As ‘The Apprentice’ Seeks Cannes Sale, Trump Team Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Block Film’s Release (EXCLUSIVE)

obtained by TMZ, Crystal, who was married to the Playboy magazine publisher from 2012 until his death in 2017, said Madison, 44, caused her “serious harm.”The 38-year-old claimed the comments Madison made on the “Girls Next Level” podcast last month were “malicious and intentionally misleading,” and claimed they were damaging to her reputation.During the May 12 podcast episode, Madison and her co-host Bridget Marquardt spoke to Hefner’s son Marston Hefner.Madison and Marquardt both dated the late mogul and were considered to be his “main girlfriends,” alongside Kendra Wilkinson.Among the myriad of Hefner-related topics covered, the trip discussed Crystal’s book “Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself,” released in January.Madison implied that Crystal kept the late Playboy editor “doped up” in his final years in a bid to exploit him financially.Responding to the allegations, Crystal’s legal team told the outlet that “nothing could be further from the truth,” calling the claim “entirely false.”“As we understand it, Ms. Hefner was steadfast in her commitment to Mr.

Cloaked celebrities return to the legendary Scottish castle for a game of detection, backstabbing as The Traitors returns for a brand-new series.The second American season of the show will air on BBC Three next week - beginning on Wednesday 12 June. Alan Cumming will take Claudia Winkleman’s place as host and will welcome 22 contestants to compete in games and gruelling roundtables all in the hope of winning a cash prize. As it’s the US series, most of the celebrities won’t be well-known to a UK audience.

Alex Jones is seeking a court greenlight to liquidate his holdings, as he faces about $1.5 billion in defamation judgments stemming from his promotion of false conspiracy theories related to the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting massacre.

A songwriter behind some of pop’s greatest hits has been accused of rape and sex trafficking in a new lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On Tuesday, The-Dream was accu

Crocs, the footwear brand that has divided opinion but undeniably gained a cult following, is offering up to 30% off on some of its best-selling styles.The sale includes everything from their original clogs and sandals to unique platform and heeled styles. Even limited edition collaborations with brands like Levi's and McDonald's are included in the offer. Running from Tuesday 4 June until Thursday 6 June, the sale covers women's, men's and kids' styles.

EXCLUSIVE: The movie Donald Trump doesn’t want people to see is going global.

Angelina Jolie,Brad Pitt,Johnny Depp, and Lady Gaga.Angelina Jolie will have to produce 8 years of NDAs for ongoing legal battle with Brad PittShiloh Jolie-Pitt is celebrating her 18th birthday! Her choreographer opens up about her personalityVariety reports that a group of awaited films are almost guaranteed to be accepted at the festival, including “Maria,” the biopic starring Angelina Jolie depicting the life of Maria Callas, and “Joker: Folie a Deux,” starring Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn and Joaquin Phoenix’s foil. The festival might also include a reunion between Jolie and her ex-husband Brad Pitt, with his new “Wolfs” also being in the mix.

EXCLUSIVE: Producer Daniel Bekerman, whose Donald Trump movie The Apprentice just premiered in competition at Cannes to strong notices, has set his next feature Knight’s Camp, a dark comedy starring Judy Greer (13 Going on 30, Ant-Man) and Sophia Lillis (It, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves).

Donald Trump‘s campaign said earlier this week they would take legal action against the filmmakers behind Cannes hit The Apprentice, and now the former Celebrity Apprentice host’s team has made their first jab.

The stars of the movie The Apprentice are continuing to promote the film at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival amid criticism from the Trump campaign.

The Apprentice filmmaker Ali Abbasi was asked today at the pic’s Cannes press conference about Donald Trump‘s legal threats against the movie following its world premiere here at the fest.

Five years ago, Iranian-Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi broke out internationally with the Oscar-nominated “Border,” a thorny little beast of a fable about love, complicity, and guilt. His latest prods at some of the same themes, although the thorny little beast at the center of “The Apprentice” is far from a fictional creature of fables.

Bella Hadid is once again gracing the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival!

Donald Trump. “The Apprentice,” the story of the 45th and possibly 47th president’s early years as a real estate developer, earned a eight-minute standing ovation on Monday. It’s probably safe to assume that the film festival crowd isn’t a MAGA-heavy one, so it helps that “The Apprentice” paints a blistering portrait, focusing on Trump’s relationship with Roy Cohn, the McCarthy-ite lawyer and fixer who took an interest in the “the Donald” before he was a household name.

Marta Balaga German Films celebrated its 70th anniversary at Cannes on Sunday, with its guests looking back but also looking forward. “It has gotten much better,” Managing Director Simone Baumann told Variety at the event. “We’ve had Oscar-winning ‘All Quiet on the Western Front,’ Oscar-nominated ‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ [for best international feature], films by Wim Wenders and with Sandra Hüller! Sure, Wim showed a Japanese movie and Sandra a French one [‘Perfect Days’ and ‘Anatomy of a Fall’], but it doesn’t matter: It’s more ‘mixed’ these days and I am proud of it, to be honest.” At Cannes, 11 German productions and co-productions have been selected this year, including Match Factory’s main competition offerings “Motel Destino” by Karim Aïnouz – who also attended the bash – and Miguel Gomes’ “Grand Tour.” Run Way Pictures is behind Mohammad Rasoulof’s anticipated “The Seed of the Sacred Fig.” As festivals get “more competitive,” underlines Baumann, international collabs are here to stay.

Christopher Vourlias Urban Sales has closed a raft of deals on the upcoming animated feature “Into the Wonderwoods” ahead of its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section. The film, which bows with a special screening May 22 at the prestigious French fest, has sold to 45 territories, the Paris-based sales outfit announced during the Cannes Market. Pic has sold to Volga for the CIS territories and the Baltics; Selim Ramia & Co.

Annika Pham According to the European Audiovisual Observatory, Switzerland is ranked third in Europe for its yearly output of documentaries, with more than 70 titles in 2023. On May 19, it will unveil four of its most promising features at the Swiss Cannes Docs Showcase. The event is jointly organized by the national promotional agency Swiss Films, Visions du Réel —the country’s sole non-fiction film festival—and Cannes Docs.

Noémie Merlant’s star is rising as an actress. Baby Ruby and Tár won her international recognition across 2022 and 2023, while anticipation is growing around her starring role in Audrey Diwan’s English-language reboot of erotica classic Emmanuelle. In the meantime, Merlant is hitting Cannes with The Balconettes, her second film in the director’s chair after Mi iubita, mon amour. Set against a Marseille heatwave, the riotous comedy and gorefest co-stars Merlant alongside Souheila Yacoub and Sanda Codreanu as female flatmates who are pushed to the brink when a late-night drink with an attractive neighbor (played by Emily in Paris actor Lucas Bravo) takes a bloody turn.

As the 77th Cannes Film Festival gets underway, there are plenty of obvious frontrunners for the coveted Palme d’Or. But don’t count out Ali Abbasi‘s “The Apprentice” as a dark horse pick to win the festival’s top prize.

Studiocanal has acquired UK and Ireland rights for Ali Abbasi’s Cannes Palme d’Or contender The Apprentice.