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Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders  CNN Trump’s comments are hurting Canadian tourism in Louisiana. Lt. Gov. Nungesser wants an apology  WWNO The Canadians Are Angry. Other Tourists Might Be, Too.  Bloomberg.com Hug it out? Canada is ready to welcome Americans again  USA Today Canadian Visits To. U.S. Down 35% By Car And 27% By Air In September  Forbes Source link

While many of her peers and fans boycott the Harry Potter universe, Keira Knightley appears to have avoided the fiery discourse around the franchise. After Deadline reported last month that Knightley will voice Professor Umbridge in Pottermore Publishing and Audible‘s Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions, the 2x Oscar nominee pleaded ignorance around the backlash sparked by author J.K. Rowling‘s …

Keira Knightley said that she was “not aware” of demands to boycott JK Rowling prior to joining the cast of the new audiobook versions of the Harry Potter series. Knightley was speaking to Decider to promote her new Netflix movie The Woman in Cabin 10 (in which she plays a Guardian reporter), and was asked if she knew that “some …

Some of the U.K.’s most prominent studios and screen organizations have been sent a legal warning over an industry boycott of Israeli film institutions. The letter from U.K. Lawyers for Israel states that the boycott, which has been backed by Hollywood stars including Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Olivia Colman and Mark Ruffalo, is a breach of the U.K.’s Equality Act …

In the hours after ABC benched “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and both the Sinclair and Nexstar affiliate groups said they would put the show on indefinite hiatus, Kimmel thought the show might be over for good. He figured that might be a real possibility after Sinclair shared a list of demands (including an apology) from Kimmel before it would reinstate his …

Greenville, Illinois — It’s prime harvest season in southern Illinois, but for soybean farmers like Scott Gaffner, what’s usually a time of reward has turned into worry. “The great majority of [soybeans] coming from this area would be going to China,” Gaffner said, but “not this year.” China is the largest consumer of soybeans. The country purchased $12.6 billion worth …

On Sept. 17, a group of roughly 30 Paramount Skydance employees sent a letter to the office of CEO David Ellison and other senior executives slamming the company for “aligning” with “a genocide in Gaza and of the Palestinian people.” After two weeks without receiving a response, the group followed up on Oct. 1 with a list of demands, including …

Nexstar, Sinclair to end boycott of Kimmel show on its ABC stations Friday  Reuters Sinclair and Nexstar to reinstate Kimmel on ABC stations  BBC How consumer pushback beat Trump’s pressure campaign on Kimmel  CNN Nexstar and Sinclair Lost Their Game of Chicken  The Atlantic Sinclair and Nexstar End Jimmy Kimmel Boycott on Local ABC Stations  The New York Times Source link

You could hear the coalition of social conservatives and Christian-right figures loud and clear: Big liberal broadcasters air shows offensive to all proper-thinking Americans and muscles must be flexed to get them canceled. That rallying cry came in 1981, from the crusading pastors Donald Wildmon and Jerry Falwell and the conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, who called for advertisers to boycott …

The local TV station boycott of ABC‘s Jimmy Kimmel Live! appears to be ending. Sinclair and Nexstar each said Friday that they would end its preemption of the late night show Friday night. Sinclair said it made the decision after “thoughtful feedback from viewers, advertisers, and community leaders representing a wide range of perspectives.” That said, while Sinclair appears to …