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Bleecker Street, the indie distribution label behind awards season hopefuls and audience-loved horror, is being acquired by Outerlight Entertainment (formerly First Look Entertainment). Bleecker will remain under the leadership of CEO Kent Sanderson, as well as president and CMO Tyler DiNapoli, and will operate independently from Outerlight's other assets. Along with Bleecker, Outerlight's portfolio includes Club Kid producer-financier Topic Studios and Puzzle Pictures. (There is no deal with Bleecker and Topic; Topic will continue to take its projects out to the open market to other distributors.)More from The Hollywood ReporterThe capital from the acquisition will allow Bleecker to continue to operate its film business and build out its event label, Crosswalk. The backer behind the newly titled Outerlight Entertainment is eBay billionaire Pierre Omidyar. Bleecker is a presence at every film festival and market, known as a main player in the specialty space. Recent and upcoming releases exemplify Bleecker's varied slate, from the RuPaul-fronted comedy Stop! That! Train!

Outerlight Entertainment, formerly known as First Look Entertainment, has acquired Bleecker Street Media. The acquisition provides Bleecker Street with long-term capital and additional resources to accelerate its growth strategy. CEO Kent Sanderson and president and chief marketing officer Tyler DiNapoli will continue to lead the company.

Outerlight Entertainment, the media investment firm formerly known as First Look Entertainment, has acquired Bleecker Street, the indie film studio behind Alex Gibney’s upcoming documentary “Musk.” Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the deal, Bleecker Street will continue to operate independently under CEO Kent Sanderson and president and chief marketing officer Tyler DiNapoli. Bleecker will retain control of its slate, acquisitions, distribution, marketing, filmmaker relationships and daily operations. Priorities for the combined companies include increasing Bleecker’s spending power as a buyer and distributor and muscling up Crosswalk, the studio’s event cinema label. Crosswalk’s recent releases include “Hadestown: The Musical” and “Stray Kids: The DominATE Experience.”

Outerlight Entertainment, formerly known as First Look Entertainment, has acquired feature independent studio Bleecker Street Media.

Actress Selma Blair faces charges for kicking nurse and officer after plane incident3 days agoRebecka PiederUS actress Selma Blair has been charged with two additional assault counts over allegedly kicking an officer and a nurse after being removed from a flight. Blair was arrested late Sunday in New York after she allegedly attacked flight attendants on a Delta plane travelling from Los Angeles to New York. The FBI issued her a federal summons accusing her of assault on board. While appearing in court over the additional charges, the Legally Blonde star's attorney asked the judge to consider the actress's "body of work", and called Blair the "gold standard. " The judge said she should not "get special treatment". Blair has pleaded not guilty. She has since been released on bail. She was taken to hospital after the incident on the flight. Her representatives have told the BBC that she had "experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct". As the flight landed in New York on Sunday evening, airport officials responded to a call about "a physically abusive passenger" on the flight.