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Entertainment Industry - Page 2

September 27, 2026
Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Sydney Sweeney’s Novig Ad Shows How Outrage Becomes Advertising

In an advertising campaign for Novig, a sports prediction market, actor Sydney Sweeney lies across a gym mat, nearly nude, amid athletic gear. A soccer ball, basketball, and the angles of her

Business

Paramount Clears Final Hurdle for $110 Billion Warner Bros. Deal

Paramount Skydance has settled lawsuits brought by 12 state attorneys general and the Writers Guild trade union, clearing a major legal obstacle to its historic $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlement, reached after negotiations over the weekend

September 22, 2026

Sydney Sweeney’s Naked Ad Turns Sports Into a Culture War

Columns/Human Rights/Social

Titmus asked, “Why are we still living in a world where you can profit off women's bodies and continue to sexualize women's sports?” Kramer

‘Widow’s Bay’ Shocks the Emmys

Arts/Editor's Choice

For an awards ceremony defined by competition, surprise and nostalgia, the decisive story was nevertheless Widow’s Bay: a newcomer that transformed an evening of

PinkPantheress: Britain’s Gen Z Queen Rewrites Pop Stardom

May 14, 2026
Geopolitics/World

At just 25 years old, PinkPantheress has become one of the most distinctive figures in global pop culture, building an artistic identity that feels simultaneously nostalgic, futuristic, deeply British, and unmistakably Generation

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Sony Seizes Pop Music Empire in $3.4 Billion Deal for Global Hit Catalog

May 12, 2026
Business

Sony Music Publishing has announced the acquisition of the music rights portfolio of Recognition Music Group in a deal valued at approximately $4 billion, or 3.4 billion euros, dramatically expanding Sony’s control

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Riverstone: Sri Lanka’s Bold Leap Onto the Global Stage

May 8, 2026
Films/Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan cinema is steadily moving into a new phase where its stories, aesthetics, and performers are increasingly finding space on prestigious international platforms. Over the past decade, filmmakers from the island

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James Cameron Accused of “Stealing” Indigenous Actress’s Face for Avatar Franchise

May 8, 2026
Business

Oscar-winning director James Cameron and Disney are facing a lawsuit from actress Q’orianka Kilcher, who alleges that her facial likeness was “extracted, replicated and commercially deployed” in the creation of the Avatar

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The Composer Who Sold His Cellar to Save Himself

April 20, 2026
Arts/Diplomacy/Interviews

Andrew Lloyd Webber, one of the most influential figures in modern musical theatre, has revealed the depth of his struggle with alcoholism and the dramatic personal and professional transformation that has followed

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The Billion-Euro Friendship Scandal That Rocked France Heads to the Big Screen

April 19, 2026
Arts/Diplomacy

A new film starring Isabelle Huppert revisits one of the most sensational scandals in modern French history, a case that blurred the lines between wealth, influence, and personal relationships at the very

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Beauty Industry Under Fire as ‘Cosmeticorexia’ Grips a Generation

April 10, 2026
Human Rights/World

A growing global backlash is emerging against the beauty industry as concerns mount over the rise of “cosmeticorexia”, a phenomenon in which children and teenagers develop compulsive and age-inappropriate skincare routines. According

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Bill Ackman Moves to Take Control of Universal Music in $55 Billion Stock Deal

April 8, 2026
Business

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital has made a bold bid to acquire Universal Music Group, the world’s largest record label, in a deal valuing the company at roughly €55 billion. Financial Times

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India’s Cinema Faces a Moral Reckoning

March 31, 2026
Diplomacy/Human Rights

India’s history is a tapestry of memories that console, caution, and haunt. From the promise of independence in 1947 to the horrors of Partition, the nation was forged in both hope and

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OnlyFans Mogul Leonid Radvinsky Dies at 43, Leaving Billion-Dollar Empire in Limbo

March 24, 2026
Business

Leonid Radvinsky, the Ukrainian-American entrepreneur who turned OnlyFans into a global powerhouse, has died at the age of 43 after a prolonged battle with cancer. His death, confirmed by parent company Fenix

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$700 Million Payday Sparks Outrage in Hollywood Mega-Merger

March 18, 2026
Business

David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros Discovery, is poised to receive a staggering payout exceeding $700 million following the company’s planned $111 billion sale to Paramount, highlighting widening tensions over

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Grimaldi: The Clown Who Changed Comedy Forever

March 15, 2026
Columns/Diplomacy/Education

Few biographers have proved so reluctant, but when the raw materials that would become The Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi reached Charles Dickens’ desk in the autumn of 1837, he was far from impressed. “I

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Britney Spears Arrested in California on Suspected Drunk-Driving

March 6, 2026
Human Rights/Social

Pop superstar Britney Spears was arrested on Wednesday evening by the California Highway Patrol on suspicion of drunk-driving in southern California, authorities confirmed. The 44-year-old singer was pulled over at approximately 9:30

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David Ellison’s $111 Billion Hollywood Empire in the Making

March 3, 2026
Films/News/Social

David Ellison once dreamed of becoming a Hollywood actor, but after a rocky start, he instead built a media empire that now spans film, television, streaming, and news. The 43-year-old entrepreneur is

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The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond Cleared for Release by Kerala High Court

February 28, 2026
Films/News

After weeks of legal wrangling, a Division Bench of Justices S A Dharmadhikari and P V Balakrishnan overturned a temporary stay imposed by a single bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas. The

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