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“I would fight it tooth and nail”: The Sims artist would challenge any mandate to reduce diversity after EA Saudi buyout

  • Senior Sims artist reports no diversity mandates but pledges strong opposition to any push to reduce LGBTQIA+ support
  • Industry figures worry Saudi ownership could pressure studios to realign creative values with investor interests
  • EA restates commitment to inclusive gameplay as creators depart and workforce concerns mount over acquisition debt

Answering concerns that The Sims team may face pressure to reduce support for diversity following the Saudi Arabian-backed buyout of EA, senior character artist Jess Hyland says she's not "heard anything" about such a mandate and, if one were introduced, she "would fight it tooth and nail." Read…

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Disinherited nephew could be jailed over claims he threatened to beat up lawyers after aunt left her £200,000 fortune to charity

  • Nephew disinherited after aunt left £200,000 to charity.
  • He allegedly threatened to beat up her lawyers.
  • He now faces the possibility of being jailed.

A nephew who was cut out of his aunt's will after she left her entire £200,000 estate to charity is facing the prospect of jail after allegedly threatening to beat up the lawyers handling her affairs. The case highlights the legal and personal tensions that can follow when…

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Netflix Plans Theatrical Events in Colombia for Grand Finale of Epic ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Part 2 (EXCLUSIVE)

  • Netflix releases One Hundred Years of Solitude Part 2 across August with the finale on Aug. 26
  • Special theatrical screening events planned in Colombia for the two-hour finale episode
  • Final season follows the next generation of Buendías through Macondo's transformation from utopia to decline

“One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Netflix’s sweeping and most ambitious series in Latin America, is dropping its second and final season this August. Covering the last 50 years of the century covered by Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Marquez’s masterpiece, Season 2 picks up immediately from where the first…

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Disney queue chaos hits Oxford Street for launch of new Lorcana card game: Flagship store is forced to close after being overwhelmed by fans waiting in line for 15 HOURS

  • Disney's Oxford Street store shut after Lorcana card launch chaos
  • Fans queued for up to 15 hours to buy new cards
  • Crowd size overwhelmed staff, forcing store closure

Disney's flagship store on Oxford Street was forced to close after being overwhelmed by fans queuing to get their hands on the latest release of the Lorcana trading card game. Crowds reportedly began forming in the queue up to 15 hours before the store opened, creating scenes of…

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Twenty One Pilots Hosting Live IMAX Film Online Watch Party, Dropping ‘More Than We Ever Imagined (Live in Mexico City)’ Album

  • Twenty One Pilots' Mexico City IMAX concert streams Aug 8 with interactive watch party and live Q&A with the band
  • Accompanying live album releases Aug 7 in multiple formats including CD, vinyl, and deluxe photo book edition
  • Duo performs record-breaking homecoming show at Columbus Ohio Stadium Oct 17, their largest U.S. headlining performance

The film and album were both recorded during the Ohio duo's biggest-show ever in Mexico City on their 2025 Clancy world tour.

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Madison Square Garden sues WIRED for defamation over article on keeping records of gay celebrities

  • Madison Square Garden sued WIRED for defamation over an article alleging it kept a database tracking gay celebrities with sexuality labels and risk assessments
  • MSG claims the records supported LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts; WIRED stands by its reporting and describes the lawsuit as baseless

WIRED says it “stands by this reporting, and plans to vigorously defend it against this baseless and ridiculous lawsuit” The post Madison Square Garden sues WIRED for defamation over article on keeping records of gay celebrities appeared first on NME.

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Bills star Dion Dawkins explains why Josh Allen ‘absolutely sucks’ to play with – in a good way

  • Bills tackle Dion Dawkins says protecting Josh Allen is uniquely demanding
  • Allen's scrambling style extends plays well beyond a typical pocket pass
  • Dawkins begins his ninth season protecting the reigning NFL MVP

Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins has spoken about what it is like protecting quarterback Josh Allen, explaining that the job "absolutely sucks" in a good way because Allen constantly extends plays rather than staying in the pocket. Dawkins is entering his tenth season with the Bills and…

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Inside rugby’s greatest production factory

  • South Africa keeps producing top rugby talent despite losing stars overseas
  • Sharks fly-half Vusi Moyo, 20, to debut vs Wales with minimal experience
  • Schools rugby, provincial pathways and mentality drive the "production factory"

South Africa's rugby team continues to produce an exceptional volume of international-class players even as World Cup winners retire or move abroad, a phenomenon widely envied across world rugby. The latest example is 20-year-old Sharks fly-half Vusi Moyo, set to make his first Test start against Wales in…

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China dismisses Trump election interference accusations as ‘entirely fabricated,’ threatens countermeasures

  • Trump accused China of trying to influence the 2020 US election
  • Beijing called the claims "entirely fabricated" and denied wrongdoing
  • China threatened countermeasures amid renewed US-China tensions

China has rejected accusations from US President Donald Trump that Beijing interfered in the 2020 presidential election, calling the claims "entirely fabricated" and warning of possible countermeasures. The dispute arose after Trump used a primetime address to allege that Chinese officials sought to influence the outcome of the…

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Titus Welliver’s Post-‘Bosch’ Masterpiece Reigns Supreme Over Hollywood’s Biggest Stars

  • Titus Welliver's new MGM+ series debuted at number one.
  • It outperformed films starring Gosling, Statham and Wahlberg.
  • Comes as the Bosch franchise moves on without Welliver.

Titus Welliver, best known for playing the title role in Prime Video's crime drama Bosch across seven seasons plus its spin-offs Ballard and Bosch: Legacy, has scored a hit with his latest project after his signature franchise moves on without him. His new series debuted at number one…

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