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Hugh Marks confirms ABC secretly engaged recruitment firm and signals sweeping changes at national broadcasterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastABC managing director Hugh Marks has confirmed he secretly engaged a recruitment company to look for a replacement for news director Justin Stevens after the two disagreed over the direction of ABC News.Marks said Stevens “did not know” he had begun an international search for a new head of news but it was a necessary move because they “couldn’t get agreement on the way forward”. Continue reading...

Lively’s legal team are suing her It Ends with Us co-star for legal fees and damages, reigniting a years-long court battleAttorneys for US actor Blake Likely were back in front of a New York judge on Monday to demand legal fees and damages from It Ends with Us co-star Justin Baldoni, after a settlement was reached last month in their years-long legal battle.The 38-year-old actor’s legal team argued that the defamation lawsuit brought against her by Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, was a retaliatory move prohibited by California law. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Robinson, who has been at Reuters for 16 years, will be responsible for about 2,000 staff across the ABC’s news division A top news executive from Reuters, Simon Robinson, is expected to be appointed as news director of the ABC in coming days, Guardian Australia can reveal.He will be the external replacement for Justin Stevens who resigned on Wednesday after four years in the role, citing personal and professional reasons. Continue reading...

Managing director Hugh Marks says Stevens made ‘incredible commitment’ to broadcaster over 19 years Justin Stevens has resigned as ABC director of news after four years in the role, citing personal and professional reasons.‌ABC managing director Hugh Marks said Stevens had made an “incredible commitment” to the ABC over 19 years, including ensuring ABC News is the number one digital news provider. Continue reading...

• A federal judge in New York dismissed Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni over their roles in the film "It Ends With Us," while preserving a retaliation claim that remains active in the case. • The two sides reached a surprise settlement earlier this week, ending the long-running legal dispute between the actors and production team. • Justin Baldoni was spotted in Nashville this week appearing relaxed and smiling with his wife Emily Baldoni in his first public sighting since the settlement was announced.

Settlement details were not revealed in the agreement that put an end to a highly anticipated trial before it beganSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled their legal dispute from the acrimonious production of their 2024 film It Ends With Us, just weeks before a highly anticipated scheduled trial.In a joint statement on Monday, legal representatives of both parties said: “The end product – the movie It Ends With Us – is a source of pride to all of us who worked to bring it to life. Raising awareness, and making a meaningful impact in the lives of domestic violence survivors – and all survivors – is a goal that we stand behind.” Continue reading...

Police say the couple’s teenage children called 911 after a domestic dispute at their Annandale home during divorceSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxJustin Fairfax, a former lieutenant governor of Virginia whose tenure was upended by allegations of sexual assault, shot and killed his wife Cerina Fairfax on Thursday before killing himself, police said.Kevin Davis, the chief of the Fairfax county police department in Virginia, said at a press conference that the murder-suicide took place in the context of “an ongoing domestic dispute surrounding what seems to be a complicated or or messy divorce”. The shooting took place at the Fairfax’s residence in Annandale, Virginia, and police arrived on the scene after receiving a 911 call from one of their teenage children shortly after midnight. Continue reading...