Ex-pupil, 17, criticises school for not tackling 'years of bullying'

Participant Media CEO David Linde has said he is “energized” by the number of production and distribution companies who are now committed to social change.

Joan Jett has excoriated SeaWorld at its annual shareholders meeting over its alleged animal abuses, in particular its purported methods of forced breeding.The rocker appeared virtually on behalf of PETA, calling for an end to the company’s “sordid breeding program”.She said: “SeaWorld has caused public outrage by continuing to forcibly breed bottlenose dolphins and beluga whales in order to create generations of animals who then suffer in cramped tanks, deprived of any semblance of a natural life” [quotes via Consequence].Jett continued: “In the park’s breeding program, unwilling female dolphins are taken from the water and sometimes even drugged so they can’t fight back while SeaWorld staff thrust tubes filled with semen into their uteruses.“Some must endure this process repeatedly, only for their babies to die or be taken away and shipped off to other marine prisons.“We can all agree that sexually abusing dolphins and whales who must carry out their forced pregnancies is disrespectful to these forms of intelligent life, heedless of these wonderful animals’ rights, and just plain wrong. My question is this: When will SeaWorld end its sordid breeding program?”In a statement shared with Billboard SeaWorld said that it’s “more important now than ever to educate the public about marine animals” and to have “healthy populations in accredited and certified zoological settings” such as their own.“Having a zoological program allows us to be one of the foremost experts in marine mammal research, rescue, and rehabilitation.

Lizzo has been criticised for using an ableist slur in her new single ‘Grrrls’, where in the opening verse, she sings: “Hold my bag, bitch, hold my bag / Do you see this shit? I’ma sp*z.”While used colloquially in the United States with a similar meaning to ‘freak out’ or ‘go crazy’, the term emerges from the word ‘spastic’, which is used medically to describe the spasms one might experience from a condition like cerebral palsy. The term is often used in a derogative manner to describe those with disabilities, especially cerebral palsy.After the single was released last Friday (June 10), fans and disability activists took to social media to acknowledge their disappointment over the lyrics. Some called for the track to be pulled down and re-uploaded with the line removed.“I’m disappointed in @lizzo for using the word “sp@z” in her new song ‘Grrrls’,” wrote advocate Callum Stephen.

Angelique Jackson A key element of “Jurassic World Dominion” is Jeff Goldblum’s Dr. Ian Malcolm reunion with the original “Jurassic Park” crew (Laura Dern, Sam Neill and BD Wong), as the quartet share the screen for the first time since 1993.But that plot point isn’t the only “Jurassic” milestone for 2022.

As part of its current push into gaming, Netflix unveiled several new title during the final day of its 2022 Geeked Week. They included games based on popular Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit, La Casa De Papel, Shadow And Bone and Too Hot To Handle. They follow in the footsteps of Stranger Things as the mega hit sci-fi drama became the first Netflix series to spawn a video game franchise.

Exactly how did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle react to not being the center of attention at the Queen’s Jubilee? Brad Pitt versus Angelina Jolie kicks off yet again, and this may end up in a courtroom. BTS fans are outraged! Perez sits down for a chat with Jackie Siegel. And MORE!

“The unknown stalks, you must escape:” is the tagline from the trailer for the forthcoming Spanish-language miniseries “El Refugio” (“The Shelter”), which portrays one family’s odyssey against a force of nature they aren’t even sure exists. As a vacationing family begins to witness bizarre events on television, such as mass military mobilization, they find that their home in the Mexican countryside is untouched, “nothing seems to be happening.” The family’s locale is calm, offering the various pleasantries a springtime vacation carries.

The Rainbow Social is back on Sat 18 June (Pics: Siphokazi Marivate)

Daniel Brühl and Macaulay Culkin have joined the cast of the Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia directed thriller, Rich Flu, which we told you about back at EFM with Rosamund Pike attached to star. Production is expected to start in the fall.

NEW YORK -- A former London and Miami art dealer who pleaded guilty to defrauding art buyers and others of over $86 million was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison.Inigo Philbrick, 34, a U.S. citizen who previously lived in London, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court by Judge Sidney H.

A follow-up to the $130M-plus grossing movie Law Abiding Citizen is happening with producer Lucas Foster and screenwriter Kurt Wimmer returning, as well as Gerard Butler and his G-Base partner Alan Siegel reprising their roles as producers.

A sequel is in the works to F. Gary Gray’s 2009 action thriller “Law Abiding Citizen,” which starred Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx.No cast has been set for “Law Abiding Citizen 2,” but Butler will return as a producer on the film along with his partner Alan Siegel for G-Base, and the film’s original producer Lucas Foster and screenwriter Kurt Wimmer will also be reprising their creative roles on the sequel.