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The legal battle between It Ends With Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni continues. In response to Baldoni’s new $400-million defamation and extortion lawsuit against the Gossip Girl star, Lively’s legal team said in a statement, “This latest lawsuit from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and its associates is another chapter in the abuser playbook.”“This is an age-old story: A woman speaks up with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser attempts to turn the tables on the victim,” the statement continued. “This is what experts call DARVO. Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim Offender.”“Wayfarer has opted to use the resources of its billionaire co-founder to issue media statements, launch meritless lawsuits, and threaten litigation to overwhelm the public’s ab...

Reprising the role of Neeti Singh, season on season, in Delhi Crime is a special feeling, says Rasika Dugal. “The show’s intensity always leaves a mark on me,” smiles the actor, who began shooting for the third edition of the Shefali Shah-led police procedural drama in late 2024. While the second instalment focused more on her character’s personal life, the upcoming season will delve into the upright cop’s professional challenges. Currently shooting the Netflix series in Mumbai, Dugal shares, “Neeti is very close to my heart. We filmed the first season in January 2018, and we are now in 2025 as we film the third. It has been such an interesting experience to grow along with the character. It’s not often that one gets to have an experience like this as a performer. I have been following th...

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag Pratt, once known for their rise to fame on hit reality series The Hills, are back in the spotlight and taking over the music charts. Montag’s 2010 album Superficial has hit No. 1 on iTunes’ all-genre songs and albums charts — 15 years after its release. Her album beat Bad Bunny’s new album Debí Tirar Más Fotos for the top spot on the albums chart, and now she has released her new track, titled Prototype. “Oh, you thought I was done giving you new bops? I’m not!” she wrote on X announcing the new song on Thursday.How did we get here?The track comes after fans of the 38-year-old singer began streaming her music and started a social media campaign to purchase Superficial and help the couple rebuild after they lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires on Jan...

Actor Abhishek Banerjee, who is known for ‘Stree’, ‘Bhediya’, ‘Stree 2’, and is gearing up for the release of the upcoming edition of his OTT show ‘Paatal Lok’, has penned two episodes from the show’s latest season However, Abhishek hasn’t contributed to the show this time as an actor. Season 2 of ‘Paatal Lok’ packs a punch promising a gripping crime thriller. It is set in the northeastern state of Nagaland, and sees the lead character of Hathi Ram Chaudhary (essayed by Jaideep Ahlawat) teaming up with his ally Imran Ansari (played by Ishwak Singh) to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a migrant worker tied to a perilous drug syndicate. As the case deepens, he unravels a web of secrets, battling systemic corruption and powerful adversaries while confronting his own inner demons. ...

By Andrew Dalton The Associated Press Posted January 16, 2025 3:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size It Ends With Us actor and director Justin Baldoni has sued his co-star Blake Lively and her husband, Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds, for defamation on Thursday in the latest step in a bitter legal battle surrounding the dark romantic drama. Baldoni’s suit seeks at least $400 million for damages that include lost future income. The lawsuit from Baldoni and production company Wayfarer Studios, which also names publicist Leslie Sloane as a defendant, comes about two weeks after Lively sued Baldoni a...

Baat Pakki, the web show everyone`s talking about, is now live, with the first episode available for streaming on TTT’s YouTube channel. This series marks the exciting debut of Apoorva, aka The Rebel Kid, alongside the talented Shray Rai Tiwari, in a captivating story that explores the journey of two very different individuals as they navigate love, compromise, and celebration, all while blending modern digital life with traditional rituals. Apoorva and Shray Tiwari to star together in Baat Pakki Presented by TTT in association with Himalaya Wellness Company, Manyavar & Mohey, and supported by category partners Gillette and Philips Garment Steamers, Baat Pakki brings together an exceptional cast. Apoorva and Shray Rai Tiwari deliver standout performances in a narrative that feels bot...

Drake has escalated his ongoing legal battle against his record label, Universal Music Group (UMG), by filing defamation lawsuit against the parent record label he and rival Kendrick Lamar are signed to. The Toronto rapper filed a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, Jan. 15, and referred to the release of Lamar’s diss track, “Not Like Us,” as an example of ” corporate greed over the safety and well-being of its artists,” according to The New York Times.In his filing, Drake’s team says the diss track aimed at the Canadian rapper spreads the “false and malicious narrative” that he is a pedophile.“On May 4, 2024, UMG approved, published, and launched a campaign to create a viral hit out of a rap track that falsely accuses Drake of being a pedophile and calls for...

When it comes to the film industry, no news usually means bad news. That, however, is not the case for the web series based on Student of the Year, which, after being announced a year ago, was barely discussed in mainstream media. But the absence of news around the series, we learn, doesn’t imply that the Karan Johar-backed project has been shelved. A source tells mid-day that work on the show is underway with director Reema Maya currently looking for her leading man.   “While Alaya F and Shanaya Kapoor have already been confirmed as the lead actresses, the hunt for a male lead is underway. Reema Maya has a distinct vision for this series. Unlike the films, which had a glossy and [flamboyant] appearance, the web series will have a modern and edgy feel. It’s still set in the same world, bu...

Best-selling British author Neil Gaiman released a statement Wednesday denying he had ever engaged in non-consensual sex after a magazine this week published allegations from several women, accusing him of sexual assault. The 64-year-old author of The Sandman comic book series and novel American Gods was responding to a New York Magazine article that detailed allegations of assault, abuse and coercion levelled by eight women. The allegations of four of them had been broadcast in July in a Tortoise Media podcast.Gaiman said he had watched stories about him circulate on the Internet for months with “horror and dismay.”“As I read through this latest collection of accounts, there are moments I half-recognise and moments I don’t, descriptions of things that happened sitting beside things that e...

Rajkumar Hirani’s upcoming web series is special for the filmmaker for more reasons than one. Apart from marking Hirani’s debut in the digital space, the crime-drama series will also serve as the launch pad for his son, Vir. A source from the creative team tells mid-day that the Disney+ Hotstar offering revolves around two cops who come to terms with their distinct working styles. “Initially, Arshad [Warsi] was to play the role of an old-fashioned cop who likes to solve crimes in his style, while Vikrant [Massey] was set to be seen as a young computer geek who uses technology to solve crimes. It chronicles what transpires when two diverse personalities are brought together to solve crimes. Now, some changes have come into effect. While the six-episode series was to be directed by Hirani’s ...