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		<title>Jaafar Jackson on Playing His Uncle in ‘Michael,’ Losing the Original Third Act and the Upcoming Sequel: ‘My Job Is to Come Prepared’</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two years before a frame of “Michael” was shot, Jaafar Jackson wrote down a list of goals. One was to beat “Bohemian Rhapsody” and cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. He did both. Antoine Fuqua’s film, which opened April 24, became the first biopic in history to surpass $1 billion worldwide and Lionsgate’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Elizabeth Holmes Exposé Book &#8216;Bad Blood&#8217; Returns to Bestseller Lists Following Nathan Fielder Doc</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eight years after its publication, John Carreyrou&#x2019;s &#x201C;Bad Blood&#x201D; is getting another moment in the spotlight &#x2014; this time courtesy of Nathan Fielder. The Wall Street Journal reporter&#x2019;s bestselling expos&#xE9; of Elizabeth Holmes and her fraudulent blood-testing startup Theranos has climbed back up Amazon&#x2019;s book charts following the release of &#x201C;You Can See Everything,&#x201D; Fielder [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fox Corp. Top Lawyer Adam Ciongoli Is Exiting, Nick Trutanich to Take Over as General Counsel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Spangler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fox Corp. said Adam Ciongoli, chief legal and policy officer, will not renew his contract &#8212; and that he will step down from the role effective Dec. 1. Ciongoli will serve as a special adviser to Fox through June 2028. Nicholas Trutanich, currently Fox Corp.&#8217;s executive vice president, principal deputy general counsel, will become general [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kris Bowers Set to Compose Original Score For Disney’s Animated Feature &#8216;Hexed&#8217; (EXCLUSIVE)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Academy Award winning composer Kris Bowers is set to score the music for the upcoming Disney animated feature “Hexed.” The film stars Hailee Steinfeld, Rashida Jones, Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins in a magical coming-of-age saga. “Hexed” follows an unconventional teenage girl who discovers secret magical abilities which, once unleashed, hurtle her into a spectacle-filled [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hunter Schafer Reveals She Had Gender-Affirming Bottom Surgery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hunter Schafer has undergone bottom surgery, the &#8220;Euphoria&#8221; star revealed. “I just had bottom surgery in December, which was amazing, and I love it so much,” Schafer told Elle magazine, referring to the gender-affirming operation that alters a person&#8217;s genitals to align with their gender identity. &#8220;For a long time I’ve embraced the gender-expansive part [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>‘Sense and Sensibility’ Screenwriter on Book-to-Screen Changes and Why Jane Austen Is So Adaptable: ‘She&#8217;s Almost Like Shakespeare’</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Diana Reid has more to say about &#8220;Sense and Sensibility.&#8221; The screenwriter for Georgia Oakley&#8217;s 2026 adaptation starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles grew up watching the 1995 version, from screenwriter and star Emma Thompson. When she was initially pitched the idea to create her own interpretation, she wasn&#8217;t sure it could be done because [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Richard Riehle, Character Actor in &#8216;Office Space,&#8217; &#8216;Star Trek,&#8217; &#8216;Bridesmaids&#8217; and More, Dies at 78</title>
		<link>https://variety.com/2026/film/news/richard-riehle-dead-office-space-star-trek-bridesmaids-actor-1236916721/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabelle Farina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Richard Riehle, known for playing Tom Smykowski in &#8220;Office Space&#8221; and many other character actor roles, died of natural causes Oct. 15 in Los Angeles, Variety has confirmed. He was 78. Riehle was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, on May 12, 1948. He attended the University of Notre Dame before receiving a masters from University [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gwyneth Paltrow Sets First Lead TV Role in A24 Drama &#8216;The Apology&#8217; at Netflix</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Shanfeld]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gwyneth Paltrow has taken her first-ever lead television role in an upcoming A24 drama series titled &#8220;The Apology,&#8221; which has landed a two-season order at Netflix. The Oscar winner will play Evelyn Amspoker, whose son was murdered 18 years ago in a cold case that gripped the nation. &#8220;When a stranger suddenly appears and confesses, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jon Stewart to Remain &#8216;Daily Show&#8217; Host Through 2028</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Shanfeld]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jon Stewart will continue to lead &#8220;The Daily Show&#8221; through 2028. The host has extended his contract with the Comedy Central series for another two years and will continue to man the desk through the next presidential election. Stewart&#8217;s contract was set to end at the end of 2026 after signing a one-year renewal in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Leap Year&#8217; Director Michael Rowe&#8217;s Cross Border Drama &#8216;Last Weekend&#8217; Boarded by Mexico’s Paloma Negra</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Paloma Negra, one of Mexico’s most prominent production companies, founded by producer Cristina Velasco and distinguished directors Rigoberto Perezcano (“Carmin Tropical”) and Jorge Hernandez Aldana (“The Night Buffalo”), has boarded Michael Rowe’s “Last Weekend,” a topical cross-border child custody battle drama shot in Southern California and Mexico. “Last Weekend” just wrapped filming on Oct. 15, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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