Director of Trump MovieThe ApprenticeDenies Being Dropped by Agencies After Allegedly Groping A-List Actor: ‘I Apologized’

Ali Abbasi on Jan. 4, 2025.Photo:JC Olivera/Variety via Getty JC Olivera/Variety via Getty Ali Abbasi, director of the recentDonald TrumpmovieThe Apprentice, is no longer with the agencies representing him in the U.S. after he allegedly groped an A-list actor, according to multiple reports. However, Abbasi claims that the separations and the alleged groping incident are unrelated. In a statement to PEOPLE on Saturday, Feb. 22, Abbasi described the incident with the actor as “an over-familiar gesture — a slap on the rear” and said he “apologized to him on the spot.

Disastrous Dates and Podcasting Intersect in Linda Holmes' New Rom-ComBack After This(Exclusive)

Linda Holmes and the cover of ‘Back After This’.Photo:Cassidy DuHon; Ballantine Books Cassidy DuHon; Ballantine Books Ballantine Books It’s another romantic comedy sure to satisfy readers of Holmes, who became a bestseller with her 2019 debutEvvie Drake Starts Over. Holmes, who didn’t publish her first book until she was in her late 40s, says that despite not being “an especially confident person,” she always wanted to venture into writing.“I’ve just always been a sucker for stories that are about relationships between people,” Holmes says.

Disney Enthusiast Dominique Brown Dies at 34 After Reportedly Experiencing Allergic Reaction at Holiday Food Event

Dominique Brown in May 2024.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty At the event at Vibiana in Los Angeles, Brown reportedly consumed something after event staff told her that it did not contain an ingredient she was allergic to, according to reports onYahoo! NewsandDaily Mail. One person claiming to know her onX (formerly Twitter)wrote that Brown “instantly felt bad” and asked to be taken to a hospital. “She was my mom’s best friend of 10 years.

Disney'sSnow WhiteControversy Explained: Unpacking the Rachel Zegler–Gal Gadot Musical's Rocky Road

Disney’s reimagining ofSnow Whitehas fans buzzing with excitement about the animation-to-live-action leap, but the film has also faced its fair share of backlash. Well beforeSnow White, starringRachel ZeglerandGal Gadot, hits theaters March 21, it has been targeted for its story changes and what some feel is a negatively “woke” approach to the character — the first Disney Princess, who was introduced in the company’s first-ever animated feature, 1937’sSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Disney'sTangledGetting a Live-Action Remake withGreatest ShowmanDirector

Photo:Maximum Film/Alamy Maximum Film/Alamy Rapunzel is making the leap from animation.Disney’s 2010 animated filmTangledabout the long-haired princess is getting a live-action reimagining,DeadlineandVarietyreported Dec. 11, adding thatThe Greatest Showmandirector Michael Gracey is in talks to direct.Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, known for writingDo RevengeandThor: Love and Thunder, reportedly wrote the latest version of theTangledscript.A spokesperson for Disney did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for confirmation.Tangled’s voice cast includedMandy Mooreas Rapunzel and Zachary Levi as Flynn, plus Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman, Jeffrey Tambor and Brad Garrett.