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kj matthews.history, with a huge sigh of relief — and a dose of glamour. the first major premiere to take place since the walk—out ended was "hunger games: ballad of song and snakes'. charlotte gallagher reports. let me ask you one final time, what are the hunger games for? after a break of more than eight years, the hunger games is back. and it remains a dangerous dystopian world where the elite force children to fight each other in an arena. one final assignment to prove your worth... it is set decades before the first films, telling the origin story of one of the main villains and his descent into darkness. but it was all smiles on the red carpet when the cast and crew attended the world premiere in london. celebrating notjust their film but the end of the actors' strike which shut down the industry for months. and it's the first big premiere since the actors' strike finished, and one of the stars is behind me, tom blyth, a british actor in his first blockbuster role. how are you feeling as the

earlier i spoke to entertainmentjournalist kj matthews about the reputational impact of this lawsuit.on. she wasn't fired. she quit robert de niro's production company. and then he filed suit — first, after he filed suit, then she filed suit. so her verdict is coming before his. but, yes, it is some some sort of reputational damage. they did not find him personally liable, but they said his company, canal productions, was liable for the gender discrimination. so, yes, i think people forgot these different trials were going on because they've been going back and forth for a number of years. but it is a surprising verdict with her walking away with $1.2 million ruled against him for him to pay her in two payments. and $1.2 million. what does that tell you about the judgment and the allegations as well? and did any details come out in thejudgment? yeah, you know, they probably did. there were some... it appears to me that perhaps the jury found that there was some truth to what she was saying. remember, she did initially request, i think, around $12 million. so she actually requested mor

i spoke to entertainment journalist kj matthews, who told me how hollywood actors are feeling about there willing to budge just a little bit more than what they were willing to do about three months ago. i mean, the actors stood tall. they were out on the picket lines for the last couple of months. they said they weren't going to budge on certain items. they had their negotiating committee ready to come to the table every single month, every single week. there were times when it seemed like the studio didn't want to meet with them and then there were times where it seemed like the actors were saying, "unless you bring us something new, we're not willing to come to the table again." but finally, finally, it's here. and today, on friday in los angeles, the negotiating committee, which is a part of the screen actors guild, after a union is going to ratify the deal. and it looks like the actors will probably be back to work today, will probably be back to work today. which is good news for many films that have been on hold and on pause and indeed even for award ceremonies as well. one of th

kj matthews, a freelance entertainment reporter, has reaction to the verdict.in translation — she wasn't fired. she quit robert de niro's production company. and then he filed suit first — after he filed suit, then she filed suit. so her verdict is coming before his. but, yes, it is some some sort of reputational damage. they did not find him personally liable, but they said his company, canal productions, was liable for the gender discrimination. so, yes, i think people forgot these different trials were going on, because they've been going back and forth for a number of years. but it is a surprising verdict with her walking away with $1.2 million, ruled against him for him to pay her in two payments. it appears to me that perhaps the jury found that there was some truth to what she was saying. remember, she did initially request, i think, around $12 million. so she actually requested more than $1.2 million, but was only awarded $1.2 million. but both sides actually made accusations. she said during the trial that there were many times that she was asked to do