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Brand Russell's trial begins at Tamasha's deadline

'Indiscriminate and greedy': One of Britain's biggest entertainment trials in a generation began in earnest on Monday, with Russell Brand entering court to face three counts of sexual assault, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecently assaulting six women. Unsurprisingly, there has been a lot of press attention on a figure who has already graced the big and small screens both in the UK and around the world. Jake was at Southwark Crown Court when prosecutors first made opening arguments about the Despicable Me star's "unprecedented and voracious" appetite for sex that led to a decade of criminal activity, before detailing each charge. Some women have since moved on. The allegations are wide-ranging, varied and terrifying, and the brand will likely have a few more weeks to defend itself. He has always denied all the charges. The trial is expected to last six to eight weeks and we will report frequently from the trial.

We are interested in looking into Indian streaming through Global Breakouts and Hankakar felt welcome. Produced by Priyanka Chopra, this hit executive "Algorithm Breaker" is about a teenage girl who accuses a powerful spiritual leader of sexual assault, setting off a chain reaction that becomes a national story. The JioHotstar show drew a rapturous audience, which was a feat for such a dark subject. "I'm always drawn to stories that have depth and meaning," Chopra says, "and Hankkar is one of those stories. >>> Read The Breakout.

🌶️ Hot One: Ralph Fiennes, Tessa Ross and Studiochannel are behind Unbeaten, a biopic of legendary British horse trainer Henry Cecil.

🌶️ Another: Ridley Scott collaborator Alexander Veit directs Feathering the Wind, a coming-of-age film set against the fast-paced world of competitive youth yacht racing.

🇺🇸 Shocker in the US: Beela Bajaria, chief content officer of Netflix, has been replaced by Peter Rice. Our editor Nelly Andreeva's analysis here.

⛺ The last festival: Mel had this summary of Egypt's El Gona Film Festival with the presence of Oscar contenders and emerging talents.

🏆 Latest Awards: The European Film Awards shortlisted La Bola Negra, Woman Unknown and NAZA for major awards.

🌆 Skydancing: We had a rundown of who's who (for now) in Skydance's international business, and then broke the news that Skydance UK's popular head of content for Channel 5, Ben Frew, is leaving.

⚽ Guaaaal: Before the news of 1,000 layoffs, Netflix made an attractive deal to show World Cup soccer in Spain and Andorra.

🌐 YouTube: Meet the content creators making waves in Europe.

🤝 DONE DEAL: Mediavan partners with Reese Witherspoon to buy Hello Sunshine dress from Candle Media.

🏪 Store launch: Lionsgate Play chief Rohit Jain launched Hindi and Punjabi broadcaster Tiger TV in India.

🪧 Protest: Omar Sy-Star Lupin announced his support for the protests of high school students in France.

🍿 Box Office: The first two films under Skydance – Legendary's Street Fighter and Clockwork's limited release The Devils – hit theaters around the world this weekend.

🎥 Route: Check out One Long Winter, Andrew Haig's adaptation of Colm Toibin's short story starring Fred Hechinger, Yvonne Moss-Bachrock, Caitriona Balfe, Kate Connor and D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai.

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