Celebrities

I was really fascinated to hear about the Academy’s new rules for next year’s Oscars! It seems they’re making it clear that to be considered, a screenplay absolutely needs to be written by a person – a real, human author. And when it comes to acting, the performance itself has to be genuinely given by a human who agreed to be filmed. What’s also smart is that the Academy can ask filmmakers for details about how they used AI in their movies and just how much human creativity was involved. It’s a way to make sure the awards still celebrate true human artistry, which I think is fantastic.

Beginning this Friday, Spotify will add a blue checkmark to artist profiles, labeled “Verified by Spotify.” This is to help listeners easily identify real artists, as AI-generated music and avatars become more common online.

The story begins on a struggling farm, Manor Farm, where the animals – pigs, horses, sheep, and chickens – are overworked and mistreated by the drunken, broke, and abusive farmer, Mr. Jones. It’s odd that these animals, who are surprisingly intelligent, speak like humans, and even use slang, seem shocked when being loaded onto a truck means they’re headed to slaughter. This contrasts with the original story by Orwell, where the animals immediately understood their grim fate.

As dawn breaks over a quiet, unnamed town in the West, John Magaro’s character, Martin, carefully carries his sleeping six-year-old son, Charlie, to the car. He then wakes his nine-year-old daughter, Ella, and asks her to gather a few belongings and get their dog, Rex, ready. It quickly becomes clear that this isn’t a typical departure – it’s something more urgent. When Ella asks what they would take if the house was on fire, Martin’s thoughtful answer hints that they’re leaving quickly, and perhaps not by choice.

RZA is working with Shameik Moore again. Moore previously appeared in RZA’s 2020 film, “Cut Throat City,” and portrayed Raekwon from the Wu-Tang Clan in the Hulu series “Wu-Tang: An American Saga.” In their new project, “One Spoon of Chocolate,” Moore plays Unique, a man just released from a New York prison after serving time for assault and battery. He maintains his innocence, claiming he was defending a neighbor from her husband’s abuse.

Pascha, a 21-year-old recruitment consultant from Reading, almost secured a £250,000 investment and a partnership with Lord Sugar, but Karishma Vijay, 28, who owns a beauty brand, ultimately won this year’s competition.

Those three words have been on everyone’s lips at ITV’s west London offices this week, as the company tries to manage its recent crisis.

A new lawsuit alleges that Skims launched its ‘Fits Everybody’ line even after being warned by a smaller clothing company, Fits Everybody To A T, which claims to have already legally secured the rights to that name.

The 63-year-old TV presenter lost her job hosting a BBC Radio Scotland show in October following accusations of inappropriate behavior. Complaints included claims that she used profanity towards a coworker, threw a pen, and harshly criticized an intern.

Police in Franklin, Tennessee are currently looking into the woman’s statements. “We can confirm an investigation is underway,” said Max Winitz, a spokesperson for the Franklin Police Department, on Thursday.