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NEW YORK (AP) — Amid mounting anger over allegations of bullying, Broadway and Hollywood producer Scott Rudin broke his silence Saturday, saying he is “profoundly sorry” and will step back from his theater work. “After a period of reflection, I’ve made the decision to step back from active participation on our Broadway productions, effective immediately. My roles will be filled by others from the Broadway community and in a number of cases, from the roster of participants already in place on those shows,” Rudin said in a statement. The move comes more than a week after The Hollywood Reporter’s cover story on Rudin contained accounts of the producing heavyweight throwing glass bowls, staples and baked potatoes at former employees. In his statement Saturday he did not deny the allegations. “Much has been written about my history of troubling interactions with colleagues, and I am profoundly sorry for the pain my behavior caused to individuals, directly and indirectly. I am now … [Read more...] about Hollywood Power Producer Scott Rudin to ‘Step Back’ from Broadway Work amid Professional Abuse Allegations

The Advocate General at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has called on the Bulgarian government to recognise a girl with two mothers, despite gay marriages being illegal in the country. The judgement relates to a case involving a Bulgarian woman and a British woman living in Spain who have a daughter whose Spanish birth certificate lists both women as the girl’s mothers. The Bulgarian woman attempted to register the girl for an identity card in Bulgaria but was denied by authorities who stated that registering someone as having two mothers was against public policy, German tabloid Bild reports . Advocate General Juliane Kokott has ruled that Bulgaria denying identification to the child could restrict her freedom of movement and place an obstacle for the two female parents if they wished to live in Bulgaria in the future. Kokott did question if the girl was Bulgarian under Bulgarian law, however, as one of the child’s biological parents must be a citizen — and it was … [Read more...] about EU Advocate General: Bulgaria Should Give Child ID Listing Two Mothers

BOSTON (AP) — After he was elected mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, at just 23 years old, it seemed Jasiel Correia’s political career had nowhere to go but up. Bright and dynamic, Correia charmed voters by portraying himself as a successful entrepreneur who could revive the struggling old mill city. Prosecutors say in reality he was a fraud and a thief. READ MORE: Peloton Tread+ Owners Told To Stop Using The Treadmill In 'Urgent Warning' Correia heads to trial this month on charges that he stole more than $230,000 from investors in a smartphone app he created to pay for things like a Mercedes, casino trips and adult entertainment. As mayor, he’s accused of convincing his chief of staff to give him half of her salary in order to keep her city job and extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from marijuana businesses seeking to operate there. The trial — one of the first to be held in Boston’s federal court since the start of the coronavirus pandemic — will showcase … [Read more...] about Wunderkind Ex-Mayor Of Fall River To Face Jurors In Fraud, Bribery Case

close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for March 17 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. EXCLUSIVE: Marsha Hunt , one of the last living legends from Hollywood’s golden era , is sharing her life story. The 2015 documentary "Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity" has become available for streaming just months after Turner Classic Movies (TCM) gave a special presentation of it in December 2020. At the time, the channel presented 14 hours of Hunt’s films in celebration of her life, including "Flight Command," "The Human Comedy" and "Pride and Prejudice." Filmmaker Roger C. Memos told Fox News he was eager to take a closer look at how the glamorous star of the ‘30s and ‘40s overcame the McCarthy-era blacklist, which nearly destroyed her career. BOND GIRL VALERIE LEON RECALLS FRIENDSHIP WITH ROGER MOORE, FILMING BED SCENE WITH SEAN CONNERY: 'WE HAD … [Read more...] about ‘30s star Marsha Hunt recalls supporting American troops, combating Hollywood blacklisting: ‘It was needed’

A man said to be in his forties has been arrested in connection to the stabbing of a woman in broad daylight in an underpass in the city of Linköping earlier this week. The attack took place on Thursday morning and saw the 44-year-old Swedish woman stabbed multiple times in the area of the city’s main railway station. She was badly injured in the attack and died of her injuries after being taken to a local hospital. According to a report from the newspaper Aftonbladet , a man in his forties was arrested in connection with the with the attack and is now being charged with murder. As is customary in Swedish media, few details of the suspect have been released by the mainstream media, however news website Nyheter Idag has claimed that tax records they have seen indicate that the man is foreign and comes from the Balkan region, saying that the  documents state he is a citizen of the former country of Serbia and Montenegro, which was split up in 2006. The website has also … [Read more...] about ‘Foreigner’ Arrested After Swedish Woman Murdered in Broad Daylight: Report