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  • Thursday, Jun. 20, 2024
Actor Ian McKellen offers thanks for messages of support after 3 nights in the hospital
Actor Sir Ian McKellen speaks during the press conference for the film "Mr. Holmes" at the 2015 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
LONDON (AP) -- 

Actor Ian McKellen is resting, taking light exercise and undergoing physiotherapy after spending three nights in the hospital after he toppled off a London stage during a fight scene earlier this week.

The 85-year-old veteran actor thanked the public for their many messages of support following his fall at the Noel Coward Theatre on Monday. An understudy, David Semark, will take his place in "Player Kings" during the production's final London dates, a statement sent on McKellen's behalf by his publicist Clair Dobbs said Thursday.

The play is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's two "Henry IV" history plays, directed by Robert Icke. Several performances were canceled after the incident.

"The many messages of love and support will, I am sure, aid the speedy recovery that my doctors have promised me," the statement said.

McKellen, who played Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings," is one of Britain's most acclaimed Shakespearean More

  • Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2024
Snapchat Inc. to pay $15 million to settle discrimination and harassment lawsuit in California
The Snapchat app on a mobile device is seen in New York. Snap Inc., Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. The owner of Snapchat will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights agency that claimed the company discriminated against female employees, failed to prevent workplace sexual harassment and retaliated against women who complained. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
By Olga R. Rodriguez
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- 

Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California's civil rights agency that claimed the company discriminated against female employees, failed to prevent workplace sexual harassment and retaliated against women who complained.

The settlement with Snapchat Inc., which owns the popular disappearing-message app by the same name, covers women who worked for the company in California between 2014 and 2024, the California Civil Rights Department announced Wednesday. The settlement is subject to court approval.

The agreement resolves a more than three-year investigation over claims that the Santa Monica, California-based company discriminated against female employees when it came to pay and promotions, the department said in a statement.

The bulk of the settlement money will go to employees who faced discrimination at Snapchat Inc., California officials said.

"In California, we're proud of the work of our More

  • Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2024
Actor Ian McKellen, 85, is looking forward to returning to work after his fall off a London stage
Actor Sir Ian McKellen speaks during the press conference for the film "Mr. Holmes" at the 2015 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. McKellen has been hospitalized Monday, June 17, 2024, after toppling off a London stage during a fight scene in a play. The 85-year-old actor known for playing Gandalf in the “Lord of the Rings” films and his many stage roles was playing John Falstaff in a production of Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
LONDON (AP) -- 

Actor Ian McKellen said Tuesday he is looking forward to returning to work after he toppled off a London stage mid-performance and was hospitalized.

McKellen, 85, said he was "hugely indebted" to medics who treated him after the tumble on Monday night during a performance of "Player Kings" at London's Noel Coward Theatre.

"They have assured me that my recovery will be complete and speedy and I am looking forward to returning to work," he said on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Performances on Tuesday and Wednesday were canceled after the accident and are scheduled to resume on Thursday.

The stage and screen veteran, who played Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" films, cried out in pain after the fall, according to a BBC journalist at the theater. McKellen was playing the roguish John Falstaff in "Player Kings," an adaptation of William Shakespeare's two "Henry IV" history plays, directed by Robert Icke More

  • Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2024
Federal Trade Commission refers complaint about TikTok's adherence to child privacy law to the DOJ
The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. The Federal Trade Commission has referred a complaint against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, to the Department of Justice. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
By Haleluya Hadero

The Federal Trade Commission has referred a complaint against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, to the Department of Justice.

The FTC said in a statement Tuesday that it investigated the two companies and "uncovered reason to believe" they are "violating or are about to violate" the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, a federal law which requires kid-oriented apps and websites to get parental consent before collecting personal information of children under 13.

The agency also cited potential violations of the FTC Act, the law that outlines its enforcement responsibilities.

A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press in March that the agency was looking into whether TikTok violated a prohibition against "unfair and deceptive" business practices by denying that individuals in China had access to U.S. user data.

TikTok spokesperson Alex Haurek said the company has been working with the FTC for more More

  • Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2024
Los York launches Los Films
LOS ANGELES -- 

Los York--the independent multidisciplinary creative studio behind the 2024 Clio-winning “Flip the Script” campaign for longtime client Motorola--is expanding its roster of commercial directors, which until now has been sitting under the umbrella of Los York Films, the studio’s commercial division. Now that division has just been renamed Los Films. This follows the arrival of Chris Abitbol, a London-based expat production executive who was hired in March to manage and build the shop’s film discipline as head of films. 

“With the hiring of Chris Abitbol we made a conscious choice to aggressively grow our live action capabilities, put some fuel on the fire,” said Los York founder and chief catalyst Seth Epstein. “Chris is bringing energy along with creating a home for some exceptional new directors.”

“Los York has a stellar reputation in the industry for design and mixed media centric work” said Abitbol, who works closely with the newly More

  • Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2024
French actress Anouk Aimée, a Golden Globe winner for her role in "A Man and a Woman," dies at 92
French actress Anouk Aimee holds a Golden Bear award which she was given for lifetime achivement at the 53rd Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003. French actress Anouk Aimée, winner of a Golden Globe for her starring role in "A Man and a Woman" by legendary French director Claude Lelouch, has died, her agent said Tuesday. She was 92. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner, File)
PARIS (AP) -- 

French actress Anouk Aimée, winner of a Golden Globe for her starring role in "A Man and a Woman" by legendary French director Claude Lelouch, has died, her agent said Tuesday. She was 92.

Agent Sébastien Perrolat said in an text message to The Associated Press that Aimée died Tuesday morning "surrounded by her loved ones." He did not give a cause of death.

Aimée's daughter Manuela Papatakis first announced her death in an Instagram post, saying: "We are extremely sad to announce the departure of my mother Anouk Aimée."

"I was beside her when she died this morning, at her home in Paris," she said.

Born in Paris to parents who both worked as actors, Aimée worked with an array of acclaimed directors, including Federico Fellini, Bernardo Bertolucci and Robert Altman.

She won the Golden Globe for best performance by an actress in 1967, for her role as a widow in a complex romance in "A Man and a Woman," alongside French More

  • Monday, Jun. 17, 2024
Vermont Legislature overrides governor vetoes--but not the one negating the data privacy bill
Senate President Pro Tem Philip Baruth, D-Chittenden, left, and Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman speak during a veto override session on Monday, June 17, 2024, at the State House in Montpelier, Vt. The Democrat-controlled Vermont legislature has returned to the Statehouse to try to override Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s vetoes. (Jeb Wallace-Brodeur/The Times Argus via AP)
By Lisa Rathke

The Democratic-controlled Vermont Legislature on Monday overturned a number of the Republican governor's vetoes, passing measures to prevent drug overdoses, restrict a pesticide that's toxic to bees and to require state utilities to source all renewable energy by 2035.

But the Legislature failed to override Gov. Phil Scott's veto of a data privacy bill that was considered to be among the strongest in the country. It would have allowed consumers to file civil lawsuits against companies that break certain privacy rules. Scott vetoed the legislation last week, saying it would make Vermont "a national outlier and more hostile than any other state to many businesses and non-profits."

The Vermont House voted to override his veto but the Senate sustained his decision.

The vote came after the Legislature reconvened Monday to try to override Scott's vetoes of seven bills. Each chamber needed two-thirds of those present to vote to override to More

  • Monday, Jun. 17, 2024
Actor Ian McKellen, 85, is in "good spirits" and expected to recover from fall off stage in London
British actor Ian McKellen poses in front of beach huts, on the Deauville promenade during the 41st American Film Festival, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Deauville, western France. McKellen has been hospitalized Monday, June 17, 2024, after toppling off a London stage during a fight scene in a play. The 85-year-old actor known for playing Gandalf in the “Lord of the Rings” films and his many stage roles was playing John Falstaff in a production of Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
LONDON (AP) -- 

Actor Ian McKellen is expected to make a full recovery after he toppled off a London stage Monday during a fight scene and was hospitalized, a spokesperson said.

McKellen, 85, was in "good spirits" after doctors said a scan showed he was expected to fully recover from the fall, a spokesperson for the Noel Coward Theatre said.

The stage and screen veteran known for playing Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" films and many stage roles over a six decade career cried out in pain after the fall, according to a BBC journalist at the theater.

McKellen was playing John Falstaff in "Player Kings," a production of Henry IV, parts one and two, adapted and directed by Robert Icke, at the Noel Coward Theatre.

He lost his footing and fell off the stage in a scene with the Prince of Wales and Henry Percy. The tumble startled theatergoers.

"Sir Ian seemed to trip as he moved downstage to take a more active part in the scene," audience More

  • Monday, Jun. 17, 2024
Actor Ian McKellen, 85, is hospitalized after toppling off stage in London
British actor Ian McKellen poses in front of beach huts, on the Deauville promenade during the 41st American Film Festival, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Deauville, western France. McKellen has been hospitalized Monday, June 17, 2024, after toppling off a London stage during a fight scene in a play. The 85-year-old actor known for playing Gandalf in the “Lord of the Rings” films and his many stage roles was playing John Falstaff in a production of Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
LONDON (AP) -- 

Actor Ian McKellen was hospitalized Monday after toppling off a London stage during a fight scene in a play.

The 85-year-old known for playing Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" films and many stage roles over a six decade career cried out in pain after the fall, according to a BBC journalist at the theater.

McKellen was playing John Falstaff in "Player Kings," a production of Henry IV, parts one and two, adapted and directed by Robert Icke, at the Noel Coward Theatre.

He lost his footing and fell off the stage in a scene with the Prince of Wales and Henry Percy. The tumble startled theatergoers.

"Sir Ian seemed to trip as he moved downstage to take a more active part in the scene," audience member Paul Critchley told the PA news agency, saying it was a shock. "He picked up momentum as he moved downstage which resulted in him falling off the stage directly in front of the audience."

The theater was evacuated and the More

  • Monday, Jun. 17, 2024
Warning label for social media sought by U.S. surgeon general. Murthy asks congress to act
The U.S. Surgeon General's Warning appears on a pack of Camel cigarettes purchased at a Chicago area news stand on Nov. 30, 2012. In a Monday, June 17, 2024, opinion piece for The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
By Michelle Chapman

The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes.

In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people.

"It is time to require a surgeon general's warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents. A surgeon general's warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe," Murthy said. "Evidence from tobacco studies show that warning labels can increase awareness and change behavior."

Murthy said that the use of just a warning label wouldn't make social media safe for young people, but would be a part of the steps needed.

Social media use is More

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