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TheWrap called it “visceral and vicious,” and overall it has received largely negative reviews after premiering in the Main Competition in Cannes on Thursday.While Sheridan initially said that he’d had a good time making the film, Penn took a different tack. “It’s a little more gray to me that we had a really good time,” he said. “I think we had a really valuable time.

Sean Penn is standing in solidarity with the writers guild, whose members are currently on strike to fight for better wages and work conditions in the streaming era. “My full support is with the writers guild,” Penn said during Friday’s press conference for his latest movie “Black Flies,” which debuted in competition at Cannes Film Festival. “There are a lot of new concepts that are being tossed around, including the use of AI. And it just strikes me as human obscenity that there’s been a pushback on that.” Penn also slammed the PGA as a “bankers guild,” saying “the first thing we should do in these conversations is change the Producers Guild and title them how they behave, which is the bankers guild. It’s difficult for so many writers and people in the industry who cannot work.”

Refresh for updates…Sean Penn, asked about the current state of big wig studio chiefs and the plight of writers and directors, said today at the Black Flies presser, “The industry has been uspending the writers and directors for a long time. I fully support the situation with writers guild, of course.”

recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The bill also gives the state the right to take custody of children whose parents are not compliant with the new law.

Rachel Weisz has spoken about her own experience of having a miscarriage as she admitted she was surprised by some viewers’ averse reaction to the exploration of the topic in her TV series Dead Ringers. The Oscar-winning actress, 53, portrays identical twin gynaecologists Elliot and Beverly Mantle, who aim to push the boundaries on medical ethics to challenge outdated practices and bring women’s healthcare to the forefront, in the Prime psychological thrillerThe show, which is a modern take on David Cronenberg’s 1988 film of the same name, delves into female health and the challenges it brings including infertility and miscarriage. Women have miscarriages, I've had a miscarriage, so you suddenly see blood coming out of your body and these are just all part of a female experience of being aliveSpeaking on The News Agents podcast about what she thought of people’s reactions, she said: “I think I probably was surprised because I was just telling this story about the female experience, and it didn’t seem to have been like heightened or overdramatised.

Meanwhile I hear folks at Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will continue to be paid.Solidarity with WGA! https://t.co/RQwREipx2HAn unnamed source reportedly confirmed the show’s decision to the Huffington Post Tuesday. NBC didn’t immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment. The decision to halt payment for the show’s staff is essentially how NBC and Fallon signaled things might go back at the beginning of the strike. Following a public pressure campaign led in part by Kobos, NBC agreed to pay the staff for two weeks, and Fallon said he himself would pay for a third week. “I have a very good update! We ended up having our production meeting this [morning] too and @jimmyfallon was there,” Kobos tweeted on May 3.

We are still praying for Jamie Foxx as he’s still receiving medical care after serious health issues first surfaced last month down in Atlanta.

Two brothers have been jailed after they scammed more than £2m from people who they tricked into paying for European Health Insurance Card (EHICs).

A West Lothian grandfather is climbing nine of Scotland’s highest peaks to raise fund for his grandson, who has a rare genetic condition.

Elliot Page is celebrating body positivity! The 36-year-old actor, who is transgender, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a shirtless selfie and advocate for «trans joy.»«Dysphoria used to be especially rife in the summer. No layers, just a T-shirt — or layers and oh so sweaty — constantly looking down, readjusting my oversized T,» Page wrote.

all over social media and it looks so good on him. The posted a smiling, shirtless selfie to his Instagram on May 10 with a tear-jerker of a caption about the importance of gender affirming care. “Dysphoria used to be especially rife in the summer. No layers, just a T-shirt - or layers and oh so sweaty - constantly looking down, readjusting my oversized T,” the Umbrella Academy star wrote.

Disney+ has revealed first trailer for its Full Monty reboot, coming 25 years after the iconic movie.

Hard-working Vale hospital staff have been praised after figures revealed that more than 7500 people were treated at the out-of-hours unit in the past year.

The Scottish Government has said it remains committed to the roll-out of free school meals in primary and special schools in Perth and Kinross and across Scotland.

Elizabeth Holmes is weighing in on the hoarse, baritone voice and unique persona she’s become so famous for in media portrayals and the public consciousness.

By Chips, soda, Tylenol, and…Plan B?As college students grapple with the potential ramifications of having sex , some reproductive healthcare advocates are working to add emergency contraception to the lineup of essentials distributed via on-campus vending machines. Proponents say putting in a vending machine can help eliminate stigma around acquiring the pill. Vending machines can also make emergency contraception— which differs protection like condoms, birth control pills, or IUDs in that it’s used immediately after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy—easier to access.

Amazing drone footage shows a former hospital lying derelict on an abandoned street near Edinburgh.

Kate Garraway has reminisced about a memorable meeting she had with King Charles ahead of the Coronation this weekend. Kate, 56, who is a regular host on Good Morning Britain appeared on Lorraine on May 5 to chat to Lorraine Kelly during a Coronation special of her weekly morning show.

Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers are making sure that their writing staff are supported.

Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers are alleviating stress off their staffers’ shoulders.

called out NBC for only paying the “Tonight Show” staff through the end of the week as the WGA strike unfolds, the show’s crew will now be paid by NBC through the end of next week. Fallon is expected to pay his staff a third week out of his own pocket. “Late Night with Seth Meyers” will also follow suit with Meyers paying his staff for a third week.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NBC, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers intend to pay staffers of the network’s “Tonight” and “Late Night” shows three weeks’ of wages while the programs are sidelined due to the writers strike, according to two people familiar with the matter. NBC plans to pay two weeks of salary to staffers while each late-night host will pay a third week out of their own pockets, according to these people. Healthcare for the shows’ employees will be paid through September. Staffers were informed Wednesday morning during production calls, these people say, with Fallon and Meyers taking part personally to discuss the matter with his staff. The hosts typically do not participate in those early-day meetings.

One of Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs has been listed among the top 10 places to raise a family in the UK.

Staffers on late-night shows The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers can breathe slightly easier after the hosts and the networks worked out plans to pay crew after the late-night shows went dark.

BreAnna Bell There were big shoes to fill when Alice Birch decided to recreate “Dead Ringers” as a limited series for Amazon Prime Video. But she didn’t set out to tell the same story as David Cronenberg’s 1988 thriller. Instead, she opted to use the close and often times dark relationship between her twin protagonists Beverly and Elliot (both played by Rachel Weisz) as a foundation to take a deeper look at the American healthcare system and the ways it potentially fails mothers. It’s an incredibly complex system to investigate. But as Birch, a native Brit, explores topics in “Dead Ringers” like the American maternal mortality rate, the history of obstetrics studies and postpartum depression through the lens of the country’s fictitious most-prized and talented OB-GYNs, a central theme of inequality becomes clear.

As broadband customers are subjected to further price hikes this month, the cost of living crisis continues to make basic internet access and home entertainment even more expensive.

Looking after our physical health and well-being has never been more important.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has estimated that millions of people with certain health conditions could be receiving hundreds of pounds a month.

A prison helped pay for the funeral of a convicted paedophile who died two years after he was jailed for molesting three girls he had plied with alcohol, it has emerged.

Hailey Bieber is sharing her thankfulness to her healthcare providers, one year after undergoing surgery shortly after suffering a mini-stroke.