Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, in full Ebenezer Scrooge gear. Depp plays Scrooge in Paramount’s upcoming film, “Ebenezer,” directed by Ti West, which hits theaters in November. The actor appeared outside a store called “Scrooge and Marley” in San Diego’s Gaslamp District around 2:30 p.m., but fans began
Djouma Bah, who was a social sciences student, was reportedly caught using his phone during Guinea’s national baccalaureate on July 15, when he was arrested with other students, also suspected of exam fraud. Two days later, he was found guilty of cheating and sentenced to six months in prison, five of which were suspended. He
The Hundred Men Competition, Lord’s Manchester Super Giants 138-9 (100 balls): Seifert 67 (45); Living stone 2-14 London Spirit 131-6 (100 balls): Livingstone 69 (40); Atkinson 2-15 Manchester Super Giants won by seven runs Scorekeeper. Table Manchester Super Giants beat London Spirit by seven runs in The Hundred at Lord’s when Liam Livingstone’s powerful innings
A federal judge on Thursday extended the order blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for an additional 14 days, meaning the deal cannot close before Aug. 18. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín is scheduled to hold a hearing on August 3 on a request for a preliminary injunction that would block the deal indefinitely. Paramount is requesting additional
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a hunger strike after 26 days of fasting in support of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms. In a post on Wangchuk, 59, went on strike to support the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), whose members are also demanding the resignation of India’s education minister. The activist previously said he had lost
David Ellison may have believed that Paramount Skydance could have closed its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by now. The deal was approved by the Justice Department in June (apparently over the objections of staff reviewing it). It has been officially cleared by the EU, and Paramount agreed to the relatively minor concession
