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Jordan Moreau Scott Tenley, chief business officer at entertainment studio MRC, has been promoted to CEO, the company announced Thursday. As part of the new executive structure, MRC founders Modi Wiczyk and Asif Satchu will become chairmen. Tenley’s elevation comes seven months after he successfully negotiated MRC’s separation from Valence Media, reconstituting the company as a premier independent film and television studio. In his new role, Tenley will oversee the studio’s film, TV and non-fiction divisions, strategic partnerships, as well as all shared service functions of the company, including finance, legal, and HR.

The syndicator of Dilbert said that they are dropping the comic strip following racist remarks made by its creator, Scott Adams.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Scott Adams’ racist rant has resulted in the “Dilbert” cartoonist losing his deal with syndication partner Andrews McMeel Universal. In a statement late Sunday, Andrews McMeel said it was “severing our relationship” with Adams, which the company originally struck in 2011, including “all areas of our business with Adams and the ‘Dilbert’ comic strip.” “As a media and communications company, AMU values free speech,” the statement from chairman Hugh Andrews and president/CEO Andy Sareyan said. “But we will never support any commentary rooted in discrimination or hate. Recent comments by Scott Adams regarding race and race relations do not align with our core values as a company.”

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dropping “Dilbert” from their comic strip sections kept rising on Saturday as The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times both announced that they will no longer print the strip following cartoonist Scott Adams’ racist rant in a YouTube live stream this past Wednesday. “The Comics pages should be a place where our readers can engage with societal issues, reflect on the human condition, and enjoy a few laughs.

More newspapers say they are dropping the “Dilbert” comic strip after creator Scott Adams this week advised white people to “get the f–k away” from Black people.The Cleveland Plain Dealer announced the paper is cutting ties with Adams for the “racist rant” on his online show “Real Coffee with Scott Adams.” The move comes five months after Lee Enterprises cut the cartoon from its newspapers as it scaled back its funny pages. “This is not a difficult decision,” Plain Dealer Editor Chris Quinn wrote Friday in his letter from the editor.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Scott Adams’ long-running “Dilbert” comic strip has been pulled by multiple newspapers after the cartoonist called Black Americans a “hate group” and urged white people to “get the fuck away” from Black people in a YouTube video. On Friday, in response to Adams’ comments, Cleveland’s The Plain Dealer announced that “Dilbert” will no longer be published in the newspaper because of Adams’ “racist rant.” In the letter, Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com VP of content Chris Quinn wrote that other papers in owned by parent company Advance Local, also independently made the same decision to stop running the strip. That includes Advance Local newspapers in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Alabama, Massachusetts and Oregon.

Newspapers across the country are pulling the “Dilbert” cartoon after a podcast racial rant from creator and author Scott Adams.

Rachel Brosnahan and Oscar Isaac are celebrating their new off-Broadway show!

Lise Pedersen The Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival, also known as CPH:DOX, has unveiled the full program of its 20th edition, which includes 200 new films, more than half of which are world premieres, sealing CPH:DOX’s reputation as one of the leading events of its kind in Europe. For the first time, all 13 films competing for the top Dox:Award are world premieres. These include “A Storm Foretold,” the long-awaited doc on Donald Trump’s former adviser Roger Stone by Danish political journalist Christopher Guldbrandsen; established filmmaker Margreth Olin’s highly anticipated epic film “Songs of the Earth”; “A Tiger in Paradise,” a surreal journey into Swedish singer José González’ inner world by Ruben Östlund’s regular creative partners Mikel Cee Karlsson and Erik Hemmendorff; and “Total Trust” by Jialing Zhang (“One Child Nation”), described as “the first major film about the Chinese surveillance state (…) – a disturbing tale of technology, (self-) censorship and abuse of power in the 21st century.”

Sharon Stone has paid an emotional tribute to her brother Patrick Joseph Stone after confirming his tragic death. The Basic Instinct actress, 64, announced the sad news on her social media account, revealing that that the 57 year old died following a heart attack on Sunday, 12 February. A rep for the coroner's office said his death is being ruled as sudden cardiac death due to heart disease, TMZ reports.

Sharon Stone tearfully addressed the death of her younger brother Patrick Joseph Stone in an emotional video on Monday. Patrick's wife Tasha confirmed to TMZ on Monday that he died suddenly on Sunday morning after suffering a heart attack. He was 57.

Sharon Stone confirmed the death of her 57-year-old brother Patrick Stone on social media. "Yes, we did lose my brother, Patrick Joseph Stone, to a heart attack yesterday," she told fans in a video shared to Instagram. "Yes, he is the man who was the father to River, who we lost last year, at 11 months old," Sharon clarified.

Sharon Stone has paid an emotional tribute to her brother Patrick Joseph Stone after confirming his tragic death.The Basic Instinct actress, 64, announced the sad news on her social media account, revealing that that the 57 year old died following a heart attack on Sunday, 12 February. A rep for the coroner's office said his death is being ruled as sudden cardiac death due to heart disease, TMZ reports. In a tearful video shared on her Instagram, Sharon said: "Hello everybody, this message is to confirm that, yes, we did lose my brother, Patrick Joseph Stone, to a heart attack yesterday.

Sharon Stone is mourning the loss of her brother Patrick who sadly passed away on Sunday morning following a battle with heart disease.TMZ reports that his passing is being ruled by the coroner's office as "sudden cardiac death".WATCH: Stars gone too soonTaking to Instagram on Tuesday, Sharon, 64, shared a tearful video of herself confirming her brother's death.Fighting back tears, the celeb said: "This is to confirm that yes we did lose my brother, Patrick Joseph Stone, to a heart attack yesterday. Yes, he is the man who was the father to River who we lost last year at 11-months-old."She continued: "He is survived by his wife Tasha and his son Hunter and his daughter Kaylee.

Sharon Stone's younger brother Patrick Stone has died. On Monday, editors at TMZ reported that the Hollywood actress's sibling passed away "suddenly" on Sunday morning. A representative for the coroner's office told the outlet that Patrick's death is being treated as "sudden cardiac death due to heart disease".

This must have been such a difficult video to film. We have no idea how Sharon Stone did it.

Sharon Stone is mourning the loss of her brother, Patrick Joseph Stone, and sharing her appreciation for those sending their love and support amid her time of loss.Stone took to Instagram on Monday to confirm the news reports about her brother's death, posting a pair of snapshots of Patrick as a sweet tribute.«RIP my brother Patrick Joseph Stone,» the Oscar-nominated actress captioned the post.A post shared by Sharon Stone (@sharonstone)Shortly after, she shared a tearful video message for her fans, explaining, «Yes, we did lose my brother, Patrick Joseph Stone, to a heart attack yesterday.»Sharon added, «Yes, he is the man who was the father to River, who we lost last year, at 11 months old.»Patrick and his wife, Tasha Stone, lost their infant son to total organ failure last August, in an emotional blow that devastated the family. Patrick and Tasha also share a son, Hunter, and daughter Kaylee.«Like any family, we thank you for your love and support in this time of immeasurable grief, and we appreciate all of your condolences,» Sharon continued, through tears. «We've had a tremendous amount of loss in these last couple of years, as so many of you also have... I thank you very much for the love and support your showing us.»A post shared by Sharon Stone (@sharonstone)A rep for the coroner's office in Pennsylvania told  that Patrick died from sudden cardiac death due to heart disease. Tasha shared the tragic news in a lengthy Facebook post Sunday. «My heart feels like it's been ripped out of my chest.

Sharon Stone is mourning a major loss. The 64-year-old actress' younger brother, Patrick Stone, died Sunday morning, his wife, Tasha Stone, revealed on Facebook. He was 57.A rep for the coroner's office in Pennsylvania told  that Patrick died from sudden cardiac death due to heart disease. ET has reached out to Sharon's rep for comment.Tasha shared the tragic news in a lengthy Facebook post Sunday.«My heart feels like it's been ripped out of my chest.

Sharon Stone's younger brother Patrick has reportedly passed away at the age of 57  - two years after the death of his son, River.The Hollywood star's sibling died on Sunday morning following a battle with heart disease. TMZ reports that his passing is being ruled by the coroner's office as "sudden cardiac death".WATCH: Stars gone too soon According to the outlet, Patrick's wife Tasha shared a statement announcing the devastating news. "My heart feels like it’s been ripped out of my chest.