Vol. 27
No. 21
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Filthy Rich
This new documentary from Netflix delves into the dark
case of Jeffrey Epstein, the notorious
financier and convicted sex offender who died in his
prison cell last year. He had been arrested on charges
of running a sex trafficking ring of underage girls into
Florida and New York, having previously served jail time
for abuse after dozens of young girls came forward
against him. Their firsthand accounts will be the focal
point of Filthy Rich, a four part documentary series
from director Lisa Bryant which will see
survivors of Epstein share their stories, some for the
very first time.
Early Access
The Invisible Man
Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) knows what it's like to have a
psychopath for a boyfriend. Her ex, Adrian Griffin, had been controlling,
manipulative and violent even after the breakup. When Adrian commits suicide not
long after, he leaves Cecilia a huge inheritance totaling several million
dollars. The only condition? She must never be diagnosed as mentally
incompetent. It seemed like Adrian's request was nothing more than another sign
of his severe mental health problems. Yet, as Cecilia attempts to rebuild her
life, she starts to experience strange occurrences that make her question
whether the scientific genius had simply found a more diabolical way to torment
her.
The Buzz...
Former child star Mary-Kate Olsen has successfully filed divorce papers
to officially end her five year marriage to Olivier Sarkozy. The
actress turned fashion mogul first attempted to file the legal documents in a
New York court last month, but was informed such cases were not being accepted
at the time as a result of limited resources during the coronavirus pandemic.
It looks like Winnie Harlow is no longer a free agent. The model
first sparked romance rumors with Lakers star Kyle Kuzma
back in May, when the beauty posted some one of her first photos with his new
and adorable white pup. And since then fans have noticed the that Winnie and
Kyle have been leaving a string of flirty comments on each other's Instagrams,
with the basketball star calling the model a "B U Tee."
Food writer Alison Roman is stepping down from her weekly gig as a
New York Times columnist after attacking Chrissy
Teigen in a controversial interview. The blogger sparked a public spat with
model and cookbook author Teigen earlier this month after criticizing her
kitchenware line at U.S. retailer Target and blasting her brand as a
“content farm”, while also taking aim at Japanese organizing consultant Marie
Kondo for starting her own line of products.
John Reinke, right-hand man to Tiger King star
Joe Exotic, claims Netflix producers have “hundreds of hours
of unused footage” from the filming of the show. After debuting on the streaming
service earlier this year, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness proved a hit
with viewers during the COVID-19 lockdown, and became one of the most viewed
series in Netflix history.
Britney Spears reportedly spent two weeks in full quarantine in
order to see her two sons. The star visited family in Louisiana at the end of
April before returning to Los Angeles, and her ex-husband Kevin
Federline insisted she go into isolation before visiting their sons Sean,
14, and Jayden, 13.
J.K. Rowling is publishing a fairy tale about truth and abuse of power
free online so that children can read it during lockdown, and the first two
chapters are available now. The remaining chapters will be released every
weekday until July 10.
Riverdale co-stars Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse
have reportedly split. “Cole and Lili split before the pandemic hit, and have
been quarantining separately,” one insider said. “They remain good friends.”
The Venice Film Festival will go ahead as scheduled at the
beginning of September, Luca Zaia, the governor of the region
around the Italian city said on Sunday as the spread of the new coronavirus in
the country slows.
After approaching near-mythical status, director Zack Snyder will
release his fabled version of 2017’s Justice League next year
exclusively on WarnerMedia’s HBO Max. Snyder announced the
news during a live Q&A, following a virtual screening of his Henry
Cavill led Superman film Man of Steel. |