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Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Comcast, Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony, Meta and more media companies have confirmed they will cover travel costs for employees seeking abortions following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Disney reached out to employees on Friday to stress that they recognize the “impact” of the Supreme Court’s decision and “remain committed to providing comprehensive access to quality and affordable care” for all Disney employees and their families, which includes family planning and reproductive care, “no matter where they live,” an internal source told Variety. For Disney employees unable to access a medical service, including abortions, in one location, they have a travel benefit that allows for “affordable coverage for receiving similar levels of care in another location.”

A Netflix spokesperson told Variety: “Netflix offers a travel reimbursement coverage for full-time U.S. employees and their dependents who need to travel for cancer treatment, transplants, gender affirming care, or abortion — through our U.S. health plans. This is a $10,000 lifetime allowance per employee and/or their dependents per service.”

In light of the Supreme Court decision, Warner Bros. Discovery has expanded its “healthcare benefits options to cover transportation expenses for employees and their covered family members who need to travel to access abortion and reproductive care,” a spokesperson said. The company’s chief people and culture officer, Adria Alpert Romm, said in a memo: “Our number one priority is the wellbeing, health and safety of our employees.”

Variety has confirmed that Comcast has a travel benefit that covers Comcast and NBC Universal employees’ medical services and procedures that aren’t available near an employee’s home.

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish and Chief People Officer Nancy Phillips sent a memo to staff on Friday, obtained by Variety, confirming the company’s intentions to cover travel costs for employees seeking abortions, writing, “Reproductive health care through company-sponsored health insurance, including coverage for birth control, elective abortion care, miscarriage care and certain related travel expenses if the covered health service, such as abortion, is prohibited in your area.”

A Meta spokesperson said: “We intend to offer travel expense reimbursements, to the extent permitted by law, for employees who will need them to access out-of-state health care and reproductive services. We are in the process of assessing how best to do so given the legal complexities involved.”

Sony employees in the U.S. receive reimbursement for travel if it’s required to access healthcare services available under its health plan, which includes reproductive healthcare, a source has confirmed. "Sony Music Group and Live Nation are known to have insurance policies that provide reimbursement for travel if it is required to access healthcare services, including reproductive healthcare services."

The Sundance Film Festival and the Sundance Institute, which are based in Utah, announced several weeks ago that they augmented its healthcare benefits to include covering travel expenses for services not available where they reside. Utah is one of the states expected to implement abortion bans following the Court decision.

BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti told staffers: “Effective immediately, we will provide a stipend for anyone residing in the 13 states with triggering abortion ending laws to cover the cost for travel and expenses required for access to safe abortion. The process around this will be completely confidential.”

Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch said in a note to his staff on Friday that the company has “made enhancements to our U.S. health benefits to assist covered employees and their covered dependents in obtaining access to reproductive care regardless of where they reside. Employees who need abortion, infertility or gender-affirming services who cannot obtain that care locally are now eligible for reimbursement on travel and lodging.”

Earlier Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively ending federal protections of abortion rights. The final opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, fully repudiates the 1973 decision which guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights. It also effectively strikes down the 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey that largely maintained the right established in Roe.

Variety has reached out to additional Hollywood studios and media companies, but has not yet heard back. Some companies who did respond to a request for comment, such as Amazon and Lionsgate, said they did not have a statement at this time.

Here’s the Paramount Global memo in full:

Team,

We know that many of us have been closely following the news regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, which struck down Roe v. Wade and repealed constitutional protections for abortion. Across the country, we have entered a moment of profound uncertainty – from a legal and a policy perspective, as states pursue different paths regarding reproductive rights, but also on a personal level, as we try to understand what services will be accessible, when, where, and to whom.

In the face of this uncertainty, we want to be very clear about what will not change at Paramount.

First, as a community: wherever we stand on this or any other difficult issue, we will continue to treat one another with empathy and respect.

And second, as a company: Paramount will support – as we always have – the choices our employees make about their own health care. This includes the reproductive health and family-building benefits* that help make our company a welcoming place to work. A few benefits I’d like to highlight include:

Reproductive health care through company-sponsored health insurance, including coverage for birth control, elective abortion care, miscarriage care and certain related travel expenses if the covered health service, such as abortion, is prohibited in your area.

Fertility and family building support through Progyny including coverage for IVF, egg freezing and other fertility treatments and services and reimbursement of up to $30,000 for adoption or surrogacy expenses.

Free access to Health Advocate, a confidential service to help you and your family find medical providers, resolve health insurance issues and navigate the healthcare system.

Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave for a delivering parent (includes 6 weeks of Short Term Disability), up to 12 weeks of paid leave for adoption care or foster care and up to 10 days of paid bereavement leave including pregnancy loss.

24/7 lactation support, including milk shipping for traveling employees, through LifeCare.

Free access to a dedicated behavior expert for support raising children with developmental disabilities or learning, social or behavioral challenges.

We encourage you to visit the Paramount Total Rewards portal for additional details, including parenting information on the Family Planning Resources page. If you have questions about your benefit eligibility, please email the Paramount HR Employee Support Team at [email protected].

We also understand that some reproductive health care events and decisions can be particularly challenging, so we want to remind everyone of our professional counseling and other mental health services, available 24/7, through our CCA Employee Assistance Program (Company Code: paramount).

All these resources are here for you and your loved ones. We encourage you to explore your options and take advantage of what’s available in order to make the medical decisions that best suit your needs. As ever, we are here to support all members of our community––and will give you and others the space to process this news.

Best,

Bob & Nancy

*Please note that you must be in an eligible employee classification for each of the benefits noted; employees whose employment is governed by a collective bargaining agreement are eligible for benefits under that agreement.

#us politics #news #dick's sporting goods #variety #abortions #abortion bans #2022 #Disney #netflix #Warner Bros. Discovery #Comcast #nbc universal #Paramount Global #meta #sony #Sony Music Group #live nation #Sundance Film Festival #sundance institute #buzzfeed #Condé Nast #amazon #lionsgate #healthcare #reproductive health #reproductive rights #bodily autonomy

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3 major record companies are now bringing in $2.9M per hour, streaming a big reason for that

3 major record companies are now bringing in $2.9M per hour, streaming a big reason for that

The financial performance of the three major music companies, namely Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, and Warner Music Group, has been a topic of interest for industry insiders and enthusiasts. Well, let’s shed some light on their revenue figures as provided by Music Business Worldwide. Collectively, the major music companies generated a staggering USD $6.21 billion in the first three…

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#Sony Music Group #Universal Music Group #Warner Music Group

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BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO "LE FORME DELL’AMORE"

BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO "LE FORME DELL’AMORE" Ottimo debutto in classifica per il nuovo album della storica band: terza più alta nuova entrata della settimana, #4 nella Top 10 dei vinili, #35 nella Top 100

Ottimo debutto in classifica per il nuovo album della storica band: terza più alta nuova entrata della settimana, #4 nella Top 10 dei vinili, #35 nella Top 100 Ottimo esordio in classifica per “Orlando: le forme dell’amore” del Banco del Mutuo Soccorso uscito sul mercato internazionale il 23 settembre per l’etichetta Inside Out Music/Sony Music Group. Il nuovo album entra direttamente al numero…

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#Banco del Mutuo Soccorso #Fabio Moresco #Inside Out Music #Marco Capozi #music #Nicola Di Già #Sony Music Group #Tony D’Alessio #Vittorio Nocenzi

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If I told you how much I think about her.

You'd think I was in love.

#Spotify #obsessed #Olivia Rodrigo #Daniel Nigro #Annie Clark #Randy Merril #Pop #Hipgnosis Songs Group #Sony Music Publishing

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#taylor swift #universal music group #sony music entertainment #warner music group #record labels #music labels #legal #masters heist #pop culture #music industry

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To clarify since Louis referring to his label as a major in the Zach Sang interview has revived the ‘indie musician or not’ discourse-- him pursuing the indie rock market and being an indie rock artist (”the indie prince” according to Jack Saunders the other day, LOVE that for him!!) is not about his label situation, it’s a genre thing! His label situation is not quite as simple as he makes it sound as BMG are not one of the “Big Three” major labels which means he could technically be called indie in that regard as well, but that’s not how he’s doing things; he’s with a big label that operates the same way other big labels do (ie profit driven and pushing for mainstream hits) and Louis has now told us he considers them a major so whatever; we can too. That has nothing to do with him being an indie rock artist though, those are two different category things that very confusingly use basically the same word so like... hope this helps?

#to quote wikipedia: #As of 2012 there are only three labels that can be referred to as major labels (Universal Music Group Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Mu #the old BMG USED TO BE one fo the majors (the bog four then) but went out of business #and have now reformed as an independent label #despite what Louis said their selling point and porbably why he chose them #is that they are not under the umbrella (and thus thumb) of any of the big three #blah blah blah #go new zealand/Aotearoa who knew not me

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channeling my inner teen by listening to a cassette and journaling on the floor

#it feels really nice 😭 #i’m listening to kill my doubt #more kpop groups should release cassettes just for me #i have an old portable sony player that was my grandma’s and the sound quality is actually so good #and it gets LOUD #also cassettes were a thing before i was a teen so this isn’t entirely accurate #i had a lot of cassettes as a kid kid with like kid music on them #but the teen years was all CDs #but its a viibbeee anyway

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#Hello global world #Angel Eyes Music Group is a Music Record Label #with International Digital Distribution for Indie artist and specialty projects #from Latin to Dance to Urban to Pop Music. #distribution by Orchard a Sony Company. #We specialize in Strategic Marketing and Promotions. Independent in a Major Way! #Kindly click on the below link to stream and listen to the favourite music to enjoy your day #kindly click on below link for more inform #Spotify

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Lanzamiento del Tráiler de la Película Biográfica de Amy Winehouse 'Back to Black'...

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#Amy Winehouse #Back to Black #BIOPIC #Jack O&039;Connell #Marisa Abela #Monumental Pictures #Sam Taylor-Johnson #Sony Music Publishing #Studiocanal #The Amy Winehouse Estate #Universal Music Group

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New Video: Salimo Shares Breezy "Jelly"

New Video: Salimo Shares Breezy "Jelly" @Karteltweets @Sony_Music @heygroover @romainpalmieri @DorianPerron

Montréal-based artist Salimo is a rising Francophone emcee. In a relatively short period of time, he has captured the attention of media outlets across both his hometown and Québec, and he has already amassed an impressive array of live dates under his belt: The Montréal-based artist has opened for Niska, Youssoupha, MAES, Gims, Sofiane, Soolking and a list of others. He has also played…

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#hip-hop #Kartel Music Group #Montréal QC #music #music video #New Video #Salimo #Salimo Jelly #Sony Music Canada #video #Video Review #Video Review: Jelly #Video Review: Salimo Jelly #world music

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Universal Music Group, Sony & Capitol Sue Internet Archive For Alleged Copyright Infringement

#universal #universal music group #sony #capitol records #copyright

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Escape The Hive Release Video For New Single 'Separate Lives'

Phoenix, AZ based melodic hard rockers Escape The Hive release a brand-new single today and along with it, the video for ‘Separate Lives‘. Pulled from the band’s debut album, ‘This is Gonna Sting‘, released on 15 September via Shock Records / Vanity Music Group and distributed through The Orchard / Sony Music, ‘Separate Lives‘ is a perfect setup for the album as it best represents the AOR…

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#Escape The Hive #Michael Thomas Beck #Separate Lives #Shock Records #Sony Music #The Orchard #This Is Gonna Sting #Vanity Music Group

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River Lea Song Lyrics In English- Adele

River Lea friends if you are Looking River Lea song lyrics then you landed right place so don’t worry relaxed and enjoyed the Adele album all songs lyrics peacefully at one place. You can find and read this lyrics easily in any smartphone and Tablet such as Samsung, Motorola, Sony, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, LG, Huawei, Asus, Lava, Micromax, iTel, Nokia, Oneplus, iphone, HTC and other devices. The Micro…

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#Adele #Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. #River Lea #River Lea Song #River Lea Song Lyrics #Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC #Universal Music Publishing Group

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Sony Music and Hazel Faith give back this holiday season to charity Rise Against Hunger with ‘Season of Giving’ Campaign

Sony Music and Hazel Faith give back this holiday season to charity Rise Against Hunger with ‘Season of Giving’ Campaign

Sony Music Entertainment Philippines and singer-songwriter Hazel Faith have partnered with charity, Rise Against Hunger, to support vulnerable communities locally impacted by food insecurity, whose situations have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.  This comes as part of Sony Music Group’s global ‘Season of Giving’ campaign, where the company and its artists are giving back to every…

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#corporate social responsibility #food insecurity #hazel faith #philanthropy #press release #rise against hunger philippines #sony music group&039;s socila justice fund #sony music philippines #spark philippines #waterwalk records

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3T and Michael Jackson - Why 1996

"Why?" was written by 13 Grammy Award-winner singer/songwriter/producer Babyface along with Michael Jackson for Jackson's 1995 HIStory: Past, Present and Future album. When "Why" was taken out, Jackson gave it to his nephews TJ, Taj and Taryll (sons of Tito Jackson) for their debut album Brotherhood (1995). It was released as the fourth single from the album. "Why?" was well received on European and Asian music charts. In 1996, 3T were ranked second behind the Spice Girls as the biggest-selling group in Europe.

3T completed a second album to follow Brotherhood that was never released by Sony due to a strained relationship with Michael Jackson (MJJ Music). They signed with the Dutch label Digidance in 2004 for Dutch releases, appearances, and performances, and the album titled Identity was released in 2004.

TJ Jackson became the co-guardian of Michael Jackson's children along with Katherine Jackson in 2012.

"Why?" received a total of 44,3% yes votes.

#finished #high votes #low reblog #90s #3t #michael jackson

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D.E.B.S. at 20: a Queer Cult Classic

Bessie Yuill Photo: Sundance/WireImage

There is a secret film hidden within the shadowy sapphic corners of Letterboxd. Some call it escapist trash, some call it an underrated cult classic, fools call it a male fantasy. It calls itself D.E.B.S. As other early-2000s chick flicks like Charlie’s Angels and St. Trinian’s have been reevaluated and embraced for their candy-floss aesthetics and campy wit over the years, the lesbian community was quietly reclaiming its own equivalent with 2004’s D.E.B.S.

The precursor to contemporary high-concept lesbian films like Bottoms, the spy flick is filled with something that queer female moviegoers still often yearn for: fun. That includes Jordana Brewster and her era-defying eyebrows as the impeccably named supervillain Lucy Diamond, John Woo–style fight scenes that parody the action genre in the same way as Charlie’s Angels, and a cheerfully cheap aesthetic where spies run around in plaid schoolgirl skirts.

D.E.B.S. was written, directed, and edited by filmmaker Angela Robinson. While “unapologetically queer” might be an overused phrase, it does apply neatly to Robinson. The Chicago-born director’s first project was a short film called Chickula: Teenage Vampire, calling on the long history of vampiric queer women that began with 1872’s Carmilla.

Her love of playing with genre led her to later put a lesbian spin on the movie musical by writing the underappreciated Girltrash: All Night Long and exploring polyamory in a period biopic about the creators of Wonder Woman, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. On the small screen, she also burnished her lesbian credentials by working on several episodes of The L Word.

When D.E.B.S. started life as a short film, Robinson described it as “a story about a trio of superspies who are all chicks. I love all the comic-book characters: Charlie’s Angels, Batman, Josie & the Pussycats … But I always wanted them to be gay and they never were, so I wrote my own.” Success at Sundance led to Sony snatching the short up and deciding that D.E.B.S. should be a full-length feature.

Two decades later, the joy of this movie lies in the details. The tone is immediately set by a gravelly voice-over telling us that there is a secret test hidden within the SAT to recruit young female superspies (and establishing that, like Bottoms, this is a film aware of genre archetypes and willing to push believability). Our main character Amy (Sara Foster) is an academic overachiever — like many lesbians overcompensating for their perceived failure to live up to social norms. Her perfect score on the secret SAT test makes it even more scandalous when she falls for the aforementioned supervillain Lucy Diamond.

Queer friend groups may delight over the nostalgic frosty eye shadow and lip gloss worn by the D.E.B.S. (which stands for “discipline, energy, beauty, strength,” naturally) at all times. Flip phones, CGI holographic screens, and Goldfrapp’s appearance on the soundtrack will also remind you that you’re watching a film made in the early 2000s. And many will squeal when they spot Holland Taylor, over a decade before she came out, as the academy’s head.

Admittedly, the special effects are goofy enough to cross over into comedy, especially when our girls are abseiling into a restaurant or climbing walls with plungers, and the lighting could be charitably described as resembling teen soap operas of that era. But the chemistry between Amy and Lucy is crackling enough that YouTube compilations of their scenes have racked up hundreds of thousands of views online. Their fun enemies-to-lovers plotline begins with the pair pointing guns at each other and quickly progresses to a whirlwind romance (the other D.E.B.S. think Amy’s been kidnapped and launch a national manhunt, just as many friend groups have had to organize rescue missions for lesbians on weeklong first dates).

You could argue that espionage serves as a metaphor for the closet and that Amy is such an effective spy because she’s used to lying to herself about her sexuality. But that almost seems like too much weight to put on this meringue confection of a genre spoof: Its campiness liberates the characters to inhabit a fun, exaggerated universe with no serious homophobia or consequences. Guns are used, but the so-called superspies have such consistently terrible aim that there are no real casualties. And Lucy Diamond’s supposedly nefarious crimes are all reversible — the murders pinned on her are revealed to be misunderstandings, and she returns all of her stolen goods in order to win Amy back.

When this live-action Totally Spies with a lesbian twist debuted, it only made $97,000 and was dismissed by critics. But there were enough moviegoing gays impressed by its snappy dialogue, fun romance, and stunning supporting cast (including Meagan Good, Jimmi Simpson, and Devon Aoki with a French accent) for its reputation to grow online over time. In forums and YouTube comment sections, young girls were asking, “Are there any lesbian films where they just fall in love and have fun and don’t die at the end?” Their answer was D.E.B.S.

#D.E.B.S. #2004 #Angela Robinson #LGBTQ+ #Film #Queer joy #Criminally underrated #Cult classic #How is it #already 20 yrs later