CBS Settles DEI Lawsuit: Confidential Payout Could Reshape Hollywood Hiring Practices

In February 2024, a lawsuit was brought forward, asserting that Beneker was not offered a permanent role on the “SEAL Team” series due to his ethnicity (being a White male) and CBS’s focus on their corporate diversity initiatives. The main issue at hand was the suggestion that competence was being overshadowed by demographic quotas – a concern mirrored by an increasing number of observers in the industry and legal experts.

Tarantino’s Tribute to John Wayne’s Iconic Western Scene

The film “Stagecoach” marked John Ford’s initial collaboration with Wayne in a principal role, but beyond its historical significance in cinema, it is cherished and respected by Western enthusiasts and filmmakers. Even today, Steven Spielberg looks to it as a guiding influence for his work, while Orson Welles drew inspiration from “Stagecoach” for “Citizen Kane“. The opening scene featuring Wayne in the movie is often cited as one of its most memorable and powerful moments, and some even consider it the best performance the Duke ever gave. It’s no wonder then that “The Hateful Eight” seems to be strongly influenced by this scene from its very start.

Why Claudia Black Thinks Aeryn Was the “Most Interesting” Character in All of Farscape

In the science fiction series overflowing with strange extraterrestrial beings, it was the human or humanoid characters in Farscape that truly shone and left the deepest impact. This is one of the many impressions that Farscape’s enduring influence had on Claudia Black, who portrayed Aeryn Sun alongside Ben Browder (as John Crichton, a genuine human). They played two of the series’ most human-like space species.