Variety’s Changemakers Summit Amplified Diverse Voices in the Biz

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Sheridan Smith has announced her split from her fiancé Jamie Horn after three years together.Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps actress Sheridan, 40, announced the news "with great sadness". Sheridan shares her son Billy, whom she welcomed in May last year with Jamie.The actress also admitted she would "love" to have more children.

If 20th Century Fox had it their way, “Independence Day” could have looked a lot different.

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Addie Morfoot ContributorIn May, Richard Ray “Rick” Perez became the first person of color to serve as executive director of the Intl. Documentary Assn., taking over for outgoing leader Simon Kilmurry following a six-year run.A documentary filmmaker turned exec, Perez most recently was the director of acquisitions and distribution strategies at GBH’s World Channel, in charge of curating and acquiring documentaries for the digital platform’s three original series.

Anna Marie de la Fuente After swatting back the COVID-19 scourge to some extent, Puerto Rico opened its ports in June 2020. With the year-long curfew lifted in May this year, it’s been business as usual on this Caribbean island of roughly 3,500 square miles.

Antonio Ferme editorPharrell Williams, H.E.R., Opal Lee and other individuals transforming the entertainment industry discussed the importance of diversity, inclusion and elevating underrepresented voices in Variety’s Changemakers Summit, which ran virtually from June 17-18.The summit kicked off with a keynote conversation featuring H.E.R., whose song “Fight for You” from Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah” won best original song at this year’s Academy Awards.

EXCLUSIVE: Almost a year after inking a development deal with UCP, Tanya Saracho is turning up the volume for Latinx voices in Hollywood, as promised.

Will Smith celebrated Father's Day with his children Jaden, Willow and Trey Smith in a special outing and dropped a picture and video from the celebrations on his Instagram. The actor is known for his hilarious antics and he made sure to give his fans a peek at just that in his recent post.

Haley Bosselman editorWhen Chaz Ebert decided to have Black Writers Week on RogerEbert.com, she chose mid-June dates to coincide with the same week as Juneteenth. Upon this decision, she had no idea Juneteenth was to become a federally recognized holiday.“I’m really filled with emotion today because of it being the first federally-recognized Juneteenth Independence Day.

Hiroyuki Sanada will star in an undisclosed role in Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4 opposite Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Rina Sawayama, and Shamier Anderson. Cameras roll this summer shooting on location in France, Germany and Japan.

Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps might be making a welcome return to TV as Sheridan Smith has said she "definitely wouldn't rule out" a reunion.The comedy series was a huge hit for the BBC when the initial nine series ran from 2001 to 2011, and now that the sitcom is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary, a new episode could be heading our way if the cast's diaries allow for it.