Gaumont TV Exec Joins Canadian Outfit Vortex Words + Pictures As Int’l Distribution President

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: The BBC has performed a u-turn over clips of Australian comedian Chris Lilley in blackface, quietly deleting them from its website on Wednesday.Deadline asked the BBC twice earlier today if 10 clips of Lilley playing character S.mouse in Angry Boys would remain on its website, and twice the BBC stood by the content.“The change only affects Little Britain,” it told me, referring to a decision on Tuesday to take down Little Britain from iPlayer after

Netflix chiefs have pulled four of Australian comedian Chris Lilley’s shows that feature him using blackface or playing other racially insensitive characters.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Netflix and the BBC were in lockstep over the decision to remove episodes of Little Britain from their libraries after the British comedy featured blackface sketches, but differences of views are appearing over other shows.In the heat of the Black Lives Matter movement, Deadline can reveal that Netflix has removed four shows from controversial Australian comedian Chris Lilley from its services in Australia and New Zealand.Angry Boys, Summer Heights

Veronika Kwan Vandenberg will join Universal Pictures as president of international distribution, replacing industry veteran Duncan Clark, who will be stepping down in August after 14 years with the studio and more than five years in his current role. The two will work closely with executive vp international distribution Niels Swinkels and president of international marketing Simon Hewlett over the coming months to manage the transition.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThere’s a changing of the guard at the team that leads Universal Pictures’ overseas distribution.Duncan Clark, the convivial and much-beloved president of international distribution, will be stepping down after a 14-year run at the studio.

Ellen Pompeo, 50, reunited with her Grey’s Anatomy co-star Giacomo Gianniotti, 30, for a hike! The duo were spotted stepping out for the casual workout in Los Angeles’ Los Feliz neighborhood on Friday, June 5. Ellen and the cast of Grey‘s have been on a lengthy hiatus since California’s state-wide stay-at-home-order when into effect in mid-March.

It took working within the music industry for Kiran Gandhi (known onstage as Madame Gandhi) to realize she wanted to be as an artist — and what she didn't want. Working as a digital analyst for Interscope Records, the now-31-year-old star tracked patterns in Spotify streams and YouTube views, before coming to her own conclusion about the way the major label music business works.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefProduction has been completed on “Ahimsa – Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless” a new feature length documentary about Mahatma Gandhi and the concept of non-violence. It features the song “Ahimsa” performed by U2 and A.R.

In the past few days, people across the USA, including several celebrities, have been breaking the social distancing rule to step out of their houses and protest against the killing of George Floyd. People are coming together to raise their voices in support of the black victims of police brutality as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. Various celebrities from Hollywood and the music industry have joined the movement through social media or by participating in the protests. 

It’s almost hard to remember what the royal family was like pre-Meghan Markle, but Prince Harry‘s ex is here to remind you she’s still around!

Totally transparent! Gwyneth Paltrow wasn’t able to hide her emotions from her two children during “rough” patches of her and Chris Martin’s marriage.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk sit in the trunk of their car and eat a takeout meal on Friday night (May 29) in Santa Monica, Calif.

The show must go on — with or without its star.