Tchaikovsky’s Wife filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov , a Russian dissident, was grilled, by the global press at Cannes over the pic being bankrolled by oligarch financing in particular Roman Abramovich , as well as the notion of the world’s boycott against all things Russia. Abramovich recently said he was donating monies from the sale of England’s Chelsea FC to a foundation that would benefit the war victims of Ukraine. Did the financier have similar plans to donate any future monies earned from Tchaikovsky’s Wife ? Serebrennikov fielded the question by saying Abramovich is one of the good guys. “He helps modern art, and he has for a long time now. He’s a real patron of Russia and that’s been deeply appreciated. Thanks to him, we have arthouse cinema,” said the filmmaker. The oligarch’s Kinoprime foundation is all for the greater glory of art per Serebrennikov: “These aren’t propaganda films, rather the contrary. You must realize he does a lot of good.” … [Read more...] about ‘Tchaikovsky’s Wife’ Director Defends Pic’s Oligarch Financier Roman Abramovich: “We Need To Lift The Sanctions” – Cannes
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Tyson Fury: I’ll ‘Rape’ Deontay Wilder … ‘Gonna Be My Bitch’
** WARNING -- VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC LANGUAGE ** More verbal diarrhea from boxing champ Tyson Fury ... this time he's threatening to sexually assault heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder if the two ever step in the ring. The homophobic, sexist, anti-semite was talking with iFLTV about possible fights with WBC heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder and IBF heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua when things got vulgar. (starts around 3:40) "I don't want their belts, but I'll let 'em fight me," Fury said ... "I'll bend 'em over and BOOM -- split them down the middle with this long d***." He then specifically went after Wilder ... saying, "Wilder's my man, 'til I get hold of him. Then he's gonna be my bitch." #StayClassy … [Read more...] about Tyson Fury: I’ll ‘Rape’ Deontay Wilder … ‘Gonna Be My Bitch’
A $600 Million Fortune Lost and a Career Implosion: Witnesses Describe Johnny Depp’s Decline in Hollywood
Amber Heard ’s lawyers depicted actor Johnny Depp on Thursday as a fallen idol undone by his substance abuse, profligate spending, and unchecked anger — and not by the 2018 op-ed his ex-wife wrote about being a victim of domestic violence. Witnesses called by Heard, the defendant in Depp’s $50 million defamation case, said the Pirates of the Caribbean star went from the top of Hollywood’s A-list to someone struggling to find work and pay his bills despite having earned more than $600 million. “He was the biggest star in the world,” Tracey Jacobs, Depp’s former talent agent, said in a pre-recorded, videotaped deposition. He wasn’t any longer by the time Depp fired Jacobs in October of 2016 “because his star had dimmed,” she said, a downfall she attributed to steadily worsening behavior on movie sets. “Initially, crews loved him because he was always so great with the crews,” Jacobs said in video played back to spectators, including Depp and Heard, in the … [Read more...] about A $600 Million Fortune Lost and a Career Implosion: Witnesses Describe Johnny Depp’s Decline in Hollywood
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Catches COVID After Miami NYE
TMZ.com Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably regrets heading down to Florida last week -- because she just caught a case of coronavirus a full 7 days later ... and is apparently hurting. The New York congresswoman announced Sunday that she'd come down with 'rona, saying she's received a positive test result -- but not really saying when exactly. She says she IS experiencing symptoms ... and is now recovering at home. No Masks, Kisses, AOC Party at Drag Queen Bar in Miami, Florida. pic.twitter.com/uCb1o6xDCZ — Nguyen Ken (@NguyenK37230640) January 4, 2022 @NguyenK37230640 Her office's statement notes AOC is double vaccinated, and that she received her booster shot in the fall. And for good measure, she encourages everyone to get vaccinated and to follow all CDC guidelines. That last part is catching a little bit of backlash at the moment ... seeing how the Representative was just down in the Sunshine State for New Year's with her boyfriend, … [Read more...] about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Catches COVID After Miami NYE