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Jake Kanter
International Investigations Editor
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Jake rejoined Deadline in December 2022 after serving as Media Correspondent for The Times of London since August 2021. Previously, he was Deadline's International TV Editor for two years, during which time he broke a several exclusives on some of the highest-profile companies and organizations in Europe. He also played a key role in originating Deadline’s series The Film That Lit My Fuse and our International Insider newsletter. He is based in London.
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Meghan Markle Returns To Instagram, Defying “Almost Unsurvivable” Social Media Trolls
Meghan Markle has returned to Instagram after a seven-year absence.
The Duchess of Sussex has opened a verified account, simply handled @meghan. Markle’s first post is a video of her running on a beach and inscribing “2025” in the wet sand.
ABC News reported that the footage was filmed by her…
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Neil Young Pulls Out Of Glastonbury, Arguing Festival Is Under “Corporate Control” Of BBC
Neil Young is taking a stand against Glastonbury, arguing that the festival is under the “corporate control” of the BBC.
The 79-year-old Harvest Moon musician had not been announced as part of the music festival’s line-up, but said he would not perform at Worthy Farm in June.
In a letter on the N…
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Carey Mulligan, Sarah Lancashire & Stephen Fry Recognized In UK New Year Honors List
Carey Mulligan, Sarah Lancashire, and Stephen Fry are among the stars to receive recognition in King Charles III’s New Year honors list.
Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) and Lancashire (Happy Valley) have been made Commanders of the British Empire for their services to drama.
Fry has been…
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Liam Payne: Five Charged In Connection With One Direction Star’s Fatal Fall From Hotel Balcony
Five people have been charged in connection with Liam Payne’s death in Argentina, according to local media reports.
The One Direction star died in October after falling from the third-floor balcony of hotel Casa Sur in Buenos Aires, sending shockwaves through the world of music.
Argentinian…
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James Bond Hopeful James Norton Says Men Should Atone For “Patriarchal Crimes Of The Past”
James Norton, the Happy Valley star who has been heavily linked to James Bond, thinks men should be proactive when confronting the MeToo movement.
Norton told the Radio Times magazine that the “modern man” was living in a time where there was an “attempt to rebalance the patriarchal crimes of the…
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Gal Gadot Reveals She Was Rushed To Hospital For Emergency Surgery On Brain Clot During Pregnancy
Gal Gadot has revealed that she underwent emergency surgery on a brain clot at the same time as giving birth to her daughter.
In an emotional social media update, the Wonder Woman actress said she wanted to share the story of her trauma to help raise awareness of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in…
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Who Were International Film & TV’s Big Winners In 2024? We List 11 — And Name Some Losers
‘Tis the season for taking stock of the year, so join us as we list some of the big winners (and a few losers) in the film and television business outside of America.
The Deadline international team has pooled its thoughts using a pretty loose methodology to define success. We’ve seasoned the pot…
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Alex Gibney Accuses BBC Of “Bending Knee” To Benjamin Netanyahu By Rejecting ‘The Bibi Files’
Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, has attacked the BBC after claiming the British broadcaster rejected his Benjamin Netanyahu exposé The Bibi Files.
The Going Clear director accused the BBC of bending the knee to the Israeli prime minister in its coverage of the war in…
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Gwyneth Paltrow, Amy Schumer & Paul Feig Among Hollywood Stars Standing With Blake Lively After Bombshell Justin Baldoni Complaint
Hollywood stars have got Blake Lively’s back.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Amy Schumer were among those standing with the actress after she filed a bombshell complaint against her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni.
Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment, including improvised…
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Netflix Scores U.S. Rights To FIFA Women’s World Cup In “Historic” Deal
Netflix is doubling down on live sport by inking a landmark deal to stream the FIFA Women's World Cup.
The streaming service has scored U.S. rights to the 2027 and 2031 installments of the soccer tournament. It is the first time Netflix has bought up a sports competition in…
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ArtsEd: Top London Drama School Settles Legal Battle With Teacher Who Blew Whistle On “Culture Of Fear” Chronicled In Deadline Investigation
ArtsEd, the top London drama school backed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, has settled a legal dispute with a teacher who blew the whistle on a “culture of fear” chronicled in a Deadline investigation.
In a statement quietly published on its website, ArtsEd’s board said it regretted the “distress and…
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J.K. Rowling’s Agent Adds To Chorus Of Support For ‘Harry Potter’ Author: “We Believe In Freedom Of Speech”
EXCLUSIVE: J.K. Rowling's longtime agent Neil Blair has backed his client amid renewed focus on the author’s transgender views as buzz builds for the HBO Harry Potter series.
In a statement shared with Deadline, The Blair Partnership founding partner said he was proud to represent Rowling, adding…
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