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Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has voiced shock that a censorship debate has sprung up around the controversial Cuties film after a Texas grand jury indicted the streamer over the feature. In comments at the virtual Mipcom market on Monday, Sarandos said Cuties was misunderstood in America after the indictment claimed it “appeals to the prurient interest in sex, and has no serious, literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.” Defending the Maïmouna Doucouré-directed feature, which focuses on an 11-year-old Senegalese-French girl, who is torn between her traditional Muslim family and her dance troupe friends, Sarandos said: “It’s a little surprising in...

A two-week mission, Operation Not Forgotten, had led to the rescue of endangered and missing children in Georgia last week. 39 missing children were rescued and 9 suspects have been arrested. “The message to missing children and their families is that we will never stop looking for you,” Donald Washington, the director of the Marshals Service, said. “Operation Not Forgotten” led to the rescue of 26 missing children and the safe location of 13 more, according to authorities. This is an ongoing issue in not just our country, but the world. Our children are being taken and abused, raped, and...

Former child star Corey Feldman has long contended that he and his one-time best friend, the late Corey Haim, were molested by Hollywood insiders as children. Now, Rolling Stone reports in a lengthy, fascinating profile that Feldman has made a documentary about he and Haim’s experiences, one in which he apparently shines a light on “the two industry men who allegedly molested him at the age of 14" and “the A-lister and others who allegedly raped or molested his best friend.” This project is separate from his previous efforts to produce his story, which fell apart in the midst of...

West Hollywood's City Council will vote on a resolution to permanently remove President Trump’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The resolution cites family separations, Trump's climate change denial and "his disturbing treatment of women" as reasons for removal.

As with Harvey Weinstein, it seems plenty in Hollywood knew all about Kevin Spacey. And even though they kept their mouths shut — ensuring nothing but more entitlement, more boldness, and likely more victims — some of those speaking up are oddly self-righteous. “We all knew about u,” Rosie O’Donnell tweeted Monday morning. “I hope more men come forward.” As far back as 2005, Seth MacFarlane — who made a knowing joke about Weinstein’s predation while announcing Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominees in 2013 — inserted a joke speculating about Spacey’s now-alleged pedophilia in his animated hit series “Family Guy.”...

In an interview, Judy Haim says she believes Feldman’s documentary fundraising and appearance on NBC's 'Today' show, is a “distraction” from his recent drug arrest — just part of “a long con.” Actor Corey Feldman — who announced a $10 million fundraising campaign on Oct. 25 for a purported documentary meant to expose Hollywood pedophilia— will be kicking off a national TV tour on Monday with back-to-back sit-downs on NBC’s Today show with Matt Lauer and Megyn Kelly. Spurred by a new spotlight on the intersection of sexual assault and power in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein allegations, Feldman,...

Former child star Corey Feldman revealed on Wednesday he survived a “near-death experience” after two trucks apparently tried to run him over — all because he's working to expose what he calls a pedophlia ring that's plagued Hollywood for decades. The star posted an ominous video to social media explaining what he plans to do, and described how his physical safety is in danger because of this plan. He previously also posted vague tweets promising a big announcement about the pedophlia that he’s been reporting happened to him and former child star Corey Haim for years In his 2013 memoir,...

If a spate of recent allegations proves true, Hollywood may have a hideous epidemic on its hands. The past two weeks have brought three separate reports of alleged child sexual abuse in the entertainment industry. Martin Weiss, a 47-year-old Hollywood manager who represented child actors, was charged in Los Angeles on Dec. 1 with sexually abusing a former client. His accuser, who was under 12 years old during the time of the alleged abuse, reported to authorities that Weiss told him "what they were doing was common practice in the entertainment industry." Weiss has pleaded not guilty. On Nov. 21,...

According to former child star Corey Feldman, child molestation is rampant in the entertainment industry, as he told Nightline in an interview. "The No. 1 problem in Hollywood was and is and always will be pedophilia," he said Wednesday. According to Feldman, the “casting couch” exists for children, too. Feldman asserts that directors and other adults in the industry take advantage of young aspiring actors on a regular basis. “It's all done under the radar... But it's the big secret,” the 40-year-old said.