal alcohol, the 30 year-old’s plea deal for a reduced sentence has been accepted, with…

Hey Yo (Yo) Damn, it looks like the era of BRIDGET is set to continue — Not only has the Guilty Gear star made her GG Strive debut, appeared in some fun fan projects, AND received her own, real-life Bullet Yo-Yo, but merch maker Spiritale has now revealed a prototype wicked-looking figurine, currently in production. The prototype captures Brisket in all of her glory, posed exactly as she is in her Guilty Gear Strive splash art. Rocking her big ol’ shoes — Bullet Yo-Yo in one hand and haunted companion Roger in the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEzra Miller has avoided a jail sentence as they pleaded guilty to trespassing on a neighbour’s property.Last year, the actor – who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns – found themselves facing a string of arrests and reports of erratic behaviour stretching from Hawaii to Vermont.The trespassing incident involving Miller took place on 1 May 2022, when Vermont State Police…

Actor Ezra Miller is expected to plead guilty to a lesser charge of unlawful trespassing in a Vermont burglary case, with two other charges against the actor being dropped. The Fantastic Beasts and The Flash star is reported to have entered a plea deal, after being accused of stealing several bottles of alcohol from the pantry of a neighbour, last May. Miller was charged with felony burglary last August, as per reports. The Vermont charges are only one group of a series of controversies and legal issues that Miller has…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEzra Miller is expected to plead guilty to a lesser charge in a Vermont burglary case.In August 2022, Vermont State Police said in a statement that it had received a complaint that several bottles of alcohol had been stolen from an address in County Rd in Stamford on 1 May.After reviewing surveillance footage and speaking to witnesses, the state police said they had probable cause to…

Warner Bros’ franchise of DC movies has been the source of constant restructuring and changing with the times. Some of the upcoming entries in this cinematic universe are still holding steady though, one of which happens to be Ezra Miller’s The Flash. While the actor is currently making their way through some legal challenges, they are also maintaining their position in one of this summer’s tentpoles; which may be part of the recent reversal of Miller’s plea to charges arising from an ongoing case.Previously, Ezra Miller…

Apple and the medical tech company, Masimo, have a long history, but more recently, the latter made a claim in 2020 seeking damages for patent infringement. Today, the court found Apple guilty and the United States International Trade Commission will consider banning the import of Apple Watches Series 6 and above. Right before the release of the first Apple Watch, the Cupertino-based company sought to collaborate with Masimo. But Masimo's CEO says that the meeting's purpose was to poach certain employees and extract…

An Italian man has admitted to stealing more than 1,000 unpublished manuscripts, including from distinguished authors, solving a mystery that had puzzled the literary world for years.Filippo Bernardini, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, federal prosecutors in New York announced in a statement.Bernardini, who worked in London for the publisher Simon & Schuster, impersonated agents and publishers over email to obtain novels and other works from writers and their representatives.The scam had been known in…