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Less than two weeks after Danny Masterson received a sentence of 30 years to life after being convicted on charges that he raped two women, his wife is seeking to end their marriage.

TMZ and Page Six are reporting that Bijou Phillips, Masterson’s spouse since 2011, has filed to divorce Masterson.

According to court documents obtained by the outlets, Phillips filed divorce papers in a Los Angeles court on Monday, Sept. 18.

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The news comes as something of a surprise after sources previously claimed that Phillips — daughter of late Mamas and the Papas founder John Phillips and Geneviève Waïte — was prepared to stand by Masterson.

“She has had a very difficult time since the conviction,” a source told People. “She loves Danny and has no plans to file for divorce. She will be by his side for it all.

Geneviève Waïte, an actress and mother of two children with Mamas & the Papas musician John Phillips, has died. She was 71.

Waite starred in 1968’s Joanna, Move in 1970 and Just a Kiss in 2002. She also worked on her 1974 album Romance Is on the Rise with Phillips, who produced it. Daughter Bijou Phillips gave a statement to People magazine on her mother’s passing.

“Our beautiful Mother, Geneviève Waïte Phillips, passed away in her sleep,” said the statement. “She was a beautiful [a] soul, and born from another planet. Her ideas, her songs, her voice, and her heartbeat to a beautiful African rhythm no one else had and I am so thankful she was able to share it. She was a light, a fairy, and a gift of a creature. The lyrics she wrote on her album were timeless and smart. Her mind was poetry and wit, her sense of humor was quick and dry.

Geneviève Waïte, an actress, singer and songwriter and the mother of actress Bijou Phillips, died in her sleep Saturday in Los Angeles. She was 71.

A native of Cape Town, South Africa, Waïte starred as the title character opposite Calvin Lockhart and Donald Sutherland in the London-set racial drama Joanna (1968). She also recorded a 1974 album, Romance Is on the Rise, that was produced by her then-husband, John Phillips, of Mamas and the Papas fame.

"She was a beautiful soul and born from another planet," Bijou Phillips said in a statement. "Her ideas, her songs,...

Geneviève Waïte, an actress, singer and songwriter and the mother of actress Bijou Phillips, died in her sleep Saturday in Los Angeles. She was 71.

A native of Cape Town, South Africa, Waïte starred as the title character opposite Calvin Lockhart and Donald Sutherland in the London-set racial drama Joanna (1968). She also recorded a 1974 album, Romance Is on the Rise, that was produced by her then-husband, John Phillips, of Mamas and the Papas fame.

"She was a beautiful soul and born from another planet," Bijou Phillips said in a statement. "Her ideas, her songs,...

One of David Bowie’s most revered films turns 40 this year, a milestone being marked two different ways: “The Man Who Fell to Earth” is returning to English cinemas and its soundtrack is finally being released for the first time. The CD version will be available on September 9, the same day English moviegoers will have the chance to revisit Nicolas Roeg’s film about an alien (Bowie) experiencing our humble planet, while a box set including a 2xLP is set to follow on November 18.

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The soundtrack, which is finally seeing the light of day “due to the recent discovery of lost master tapes,” will include a 48-page hardcover book, photos, an essay from Paolo Hewitt and notes from editor Graeme Clifford. Here’s the tracklist for the vinyl version:

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"That 70's Show" star Danny Masterson and longtime girlfriend, actress/singer Bijou Phillips, tied the knot on Tuesday, according to People.

The couple said "I do" before an intimate group of family and friends in Ireland. Masterson, who is of Irish descent, married his girlfriend of eight years in the Irish countryside. The pair wed inside a private castle in the beautiful town of Tipperary during a weeklong celebration.

Phillips, the youngest daughter of the late John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas and model Genevieve Waite, walked down the aisle wearing a custom-made Zac Posen gown. Bijou appeared alongside Kate Hudson in "Almost Famous" and most recently appeared in "Choke," which starred Sam Rockwell.

The groom's brother, Chris Masterson ("Malcom in the Middle"), was best man, and guests included actors Ben Foster, Mike Pena and Ethan Suplee.

Masterson, 35, and Phillips, 31, got engaged in 2009. They are both Scientologists.

"That 70's Show" star Danny Masterson and longtime girlfriend, actress/singer Bijou Phillips, tied the knot on Tuesday, according to People.

The couple said "I do" before an intimate group of family and friends in Ireland. Masterson, who is of Irish descent, married his girlfriend of eight years in the Irish countryside. The pair wed inside a private castle in the beautiful town of Tipperary during a weeklong celebration.

Phillips, the youngest daughter of the...

BFI:Seventeen-year-old Joanna is cool, stylish, and determined to start a new life as an art student in swinging London. Played with gusto by Genevieve Waite, Joanna indulges in the pleasures of casual sexual encounters, colourful daydreams, and an impromptu trip to Morocco with the wise and debonair Lord Peter Sanderson (wonderfully played by Donald Sutherland). But when Joanna falls in love with Gordon, from Sierra Leone, her life begins to get complicated.I loved Joanna!  I'm a big fan of British youth films from the 1960's, and this is one that I had never seen nor heard of prior to its inclusion in the BFI's Flipside line-up.  The film follows Joanna, a free-spirited, sexually liberated young girl making her way through London.  She moves from man...

Joanna follows a 17 year old girl (Genevieve Waite) who comes to London and falls into the swinging cosmopolitan of the big city; before associating herself with some high-rollers via her connections to the art world. Indulging in random holidays abroad - courtesy of her newfound friend Lord Sanderson (Donald Sutherland) - and casual sex, courtesy of the rest of her male friends. However, when Joanna eventually falls in love with Gordon (Calvin Lockhart), her life begins to catch up with her, causing her endless trouble and problems. Michael Sarne displays the changing attitudes to love and sex in the 1960’s through the eyes of a promiscuous young art student, all the while highlighting issues with racism, drugs and sexual politics.

For me, the stand out performance has to go to Donald Sutherland, who role as the dying Lord Sanderson is nothing short of masterful. He is philosophical, eccentric and charming in equal parts,...

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By Matthew Field

BFI Flipside was launched in May 2009 with a mission to expose the hidden history of British cinema by releasing restored prints on DVD and Blu-ray of British films that have slipped through the cracks of time. Now on its 17th release the label has released everything from exploitation documentaries about the seedy sixties (London In The Raw) to B-movies featuring Oliver Reed (The Party's Over), Shirley Anne Field (Lunch Hour), Klaus Kinski (The Pleasure Girls) and Withnail & I director Bruce Robinson (Private Road). If it's weird, British and forgotten, then it's Flipside.

Developed from its popular monthly screening slot at BFI Southbank, the Flipside titles are newly mastered to High Definition from original film elements, and are presented with rare and fascinating special features - including previously unavailable short films, documentaries and archival interviews, many of which are preserved in the BFI National Archive.

It was colourful, it made the city look beautiful, and included plenty of sex – Mike Sarne's film about one girl's lovelife in the capital defines the swinging 60s better than any other

No matter what you accomplish in life, a novelty hit casts a long shadow. David Bowie manages to get through most days without people shouting "laughing gnome" at him, but Mike Sarne is certainly best remembered for his No 1 single, Come Outside, a record that also introduced us to his (vinyl only) girlfriend, Wendy Richard. History is less quick to recall that he became a photographer of note, dated Brigitte Bardot and directed a film that competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

That film, Joanna, may be the ultimate swinging London film: it's colourful, makes the city look beautiful, includes plenty of sex and is even fairly believable. "I pitched it as the female Alfie," recalls Sarne,...