48 h. ago Peter Andre shocked by backlash over film in which he poses as Jamaican gangster

The film, Jafaican, was hit by accusations of cultural appropriation on social media.

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66 h. ago City of London Police arrest man accused of leaking unreleased Hollywood films

The man, aged 47, was arrested on suspicion of copyright offences at his home in North Wales

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3 d. ago Peter Andre’s controversial Jafaican film is ‘just a comedy’, says director Fredi Nwaka after backlash

EXCLUSIVE: The trailer sparked outrage when it was released, with many accusing film of cultural appropriation, but the filmmaker says people are missing the point

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4 d. ago Peter Andre's kids Princess and Junior stand by him at screening of problematic movie

Mysterious Girl singer Pete Andre's film role has sparked fierce debate online, with critics accusing it of cultural insensitivity - while he defends it as just 'acting'

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4 d. ago Peter Andre is supported by children Princess and Junior at screening of controversial film Jafaican after accusations of 'modern blackface'

The singer has been accused of 'posing in modern blackface,' after wearing dreadlocks and adopting Jamaican accent for his role as con artist Gary Buckle.

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7 d. ago Kevin Spacey to be honoured for ‘artistic brilliance’ at Cannes Gala

Actor has resurrected career after being cleared of sexual assault accusations

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7 d. ago Malia Obama accused of plagiarism after directing ad for Nike 'shockingly similar' to filmmaker's Sundance film

Natalie Jasmine Harris shared stills from her film alongside shots from a commercial featuring A'ja Wilson that depicted similar images of girls playing the game pat-a-cake on a stoop.

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8 d. ago Man, 60, arrested on suspicion of voyeurism after breastfeeding mum 'filmed on bus'

He's been bailed 'with conditions not to use the bus service', police said

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9 d. ago Actor banned from Cannes red carpet after accusations of rape

Theo Navarro-Mussy has a secondary role as a police officer in the film Dossier 137 by Dominik Moll which is to premiere on ThursdayThe Cannes film festival said it had banned an actor in a prominent French film from the red carpet on Thursday because of sexual assault allegations against him.Theo Navarro-Mussy has a secondary role as a police officer in the film Dossier 137 by Dominik Moll which is to premiere on Thursday in the festival’s main competition. According to French magazine Télérama, which broke the news, Navarro-Mussy was accused of rape by three former partners in 2018, 2019, and 2020, but the case was dropped last month for lack of evidence. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man accused of filming mum breastfeeding on bus says 'I'm English'

A man was confronted by passengers on a bus when a woman accused him of filming her breastfeeding

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1 week ago Bloke films mum breastfeeding on the bus, 'zooms in' then tells her to 'f*** off'

Hamidat Soliu, 27, was left traumatised by the incident after a man refused to stop recording her on a bus in Manchester, giving an 'excuse' that he was "English and lives here"

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1 week ago Fury as breastfeeding mum filmed on bus by man who replies 'F*** off...I'm English'

Hamidat Soliu, originally from Nigeria but lives in Manchester, was met with offensive language after she confronted a passenger who filmed her as she breast feed her baby

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1 week ago Man films woman breastfeeding on bus then tells her 'f*** off... I'm English'

Police have launched an investigation following the incident

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1 week ago Man caught filming woman breastfeeding on bus tells passengers 'f*** off, I'm English'

Hamidat Soliu, 27, was breastfeeding while travelling to visit her friend when she was alerted that another passenger was filming her.

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1 week ago Man filmed woman breastfeeding on bus then replied 'f*** off... I'm English'

Police have launched an investigation

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2 w. ago Director defends Peter Andre's new comedy after backlash over the pop star wearing dreadlocks and adopting Jamaican accent: 'People have forgotten how to laugh'

The director of Peter Andre's new film has spoken out after the pop star was accused of 'posing in modern blackface' in his new Jafaican film trailer.

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3 w. ago Listen closely to the Kneecap furore. You’ll hear hypocrisy from all sides | Dorian Lynskey

The band’s rightwing critics are now cancel culture advocates, while defenders demand limitless free speechDorian Lynskey is the author of 33 Revolutions Per MinuteEarlier this year, the Northern Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap appeared to be entering their respectable phase. Their self-titled film, a raucous semi-fictionalised biopic directed by Rich Peppiatt, won a Bafta for outstanding British debut, while Kemi Badenoch’s attempt to block a grant awarded by the British Phonographic Industry was overturned in court. As the film illustrates, Kneecap were accustomed to being denounced by unionist MPs but both sides reaped useful publicity. “We have a very dysfunctional, symbiotic relationship,” admitted rapper Naoise Ó Cairealláin.This process was dramatically derailed last week when Kneecap touched the third rail of Gaza and accused Israel of genocide on stage at Coachella festival in California. Cue fury from Fox News, calls for their visas to be revoked and, according to their manager...

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3 w. ago Sycamore Gap tree 'chopped with chainsaw' as footage shows it fall in 'matter of minutes'

The two men accused of the 'mindless vandalism' filmed the act in a clip lasting two minutes and 41 seconds – the clip ends with a 'thud' as the tree hits the ground, Newcastle crown court heard

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3 w. ago Sycamore Gap trial shown video footage of ‘tree being chopped down’

Prosecutors say the video was filmed on the mobile phone of Daniel Graham, who is accused alongside Adam Carruthers of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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3 w. ago Sycamore Gap accused 'bragged after filming themselves cutting down iconic tree'

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, boasted about chopping down the world famous tree after they took a chain saw to it overnight on Sept 27, 2023.

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