Chechnya Sentences Queer Siblings To Up To Eight Years In Prison.

Empire star guilty on five counts of felony disorderly conduct for making fraudulent reports to police that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic assault in January of 2019. The 39-year-old Smollet was accused of staging the hate crime and charged, though he continued to plead his innocence throughout the trial.Speaking for more than 30 minutes before announcing Smollett’s sentence, Cook County Judge James Linn noted that the actor’s premeditation for the act was an “aggravating factor” in the case.“There’s a side of you that has this arrogance, and selfishness and narcissism that’s just disgraceful,” said Linn.

Rosanna Arquette and husband Todd Morgan are calling it quits.

Jussie Smollett, 39, was sentenced to 150 days in prison and 30 months of felony probation by Chicago’s Judge James Linn on Thursday March 10. He was also ordered to pay exactly $120,106K in restitution and $25,000K in fines. The actor’s sentencing comes four months after he was found guilty on five counts of disorderly conduct for staging a hate crime when he filed a false police report, a felony offense. The star could’ve faced up to three years in prison for the scandal. Jussie can also appeal the sentence.

Jonathan Cohen On paper, the prominent use of sensitive American singer-songwriter music from the 1970s and ‘80s in a modern Norwegian romantic comedy might seem rather incongruous, if not downright anachronistic. But five decades on from some of their biggest successes, Art Garfunkel, Todd Rundgren, Harry Nilsson and Christopher Cross are back on the big screen helping soundtrack Danish/Norwegian director Joachim Trier’s acclaimed “The Worst Person in the World,” which is nominated for best original screenplay and best international feature film at the upcoming Academy Awards.Co-written by Trier and longtime collaborator Eskil Vogt, “Worst Person” has already won best foreign language film from the New York Film Critics Circle and garnered Renate Reinsve the best actress award at Cannes.

Clayton Davis The “Cinderella” story for “Drive My Car” has been one of the award season’s most enlightening. The Japanese submission captured a nom for best international feature, best picture, director and adapted screenplay.

A virtual acceptance! Miranda Lambert won Entertainer of the Year at the 2022 ACM Awards on Monday, March 7, but the singer couldn’t actually accept the honor in person.

Boasting two Oscar nominations — in the International Feature and Original Screenplay races — Joachim Trier’s lauded The Worst Person in the World is continuing a charmed awards-season run that began last July at the Cannes Film Festival, where lead Renate Reinsve won the Best Actress prize. A humanist story that blends comedy and poignant drama, the film centers on Reinsve’s Julie through good times and bad as she seeks to find herself.

Hindsight 20/20. Jana Kramer is feeling whole again after her divorce from Mike Caussin — and she wishes she could have told her past self a few things.

NEC Birmingham with exclusive UK headliners. The event has promised a big line up and we can reveal huge names will be taking to the stage this summer ahead of the ticket release on Monday, February 28. British chart-topper Dave will join US megastars J Cole and Cardi B as they headline an outdoor festival in the city between Friday, July 8 and Sunday, July 10.

Ethan Shanfeld Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will return in person this fall, welcoming local and international guests from Sept. 8 to 18.“We’re thrilled to share this news about TIFF 2022 and to introduce fresh voices to our programming team,” said Cameron Bailey, CEO of the festival.

, Mahogany showed up at the restaurant Ben asked to meet her at after he traveled all the way to Peru, but she looked significantly different than her pictures on the internet.Ben, a former pastor, connected with Mahogany online and they bonded over their faith. Despite their age difference — Ben is 52 and Mahogany is 24 — and the fact that Ben had been catfished before, he's convinced she's the One. However, his ex-wife and kids were not convinced given his previous relationships, and his friends were also highly suspicious given that Mahogany's photos are obviously heavily filtered and she refused to video chat with him.

Neon’s standout romance about a young woman in Oslo churning though career choices and boyfriends passed $1 million this weekend on 265 screens, up from 49. With marketing in high gear and strong word of mouth, the Oscar Best International Feature nominee will continue to expand next week.

Steve Salas, a cofounder of the Los Angeles R&B band Tierra and an activist in Chicano politics, died Thurday morning at age 69, according to his family. Salas had been battling myeloma for two years and recently contracted COVID-19.

Queen Elizabeth was photographed for the first time since the public was concerned for her safety.

Isabelle Huppert, recipient of this year’s Honorary Golden Bear is unable to attend the Berlin Film Festival in person due to testing positive for Covid, the festival has announced.