Executives at Meta Platforms privately told rights groups that security concerns prevented them from releasing details of its investigation into hate speech on its services in India, according to audio recordings heard by The Wall Street Journal. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, in July released a four-page summary of a human-rights impact assessment on...
Updated Sept. 27, 2022 5:59 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Lawyers for Elon Musk and Twitter debated several pending requests for information in their continuing legal fight, with less than three weeks to go before a scheduled trial over Mr. Musk’s soured $44 billion takeover. Among the issues discussed were whether Mr. Musk’s...
Yesterday, Ryan Reynolds teased Hugh Jackman returning again as Wolverine, and this morning, they posted a video seemingly confirming that the duo would team up for Deadpool 3 after several years of debate and speculation. “I had a lot of questions. I’m sure you had a lot of questions, but rest assured, we are going...
It’s time to start brainstorming some ideas for the perfect Halloween costume, and believe us when we say, nothing screams scary like “The Purge.” Ever since the chilling horror film series burst onto the scene in 2013, the pop culture phenomenon has become a Halloween staple year in and year out. In case you missed...
Screenshot: Pennyworth/HBO Max Hollywood is so obsessed with franchises, it’s making spinoffs and prequels you’ve never even heard of. Take Pennyworth, a show revealing the convoluted origins of Bruce Wayne’s demure manservant Alfred, who you may be surprised to learn spent his youth thwarting fascists’ attempts to overthrow the British government. If this is news...
BARCELONA, Spain — A Spanish judge on Tuesday approved a trial for Colombian pop singer Shakira on charges of tax fraud. Spanish prosecutors accused the entertainer in 2018 of failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($13.9) in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014. Prosecutors are seeking an eight-year prison sentence and a hefty...
Twitter and Elon Musk continue to jockey for preliminary legal advantage ahead of a trial on their soured $44 billion marriage, as the presiding judge has signaled she wants to keep the case focused on the contractual agreement between the two sides. With an Oct. 17 trial date in Delaware court approaching, both sides’ legal...
Live Nation Poland, the concert’s promoter, confirmed the cancellation Saturday but did not specify a reason. Waters also accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of doubling back on his 2019 election campaign promises and said, without offering proof, that “the forces of extreme nationalism that had lurked, malevolent, in the shadows, have, since then, ruled the...
NEW YORK — Rihanna will take center stage at February’s Super Bowl halftime show. The singer, who declined to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, will headline the 2023 Super Bowl, the NFL announced Sunday along with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and Apple Music. Rihanna posted an image...
Network suits at Hulu (that is, the show’s fictional version of it) are a bit confused when a hot indie film writer, Hannah (“Crazy Ex-girlfriend’s” Rachel Bloom), comes in to pitch a reboot of something called “Step Right Up!” Instead of some original idea, why would she want to give an old “Who’s the Boss?”-esque...