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Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni end 'It Ends With Us' dispute in settlement

New YORK (AP):Actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni agreed Monday to end their legal feud over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film It Ends With Us, averting a trial that threatened to further tarnish their reputations and expose the dark side of Hollywood moviemaking.The co-stars turned courtroom adversaries settled the civil case two weeks before they were to go to trial in New York on Lively’s claims that Baldoni conspired with publicists to preemptively destroy her reputation after she privately accused him of sexually harassing her on the movie set.“Raising awareness, and making a meaningful impact in the lives of domestic violence survivors — and all survivors — is a goal that we stand behind," Lively and Baldoni said in a joint statement issued through their lawyers."It is our sincere hope that this brings closure and allows all involved to move forward constructively and in peace, including a respectful environment online."The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.Lively, 38, sued Baldoni, 42, and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, at the end of 2024. Weeks later, Baldoni sued Lively, accusing her, her husband — Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds — and their publicist of defamation and extortion.Baldoni, who directed the dark romantic drama and starred in it with Lively, had denied harassing her or orchestrating a smear campaign

Music lovers show up for International Jazz Day
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Music lovers show up for International Jazz Day

Jamaica's fulsome participation in the celebration of International Jazz Day last Thursday was a story sonically crafted in the spirit of resilience, and all those involved in the production should gloriously take a bow."After Hurricane Melissa, the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) experienced fiscal challenges, casting doubt on the Jazz Day concert. Yet to silence this celebration would rob us of hope; jazz was forged in the heat of life-and-death challenges, music that refuses the silence of defeat and inspires endurance through the spirit of resistance," director of the Jamaica Music Museum, Herbie Miller, declared, as he expounded on "the unyielding 'never-say-die' spirit", which is at the heart of jazz.It certainly proved to be a "one heart, one love" moment as jazz-lovers showed up in their numbers at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre along Hope Road, flipping the venue - which accommodated more than 70 art, craft and food vendors - into jazz and culture central, as they savoured the music and the cuisine on offer, under a bright full moon, and not even a drop of the forecast rain.The event showcased an inspiring mix of local and international talents, including New York-based, multi-instrumentalist Mike McGinnis, pianist Dennis Rushton and his quintet, bass player Dale Haslam, also with his quintet, and the JaMM Big Band, with special guest vocalist Tony Gregory