International Celebrity — Evening Edition, 25 August 2026

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Hannah Einbinder Defends Mark Ruffalo After Paramount Calls His Merger Attack ‘Antisemitic’: ‘Those of Us With a Platform Need to Use Our Voices’

“Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder has come to the defense of Mark Ruffalo after Paramount accused him of invoking “antisemitic tropes” when criticizing the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. It all kicked off on Friday, when Ruffalo shared a clip on Instagram of Paramount board member Safra Catz outlining “really profoundly scary technologies”…

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Variety Hollywood Reporter Deadline Page Six

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Jacob Chase to Direct ‘Sleepover’ for Blumhouse Atomic Monster; Universal Sets 2027 Release

The filmmaker is now in theaters with 'Insidious: Out of the Further.'

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Hollywood Reporter Variety Deadline

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Lyrical Joe Rejects Celebrity Gossip, Demands Music Focus - News Ghana

Lyrical Joe Rejects Celebrity Gossip, Demands Music Focus News Ghana

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News Ghana Global News Fox News LaineyGossip

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George Clooney, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Alexandre Desplat and More Set for Finch & Partners and CAA’s ‘Future of Creativity’ Forum in Venice

Get ready for some serious star power in Venice

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Variety Deadline

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Oscars: Belgium Selects Lukas Dhont’s ‘Coward’ For International Feature Film Race

Lukas Dhont’s latest feature, Coward, has been selected as Belgium’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. Directed by Dhont from a screenplay he wrote with Angelo Tijssens, Coward is set at the height of the First World War and follows Pierre, a soldier…

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Deadline Variety

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