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Netflix Nixes Millie Bobby Brown’s Olympic Drama After Creative Differences
film-news23 hours ago

Netflix Nixes Millie Bobby Brown’s Olympic Drama After Creative Differences

Netflix has dropped the planned Olympic gymnastics drama after Millie Bobby Brown exited the project due to creative differences. Brown was set to star as gold-medalist Kerri Strug with Gia Coppola directing and Ronnie Sandahl writing, and she planned to produce via PMCA; the project was announced last September. Spokespeople for Netflix and Brown declined to comment. Brown’s other Netflix projects, including Enola Holmes 3 and the rom-com Just Picture It, remain in development, along with Nineteen Steps.

via variety.com|
#creative-differences#film-news#kerri-strug
LA officials push for a no-surprise funding guarantee for the 2028 Games
politics1 day ago

LA officials push for a no-surprise funding guarantee for the 2028 Games

Los Angeles city officials are pushing LA28 to sign a binding contract that guarantees the organization will cover any excess city costs—policing, transportation, sanitation and more—for the 2028 Games, to prevent taxpayers from shouldering overruns amid revenue uncertainty and potential reliance on federal funding; the deal is six months overdue and has been complicated by security and leadership concerns, including scrutiny of LA28 chair Casey Wasserman’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

via Los Angeles Times|
#finance#local-government#olympics
LA28 Public Ticket Drop Opens; No Finals Swimming Tickets in Early Release
sports1 day ago

LA28 Public Ticket Drop Opens; No Finals Swimming Tickets in Early Release

Tickets for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics opened to the general public today, but there are no finals swimming tickets in Drop 1; prelims are available only in the top-tier category A, with prelim prices around $1,100, while finals range from about $186 to $1,860. Finals had already sold out in the local LA/OKC presale, and organizers say additional inventory will be released in later drops. If future drops don’t free up swimming sessions, non-locals may need to rely on resale markets due to high demand.

via SwimSwam|
#la-2028#olympics#sports
LA28's Affordable-Tickets Promise Meets Sticker Shock and Glitches
sports2 days ago

LA28's Affordable-Tickets Promise Meets Sticker Shock and Glitches

LA28’s ticket presale for the 2028 Olympics exposed a gap between its promise of affordable local access and reality: opening ceremony seats ranged up to $5,519 with a 24% service fee, and users faced access-denied errors; while organizers pledge cheaper tickets in future drops, locals remain skeptical about true affordability and availability as popular events sell out quickly.

via Los Angeles Times|
#affordability#la28#olympics
LA28 Ticket Window Opens With Local Presale, Lottery Drops and 14 Million Seats
sports11 days ago

LA28 Ticket Window Opens With Local Presale, Lottery Drops and 14 Million Seats

LA2028 ticket sales begin with a presale for Southern California and Oklahoma residents (April 2–6) before a general sale (April 9–19). Each fan can buy up to 12 tickets across all sports (plus 12 soccer tickets that don’t count toward the limit) and up to 4 tickets per ceremony. Time slots are lottery-based with email notices ahead of each 48‑hour window. About 14 million tickets will be available, with prices starting around $28. Paralympic tickets go on sale in 2027 through the same process, and verified resale tickets will be offered by official partners starting in 2027.

via Los Angeles Times|
#la28#losangeles#olympics
Semenya decries IOC's revived sex verification for 2028 Games as disrespect to women
sports13 days ago

Semenya decries IOC's revived sex verification for 2028 Games as disrespect to women

Caster Semenya criticized the IOC's decision to reinstate sex verification tests for the 2028 Olympics, calling it disrespectful to women and highlighting potential harms to athletes from Africa and the global South. The IOC will use a one-time SRY gene test to determine female eligibility (via saliva, cheek swab, or blood), effectively excluding many transgender and intersex athletes and reviving chromosomal testing used from 1968 to 1996.

via The Guardian|
#ioc#olympics#semenya
Glenn's Worlds Run Ends in Exhausted Heartbreak
sports13 days ago

Glenn's Worlds Run Ends in Exhausted Heartbreak

Amber Glenn finished sixth at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague after a difficult free skate with points docked and under-rotations, despite landing a triple axel. She dropped from third after a strong short program to 6th with a 203.12 total, marking another setback following the Milan Cortina Olympics. Glenn posted that she’s mentally, emotionally and physically exhausted after a season of extreme highs and lows and indicated she may take time to regroup.

via nypost.com|
#amber-glenn#figure-skating#olympics
IOC faces global backlash over genetic sex tests and transgender bans
sports13 days ago

IOC faces global backlash over genetic sex tests and transgender bans

More than 100 rights, sports and science groups condemn the IOC’s new rules mandating genetic sex tests in the women’s category and banning athletes who identify as transgender or with sex differences, calling the policy unscientific, discriminatory and a violation of international human rights. Critics note the data behind the guidelines hasn’t been shared, point to the unreliability of the SRY gene test, and warn it could reintroduce discriminatory practices. UN experts had already criticized blanket testing; only Laurel Hubbard has identified as transgender among Olympians since 1999. The move risks impacting grassroots sport and disproportionately affecting women of color, with some Australian officials supporting the policy but others cautioning about legal and integrity risks.

via theguardian.com|
#gender#human-rights#olympics
Costas Calls IOC Trans Ban ‘Common Sense’ in Olympic Policy
sports14 days ago

Costas Calls IOC Trans Ban ‘Common Sense’ in Olympic Policy

Bob Costas defended the IOC’s policy restricting Olympic women’s events to biological females, calling the move “common sense” while stressing that transgender people deserve dignity and opposing discrimination; he argued the policy reflects longstanding reasons for separate men’s and women’s sports and cited historical examples in contrast to trans athletes competing with women.

via Awful Announcing|
#costas#ioc#olympics
Rowling Hails Potter Series Trailer Amid IOC Trans Women Ban
entertainment15 days ago

Rowling Hails Potter Series Trailer Amid IOC Trans Women Ban

J.K. Rowling celebrates HBO’s Harry Potter TV series trailer on social media while praising the IOC’s decision to ban transgender women from women’s Olympic events, citing the Paris 2024 controversy. The piece notes Rowling’s long-running anti-trans commentary and the IOC’s claim that “biological females” are eligible for female events, highlighting the ongoing debate over transgender athletes in sport.

via Variety|
#entertainment#harry-potter-tv-series#jk-rowling
IOC approves genetic-based ban on transgender women in Olympic events
sports15 days ago

IOC approves genetic-based ban on transgender women in Olympic events

The IOC adopted a non-retroactive eligibility policy that bars transgender women from female Olympic categories and other IOC events, determined by a one-time SRY gene screening, effective for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The move aims to protect fairness and safety in the female category, and also limits athletes with certain differences in sex development (DSD); the document notes that being born male and puberty-related testosterone can confer advantages in strength, power, and endurance.

via NBC News|
#eligibility#fairness#olympics
IOC bars transgender women from women's Olympic events, introduces SRY testing
sports15 days ago

IOC bars transgender women from women's Olympic events, introduces SRY testing

The International Olympic Committee announced a policy banning transgender women and athletes with differences in sex development (DSD) from the female category at the 2028 Los Angeles Games and future Olympics, requiring a one-off SRY gene test to determine biological sex. The policy, described as science-based and focused on fairness and safety, applies to elite competition and would mean athletes must be screened only once in their lifetime with education and counselling provided. The IOC argues male puberty provides performance advantages in many events, reinforcing the need for a sex-based female category, and notes past cases such as Laurel Hubbard and Imane Khelif as context.

via The Guardian|
#fairness#gender-policy#olympics