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EXCLUSIVE: Actor, director and producer Danny A. Abeckaser has signed with APA. He most recently starred opposite Harvey Keistel, Abbie Cornish and tom Arnold in Unto The Sun. His other recent credits include opposite David Arquette in the Mob Town, which he also directed and produced, and he also appeared in The Irishman. He has also produced 12 films and documentaries through his 2B Films banner.

Well, this came out of left field! Big Brother‘s Jackson Michie and Cheer‘s Morgan Simianer are the subject of romance rumors after they recently teamed up for a few flirty TikTok videos. Jackson, 25, is best known for winning 2019′s season of Big Brother, while Morgan, 22, is fresh of the success of the hit Netflix docu-series. 

Jackson Michie, best known for winning 2019′s season of Big Brother, and cheerleader Morgan Simianer, who starred in the Netflix docu-series Cheer, are sparking dating rumors!

EXCLUSIVE: DAZN Unveils ‘Club Ibiza: The Sessions’ Original Sports streamer DAZN has unveiled its latest original: A documentary going behind the scenes of Ibiza soccer club UD Ibiza, which has dreams of making it all the way to La Liga. The five-part series, which premieres from December 25 around the world, features interviews with president Amadeo Salvo and Italian soccer star Marco Borriello, who played for UD Ibiza.

Dan Levy opened up about dealing with horrific anxiety in a new interview with Bustle.

Also Read: 'Minari' Film Review: Steven Yeun Leads Charming Drama About Korean Transplants in 1980s ArkansasChung’s movie is an original and sweeping love story about a young man lost in New York City’s corporate drudgery, who finds love with a beautiful young woman from Hong Kong, only to break up with her out of fear of settling down.

[Warning: The following contains spoilers for Thursday's episode of Station 19. Read at your own risk!]Station 19 didn't pull any punches in its winter finale as the show tackled police brutality and the overlooking of black women when they go missing.

Sophie Turner has something to say. The 24-year-old "Game of Thrones" alum recently took to Instagram to address face masks, which have become a point of contention across the country as the coronavirus pandemic stretches on.

Disney Appoints APAC Chief Disney has named Luke Kang as President, Asia Pacific, following the departure of Uday Shankar, which was announced in October and becomes effective from December 31. Kang will not, however, be taking on Shankar’s responsibilities in India, with a separate appointment set to be made for the territory by Rebecca Campbell, Chairman, International Operations and Direct-to-Consumer for Disney.

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Fremantle Backs Diversity Leadership Scheme Fremantle has teamed with The TV Collective, Indigo Talent, and former ITV Studios executive Remy Blumenfeld to launch a scheme that will work with 50 middle-to-senior BAME professionals to help them break into industry leadership roles. Under the Breakthrough Leaders initiative, those chosen will be mentored by a top industry figure, have access to coaching, and be part of a cohort of fellow executives.

TIFF Drama Gets Canada Deal

Merlin ended in December 2012 after five seasons, but how have its main cast fared since then? For this list, we're focusing on the relative newcomers rather than legends such as Richard Wilson and Anthony Head, as we're kinda certain they were doing pretty well for themselves before Merlin came along. Since playing Sir Leon in Merlin, Rupert Young (not Will Young's twin brother, a different one) has stayed relatively quiet on the TV front.

UK Indie Pic Sets CastEXCLUSIVE: Crissy Rock, Paul Barber and Kayleigh-Paige Rees will lead the cast of UK indie movie Kate & Jake. The pic is being helmed by Jack McLoughlin, his feature debut, and is based on the filmmaker’s own experiences of love and loss.

Amazon Donates $600,000 To Germany Amazon Prime Video has donated €500,000 ($600,000) to a German relief fund for entertainment industry workers who have been left without income by the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon, which counts Deutschland 89 among its German originals, has donated to Backstage Heroes, a fundraising campaign led by STERN magazine. Amazon’s support is part of a $6M commitment announced earlier this year to support the European production community.

Outlander Among BAFTA Scotland Winners

Bill Nighy To Narrate C5/Smithsonian River SeriesLove Actually and Shaun Of The Dead star Bill Nighy is to narrate a six-part Channel 5 and Smithsonian Channel Canada series, titled World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. The exploration of famous rivers is a co-production between Argonon’s BriteSpark and Blue Ant Studios’ Saloon Media, who will shoot in Europe and North America respectively to get around Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Mariah Carey is hoping to use her typical holiday cheer to give people a much-needed celebratory moment amid a year of things being “canceled.”  For many, the singer’s 1994 hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is the anthem that kicks off the holiday season and 2020 was no exception.