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In brief: ‘The Five Star Weekend’ renewed for season 2 and more

Another Ali Hazelwood adaptation is in the works. Deadline reports that Netflix is developing a film based on Deep End, a bestselling romance novel written by Hazelwood. The story follows a college romance between a competitive diver and a swimmer. Shawn Levy is set to produce for 21laps while Alex Cooper will produce for her Unwell Productions. Hazelwood is also set to executive produce …

The Five Star Weekend has been renewed for season 2 at Peacock. The Jennifer Garner-starring series is the service’s most-watched scripted series ever with 1.8 billion minutes watched, according to a press release. Season 1 of the show starred Garner, D’Arcy Carden, Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny and Gemma Chan …

Even more actors have joined the cast of The Secret of Secrets. Netflix has announced that Cherry Jones, Corey Stoll, Rob Delaney and Abbey Lee have joined the ensemble of the upcoming series adaptation based on the sixth installment in bestselling author Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon book series. They all join previously announced cast members Morgan Spector and Rebecca Hall …

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Trump voter pleads for fiancée’s release after ICE arrest: ‘They’re destroying families’

▶ Watch Video: Lifelong Republican says ICE is "destroying families" after fianćee was taken at airport John Gannon says he deeply regrets his decision to vote for President Trump after his fiancée, an immigrant from Venezuela, was arrested and detained by federal immigration agents last month.A lifelong Republican and Texas businessman, Gannon, 75, said his plans to marry 45-year-old Yasmin Suarez Reyes were derailed when she was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Houston's international airport in late July."I voted for Trump," he told CBS News during an interview Wednesday, before criticizing ICE. "They are picking up law-abiding citizens. They're destroying families, jobs."Asked what he would tell Mr. Trump if given the chance to talk to him, Gannon said he would ask the president, "What are you doing?""Go after the criminals. We're all for that. But leave the mom and pops and the kids alone. Man, he's destroying families," Gannon added.Gannon said he and Suarez Reyes were planning to travel from Houston to Las Vegas on July 24 for a furniture industry convention. Gannon owns more than 1,000 billboards in the U.S. as well as several establishments in Mexico, including a hotel and a restaurant.After going through security at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Gannon said his fiancée was arrested by agents in plainclothes."After leaving the United room, eight officers, ICE agents swarmed Yasmin and detained her. (They) didn't tell us why and wrestled her off into a car," he recounted.Anne Kennedy, Suarez Reyes' immigration attorney and another lifelong Republican, said her client was arrested despite entering the U.S. legally, having a pending immigration case and lacking a criminal record.John Gannon and his fiancée, Yasmin Suarez Reyes. John Gannon
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