Los Angeles County gives green signal for Film and TV Production to Restart on Friday
Los Angeles County is set to issue its guidelines on Thursday for the restart of film and TV production, allowing filming to resume as soon as Friday. The county’s action follows a similar move by the California Department of Public Health, which said last week that production could return on Friday subject to approval from local authorities.
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Drake's Island to open doors for public tours again after 30 years
The famous island fortress and museum, Drake's Island named after Sir Francis Drake, located near the Plymouth coast, was recently bought by businessman Morgan Phillips who is reopening the museum to public tours after more than 30 years. While the upcoming tour will be a one-off, Phillips has stated he aims to permanently open the island for public tours eventually.
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Slowthai publicly apologizes for NME Awards behavior
Slowthai publicly apologizes for NME Awards behavior
Slowthai, the UK rapper who won the NME Award for Hero of the Year, has publicly apologized on social media for his actions at the awards show, where he indulged in overtly sexual behavior with comedian Katherine Ryan, who many viewers thought was made extremely uncomfortable by his actions. Ryan has since stated she knew he was joking and was not made to feel uncomfortable by Slowthai.
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