Jared Goetz Out As President of North American TV Distribution At Lionsgate Following “One Time Incident”

Kanye West did his thing for almost three hours exactly — uninterrupted, unchanged, and uncensored.

Donald Trump was branded “the most racist President in modern history” by Joe Biden during the final head-to-head debate of the US electon. With ten days to go to the poll the final debate may have changed few voters minds but it provided plenty sparks between the Republican President and the Democrat contender.The evening in Nashville began calmly, with the rivals making their closing arguments to the nation.

Michael Steele, who became the first Black chairman of the Republican National Committee a decade ago, has endorsed Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential race. “I am an American, a conservative and a Republican, in that order,” Steele wrote in an NBC News op-ed published early Tuesday.

One of Bo Derek’s passions has been giving back to our veterans. And for the actress, who became a sex symbol overnight with her 1979 film “10,” the cause hits close to home.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMagnolia has acquired North American rights to “Shorta,” Anders Ølhom and Frederik Louis Hviid’s Danish action thriller, which world premiered during Critics’ Week at the Venice Film Festival to warm reviews. The movie went on to play at Toronto.The action-packed film follows Jens and Mike, two police officers who are on a routine patrol in a disadvantaged neighborhood when news breaks that 19-year-old Talib Ben Hassi has died in police custody.

Kourtney Kardashian is getting a lot of backlash after she publicly endorsed her brother-in-law Kanye West to be the next President of the United States.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSecuring Endeavor Content to represent a second season of a cross-cultural fantasy rom-com four years after the show’s debut was good news for “Dramaworld” and its producer, Korean-American company Third Culture Content.So, too, was the attachment of major talent, including Daniel Dae Kim, Henry Lau, and feted Korean actor Ha Ji-won (“Secret Garden,” “Duelist”).But, arguably, the greater triumph was managing to produce the show this spring.

Every four years, American citizens are given time to evaluate who they'd like to lead the country. And naturally, as the 2020 presidential election between former Vice President Biden and President Trump draws closer, public figures have openly expressed their own beliefs regarding who should carry out the position.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentChristian Vesper has been promoted to president of global drama at Fremantle, the production and distribution powerhouse behind hit dramas such as Luca Guadagnino’s “We Are Who We Are,” “American Gods,” and the BBC’s “The Salisbury Poisonings.” Vesper takes on this new role following the departure of Sarah Doole, the former London-based director of global drama, who now leads Studiocanal’s Red production company.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThis weekend, Paladino Casting got into some hot water with a recent casting notice it posted for a Kinder Joy commercial. The notice, which called for a “Chinese/Korean Mom With Child/Children”, started off OK, but upon further reading of the breakdown, it just got offensive.The notice started to get attention on social media, but when Kim’s Convenience and Shang Chi actor Simu Liu tweeted it, that’s when it started to spread like wildfire.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterJared Goetz, Lionsgate’s president of North American TV distribution, is stepping down from his post after an incident involving a firearm during work hours.Sources tell Variety that in September, the longtime executive drove a colleague to lunch, during which he confided that he had taken to carrying a firearm during the pandemic after his house had been broken into in recent months.

Will there be a President Bethenny Frankel one day?

Kanye West proved once again that he is his own biggest fan! The rapper took to Twitter on October 9 and shared a photo of his ballot where he had — surprise, surprise — voted for himself. “Friends writing me in,” he captioned the snap, which showed his name written in alongside his running mate, Rocky’ De La Fuente Guerra. The pair were listed under the American Independent Party, with Kanye running as a vice presidential candidate amid his bid to make it to the White House.

Manori Ravindran International EditorGrasshopper Film has picked up North American distribution rights to Paul Felten and Joe DeNardo’s “Slow Machine,” ahead of the film’s premiere at the 58th annual New York Film Festival this week.Set to release theatrically next year, the film is billed as a “miniature epic” of paranoia, espionage, subterfuge, music and performance on 16mm.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentKino Lorber has acquired North American rights to “Born To Be,” Tania Cypriano’s critically acclaimed documentary which world premiered at the New York Film Festival. Kino Lorber is planning to release the documentary in virtual and physical cinemas on Nov.

in a tweet Friday morning.Also Read: Washington Post Deletes 'Tasteless' Tweet Following Trump's COVID DiagnosisOn Friday, White House communications director Alyssa Farah tweeted, “Nothing keeps @realDonaldTrump down. He is resting & recovering under his doctors orders, but continues to be focused on the welfare of the American people.”The president announced on Twitter Thursday night he and his wife had tested positive for the coronavirus.