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A lawyer for President Joe Biden said that additional documents with classified markings were found at his Wilmington home, after previously saying that a single page was found in that room. Richard Sauber, a White House lawyer, said in a statement on Saturday that because he has a security clearance, he went to the Wilmington home on Thursday evening to secure a single document that was found a day earlier. “While I was transferring it to the DOJ official who accompanied me, five additional pages with classification markings were discovered among the material with it, for a total of six pages. The DOJ officials with me immediately took possession of them.” Biden’s team had previously acknowledged the discovery of documents with classified markings in the garage of the residence. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Robert Hur as special counsel on Thursday to investigate the handling of the documents and whether any laws were broken. The initial batch of … [Read more...] about White House Says More Documents Marked As Classified Were Found At Joe Biden’s Home

Joe Letteri , who has won four Visual Effects Oscars for two The Lord Of The Ring s movies, King Kong and Avatar , will be given the Visual Effects Society ’s VES Georges Méliès Award, bestowed for “pioneering significant and lasting contributions to the art and science of the visual effects industry by way of artistry, invention and groundbreaking work.” The annual award will be handed out February 13 at the 16th annual VES Awards at the Beverly Hilton. Leterri, currently director at Weta Digital, has 10 Oscar noms overall. He also has received a Sci-Tech Technical Achievement Award from the movie academy for co-developing the subsurface scattering technique that brought LOTR ‘s Gollum to life; his specialty is realistic creatures, from the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park to King Kong and Avatar ‘s Na’vi, and most recently Caesar in the Planet of the Apes movies and Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets . He also has won four BAFTA … [Read more...] about Four-Time Oscar Winner Joe Letteri To Receive VES’ George Méliès Award

A Justice Department search of President Joe Biden ’s Wilmington home resulted in the seizure of six items with classified markings, some of which were from his time in the Senate and some of which were from his tenure as vice president. In a statement, Biden’s personal attorney Bob Bauer said that the DOJ took possession of handwritten notes by Biden “for further review.” Bauer said that the Justice Department conducted the search on Friday from 9:45 AM to 10:30 PM and it “covered all working, living and storage spaces” in the home. By agreement with the DOJ, representatives from Biden’s personal legal team and the White House counsel’s office were present. CBS News broke the story that classified documents were discovered last November at the Penn Biden Center, which served as Biden’s personal office after he left the vice presidency. Then, Biden’s representatives revealed that they had turned up additional documents with classified markings in the garage at … [Read more...] about Justice Department Seizes Additional Documents In Search Of Joe Biden’s Wilmington Home

The UK’s Magravine is branching out into the U.S. The play comes as the management agency undergoes a major rebrand. Going forwards, the company co-founded by IMG and YouTube stars Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee will be known as MVE . A new company logo has also been created. The American arm will be called MVE US, and running it will be former Insanity Group execs Dean Ondrus Coulsom and Claudia Parrinello, who have been hired as Senior Vice Presidents. In the UK, Olivia Russo has been upped to General Manager. The MVE US roster will include fashion influencer Delaney Childs, Are You the One star Uche Nwosu and Clinton Moxam in LA and Canadian LGBTQ+ content creator Myles Sexton. The unit will focus on finding new talent to guide in the digital space. Coulson, who has worked in talent management for 13 years and overseen the likes of British group N-Dubz, was most recently part of Insanity Group’s Los Angeles officer. He specializes in social media management and has … [Read more...] about Joe Sugg, Caspar Lee And IMG’s Margravine Launches U.S. Base And Rebrands As MVE

Joe Cornish ’s teen ghosthunter drama Lockwood and Co. launches on Netflix globally today. The show, the streamer’s latest young-adult scripted series from the UK, stars Ruby Stokes ( Bridgerton ) and newcomers Cameron Chapman and Ali Hadji-Heshmati as a teen trio who run an independent ghost fighting agency in London while competing with adult-run corporate rivals. The eight-part series, from Cornish’s Complete Fiction banner, is based on Jonathan Stroud’s books about an alternate modern world in which murderous ghosts have been attacking people since the 1960s, and only teenagers have the ability to see and repeal them. Netflix ordered it as one of seven British originals announced in December 2020. Several of these have been canned but anticipation around Lockwood has grown and reviews this week have been sparkling. “We have these brilliant books to draw on,” said Cornish in an interview with Deadline this week. “The challenge is to get it on screen with the … [Read more...] about Joe Cornish Talks Netflix Ghost Hunter Series ‘Lockwood & Co’ & Updates On ‘Attack The Block 2’

President Joe Biden informed Congress today that he would be ending the dual states of emergency that were declared to help address the Covid pandemic, according to multiple sources . There are currently a public health emergency and a national emergency related to the virus, both of which were extended recently. The declarations will be lifted on May 11, reported the Washington Post, and reclassify Covid as an endemic threat. A senior administration official told the Post that the intervening period will allow government agencies and others to “begin the process of a smooth operational wind-down of the flexibilities enabled by the COVID-19 emergency declarations.” Former President Donald Trump initially declared the pandemic a national emergency in March 2020. The dual emergencies have been repeatedly extended since then. The idea of winding down the emergencies was floated weeks ago when they were last updated . … [Read more...] about Joe Biden Announces He Will End Covid State Of Emergency Declarations

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and NBA star Stephen Curry were the latest entertainment and sports celebrities to make an appearance at the White House daily briefing, this time to give brief remarks on gun violence prevention and the recent release of Brittney Griner. The team was visiting the White House on Tuesday for a celebration of their 2022 NBA championship. Kerr said that he also took part in a roundtable on gun violence and gun safety with senior White House staffers and Klay Thompson and Moses Moody. “We learned a lot about what this administration is doing to help create a safer environment in our country. That is something that is very close to my heart,” Kerr said. Curry also thanked Biden and his staff for helping to secure the release of Griner last month as part of a prisoner swap with the Russian government. “That means a lot to know she’s here and home safe with the family, and all the work that went on behind the scenes to make … [Read more...] about Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry And Head Coach Steve Kerr Speak At White House Briefing, Meet President Joe Biden

Lauren Interviews/Spotify Joe Exotic is now speaking out about his savage 2020 beatdown at the hands of 8 correction officers in an Oklahoma jail. The "Tiger King" star released a new audio clip on Twitter, explaining what allegedly happened to him in grisly detail during an apparent phone convo from behind bars. The clip is from the "Lauren Interviews" podcast. Waiting for your permission to load Spotify episode. Joe angrily says, "They beat the f*** out of me, 8 guards, tied me to a chair butt naked, put me in a shower so long that I blacked out and I woke up with skin off my arms from the straps." gclec.com As we reported, Joe claimed in court docs that he was sexually assaulted while tied to a chair and beaten by jail guards with his arm flesh removed. Joe was petitioning-then President Donald Trump to pardon him in 2020 after he was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison. Gallery Launch Gallery … [Read more...] about Joe Exotic Claims He Was Savagely Beaten By Prison Guards

Aubrey Plaza took over Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Center as the host of Saturday Night Live and relived her past as an NBC Studios page and ran into some familiar faces. During her monologue, Plaza told the audience she was from Deleware and “was actually voted the most famous person” from that state edging out president Joe Biden. “That’s a fact and he was pissed, he was livid,” she said. Plaza said Biden sent her a video in which he says, “Aubrey, you’re the most famous person out of Deleware and there’s no question about that. We’re just grateful you made it out of White Lotus alive.” The actor then recalled being a page at 30 Rock during her college years saying, “I worked with the set design team here at SNL – the guys who make all these amazing sets for the show – and I’ve got to tell you, they win Emmys, they win Tonys, they’re some of the sickest perverts I’ve ever met, and I’m a freak.” Plaza remembered that as a page she would also give tours … [Read more...] about Aubrey Plaza Recalls NBC Page Roots In ‘SNL’ Monologue With Surprises From Joe Biden & Amy Poehler

Gallery Launch Gallery Getty President Biden 's hand-signed memoir -- gifted to the nurse who took care of his son before he died of cancer -- is up for grabs, giving buyers a chance to own the exclusive note from the Prez. The signed copy of Biden's book, "Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose" is currently listed on the Moments In Time auction site. The site acquired it from a collector, who bought it directly from Beau Biden 's nurse, Roz , and, it comes with a $28K price tag. We're told the then-former VP personally wrote a message to Roz, in 2017, for taking care of Beau while he was battling cancer. The note also mentions Howard , another nurse who assisted Beau. Joe wrote, "I know what you did for my son. I learned after the fact. You are both the definition of generosity. Roz- if they have angels in Heaven they are all nurses. Thank you both and keep the faith." It's dated December 19, 2017. Gallery … [Read more...] about Joe Biden-Signed Book for Late Son’s Nurse Up for Sale with $28K Price Tag