'Dances With Wolves' actor’s sex abuse trial on hold as he seeks dismissal

Filmmaker James Gunn’s Marvel Studios swan song, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, is blasting off this weekend, the de facto start of the summer box office, with an eye at $250M worldwide. Of that $110M is coming from domestic, and $140M from overseas.

Addie Morfoot Contributor U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took a few jabs during Monday’s Hot Docs world premiere of Barry Avrich’s “Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella.” The American Justice was in Toronto to celebrate Abella, who served on Canada’s Supreme Court from 2004 until her retirement in 2021. Avrich’s “Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella” is a portrait of Abella’s life and career. As the first Jewish woman, and refugee to sit on Canada’s top court bench, Abella was a fierce advocate for women’s rights, the disabled, and visible minorities.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Toronto’s Hot Docs film festival has decided that Canadian media producer Bonnie Thompson will be the recipient of this year’s prestigious Don Haig Award. Thompson is the producer behind Cam Christiansen’s “Echo of Everything,” a feature length documentary exploring the power of music, which will have its world premiere at Hot Docs’ 30th-anniversary festival, on now until May 7. The Don Haig Award is presented to an outstanding Canadian independent producer with a feature-length film at the festival, with the recipient being selected by a jury of independent filmmakers. The award recognizes creative vision and entrepreneurship, as reflected in the recipient’s body of work, as well as a track record of mentoring emerging Canadian filmmakers. Thompson will be presented with a $5,000 cash prize, courtesy of the Don Haig Foundation.

for her latest red-carpet appearance on April 28, the pair were spotted out for a date night immediately following the Armani Beauty event in New York City. Based on photos published by , Sweeney changed out of her into a black minidress, thigh-high boots, and leather jacket for an evening with her partner, who was wearing a leather jacket and all-black ensemble of his own. However, The Daily Mail did point out that the 25-year-old star was not wearing her $150,000 engagement ring, which has reportedly been missing from her finger for a few days.

A post shared by NOAH'S AMAZING REVIEWS (@noahsamazingreviews)Flattered, the actor began speaking about his projects that Noah might have seen. "Oh my gosh, Noah, thank you!" Keanu said. "Did you see Duke Caboom in Toy Story 4?"Noah replied, "Yeah he's my favorite character!"As if on cue, Keanu got into character said said he was "Canada's Greatest Stuntman!," which was something his character often said.

Bryan Kohberger‘s legal team is getting what they want. Mostly.

Nick Cannon knows how to roast his friends.

Meghan Trainor is getting candid about her sex life with husband Daryl Sabara.

The "internet’s boyfriend," also known as Keanu Reeves, is making people swoon again over a viral clip in which he bonds with a young fan who gushes over his "favorite actor." "I’m such a big fan," a 9-year-old named Noah sitting across from the "Matrix" actor says at the beginning of the clip posted Tuesday as the star prepares to sign the comic book "BRZRKR," according to IGN. It's co-written by Reeves and Matt Kindt, and Reeves appeared at a surprise signing in Los Angeles.

Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino are setting their sights on the world of competitive ballet.

Meghan Trainor and her husband Daryl Sabara made love three times a day to get pregnant with their second child.

France Télévisions President Delphine Ernotte Cunci has entered the fray over Twitter’s bungled move to label public broadcasters as “government-funded”, warning that the incident has wider and longer-term implications for news and information.

Carol Vorderman reduced fans to laughter on Sunday as she admitted to missing the national emergency alarm in the afternoon.This weekend marked the historic day that the government tested their emergency alert system for the first time, with Brits taking to social media to share their thoughts.The technology was tested in the hopes it could provide a warning system for life-threatening circumstances like flooding, wildfires, terror attacks or nuclear threats. Other countries like the United States, Canada, Japan and the Netherlands all have similar systems in place.

Proud mama! Khloé Kardashian welcomed her second child in July 2022, and she’s since slowly revealed more about her life as a mother of two.

EXCLUSIVE: House of Lies creator Matthew Carnahan has signed with Verve for representation.

Naman Ramachandran Canadian streaming service Crave has partnered with Pier 21 Films on eight-part series “Late Bloomer,” created by and starring Jasmeet Singh Raina, also known as Jus Reign. The series is inspired by Raina’s life as a Punjabi Sikh millennial and online celebrity. The show follows burgeoning content creator Jasmeet Dutta as he tries to balance his ambitions for success with his commitment to his family, community and culture. Production is underway in Toronto and Hamilton. As Jus Reign, Raina is a global social media star and was one of Much Digital Studios’ first content creators in 2015. Raina became known for his deadpan comedic style and commentary on race and pop culture and is part of a group of storytellers who charted the way for increased South Asian representation in mainstream media.

EXCLUSIVE: A3 Artists Agency is expanding its agent roster with a new hire and two promotions. The agency has brought on Lucas Goldsmith as Agent, and promoted Marisa Patella to Agent in the Talent division, as well as promoted Ian Joselow to Agent in the Alternative Programming, Digital Media, Licensing and Branding division. Their new roles are effective immediately.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Warner Bros. Intl. Television Prod. (WBITVP) has appointed former Fremantle exec Harry Gamsu as new VP, creative, for format, development and sales. He will report to Andrew Zein, SVP creative, for format development and sales and oversee relations between WBITVP’s international division and the WB’s U.S. TV production units Warner Horizon, Telepictures and Shed. Gamsu will also evaluate formats in WB’s catalogue for international exploitation and format sales to Canada. He succeeds Adam Steinman, who ankled WBITVP earlier this year. In his previous role as VP of non-scripted content acquisitions at Fremantle, Gamsu managed the U.S. content acquisition team and working on factual and entertainment series.

, 35, spoke to about the shockingly seamless transition from a family of five to a family of six on the red carpet at the Canadian Screen Awards last week.When asked about his family, started with the ultimate dad joke. “I haven’t met any of them yet, but they seem great," he said.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Netflix said it would stage a “broad rollout” of its paid-sharing plan in the second quarter of 2023, including in the U.S. The streamer announced the news as part of its first quarter 2023 earnings report. As part of Netflix’s crackdown on customers sharing passwords with people outside their household, the company plans to start blocking devices (after a certain period of time) that attempt to access a Netflix account without properly paying. “In Q1, we launched paid sharing in four countries and are pleased with the results,” Netflix said in its Q1 letter to shareholders. “We are planning on a broad rollout, including in the U.S., in Q2.”