Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

Sam Asghari seeks divorce from Britney Spears 14 months after wedding ceremony

Sam Asghari, the husband of pop celebrity Britney Spears, is in search of to divorce the singer he married final yr after she was launched from a authorized conservatorship. The 29-year-old Asghari cited “irreconcilable differences” in a submitting in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday. He is in search of spousal assist and cost of authorized charges by Spears.

Striking writers take antitrust intention at Disney, Amazon, Netflix

The placing Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Thursday urged federal regulators to extend their oversight of the streaming media enterprise, saying Walt Disney, Amazon.com and Netflix had amassed an excessive amount of energy. The guild, which has been on strike since May 2, issued a report arguing that the three firms had been poised to grow to be “the new gatekeepers of media” and have abused their positions “to further disadvantage competitors, raise prices for consumers, and push down wages for the creative workforce.”

Optimism emerges amongst Hollywood writers over talks with studios

After three months of strolling the picket traces, placing Hollywood writers expressed optimism on Wednesday concerning the reopening of contract talks with main studios and the likelihood they might be again at work in weeks. Details of the newest proposal from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the commerce group representing Walt Disney, Netflix and different main studios and streamers, stay shrouded in secrecy. Still, members of the Writers Guild of America see motive for hope.

Peru’s Korean-pop revolution in Quechua, ‘Q-pop’

Lenin Tamayo, named after the chief of the Russian Revolution, is taking over Peru’s music scene with a brand new style that resembles South Korean pop music however with songs in Quechua, the language of the Incas. Tamayo grew up talking Quechua at residence within the capital Lima, and has acquired at the least 4 million digital hearts on Tik Tok in response to his tracks that fuse Korean beats with Andean folklore.

Russia’s Vimpelcom fined for broadcasting ‘LGBT film’ with out 18+ score -agencies

Russian cellular and streaming service operator Vimpelcom was fined on Wednesday for failing to place an 18+ age score on a film referencing LGBT relationships, Russian information businesses reported from a Moscow courtroom. Russia toughened its anti-LGBT legal guidelines final yr, permitting authorities to effective any particular person or organisation discovered to have promoted homosexuality in public, on-line, or in movies, books or promoting.

‘Barbenheimer’, rains in Northern Europe spur Kinepolis gross sales

Belgian cinema operator Kinepolis mentioned on Thursday July was one among its finest months when it comes to gross sales as blockbuster movies “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”, together with wet climate in Northern Europe, lured folks into cinemas. “Imagine a month that was, let’s say, not maybe a record month, but amongst the highest months in terms of revenue we ever had,” mentioned CEO Eddy Duquenne in an interview, referring to July.

Michael Parkinson, UK’s ‘king of the chat present’, dies aged 88

British broadcaster Michael Parkinson, finest recognized for interviewing among the world’s greatest celebrities on his long-running eponymous chat present, has died aged 88. Parkinson, affectionately referred to as ‘Parky’, estimated he had interviewed greater than 2,000 friends in whole, together with high-profile names equivalent to Muhammad Ali, Elton John, John Lennon, the Beckhams, Michael Caine, and Madonna.

Bosnian lady creates ‘folklore Barbie’ as movie wins doll new followers worldwide

A Bosnian lady is making conventional Balkan costumes with headdresses and ornamental aprons for Barbie dolls, hoping to create curiosity in her folklore Barbie as the brand new “Barbie” film wins followers worldwide. Eleven-year-old Esma Gljiva from Sarajevo began her venture greater than a month in the past after seeing poor high quality figures in a memento store. Souvenir figures are usually not correct transferring dolls and their garments are simply glued on.

(With inputs from businesses.)