Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s campaign paid her husband’s media firm an additional $138,000 before severing ties following her successful re-election, federal campaign finance filings show.
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia has announced the appointment of Ahmad Izham Omar as executive director of content & creative for its streaming service Disney Plus. The direct-to-consumer service has not yet launched in most of the region.The appointment has immediate effect.
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s campaign paid her husband’s media firm an additional $138,000 before severing ties following her successful re-election, federal campaign finance filings show.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterTalent agency WME has appointed Cindy Garas as senior VP of human resources.She is starting her new role immediately and will be based in the company’s Beverly Hills office.In her position, Garas will have oversight of human resources at the agency, including teams based in Beverly Hills, London, Nashville, New York, and Sydney.
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Sunday and journalist Glenn Greenwald traded barbs on Twitter after Greenwald said Omar defended former CIA Director John Brennan and the Logan Act.
Duchess Kate releasing the findings from her "5 Big Questions" survey, which focuses on the early years sector and the under 5s, in particular. A press release called the research "a milestone moment for her work on the importance of early childhood in shaping the rest of our lives and broader societal outcomes." The survey impressively collected more than half a million responses.To deliver her keynote speech, Kate Middleton wore a pink suit from Marks and Spencer.
The Duchess of Cambridge delivered the keynote speech at The Royal Foundation's Forum on the Early Years, joining the event via video conference.The forum coincides with Duchess Kate releasing the findings from her "5 Big Questions" survey, which focuses on the early years sector and the under 5s, in particular.
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar underperformed in the 2020 vote compared to President-elect Joe Biden by the largest percentage in the country, according to election analysis newsletter The Cook Political Report.
Family time is the best time! Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik will remain at her mother Yolanda Hadid‘s farm in Pennsylvania this holiday season, a source close to the supermodel told HollywoodLife, exclusively. The new parents, who spent Gigi’s entire pregnancy at the farm, are excited to show their daughter a traditional Hadid holiday.
After being dealt some major personal and professional blows in 2020, things seem to be ending on a brighter note for Johnny Depp. The actor just accepted an award from the Polish EnergaCamerimage Film Festival, and decided to show off holding his trophy in an usual setting.
One week after its southern Ohio county voted to reelect Donald Trump by a 24-point margin, the Cinema 10 in the steel town of Middletown was playing host to a Hollywood film premiere of sorts, a prerelease screening of the new Netflix movie Hillbilly Elegy. The Ron Howard film, which stars Amy Adams and Glenn Close as a pair of flawed but tenacious Appalachian matriarchs, is based on J.D.
It’s getting closer and closer to the time Ashley Tisdale and her husband, Christopher French, will welcome their first child together!
Ashley Tisdale is spending a little time in nature before welcoming her baby girl.
Details about Alex Trebek‘s final resting place have been revealed.
Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEXCLUSIVE: Dylan McDermott and Phylicia Rashad will headline a streaming performance of the Tennessee Williams classic The Night of the Iguana, directed by Emily Mann and benefitting the Actors Fund.A presentation of La Femme Theatre Productions, the pre-recorded performance will stream December 2-6 and feature McDermott as Reverand Shannon and Rashad as Maxine.
Asya Branch is still stunned that she was crowned the winner of Miss USA’s 2020 pageant. The competition aired on Nov. 9 after being postponed months from its original spring date due to the coronavirus pandemic.The live show took place at Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis, Tenn.The 22-year-old was crowned by Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst, 29.
Tracee Ellis Ross is a style star! The star was a vision as she received the Fashion Icon of 2020 Award at the E! People's Choice Awards on Sunday.Ross was presented the honor by Tyler, the Creator, who marveled over the actress' style and impact she's had over the course of her career.
Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first look at Omar Chaparro (Pokemon: Detective Pikachu) in 7th & Union, in which he plays Mexican ex-fighter Raymundo who forms an unlikely bond with a disgruntled man whose life and relationship with his daughter are unraveling. The men join forces to win a fight that could very well save Raymundo, his wife and their child.Also starring are Edy Ganem (Devious Maids), Gregg Daniel and Erinn Westbrook.
Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: U.S. sales and distribution firm Visit Films has hired Jake Riley-Hunte, previously International Sales Manager at Bankside Films, as its new Director of Acquisitions.Based in London, Riley-Hunte will acquire films for the company’s sales slate across all territories and for Visit’s sister distribution company Monument Releasing.Riley-Hunte joined Bankside Films in 2015.
Charles Kelley will step in for Lee Brice and perform at the 2020 CMA Awards, following news that Brice has tested positive for COVID-19. Brice was set to join Carly Pearce on stage during a performance of her song, “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” but Kelley will now join Pearce instead.In a statement released to ET, the Country Music Association confirmed that Brice, 41, will no longer attend the Nov.
Prince Harry may still work with his royal patronages on behalf of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, but the 36-year-old Duke of Sussex is no longer a working member of the royal family. Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, stepped down as senior royals on March 31, and have since relocated to Santa Barbara, California.