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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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J.K. Rowling Didn’t Invite Jeffrey Epstein To ‘Harry Potter & The Cursed Child’s Broadway Opening & Sex Offender Was Turned Away At Door
Jeffrey Epstein was refused entry to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s Broadway opening party, according to U.S. Department of Justice files on the sex offender.
The Epstein documents revealed that the late financier wanted to attend the Cursed Child event in April 2018 and was sent tickets by…
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Epstein Files: Julie Taymor Denies Knowledge Of Arranging ‘The Lion King’ Musical Tickets For Sex Offender While He Was In Jail
EXCLUSIVE: Julie Taymor, the celebrated film and theater director, has denied any knowledge of helping arrange tickets to The Lion King musical for Jeffrey Epstein while he was serving time in a Florida jail.
Taymor told Deadline that she was unaware that a member of her staff had secured the…
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‘Melania’ Director Brett Ratner Says It’s “Crazy” He’s Been Embroiled In Epstein Files
Brett Ratner, director of Amazon MGM Studios documentary Melania, has denied having a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after appearing in Department of Justice files on the late sex offender.
The millions of documents released by the DoJ featured an image of Ratner with his arm around an…
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Jeffrey Epstein Pondered BBC Interview After Prince Andrew Links Were Exposed
Jeffrey Epstein messaged associates about a BBC interview invitation he received in 2011, as questions intensified about his relationship with the British royal formerly known as Prince Andrew.
Epstein was approached by BBC Radio 4’s Today show about an interview in March 2011, according to…
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Could Olympics TV Rights Jump To Netflix? It’s Possible When Warner’s Future Is Settled
EXCLUSIVE: As Italy readies itself for the Winter Olympics, a question hangs in the cold air of Milano-Cortina: Could Netflix snatch European TV rights to the world’s grandest sporting spectacle when it acquires Warner Bros. Discovery?
The winter Games will screen on Warner Bros. Discovery…
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BBC Reporter Broke Bias Rules By Branding Trump Fan Tommy Robinson “Sinister & Ludicrous”
A BBC journalist broke the UK broadcaster’s impartiality rules when he called Tommy Robinson, the hard-right anti-immigration campaigner, a “sinister and ludicrous” figure.
Daniel De Simone, BBC News’ investigations correspondent, used the phrase to describe Robinson, a vocal supporter of Donald…
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Sydney Sweeney Responds To “MAGA Barbie” Claims: “I’m Not A Hateful Person”
Sydney Sweeney has said she does not engage with claims she is a “MAGA Barbie” because she cannot control how people perceive her politics.
The Euphoria and The Housemaid actress has claimed that people on social media attempt to use her as a political “pawn,” but she has no interest in talking…
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BBC Told To Avoid “Clunky” Color-Blind Casting & “Preachy” Anti-Colonial Storylines In Drama Series
The BBC has been urged to rethink color-blind casting “tokenism” and “preachy” storylines about the UK’s colonial history in scripted series, according to a major study commissioned by the broadcaster.
Conducted by former BAFTA chair Anne Morrison and ex-Ofcom executive Chris Banatvala, the thema…
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Aidan Gillen, Anjli Mohindra & Shaun Parkes Headline ITV Legal Thriller Series ‘Saviour’, Executive Produced By ‘Your Honor’ Writer Peter Moffat
EXCLUSIVE: Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones), Anjli Mohindra (Bodyguard), and Shaun Parkes (Mangrove) will lead the cast of ITV legal thriller Saviour.
Deadline first revealed Saviour in December 2024, with production set to get underway in Liverpool through Nisha Parti’s (The Boy With the Topknot)…
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‘Schumacher ’94’: Netflix Revs Up Doc Feature On Formula 1 Legend’s Breakthrough Season
Netflix is delving into Formula 1 history with a feature documentary on Michael Schumacher.
The streamer has greenlit Schumacher '94 from Leonine Documentaries, telling the story of the F1 icon’s breakthrough season. The doc was part of a slate of German originals announced on…
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When AI Plunders IP, Who Is To Blame: Man Or Machine?
Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz. Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill. Got a story abo…
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Netflix-Warner Deal: Top UK Lawmakers Demand Antitrust Investigation, Warning Takeover Poses “Stark” Danger To Cinemas
Netflix is not yet close to completing its $82.7B takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, but the deal already is facing serious opposition in the UK.
A group of 18 influential cross-party lawmakers, including three former culture secretaries and an ex-BBC director general, have written to the UK’s…
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