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White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shut Down After Shooting
President Donald Trump was rushed from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night amid gunshots at the Washington Hilton.
Chaos unfolded as attendees ducked behind tables and journalists scrambled for answers. Despite initial reports that a shooter was killed in the hotel lobby, Trump and the Secret Service later said an individual was in custody.
Authorities believe the suspect, identified by The AP as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, was a guest at the hotel and worked alone. He was not struck by gunfire, while a Secret Service agent was struck in the bulletproof vest; both men are being treated at a nearby hospital. Officials are currently executing search warrants at the attempted shooter’s residence in Torrance, California, to determine a motive after he rushed the building carrying a shotgun, handgun and multiple knives, per Interim Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department Jeffery W. Carroll.
According to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, Allen is facing two counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon. His arraignment is set for Monday, with many more charges to come as the investigation unfolds.
“Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended.”
Though Trump added “LET THE SHOW GO ON,” the dinner was later called off.
CBS News’ Weijia Jiang, who serves as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, told attendees that “law enforcement has requested that we leave the premises and [Trump] wanted to emphasize that nobody was hurt.”
Jiang said “Trump the First Lady, the Cabinet everybody is safe,” and noted that the president would hold “a press briefing at the White House in 30 minutes,” which drew some laughter from the crowd.
“That is not a joke,” she continued. “He insists that we will reschedule the event in the next 30 days and that he wanted to do it. He wanted to continue, but has to follow security protocol.”
Trump echoed these sentiments in his own Truth Social post, writing, “The First Lady, plus the Vice President, and all Cabinet members, are in perfect condition. We will be speaking to you in a half an hour. I have spoken with all the representatives in charge of the event, and we will be rescheduling within 30 days.”
In the aftermath of the incident, alleged footage of the shooting suspect surfaced on X, showing the person shirtless, surrounded by secret service agents and other officials. Trump then uploaded a photo and video footage of the suspect on Truth Social, which also showed him shirtless laying face down on the floor.
Additionally, NBC News reported late Saturday evening that the suspect was being treated at the hospital for an alleged gunshot wound.
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On CNN, Wolf Blitzer offered a harrowing first-hand account of the shooting. Blitzer recalled leaving the ballroom to use the bathroom when he heard gunshots, and said police threw him to the ground and covered him. “I was very close to him when the gunshots were fired,” he said.
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Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced that Australian director Rolf de Heer will serve as president of the International Competition jury at this year’s edition of the festival.
De Heer’s 2022 film The Survival Of Kindness, which was selected for competition at the Berlinale, will screen in Tokyo as part of an Australia Spotlight, a special showcase of Australian cinema presented in cooperation with the Australian Embassy in Japan.
Based in Tasmania, de Heer has a career spanning more than 40 years and widespread international acclaim, starting with Bad Boy Bubby (1993), which won the Special Jury Prize and FIPRESCI Prize at Venice. Other early career highlights include Dingo (1991) with Colin Friels and jazz legend Miles Davis; The Quiet Room (1996) and Dance Me To My Song (1998), both selected for Competition at Cannes.
In total, four of his films have screened in Official Selection at Cannes Film Festival, including Ten Canoes (2006), which won the Special Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard.
Mid-career highlights also include The Tracker (2002), which also played in Venice competition and marked de Heer’s first collaboration with Australian Indigenous actor David Gulpilil; Alexandra’s Project (2003), which won best actress at San Sebastian for Helen Buday’s performance; The King Is Dead! (2012); and Charlie’s Country (2013), which won Gulpilil a Best Actor award at Cannes.
De Heer said: “For any of us attending the Tokyo International Film Festival, it is a privilege. For me, as a filmmaker, it is even more so. The more films I manage to make, the fewer films I manage to see, especially on the big screen.
“But as a part of this jury, I have the duty, the obligation, to see at least 15 films and talk about them with other filmmakers! And not just any old 15 films, but the 15 films in Competition, drawn from films made all over the world by all sorts of extraordinary filmmakers! And to do this in a city that plays host to one of the most formidable film cultures in the world! Can life ever get much better than this?”
Tokyo Festival Director Takeo Hisamatsu said: “We are delighted to welcome Rolf de Heer as President of the International Competition jury at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival. With his distinctive perspective and unwavering commitment to filmmaking, de Heer has spent decades opening up new possibilities in cinema. We look forward to the fresh dialogue and discoveries that his wealth of experience and deep insight will bring to this year’s Competition and its diverse selection of films.”
Tokyo International Film Festival will take place October 26 to November 4, with the TIFFCOM contents market running October 28-30.
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People Inc. Chairman Barry Diller has withdrawn a proposal to acquire full ownership of MGM Resorts.
The media company will retain its 27% stake in the casino operator, he said in a statement Wednesday, though it remains “open and interested” in potential strategic alternatives to the original transaction.
“There are lots of ingredients that go into a proposal of this kind on its way to completion,” Diller said. “We didn’t feel the mix was coming together in the way we had hoped and have decided not to pursue taking the company private at this time. What is undimmed is our belief in the future of MGM Resorts.”
As a minority investor, he added, People has “total confidence in both the management and the company’s prospects.”
Last June, Diller announced the bid, writing in a letter to the MGM Resorts board of directors that its shares were undervalued. Acquiring full ownership represented “a compelling opportunity to support MGM’s next phase of growth and help unlock its full value,” Diller said at the time.
Diller, who had significant tours of duty in Hollywood at Paramount and Fox before entering the digital media business, made an offer to buy Paramount before Skydance ultimately acquired it in 2025. He has indicated a willingness to buy CNN, which Paramount will soon control, though the network is not leaving the portfolio as of now.
People Inc. became the corporate name of what had been IAC (InterActive Corp.) earlier this year. IAC had acquired People magazine as part of a larger deal for Meredith, its corporate parent, which had bought the title when Time Warner was selling off its publishing business.
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