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Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent After dominating the European elections by a landslide, the French far-right party Rassemblement National (National Rally, or RN) won the first round of the snap parliamentary elections with approximately 34% of votes, according to exit polls on June 30. The socialist party Nouveau Front Populaire party garnered an estimated 29%, while France’s President Emmanuel Macron came in third with approximately 21%. The elections, which Macron called in the wake of the European vote, drew 69.7% of voters — the highest turnout for parliamentary elections since 1986.

The Far right Rassemblement National (RN) party has won the first round of France’s snap parliamentary elections, according to first exit polls released immediately after polling booths closed.

UPDATED: There’s joy all around as Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 has crossed the coveted $1B milestone at the worldwide box office. With $1,014.8B through 19 days, this is the quickest time to the mark for an animated movie ever, besting the previous record holder, Frozen 2, which got there in 25. Only 11 animated films have ever crossed the $1B threshold, and of those, Disney and Pixar combined now have eight.

the accusations that they were “abusive” on the set of “Queer Eye.”In March, a Rolling Stone exposé claimed that Van Ness, 37, is “very difficult” to work with on the hit Netflix series. Sources close to the show used the words “monster,” “nightmare” and “demeaning” to describe the grooming expert.

The Tour de France 2024 is right around the corner and cycling fanatics from all over the world congregate across Italy and France.

Alex Morgan will not be competing at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics!

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Noaz Deshe‘s “Xoftex,” which has its world premiere July 1 in the Crystal Globe Competition of Karlovy Vary Film Festival, has debuted its trailer (below). MAD Solutions is attached as the film’s sales agent. “Xoftex” is Deshe’s second feature film.

Katy Perry‘s dress caught a lot of attention as she stepped out in Paris, France on Tuesday (June 25)!

Louise Thompson has once again been flooded with praise and support from her fans as she shared with them words she 'never thought she'd say' as she stunned during an appearance in Paris.

Marcelo Cajueiro The first edition of the LatAm Content Market, a market focusing on non-fiction productions, whether docs and realities, will take place in Rio de Janeiro over March 10-13 in 2025. Brazil-based production companies Grifa and Stay and Fly Docs, the organizers of LatAm Content Market, will officially announce the new event on June 26 during France’s Sunny Side of the Doc.

set Vogue World and its after-party alight. After New York and London, the event moved to the French capital, and more precisely to Place Vendôme, an emblematic Parisian venue transformed into a giant catwalk on Sunday, June 23.

One of the biggest events in fashion – Vogue World – took place in arguably the industry's capital last night – Paris – and it was a star-studded affair with the likes of Katy Perry, Ciara and Sabrina Carpenter, Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner out in force. The 500-person show at the Place Vendôme was a celebration of 100 years of French fashion and sport, taking a look back, decade by decade, at the last century of the country's fashion and how it relates to the history of sports — from cycling to swimming to fencing to breakdancing.

Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid modeled the Vogue World runway together on horseback!

Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny are taking their rumored rekindled romance to the City of Love for Vogue World!

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent A raft of high-concept unscripted formats from the likes of Yes Yes Media, Keshet International and Fulwell 73 were informally presented this week at the first edition of the International Creative Alliance Days hosted by Satisfaction Group, the Paris-based outfit founded by entrepreneur and famed TV host Arthur Essebag. The two-day event brought together creatives and industry players who are either part of Satisfaction or doing business with the company, notably acquisition executives from M6, France Televisions and Amazon Prime Video, among others.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Todd Harthan has been tapped as the new showrunner and executive producer of ABC’s “High Potential,” starring Kaitlin Olson. Harthan was previously executive producer/showrunner of Fox’s “The Resident,” which ran for six seasons and recently was a hit off-net for Netflix. Harthan replaces previous showrunner Rob Thomas, who departed the project earlier this month.

The stars are stepping out for the AMI – Alexandre Mattiussi Fashion Show!

Coronation Street and Emmerdale have been subject to a huge schedule shake-up thanks to the Euro 2024 matches being shown on ITV - and fans aren’t happy. Both ITV soaps were axed on Friday 14 June, and will remain off-air on Monday 17 June while the Austria v France game takes its space. Emmerdale will also stay off-screen as the match also takes up its usual slot as coverage.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events British actor Stephen Fry remembers being about 10 years old in the late 1960s when he first saw a production of Oscar Wilde’s play “The Importance of Being Earnest” on television. He immediately checked out the “Complete Works of Oscar Wilde” from the mobile library that visited his town in rural England. “I went back and said, ‘Have you got anything else?’ And [the librarian] said, “Well, that’s the complete works,’” Fry tells me on the latest episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.

Zac Efron is teasing some fun reunions with his former girlfriend and High School Musical co-stars!