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    Lily-Rose Depp and Soko step into Cannes with “The Dancer” 

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    In this Friday, May 13, 2016 file photo, actresses Lily-Rose Depp, center, and Soko, right, pose for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film I, Daniel Blake at the 69th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. Depp and Stephanie "Soko" Sokolinski have a turbulent relationship in their new film "The Dancer." The actresses both play dancers in the feature debut by writer-director Stephanie Di Giusto, which screened at the Cannes festival this week. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

    By Zara Eldridge

    CANNES, France (AP) --

    Lily-Rose Depp and Stephanie "Soko" Sokolinski have a turbulent relationship in their new film "The Dancer," but off camera, the two actresses are friends enjoying the Cannes Film Festival. Sokolinski even helped get Depp the job.

    The actresses both play dancers in the feature debut by writer-director Stephanie Di Giusto, which screened at the Cannes festival this week.

    "It's her first film and being able to present it here, I'm almost more happy for her," Sokolinski said of her 16-year-old co-star. "I'm like, 'Oh my god, I'm so proud of you,' and she's like, 'I'm proud of you too,' and I'm like, 'No, but I'm proud of you, it's your first film, you're in Cannes, it's amazing.'"

    "We're so proud of our director because we know how hard she worked on it," added Depp, daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis. "She's been researching and working on this for five years before we even started shooting."

    "The Dancer" tells the story of American dance innovator Loie Fuller (Sokolinski), who found fame dancing at Paris' Folies Bergere in the late 1800s, and the sacrifices she made for her art. Depp plays American dancer Isadora Duncan, a manipulative young performer who seduces the older dancer for her own gains.

    "It's so obvious that we're portraying two very, very different ways to approach art," Sokolinski said. "One being how Loie approaches it, which is no matter what, it's vital, I have to do it or I'll die… I'll have bruises and I'll have sore muscles and I won't be able to walk and it doesn't matter, I'll burn my eyes, I'll do everything it takes. And then you have the new generation that comes in that's effortless and charismatic and beautiful and completely enchanting."

    Sokolinski said she was similarly enchanted with her young co-star, whom she referred to "The Dancer" director for an audition.

    "There's not a lot of 16-year-olds that can move like this and that can be so effortless and magnetic and she definitely had that and could embody that in such a great way," Sokolinski said. "So, our dynamic was just very friendly and I was very stunned to witness her do her baby steps into acting, but already being such a magnetic legend."

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    DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit

    Friday, November 22, 2024
    Dish Network satellite dishes are shown at an apartment complex in Palo Alto, Calif., Feb. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

    DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company.

    The deal was reliant on Dish bond holders agreeing to trade in the debt they held for debt in the new company, a swap that would have cost them about $1.6 billion, collectively.

    The retreat by DirecTV this week may end a years-long effort by the company to acquire both Dish and Sling after it announced the bid in September.

    DirecTV was looking to acquire Dish TV and Sling TV from its owner EchoStar in a debt exchange transaction that included a payment of $1, plus the assumption of approximately $9.8 billion in debt. The deal was contingent on several factors, including regulatory approvals and bondholders writing off debt related to Dish.

    "While we believed a combination of DirecTV and Dish would have benefited all stakeholders, we have terminated the transaction because the proposed exchange terms were necessary to protect DirecTV's balance sheet and our operational flexibility," DirecTV CEO Bill Morrow said in a statement.

    The prospect of a DirecTV-Dish combo has long been rumored, and reported talks resurfaced over the years. And the two almost merged more than two decades ago — but the Federal Communications Commission blocked the deal valued at the time at $18.5 billion deal, citing antitrust concerns.

    The pay-for-TV market has shifted significantly since. As more and more consumers tune into online streaming platforms, demand for more traditional satellite entertainment continues to shrink.

    DirecTV says that it will continue to invest in next-generation streaming platforms and offer new packaging options while integrating content from live TV alongside direct-to-consumer... Read More

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