Former celebrity manager Disha Salian died on June 8, 2020, after falling off the 14th floor of a residential building in the Malad area of Mumbai. The city police had then registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR).
The late Sushant Singh Rajput’s former manager, Disha Salian, died by suicide, and no foul play has been found in her death, Mumbai police told the Bombay High Court, even as her father Satish Salian reiterated she was gangraped and murdered. Disha Salian had jumped off the window of a flat out of her own volition, and the postmortem report mentions no signs of sexual and/or physical assault on the deceased, the police said in an affidavit filed before the HC last month.
She was under tremendous mental stress due to a dispute with her family and also because her business deals were not working out, the affidavit added. The former celebrity manager died on June 8, 2020, after falling off the 14th floor of a residential building in the Malad area of Mumbai. The city police had then registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR).
Satish Salian filed a petition in the HC in March this year, seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into his daughter’s death and an FIR against Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aditya Thackeray. In the plea, he claimed his daughter was found dead under mysterious circumstances in June 2020. He alleged that she was raped and murdered and subsequently there was a politically orchestrated cover-up to protect certain influential persons.
The petition came up for hearing on Wednesday before a bench headed by Justice A.S. Gadkari, which posted it for further hearing on July 16. The Malvani police, who probed the case first, in their affidavit, however, said Disha Salian had died by suicide.
Disha Salian was under tremendous mental stress due to a dispute with her family and also because her business deals were not working out, said the affidavit filed by Malvani police station’s senior inspector Shailendra Nagarkar. She was drunk at the time of the incident, and even her fiancé, who was with her at the time, had ruled out any foul play or suspicion, it said.
“I say that in the light of the circumstances and witness statements, the deceased Disha Salian, out of her own volition, jumped off the window of the flat and committed suicide,” the police officer said in the affidavit.
Even her postmortem report does not indicate anything suspicion about the death, the affidavit said. The police also said the contentions raised by Satish Salian in his plea were baseless and unfounded. The closure report filed by the police was based on scientific investigation conducted and the postmortem report, they added.
“The report is conclusive in nature and mentions no signs of sexual and/or physical assault on the deceased,” the affidavit said. It also claimed that after the closure report was filed, a Special Investigation Team was set up to further probe the case, and even the SIT’s findings are coherent with the earlier findings of the police.
“However, further investigation is still being carried out,” the affidavit said. Satish Salian, in an application submitted on Wednesday, however, said once information disclosing the commission of a cognisable offence is received, the police must register an FIR and then probe it. He said the SIT has been probing a serious case of gangrape and murder without first registering an FIR, which is grossly illegal.
There has been wilful disobedience of the court order as an affidavit was sought from the Maharashtra government’s chief secretary and not the police, he claimed. Meanwhile, Aditya Thackeray has also filed an application, seeking to intervene in the matter and urged the court to grant him a hearing before passing any order.
Thackeray, in his application, claimed the petition filed by Satish Salian was false, frivolous, and motivated.
Bridgerton fans hoping to see more of Anthony Bridgerton in season 4 shouldn’t hold their breath.
Jonathan Bailey was asked whether viewers will be seeing “more” of him in season 4, to which he told Buzzfeed UK on Tuesday, July 1, “No. Because the story’s moved on and that’s what’s beautiful about Bridgerton.”
He added: “But I will be there. Of course, to support. I’m really looking forward to it and it’s going to be brilliant.”
Production wrapped on season 4 last month after Bailey, 37, confirmed he would be reprising his role as the eldest Bridgerton sibling.
The fourth season of Bridgerton will include many fan-favorites — but not everyone is returning for more episodes of the show. Bridgerton, which is based on the book series written by Julia Quinn, centers around members of the wealthy Bridgerton family as they search for love in 19th century London. Season 1 followed Daphne Bridgerton […]
“I’ve never been someone who’s like, ‘Thanks, bye.’ It’s not in my nature,” he told The Hollywood Reporter in June when asked about his future on the hit Netflix series. “There’s a real sense of brotherly pride I feel in it.”
Bailey went on to subtly spoil his upcoming scenes in season 4, adding. “I was filming a wedding on a Monday morning. People know that people get married in Bridgerton — that’s not a spoiler, right?”
The next installment of the hit Netflix series will center on Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and his love story with Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha). Anthony’s story, meanwhile, has continued since his marriage to Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) but the fan-favorite couple hasn’t been the focus after wrapping up season 2.
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Bridgerton previously received backlash for not spending as much time on Anthony and Kate. Despite their season getting wrapped up, some viewers felt that the characters didn’t get the focus they deserved after not getting together until the last few minutes of season 2.
Ahead of the show’s sophomore season, then-showrunner Chris van Dusen hinted that Bridgerton would be taking a different approach when it came to showing the passion between Anthony and Kate.
“It was never about quantity for us,” the creator told reporters in March 2022. “Our approach to intimacy on the show really is the same as season 1. And we use these intimate scenes to tell a story and to push the story forward. We’ve never done a sex scene for the sake of doing a sex scene, and I don’t think we ever will.”
Dusen added: “It all serves a larger purpose and it’s a different story this season. It’s different characters. We’re with Anthony and Kate most of the [second] season and that’s very different from Daphne and Simon. And that’s really part of the draw to me of a project like this, the ability to tell these close-ended love stories of different characters season after season.”
Ashley, 30, meanwhile, argued that the emotional intimacy between Kate and Anthony was much more important than sex, saying, “It makes sense for these characters because they’re so protective over their families and they’re so truthful to their duties and responsibilities — so for them to break that wouldn’t have made sense for the characters. And as Chris has said, they aren’t performative sex scenes or intimate scenes. They have a meaning behind them and I think it’s very earned when the fireworks happen.”
Jonathan Bailey has earned himself a reputation because of his onscreen ability to perfectly play a man in love. Before becoming a consistent fixture on Us Weekly‘s TV screens, Bailey started his acting career as a child star on the West End. He later transitioned to more mature roles such as Leonardo, Broadchurch, Crashing and […]
“What you lose in sex scenes you gain in a deeper human understanding, which hopefully enriches the world so that the future intimacy scenes won’t be the heavy feature, and [you] won’t have to lean on them as much. It’s right to surprise an audience and keep them on their toes a bit,” he told USA Today in March 2022. “It would have been wrong for Kate and Anthony to have got physical any sooner than they did. And I think the payoff is really earned.”
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Anthony and Kate did get more bedroom scenes in season 3 before disappearing on another honeymoon. They returned in the second half of season 3, which premiered in 2024, to announce Kate’s pregnancy before once again making plans to leave — this time for India.
Despite their screen time being scaled back, Bailey and Ashley are expected to continue to make appearances in upcoming seasons. Netflix recently confirmed that Bridgerton, which is based on the book series by Julia Quinn, was renewed for seasons 5 and 6.
Sean “Diddy Combs‘ highly publicized trial is about to come to an end. Jury deliberations officially began on June 30, 2025, and the verdict could be determined in the coming days. With a jury of eight men and four women, it’s up to them to decide Combs’ fate against prosecutors, who accused Diddy of racketeering and sex trafficking. Meanwhile, his defense team has argued that he did not sex-traffic anyone.
Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura took the stand at the beginning of his trial to deliver a chilling testimony of their former volatile relationship. Among Ventura’s claims were that her ex-boyfriend subjected her and others to “freak offs” and physically and sexually abused her while drugging her.
Below, get updates on Diddy’s fate and the verdict of his trial.
Eight men and four women will need to reach a unanimous verdict on whether Sean “Diddy” Combs is guilty of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for the purposes of prostitution.
Combs is on trial because he was charged by the federal government with five counts of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.
When Will a Verdict Be Announced in Diddy’s Trial?
It’s unclear when exactly a verdict will be determined, but deliberations began at around 11:30 a.m. on June 30, according to the New York Post. Jurors must weigh the testimonies of multiple witnesses from the weeks-long trial and decide whether or not he is guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering.
On July 1, the jury sent a note to the judge at 4:05 p.m. ET, announcing they reached a verdict on some, but not all, of the counts that Diddy was charged with, per CNN.
“We have reached a verdict on counts 2, 3, 4 and 5,” the jury’s note to the judge read, according to CNN. “We are unable to reach a verdict on count 1, as we have jurors with unpersuadable opinions on both sides.”
The count that the jury is still unable to unanimously agree on, count 1, is the racketeering conspiracy charge. Counts 2 and 4 are the charges on sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; counts 3 and 5 are the charges on transportation for the purposes of prostitution.
What Happens If Sean Combs Is Found Guilty?
If Combs is found guilty on just one of the racketeering or sex trafficking charges, he faces up to life behind bars, according to multiple outlets.
Diddy pleaded not guilty to all charges, and he did not testify in his trial.
How the Trial Could Impact Diddy’s Businesses
The founder of Bad Boy Records could see a severe decline for his businesses. As the boss of Combs Global (formerly known as Combs Enterprises), Diddy’s reputation affects his entire brand. While his net worth is still around $400 million, he could see that decrease if he’s found guilty on any charges.
Can I Watch Diddy’s Trial on TV?
No, Combs’ trial has not been televised. Only those who were allowed in the courtroom have been able to view the case unfold.
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Story: UK Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Idris Elba) and US President Will Derringer (John Cena) are frenemies with a very public rivalry, until a deadly global threat forces them to put their egos aside and work together. When Air Force One is shot down mid-air, the duo is stranded and hunted across borders. MI6’s agent Noel Bisset (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) helps them unravel a high-stakes conspiracy before time runs out.Review: Politics turns personal and explosive in Ilya Naishuller’s slick, high-energy action comedy. Watching two world leaders—a stiff, no-nonsense British PM and a flamboyant action hero-turned-US President—bicker like schoolboys while dodging bullets and bombs is half the fun; the other half is the relentless action woven through a sharp narrative. The explosive escapade packs a layered plot, balancing Sam and Will’s personal rivalry with a high-stakes chase led by Viktor Gradov (Paddy Considine as a Russian mob boss on a vengeful warpath), and a larger conspiracy to derail global peace. Writers Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, and Harrison Query skillfully weave these threads into a cohesive, tight-knit narrative with no loose ends. The highlight? Every action set piece delivers edge-of-the-seat thrills.As an action-comedy, the film strikes a fine balance between both genres—neither overshadowing the other. Amid the adrenaline-pumping sequences, there’s plenty of room for laughter. Much of the comedy stems from Elba and Cena’s sharp repartee, with their flawless comic timing and undeniable chemistry adding to the film’s charm.From serious fights aboard Air Force One to one on a speeding train and those on the roads to a silly skirmish with Polish punk teenagers, every action sequence is thrilling.Idris Elba nails the act of a stiff PM and former military man, just as John Cena shines as his stark opposite—an animated former action hero playing to the gallery. Priyanka Chopra Jonas adds flair as the MI6 agent—lame puns and all—shining equally in combat and performance. She is striking in every scene, from the opening sequence where her undercover team’s cover is blown to ensuring the duo stays safe from their enemies and can stop an event that would devastate world peace. Jack Quaid deserves mention as Marty Comer, a jittery but earnest government agent tasked with overseeing President Will Derringer’s security and operations. He’s not a traditional action hero but shines as the comic relief. With no dull moments and a narrative that races ahead, this is a wild diplomatic detour worth taking. Slickly executed and consistently entertaining, it hits the sweet spot between action and comedy with ease.
Hollywood’s relationship with artificial intelligence is fraught, as studios balance the need to cut costs with growing concerns from actors, directors and crew members. But in China, efforts to use AI in entertainment are taking a more no-holds-barred approach.
The China Film Foundation, a nonprofit fund under the Chinese government, plans to use AI to revitalize 100 kung fu classics including “Police Story,” “Once Upon a Time in China” and “Fist of Fury,” featuring Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Bruce Lee, respectively. The foundation said it will partner with businesses including Shanghai Canxing Culture & Media Co., which will license 100 Hong Kong films to AI companies to reintroduce those movies to younger audiences globally.
Chow Yun-fat stars in director John Woo’s “A Better Tomorrow” in 1986.
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The foundation said there are opportunities to use AI to tell those stories through animation, for example. There are plans to release an animated version of director John Woo’s 1986 film “A Better Tomorrow” that uses AI to “reinterpret” Woo’s “signature visual language,” according to an English transcript of the announcement.
“By empowering cultural storytelling with technology, we can breathe new life into the classics and tell China’s stories farther and louder,” said Zhang Pimin, chairman of the China Film Foundation, at the Shanghai International Film Festival earlier this month.
The project raised eyebrows among U.S. artists, many of whom are deeply wary of the use of AI in creative pursuits.
The Directors Guild of America said AI is a creative tool that should only be used to enhance the creative storytelling process and “it should never be used retroactively to distort or destroy a filmmaker’s artistic work.”
“The DGA strongly opposes the use of AI or any other technology to mutilate a film or to alter a director’s vision,” the DGA said in a statement. “The Guild has a longstanding history of opposing such alterations on issues like colorization or sanitization of films to eliminate so-called ‘objectionable content’, or other changes that fundamentally alter a film’s original style, meaning, and substance.”
The project highlights widely divergent views on AI’s potential to reshape entertainment as the two countries compete for dominance in the highly competitive AI space. In the U.S., much of the traditional entertainment industry has taken a tepid view of generative AI, due to concerns over protecting intellectual property and labor relations.
While some Hollywood studios such as Lionsgate and Blumhouse have collaborated with AI companies, others have been reluctant to announce partnerships at the risk of offending talent that have voiced concerns over how AI could be used to alter their digital likeness without adequate compensation.
But other countries like China have fewer guardrails, which has led to more experimentation of the technology by entertainment companies.
Many people in China embrace AI, with 83% feeling confident that AI systems are designed to act in the best interest of society, much higher than the U.S. where it’s 37%, according to a survey from the United Nations Development Program.
The foundation’s announcement came as a surprise to Bruce Lee Enterprises, which oversees legal usage of Lee’s likeness in creative works.
Bruce Lee’s family was “previously unaware of this development and is currently gathering information,” a spokesperson said.
Woo, in a written statement, said he hadn’t heard from the foundation about the AI remake, noting that the rights to “A Better Tomorrow” have changed hands several times.
“I wasn’t really involved in the project because I’m not very familiar with AI technology,” Woo said in a statement to The Times. “However, I’m very curious about the outcome and the effect it might have on my original film.”
David Chi, who represents the China Film Foundation’s Special Fund for Film and Urban Development, said in an interview that Chan is aware of the project and he has plans to talk with Chan’s team. A representative of Chan’s did not respond to a request for comment.
“We do need to talk … very specifically how we‘re using animated or AI existing technology, and how that would combine with his image rights and business rights,” Chi said. Chi did not have an immediate response to the DGA, Bruce Lee Enterprises and Woo’s statements.
AI is already used in China for script development, content moderation and recommendations and translation. In postproduction, AI has reduced the time to complete visual effects work from days to hours, said He Tao, an official with the National Radio and Television Administration’s research center, during remarks at the festival.
“Across government agencies, content platforms, and production institutions, the enthusiasm to adopt and integrate AI has never been stronger,” He said.
During the project’s announcement, supporters touted the opportunity AI will bring to China to further its cultural message globally and generate new work for creatives. At the same time, they touted AI’s disruption of the filmmaking process, saying the “A Better Tomorrow” remake was completed with just 30 people, significantly fewer than a typical animated project.
China is a “more brutal society in that sense,” said Eric Harwit, professor of Asian studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. “If somebody loses their job because artificial intelligence is taking over, well, that’s just the cost of China’s moving forward. They don’t have that kind of regret about people losing jobs and there are less opportunities for organized protest against the Chinese government.”
A scene from the movie “Once Upon A Time In China.”
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Hollywood guilds such as SAG-AFTRA have been outspoken about the harm AI could have on jobs and have fought for protections against AI in contracts in TV shows, films and video games. The unions have also pushed state and federal legislators to create laws that would give people more protections against deep fakes, or videos manipulated to show a person endorsing an idea or product that they don’t actually support. There is no equivalent of that in China.
“You don’t have those freestanding labor organizations, so they don’t have that kind of clout to protest against the Chinese using artificial intelligence in a way that might reduce their job opportunities or lead to layoffs in the sector,” Harwit added.
U.S. studios are also going to court to challenge the ways AI companies train their models on copyrighted materials. Earlier this month, Walt Disney Co. and Universal Pictures sued AI startup Midjourney, alleging it uses technology to generate images that copy the studios’ famous characters, including Yoda and Shrek.
In China, officials involved in the project to remaster kung fu films said they were eager to work with AI companies. They said that AI will be used to add “stunning realism” to the movies. They are planning to build “immersive viewing experiences” such as walking into a bamboo forest duel and “feeling the philosophy of movement and stillness.” In areas such as animation, new environments could be created with AI, Chi said.
“We are offering full access to our IP, platform, and adaptation rights to partners worldwide — with the goal of delivering richer, more diverse, and high-quality AI enhanced film works to global audiences,” said Tian Ming, chairman of Shanghai Canxing Culture & Media Co. in his remarks earlier this month. Tian said there is no revenue-sharing cap and it is allocating about $14 million to co-invest in selected projects and share in the returns.
The kung fu revitalization efforts will extend into other areas, including the creation of a martial arts video game.
Industry observers said China is wise to go back to its well of popular martial arts classics out of Hong Kong, which have inspired U.S. action movies for decades.
There’s also not as much risk involved for China, said Simon Pulman, a partner at law firm Pryor Cashman.
“They’ve got very little to lose by doing this,” Pulman said. “If it can potentially enhance the value of those movies, there’s very little downside for them.”
China’s film industry has grown significantly compared to decades ago, boosted by the proliferation of movie theaters, including Imax screens, in the country.
In the past, China’s box office relied heavily on U.S. productions like movies from the “Fast & Furious” and Marvel franchises, but now local movies dominate the market. The Chinese animated movie “Ne Zha 2” grossed $2.2 billion at the box office globally.
But those Chinese productions generally don’t draw large U.S. audiences when they’re released in the States. The classic martial arts movies, however, have a global following and enduring legacy.
“People love martial arts movies, because action travels,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore. “It doesn’t matter what language it’s in, if you have a great action sequence and great fighting sequences.”
