89 m. ago Keanu Reeves' director found guilty of swindling Netflix out of $11M for luxury cars, watches and mattresses

Carl Erik Rinsch - who directed the 2013 Keanu Reeves movie 47 Ronin - has been convicted of scamming Netflix out of $11M, spending funds on cryptocurrency speculation and shopping spree.

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2 h. ago Hollywood director found guilty of scamming Netflix out of $11m for phantom show

Carl Rinsch, who directed Keanu Reeves action film 47 Ronin, was convicted on fraud and money laundering chargesA Hollywood director was convicted Thursday on charges that he scammed Netflix out of $11m for a show that never materialized, while he instead used the cash for lavish purchases that included several Rolls-Royces, a Ferrari and about $1m in mattresses and luxury bedding.Carl Rinsch, best known for directing the film 47 Ronin starring Keanu Reeves, was convicted of wire fraud, money laundering and other charges, according to court records and a spokesperson for federal prosecutors in New York. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Hollywood director Carl Rinsch found guilty of scamming Netflix out of $11 million

Prosecutors said the charges carry maximum sentences totalling 90 years in prison

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8 h. ago Hollywood director Carl Rinsch found guilty of scamming Netflix out of £8.2m

Prosecutors said the charges carry maximum sentences totalling 90 years in prison

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9 h. ago Hollywood director scammed Netflix out of $11 million to fund lavish lifestyle

The director was convicted of wire fraud, money laundering and other charges, according to federal prosecutors in New York when the money he was paid by Netflix was spent on personal items

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45 h. ago Quentin Tarantino torched by The Office star after director's ruthless attacks on Hollywood actors

Quentin Tarantino is under fire after The Office star Zach Woods unleashed a blistering public takedown of the famed director. The scathing critique came after Tarantino attacked several Hollywood actors.

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8 d. ago Quentin Tarantino blasts Hollywood actor as 'weak' in expletive

Kill Bill writer and director Quentin Tarantino let rip about some of his fellow Hollywood stars, saying he 'doesn't care for' one particular comedy icon and described another as 'weak'

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2 w. ago 'Rush Hour 4' will be distributed by Paramount after Trump's reported request

After President Donald Trump’s reported intervention, Paramount Pictures is set to distribute Brett Ratner’s “Rush Hour 4,” a project that Hollywood had eschewed after earlier sexual misconduct allegations against the director

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2 w. ago Rush Hour 4 in the works at Paramount after reports of Trump intervening

Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring his hit franchise back to the big screenRush Hour 4 is reportedly a go at Paramount – after Donald Trump intervened on behalf of the movie.The studio will now release the next sequel by Brett Ratner, the director, who had retreated from Hollywood after numerous allegations of sexual misconduct during the #MeToo movement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Eva Longoria says Hollywood’s Latino representation is ‘getting worse’

Mexican-American actor, producer and director said representation in Hollywood is ‘going in the wrong direction’

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2 w. ago Eva Longoria says Hollywood’s Latinx representation is ‘getting worse’

Mexican-American actor, producer and director said representation in Hollywood is ‘going in the wrong direction’

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4 w. ago ‘I’m not just putting on nice plays’: Hollywood star Alan Cumming’s plan to reignite theatre in the Scottish Highlands

What is the effervescent new boss at Pitlochry theatre planning for his first season? Huge names, undersung stars – and a King Lear played by ‘the woman who changed my life’‘Holy shit!” This was the instant response of one venerable theatre critic when Pitlochry Festival theatre sent round embargoed copies of the plan for Alan Cumming’s inaugural season. The man himself sits back in the cavernous workshop behind the theatre building, dapper in a grey plaid suit. “I loved that,” he says gleefully.When the Hollywood star was announced as the new artistic director of Scotland’s only major rural theatre last September, there was widespread shock – not least that Cumming answered an open recruitment call – followed by feverish speculation over which A-list pals he might charm away from London or New York to perform in Highland Perthshire. Continue reading...

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last month 'Masterpiece' Quentin Tarantino film with two huge stars on Film 4 tonight

A multi-award winning comedy drama from the brilliant mind of director Quentin Tarantino has a stellar cast of Hollywood greats including Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie

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