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☆ How Azzi Glasser uses fragrance to help Hollywood celebrities tell a story
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Susan Griffin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Her character was a chain-smoking alcoholic psychiatrist, but Bonham Carter hadn’t gone “method”; she had simply spritzed herself with a bespoke fragrance created specifically for her by fragrance designer Azzi Glasser. Now, a bespoke fragrance from Glasser can cost up to £15,000 ($19,000), though she also offers a lower-priced collection of fragrances to enable people to discover their own fragrance DNA. To play King Henry VIII in upcoming movie Firebrand, actor Jude Law told Azzi Glasser he wanted to smell exactly like the king would have, despite knowing it would be repulsive. “As actors know, fragrance can transform you and take you on a journey. It opens up passages and doors in the brain, working through the olfactory system to bring out emotions,” noted Glasser.

Persons: Helena Bonham Carter, Bonham Carter hadn’t, Azzi Glasser, Enid, Glasser, ”, Bonham Carter, Enid Blyton, Harry Potter ”, “ Alice, Miss Havisham, Azzi “ Helena couldn’t, Alicia Vikander, Noomi Rapace, Damian Lewis, Orlando Bloom, Stephen Fry, Kylie Minogue, Adam Lambert, Johnny Depp, ” Depp, Barnabas, “ Azzi, “ We’ll, I’ll, Jude Law’s, ulcerated Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Jude Law, Jude, “, Pope, ‘, Henry, ’, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Austin Butler, Kaia Gerber, Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber, David Linley, Princess Margaret, Antony Armstrong, Jones — Glasser, Cindy Crawford's, Azzi “ David Organizations: CNN, Azzi Locations: London, ”, Wonderland, India

☆ Kate Moss at 50: A supermodel through the decades
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —British supermodel Kate Moss turns 50 today — and she remains as much a cultural icon as when she emerged as a breakout star more than three decades ago. Johnny Green/PA/Getty Images Kate Moss and her then-boyfriend, the actor Johnny Depp, attend the Golden Globe Awards in 1995. Dave M. Benett/Getty Images Kate Moss and Jamie Hince pose with bridesmaids after getting married on July 1, 2011 in Southrop, England. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Moss arrives for a screening of the movie "Loving" at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Scroll through the gallery above to see some of the most memorable moment’s from Kate Moss’ life and career.

Persons: Kate Moss, Moss, it’s, ”, Corinne Day, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Chanel, Calvin Klein, Johnny Green, Johnny Depp, Ron Davis, Pierre Verdy, Donatella Versace, De, UPPA, Zuma Moss, Pete Doherty, MJ Kim, Alexander McQueen's, Andy Paradise, Banksy, Andy Warhol's, Marilyn Monroe, Carl De Souza, Marc Jacobs, Patrick McMullan, Mario Testino, Kate Who, Dave M, Jamie Hince, bridesmaids, Neil Mockford, Stella Tennant, Lily Cole, Karen Elson, Jourdan Dunn, David Gandy, Jewel Samad, Antonin Thuillier, Stella McCartney, Chris Joseph, Louis Vuitton's, Peter White, Lila, Princess Eugenie of York, Jack Brooksbank, George's, Alastair Grant, Stephane De Sakutin, Amber Valletta, Daniele Venturelli, Amber Heard, Evelyn Hockstein, Jamie McCarthy, David Bailey, Kate, ” Moss, Jefferson Hack, Marc Quinn, Lucian Freud, Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney, Elton John Organizations: CNN, Vogue, Burberry, British Vogue, Getty, Globe, Glastonbury Music, Olympic, London, Louis, Milan, BBC, Forbes, Stripes Locations: British, South London, Croydon, London, Couture, Paris, AFP, Glastonbury, New York City, Southrop, England, St, Windsor , England, Fairfax, Fairfax , Virginia, Arizona, Egypt

☆ Meet Allison Greenfield, the law clerk driving Trump bonkers at his fraud trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

In Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, however, his attorneys have spent a disproportionate amount of time — and ire — on Allison Greenfield, the judge's principal law clerk. Notes and whispersDuring the trial, Greenfield is quiet. AP Photo/Seth WenigBecause of the enormous public interest in the Trump trial, it's held in the New York civil court's large ceremonial courtroom. AdvertisementEarly in the trial, Engoron issued a gag order forbidding Trump — and later his attorneys — from disparaging his staff, including Greenfield, citing numerous threats. A New York Law Department representative said a list of her cases was "not readily available."

Persons: Donald Trump, Arthur Engoron's, Allison Greenfield, —, Donald Trump's, Arthur Engoron, Letitia James, — Engoron, James, Alina Habba, Habba, James didn't, Hillary Clinton, Greenfield, Engoron, Christopher Kise, Clifford Roberts, Jesus M, Suarez, Trump, Chris Kise, Seth Wenig Greenfield, interposes, Alison R, Democratic Sen, Chuck Schumer, Schumer, they're, Seth Wenig, it's, It's, Trump's, Ruth B, Kraft, Falcon Rappaport, Berkman, Engoron's, hasn't, she'd, Images Greenfield, George B, Daniels, Bill Clinton, Jaffe & Asher, Gregory Galterio, Jaffe, Cardozo, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Anna Sorokin, Anna Delvey, Sorokin, Donald Trump Jr, Brendan McDermid, he's, — Greenfield, Greenfield didn't, Kise, Laura Italiano Organizations: Service, New, Trump —, Trump Organization, AP, Democrat, Republican Party, Democratic, Trump, Falcon, Truth, Images, Cardozo School of Law, New York University, US, Jaffe &, New York Police Department, New York Law, Engoron, American Civil Liberties Union, Business, Democratic Party, West Side Democrats, Grand Street Democrats, Hell's, Democrats, Village Independent Locations: Greenfield, New, Manhattan, New York, Engoron, York, SLU

☆ Shane MacGowan, hard-drinking poet of The Pogues, dies at 65
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Conor Humphries | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] Shane MacGowan, former lead singer of The Pogues, performs during the Montreux Jazz festival in the [Miles Davis] Hall late July 15, 1995. MacGowan and his band The Popes were part of the 'Irish Night' during the festival. MacGowan brought Irish traditional music to a huge new audience in the late 1980s by splicing it with punk, and achieved mainstream success with his bittersweet, expletive-strewn 1987 Christmas anthem "Fairytale of New York". Irish President Michael D. Higgins, also a poet, described MacGowan on Thursday as one of music's greatest lyricists. Following a decade with a new band, the Popes, MacGowan and the Pogues reunited and toured regularly until 2014.

Persons: Shane MacGowan, Miles Davis, MacGowan, Stringer, Pogues, Nick Cave, Victoria Mary Clarke, Jesus, Mary, Therese, Pogue Mahone, Elvis Costello, Joe Strummer, Michael D, Higgins, Kirsty MacColl, Bono, Sinead O'Connor, Glen Matlock, Johnny Depp, Cave, Muvija M, Graham Fahy, Conor Humphries, Padraic Halpin, Alex Richardson, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Montreux Jazz, Hall, Guardian, Westminster School, Pogues, Sex, Thomson Locations: Kent, Ireland, DUBLIN, London, Irish, York, English, Soho, Siam, New Zealand, Japan

☆ Unseen Polaroids shine a new light on ’90s icon Winona Ryder
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —In the 1980s and ’90s, Winona Ryder was a dark-haired waif against a sea of preppy blondes. Robert Rich Robert Rich Ryder and Rich would be seen out at restaurants, out shopping or at parties together. Robert Rich The book, published by IDEA Books, is filled t the brim with Polaroids snapped by Rich of Ryder. Robert Rich Rich never dated or labeled any of the Polaroids he took, and so the book is a back and forth journey through time. Robert Rich Unseen photographs shine a new light on 90s icon Winona Ryder Prev NextThere are no captions or timestamps for any of the images featured in “Winona,” mainly because Rich, by his own admission, failed to make detailed notes.

Persons: Winona Ryder, Ryder, ”, “ Bram Stoker’s, “ Edward Scissorhands ”, Marc Jacobs, Robert Rich, Marc Jacobs ’, ” Rich, Grace Jones, Kate Moss, Rich, Robert Rich “ I’ve, Polaroids, “, Francesca Sorrenti, ’ ” Ryder, Robert Rich Robert Rich Ryder, Rich of Ryder, Robert Rich Rich, wasn’t, Winona ”, Johnny Depp, Joyce Byers Organizations: CNN, Mercer, IDEA, IDEA Books, Netflix Locations: Manhattan, Winona, SoHo, “ Winona

☆ Timothee Chalamet turned to vocal coach to the stars for ‘Wonka’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Timothee Chalamet took lessons from a top vocal coach as he prepared to follow in the footsteps of Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp to play Willy Wonka in a new movie that tells the origin story of Roald Dahl's famed character. In "Wonka", a musical film, the "Dune" and "Call Me by Your Name" actor plays a younger version of the chocolate-loving inventor. I'm very happy with the film," Chalamet told Reuters at the “Wonka” world premiere at London's Royal Festival Hall on Tuesday. The 27-year-old said he worked with Eric Vetro, the vocal coach to singers including Ariana Grande, John Legend and Katy Perry. "We wanted to make a movie that would stand as a companion piece to the Gene Wilder movie, which obviously has these enduring classic songs,” said King.

Persons: Timothee Chalamet, Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp, Willy Wonka, Roald Dahl's, Wonka, I'm, Chalamet, Eric Vetro, Ariana Grande, John Legend, Katy Perry, Hugh Grant, Paul King, ”, Roald Dahl, Willy, Charlie, Simon Farnaby, King, Hanna Rantala, Stephen Coates Organizations: Reuters, London's Royal, Hall, Paddington, Thomson Locations: LA

In 2021, there were nearly 700,000 divorces — both celebrity and not — across the 45 states that gather this data. If the case goes to trial, Douglas said, the cost can be even higher. Divorce entails big financial, life changesWith divorce comes a lot of life changes — significant ones. Norman estimates this life event cost him between $172,799 and $191,000. "We bought a boat for the kids ... then there was this custody battle and it just drained all of my accounts."

Persons: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner, —, Elizabeth Douglas, Douglas, There's, John Norman, Norman, hadn't Organizations: Douglas Family Law Locations: U.S, New York, Ithaca , New York

☆ Democratic strategist accused of sexually assaulting woman while working for Mike Bloomberg's campaign days after 9/11
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Baughman filed his own lawsuit against her in June, saying she's run "a 20+ year smear campaign" against him. Making their way through the city's streets, many of which were still shut down, they took a long time to arrive at Bloomberg's campaign office, the suit says. Another one of Bloomberg's campaign staffers offered Beter a cup of coffee at the office, the lawsuit says. A photo of the World Trade Center collapse taken by Petra Beter on September 11, 2001. Neither Petra nor Josee Beter has filed a formal response to Baughman's lawsuit in the Massachusetts court, though Petra Beter's lawsuit says it's "retaliation" for her claims.

Persons: Duane Baughman, Mike Bloomber's, Baughman, —, Petra C, Beter —, Michael Bloomberg, Beter, Ian Bryson, Josee Beter, Katie Merrill, Petra, Douglas Schoen, Edward Skyler —, Schoen, Duane, Defendant SCHOEN, Schoen didn't, Skyler, Mr, Petra Beter, Hillary Clinton's, Tom Steyer's, Merrill, Barbara Lee's, Beters, Mike Bloomberg, Petra's, Petra Beter's, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Josee, Bryson Organizations: Service, Baughman, ASA, Bloomberg, Citigroup, World Trade, REUTERS, HB, Democratic, Rep, Senate, New York, Prosecutors Locations: Manhattan, York City, New York, Massachusetts, California, New, Baughman's

☆ Emily Hampshire of ‘Schitts Creek’ apologizes for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Halloween costumes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Lisa France | Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Emily Hampshire has apologized for dressing up with a friend as Johnny Depp and Amber Heard for Halloween. “For Halloween, I stupidly thought it would be funny to dress as Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. They show Hampshire with slicked back hair dressed like Depp, while her friend portrayed Heard. The pair had props, including a wine bottle and fake feces, the latter a nod to the testimony during the trial about Depp finding feces in their bed. Depp and Heard sued each other in 2022 after he accused her of defaming him in 2018 opinion piece Heard wrote for the Washington Post.

Persons: Emily Hampshire, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, “, Depp, Heard Organizations: CNN, TMZ, Washington Post Locations: Hampshire

☆ C-3PO's head, 'Titanic' costumes for sale at Propstore film auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Actor Anthony Daniels, who played C-3PO in 11 Star Wars films, poses next to a screen-matched, light-up C-3PO head from the 1977 film "Star Wars: A New Hope" which is part of his personal collection, at Propstore in Chenies, Britain, September 20, 2023. The head will be auctioned with other film... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreRICKMANSWORTH, England, Oct 3 (Reuters) - From "Star Wars" droid C-3PO's head to Leonardo DiCaprio's "Titanic" costume, a trove of costumes and props are headed to auction next month in a sale of film and television memorabilia worth around $14.6 million. More than 1,800 items are being sold by entertainment memorabilia auctioneer Propstore at its annual live auction, which this year runs from Nov. 9-12. Leading the sale, which Propstore estimates will fetch more than 12 million pounds (14.6 million), is the light-up head actor Anthony Daniels wore to play C-3PO in "Star Wars: A New Hope", with an estimate of 500,000 - 1 million pounds ($600,000- $1.2 million). Daniels is also selling other "Star Wars" memorabilia.

Persons: Anthony Daniels, Leonardo DiCaprio's, Propstore, Daniels, Stephen Lane, DiCaprio, Ryder's, Ursula Andress, Johnny Depp's, Harrison Ford's, Indiana Jones, Freddy, Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump, Stanley Kubrick's, Marlon Brando, Lane, they're, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Alex Richardson Organizations: Star Wars, Wars, Reuters, Pirates, Thomson Locations: Propstore, Chenies, Britain, RICKMANSWORTH, England, Caribbean

☆ Sean Penn and Volodymyr Zelensky: 'Superpower' puts the two men in the center of the action
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Although Penn happened to be in the right (or wrong) place when he was scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, “Superpower,” which Penn directed with Aaron Kaufman, is the product of seven trips to and from Ukraine. Sean Penn and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in November 2022. His conversations with the Ukrainian people prove equally enlightening, both before the war – when many expressed doubts about Zelensky – and during it. Of course, there are those quick to deride or dismiss actors like Penn stepping off the soundstage and into such roles. Still, if you’ve read this far and might not have clicked on a review about another Ukraine documentary, guess what?

Persons: Sean Penn, ” Penn, Penn, Volodymyr Zelensky, Aaron Kaufman, “, Walter Cronkite, Steven Pifer, Vitali Klitschko, Alexander Vindman, Zelensky –, Sean Hannity’s, Penn doesn’t, Hannity, Will Smith Oscar, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, you’ve Organizations: CNN, “, Penn, European Affairs, United States National Security Council, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Fox News, Paramount Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Haiti, Kyiv, Crimea, Ukrainian, –

☆ Johnny Depp’s new project is as the face of Dior
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ An ex-GMU law professor is suing his former students in a $108 million defamation case. His defense is similar to Johnny Depp's.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Wright then filed a defamation suit against the former students, seeking $108 million in damages. Reuters/ReutersUltimately, Depp won $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages in his defamation case against Heard. And juries appear to be more receptive to ruling on behalf of defamation claimants, especially after big wins in cases like Depp's, Lovell told Insider. "By showing he's going through the legal system and going after them for $108 million dollars, it makes a statement," Lovell said about Wright's legal strategy. "These cases are rarely about monetary damages and are more often a vehicle to repair a reputation," Pearson told Insider.

Persons: Joshua Wright, Wright, Depp, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Elyse Dorsey, Angela Landry, Law360, —, Dorsey, Landry, Hank Johnson, Tom Wheeler, Ajit Pai, Wheeler, Chip Somodevilla, George Mason, Getty Wright, Sandy Hook, Alex Jones, Tracy A, Pearson, Heard, Tre Lovell, Lovell, they're, Lindsay R, Johnny Depp's Organizations: Service, Federal Trade Commission, George Mason University, Federal Communications, Federal Trade, Capitol, Republicans, Communications, Bloomberg, George, Depp Defense, Voting, Fox News, Reuters, Binnall Locations: Wall, Silicon, WASHINGTON, DC, Rayburn, Washington , DC, Virginia

☆ Paul Reubens, actor best known as Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Austin Mullen | David K. Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Actor Paul Reubens arrives as a guest for Comedy Central television's South Park The Tenth Season party in Los Angeles September 21, 2006. Actor Paul Reubens, who came to fame in the 1980s as children's TV star Pee-wee Herman, has died years after a cancer diagnosis, his team said Monday. Reubens rocketed to fame for creating the sarcastic but good-natured man-child Pee-wee Herman, a character whose red bowtie and sneering catch phrases — "I know you are, but what am I?" That eventually led to Reubens' big break, the 1985 movie "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," helmed by first-time feature film director Tim Burton. The success of "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" led to Reubens landing a Saturday morning CBS show, "Pee-wee's Playhouse."

Persons: Paul Reubens, Herman, Paul, Reubens, I've, Tim Burton, Penelope Cruz, Johnny Depp, Jimmy Kimmel Organizations: Comedy Central, Facebook, HBO, CBS, wee's Locations: Los Angeles, American, Sarasota Florida

☆ ‘Depp v. Heard’: New docu-series trailer examines Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s dramatic defamation trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s highly publicized defamation trial is the subject of a new Netflix docu-series, and the first trailer was released last week. The “Depp v. Heard” trailer leans heavily on footage that was televised and live-streamed throughout the Virginia trial, which began in April 2022 and concluded that June when the jury found both Heard and Depp liable for defamation in their suits against each other. Johnny Depp seen in court footage included in the 'Depp v. Heard' Netflix docu-series trailer. Both actors have since been photographed spending time in Europe, doing their best to move on from the public trial. “Depp v. Heard” is set to stream on Netflix on August 16.

Persons: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard’s, Depp, ”, Heard, “ Depp Organizations: CNN, Netflix, YouTube, Hollywood, The Washington Locations: Virginia, Europe

☆ Johnny Depp self-portrait painted during 'dark time' goes on sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] A self-portrait by actor Johnny Depp is pictured in Castle Fine Art Gallery in London, Britain, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Ben MakoriLONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - A self-portrait by Johnny Depp went on sale on Thursday, depicting the Hollywood star when he was in between court cases relating to his marriage to ex-wife Amber Heard. "This self-portrait, it was created at a time that was... let’s say a bit dark, a bit confusing," Depp said in a video. Depp married Heard, whom he met on the set of film "The Rum Diary", in 2015. Depp said $200 from the proceeds of each sale would be donated to non-profit Mental Health America.

Persons: Johnny Depp, Ben Makori, Amber Heard, Ralph Steadman, Depp, Heard, Harry Potter, Dior, ” Depp, Elizabeth Taylor, Al Pacino, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Alex Richardson Organizations: Fine Art, REUTERS, Hollywood, U.S, Sun, Castle Fine, Mental Health America, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, British

☆ Who is Elon Musk dating now? The answer isn't clear
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It's not clear who, if anyone, Elon Musk is dating at the moment. Before Bassett, Musk dated Grimes for almost three years and before that, actress Amber Heard. But what about Elon Musk? Before Bassett, Elon Musk dated Grimes, an avant garde pop singer, whom he dated for almost three years and had two kids with. Felt nothing then," Heard told Hughes about the Musk relationship, according to Hughes' notes.

Persons: It's, Elon Musk, Natasha Bassett, Bassett, Musk, Grimes, Amber Heard, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Elon, Dixie Locke, Elvis Presley's, Baz Luhrmann's, Elvis, Shanahan, didn't, Maye Musk, Heard, Johnny Depp, Depp, Heard's, Dawn Hughes, Hughes, Talula Riley, Justine Wilson Organizations: Hollywood Life Locations: Australian, Los Angeles, Cannes, American

☆ ‘Wonka’ director teases all singing, all dancing Timothée Chalamet in new teaser trailer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The chocolatier and torturer of naughty children is getting the prequel treatment in a new film starring Timothée Chalamet, coming to cinemas in December. Chalamet steps into shoes previously filled by Gene Wilder in 1971 and Johnny Depp in 2005. Speaking in London ahead of the teaser trailer release, King promised an all singing, all dancing Chalamet and a film that “answers all the questions you never had” about Wonka. The director shared that he’d accessed Dahl’s personal archives and read early drafts of the novel, gleaning ideas from there. CNN and Warner Bros. Pictures are units of Warner Bros.

Persons: Willy Wonka’s, Timothée Chalamet, Roald Dahl, Wonka, Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp, Charlie, Paul King, King, ”, ” King, Sally Hawkins, Tom Davis, Simon Farnaby, Olivia Colman, Rowan Atkinson, Keegan, Michael Key, Calah Lane, Hugh Grant, Grant, I’ve, “, chuckling, Chalamet, ” “ Organizations: CNN, Paddington ”, “ Paddington, Warner Bros . Locations: London, “, American

☆ Timothee Chalamet debuts as Willy Wonka in prequel's first trailer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File PhotoLONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - Timothee Chalamet follows in the footsteps of Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp to play Willy Wonka in a new prequel film that looks at how Roald Dahl's fictional character came to love chocolate. The film, out in December, is set before the 1971 movie "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", starring Wilder as Wonka in an adaptation of Dahl's beloved 1964 book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". The new movie sees Wonka arriving in a fictional European city, which is home to master chocolatiers. Like Wilder, and Depp in the 2005 film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", Chalamet is dressed in Wonka's top hat and long jacket. The trailer also shows Chalamet's famous co-stars, including Olivia Colman, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson and Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa.

Persons: Timothee, Yara, Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp, Willy Wonka, Roald Dahl's, Wonka, Wilder, Dahl's, Charlie, Paul King, Roald Dahl, he'd, Charlie Bucket, Augustus, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teevee, Depp, who've, King, Chalamet's, Olivia Colman, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Grant, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Venice, Italy, European

☆ Timothee Chalamet debuts as Wonka in prequel's first trailer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

☆ Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor, dead at 89
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Alan Arkin, the Oscar-winning star of “Little Miss Sunshine,” has died, his family announced Friday. Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, in "Little Miss Sunshine" in 2006. Alan Arkin and director Ben Affleck on set for "Argo" in 2012. Alan Arkin, Johnny Depp in 1990 in "Edward Scissorhands." May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.”“Did ANYONE have the range Alan Arkin had?,” Oswalt tweeted.

Persons: CNN — Alan Arkin, Oscar, “, ”, Adam, Matthew, Anthony Arkin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, Arkin, Ben Affleck, Claire Folger, Neil Simon’s “, Johnny Depp, Edward Scissorhands, Hunter ”, Argo ”, Viola Davis, Patton Oswalt, ” Davis, ” Oswalt, ” Arkin, Suzanne, Anthony, Molly, Emmet, Atticus, Abigail, Elliott Organizations: CNN, Fox Searchlight, Everett, Bennington College, Warner Bros ., Broadway, Sunshine, Fox, Golden Globe, Netflix Locations: Brooklyn, Russian, Los Angeles

☆ Middle Eastern investors are pouring money into US media, sports, and entertainment — here are the 9 most active players and their key leaders
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Lucia Moses | Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Investors in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates are pouring money into Western media and entertainment. Sovereign funds and other entities in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are pouring millions into US media and entertainment, and they're finding plenty of takers. The channels for money from Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Middle East are complex. Insider broke down the key entities — their owners, leaders, and high-profile investments and joint ventures — in the top three Middle Eastern nations pouring money into US entertainment and media. It describes itself as the largest media company in the Middle East and North Africa and runs one of the largest TV news channels, Al Arabiya.

Persons: Jamal Khashoggi's, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, —, WME, Jimmy Finkelstein's, Abu Dhabi's, It's, Yasir Al, Rumayyan, Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim, Sam Barnett, Peter Smith —, Christina Wayne, SRMG, Mohammed bin Salman, Alrashid, Johnny Depp, Jeanne du Barry, Sharon Stone, Bruno Mars, Luca Guadanigno, Vince McMahon's, Turki Al, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Dayel, Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al, Mahmoud, Peter Chernin, Nasser Al, Germain, BeIN, Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad, Khalifa Al, Vincent, Asghar Farhadi's Oscar, Nart Bouran, JAF, Jeff Zucker, Graydon Carter's, it's, Semafor, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mansour, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber Organizations: United, Sovereign, Saudi, Washington Post, Saudi Crown, Endeavor, UFC, IMI, Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation, Public Investment Fund, Saudi Aramco, Newcastle United, English football, PGA, MBC, Shahid, Netflix, Vice Media, Variety, MBC Group's, Antenna Group, Cineflex Studios, NBCUniversal International, Amazon, AMC, Saudi Research, Media, Publicly, Red Sea, Cannes, Penske Media Corporation, Bloomberg Media, Vince McMahon's WWE, country's General Entertainment Authority, Development, Cultural Development Fund, George Washington University, American University . Qatar Qatar Investment, Qatar Investment Authority, Providence, BeIN Media, Paris Saint, Miramax, Paramount, Doha Film, Doha Film Institute, H.E, Hollywood Reporter, United Arab Emirates Abu, Investment Authority, UAE, Abu, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Hollywood, Dubai Studio, Dubai Media City, National Geographic, BBC News, International Media Investments International Media Investments, National, CNN, Sky News Arabia, Reuters, JAF Communications, Grid, RedBird Capital Partners, Punchbowl News, New York Times, Manchester City, The, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Locations: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Saudi, East, North Africa, Al Arabiya, Netherlands, Greece, Dubai, Jeddah, SRMG, Riyadh, Doha, Europe, Americas, ViacomCBS, Qatari, Thani, Abu Dhabi

☆ A Longtime Barman at the Ritz Paris Makes a Clean Dirty Exit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Dana Thomas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“Pierce Brosnan would come on his own and say, ‘What should I drink?’” Mr. Field recalled. “They sent a lovely letter back that read, ‘Once you have done hotel school, please don’t hesitate to contact us,’” he said. He saved his money to attend the Ferrandi hotel school on the Left Bank of Paris. It was there, in the “dungeonlike basement bar,” Mr. Field said, that he first met Ms. Moss, with Johnny Depp, her boyfriend at the time. For men only, the Ritz Bar was where Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald famously drank their way through the Roaring Twenties.

Persons: “ Pierce Brosnan, Field, “, ’, James Bond, ’ ”, Oscar Wilde, Moss, Johnny Depp, César, ”, Marcel Proust, Ernest Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald Organizations: Rugby, Ritz, Left Bank of Paris, César Ritz, “, Bar, Ritz Bar, Le Locations: Paris, England, Swiss, Chanel

☆ ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The 76th Cannes Film Festival - The Palme d'Or Award - Cannes, France, May 16, 2023. A Chopard representative displays the Palme d'Or, the highest prize awarded to competing films, during an interview on the day of the opening ceremony of the festival. Justine Triet's "Anatomy of a Fall" won the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that handed the festival's prestigious top prize to a twisty French Alps courtroom drama. "Anatomy of a Fall," which stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband's death, is only the third film directed by a woman to win the Palme d'Or. Quentin Tarantino, who won Cannes' top award for "Pulp Fiction," attended the ceremony to present a tribute to filmmaker Roger Corman.

☆ Forty Cannes film festivals viewed through one photographer's lens
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Eric Gaillard | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

The 76th edition of the festival, taking place from May 16 to May 27, has seen Cannes' usual population triple to 230,000 people to watch films, rub shoulders with celebrities, and - in some cases - compete for the coveted Palme D'Or. Gaillard, who is retiring after this festival, was there for Reuters, snapping Michael Douglas pointing at the camera with a cheeky grin and a besuited Harrison Ford receiving an Honorary Palme D'Or. He was there in 1997 when Michael Jackson was in attendance, in 2008 when Diego Maradona showed off soccer tricks, and in 2018 when Kristen Stewart kicked off her heels on the red carpet. A shot from the 48th edition of the festival in 1995 shows a disarmingly young Johnny Depp, while a black-and-white photo from 1987 depicts a tanned, bejeweled Liz Taylor with one-time flame George Hamilton.

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