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International Insider: Les Misérables At Cannes; Investigating A Chinese Financier; True Crime Revolution
Cannes Film Festival Workers spotlighted & H Collective investigation: International Insider
The group’s frustrations are two-fold: they are first rallying against the pay packages they receive from their employers, which they say are inadequate and do not account for arduous overtime hours frequently clocked due to job demands, while the second bone of contention is France’s unique unemployment insurance program for entertainment workers and technicians. Jake writes that he was “performative about his wealth in a way that put Hollywood power players at ease.” But he left a trail of destruction in his wake, leaving behind a litany of lawsuits; colleagues and investors owed tens of millions of dollars and a messy and unresolved dispute over Vin Diesel’s xXx franchise. Putting victims first: A quiet revolution has been taking place in the past year or so in the British true crime production space, with a group of storied execs working tirelessly to improve duty of care practices in a genre that has exploded in popularity with the entrance of streamers and runaway success of podcasts like Serial.
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