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Lucas Bravo is questioning how much freedom he has on “Emily in Paris” – and whether or not he wants to return to the hit Netflix series for its fifth season.

Bravo told IndieWire while promoting Mélanie Laurent’s true crime film “Freedom” that while he is indebted to “Emily in Paris” for marking his breakout role as chef Gabriel, he thinks his character has been “slowly turned into guacamole.”

And the food parallels don’t stop there: According to Bravo, the Lily Collins-led show has become rife with narrative “souffles,” or a “lack of risk” with the character arcs. In turn, Bravo doesn’t recognize both the show and the character he first signed up to play.

“The ‘sexy chef’ was very much part of me in Season 1 and we grew apart season after season because of the choices he makes and because of the direction they make him take.

Just hours ahead of his long-anticipated trial for sexual assault charges on Monday (October 28), Gerard Depardieu’s lawyer said the French actor would not attend due to health concerns and requested a delay in the proceedings.

The 75-year-old star of Cyrano De Bergerac and Green Card was expected at a Paris courthouse after being accused of sexual assault by two women during the 2021 film shoot for Jean Becker’s The Green Shutters (Les Volets Verts), one a set designer and the other an assistant director.

The trial was meant to begin at 1:30 Pm local time. Despite announcing on Friday...

In 1892, French soldiers looted a number of totems and treasures from the West African kingdom of Dahomey, considering these items the spoils of victory after winning the Second Franco-Dahomean War. For over a century, the items sat in French museums, watched over by French security guards and viewed primarily by French citizens. In November of 2021, President Emmanuel Macron okayed the return of 26 artifacts to the nation, now known as Benin. The country was “generously” given back a small part of their stolen history. It was viewed as a victory for the former colony,...

The BBC has axed investigative journalism show HARDtalk after nearly 30 years as part of a 130-person layoff program in its news division.

The news has emerged as part of the wider 500-person-layoff program that was announced earlier this year by Director General Tim Davie, as the corporation grapples with a deficit of £500M ($654M) amid tricky economic headwinds. Davie delivered a speech yesterday in which he urged more government funding for global news, as he warned that Russia and China are filling gaps vacated by the World Service with “unchallenged propaganda.”

The closure of HARDtalk, which will happen in five months, is part of the latest round of cuts to the hard-hit BBC News teams, which news boss Deborah Turness said today will “help meet the BBC’s savings and reinvestment challenge” in an internal email sent out in the past hour. An all-staff meeting led by Turness is currently taking place.

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would fight to make sure Netflix’s hit series Emily in Paris returns to France after the season ended with Emily in Rome.

“We will fight hard. And we will ask them to remain in Paris! Emily in Paris in Rome doesn’t make sense,” Macron said in an interview published on Wednesday.

In the fourth season of the series, Emily, played by actress Lily Collins, left behind the City of Lights for the Eternal City.

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The show, one of Netflix’s biggest hits, has been renewed for a fifth season, although some Paris natives have criticized the series for its stereotypical depiction of Parisians.

Macron, on the other hand, would beg to differ.

“I think it’s good for the image of France. Emily in Paris...

Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker Jodie Foster is set to star in a French movie, “Vie Privée,” the next directorial effort of Rebecca Zlotowski.

Currently filming in France, “Vie Privée” will mark Zlotowski’s follow up to “Other People’s Children,” which competed at the Venice Film Festival in 2022.

The movie is penned by Zlotowski, Anne Berest, a well-known French novelist (“The Postcard”) and screenwriter (“Happening”), alongside Gaëlle Macé. Zlotowski and Macé previously collaborated on the script of “Grand Central.” Zlotowski’s regular producer, Frederic Jouve at Paris-based Velvet Films is producing.

Foster, who was last seen in “True Detective: Night Country,” picks her roles very selectively. Her pairing with Zlotowski seems like an ideal match as they share a similar sensibility and are both interested in dramas portraying multi-faceted characters, many of which are female protagonists.

Besides “Other People’s Children,” Zlotowski is best known for directing “Une fille facile,” “Grand Central” with Lea Seydoux,...

Jodie Foster is going from Night Country to wine country. According to Variety, the Academy Award-winning actress has set her first project since starring in True Detective's fourth season earlier this year. She'll lead the film Vie Privée, an upcoming French language project from director Rebecca Zlotowski. Zlotowski also wrote the film,...

Donald Trump is a man of many talents but not the best sport when it comes to taking criticism. The most famous of which would surely be his public disdain for pop icon Taylor Swift. When she publicly tried to endorse Kamala Harris in the ongoing presidential elections. This was something that didn’t sit well with Trump, and in his usual unapologetic demeanor, he tweeted some serious words against the artist.

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While Trump might have criticized Swift for her opinions, French President Emmanuel Macron had nothing but kind words for the artist. And that she has played a huge role in lifting several economies.

Emmanuel Macron Praises Taylor Swift After Donald Trump’s “Hate” Comment

Donald Trump knows how to keep the headlines buzzing. So much so that even in the midst of elections he found the time to publicly disdain Taylor Swift.

The French film sector will be spared from an incoming round of public cuts, with the country’s National Film Board (Cnc) and its tax rebate kept in place at current levels of funding.

Under the new budget submitted by Prime Minister Michel Barnier, the film board will continue to draw from diverse revenue streams lifted from taxes on theatrical admissions alongside linear broadcasters, streaming services and telecom providers, all of which are re-injected into the film sector. Under the Barnier plan, the Cnc will instead pay a one-time levy of €450 million, taken from Cnc savings and thus unlikely to affect ongoing operations.

The levy arrives as part of the incoming prime minister’s wider, austerity budget designed to slash €60 billion ($65.5 billion) in annual expenditures. Now submitted, the overall budget is likely to evolve once put before France’s National Assembly and Senate, ahead of a final promulgation in December.

After back-to-back seasons of love triangles, miscommunications, and outright deception, Emily in Paris finally has a promising plot to move forward with. Emily (Lily Collins) is trading in her tireless on-again, off-again relationship with Chef Gabriel for a whirlwind romance with Marcello, the rich Italian beau who whisked her off to Rome. She’s also taking on more responsibility at work as she prepares to open the Rome office for Agence Grateau — and she’s even bringing her best friend with her. It’s a win for everyone except for Gabriel and,...

It turns out that Lily Collins’ title character in “Emily in Paris” may have just caused an international incident.

The Mayor of Rome has weighed in on the location switch for Season 5 of the hit Netflix series. The Season 4 finale saw Emily (Lily Collins) relocating to Rome; French President Emmanuel Macron later issued a statement vowing to bring the production back to France for its sixth season.

“Doesn’t President Macron have more pressing matters to worry about?” Roman Mayor Roberto Gualtieri told The Hollywood Reporter Roma. “I would like to believe, at least I would like to hope, that Macron was joking, because he ought to know that a production company like Netflix does not take orders from heads of state or make decisions based on political pressure.”

Gualtieri added, “You really cannot intimidate or interfere with Netflix production plans for the next season of ‘Emily in Paris.’ It is just not done.

The Mayor of Rome has a message for President Emmanuel Macron of France: “You really cannot intimidate or interfere with Netflix production plans for the next season of Emily in Paris. It is just not done,” Roberto Gualtieri tells The Hollywood Reporter Roma.

Gualtieri, a man who says he loves Paris and is great friends with Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris, was more than a trifle miffed on Wednesday morning when President Macron announced to Variety that he planned to “fight hard” to keep the popular Emily from migrating permanently from the City of Lights to The Eternal City.

Netflix has already made clear that Emily will be enjoying a Roman holiday of sorts in the fifth season, but the Gallic pride of Macron appears to have been mortally wounded.

Macron said on Wednesday that he and his wife love the series. Brigitte Macron, the First Lady, even made...

Nearly 50 heads of governments from different continents, including Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Cambodia’s King Norodim Sihamoni and Georgia’s President Salomé Zourabichvili, joined France’s President Emmanuel Macron at the Francophonie Summit, a two-day event celebrating French-speaking cultures.

The event, which took place Oct. 4-5 at the Cité Internationale in the Villers-Cotterêts and at the Grand Palais in Paris, saw world leaders and heads of international organizations such as Unesco discuss the importance of having a unified voice when tackling issues revolving around cultural, diplomatic and tech challenges, including AI.

The summit was hosted by Macron, alongside by the head of the International Organization of Francophonie, Louise Mushikiwabo. French actor and filmmaker Guillaume Gallienne from the Comedie Francaise turned up in Villers-Cotterêts to read iconic French texts while Lebanese actor and singer Hiba Tawaji performed “Li Beyrouth,” accompanied by the Republican Guard, in a moving tribute to war-torn Lebanon.

French President Emmanuel Macron isn’t ready to bid au revoir to “Emily in Paris.”

While Emily (Lily Collins) has relocated to Rome in the Season 4 finale of the hit Netflix series, Macron is vowing to bring the production back to France.

“We will fight hard. And we will ask them to remain in Paris!” Macron told Variety. “‘Emily in Paris’ in Rome doesn‘t make sense.”

“Emily in Paris” is confirmed to be moving to Italy for its fifth season as Emily will lead the marketing campaign for new client-slash-suitor Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini). And while it’s still unclear where the series could go next both narratively and in terms of jet-setting, it seems that Macron may have an advantage to bringing Emily once more to Paris: Macron’s wife Brigitte Macron guest-starred on the show.

“I was super proud, and she was very happy to do it,” Macron said of the cameo.

Michel Blanc, a prominent French actor renowned for his versatility in both comedic and dramatic roles, died on October 4th from a heart attack following an allergic reaction. He was 72 years old. Blanc made his mark in the 1978 comedy “Les Bronzés” and its sequels, earning fame for his portrayal of an awkward bachelor. While comedy brought him widespread popularity, he worked hard to show his talents extended beyond it.

Blanc received critical acclaim for his dramatic turns, like winning Best Actor at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival for “Tenue de Soirée.” He also gained recognition for his skills as a writer, taking home a Best Screenplay award at Cannes in 1994 for his self-referential comedy “Grosse Fatigue.” Later in his career, he earned a César for Best Supporting Actor in the 2011 political drama “L’Exercice de l’État.”

Beyond acting, Blanc proved talented behind the scenes as well. He directed several successful films and wrote their scripts,...

Blanc, who also starred in 1978 comedy Les Bronzés, was the veteran ‘worried clown’ of French cinema

Michel Blanc, beloved by generations for bringing a comic quality to even his saddest characters including losers and hypochondriacs, died on Friday aged 72, his family told Afp.

President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute, saying: “He made us cry with laughter, and moved us to tears”, and calling him “a monument of French cinema”.

Michel Blanc, the legendary French actor best known for his roles in the Les Bronzés films and Monsieur Hire, has died. He was 72.

He died early Friday morning at a Parisian hospital after suffering a heart attack the previous night, according to Agence France-Presse (Afp).

France’s President Emmanuel Macron also paid tribute to Blanc on X (formerly Twitter), writing, “He made us cry with laughter and moved us to tears. A monument of French cinema, Michel Blanc has gone. Our thoughts go out to his loved ones and his acting accomplices.”

Born on April 16, 1952, in Courbevoie (Hauts-de-Seine), France, Blanc had a passion for classical music from a young age. But he later changed direction and co-founded the Le Splendid troupe, a café-théâtre company, in the 1970s with his friends, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Bruno Moynot and Claire Magnin.

As for his film projects,...

French actor Michel Blanc, best known for his roles in Le Splendid troupe comedy films like the 1978 cult classic Les Bronzés (French Fried Vacation) and its subsequent 1979 and 2006 sequels, died early Oct. 4 at 72 of a heart attack following anaphylactic shock, per the Agence France-Presse.

A fixture in French cinema, his death was mourned by president Emmanuel Macron, who wrote on X: “He made us cry with laughter and moved us to tears. A monument of French cinema, Michel Blanc is gone. Our thoughts go out to his loved ones and his acting accomplices.”

The French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, added in a statement: “This morning the sorrow is immense, as great as his talent. In front of the camera of Bertrand Blier, Robert Altman or Pierre Schoeller, Michel Blanc amazed us with the variety of his acting, but also with his talents as a director with films like “Marche à l’ombre...

Michel Blanc, the French actor best known for his role in “Les Bronzés” (“French Fried Vacation”), died Friday morning of a heart attack precipitated by anaphylactic shock. He was 72 years old.

Blanc’s death was shared by his family with Agence France-Presse. He was remembered online by French President Emmanuel Macron, who wrote on X, “He made us cry with laughter and moved us to tears. A monument of French cinema, Michel Blanc has gone. Our thoughts go out to his loved ones and his acting accomplices.”

Prime Minister Michel Barnier also shared a remembrance for Blanc. “We all have a little bit of Michel Blanc in us. From the offbeat confidence of Jean-Claude Dusse to the seriousness of Gilles in ‘L’Exercice de l’État’, he made us laugh and think. With his unforgettable role in ‘Je vous trouve très beau’ [‘You Are So Beautiful’], he knew how to move us. Today, like...

Michel Blanc, the French actor known for the “Les Bronzés” films and crime drama “Monsieur Hire,” has died. He was 72.

Blanc died early Friday morning after suffering a heart attack the previous night, according to Agence France-Presse (Afp).

Blanc was known for his role as the awkward bachelor Jean-Claude Dusse in the 1978 film “Les Bronzés” (“French Fried Vacation”), directed by Patrice Leconte. He starred in the 1979 and 2006 follow-up films to the cult French comedy.

Blanc was also revered for his dramatic performances in film, including in Leconte’s 1989 crime thriller “Monsieur Hire,” where he played the titular character. In 2012, Blanc received the César for best supporting actor for “L’Exercice de l’État” (“The Minister”), written and directed by Pierre Schoeller.

Blanc directed, co-wrote and starred in the 1984 film “Marche à l’ombre” and 2002’s “Summer Things.” Additional film credits include “Les Filles de Malemort” (1974), “Let Joy Reign Supreme” (1975), “The Best...

Eiichiro Oda’s magnum opus has become one of the greatest pieces of fiction that has taken the world by storm. Despite the show being about a young boy trying to achieve a pipe dream of becoming the King of the Pirates, it features a ton of similarities that resonate with real life.

Monkey D. Luffy. Credits: Toei Animation

As a result, the Shonen series has been a fan favorite work for 27 years and its popularity only keeps growing with each passing day. The series showcases the rise of the Great Pirate Age; the popularity transcends the manga and anime industry, with the show receiving a live-action series that was a massive hit from the get-go.

With overwhelmingly positive reactions from the fans, the show was renewed for a second season, but negativity followed Charithra Chandan’s Vivi casting as certain fans passed racist comments. However, they will be heartbroken...

European Commissioner Thierry Breton, who pursued Elon Musk over content regulation on social media site platform X, has resigned from his role, accusing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of acting against him.

Breton was the European commissioner for the internal market for five years from December 2019, in a role that gave him oversight of the smooth and fair running of the European single market, both physical and digital.

In the latter part of this term, he had been at the forefront of enacting Europe’s Digital Services Act (Dsa), which was introduced in 2022 with the aim of creating a level playing field in Europe’s digital market in the face of big tech giants, as well as to moderate illegal content and disinformation.

Von der Leyen is in the process of appointing a new European Commission, having been renewed in her role for a second term in July,...

Thierry Breton, the powerful European commissioner in charge of the EU’s internal market, has abruptly resigned.

Breton’s remit also included oversight of the Creative Europe Media programme, which supports the development and distribution of European films.

Breton announced his resignation in a letter published on social platform X on Monday (September 16).

He claimed that Commission president Ursula von der Leyen had pressured France, his home country, to replace him as its candidate “for personal reasons that in no instance you have discussed directly with me”.

It comes as von der Leyen finalises her list of commissioners following EU elections this summer.

France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron has been awarded $8,800 in damages after two French women made false claims that she was transgender.

In December 2021, Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey were featured in a four-hour YouTube video, during which they said Brigitte was born a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux, the name of her brother.

The transphobic claims against her were used to try and damage her husband French President Emmanuel Macron’s re-election campaign in 2022 by far-right French groups.

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On February 15, 2022, the First Lady filed a complaint against the women, declaring that the video was an invasion of privacy and image rights. She demanded that the video be taken down and that payment be made for the damages it caused.

The court soon voided the complaint on March 7, saying it should have been filed...

Pavel Durov, the CEO of the messaging service Telegram, was arrested at the Paris-Le Bourget Airport last week. Durov had just traveled from Baku, Azerbaijan and was arrested after landing in France for offenses related to his messaging app.

Investigators from the National Anti-Fraud Office, which is attached to the French customs department, told him he would be placed in police custody.

France’s Ofmin, an agency tasked with preventing violence against minors, issued an arrest warrant for Durov as the coordinating agency in a preliminary investigation into offenses including fraud, drug trafficking, cyberbullying, organized crime and promoting terrorism.

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Since his arrest, online trolls have noted Durov’s extreme makeover of his body – including a new full head of hair and ripped abs – and mocked his miraculous transformation and accused him of getting hair plugs and taking steroids.

Pavel Durov, the 39-year-old billionaire co-founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, appeared before an investigating judge in a Paris court Wednesday evening after being detained and questioned by French law enforcement since his arrest last weekend. That magistrate issued six preliminary criminal charges against Durov for allegedly allowing criminal activity on the app, and the tech executive — who posted bail of €5 million to avoid jail — is not permitted to leave France. He will also remain under judicial supervision and be required to check in with police twice weekly.

Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire tech entrepreneur who with his brother Nikolai Durov co-founded the encrypted messaging app Telegram and serves as its CEO, is in custody after being arrested at an airport outside of Paris, law enforcement officials in France confirmed on Monday. He could be detained through Wednesday in connection with a probe into illegal activity on Telegram. After that, he would have to be released or charged.

It’s not currently clear whether charges have been brought against Durov himself, as a press release from French prosecutors...

After a lengthy investigation, Paris prosecutors have requested that Gerard Depardieu stand trial over allegations of rape by digital penetration and sexual assault made by actor Charlotte Arnould.

In a statement sent to Variety today, the Paris Prosecutors’ Office said that it has “requested the referral of Gerard Depardieu to the departmental criminal court to be tried for rape by digital penetration and sexual assault on Aug. 7 and 13, 2018, to the detriment of Charlotte Arnould, born in November 1995.”

The Prosecutors’ Office added that “it is now up to the investigating judge to decide on the direction to be given to the procedure.”

Contacted by Variety, Depardieu’s attorney, Christian Saint-Palais, was unavailable to comment.

The case stems from a complaint filed in August 2018 by Arnould, an actor and dancer whose parents are old friends of Depardieu. It was initially dropped in 2019 following a lack of characterized evidence, but was reopened in...

The Paris Prosecutor’s Office has requested that actor Gérard Depardieu stand trial in a criminal court in relation to rape allegations by actress Charlotte Arnould, French media reported on Thursday.

The investigating judge must now make a decision on whether to endorse the request or not.

Arnould’s lawyer Carine Durrieu-Diebolt told French news network Bfmtv that the trial request marked a major breakthrough in the case for her client.

“For Charlotte Arnould, it’s an enormous step forward in the direction of a trial. She is now impatiently waiting for the end of the investigation,” she said.

Depardieu is already facing trial this October on separate charges of sexual assault against two women on the set of the film The Green Shutters in 2021.

The fresh trial request is related to allegations of two counts of rape lodged in a police complaint by Arnould in August 2018.

Related: French President...

Alain Delon, the striking French leading man known for his uncommonly beautiful, coldly calculating villains in Le Samouraï and Purple Noon, has died. As confirmed by his family to France’s Afp news agency, Delon died Sunday after years of health complications stemming from a 2019 stroke. He was 88.An icon of French cinema,...

Alain Delon, an iconic actor of 1960s and 1970s French cinema, has died at age 88. Delon’s children said he died early in the morning of Sunday, August 18, at his château in Loiret, France, surrounded by family and his Belgian Shepherd Loubo, according to Deadline. The actor was known for his roles in films like 1963’s The Leopard and 1967’s Le Samouraï, the former of which earned him attention stateside with his Golden Globes nomination in the Most Promising Newcomer – Male category. In an X post on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron said that Delon “played legendary roles and made the world dream” and that the “melancholic, popular, secretive” actor was not just a star but “a French monument.” After a stint fighting in the First Indochina War in the 1950s, Delon broke into show business through his relationships with the actors Brigitte Auber and Michèle Cordoue, who connected him...

Alain Delon, the influential French actor who starred in European cinematic classics like Le Samourai and The Leopard, has died at the age of 88.

The actor’s children confirmed his death Sunday in a statement to Afp (via BBC), “Alain Fabien, Anouchka, Anthony, as well as (his dog) Loubo, are deeply saddened to announce the passing of their father. He passed away peacefully in his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family.”

A box office star and heartthrob actor in his native France and across Europe throughout the Sixties and Seventies,...

Alain Delon, an icon of European cinema, has passed away.

The actor died peacefully at his home in Douchy, France, according to his children in a statement to Afp, via Business Insider.

“Alain Fabien, Anouchka, Anthony, as well as (his dog) Loubo, are deeply saddened to announce the passing of their father,” the statement said.

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“He passed away peacefully in his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family,” the statement continues.

Alain starred in major films of the ’60s and 70′s and beyond, including Le Samouraï, Rocco and His Brothers, and The Leopard. His biggest box office hit came when he played Julius Cesar in the 2008 comic book adaptation Asterix at the Olympic Games, which grossed more than $130 million worldwide.

French President Emmanuel Macron described the late star as a “French monument.”

“Alain Delon has played legendary roles and made the world dream,...

Alain Delon, the legendary actor and sex symbol who dominated French cinemas in the 1960s in films like “Le Samouraï” and “Purple Noon,” has died at the age of 88. The news was shared via a statement to Afp. Delon passed away in his longtime home in Douchy, France.

“He passed away peacefully in his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family,” the statement said. Per Deadline, French president Emmanuel Macron said in a translated statement, “Mr. Klein or Rocco, the Leopard or the Samurai, Alain Delon has played legendary roles and made the world dream. Lending his unforgettable face to shake up our lives. Melancholic, popular, secretive, he was more than a star: a French monument.”

Delon first rose to prominence in the 1959 comedy “Women Are Weak,” which was a major hit in France and frequently screened in America. But his status as a serious actor...

France’s president Emanuel Macron has led tributes to titan of French cinema Alain Delon following his death aged 88.

Macron posted on X:

Monsieur Klein ou Rocco, le Guépard ou le Samouraï, Alain Delon a incarné des rôles légendaires, et fait rêver le monde. Prêtant son visage inoubliable pour bouleverser nos vies.

Mélancolique, populaire, secret, il était plus qu’une star : un monument français. pic.twitter.com/1JTqPfVo5n

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) August 18, 2024

“Mr. Klein or Rocco, the Leopard or the Samurai, Alain Delon has played legendary roles and made the world dream. Lending his unforgettable face to shake up our lives.

Melancholic, popular, secretive, he was more than a star: a French monument.”

The country’s culture minister Rachida Dati wrote:

“We believe he was immortal … his talent, his charisma, his aura made him destined for a Hollywood career at a young age, but he chose France.”

Alain Delon n’est plus.

Alain Delon, the French actor who became a screen icon in Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samourai, has died aged 88.

Delon died “peacefully in his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family”, according to a statement released to the Afp news agency by his family.

As well as his famous role as professional hitman Jef Costello in Le Samourai, Delon collaborated with Melville in 1970 heist The Red Circle and 1975 crime thriller Flic Story.

Delon’s career began after he was spotted at Cannes Film Festival in 1957 by US talent agent Henry Willson, recruiting on behalf of David O. Selznick.

Mit 88 Jahren ist die französische Schauspiel-Legende Alain Delon gestorben. Er spielte in Klassikern wie „Der Leopard“, „Der eiskalte Engel“ oder „Vier im roten Kreis“ mit.

Archivbild von Alain Delon aus dem Jahr 2009 (Credit: Imago / IP3press)

Es gab eine Zeit, da galt die französische Schauspiel-Legende Alain Delon nicht nur als am besten aussehender Schauspieler der Welt und King of Cool, sondern war mit Rollen in Luchino Viscontis „Der Leopard“, als „Der eiskalte Engel“ oder dem anderen Jean-Pierre-Melville-Gangsterklassiker „Vier im roten Kreis“ zurecht als einer der besten Schauspieler der Welt bekannt.

Delon, der als Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon 1935 in Sceaux bei Paris geboren wurde, ist nun mit 88 Jahren verstorben. Das teilten seine drei Kinder gegenüber der Nachrichtenagentur Afp mit. Er sei friedlich in seinem Haus in Douchy, südlich von Paris, eingeschlafen. Delons Familie bittet „in diesem äußerst schmerzhaften Moment der Trauer“ um den nötigen Respekt für die Privatsphäre. Zuletzt erhielt...

Alain Delon, the French actor most famous for his roles in the films of New Wave director Jean-Pierre Melville, especially “Le Samourai,” has died. He was 88.

“He passed away peacefully in his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family,” according to a statement released to the Afp news agency by his family.

In addition to “Le Samourai,” Delon also appeared in Melville’s brilliant heist film “Le Cercle rouge” and “Un Flic.”

Some of his other significant films were Rene Clement’s “Purple Noon”; Visconti’s “Rocco and His Brothers” and “The Leopard”; Antonioni’s “L’Eclisse”; Jose Giovanni’s “Two Men in Town”; and Joseph Losey’s “Mr. Klein.”

Although he triggered some controversies during the later part of his life due to his public comments on adoption of children by same-sex parents and affinity with far-right politicians, many prominent figures in France and abroad paid...

French acting star Alain Delon, whose many iconic roles included Le Samouraï, Plein Soleil and The Leopard, has died in France at the age of 88.

The actor’s children said in a statement that their father had passed away in the early hours of Sunday, surrounded by his family and beloved Belgian Shepherd Loubo, in his long-time chateau home in the village of Douchy, in the Le Loiret region some 100 miles south of Paris.

Delon’s death marks the passing of one of the last surviving icons of the French cinema scene of the 1960s and 70s, when the country was on an economic roll as it reconstructed in the wake of World War II.

Related: French Pres. Emmanuel Macron Leads Tributes To Alain Delon: “More Than A Star, A Monument”

The star, who was at the peak of this career from the 1960s to the 1980s, fell into acting by chance.

What should have been a moment of triumph for the Curry family following Team USA’s Olympic basketball victory turned into a distressing ordeal outside the arena on Saturday.

Ayesha Curry, wife of basketball star Stephen Curry, found herself in a tense standoff with Paris police as she attempted to reach her vehicle with her young children. The incident occurred as authorities cleared the road for French President Emmanuel Macron’s motorcade following the men’s basketball final.

Eyewitness accounts and video footage revealed a visibly upset Ayesha Curry, carrying her four-month-old son and accompanied by her six-year-old child, unable to cross the street to their waiting car. The family’s pleas went unheeded for several minutes as officers maintained a strict security perimeter.

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After record-setting viewership streaming numbers, the 2024 Paris Olympics are coming to an end with the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 11. Tune in at 2 p.m. Et to catch the “Best of Paris” — an hour-long recap of the best moments from the Games. Then, watch live coverage of the Closing Ceremony from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Et, followed by an enhanced encore in prime time at 7 p.m. Et. Part of the ceremony will be dedicated to the handover from Paris to Los Angeles – host of the 2028 Summer Olympics – with rumors swirling that actor Tom Cruise has a stunt planned at the Stade de France for the handoff. Watch live on NBC with Hulu + Live TV or stream it on Peacock to find out!

How to Watch The 2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony When: Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024 at 3 p.m. Et TV: NBC Stream: Watch with a subscription to Peacock or a subscription to Hulu + Live TV.

There seems to be something for everyone at this summer’s Olympic Games — there’s Simone Biles and Snoop Dogg, a pommel horse king and a rugby queen. Even Olympic veterans are saying this year feels different.

“I’m so happy the fans are back,” Maddie Meyer, a Getty Images chief sports photographer in Paris for her fifth olympics, tells The Hollywood Reporter. Meyer was at the Tokyo games, where fans and families stayed home amid pandemic restrictions. This summer is a whole world removed from those memories. “There is this huge atmosphere, all these fans in town, it’s all over the city,” she says.

Plus, for a photographer, Paris has always been easy on the eyes. “Sense of place is something we think about with photography all the time,” Meyer says, and points to the images of beach volleyball players beneath the Eiffel Tower. “Paris is such an...

Leon Marchand, the 22 year-old swimming champion who made Team France proud with four gold medals and one silver at the Paris Olympics, ranks as one of the games’ biggest breakout athletes.

After wrapping up his last competition on Monday, Marchand, who is originally from Toulouse, in Southern France, and travelled to Paris with his parents and brother, embarked on a wall-to-wall media tour marathon but reportedly snubbed one of the Olympics’ most popular talk shows, “Quels Jeux,” which is hosted by prominent journalist Lea Salamé and airs on broadcaster France Televisions.

According to Le Parisien newspaper, it is because Salamé’s show “doesn’t fit his values,” although they didn’t expand on why that might be.

Still, the snub has been the talk of France’s Olympics-mad media. “Quels Jeux” has been criticized for being too celebrity-heavy at the expense of the actual sports, simply offering a platform for self-promotion.

Updated: Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, has filed a second complaint on Aug. 3, along with two organizers of the event, Alexandre Billard and Thierry Reboul, alleging death threats, swiftly prompting the crime unit (Brdp) to launch a new investigation, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office.

According to national newspaper Le Parisien, some of the death threats cited verses of the Quran, saying that the “Allah’s punishment will fall down on the organizers in Saint Denis.” The closing ceremony will take place at the Stade de France, located in Saint Denis, on the outskirts of Paris. Billard is the joint managing director of the event planner agency Ubi Bene, while Reboul is the executive director of the Olympic ceremonies.

Jolly previously filed a complaint on July 30, the same day that the DJ of the ceremony, known as Barbara Butch, also filed a complaint for cyber harassment.

French celebrity drag queen and tv presenter Nicky Doll is suing Laurence Fox for defamation over pedophile comments he made about drag artists appearing in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

The action comes just three months after UK actor Fox, who is now better known as a controversial political activist and TV presenter, was ordered to pay £180,000 in damages to former RuPaul’s Drag Race UK contestant Crystal (Colin Seymour) and charity trustee Simon Blake, after he called them “pedophiles” on social media.

Nicky Doll, whose birth name is Karl Sanchez, was among a group of drag artists appearing in a scene entitled ‘Festivity’, celebrating inclusion and diversity. It was among 12 tableaux celebrating the French spirit woven into the Olympics opening ceremony on July 26.

Fox responded to the tableau with a clip and caption which read: “No point in getting wound up when the child f**kers want to wind you up.

Emmanuel Macron is praising the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony amid the attacks and death threats organizers received.

A portion of the opening ceremony featuring drag queens came under fire after it was believed to be mocking Leonardo Da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” Religious groups and high-profile conservative voices like Fuller House star Candace Cameron Bure called the interpretation “disgusting.”

However, the opening ceremony recreated the feast of the Gods, and Macron recently praised the organizers’ “audacity”.

“I am scandalized and sad about what he’s been through,” Macron told reporters, according to Reuters. “The French and the whole world were very proud of this opening ceremony, it made us very proud. His audacity did a lot of good to a lot of people.”

Macron continued, “It showed France’s audacity, and it all happened with the suitable artistic freedom. Nothing justifies threats to an artist.”

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In a striking display of cultural diversity at the Paris Olympics, Egyptian beach volleyball players Marwa Abdelhady and Doaa Elghobashy competed in full-body uniforms and hijabs, contrasting sharply with their bikini-clad Spanish opponents.

The match, which Spain won 2-0, highlighted the ongoing debate over athletic wear and religious expression in sports. Photos of the two teams embracing after the game quickly went viral, highlighting the noticeable differences in their outfits.

The Egyptian duo’s appearance comes amid controversy surrounding France’s decision to prohibit its own athletes from wearing hijabs during the Games. French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera defended the ban, citing the country’s principle of secularism.

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Elghobashy spoke out against the French policy, emphasizing the importance of respecting diverse cultural and religious practices in sports. “I want to play in my hijab,...

The French media landscape has been abuzz with speculation and commentary after an intimate moment between President Emmanuel Macron and French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

The photograph in question depicts a passionate cheek-to-cheek embrace. Oudéa-Castéra, affectionately known as Aoc, wrapped her arm around the president’s neck and planted a kiss below his ear. In the background, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal can be seen conspicuously looking away.

The French magazine Midi Libre was one of the first to comment on the image. “After the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the pressure was off, giving way to euphoria. In an explosion of joy, Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera and President Emmanuel Macron kissed. The kiss caused quite a stir.”

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Another prominent French outlet, Madame Figaro, called...

Good news for NBCUniversal: The Paris Olympics are off to a great start with a big win out of Friday’s Opening Ceremony.

Nearly 29 million tuned in for the extravaganza, according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.

That’s a more than 60% leap up from the pandemic-delayed 2021 Tokyo Olympics, which netted a mere 17 million viewers across NBC platforms three years ago as it took place in empty stadiums.

In fact, in data melding the live midday Opening Ceremony coverage and the slightly more streamlined special primetime presentation, the Total Audience Delivery of 28.6 million viewers on NBC and Peacock also saw an 8% increase over the 2016 Rio Opening Ceremony.

The 2024 Opening Ceremony also snagged another 666,000 viewers from Telemundo Deportes, NBCU says.

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All in all, NBCU is calling this the best Olympics Opening Ceremony viewership results since...

Tom Cruise, with his amazing plethora of blockbuster movies, has etched his name in Hollywood. But despite having an illustrious cinematic career, the actor has never won an Oscar. However, his significant contributions in the industry have now earned him an honor that only a few Hollywood greats, such as Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese, have achieved.

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In a recent turn of events, Tom Cruise has been awarded with the prestigious Knight of the Legion of Honor by France’s culture minister, Rachida Dati.

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Tom Cruise, with his involvement in the Mission: Impossible franchise, has taken the movie series to new heights. The actor is currently busy shooting for Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part Two in Europe.