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Asevidenceofherunreli- and thatHeardwasanunreliable hadn’t receivedafairhearing court hearinglastweekthatDepp fear forherlifethreetimes. a dozenoccasionsandputherin Depp, 57,assaultedHeard,34,on tially true.”Thejudgeruledthat April 2018article,were“substan- legations againstDepp,madeina Nicol : cine isn’teverywhere,thispandemicgoinganywhere.” but it’salsotheonlywayoutofthispandemicforallus.Ifvac- back oftheline,”hecontinued.“It’srightthingtodo,obviously, making surethatbillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldaren’tleftat ID-19 pandemic. ONE WorldCampaign,whichcallsforaglobalresponsetotheCOV- focused onglobalhealthandanti-poverty.TheseriesispartofONE’s said ,’sleadsingerandco-founderofONE,anorganization you liveshouldn’tdeterminewhethergettheselife-savingshots,” nelly. Sykes. 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Oyelowo willlendtheirvoicesinananimatedseriestoraiseawareness ,March27,(AP):Bono,PenélopeCruzandDavid Bono, Cruztostarinanimatedseriesonvaccineimportance High CourtJustice They concludedthat“theappeal The justices, Two CourtofAppealjudges Depp andHeardmetontheset “In anapproachofthatkind “It isclearfromareadingofthe The appealsjudgessaiditwas Lawyers forDepparguedata Cruz saidshewantseveryonewhowatchestheanimatedseriesto “Even whilemanyofusstillwaitourturn,weneedtocommit “Pandemica’s animatedworldanimatesasimpletruth—thatwhere The seven-episodeserieswillfeaturecharactersvoicedbyKumail The ONECampaignhasannouncedthatthenewseriescalled“Pan- c to eachincident,”they ruled inNovemberthatal- and ABritishcourtrefused Nicholas Underhill led fordivorcethe rst episodewillincludeNanjiani,RobinsonandMegDon- permissionto James Ding- Amber Heard uenced judge Andrew , , The divorcewasfi the groundsofdomesticabuse. restraining orderagainstDeppon deceitful. being controlling,violentand with eachaccusingtheotherof their brief,tempestuousmarriage, Heard gaveconfl trial inJuly,whichDeppand ter aheadline-grabbingthree-week 50-year-old womanfi says, camenotasateenagerwithIkeTurner,but her life,story,voice.Herproperdebut,she from morethanadecadeofabuse,shewastakingback ment ofreclamation.Asanewlysolosingerremoved scenes likethat1980sconcert,herpowerwasatesta- for MickJaggerandcountlessothers.And,atleastin calists ofthe20thcentury—amodelinspiration Both regalandraw,shewasoneofthesupremevo- sign overthedeed. expect banklenderstomaterializebythefootlights ing, sheownsthestagetosuchadegreethatyouhalf stadium offans.Withheelsstompingandherhairwav- as she’sbeltingout“AskMeHowIFeel”foragiant but theemphasisoncertainchapters.The81-year-old Turner rejectsherownbiography.Notthefactsofit, 1993 movie.“Itwasjustsounlikeme,mylife.” in anearlierinterviewheard“,”referencingthe not aroleshehasanynaturalaffi great swingsbetweenoppressionandliberation,butit’s with it.Turnermaybetheprotagonistofadrama needs totellit,anyway;andwhyshewantsbedone her story—whyshestruggleshavingtotellit; in Turner’slife.Butit’sultimatelyaboutTurnertelling pect, walksusagainthroughthetremendousupheavals day onHBOandMax.Thefi and T.J.Martin’snewdocumentary,premieredSatur- recently gotteninontheact. era. 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Film by theshow’steamforadiscussiononrace.Butitsaidtherewasno cluding Osbourneand a respectfulworkplace.” co-hosts duringtheMarch10episodedidnotalignwithourvaluesfor after areviewthatfoundinpart“Sharon’sbehaviortowardher this month. show “TheTalk”afteraheatedon-airdiscussionaboutracismearlier nity for. lm, asyouwouldex- The networksaiditsinternalinquirytheshow’sco-hosts,in- The networksaidFridayOsbournehaddecidedtoleavetheshow CBS says what ittakestoendthispandemicforeveryone,everywhere.” a vaccine,butnottheopportunitytoreceiveit.Wemuststepupanddo right nowbillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldareseeingpromise Oyelowo saidabouttheseries.“Thisvirusthrivesoninequality,and Senegal, France,Germany,Spain,ItalyandtheNetherlands. countries includingtheUnitedStates,Canada,Nigeria,SouthAfrica, campaign’s YouTubechannel.Theepisodeswillbereleasedinseveral world,” Cruzsaid. “use theirvoiceandtakeaction”toensurethatnoonegetsleftbehind. er Depp Heard “We’re alltrappedinPandemica,butonlysomecangetout,” All episodeswillbeavailableThursdayatONE’swebsiteandthe “Pandemica isacompellingillustrationoftheinequalityaround Foxx toplayTyson inboxer’s takeonhislife Sharon Osbourne Sheryl Underwood, is anespeciallygoodsourceinthefi with MTV’sKurtLoder,inhopesofmovingon.(Loder plagued byreporters’questions,shewroteherbook, that shewas“livingalifeofdeath.”Afewyearslater, magazine article,callingIke’streatment“torture”and her: “Tina,where’sIke?” on “HollywoodSquares,”hostPeterMarshallgreets easy tounderstandherdesiretellthetruth.Appearing frank abouttheabusewhilenotbeingdefi it comeswithTurner’sownstruggleshowtobe her yearsbefore.Thecomebackstorybeginsbutwith to letIkehaveeverythingbutthestagenamehergave mate, unguardedmomentinthefi ally discusseshermotherisperhapstheonlytrulyinti- cording ofhistalkswithTurnerinwhichsheemotion- High” withhim. tor whentheyrecord1966’s“RiverDeep—Mountain Phil Spectorcomesofflikeamoresensitivecollabora- skinned tyrant.It’sespeciallytellingthatnexttoIke, Few besideTurnerknewthatoff-stagehewasathin- appearances, heseemsthequiet,supportivesideman. she metIke,arock‘n’rollpioneer.Intheirtelevision ster. 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