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The Variety Studio presented by Canva featured conversations with top executives and creative talent during Advertising Week New York. Additionally, Variety and Canva hosted an intimate dinner at Don Angie for select studio participants and marketing and advertising leaders. Watch more of the conversations: https://lnkd.in/gqU8yWxJ

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy, according to a new complaint in the cascade of lawsuits filed against him. The suit, filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, is the latest from attorney Tony Buzbee, who announced plans in early October to file 120 new lawsuits against the mogul in the coming months. https://bit.ly/3Uvfmi3

It’s time to jump back into the game: “Jumanji 3″ is officially headed to theaters on Dec. 11, 2026. The film will also screen in IMAX and premium large formats. Get the details here: https://lnkd.in/gkjT83Cz

Disney will no longer allow new subscribers to its streaming services to sign up through Apple’s App Store, requiring subscriptions instead to be purchased via Disney’s own site. What’s most surprising about this maneuver is that Disney waited so long to execute it.

At Mipcom, Meryem Uzerli shares her experience on starring in age-gap romance ‘RU,’ produced by Medyapım: "It’s about speaking up for yourself as a woman." Read more: bit.ly/4dX8gKh Madd Entertainment MEDYAPIM

Turkish actor Can Yaman talks about playing a real-life hero in ‘El Turco’ at Mipcom. Yaman plays an Ottoman Janissary who finds refuge in an Italian village after the battle of Vienna in 1683 and slowly convinces the villagers to fight for their rights. bit.ly/3YjUtYq Madd Entertainment Ay Yapım

"[Director Sam] Gold’s 'Romeo + Juliet,' while using Shakespeare’s language, feels like it’s designed to draw in tweens, teens and theater-averse adults who might not otherwise be interested in Shakespeare; the trick is to woo them and then keep them in their seats with a fun hipster spectacle led by a British TV heartthrob (Kit Connor from 'Heartstopper') and a movie star with good pipes (Rachel Zegler, from Steven Spielberg’s 'West Side Story')," writes Variety's Trish Deitch.⁠ ⁠ "Throw in a couple of original tunes by singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff and a gaggle of young actors in high-tops and baggy jeans humping teddy bears and dancing to club music, and you’ve got two hours of fun. Who needs tragedy or relevance when you’ve got pop music and disco balls?"⁠ ⁠ Read the full review: https://lnkd.in/ggnZiJJ5

After the Los Angeles Times’ owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, blocked the paper’s editorial board from its planned endorsement of Kamala Harris, the Washington Post’s leadership announced that they will, as a matter of policy, no longer endorse presidential candidates.⁠ ⁠ "The move away from endorsing candidates reads, in the moment, as an attempt to appease Trump, sure. But it also makes clear that, at least at a leadership level, newspapers no longer believe they’re being read in good faith. The worst part is that they are almost certainly correct," writes Variety's Daniel D'Addario on the matter.⁠ Read the full column here: https://lnkd.in/gWvm4-uv

Titan OS announces partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment for the Launch of Sony One Channels at Mipcom during its first Content Partners Summit. Read more: bit.ly/4faxDcu

VIP+ at Mipcom explored generative AI, from the state of its adoption to perceived ROI among media execs.