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Fighting to stay out of prison for the rest of his life on sex trafficking charges and more, Sean “Diddy” Combs now wants more screen time.

Facing one of the prosecutors who helped put Jeffrey Epstein’s right-hand woman Ghislaine Maxwell behind bars and recently denied his $50 million bail request for the third time, the “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” performer complained Wednesday to a federal judge that Uncle Sam isn’t letting him have access to a laptop in his cell.

“We write on behalf of Mr. Combs to request that the Court direct the Mdc to provide Mr. Combs with the laptop prepared for him by the government, and allow him to use that laptop on his unit, consistent with the way other inmates on his unit are permitted to use their laptops,” declares a letter (read it here) Wednesday from defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo to Judge...

Shaping the world into a better place has been an active mission for Malala Yousafzai. As an activist for girls and human rights globally recognized since age 12, the Nobel Peace Prize winner — the youngest in history to receive the award — is no stranger to cameras in her own life. After her acclaimed 2015 documentary He Named Me Malala, inspired by her bestselling memoir I Am Malala, she produced the Oscar-nominated short doc Stranger at the Gate. At the 2024 Toronto Film Festival, Yousafzai premiered the Apple doc The Last of the Sea Women, from her production company Extracurricular, which premieres on Apple TV+ on Oct. 11. The film examines the world of South Korea’s all female haenyeo divers, whose centuries-long tradition of harvesting sea life in the waters off Jeju Island is endangered.

The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg spoke with the 27-year-old Yousafzai as part of the annual TIFF Industry Conference’ Visionaries conversation series.

New programming team hires also announced ahead of 48th edition running September 7-17.

TIFF top brass have renamed the Contemporary World Cinema section Centrepiece ahead of the 48th edition running September 7-17, 2023.

The festival said the name change was designed to better reflect and amplify the full spectrum of programming in the section. “Centrepiece is a showcase for acclaimed titles from festivals around the globe, highly anticipated premieres from Canadian and international talents, and the latest work of influential filmmaking luminaries,” said director of programming and Platform lead, Robyn Citizen.

“We are proud to bring the world together through film,...