Actor Busy Philipps has bashed  filmmaker Brett Ratner amid sexual assault allegations,  calling him a "garbage human".
Philipps, 38, responded to the news that the longtime  Hollywood power player, 48, had been accused of multiple cases  of sexual misconduct or harassment  including by actresses  Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge  in an article published  by the Los Angeles Times.
"Olivia Munn has been saying this for years and he has  been disgusting about the allegations and to her for years. He  is a garbage human," Philipps wrote.
"Also. What @KatharineTowne says in the article is  important, Philipps continued on Twitter. "What's 'absurd' is  his mouthpiece calling harassment 'giving a compliment.'"
"It shows a pattern of disregard for women because what  he wants is more important," she added.

Busy Philipps blasts Ratner amid sexual misconduct allegations

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Actor Alec Baldwin and his wife  Hilaria are expecting their fourth child together.
Hilaria made the announcement in an Instagram post.
"Our Baldwinitos are getting a new teammate this spring,"  Hilaria captioned a family photo of herself, Alec, the family  pup and the couple's children Leonardo "Leo" Angel Charles, 13  months, Rafael Thomas, 2, and Carmen Gabriela, 4.
"I'm gonna make them a special cake to tell them if it's  a boy or a girl... I'll post it tomorrow midday... We are so  excited!"
Alec and Hilaria tied the knot in 2012, and renewed their  wedding vows this past June for their five-year anniversary.

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin expecting another baby

Harvey Weinstein is facing a new  a probe at Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) after a second  victim came forward this week accusing the disgraced mogul of  lewd conduct stemming from a 2015 incident.
According to the California penal code, lewd conduct is  punishable by up to six months in prison, but the penalty can  be worse if coupled with an indecent exposure charges,  reported People magazine.
If convicted Weinstein would face jail time and be forced  to register as sex offender.
According to a law enforcement source the accuser's  claims are "very credible" and that they are "similar patterns  to past allegations describing Weinstein's behaviour."
The LAPD began investigating Weinstein last month after  an Italian woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by the  producer in 2013.

Weinstein facing new LAPD probe for lewd conduct in 2015

Zahn McClarnon, a recurring  actor on the second season of "Westworld," has been  hospitalised due to an off-set injury.
Production on the HBO drama has been put on hold  following the accident, reported Variety.
HBO confirmed the news in a statement, "Actor Zahn  McClarnon was hospitalised Wednesday night after sustaining an  injury at home. He is on the mend and looking forward to  getting back to work. 'Westworld' will resume filming on both  units next week."
According to TMZ, McClarnon fell and hit his head at  home. He was reportedly rushed to the ICU with brain trauma.

'Westworld' actor Zahn McClarnon hospitalised

Actor Carey Mulligan has been  roped in to play Gloria Steinem in FilmNation's "An Uncivil  War," directed by Dee Rees.
The movie will focus on efforts by feminist activist and  journalist Steinem, lawyer and activist Florynce Kennedy, and  others to ratify the ERA, while conservative organiser Phyllis  Schlafly advocates against it, reported Variety.
The ERA was written to guarantee equal rights for all  citizens regardless of sex, and although it passed both houses  of Congress in 1972 and was submitted to the state  legislatures for ratification, it fell short of enactment  after receiving 35 of the necessary 38 state ratifications.
Rees has adapted David Kukoff's script for the project,  which goes under production in March 2018.
The project also reteams Mulligan with Rees, who recently  worked together on the critically acclaimed film "Mudbound,"  which is scheduled for release on November 17.

Carey Mulligan to play Gloria Steinem in 'An Uncivil War'

Estate of J R R Tolkien and  Warner Bros Television are in talks with Amazon Studios to  develop a series based on the author's "The Lord of the Rings"  novels.
The studio and the Tolkien estate have been shopping a  series based on the classic fantasy novels and their  assortment of hobbits, wizards, and warriors, sparking a  competitive situation from which Amazon has emerged as the  frontrunner. No deal has been set, reported Deadline.
The fact that a "Lord of the Rings" series is being  shopped by Warner Bros marks a thaw in the relationship  between the studio and the Tolkien estate, which in July  settled a massive lawsuit that had dragged on since 2012.
Launched at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival with "The Lord  of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," Peter Jackson's  LOTR trilogy was a global phenomenon. Starring Elijah Wood,  Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Bean, Viggo Mortensen, Sean  Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom and others, the three  films combined to gross more ...

Amazon, Warner Bros in talks for 'Lord of the Rings' TV series

Three more men have accused  Kevin Spacey of varying degrees of sexual misconduct following  "Star Trek: Discovery" actor Anthony Rapp's revelation that  the Hollywood star made unwanted sexual advances towards him  when he was 14-year-old.
Justin Dawes told Buzzfeed that, when he was 16 and  Spacey was 29, Spacey invited him and a friend to his  apartment to watch "Chinatown". They met Spacey for the first  time at a performance of a play the actor was performing in at  the time.
Dawes alleged that Spacey instead made them cocktails and  played pornography on the television.
Another accuser, a journalist who chose to remain  anonymous, said he interviewed Spacey in the early 2000s and  while all was normal while they were in the actor's office at  the Old Vic theater, Spacey invited him out to a club  afterward. There, the journalist alleged, Spacey began groping  him.
The journalist said he told Spacey that he was in a  serious relationship with a woman and, when he tried to leave  .

Three more men accuse Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct

"House of Cards" star Kevin  Spacey has been suspended from the Netflix drama as the studio  behind the hit television series investigates what it called  "serious allegations" concerning the actor's behaviour on set.
The announcement by the studio, Media Rights Capital,  came on Friday shortly after Netflix said in a separate  statement that it would not be involved with any further  production of "House of Cards" if the show included its star,  Spacey, reported Variety.
In its statement, Media Rights Capital said, "Spacey's  suspension was effective immediately" and added that it would  "continue to evaluate a creative path forward" for the show  during what it called a "hiatus."
Production of the show's sixth season was already  suspended earlier this week following a Buzzfeed report that  accused Spacey of assaulting actor Anthony Rapp in 1986 when  the "Star Trek: Discovery" star was 14-years-old.
Spacey was also dropped by CAA and his longtime  publicist, Staci Wolfe. Scotland ..

Kevin Spacey suspended from 'House of Cards'

The Manhattan district attorney has  assigned a senior sex crimes prosecutor to investigate  allegations against Harvey Weinstein, his office confirmed  today after another actress accused the fallen Hollywood mogul  of rape.
"A senior sex crimes prosecutor is assigned to this  investigation, and the office has been working with our  partners in the NYPD since the new allegations came to light,"  communications director Joan Vollero told AFP in an email.
"As this is an active investigation, we will not be  commenting further."
She confirmed the move after "Boardwalk Empire" actress  Paz de la Huerta accused Weinstein of raping her twice at her  New York apartment in late 2010.
Police confirm they are investigating de la Huerta's  allegations, which unlike many others against Weinstein, are  recent enough to potentially prosecute. It is at least the  third Weinstein case that has been investigated by New York  police.
"I was so terrified of him," de la Huerta told Vanity  Fair. "He's ..

NY assigns sex crimes prosecutor to Weinstein case

A complaint has been filed against  actor Kamal Haasan for allegedly hurting religious sentiments  with his recent remark that "right wing groups can't deny  existence of Hindu terrorism".
The application was moved in the court of Additional  Chief Judicial Magistrate by a lawyer Kamlesh Chandra Tripathi  here.
Today, the court accepted his petition and fixed November  4 for the hearing in the case.
In his complaint, Tripathi accused the actor of hurting  religious sentiments of Hindus by making inflammatory and  derogatory remark of Hindu terrorism.
He sought lodging of a case under IPC sections 500, 522,  298, 295(A) and 505(C).
He said the actor should refrain from such remarks as he  has a huge public following.

Complaint against Kamal Haasan for 'Hindu terrorism' remark

A bandh was observed in Chittorgarh  today in protest against Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming film  "Padmavati".
Markets remained closed for the day as various social and  traders' organisations supported the protest.
A large procession from Chittorgarh's Padmavati Jauhar  Kund passed through the city roads with women holding placards  which said 'Stop insulting culture', 'Declare Bhansali a  traitor' and 'Hindustan will not tolerate insult of women'.
"The protest was called on by Jauhar Smriti Samiti of  Chittorgarh and I was invited as a guest. Markets remained  voluntarily shut and a large number of people came out on  roads to protest against 'Padmavati'," said patron of Sri  Rajput Karni Sena, Lokendra Kalvi.
He said that meetings of Sri Rajput Karni Sena are  scheduled in Ahmedabad and Lucknow on November 12 and 19.

Bandh observed in Chittorgarh against 'Padmavati'

Ektara Collective's "Turup"  gives a checkmate to the politics of communalism, caste divide  and gender discrimination.
Set in Bhopal's Chakki Chauraha neighbourhood, the indie  film also packs a subtle punch to the burning issues of love  jihad, untouchability and oppression of minorities.
The film also teases an almost blink-and-you-will-miss-it  reference to homosexuality, about which one of the directors,  Rinchen told PTI that "it was almost not there. We don't make  statement. We've left many things in the film open ended."
When asked if not showing violence expected in a setting  like this was a conscious decision, one of the group members  said the film was also looking at things from other  perspectives.
"We chose not to show violence as it was not necessary.  That could have taken away from the other things that we  wanted to say. It was necessary for the dialogue to take  place. If we don't show violence that does not mean it's not  happening."
"Turup" is set in the area ...

'Turup' trumps communal and caste divide politics

Malayalam actor Dileep, an accused in  a case of abduction and sexual assault of a South Indian  actress in February, has demanded a fresh police probe into  the matter, alleging that the current investigation was not  fair and he was framed.
In a letter to the state secretary, he said a new team of  Kerala Police should probe the case as the present  investigators have not done a free and fair job and that he  has been 'framed' by senior police officials, a source told  PTI.
If the case is not given to a new probe team, then it  should be handed over to the CBI, said Dileep, who was  arrested and let out on bail after 85 days in custody.
The actor wrote the letter after his release from jail  last month, the source said.
The actor also charged some top police officials with  trapping him by framing fake evidence against him.
Dileep was arrested on July 10. The Kerala High Court on  October 3 granted him bail with stringent conditions.
Six persons, including key accused Pulsar Suni, ..

Actress abduction case: Dileep demands fresh police probe

Director Yaniv Berman, who  screened his film "Land of the Little People" at the sixth  Dharamshala International Film Festival, today said he wanted  to show the impact of militarisation on children in Israel  through the movie.
"Most of the children growing up in our country know that  they have to join the Army eventually. The education system in  the country prepares them to survive in future as potential  soldiers. They are expected to toughen up and if the parents  see their kids turn violent, they don't really object to it,"  he said.
Berman, 40, was speaking at the Q&A session post the  movie's screening.
The director said he was inspired to make a film on the  issue as it is a part of his personal experience like many of  his country people.
"Israeli people are good in nature but there is a lot of  anger in their hearts due to the situation. The children tend  to be more aggressive. The war has become a part of who we  are."
The movie shows four children from an Israeli ...

War has become a part of who we are: Israeli dir Yaniv Berman

Scotland Yard has reportedly launched  an investigation into Kevin Spacey following an allegation  that the star sexually assaulted an aspiring actor in London  nearly a decade ago.
According to the Sun Newspaper, the man, whose identity  has not been revealed, told authorities that he had approached  Spacey in 2008 asking for help with his career.
The two-time Oscar winner invited the young man, who was  23 at the time, to his home in South London. Spacey was  artistic director of The Old Vic theater at that time. He held  the post from 2004 to 2015.
The actor further told police that he and Spacey smoked  marijuana, after which he passed out and upon regaining  consciousness, he found Spacey performing oral sex on him.
He asked Spacey to stop and then left the house.
The "House of Cards" star allegedly warned him not to  tell anyone about the incident.
The man, now 32, first gave his account to the City of  London Police, after which the police referred the complaint  to Scotland ...

Scotland Yard launches investigation into Spacey

"30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin has  admitted that he treated women in a sexist way in the past.
Baldwin, who was honoured at a luncheon at the Paley  Center for Media, said he would like to change his attitude  towards women.
The actor was recently criticised for working with James  Toback as the director has been accused of sexual miscoduct by  over 300 women.
"I certainly have treated women in a very sexist way.  I've bullied women. I've overlooked women. I've underestimated  women. Not as a rule.
"From time to time I've done what a lot of men do, which  is... when you don't treat women the same way you treat men.  You don't. I'm from a generation where you really don't and  I'd like that to change. I really would like that to change,"  he said at the event.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor also  addressed the swirl of sexual misconduct allegations currently  dominating Hollywood and called for a change.
"I think it's important for us to try to make the  workplace and ...

I have treated women in a sexist way: Alec Baldwin

Director Prakash Jha says male  gaze is thoroughly permitted in the Indian society and while  cinema cannot bring about a change, he believes it can help in  keeping important issues alive.
Talking about his last production "Lipstick Under My  Burkha", Jha said he found the "female gaze" of the script  unique but had to fight hard with the censor board for its  release.
"Male gazing in our society is thoroughly permitted...  From a male's point of view, everything is permitted. Values,  systems, stalking... A male can stalk a woman in movies and in  stories. But here a female wanted to stalk. Here a female  wanted to look at the issue from a female gaze and the story  looked so different," Jha said while speaking at the World  Congress of Mental Health.
Recalling his tussle with the censor board over the film,  Jha said he was even ready to release it on the Internet for  free but thankfully the film was cleared by Film Certificate  Appellate Tribunal.
"Society always looks for ...

Male gaze in our society is thoroughly permitted: Prakash Jha

King of Pop Michael Jackson's  son Prince was rushed to the hospital after a motorcycle  accident.
Prince, 20, was on his way to Loyola Marymount University  in LA, when he lost control of his Harley Davidson, reported  Us Weekly.
He was checked by doctors in the emergency room and then  released to go to class. Prince posted on Instagram after the  incident.
"Well s***" he captioned the photo of his feet in the  ambulance.

Prince Jackson rushed to hospital after bike accident

Action star Arnold  Schwarzenegger said cheating on wife Maria Shriver was a huge  mistake.
Shriver pulled the plug on the couple's 25-year marriage  in July 2011 and filed for divorce two months after the news  broke that Schwarzenegger had fathered a child with the  couple's longtime housekeeper, Mildred Baena.
The former California governor, 70, opened up about the  status of his divorce during a conversation with Harvey Levin  for an upcoming special of his Fox News show, OBJECTified.
"I don't need any time to reflect when I know it was a  major, major screw-up," Schwarzenegger said.

Cheating on Maria Shriver was a major screw-up: Schwarzenegger

Pop star Zayn Malik says he is  not in touch with any of the One Direction bandmates.
In an interview with Billboard, the 24-year-old singer  says his relationship with his former band members has changed  a lot since he left the group.
"Our relationships have definitely changed since we were  in a band together, but I think that's just life. Everybody  grows up; two of the guys have got kids now. But no, I don't  talk to any of them, really," Zayn says.
The singer left the popular British boy band in 2015.

I don't talk to any of the 1D guys anymore: Zayn Malik

Pop stars Justin Bieber and  Selena Gomez are officially a couple again.
Three years after parting ways, Bieber and Gomez are  giving their romance another chance, reported Us Weekly.
"Selena and Justin are back together. Selena and The  Weeknd just fizzled and ended amicably  it wasn't dramatic  and it wasn't about Justin. But Selena always had feelings for  Justin. Her friends want her to be cautious because she has  been in such a good place post-surgery," a source said.
Gomez and Bieber were spending a lot of time together.  Over the weekend, the duo was clicked having breakfast and  attending church together. Soon after that they were spotted  enjoying a bike ride.

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