Laura Dern in Epstein Scandal Series

0:00It's March 30th. Welcome to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI and packed with headlines. Laura Dern is stepping into the role of Julie K. Brown, the reporter who blew open the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, in a new Sony Pictures TV series. At 59, the Jurassic Park star will lead the first scripted show, centered on the case, and she's also executive-producing alongside Brown, Adam, Adam. McCay from Don't Look Up and Kevin Messick. Sharon Hoffman from Mrs. America and House of Cards is riding in co-show running with Eileen Myers. Brown's big investigation resurfaced Epstein's past conviction for procuring a minor for prostitution that led to his arrest in July 2019 on sex trafficking charges. Just weeks later, Epstein died by suicide in jail. His girlfriend, Glaine Maxwell, got arrested in 2020, convicted on federal sex trafficking accounts, and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Plus, five years supervised release.

1:01The Epstein saga still stirs massive backlash today, with folks pushing the Department of Justice to drop all files on his links to big names like Prince Andrew. The 66-year-old royal hasn't faced charges over the abuse, but got busted in the UK last February for allegedly leaking confidential docs to. Epstein back in 2010, while he was trade-on boy. He lost his titles in home over the fallout and denies everything. Calls for full transparency keep growing as more tied surface. This series aims to dive deep into Brown's pursuit and the fallout that rocked the elite world. Word is, it'll unpack how one journalist's dogged work exposed the web of power and predation, leaving us questioning who else knew. Stay tuned as production ramps up.