Celebrities speak out against anti-Semitism as tensions continue to rise in Middle East

Christopher Vourlias As the ambassador for this year’s Key Buyers Event, the annual showcase for Russian content and talent organized by state film promotion body Roskino, leading man Yuri Kolokolnikov, who was born in Moscow but raised in Canada, sees himself as a fitting spokesperson for an event designed to build bridges.“Since early childhood, my life was between East and West. I witnessed how the world has become unified, in spite of all the existing disagreements,” he told Variety.

DEALSHipgnosis has acquired the catalogue of songwriter and producer Joel Little – best known for his work with Lorde. “Joel is one of the most important songwriters in the world today”, says Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis.

While Regé-Jean Page has kissed his Bridgerton beginnings goodbye, the 31-year-old actor has an exciting array of upcoming projects to get behind. Besides wrapping Russo Brothers' The Gray Man alongside Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling in Los Angeles, Regé has started filming Dungeons & Dragons, the film adaptation of the cherished role-playing game.

Buddy Van Horn, a film director who was also Clint Eastwood's longtime stunt double, has died aged 92. Van Horn - real name Wayne - passed away on 11 May, his family told the Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times on Sunday. He was 92.Van Horn served as stunt coordinator on Eastwood’s films from 1972 to 2011, including “The Enforcer,” “The Gauntlet” and “Sudden Impact.” He also served as second unit director on Eastwood’s“Magnum Force” before taking on full directing duties on 1980’s “Any Which Way You Can” and later 1988’s “The Dead Pool,” which was the fifth and final appearance of Eastwood’s iconic character, “Dirty” Harry Callahan.

Wayne “Buddy” Van Horn, longtime stunt double for Clint Eastwood and director of Eastwood’s films Any Which Way You Can, The Dead Pool and Pink Cadillac, died May 11, according to an obituary in The Los Angeles Times. He was 92.

Hayden Christensen, 40, was on dad duty Memorial Day weekend! The Star Wars alum headed to the Los Angeles Farmer’s Market with adorable daughter Briar Rose, 6, who he shares with ex Rachel Bilson, 39. The father-daughter duo appeared to be on a gardening mission: Hayden could be seen holding an array of potted plants as he walked next to his daughter, who held two small ones of her own.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorWayne “Buddy” Van Horn, veteran stuntman who worked with Clint Eastwood on over 30 films and directed “Any Which Way You Can” and “The Dead Pool,” died May 11, according to an obituary notice in the Los Angeles Times. He was 92.Sometimes credited as Wayne Van Horn, he started working with Eastwood as a stunt double in 1967, and continued working as a stunt coordinator on his films up until “J.

EXCLUSIVE: As Los Angeles reels from a violent and specifically organized attack on Jewish men dining on La Brea last week, United Talent Agency has become the first talent and entertainment company to represent the Anti-Defamation League.

The idea of how long it should take for someone who is the subject of misconduct accusations to come back to their career in Hollywood is a touchy subject. Some of the people that have been accused of sexual misconduct (but haven’t been put on trial) have been content with just fading into the background and not trying to revive their careers.

Jon Voight issued a fiery message to opponents of Israel on Twitter following a rise in anti-Semitic crimes in the United States. The star’s comments come after Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire after days of conflict.The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas launched a barrage of rockets into Israel earlier this month, targeting Jerusalem, southern Israel and Tel Aviv.

Kevin Spacey is returning to the screen with an Italian drama following his sexual assault and misconduct allegations that lost him a ton of projects in Hollywood. As per ABC News, the actor will appear in the Italian film L’uomo Che Disegno Dio, translated as The Man Who Drew God and will be essaying the role of a detective in the film.

Sacha Baron Cohen spoke out about a rise in anti-Semitism on social media.  The star’s comments come after Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire.The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a barrage of rockets into Israel earlier this month, targeting Jerusalem, southern Israel and Tel Aviv. Israel responded with a series of airstrikes.

news report noted that the suspects were described as white men in all black who waved “pro-Palestinian” flags and shouted slurs at Jewish diners. A brawl then ensued, with one man seen picking up a stanchion and waving it at a group of masked men.

The Paley Center for Media on Wednesday is launching the first program in a quarterly series focused on the media’s role in combating anti-Semitism. The conversations, which come amid the recent heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East, are designed to increase the public’s understanding and awareness of the prejudice, exploring what antisemitism is, how to identify it, and what can be done about it.

BEIJING -- Israel’s Embassy in China is protesting what it describes as “blatant anti-Semitism” on a program run by the overseas channel of state broadcaster CCTV discussing the ongoing violence in Gaza and elsewhere.In a tweet, the embassy said “we have hoped that the times of the ‘Jew’s controlling the world’ conspiracy theories were over, unfortunately anti-Semitism has shown its ugly face again.”“We are appalled to see blatant anti-Semitism expressed in an official Chinese media outlet," the