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Harvey Weinstein New York Retrial For Sex Crimes To Begin

The voiding of the jury's verdict against Harvey Weinstein by the New York Court of Appeals was a setback to the movement against sexual violence
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein faces a retrial starting Tuesday, on rape and sex assault charges for which a previous verdict was overturned, forcing survivors who helped fire up the "MeToo" movement to testify against him once again.
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The show's creator Stephen Graham came up with the idea for the story after hearing on the news about two teenage girls who were murdered by young men within a few weeks

Netflix Hit 'Adolescence' Stokes UK Parents' Anxiety

"Adolescence", the Netflix hit series about a British 13-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of a horrifying crime, has intensified the anxiety of parents worried about toxic and misogynistic influences young people are exposed to online.
Cate Blanchett, whose new film "Black Bag" came out this month, is among Hollywood stars who have signed a letter to the White House demanding AI protections for the creative industries

Hollywood Urges Trump To Protect Film, TV From AI

Hundreds of Hollywood stars including Ben Stiller, Cate Blanchett and Cynthia Erivo have urged Donald Trump's White House to protect film, TV and music copyrights against big tech and artificial intelligence.
It's been decades since Japanese superhero series 'Choudenshi Bioman' was last on TV, but it still resonates for South Korean millennials

South Korean Fans Soak Up Nostalgia With Vintage Japanese Superheroes

Die-hard South Korean fans cheer and clap as their favourite superheroes strike poses in brightly coloured uniforms to the sounds of a soulful Japanese ballad, a nostalgic throwback to the days of VHS. It has been decades since Japanese superhero series "Choudenshi Bioman" was last on TV, but its epic stories of good versus evil still resonate deeply for these South Korean millennials.
Amazon's gaining of control over the James Bond franchise is sure to leave the film industry shaken and stirred

Bond Franchise Shake-up Moves Spy Into Amazon Stable

In a move that looks set to shake -- and maybe even stir -- one of Hollywood's most bankable franchises, Amazon MGM Studio is to take creative control of James Bond, as the fictional British spy's long-time producers step back.

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