JK Rowling joins high-profile figures voicing fears for free speech

Simpsons composer after 27 years of celebrated work on the animated classic. As his lawsuit heads toward an important hearing next week, Clausen looks to undercut Fox's positioning that this dispute relates to an important First Amendment issue.Clausen is suing Disney and its Fox divisions with the claim that his termination was due to age and disability discrimination.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterOutrage over a perceived lack of fast action from Twitter to combat anti-Semitism has resulted in numerous high-profile figures opting to boycott the platform for 48 hours.The row was sparked by UK grime artist and rapper Wiley, who posted a series of tweets on Friday, as well as posts on other social media sites, that were widely decried as offensive.

Labour at risk of bankruptcy from antisemitism legal casesHome secretary Priti Patel yesterday demanded answers from Twitter and Instagram for how long it took the two companies to respond to the hate speech on their platforms.Under the hashtag #NoSafeSpaceForJewHate, musicians Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Jessie Ware as well as actor Jason Isaacs said they would take part in the boycott which began at 9am this morning.The official Twitter account for the Liberal Democrats said it would also be

RTÉ €5million; Fair City not being in production amounts to savings of nearly €1million per month, while EastEnders being off-air is saving the State broadcaster a further €4million, according to well-placed sources.Industry insiders told the Irish Daily Mail that the beleaguered State broadcaster has managed to ‘save a fortune’ with the cancellation of shows and postponement of major sporting events including Euro 2020 and the Olympics.The postponement of the two major sporting spectacles of

Johnny Depp's libel case over an article that claimed he beat his ex-wife Amber Heard.Mr Depp is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN), publisher of The Sun, and its executive editor Dan Wootton over an April 27 2018 article with the headline: “Gone Potty: How can JK Rowling be ‘genuinely happy’ casting wife beater Johnny Depp in the new Fantastic Beasts film?”NGN relies on 14 allegations of domestic violence made by Ms Heard.

What’s the story?The three-part series, by the makers of Don’t F**K With Cats, follows the true story of the history-making organised crime investigation and prosecution case that was brought against New York’s most formidable mob bosses.“New York was held in the grip of the mafia.

Twitter posted a second-quarter loss on Thursday, but the social media giant's stock rose on higher user growth amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company's stock rose by $2.06, or 6 percent, to $39.24 before the market open as investors reacted to the user gains.

If you're doing a documentary and more than half your talking heads have written books on the subject they're discussing and have already appeared in multiple documentaries on the same subject, chances are good that the project you're working on, while it may be interesting, isn't going to be particularly fresh. As evidence, I give you Netflix's new three-part Fear City: New York vs.

Johnny Depp was subjected to a “recurring cycle” of verbal and physical abuse by Amber Heard, the actor's bodyguard has told the High Court.

Twitter temporarily suspended verified accounts from posting on the platform following a cryptocurrency scam that targeted several high-profile users, including Elon Musk and Bill Gates as well as Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kanye West and several company accounts, including Apple and Square's Cash App, among others."We are aware of a security incident impacting accounts on Twitter. We are investigating and taking steps to fix it.

Ted Johnson The Twitter accounts of prominent figures including Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, Barack Obama, Kanye West and Bill Gates were among those targeted in an apparent bitcoin scam on Wednesday, as messages were posted asking users to send them money.Corporate accounts also were hacked, including those belonging to Uber and Apple.

"Marriage ain’t for the weak of heart," Will Smith had recently quipped in an extremely intense conversation with his wife of 23 years, Jada Pinkett Smith, on the latter's talk show, Red Table Talk. The impending chat between the couple took place publically in order to address Jada's "different type of entanglement" with singer August Alsina, which turned out to be an actual relationship around the same time as when she and Will had briefly separated.

he became one of the first famous people to test positive for coronavirus.The Hollywood actor and his wife Rita Wilson spent three days in an Australian hospital after being diagnosed with the virus in March.Speaking to the Australian publication Stellar, Tom said that “no-one is safe” from the illness.When asked about being one of the early celebrities to test positive for the virus, he said: “I was the canary in the coalmine for some of this, for sure.“But now we are once again at the place