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    Jonathan Burley Named Chief Creative Officer At RKCR/Y&R

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    LONDON --

    RKCR/Y&R London has hired Jonathan Burley as the agency’s first chief creative officer. Burley joins RKCR/Y&R from CHI & Partners where he led the creative output for the last six years. At RKCR/Y&R, Burley will work across the full U.K. client base and be responsible for delivering the creative vision for the agency. Mark Roalfe will continue in his role as chairman and look after the agency’s global accounts.

    Burley has a proven track record in new business and has delivered transformational campaigns across a diverse client base including The Sunday Times, Samsung, British Gas, Argos, Lexus, The Prince’s Trust, TalkTalk and McDonald’s. Burley was winner of one of the first Gold Creative Effectiveness Lions at Cannes for his McDonald’s campaign “Trust” and also created one of the Gunn Report’s most awarded ads, “House of Cards” for homeless charity organization Shelter out of Leo Burnett, London. The latter gained inclusion into SHOOT's The Best Work You May Never See gallery in 2009.  

    Most recently, Burley was responsible for leading the multi award-winning Lexus “Hoverboard” campaign, which spans the worlds of content, PR, film and product design.

    Throughout his career as both creative and creative leader, Burley’s work has garnered honors at such international competitions as Cannes, Clio, One Show, British Arrows, Eurobest, New York Festivals, Creative Circle, Campaign Big and D&AD.

    Jon Sharpe, CEO of RKCR/Y&R, said: “Jonathan is a brilliant creative mind who has proven himself time and time again with fresh, innovative and culturally relevant ideas. He is smart, straight-talking, desperately engaging and exactly the right man for the job.”

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    The End of The “Rust” Criminal Case Against Alec Baldwin May Unlock A Civil Lawsuit

    Tuesday, December 24, 2024

    The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for a related civil lawsuit by relatives of the deceased woman and efforts to depose the actor under oath, attorneys for plaintiffs in the civil suit said Tuesday.

    At a news conference in Los Angeles, victims' rights attorney Gloria Allred said that the parents and younger sister of deceased cinematographer Halyna Hutchins were disappointed that prosecutors won't appeal the dismissal of an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. The criminal charge against Baldwin was dismissed halfway through trial in July on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.

    Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during a rehearsal in the movie "Rust" in October 2021 at a film-set ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

    Baldwin, the lead actor and coproducer, was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when it discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.

    Allred said Hutchins' relatives are determined to pursue damages and compensation from Baldwin and "Rust" producers in New Mexico civil court, and want Baldwin to answer questions under oath in the proceedings. Hutchins' widower and son previously reached a separate legal settlement.

    "With the withdrawal that was made public yesterday, we are now able to proceed with our civil case," Allred said. "Clearly, the rights of Alec Baldwin were protected, but the due process rights of the victims — Halyna Hutchins and her parents and her sister — were violated."

    Allred said she's ready to prove that Hutchins had a close relationship... Read More

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