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British telecoms group BT on Monday announced the departure of chief executive Philip Jansen, two months after the group axed up to 55...
2023-07-10 18:39

Hollywood Studios, Striking Actors in Standoff as Talks Crumble
Negotiations between Hollywood studios and the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union have been suspended amid disagreements in key areas like
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Millie Bobby Brown’s new book restarts online debate over ghostwriters
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown has come under fire for her novel, Nineteen Steps, after working with a ghostwriter on the book. The novel was inspired by Brown’s grandmother’s experience of the 1943 Bethnal Green tube disaster, and was ghostwritten by Kathleen McGurl. Only Brown’s name is on the cover of the book, prompting social media users to criticise Brown after the book’s release. One X/Twitter user said: “You should be ashamed. “Ghostwritten celebrity novels have ruined children’s literature and now they’re doing the same thing to adult fiction.” When Nineteen Steps was published earlier this month, Brown posted a photo on Instagram of herself standing next to McGurl. The caption reads: “I couldn’t have done this without you!” Nonetheless, that has done little to silence her critics. One person wrote on Instagram: “So you can become an author and not actually write it yourself these days. What’s the point?” Another said: “You mean she wrote it for you and you’re taking the credit.” Others jumped to the 19-year-old’s aid, pointing out that scores of celebrities have faced criticism for using ghostwriters in the past. Media personality Zoella (real name Zoë Sugg) was slammed for doing the same thing with her memoir Girl Online in 2014. Katie Price and Naomi Campbell have also used ghostwriters for fiction books released under their name. And more recently, Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, was written by JR Moehringer. That book broke the record for the fastest-selling nonfiction book of all time, with 1.43m copies sold on its first day. One commenter wrote on Instagram: “This author will be paid a s***tone more because Millie’s name is on it. “Ghostwriting is not new, and by sharing this post she is literally acknowledging the author, whose name will also be in the book. “The author will be very happy, and Millie supplied the whole story and all her family’s research. Everyone seriously needs to get off their high horse.” In a March blog post, McGurl said she was sent “a lot of research that had already been pulled together by Millie and her family, and plenty of ideas”. McGurl then interviewed Brown several times over Zoom before she wrote the first draft, she said. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-09-24 23:57

Blur announce new album
Blur are to release 'The Ballad of Darren', their first album in eight years, on 21 July.
2023-05-19 15:00

Overwatch 2 Ana Rework Makes Few Changes
Here are all the changes Overwatch 2 brought to Ana's kit.
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Former USC star Reggie Bush files defamation suit against NCAA, wants Heisman Trophy back
Former University of Southern California superstar Reggie Bush is accusing the NCAA of defamation in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in an Indiana Superior Court, and is again asking the collegiate sports governing body to reinstate his football records so he can get his 2005 Heisman Trophy back.
2023-08-24 08:12

BMW Group joins Avanci 5G Connected Vehicle Licensing Program
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Libertex Adds Cutting-Edge Crypto Arbitrum to Its CFD Trading Platform
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2023-05-17 15:07

FIFA 23 Community TOTS Upgrade SBC: How to Complete
FIFA 23 Community TOTS Upgrade SBC is now live containing a guaranteed Community TOTS player. Here's how to complete the SBC and if it's worth it.
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Goldman Sachs faces big writedown on GreenSky deal - CNBC
Goldman Sachs is likely to take a large writedown for its $2.2 billion acquisition of fintech lender GreenSky
2023-06-23 21:42

David Harbour's life flashed before his eyes playing The Sims
David Harbour has revealed how playing two major games "ruined his life".
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From cradle to casket, life for Italians changes as Catholic faith loses relevance
In small towns across Italy, life has changed over the last generation as the Catholic faith loses relevance in people’s routines and choices
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