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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe French trial for Vivendi’s shareholder securities fraud lawsuit is expected to kick off early next year. The commercial court of Paris had initially set a Dec.

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Naman Ramachandran Matthew Vaughn’s Marv Films, producer of the “Kingsman” franchise, is making its first foray into TV with soccer-centric series “Day 1’s” from writers/creators and showrunners Doug Ellin (“Entourage”) and Chris Case (“Mad About You”).Set in the world of British soccer, the 10-episode series revolves around a young player Dezmond King and his crew as they navigate his growing stature and struggles.Marv is working closely with French soccer legend Thierry Henry and his

Matthew Vaughn’s UK production company Marv is set to make its first TV series with Day 1’s, a ten-episode series set in the world of soccer.

Dawn French will be back for a Vicar of Dibley special, so wanted to take a look back at one of the happiest days of her life!MORE: The Vicar of Dibley fans are all saying the same thing about the show's returnThe comedienne tied the knot with Mark Bignell after a year of dating, and the pair have been happily married ever since.

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Barbarians is a hot new series on Netflix and it was just renewed for a second season following the success of the six-episode first season!

Kelsey Stratford has shared a sweet update on her little sister Kennedy, who is in intensive care battling coronavirus. On receiving a cute message from eight-year-old Kennedy on her family group chat, the TOWIE star updated her 123,000 friends and followers on Instagram.The 20-year-old shared a sweet picture that had been taken of Kennedy's newly French plaited hair that had been done by a nurse, the little girl told her family, "nurse done my hair".

Taylor Swift updated fans on her ongoing battle with Big Machine Records and Scooter Braun after Variety reported on Monday, November 16, that he sold her music masters for over $300 million.“I wanted to check in and update you guys.

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Taylor Swift is speaking out following Scooter Braun‘s sale of her master recordings. It was reported on Monday (November 16) that Scooter sold the masters for Taylor‘s first six albums to Shamrock Capital Content Fund and the deal was worth more than USD 300 million.

Taylor Swift has said that for the second time in two years, Scooter Braun, the influential music manager, had been involved in taking the master rights to her first six albums without her knowledge or consent, this time selling them to a private equity firm for hundreds of millions of dollars.She’s been trying to buy the rights for herself since 2019, after Braun’s holding company purchased her former home record label.Been getting a lot of questions about the recent sale of my old masters.

dumped the master recordings of her first six albums in what could be a $300 million-plus deal.Braun’s Ithaca Holdings LLC sold the master rights to the albums, Variety reported Monday, to an investment fund just 17 months after scooping up the Nashville-based Big Machine Label Group (BMLG), a move that included Swift’s early catalog masters.The “Shake It Off” singer posted a message on Twitter that she hopes “clears things up” regarding the ongoing saga involving ownership of her early

Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun's feud is heating up again.The 30-year-old pop star and the 39-year-old music executive have been sparring over the rights to Swift's music for over a year now and everybody from Justin Bieber to Selena Gomez has had something to say about it. Keep reading for a complete timeline of the entire spat.Last June, Braun — through his holding company, Ithaca Holdings — purchased Big Machine Label Group for a reported $300 million.

Taylor Swift had some big news for fans on Nov. 16, in that she has confirmed she’s begun re-recording the songs off of her first six albums, of which the masters were sold to nemesis Scooter Braun without her knowledge in June 2019.

Taylor Swift is telling her side of the story when it comes to Scooter Braun selling her masters for more than $300 million.On Monday, reported that Braun had sold the rights to the singer's first six albums to an investment fund.

Scooter Braun recently had a big pay day after selling Taylor Swift's masters, reportedly selling the rights to the singer's first six albums to an investment fund for over $300 million.According to a report on Monday, Braun's Ithaca Holdings LLC closed the deal in the last two weeks and is receiving over $300 million for Swift’s first six albums, spanning from 2006's through 2016's.