Bel Powley recalls experience of sexual harassment on set

Christopher Vourlias What’s in a name? For the Congolese Belgian rapper-turned-filmmaker Baloji, whose directorial debut, “Omen,” bows in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section on May 22, it’s a question that poses itself whenever flustered immigration officials inspect his passport at the airport in Congo. “Always the same question, every time,” Baloji tells Variety. “Do you know what it means?” In the pre-colonial era, baloji meant “man of science” in Swahili, but the word became corrupted by Christian evangelists during the years of Belgian colonial rule. Today it is more akin to a man of occult sciences and sorcery. “Some people of faith do not dare to say my name in public for fear of invoking evil spirits and the suspicions that may accompany it,” the director says. “In such an animistic culture it is equivalent to being called devil or demon in the West.”

Tara Karajica The 16th edition of Beldocs Intl. Documentary Film Festival has awarded its top prizes to “ThIIIrd,” from Lebanese helmer Karim Kassim, in the International Competition Program, and Tijana Petrović’s “A Field Guide to Coastal Fortifications” in the Serbian competition program. “ThIIIrd” is set in an auto repair shop in Lebanon, which is a haven for people to express their growing despair amidst the economic collapse that surrounds them. Fest was generally applauded for strong competition selections that, according to the event’s programmer Igor Stanojević, put a special focus on visually striking films and fresh expressions by new authors with around 100 films across 12 programs, including nine world premieres, and a notable presence of female directors.

art exhibition in Miami, Isabella Mebarak, Shakira’s niece, fell victim to a robbery. The artist took to social media to reveal that her possessions, including an iPad with unpublished works, a digital stylus for her designs, and valuable bags containing high-end makeup, had been stolen.In a desperate attempt to recover her loss, Isabella and her friends initiated a GoFundMe campaign.

Melissa McCarthy is coming forward about a work environment she found both «hostile» and «volatile.»Although The Little Mermaidstar didn’t name the film set the situation took place in or who the person was, she did recall feeling «physically ill» from the strenuous workplace conditions. «I did work for someone once who ran such a volatile, hostile set that it made me physically ill. My eyes were swelling up, I was absorbing all of this nuttiness,» McCarthy tells The Observer.

EXCLUSIVE: France tv distribution has launched sales on French director Benoît Jacquot’s upcoming crime thriller Belle starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Guillaume Canet.

Pop superstar Beyoncé will finally bring her hit Renaissance tour to the United Kingdom this week.The star, 41, is playing 57 shows all around the world between May and September 2023 and, despite the tour having only just begun, it's already breaking records. Beyoncé, who recently celebrated 15 years of marriage Jay Z, became the first female star ever to sell out the Bank of America stadium and is the first person ever to sell out five nights in a row at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.The whole tour is projected to make around £1.9 billion, leaving the already wealthy star considerably richer. Fans who've managed to nab a ticket - in spite of repeated website crashes - can look forward to the pop star singing some of her biggest hits including Dangerously In Love, Formation, BREAK MY SOUL and Run The World (Girls).

EXCLUSIVE: The Sound Of Silence director Michael Tyburski’s dystopian romantic comedy Turn Me On, starring Bel Powley and Nick Robinson, has wrapped principal photography

Angelique Jackson On the heels of winning a Peabody Award for the Showtime docuseries “We Need to Talk About Cosby,” W. Kamau Bell has launched a new production company, Who Knows Best, and inked an overall deal with Boardwalk Pictures. Bell, an Emmy-winning producer, director, host and comedian, founded Who Knows Best Productions (WKB), an Oakland-based company, with the mission of “fostering a diverse creative community and telling revolutionary non-fiction stories by any medium necessary.” WKB launches with a multi-year overall deal with Boardwalk Pictures (the award-winning production company behind “Chef’s Table,” “Cheer” and “Welcome to Wrexham”) after the parties partnered on the critically acclaimed four-part documentary “We Need to Talk About Cosby.”

The wait is finally over. Beyoncé's much-anticipated RENAISSANCE World Tour is officially under way, with the superstar having kicking things off at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

A former SNP councillor has accused the party of "protectionism" over the case of a disgraced former council boss. Cammie McManus resigned from the Nationalists after raising complaints against Jordan Linden, the ex-leader of North Lanarkshire council.

Prime Video Lines Up ‘One For All’ Series On Belgian Soccer Players

Details are emerging after Tiger Woods‘ ex Erica Herman filed new court documents that accuse him of sexual harassment.

Erica Herman accused ex-boyfriend Tiger Woods of sexual harassment before their relationship began in new court documents obtained by Us Weekly.

Bel Powley is opening up about her earlier experiences in Hollywood and the #MeToo movement.

Bel Powley has revealed that she was touched “inappropriately” by a senior crew member while on a project in her early twenties.

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Jenny Mollen is opening up about the sexual assault she experienced at the hands of a massage therapist. In a new essay published to Su

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Adam Brody will star opposite Kristen Bell in an upcoming comedy series for Netflix, Variety has learned. The untitled series was ordered at the streamer back in March. It centers “on the unlikely relationship between the outspoken, agnostic Joanne (Bell) and unconventional rabbi Noah (Brody).” The character Noah is further described as “a charming rabbi who is stuck in his ways and used to playing things safe. He starts to stumble when he meets a brutally honest and provocative Joanne, totally upending his safe life plan.” Brody is best known for his role in the hit Fox drama series “The O.C.,” while his other TV credits include “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” “Mrs. America,” “StartUp,” and “Single Parents.” He has also appeared in films such as “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” “Jennifer’s Body,” “Sleeping with Other People,” and “Promising Young Woman.”

Adam Brody is set as the male lead opposite Kristen Bell in Netflix’s untitled comedy series created and executive produced by Erin Foster and executive produced by Steve Levitan.

 is bitter-sweet one for the show's star, Yara Shahidi.ET spoke to Shahidi at the premiere of her new film, , where she dished on the show coming to an end this summer with its sixth season, and what it's like having her own Tinker Bell doll.«I mean, we hit 100 episodes. Shows don't get to do that anymore,» Shahidi said.