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  • EntertainmentThe Wrap

    Apple Canceled ‘The Banker’ Premiere After Producer Accused of Sexual Assault by Sisters

    Apple has not publicly disclosed why it canceled the planned premiere of its film “The Banker,” but it did so less than a week after producer Bernard Garrett, who is also the son of the film’s subject (portrayed by Anthony Mackie), was publicly accused of sexual assault by one of his half-sisters.And on Wednesday night, the Hollywood Reporter reported that Garrett had been accused of sexual assault by both of his half-sisters.“The Banker” was originally scheduled to premiere as the closing film

  • NewsGwynne Watkins

    Johnny Depp Describes 'Mortifying' Audition for the Coen Brothers

    Johnny Depp attends a screening of ‘Black Mass’ at the BFI London Film Festival in October (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for BFI) For all his talents, Johnny Depp claims he’s “horrible” at auditions. Of course, now that he’s an A-list star, Depp’s auditioning days are behind him. But speaking at the AFI Film Festival on Monday, Depp described the trauma of the last audition he ever went on: A disastrous reading for an unnamed Coen brothers film. “It was mortifying,” said the Black Mass st