Alecia Dixon-Kurschner, TV Distribution Executive, Dies at 60

bombshell lawsuit was filed accusing the actor of sexual battery.The “Fast and the Furious” star’s former assistant Asta Jonasson filed a suit saying that he “forced himself” on her in 2010.The 2017 clip features Diesel, now 56, and Brazilian YouTuber Carol Moreira as he promotes his film “XXX: Return of Xander Cage.”“God, you’re so beautiful, you’re so beautiful, man, am I right or wrong?” Diesel asks in the video.Moreira thanks him, as he interjects: “How am I supposed to do this interview?“She’s so beautiful. Let’s get out of here, let’s go have lunch.

A former assistant of Vin Diesel is suing the actor for sexual battery, alleging in a suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles she was assaulted while working on the "Fast Five" film. Asta Jonasson accused Diesel, his sister Samantha Vincent and their One Race Productions of discrimination and wrongful termination for firing her only after the alleged sexual assault took place, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. In the suit, she claimed Diesel "forcibly grabbed Ms.

Vin Diesel’s former assistant filed a lawsuit today, claiming that the actor sexually battered her during her employment in 2010.The lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles, states that Asta Jonasson was hired by Diesel’s company, One Race, to work for the action in Atlanta, where Fast Five was in production.According to Vanity Fair, here job responsibilities ranged from organising parties, accompanying Diesel to events and ensuring she was in close physical proximity to him to protect him from being photographed with women when in attendance without his girlfriend.The suit details an incident in September 2010, where Jonasson claims that she asked to wait in Diesel’s suite while he entertained some people he had brought back from a nightclub.According to Vanity Fair, the lawsuit claims that once the other women were gone, Diesel “grabbed Ms. Jonasson’s wrists, one with each of his hands, and pulled her onto the bed.”She reportedly asked him to stop, escaped and waited for him to leave.

Vanity Fair, the “Fast and Furious” star’s former assistant Asta Jonasson claims Diesel, whose real name is Mark Sinclair, invited her to his suite at the St. Regis hotel in Atlanta after coming back from the club with hostesses.

Naman Ramachandran Fremantle has acquired the international distribution rights for Sky original documentary “Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse” from Rogan Productions. The feature documentary unveils Mark Zuckerberg’s journey from Harvard student to founder and CEO behind one of the biggest social media platforms in the modern world – Facebook, which is now Meta.

Naman Ramachandran Bohemia Media will release “Memory” across U.K. and Ireland cinemas from Feb. 9, 2024.

Caroline Brew editor Josh Kramer, who worked as a film producer and financier and Amazon executive, died Nov. 27 in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 67.

Thania Garcia The Orchard has finalized a global distribution agreement with Peso Pluma‘s label Double P Records, a subdivision of Prajin Parlay Records. Established in partnership with George Prajin, Double P is the home of Mexican artist Peso Pluma who also serves as the imprint’s CEO and head of A&R.

Marta Balaga European TV powerhouses ZDF Studios and France TV Distribution are partnering as producers on Berlin-based Boogie Entertainment’s new crime drama “Blood Red Thread.” Set in the “glamorous and cutthroat” world of fashion, the six-part series – also described as “stylish, witty and outrageous” – will expose various challenges the industry is facing, all the while following businessmen who rule the boardroom and clash with “divas of design,” both battling for power. Filming will take place in the U.K., France and Germany, with delivery scheduled for August 2025.

Jack Hanson, who was a colorful mainstay of San Francisco-area TV for six decades died Sunday morning, according to the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Bay Area chapter. He was 91.

EXCLUSIVE: Greg Nicotero has signed with Mosaic for Management.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian director Edoardo De Angelis’ anti-war epic “Comandante” – the opener of this year’s Venice Film Festival – has secured North American distribution via Uncork’d Entertainment, which will release the film theatrically in tandem with partner company Dark Star Pictures. The movie stars Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino as Sicilian World War II naval captain Salvatore Todaro and depicts his act of wartime humanitarianism on Oct.

EXCLUSIVE: New York-based Women Make Movies (WMM) has acquired U.S. rights for Palestinian Oscar entry Bye Bye Tiberias by Lina Soualem.

Ethan Shanfeld “The Bikeriders” is vroom vrooming into theaters June 21, 2024, via Focus Features, after Disney removed the Austin Butler vehicle from its slate. Disney and 20th Century were originally set to open the film on Dec. 1, but its backer, New Regency, opted in October to take the film off of its release calendar.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Dubai-based distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region distribution rights to groundbreaking Saudi drama “Norah,” which world premiered in competition at the Red Sea Film Festival. Directed by pioneering Saudi director Tawfik Alzaidi, making his feature film debut, “Norah” is set in 1990s Saudi Arabia, when conservatism was at its height and all forms of art and painting were banned for religion-related reasons.

Alecia Dixon-Kurschner, a TV distribution executive who held senior positions at MGM, Miramax and Starz before becoming an independent consultant several years ago, died of ovarian cancer at her home in the Minneapolis suburb of Excelsior, Minnesota, Nov. 23. She was 60.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Lionsgate UK & Europe chief and Marv Studios Group CEO Zygi Kamasa launched film and TV company True Brit Entertainment last month with backing from talent management and entertainment company Three Six Zero, which reps talent including Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, FKA Twigs, Will Smith, Marcus Rashford and Kid Cudi. The company will focus exclusively on British feature films and TV.

Mark Shelmerdine, the veteran producer who revived London Films as an indie powerhouse and played a pivotal role in the development of the international TV distribution market, died October 26 in Santa Barbara surrounded by his family. He was 78.

Ben Croll The Marrakech Film Festival’s industry-focused Atlas Workshops will complement its existing support for development and production with the Atlas Distribution Award – a brand-new initiative meant to fuel wider domestic and international distribution for the Moroccan, Arab and Pan-African films presented at the festival. Taking inspiration from similar European schemes, the Marrakech Foundation will offer financial incentives to regional distributors releasing festival-selected titles.

Marc Thorpe, the visual effects artist who worked on various Star Wars and Indiana Jones films and created the Robot Wars concept in the early 1990s – around the same time he was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s – died Nov. 24 of complications of the disease. He was 77.