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  • ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Trailer: Mars Takes On Earth in the Alternate 2010s

    “For All Mankind” is finally making its Season 5 splashdown — with new star Mireille Enos, who joins the cast this season as a member of the Mars peacekeeper security force. The addition reunite Enos with her “The Killing” co-star Joel Kinnaman — although Enos is playing her normal age, while Kinnaman is in a lot of prosthetics in order to play pioneering astronaut Ed Baldwin, now in his 80s.

    The 10-episode Season 5 of “For All Mankind,” from creators Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, returns to Apple TV on Friday, March 27, with new episodes every week through May 29.

    Here’s this season’s logline: “Season five of ‘For All Mankind’ picks up in the 2010s, years since the Goldilocks asteroid heist. Happy Valley has grown into a thriving colony with thousands of residents and a base for new missions that will take us even further into the solar system. But with the nations of Earth now demanding law and order on the Red Planet, friction continues to build between the people who live on Mars and their former home.”

    Specifically, it’s 2012, and Ed’s grandson (played by Kaufman) has just graduated high school, and not quite sure what his destiny is on Mars. But from this trailer, it’s clear the folks on Mars are a bit tired of being ruled by those pesky Earthlings.

    Returning cast include Kinnaman, Toby Kebbell, Edi Gathegi, Cynthy Wu, Coral Peña and Wrenn Schmidt. Costa Ronin is also back and promoted to seres regular, along with Enos, Sean Kaufman (“The Summer I Turned Pretty”), Ruby Cruz (“Bottoms”) and Ines Asserson (“Royalteen”).

    Of course, as we know, the events of “For All Mankind” center on what would have happened to the U.S. space race — and the world — had the Soviets made it to the moon first. The answer is a much more vibrant and advanced space program, to the point that Mars hosts a tremendous colony by the 2010s.

    Wolpert and Nedivi are showrunners and serve as executive produces alongside Moore and Maril Davis of Tall Ship Productions, as well as Kira Snyder, David Weddle, Bradley Thompson and Seth Edelstein. “For All Mankind” is produced for Apple TV by Sony Pictures Television.

    Here’s a first look at Season 5:

  • ‘Robin Hood’ Renewed for Season 2 at MGM+

    “Robin Hood” has been renewed for Season 2 at MGM+, Variety has learned.

    The drama series about the outlaw hero originally debuted on MGM+ in November, with the season finale airing on Dec. 28. Like the first season, the second will consist of 10 episodes. It will begin filming at PFI Studios in Serbia this summer.

    Jack Patten stars as Rob, aka Robin Hood, alongside Lauren McQueen as Marian, Sean Bean as the Sheriff of Nottingham, Lydia Peckham as Priscilla of Nottingham, Steven Waddington as the Earl of Huntingdon and Connie Nielsen as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.

    John Glenn is showrunner and executive producer, along with executive producer and director Jonathan English and executive producer Todd Lieberman of Hidden Pictures. Carly Kleinbart and Nicole Bryant oversee the series for Hidden Pictures. Lionsgate Television is the studio

    “MGM+, Lionsgate, and Todd have been extraordinary partners — fearless in backing our vision of this classic legend,” said Glenn and English. “Their support has allowed us to expand the world in Season two in a way that feels both epic and intimate. We’re thrilled and grateful to continue the journey with a team that believes in our ambition for where this story can go and in delivering a season that will connect with audiences in an even more powerful way.”

    Per MGM+, the second season “expands the world beyond Sherwood and Nottingham into the treacherous courts of England, France, and Rome, transforming the outlaw rebellion into a high stakes battle for the soul of a kingdom. As the Angevin empire threatens to tear itself apart, Rob and Marian are drawn into the orbit of kings and queens, forced to wield the very instruments of Norman power — politics, gold, and betrayal — to secure a future for the Saxons. What begins as a fight for survival becomes a reckoning with power itself. Sweeping in scope yet intimate in emotion, Season two deepens the romance, sharpens the rivalries, and reimagines the legend as a prestige drama about love, legacy, and the price of becoming history.”

    “Robin Hood quickly became one of our top-performing original series of all time, and the response from our audiences both in the U.S. and abroad has been exceptional,” said Michael Wright, global head of MGM+. “We’re thrilled to continue this epic adventure for a second season. John Glenn, Jonathan English, and the entire creative team have reimagined this legendary tale with remarkable depth and authenticity, and we can’t wait to see where they take us next.”

    In addition to premiering on MGM+ in the U.S., “Robin Hood” will be available to MGM+ viewers in the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

    “The passionate response to ‘Robin Hood’ is a testament to the creative vision behind the series and to its powerful connection with audiences worldwide,” said Jocelyn Sabo, executive vice president of scripted television development at Lionsgate. “We’re excited to continue our partnership with MGM+ and Todd Lieberman and to support John Glenn, Jonathan English, and the entire creative team as they build on this momentum. The second season will raise the stakes and deepen the emotional journeys at the heart of this enduring story.”

    “To be able to continue the world of ‘Robin Hood’ with John, Jonathan and the entire team is a creative dream,” said Lieberman. “Season two reflects the expansion of craftsmanship and artistry that Hidden Pictures is proud to be a part of.”

  • ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Teaser: First Footage of Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet and Jack Lowden as Mr. Darcy in Netflix Series

    ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Teaser: First Footage of Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet and Jack Lowden as Mr. Darcy in Netflix Series

    Your first look at Netflix‘s highly anticipated “Pride and Prejudice” series, starring Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet and Jack Lowden as Mr. Darcy, is here.

    Adapted for the screen by “Everything I Know About Love” author Dolly Alderton, the six-episode series — set for release this fall — promises to “faithfully bring Jane Austen’s iconic story back to life for audiences that cherish it, whilst inspiring a new generation to fall in love with it for the first time,” according to a press release.

    A short teaser released by Netflix on Tuesday seems to support this vision, with cinematic shots of Corrin’s Elizabeth watching the sunset atop a roof and blushing when she hears the sound of galloping, followed by a rugged Lowden as Darcy arriving on horseback.

    “Heartstopper” helmer Euros Lyn directed the series. Alongside Corrin and Lowden, Netflix’s “Pride and Prejudice” stars Olivia Colman as Mrs. Bennet, Rufus Sewell as Mr. Bennet, Freya Mavor as Jane Bennet, Jamie Demetriou as Mr. Collins, Daryl McCormack as Mr. Bingley, Louis Partridge as Mr. Wickham, Rhea Norwood as Lydia Bennet, Siena Kelly as Caroline Bingley, Fiona Shaw as Lady Catherine de Bourg, Hopey Parish as Mary Bennet and Hollie Avery as Kitty Bennet.

    Executive producers include Laura Lankester, Will Johnston and Louise Mutter for Lookout Point, as well as Alderton, Lyn and Corrin in their debut production role. Lisa Osborne serves as producer.

    “Once in a generation, a group of people get to retell this wonderful story and I feel very lucky that I get to be a part of it,” Alderton said in a statement when the cast was announced. “Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is the blueprint for romantic comedy – it has been a joy to delve back into its pages to find both familiar and fresh ways of bringing this beloved book to life. With Euros Lyn directing our stellar cast, I am so excited to reintroduce these hilarious and complicated characters to those who count Pride and Prejudice as their favorite book, and those who are yet to meet their Lizzie and Mr. Darcy.”

    Watch the teaser below.

  • China Lunar New Year Box Office Falls 39.5% to $835 Million as ‘Pegasus 3’ Drives Half the Market

    China Lunar New Year Box Office Falls 39.5% to $835 Million as ‘Pegasus 3’ Drives Half the Market

    Mainland China’s 2026 Lunar New Year box office reached RMB5.75 billion ($835.5 million) during the Feb. 15-23 holiday period, down 39.5% year-on-year, with total admissions of 120 million, a 35.8% decline, according to Maoyan Research Institute’s “Insight Report on 2026 Spring Festival Holiday Box Office Film Data.”

    The sharp drop follows last year’s phenomenon “Ne Zha 2,” which powered the 2025 Lunar New Year corridor to record levels and went on to earn $2.2 billion, creating an unusually high comparison base for 2026.

    Only one day during the eight-day holiday frame surpassed RMB1 billion ($145.3 million), with Feb. 17 – the first day of the Lunar New Year – generating more than RMB1.2 billion ($174.4 million). It marked the first time in six years that the holiday’s average daily gross did not exceed RMB1 billion. The report
    cites data from Maoyan Pro.

    Despite softer demand, supply expanded. Total screenings exceeded 4.35 million over the period, the highest level in recent years, with average daily screenings above 550,000 from day one to day seven of the Lunar New Year, up 15% year-on-year. Average ticket prices fell to their lowest level in recent years, with third- and fourth-tier cities recording declines of more than 6% compared with a year earlier.

    The market was heavily concentrated. Racing sequel “Pegasus 3” grossed RMB2.927 billion ($425.3 million) during the holiday frame, accounting for roughly half of total box office. The film logged 978,000 “want-to-see” marks ahead of release and delivered an opening-day gross of RM641 million ($93.1 million), both franchise highs.

    Zhang Yimou’s spy thriller “Scare Out” followed with RMB867 million ($126 million). Yuen Woo-ping’s comic-adapted wuxia title “Blades of the Guardians,” starring Jet Li, earned RMB806 million ($117.1 million), while family animation “Boonie Bears: The Hidden Protector” took RMB713 million ($103.6 million).

    “Blades of the Guardians” climbed from fourth place on opening day to second by day four, reflecting strong word of mouth.

    Total advance sales reached RMB562 million ($81.7 million), reflecting softer pre-holiday momentum compared with last year.

    Lower-tier markets again anchored the corridor. Third- and fourth-tier cities contributed 59% of total Lunar New Year box office, the highest share in six years. For most films, revenue from these markets exceeded 50%, while “Boonie Bears: The Hidden Protector” derived more than 65% of its gross from third- and fourth-tier cities. Four cinemas in fourth-tier cities ranked among the national top 10 by box office during the period.

    The report also noted a shift in audience structure, with a tilt toward older male moviegoers during the holiday, driven by “Pegasus 3” and “Blades of the Guardians,” while overall per-capita viewing frequency declined year-on-year.

    Maoyan Entertainment market analyst Lai Li said the period reflected the continued strength of leading IP alongside a word-of-mouth-driven rebound for high-quality titles, while consumption potential in lower-tier markets was further unlocked. Lai added that the market is expected to optimize content supply, explore a broader range of genres and themes and continue unlocking consumer demand, supporting the industry’s development toward greater efficiency and growth.

  • Sublime Signs With Atlantic Records, New Album and Tour Coming This Year (EXCLUSIVE)

    Sublime Signs With Atlantic Records, New Album and Tour Coming This Year (EXCLUSIVE)

    Long-running Southern California band Sublime has inked a partnership with Atlantic Records, with the band’s first new full-length album with frontman Jakob Nowell, son of the band’s late original singer-guitarist Bradley Nowell, slated to arrive later this year. Nowell (pictured above, center) joins the founding rhythm section of drummer Bud Gaugh (left) and bassist Eric Wilson.

    The band is also celebrating the 30th anniversary of its smash 1996 self-titled album with two nights at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado (April 17-18), launching what the announcement describes as a year-long celebration honoring the album. That celebration will continue with the band’s own touring music festival, Sublime Me Gusta, debuting May 9 at Panther Island Pavilion in Fort Worth, Tx.

    The Atlantic deal follows a series of independent releases, including the hit singles “Feel Like That” (with Stick Figure) and “Ensenada,” via Sublime Recordings and Jakob Nowell’s new venture SVNBVRNT in partnership with Regime Music Group.

    According to the announcement, the new deal sees the band retaining ownership of its master recordings while expanding its reach through Atlantic. The three bandmembers enthused about the partnership in a series of statements included in the announcement:

    “Atlantic told us that if we signed with them they would pay for my experimental cosmetic surgery to have the body of a goat and the head of a goat. They seem like real straight shooters, and their office has bowls of Halloween candy dated March of last year, but it still tasted fine to me. We’re gonna change California music history or die trying.” — Jakob Nowell, Sublime (dictated but not read)

    “You have no idea how many records I had growing up as a kid watching them spin around and around with the Atlantic Records label on them. Everything from AC/DC to Zeppelin, and so many others! I am beyond excited to announce this partnership with Atlantic Records and Sublime!! So Get Ready! Here comes some new stuff for your ears to hears!” — Bud Gaugh, Sublime

    “So great to partner with Atlantic Records finally! I’m excited about our new album; it truly is an organic Sublime album…can’t wait for people to hear it.” —  Eric Wilson, Sublime

    Sublime was founded in 1988 in Long Beach, Calif. by Gaugh, Wilson and Nowell’s father Bradley. The band released its first album in 1992, “40oz. to Freedom,” and was poised for major success four years later with their self-titled third outing and major label debut. However, Nowell died of a heroin overdose on May 25, 1996, when he was just 28. The album was released two months later, and powered by singles like “What I Got,” “Santeria,” and “Wrong Way,” has racked up 18 million sales, according to the RIAA.

    In 2009, Gaugh and Wilson united with singer Rome Ramirez and released three albums as Sublime With Rome, but both original members ended up leaving the band, the former in 2011 and the latter in 2024, after the two joined forces with Jakob Nowell as a reunited Sublime and performed at that’s year’s Coachella festival. A brief period ensued in which both bands were on the road at the same time, but Sublime With Rome (featuring no members of the original group) played its farewell tour later in 2024.

  • Savannah Guthrie Increases Reward for Mom Nancy’s Return to $1 Million in New Video: ‘She May Already Be Gone’ but ‘We Still Believe in a Miracle’

    Savannah Guthrie Increases Reward for Mom Nancy’s Return to $1 Million in New Video: ‘She May Already Be Gone’ but ‘We Still Believe in a Miracle’

    Savannah Guthrie has posted a new video asking for her missing mom Nancy’s return, increasing the reward for her recovery to $1 million.

    Nancy went missing on Feb. 1, and the following day, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department declared her disappearance a crime after investigators found “concerning” evidence at her Arizona home. Little progress has been made in the investigation as the search entered its third week on Sunday. The FBI originally posted a $100,000 reward for anyone with information leading to her recovery, which was later increased to $200,000.

    On Feb. 12, the FBI released a description of their only publicly known suspect, who was caught on a front door camera trying to break into Nancy’s home. The Phoenix bureau of the FBI described the perpetrator as “a male, approximately 5’9” – 5’10” tall, with an average build. In the video, he is wearing a black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack.”

    Savannah has released several videos on Instagram since her mother’s disappearance, either bargaining with the abductor or asking her supporters for help. In a post on Feb. 15, Savannah Guthrie said she still believed her mother was alive and told the kidnapper that “it’s never too late to do the right thing.”

    “It’s been two weeks since our mom was taken, and I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope and we still believe,” she said. “And I wanted to say to whoever has her or knows where she is, that it’s never too late, and you’re not lost or alone, and it is never too late to do the right thing. “We are here. We believe. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being, and it’s never too late.”

  • TelevisaUnivision Narrows Losses in Q4

    TelevisaUnivision Narrows Losses in Q4

    Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivsion said it narrowed its losses in the fourth quarter as it generated profits from its ViX streaming service and grappled with sluggish ad trends in the United States.

    The owner of the Univision TV network reported a net loss of $234.7 million, compared with a loss of $809.7 million in the year earlier period. Revenue fell 2% to $1.32 billion.

    “We meaningfully transformed our business and delivered on the expectations that we set at the outset of the year,” said Daniel Alegre, CEO of TelevisaUnivision, in a prepared statement. “ViX delivered record revenue, achieved profitability in every quarter, and expanded operating margins throughout the year, evolving into a scalable growth engine that is now a strategically central component to our business model. In 2026, we are building on this momentum to deepen audience engagement, unlock greater value for our partners, and reinforce our leadership as the Voice of Hispanics.”

    TelevisaUnivision has been working to bolster its balance sheet after Alegre took its corporate reins of TelevisaUnivision from Wade Davis, the former Viacom CFO who orchestrated a buyout of Univision in 2020 before merging it with Mexico’s Grupo Televisa in 2022, ceded his CEO role to him. Alegre was president and chief operating officer of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired for $69 billion by Microsoft. Davis remains TelevisaUnivision’s vice-chairman.  Since Alegre joined in 2024, TelevisaUnivision has been working to streamline operations that had previously been siloed by geographic region. The company owns media assets in both the United States and Mexico

    Revenue in the U.S. revenue declined 7% to $777 million, or 3% excluding political advertising. Revenue from operations in Mexico rose 7% to $546 million. Advertising revenue was flat at $856 million. In the U.S., advertising revenue declined 11% to $423 million. In Mexico, advertising revenue grew 15% to $433 million.

    The company said revenue from subscriptions and licensing fell 4% to $446 million. Revenue in the U.S. fell 2% to $341 million, while revenue from Mexico operations declined 12% to $105 million.

  • Warner Bros. Discovery Confirms Paramount Sent Revised Bid, but Doesn’t Divulge New Terms

    Warner Bros. Discovery Confirms Paramount Sent Revised Bid, but Doesn’t Divulge New Terms

    Paramount Skydance has filed what is believed to be a sweetened bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, opening a new round of haggling in efforts to snare the company’s HBO Max streaming service and Warner Bros. studios to help fuel economics amid a frenetic battle to stay afloat in the entertainment sector as more consumers turn to streaming to watch their favorite movies, programs and sports.

    Warner said early Tuesday that it had received new terms from Paramount, even as it continues to move forward on a deal it has to sell its streaming and studio assets to Netflix, while spinning off its traditional TV assets into a new publicly traded entity.

    “Following engagement with PSKY during the seven-day limited waiver period, we received a revised PSKY proposal to acquire WBD, which we are reviewing in consultation with our financial and legal advisors,” the company said in a statement. ” We will update our shareholders following the Board’s review. The Netflix merger agreement remains in effect, and the Board continues to recommend in favor of the Netflix transaction. WBD shareholders are advised not to take any action at this time with respect to the amended PSKY tender offer.”

    The company did not divulge the financial details of Paramount’s latest bid.

    Despite the deal, Paramount has continued to agitate for more fulsome negotiations to buy Warner. Monday wrapped a busy seven-day period in which the WBD board sought Netflix’s blessing to engage in discussions with Paramount to “seek clarity” on its “best and final offer.” WBD asked Paramount Skydance “to clarify your proposal, which we understand will include a WBD per share price higher than $31” in a letter from Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and board chairman Samuel Di Piazza Jr. to Paramount’s board

    Netflix has four days to match Paramount’s new offer, or it could bail out of the bidding process. A source close to the situation noted that WBD is legally bound to recommend its signed agreement with Netflix, valued at nearly $83 billion. Paramount has fielded a $108 billion offer for the entirety of WBD, including its cable channels. Netflix is buying Warner Bros. and HBO Max.

    Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, in a Feb. 20 interview with Variety, declined to say how the streamer would respond to a higher offer from Paramount. But he did say that Netflix has a “rich history” of being “willing to walk away and let someone else overpay for things.”

    Under Netflix’s agreement with WBD, the streamer would buy Warner Bros.’s studios and streaming businesses for $27.75 per share (in all cash, a change Netflix made last month from its previous cash-and-stock offer). WBD shareholders would retain equity in Discovery Global, the company’s proposed spin-off entity housing CNN, TBS and other linear networks as well as Discovery+.

    Ellison first approached WBD CEO Zaslav in September 2025, initially offering $19/share for Warner Bros. Discovery. That came just weeks after Ellison’s Skydance Media closed its acquisition of Paramount Global. Paramount’s interest in WBD prompted the board to initiate a formal M&A review process — and the board picked Netflix as the winning bidder. WBD’s board has previously rejected Paramount’s takeover offers nine times.

    Paramount’s takeover offer is backed by Larry Ellison (David’s tech-billionaire father) and RedBird Capital Partners. The company has secured debt financing from Bank of America, Citigroup and Apollo Global Management. Paramount’s bid also includes capital from the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

  • France’s Canal+ Group Acquires Italy’s Lucky Red in Latest European Consolidation Move

    France’s Canal+ Group Acquires Italy’s Lucky Red in Latest European Consolidation Move

    France’s Canal+ Group, has acquired a 51% majority stake in prominent Italian distribution and production company Lucky Red, marking the latest consolidation move in Europe.

    Lucky Red, which is a leading Italian indie film distributor, and is also active in film and TV production, as well as sales, was among the few remaining Italian outfits that had not yet been snapped up by a bigger international group.

    The Rome-based company’s recent releases include “Sentimental Value,” “Nouvelle Vague,” “Greenland 2: Migration” and Robbie Williams biopic “Better Man.” Their standout productions comprise Gabriele Mainetti’s “Freaks Out” and Netflix’s first Italian film “On My Skin.” More recent productions Lucky Red has been involved in comprise two works by French directors: Robin Campillo’s “Enzo” and Christophe Honoré’s “Marcello Mio.”

    Lucky Red is also partners with Italy’s Indigo Film in sales company True Colours.

    The deal, which reportedly values the 51% Lucky Red stake at roughly $31 million, is not expected to lead to management changes or impact creative decisions within the company that was founded in 1987 by Andrea Occhipinti and Kermit Smith. It is believed to be a strategic partnership geared towards European synergies. Occhipinti (pictured above) holds the remaining 49% stake.

    Lucky Red over the past 39 years has distributed some 400 titles by the world’s top auteurs including Ang Lee, Jean Pierre e Luc Dardenne, Nanni Moretti, Aki Kaurismaki, Mario Martone, Hayao Miyazaki, Alexander Payne, Stephen Frears, Pablo Larrain, Paolo Sorrentino, Cristian Mungiu, Todd Haynes, Sofia Coppola, Denis Villeneuve, Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Jia Zhangke, Wong Kar Wai, Tim Burton, Asghar Farahdi, Luc Besson, Jim Jarmusch, and Jafar Panahi.

    The Lucky Red acquisition deal was reportedly inked in Rome by Occhipinti, along with business partners
    Valerio Scarinci and Stefano Massenzi, with StudioCanal CEO Anna Marsh. 

    In 2024 Lucky Red reported revenues of over €50 million ($58.8 million) and a net profit of €3.7 million ($4.35 million). Revenues from distribution in 2025 reached nearly €24 million ($28 million) placing the company eighth among Italian distributors last year.

    Vivendi‘s Lucky Red buy follows a series of acquistions of Italian companies by French groups in recent years including BIM Distribuzione by Wild Bunch, Palomar and Our Films by Mediawan, and Groenlandia by Banijay.

  • ‘Sinners’ Studio Warner Bros. Raised BAFTA Film Awards Racial Slur Immediately and Requested for It to Be Removed From Broadcast

    ‘Sinners’ Studio Warner Bros. Raised BAFTA Film Awards Racial Slur Immediately and Requested for It to Be Removed From Broadcast

    Warner Bros. was quick to react following the BAFTA Film Awards N-word controversy on Sunday but reportedly saw their concerns ignored.

    According to a well-positioned source speaking to Variety, once Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson’s made the involuntary outburst while “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the first award of the night, execs from the studio immediately raised the issue with BAFTA and requested that the incident be removed from BBC’s time-delayed broadcast going out later that night.

    The source also noted that the Warner Bros. execs — who were in contact with BAFTA throughout Sunday evening and met with them on Monday — had been assured that the request had been passed on.

    However, the broadcast aired with the racial slur not edited out, sparking further outrage, and prompting an apology from BBC. But the BBC’s claim that the producers had been unaware what was said until after it has aired has now been called into question following the source’s account of proceedings. Many commentators online have also cast doubt over how and why such an incident — which was audible in the ceremony room — would not be immediately relayed to the producers of the TV show.

    The incident — and the handling of it by both the BBC and BAFTA — has sparked a firestorm of anger that continues to reverberate. Late on Monday, BAFTA put out a statement in which it said that it took “full responsibility” for putting its “guests in a very difficult situation and we apologise to all.” It also said it wanted to “apologise unreservedly” to Jordan and Lindo. “We would like to thank Michael and Delroy for their incredible dignity and professionalism,” it said.