Disney Defends ‘Mulan’ Credits That Thanked Chinese Government Entities Involved in Human Rights Abuses

Almost three years since her big stint at the White House ended, political firecracker Omarosa is still spilling piping hot tea about her former employer, Donald Trump!

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Kaleem Aftab The Lumiere Film Festival paid homage to Greek actress, singer and politician Melina Mercouri this week with a mini-retrospective on what would have been the centenary of her birth.The centerpiece event was a screening Thursday of “Never on Sunday,” the 1960 musical drama directed by and co-starring her regular collaborator, husband Jules Dassin, who was put on the Hollywood Blacklist for being a member of the Communist Party, and moved to Europe.Mercouri and Dassin met at the

straight to your inboxDespite a glut of trophies and unprecedented success for City in recent years, there have still been questions over the various iterations of the defence picked by the various managers who have been in charge under the Abu Dhabi Group's ownership on the club.Pep Guardiola, the latest man in charge, has delivered some of the most scintillating attacking football seen not just at City but in the history of English football, yet even he has had trouble building a completely

Rebecca Davis editorIn a combative conversation with Megyn Kelly, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban condemned China for its human rights violations but declined to make a full, direct statement singling out Beijing for its campaign against its ethnic minority Uighur population — highlighting the tricky politics of doing ethical business with China.Their discussion came just two days after the Chinese national broadcaster CCTV resumed its broadcast of NBA games after a year of keeping them off

Harry Potter author has faced a backlash in recent months due to comments which many have branded anti-trans.But the Good Morning Britain host has come out in support of Rowling, branding the campaign to cancel her as “horrendous”.Rowling was called out when she mocked an article which used the inclusive phrase “people who menstruate” rather than “women” on Twitter.But Morgan is not happy with the reaction to her comments.The 55-year-old told The Guardian: “Are we really at the stage where JK

Also Read: Inside the 'Mulan' Flameout in China and Why Hollywood Can't Seem to Bridge the Culture GapIn total, Bailey says the footage from those location shoots “comprised 78 seconds” of the final cut of the film.“The decision to film in each of these locations was made by the film’s producers in the interest of authenticity, and was in no way dictated or influenced by state or local Chinese officials,” Bailey stated.As for the Turpan Bureau’s involvement, Bailey said that foreign film

The live-action remake of “Mulan” has not been the wide success anyone expected, especially Disney. Not only did the film get a lukewarm critical reception, but the film was met with political controversy nearly as soon as “Mulan” debuted on Disney+ last month, when viewers noticed the end credits included “special thanks” to several government entities in the Xinjiang region in China, which has been the site of several human rights abuses.

Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody were among those who paid for seats at shows in the United States. Mr McGuigan said: "On big fights like this, you don't expect to give tickets away whether they are a celebrity or not."Details of the high-profile payments emerged on day eleven of his multi-million pound courtroom showdown with Mr Frampton.

With yesterday’s confirmation from Cineworld, the parent company of Regal Cinemas, that the company would be closing all of its US and UK movie theaters “until further notice,” film fans (and box office analysts) feared the worst. When would AMC follow suit? And would this be the final nail in the coffin of theater exhibition in 2020 (and possibly forever)? Well, AMC isn’t ready to close its doors.

Prince Harry has revealed that he spoke to Ashley Banjo amid controversy over Diversity's Black Lives Matter performance on Britain's Got Talent. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were virtually interviewed from their Californian mansion by the Evening Standard.The duo explain that they contacted the choreographer “straight after," as the dance group received more than 24,000 Ofcom complaints.