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Singer Cassie, born Casandra Ventura, addressed the leaked video of her being assaulted by Sean “Diddy” Combs by uploading a statement to Instagram. “Thank you for all of the love and support from my family, friends, strangers, and those I have yet to meet,” the statement reads. “The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now, but this is only the beginning.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] She goes on to write, “Domestic violence is THE issue.

Documentaries aside, few American filmmakers will attempt making any sort of overt political statement these days. If your money is coming from a streamer or a larger studio, forget it. Gone, long gone, are the days a Francis Ford Coppola or an Alan Pakula might venture to make a picture like The Conversation or All the President’s Men.

The sun is coming out, the days are getting longer, and life somehow just seems that little bit happier. But even as nature beckons us out of doors, the lure of the fluorescent blue-light box remains, especially as a season once associated with reruns and stagnation only seems to get more packed with appointment viewing.

Memorial Day 2024 events Through Monday. The Colorado Freedom Memorial brings back its Colorado Remembers ceremony for its 11th year on Saturday, May 25, with artifacts, exhibits, music and tributes to fallen heroes. After a free pancake breakfast and exhibition (8 -10 a.m.), the 11 a.m. ceremony includes an F-16 flyover, tolling of the honor bell and wreath laying.

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