. – Credit: Deadline deadline After a somewhat rocky Oscars with controversies surrounding the placement of several categories in a pre-show with taped acceptances inserted later into the broadcast, a #FanFavorite promotion on Twitter that went south and was largely dismissed when Zack Snyder commandeered his Twitter faithfully into a victory for the zombies in … Read more
Patti LuPone, seen in 2017, had some choice words for a theatergoer who wasn’t wearing a mask properly. (Charles Sykes/Invision/Associated Press) Broadway megastar Patti LuPone doesn’t want your company if it means you’ll be going without a mask inside a theater. The outspoken “Company” star was filmed Tuesday advising a theatergoer for not following COVID-19 … Read more
Johnny Depp, Amber Heard Paul Morigi/Getty Spectators at the defamation trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Spectators at the ongoing Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial went to great lengths to secure a spot in the courtroom to view the action up close, including camping out in cars in front of the courthouse … Read more
HBO Max and Cartoon Network has greenlit and acquired several projects for their kids and family live action slate, Variety has learned exclusively. The slate includes two specials based on Mattel’s American Girl franchise and a supernatural romance starring Peyton List. The first American Girl special has the working title “American Girl: Corinne Tan,” inspired … Read more
A Los Angeles judge ruled on Wednesday that five additional witnesses will be allowed to testify against Harvey Weinstein at his upcoming rape trial, but excluded testimony from actresses Rose McGowan and Daryl Hannah. Prosecutors wanted to call 15 witnesses to testify about the producer’s “prior bad acts,” but the judge excluded 10 of them. … Read more
Getty Images Johnny Depp may take the stand for a second time in the ongoing defamation trial pitting him against his ex-wife Amber Heard after proceedings resume next week. But two other expected witnesses may prove just as crucial in deciding a case centering on disturbing allegations of domestic violence and an op-ed Depp says … Read more
It’s almost time for some golden popcorn! The nominees for the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards and Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED were both announced today. Top nominees on the scripted film and TV side include Spider-Man: No Way Home (with seven noms), euphoria (with six), and TheBatman (with four). On the unscripted side, … Read more
“No Time to Die” director Cary Joji Fukunaga has been accused of inappropriate sexual advances by at least three young actresses. In a series of online posts last week, actress Rachelle Vinberg (HBO’s “Betty”) last week accused Fukunaga of taking advantage of their two-decade age difference, claiming he began pressing her into a romantic relationship … Read more
On Jan. 3, two Democratic state senators in California introduced separate bills that would come to represent distinct approaches to tackling safety on film and TV sets in the wake of the Rust tragedy Sens. Anthony Portantino and Dave Cortese introduced Senate Bills 829 and 831, respectively, which both propose further regulating the use of … Read more
Selma Blair is opening up about surviving trauma from early childhood. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images) Selma Blair, 49, is opening up about her past trauma. In her new memoir, mean babythe actress chronicles her decades-long alcohol addiction, which began at 7 years old, as well as … Read more