Frank Skinner, Caroline Rhea and Elaine C Smith are among those on the line-up for a comedy festival in the “funniest city in the world”, organisers have announced.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Lawyers for Ozy Media, the defunct media and entertainment company founded by Carlos Watson, allege in a new lawsuit that Ben Smith, BuzzFeed and Semafor (the media startup co-founded by Smith in 2022) misappropriated Ozy’s trade secrets “for their own benefit.” The suit additionally alleges that BuzzFeed breached a nondisclosure agreement it entered into with Ozy in 2019 as part of its efforts to buy the company. Lawyers representing Ozy Media allege that Smith, former BuzzFeed News editor-in-chief and New York Times media columnist who is currently editor-in-chief of Semafor, wrote “a series of hit pieces” about Ozy Media but that he did not disclose “his central role in BuzzFeed’s efforts to buy Ozy two years earlier” while he was at BuzzFeed.
Reps for BuzzFeed and Semafor declined to comment. Smith did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, seeks unspecified monetary damages and that Smith and Semafor be “restrained and enjoined from misappropriating, disclosing or using Ozy’s Confidential Information and trade secrets.” The lawsuit alleges that Smith “was given unfettered access to Ozy’s trade secrets during the BuzzFeed acquisition process” in September 2019, when BuzzFeed was exploring a deal to buy Ozy Media that it ultimately abandoned.
That included “non-public information” related to “the actual or anticipated business and/or products, research or development” of Ozy, such as marketing, finance and other business materials, as well as information on Ozy’s customers. Lawyers for Ozy Media accused Smith of copying Ozy’s business model to launch Semafor.
Frank Skinner, Caroline Rhea and Elaine C Smith are among those on the line-up for a comedy festival in the “funniest city in the world”, organisers have announced.
Netflix has dropped the main trailer for its long-in-the-works mystery series 3 Body Problem thats inspired by the novel of the same name.
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Variety, Benny – who helmed several films with his brother Josh, the duo being dubbed the Safdie Brothers – confirmed that the brothers aren’t working together, and that their split has been “amicable”.“It’s a natural progression of what we each want to explore. I will direct on my own, and I will explore things that I want to explore.
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Kate Middleton married into the Royal Family in 2011, but she was introduced as a public figure long before that, with her and Prince William beginning their relationship in 2003. Kate, 41, was just 22 years old when she was thrust into the spotlight due to her romance with William, 41, and was understandably nervous, but over the years she's noticeably grown in confidence. Ahead of the Princess' 42nd birthday on 9 January, body language expert Darren Stanton has analysed Kate's confidence and how she's flourished as a member of the Royal Family.
The list of feature documentaries still in contention for the Oscars has been cut to 15 finalists, a brutal culling from a contingent of 167 qualifiers. The annual shortlist announcement leaves a handful of filmmakers celebrating, many more disappointed, and documentary watchers with much to debate.
St Johnstone assistant Andy Kirk is hopeful new loan addition Kerr Smith will receive clearance to be available for Tuesday’s trip to Dundee.
Britney Spears, Whoopi Goldberg and Prince Harry earned well-deserved spots on this list for bearing it all and not caring who hears or sees their outlandish posts or remarks. They say no press is bad press, and for many of these stars, their TMI tidbits got The Post talking — even if the general public begged them to stop sharing such personal details with the world.
Angelique Jackson SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “The Color Purple,” now playing in theaters. As “The Color Purple” director Blitz Bazawule and his star-studded cast made their press rounds ahead of the musical movie’s Christmas Day release, they paid a special trip to visit “The View” and Whoopi Goldberg, who starred in the 1985 movie adaptation of Alice Walker’s classic novel. It’d been nearly 40 years since Goldberg played Celie, an abused and uneducated Southern Black woman whose journey to liberation is at the center of Walker’s tale. Bazawule and stars Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks and Taraji P.
Cohen replaced Kathy Griffin as Cooper’s co-host.)After years — and countless juicy moments — of alcohol-enhanced airtime, former CNN CEO Chris Licht explained in 2022 that on-camera drinking corroded the network’s and their employees’ credibility in the eyes of the public.“New Year’s Eve Live” viewers, however, seemed to care about the lack of liquor: 2023’s programming averaged 2.1 million viewers compared to 3.7 million the year prior.Ahead of 2024, fellow late-night host Stephen Colbert tried to pry the news out of the co-hosts: Will they or won’t they be drinking this year? Cooper replied, “I think you’re going to have to tune in to see.” He later joked that sober Cohen wasn’t “any less embarrassing.”As folks at home await the results of Cohen’s plea to reverse the alcohol ban, take a look back at his and Anderson’s funniest moments on NYE so far. After it began raining on the co-hosts and Cohen properly protected himself, the Times Square Alliance — who provides security and is one of the coordinators of the event — told him to get rid of his umbrella.
Will Smith shared a gallery of photos with his spunky family wearing ugly Christmas Sweaters. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star even wore a white wig. A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith)Will and Jada Pinkett Smith share childrenTrey, 31, Jaden, 25, and Willow, 23.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Aylo, parent company of Pornhub and other sex sites, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with U.S. prosecutors to settle a charge it profited from deals with porn producers who were involved in sex trafficking. Under the settlement announced Thursday, Canada-based Aylo agreed to pay a criminal fine and forfeiture totaling $1.845 million to the U.S.
People are being urged to plan ahead as some State Pensions and benefit payments delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Social Security Scotland may arrive on Friday, December 22 instead of the scheduled day next week due to Christmas bank holidays.
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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Berlin Film Festival artistic director Carlo Chatrian is in an upbeat mood as he puts the finishing touches on assembling his fourth and final edition. It appears to be shaping up nicely with a rich mix comprising prestige star-driven titles, such as the world premiere of Netflix’s “Spaceman” in which Adam Sandler plays an imperiled astronaut, and films with “political elements” that are intrinsic to the fest’s DNA. The day before revealing his Berlin Special lineup that includes several star-studded galas – the main lineup will be announced on Jan.
Thania Garcia Sudanese-Canadian creator Mustafa has announced a New Jersey concert benefitting humanitarian efforts in Gaza and Sudan, with anticipated performances from Omar Apollo, Clairo, 070 Shake, Daniel Caesar, 6lack and Faye Webster, among others. All proceeds from the event, slated for Jan. 4 at Newark Symphony Hall, will support Human Concern International, an organization that is raising funds for humanitarian aid in Sudan and Gaza, among other initiatives.
for Sydney Sweeney, as her rom-com, Anyone But You, finally hits theaters on Friday. The film has made headlines all year (which you can read about that ), but the trailer is hysterical, and Sweeney and co-star Glen Powell are perfect sparring partners. It also stars rom-com royalty Dermott Mulroney (My Best Friend's Wedding), who plays Sweeney's dad.Meanwhile, Mandy Moore returns to television this week as investigative journalist Benita Alexander in Peacock's Dr.