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Ellen Adarna says bundles of cash in viral video are John Lloyd Cruz’s child support
MANILA, Philippines — Ellen Adarna had a playful response to questions about the bundles of cash featured in her latest Instagram video. The actress recently shared a clip of herself being playfully slapped with bundles of money while asking her followers to come up with the “most unhinged” caption for the post. “May the most unhinged caption win,” Ellen wrote. A netizen then joked about a possible “boyfriend reveal,” prompting the actress to clarify that she is not dating anyone.
Ramsay’s Porsche seized
MANILA, Philippines — Actor Derek Ramsay’s supercar has been seized by the Bureau of Customs. The BOC yesterday served the warrant of seizure and detention for Ramsay’s Porsche 918 Spyder. Ramsay is accused of misdeclaration and underpayment of taxes. If he fails to submit within 15 days documents refuting the discrepancy, a forfeiture order would be issued and the car would be auctioned off, with proceeds going to state coffers, the BOC said.
BOC to auction Derek Ramsay’s supercar
MANILA, Philippines — Due to alleged misdeclaration and underpayment of taxes, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will file a warrant of seizure and detention on the Porsche supercar whose registered owner is actor Derek Ramsay. Ramsay’s luxury car will be auctioned after it is forfeited in favor of the government because it was categorized as a lower-class vehicle, BOC Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said yesterday.
LTO to impound cars with unauthorized improvised plates
MANILA, Philippines — Starting Sept. 1, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) will impound vehicles with unauthorized improvised plates. At a press conference yesterday, LTO chief Markus Lacalinao said all vehicles found to be using improvised plates would be impounded. “If you do not have an authorization to use a special plate, we will impound your vehicle,” Lacanilao told reporters. Those who have authorization should renew and get the latest version, he said.
Derek Ramsay speaks up on fake supercar plate
MANILA, Philippines — Actor Derek Ramsay has broken his silence on his alleged use of a fake supercar plate. The Land Transportation Office has verified that the license plates on the Porsche supercar featured an alphanumeric combination, which is different from the original plate number. In an Instagram story, Ramsay said that all of his cars have proper license plates. “I’ve seen the issue regarding the 918 Spyder on social media. I do not drive any cars with fake plates.
Derek Ramsay to cooperate with LTO on supercar fake plate probe
MANILA, Philippines – Actor Derek Ramsay said he will cooperate and appear when he is called by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) when it conducts a probe over the trending supercar with alleged fake plate. The actor was made aware of the Porsche 918 Spyder that went viral for allegedly bearing a fake license plate while traversing public roads. The LTO has placed the supercar under “alarm status” as it ordered the Law Enforcement Service to impound the vehicle.
'Losyang na raw ako': Ellen Adarna recalls body-shaming after giving birth
MANILA, Philippines — Actress and celebrity mom Ellen Adarna once again opened up about her experience with body-shaming, recalling the hurtful remarks she received after giving birth. In Alex Gonzaga's latest vlog, where Alex and actress Arci Muñoz spent time cooking together, Ellen shared how she was criticized for her appearance following pregnancy. Addressing Alex's husband, Mikee Morada, Ellen jokingly offered some advice for when the couple starts a family. “Hoy, Mikee, ha.
Ellen Adarna bonds with ex John Lloyd Cruz, Isabel Santos in Amanpulo
MANILA, Philippines — Ellen Adarna spent her days in a beach getaway with her kids Elias and Lili, former partner John Lloyd Cruz and his girlfriend Isabel Santos. In her Instagram story, Ellen posted videos of their vacation in the luxury private island Amanpulo in Palawan. Ellen shared videos of her children enjoying the pristine white sand while spotting various sea creatures, including sea turtles. She also posted a selfie saying Isabel had taken over babysitting duties at the time.
Ellen Adarna rebuffs claim ex Derek Ramsay is a 'good provider'
MANILA, Philippines — Former actress-model Ellen Adarna shut down claims that her estranged husband Derek Ramsay willingly provides financial support to raise their infant daughter Liana. Ellen took to Instagram stories to call out "foolishness" by showbiz journalist Cristy Fermin, calling the latter's claims on her online show "misleading and unfair" before airing her side.
Derek Ramsay admits hurt in split with Ellen Adarna
MANILA, Philippines — Actor Derek Ramsay remained silent but admitted that he was hurt by his separation from wife Ellen Adarna. In his interview with Morly Alinio, Derek was asked for his reaction to the public viewing him as the villain in the controversy. "No comment ako diyan. Out of respect for everyone that is involved in that situation. Ang sagot ko sa iyo ay no comment na ako diyan. I said I'm at peace," he said. When asked if he was hurt, Derek said: "Of course.
Ellen Adarna shares cryptic post on on-cam vs off-cam image after Derek Ramsay interview
MANILA, Philippines — Actress Ellen Adarna made a cryptic post about being a "good person" in front of the camera but having a different attitude off-cam. In her Instagram story, Ellen said that her group chat was having fun recently. “Natatawa ang group chat at nasabi na lang talaga [na] sana talaga ganyan [siya] sa totoong buhay. Sana talaga—kasi ang buti-buting tao sa camera. Wish namin sana ganyan ka talaga,” Ellen said. “Wish namin sana maging ganyan ka talaga kung ano ka sa camera.
Beauty Gonzalez says Ellen Adarna all good after breakup with Derek Ramsay
MANILA, Philippines — Actress Beauty Gonzalez revealed that her best friend Ellen Adarna is doing fine after the latter's issue with husband Derek Ramsay. In an interview with the media after the press conference of her new GMA series "House of Lies" with Kris Bernal, Beauty was asked about Ellen. ”Ellen is doing fine. She’s f*** sexy and beautiful. Nakakainis! Which is good, kasi parang, 'di ba, you have to look beautiful and move forward," she said. “So, I’m really happy for her.
John Lloyd Cruz, Ellen Adarna reunite for Elias' recital
MANILA, Philippines — Ex-couple John Lloyd Cruz and Ellen Adarna were reunited at the piano recital of their son Elias. Ellen reposted Instagram stories of talent manager Van Soyosa showing she and John Lloyd were together for their son in his special day. In one of the stories, Ellen and John Lloyd were seen standing on stage with Elias, who was proudly holding his certificate of achievement after completing his recital. Also present in the event was John Lloyd's girlfriend Isabel Santos.
Ramsay, Co reign at EastWest golf
MANILA, Philippines — Derek Ramsay emerged as the overall champion, with Anthony See (Class A), Ramon Ching (Class B), Rodolfo Cruz (Class C) and Stephanie Mae Co (ladies) topping separate classes in the recent 2nd EastWest Golf Invitational at the Mimosa Plus in Clark, Pampanga. Fun hole winners were Alex Yu (nearest the pin), Gab Martin Angeles (longest drive), Anthony See (longest putt) and Edward Chua (most accurate drive).
DEREK RAMSAY & BEAUTY GONZALEZ ECSTATIC OVER THE PRAISES THEIR GOOD ACTING GOT FROM THE PRESS AFTER 'KAMPON' PREMIERE NIGHT
THE CAST of “Kampon” headed by Derek Ramsay and Beauty Gonzalez are understandably ecstatic during the Q&A that followed the screening of their horror film last Monday night. The press people who attended the event all congratulated them for coming up with an effective fright film that will really give viewers a good scare and even disturbing sleepless nights.
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Maxime Saada
Biography Career Education News Related People Philippe Mazzoni Canal+ Group Chairman / CEO @maxsaada canalplus Since taking the top slot in 2015, Saada has stretched the company’s international reach, acquiring pay TV broadcaster M7 and channel operator SPI International. This year, Canal+ became the main shareholder of South Africa’s MultiChoice, which has more than 16 million subs, and acquired Rwanda’s Zacu Entertainment.
Melanie Cook
Biography Career Education Variety Honors Philanthropy News Related People Courtesy of Ziffren Brittenham Partner Emeritus A judge’s daughter who was a dance major in her undergraduate days at UCLA (her thesis was on choreography copyright), Cook reps an impressive collection of high-profile actors (James Spader, Robin Wright, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter), directors (Sam Mendes, Barry Sonnenfeld, Julie Taymor), film, TV and theater writers (Paul Attanasio, Scott Frank, Winnie Holzman) and...
Jason Weinberg
Biography Career Education Philanthropy News Q&A Related People Caroline Sinno Photography Untitled Entertainment Partner / Manager, Talent raydonovan Weinberg enjoyed awards-season success in 2022 with clients Penélope Cruz, who scored an Oscar nomination for best actress for her performance in “Parallel Mothers” (her seventh collaboration with writer-director Pedro Almodóvar), Emmy nominees Christina Ricci (Showtime’s “Yellowjackets”) and Connie Britton (HBO’s “The White Lotus”) and Jean...
Martin Moszkowicz
Biography Career Education Variety Honors Philanthropy News Q&A Related People Mathias Bothor Constantin Film Chairman / CEO @mmoszkowicz constantinfilm Moszkowicz has headed Germany’s most successful production and distribution group since 2014, having amassed credits including “Downfall” and the “Resident Evil” franchise.
Zygi Kamasa
As CEO of Lionsgate’s European office, Zygi Kamasa oversees not only the British distribution company, but Lionsgate’s operations across Europe, and its international sales division. The U.K. distribution business has had a strong year creatively. Its films received 18 BAFTA nominations, including 11 for “La La Land.” In 2016, it was Britain’s eighth biggest distributor with a 4% market share, and a total gross of £54.2 million ($67.6 million).
David Zaslav
Biography Career Education Variety Honors Philanthropy News Related People Cindy Ord Warner Bros. Discovery President / CEO discoveryinctv When the $43 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger was completed in April 2022, Zaslav did not hesitate to make sweeping changes.
David Nevins
Biography Career Education Variety Honors Philanthropy News Related People Chairman & CEO, Paramount Premium Group / Chief Creative Officer, Paramount+ Scripted Series viacomcbs The longtime leader of Showtime expanded his aegis over all scripted programming across ViacomCBS.
Yongfu Yu
With prior experience at Legend Capital, the venture capital arm of Lenovo, and a role at NASDAQ-listed phone maker Xunlei, he joined Alibaba in 2014, before quickly heading its maps, browser and mobile Internet units. In a dramatic reshuffle in November and December, he amassed all the top jobs at Alibaba Pictures, the entertainment arm of Jack Ma’s Alibaba, shoving aside seasoned film exec Zhang Qiang and former Star TV exec, LA-based Zhang Wei.
Shari Redstone
Biography Career Education Variety Honors Philanthropy News Related People Courtesy of ViacomCBS Paramount Global Chairman @ViacomCBS viacomcbs Redstone announced in February that ViacomCBS — the product of the 2019 re-merger of CBS Corp. and Viacom — was changing its name to Paramout Global, kicking off a new rebranding that aligned the company with the cinematic past of its 110-year-old movie studio as well as streamer Paramount+.
Mike Hopkins
Hulu to Spend $2.5 Billion on Content in 2017 Hulu is spending a bundle on programming this year: Its content budget for 2017 is around $2.5 billion, CEO Mike Hopkins said Thursday.Hopkins, speaking at an event at the Paley Center for Media in New York, also revealed that Hulu plans to launch seven new original series in the next 6-9 months.
Kevin Beggs
Biography Career Education Philanthropy News Related People Marisa Q Photography Lionsgate Television Chairman, TV Group / Chief Content Integration Officer lionsgatetv Beggs is happily telling “Ghosts” stories with the success of the studio’s offbeat CBS series.
Greg Berlanti
Berlanti Productions @GBerlanti gberlanti Berlanti has had as many as 20 shows on the air at one time in recent years, making him the most prolific TV producer of his era. But he still finds time to produce the occasional feature, such as the fall Amazon Prime Video release “My Policeman,” director Michael Grandage’s adaptation of the Bethan Roberts novel about a married cop in 1950s Britain (Harry Styles) who has a secret gay life.
Anthony Russo
AGBO therussobrothers Since completing their fourth Marvel Universe film “Avengers: Endgame” (2019), which earned more than $2.78 billion in theaters around the globe, Russo and directing-producing partner and younger sibling, Joe Russo, have been turning out content for streaming outlets. Their adaptation of Nico Walker’s novel “Cherry” debuted on Apple TV+ in 2021.
Kathleen Kennedy
Biography Career Education Variety Honors Philanthropy News Related People Courtesy of Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Limited President starwars Four of the five “Star Wars” films under the aegis of Disney-era Lucasfilm chief Kennedy have been billion-dollar-plus hits, but that hasn’t stopped the incessant nitpicking and second-guessing by fans and even George Lucas himself.
Jonah Peretti
Biography Career Education News Related People Founder / CEO @peretti buzzfeed Peretti led the creation of BuzzFeed back in 2006 — several lifetimes ago in internet years. The site originally started as a project based on his work as an MIT Media Lab grad student studying the spread of viral content. BuzzFeed long ago branched beyond shareable listicles and quizzes to news and original video content produced for partners including Netflix, Twitter, Snapchat and Facebook.
Sophie Watts
President since STX’s 2014 launch, the Brit has been a key player alongside co-founder Robert Simonds in the media company’s fast rise and aggressive international growth strategy. Watts was the chief architect of STX’s uniquely collaborative partnership structure, and as president is responsible for conceiving and driving forward the company’s growth initiatives and new business development.
Carlton Cuse
Genre Arts @CarltonCuse carltoncuse In March, Cuse signed a new multiyear first-look deal with Amazon Studios, which had previously employed him as showrunner for the first two seasons of series “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan.” But the Harvard-educated writer-producer, who won an Emmy for his work on the long-running ABC series “Lost,” still had one more project to burn off that he made under his previous overall pact with ABC Signature — the Apple TV+ limited series “Five Days at Memorial,”...
Toby Emmerich
Biography Career Education Philanthropy News Related People wbpictures Emmerich built a strong track record as head of the film group at Warner Bros., which undoubtedly helped him survive a messy 2020 studio reorganization that pushed other longtime execs out the door and consolidated his power, giving him oversight of all the studio’s feature output, both theatrical and streaming.
Robert Iger
The Walt Disney Company CEO @robertiger disney While Iger seemingly looked forward to getting off the treadmill of executive life when he stepped away from Disney at the end of 2021, he couldn’t resist the call back. After his long and remarkably successful tenure as CEO and chairman, Iger suddenly replaced former CEO Bob Chapek in a true November surprise for a two-year stint running the company again.
Bonnie Arnold
Biography Career Education Variety Honors Philanthropy News Related People Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock Producer The DreamWorks Animation president, recently elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors, is the latest in a line of women to shepherd features at the studio.
David Ellison
Biography Career Education Philanthropy News Related People Alex J. Berliner/BERLA/AP Images Skydance Media CEO davidellisonskydance Ellison produced “Top Gun: Maverick” as part of Skydance’s lengthy partnership with Paramount that also includes the “Mission: Impossible” franchise.
Gareth Neame
Gareth Neame is managing director of Carnival Films, the NBC Universal-owned producer of “Downton Abbey,” which won 15 Primetime Emmy Awards. With 69 nominations, the costume drama is the most nominated non-U.S. show in the history of the Emmys. Among Carnival’s other awards successes have been BAFTA-winning miniseries “The Lost Honor of Christopher Jefferies” and “Any Human Heart.” While “Downton” has hogged much of the limelight, Carnival has always maintained a broad slate of projects.
Charlie Ergen
Charles W. Ergen started out selling satellite dishes directly to consumers in 1980, which he parlayed into satellite TV giant Dish Network with over 13 million TV subscribers and its affiliated services/equipment outfit EchoStar. Ergen’s companies have so far sat out the merger mania sweeping their sector, but speculation only seems to grow with each passing year that a deal has to happen, particularly as cord-cutting cuts deep into its core pay-TV business.
Lee Soo-Man
Lee is a major force in the global music industry as founder of leading K-pop label SM Entertainment, which has a roster of artists that includes Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee, Red Velvet, SuperM, NCT, EXO and Aespa, as well as TV shows (“K-Pop Goes Hollywood”) and the popular fan-to-artist direct messaging app Dear U Bubble. In 2021, he put his 18.72% share of SM up for sale, as rumors swirled that South Korean media giant CJ ENM was close to buying a controlling stake in the company.
Mary Parent
Biography Career News Related People Dan Doperalski for Variety Legendary Entertainment Vice Chairman, Worldwide Production legendary Parent oversees the mini-major studio’s productions, including its massive adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel “Dune.” Its first “Dune” movie won six Oscars in 2022, and “Dune: Part Two” is currently in production for a November 2023 release.
Michael Wright
Up until his departure in September 2017, Michael Wright was CEO of Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners after it was launched by DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Entertainment One in 2015. He previously held the role of CEO at DreamWorks Studios, succeeding Stacey Snider; he will stay in business with Spielberg by becoming executive producer on two upcoming Amblin films.
Oprah Winfrey
Biography Career Education Variety Honors Philanthropy News Related People Courtesy of CBS OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Chairman / CEO @Oprah oprah The formation of Warner Bros. Discovery in April produced some synergy for Winfrey, uniting her studio Harpo Prods., which has a deal with Warner Bros. Televsion, and her cable network OWN, which as of December 2020 was 95% owned by Discovery.
Patrick Whitesell
Biography Career Education Variety Honors Philanthropy News Related People Courtesy of Endeavor Endeavor Executive Chairman @Endeavor As the man at the top of Endeavor, Whitesell helped steer the agency turned media conglomerate to another successful year in 2022.
Sidonie Dumas
gaumont_ Dumas succeeded her father at the helm of the world’s oldest film studio in 2004 and has expanded its footprint in the U.S. with the launch of a Los Angeles-based TV outfit. The U.S. banner has produced such hit dramas as “Narcos” and “Hannibal.” She’s been growing the company across Europe with new operations in the U.K. and Germany.
Ted Sarandos
Netflix Co-CEO / Chief Content Officer netflix For a decade, Sarandos (with chairman and co-CEO Reed Hastings) guided Netflix on a nearly nonstop upward trajectory that disrupted and transformed the modern entertainment landscape, not to mention the leisure habits of people everywhere. But the streaming giant hit a wall in April when it announced its first loss of subscribers in more than 10 years.
Stacey Snider
SISTER Co-Founder / CEO @sisterglobal sisterglobal Snider’s work over the past two years to expand the scope of Sister’s film and TV production business in the U.S. is bearing fruit, with notable projects in production or headed to lensing soon.
Nasser Al-Khelaifi
beIN Media Group beinsports A former professional tennis player and adviser to Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani, Al-Khelaifi started his TV career in 2003 as director of rights acquisitions of Al Jazeera Sport, when the channel was first launched. In 2013, he oversaw the spinoff and rebranding of Al Jazeera Sport into beIN Sports and became beIN Media Group boss.
Jim Parsons
After becoming interested in acting while a high school student in Texas, Jim Parsons received his undergraduate degree from the University of Houston before going to grad school at the University of San Diego. He moved to New York in 2001 auditioned for close to 30 pilots that never got off the ground. Then came “The Big Bang Theory.” When the CBS sitcom premiered in 2007, Parsons’ character, Sheldon Cooper, became an instant fan favorite. Parsons and his co-stars each earn $1 million per episode.
Joe Russo
AGBO therussobrothers Russo and his directing-producing partner and older brother, Anthony Russo, kicked off 2022 by announcing a major deal for their prodco, AGBO, which nabbed a $400 million investment from Nexon. Giving the video game maker a 38% stake in their company will help them build franchises with extensions in virtual worlds. Still, the highlight of their year was “The Gray Man,” which debuted at No. 1 in 92 countries for Netflix.
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