Netflix Doc to Examine Man behind College Admissions Scandal

This image released by Netflix shows key art for “Operation Varsity Blues,” a documentary about the college admissions scandal, premiering March 17. (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows key art for “Operation Varsity Blues,” a documentary about the college admissions scandal, premiering March 17. (Netflix via AP)
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Netflix Doc to Examine Man behind College Admissions Scandal

This image released by Netflix shows key art for “Operation Varsity Blues,” a documentary about the college admissions scandal, premiering March 17. (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows key art for “Operation Varsity Blues,” a documentary about the college admissions scandal, premiering March 17. (Netflix via AP)

A Netflix documentary will use actor recreations of FBI wiretaps to tell the story of Rick Singer, the man at the center of the college admissions scandal that sent actors Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin and and several other prominent parents to prison.

Netflix announced Monday that “Operation Varsity Blues" will be released on March 17.

Named for the FBI operation that exposed the scandal, the documentary will focus not on the convicted celebrities like Huffman and Loughlin, but on how Singer persuaded them and many other wealthy clients to cheat to get their children into elite colleges.

Netflix said in its announcement that the documentary will use “an innovative combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer and his clients.”

The documentary is from filmmakers Chris Smith and Jon Karmen, whose previous credits include Netflix’s Fyre festival documentary and “Tiger King.”

Actor Matthew Modine plays Singer, the admitted mastermind of the operation who flipped and started working with investigators, secretly recording his conversations with parents and coaches.

More than 50 people were charged in the scandal that saw parents pay bribes to have someone cheat on their children’s entrance exams or pretend their kids were star athletes for sports they didn’t play.

Singer pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and several other charges, and is expected to testify at defendants' trials. He has not been sentenced.



Peru Clinic that Leaked Shakira Medical Record Given Hefty Fine

Colombian singer Shakira arrives at the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony at the Conference and Exhibition Centre (FIBES) in Sevilla on November 16, 2023. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)
Colombian singer Shakira arrives at the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony at the Conference and Exhibition Centre (FIBES) in Sevilla on November 16, 2023. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)
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Peru Clinic that Leaked Shakira Medical Record Given Hefty Fine

Colombian singer Shakira arrives at the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony at the Conference and Exhibition Centre (FIBES) in Sevilla on November 16, 2023. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)
Colombian singer Shakira arrives at the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony at the Conference and Exhibition Centre (FIBES) in Sevilla on November 16, 2023. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)

The Peruvian clinic that treated Colombian mega-star Shakira for an abdominal condition in February has been fined $190,000 over the leaking of her medical record, local health authorities announced Wednesday.

The 48-year-old four-time Grammy-winning Colombian singer-songwriter was forced to scrap a blockbuster show in Lima in February after being rushed to hospital with an unspecified abdominal ailment.

Two days later, she was back on stage in the Peruvian capital.

Shortly after her brief hospitalization, her medical report appeared on social media, sparking widespread outrage among fans and an official investigation.

The Delgado Auna clinic, where she was treated, said at the time it was investigating what it called a "serious ethical breach of our code of conduct and regulations governing personal data processing."

Shakira is on her first world tour in seven years, titled "Las mujeres ya no lloran" (Women Don't Cry Anymore).