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Left-leaning outlets have ignored the latest development in the debunked story about Border Patrol agents supposedly whipping Haitian migrants, despite previously parroting the claim.  According to a Sept 24, 2021 email obtained by the Heritage Foundation, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was told that the photographer who captured a clash between Border Patrol agents and Haitian migrants in Del Rio had said that the incident was being misconstrued. But hours before, Mayorkas attended a White House press conference where he failed to challenge the false narrative, pushed by other members of the Biden administration, including the president himself.

Fox News host Jesse Watters ripped  DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on "The Five" Wednesday after Fox News reported he was alerted to an article stating that no Haitian migrants were "whipped" by Border Patrol agents on Sept. 19, 2021. Mayorkas, Watters argued, made President Biden look "foolish" and let innocent Border Patrol agents get smeared.

Republican legislators are slamming Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after Fox News reported he was alerted to an article stating that no Haitian migrants were "whipped" by Border Patrol agents on Sept. 19, 2021. The email, which was sent on Sept.

The U.S. government will pull visas belonging to current and former Haitian government officials involved with criminal organizations as well as provide security and humanitarian assistance to Haiti, senior U.S. officials said Wednesday.

Haiti is preparing to seek military assistance from the international community to confront gangs that have blocked the country's principal fuel port, the Miami Herald reported on Friday, citing sources with knowledge of the decision. The government of Prime Minister Ariel Henry plans to make the written request on Friday to allied nations, without specifying where the troops should come from, the Herald reported.

New Victory Theater, where productions from across the country and around the world play out in a family-friendly space at family-friendly prices.Not for nothing has the New Victory been called the gold standard in children’s theater, the best first stop on the way to taking your kids to see “Wicked” and everything else Broadway has to offer.This season opens with a bang and a clang in “Cookin’,” a loud, slap-happy import from South Korea. Expect nonstop percussive action as four chefs frantically prepare for a wedding feast, using every utensil they can find, including the kitchen sink.You’ll see martial arts, hear authentic Korean samulnori drumming and watch as some of the real food onstage goes flying into the first few rows of the orchestra.

The DCTV Firehouse Cinema – the impressive new venue for documentary film exhibition in Manhattan – will dedicate its lobby tonight in honor of late documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud.

Pablo Sandoval Set to be unveiled at this week’s San Sebastian Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, “Bajo el Mismo Sol” has secured a first co-production deal ahead of the festival.  Argentina’ Pucará Cine has boarded the project, reteaming with lead producer Wooden Boat Productions in the Dominican Republican on director Ulises Porra’s third feature. Both production companies co-produced Porra’s most recent movie, “Carajita” (2021), co-directed by Silvina Schnicer, which won the New Directors award at last year’s San Sebastián, swept Guadalajara, and collected hardware at Argentina’s Mar del Plata and the Miami Film Festival.

Eric McCormack and helped raise more than $725,000 for education in Haiti at the annual Artists for Peace and Justice Festival Gala held in Toronto on September 11 during TIFF.  MORE: All the highlights from HELLO! Canada and Toronto Life's Hollywood North party during TIFF 2022The Will & Grace star was given the annual Artist for Peace and Justice Award to recognize how much he's given back over the years, which was presented to him by Murdoch Mysteries actor Yannick Bisson and Zoomer Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Suzanne Boyd. Environmentalist Dax Dasilva was also honoured with the Canadian Changemaker Award.

Jennie Punter Stoked by raves and strong receptions to their world-premiering Toronto festival films, “Brother” producers Damon D’Oliveira and Clement Virgo, “Black Ice” producer Vinay Virmani, and “Alice, Darling” producer Noah Segal are warming up a new basketball-themed crime series, “The Count,” for this fall’s marketplace, Variety has learned. A modern spin on French author Alexandre Dumas’ classic 19th-century novel of wrongful imprisonment “The Count of Monte Cristo,” the TV drama will bounce between Toronto’s basketball milieu and Haiti’s cultural mélange as it follows the transformation of a Haitian basketball player facing a life sentence for murder into to justice-seeking saboteur.

Madonna is getting real about her past relationships. In a video shared to the music legend's YouTube channel, Madonna answered 50 questions from fans about her new album, , as well as about her life and career.When asked about a decision she now feels wasn't the best idea, Madonna kept it short and sweet.«Getting married,» she said.

K.J. Yossman Among the world premieres set for the BFI London Film Festival are Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pinocchio” and Emily Blunt series “The English.” Others include “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical,” Asif Kapadia’s ballet-infused “Creature,” family animation “My Father’s Dragon” from Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon and Nora Twomey, Jez Butterworth’s “Mammals,” which stars James Corden and “A Spy Among Friends,” starring Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis. The number of feature-length world premieres at the festival has gone up from 11% to 15% since 2019. This year three of those are Netflix productions: “Pinocchio,” “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical” and “My Father’s Dragon.”

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EXCLUSIVE: USC Originals has scored its first theatrical release, in association with Warner Bros., following Lightyear Entertainment’s acquisition of its film, Voodoo Macbeth. The company behind the Oscar-nominated Australian feature Tanna has slated the pic for release across the U.S. and Canada in October.

As wildfires burn in Northern California, World Central Kitchen is there, providing emergency food relief. Likewise in Spain, it has responded to devastating wildfires that flared in July. You’ll find WCK in Ukraine, feeding countless souls affected by Russia’s brutal invasion.

 In line with the massive new talent focus of many of Locarno’s industry programs –  this year’s Germany First Look with five feature debuts, the Match Me! emerging producer springboard – Open Doors will focus on Latin America’s most under-represented territories and the Caribbean, where production companies have sprung up after national cinema lift-off in more major countries in the region.  Bolivia’s Empatía Cinema, for example, was founded in 2007, but most key companies at Locarno launched significantly later: YPR Films in 2010, La Linterna Films in 2011, Paraguay’s Asociación Cultural Arraigo in 2014, Haiti’s Muska Films in 2015 and Boton Films in 2019.Six of the eight titles at Open Doors Projects Hub are debuts.Producing out of smaller territories in Latin America and the Caribbean is a tall order. Some countries – El Salvador, Haiti – have no production funds nor film schools to drive development.

When Jimmy Amisial heard a baby screaming during a holiday in Haiti, he looked around to check the tot was okay. He expected to see a parent trying to soothe the little boy, but he quickly realised the noise was coming from a bin and the child had been abandoned.

Lisa Vanderpump has nothing but love for her fellow Real Housewife of Beverly Hills, Garcelle Beauvais, but that doesn’t mean she can get her back on the show.“I don’t think so,” the 61-year-old told ET about a possible comeback to during the Schwartz & Sandy's Opening Party Hosted by DailyMail.com and TMX in NYC on Tuesday.“I love Garcelle,” she added about Beauvais, who joined the cast in season 10. Although producer Andy Cohen didn’t bring the women together. They have Beauvais’ son, Oliver, to thank for their special connection.

 alum Jean Elie proposed to his longtime girlfriend Randall Bailey last month while on vacation in Greece.As the Haitian-American actor and producer explained to it was hard picking the perfect moment to pop the question because he «didn't want to do it at the top because I felt like it was corny.» «I was sweating bullets all day because I knew I wanted to propose on our way to Mykonos,» he shared. «I didn't want to do it out the shower because I thought that was corny, and I was like, 'Do I want to do it at dinner?' I was like, 'I don't want to do it at dinner either.'»Eventually, the actor found the special moment while the two were enjoying drinks and fireworks unexpectedly began going off over the ocean. «I said, this is beautiful.

 alum Jean Elie proposed to his longtime girlfriend Randall Bailey last month while on vacation in Greece.As the Haitian-American actor and producer explained to it was hard picking the perfect moment to pop the question because he «didn't want to do it at the top because I felt like it was corny.» «I was sweating bullets all day because I knew I wanted to propose on our way to Mykonos,» he shared. «I didn't want to do it out the shower because I thought that was corny, and I was like, 'Do I want to do it at dinner?' I was like, 'I don't want to do it at dinner either.'»Eventually, the actor found the special moment while the two were enjoying drinks and fireworks unexpectedly began going off over the ocean. «I said, this is beautiful.

Julia Roberts shared a mere glimpse into her decades-long marriage to Danny Moder with an Instagram snap honoring their 20-year wedding anniversary on the Fourth of July. The 54-year-old Academy Award-winning actress posted a charming photo of the couple wrapped up in a sweet embrace with the caption, "TWENTY." She added a few hashtags to the shot where Moder’s hand lovingly wrapped around her neck and showed off his wedding ring, including "can’t stop smiling" and "can’t stop kissing." Julia’s bright red hair was tied back with loose tendrils cascading down her back as she leaned in for the intimate moment with her partner.  Julia Roberts and Danny Moder celebrated 20 years of wedded bliss on Independence Day.The couple attended CORE Gala to Benefit 10 Years of Life-Saving Work Across Haiti Around the World in 2020 in Los Angeles, California.  (Kevin Mazur) Her niece, Emma Roberts, the daughter of acting legend Eric Roberts, couldn’t help but throw a few heart-eyed emojis on the post, which received dozens of likes from adoring fans.

The Real Housewives drama is continuing off-screen.

@AnnieGrayerCNN pic.twitter.com/g5TnEc3ZVjPenn was seated with Washington Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges, retired Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone and Capitol Police Officer Sgt.

 the premiere of Nadia Hallgren's Netlfix documentary Civil during the 2022 American Black Film Festival in Miami, Florida on Wednesday. The 37-year-old Insecure star posed for shutterbugs on the red carpet in a sparkly pink sequin polo top and matching maxi skirt.

Charlize Theron has said goodbye to her blonde hair!

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThis is not a movie, Ukraine president Vladimir Zelenskyy told the crowd Friday night at the fundraising gala for Sean Penn’s huminatarian relief organization CORE.The embattled leader addressed the dinner event with a pre-recorded video that urged the wealthy and powerful attendees at the Hollywood Palladium event to find ways to support Ukraine. His five-minute plea was intercut with scenes of the detritus of war large and small, from buildings being blown up to a close up of a battered and bloodied stuffed animal left behind on a road by a fleeing family.“This is our reality,” a grim-faced Zelenskyy, who wore a green T-shirt and fatigues and spoke while sitting in front of a tactical map.

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EXCLUSIVE: Dallas Roberts (Big Sky), Arden Myrin (Orange Is the New Black) and Harvey Guillén (Reacher) have signed on to star in the comedy Road Dogs, from Bustled Knuckle Productions and Residue Remains Productions, which goes into production in Minnesota this summer.

Emanuel Okusanya Since 2017, Haitian DJ-producer Michael Brun has been hosting Bayo concerts to highlight artist from his home country and the Caribbean, and at the tour’s stop at New York’s Pier 17 on Saturday night, he brought some famous friends: J Balvin — with whom he wrote the 2018 World Cup theme song “Positivo” — Wyclef Jean and even the long-running Haitian group Boukman Eksperyans.The 2022 installment of Bayo — which means, “to give” in Creole and concluded with the New York show — certainly took audiences on a sonic journey to Brun’s home country. The concert took place just a few days after Haitian Flag Day, which is a symbol of liberation and freedom throughout the Caribbean, and Brun crafted a setlist of both well-known American hits and Caribbean classics for the New York audience: For example, the crowd roared when he played Bajan heroine Rihanna’s song “Work,” and grew even more ecstatic as the instrumental backing was swapped for a classic Kompa riddim.