Academy Leaders Vow to ‘Reinvigorate’ Oscars Show in Meeting With Members

Variety’s Entertainment Gaming Leaders report is an up-to-the-minute look at the key figures driving this dynamic intersection, where nothing less than a visual media revolution is taking place. Variety teams with Pixel United for first-ever Leaders in Gaming & Entertainment Breakfast Oct.

On Nov. 9 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, an ensemble of actors will read selected scenes from the winning scripts.The 2022 winners are:Jennifer Archer (Springwater, Ontario, Canada), “Into the Deep Blue”Nick Bennet is rebuilding his life after the death of his mom, a DUI, and mandatory grief counseling.

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his unaccredited Donda Academy.The 45-year-old rapper and fashion mogul sat down for his first proper interview with ABC anchor Linsey Davis since his publicized — and messy — divorce from Kim Kardashian. Part of the interview aired on “Good Morning America” Thursday and will air in full in a primetime slot.“I want my kids to go to Donda and I have to fight for a say-so,” he said of co-parenting with the reality star with whom he has four children — North, 9, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4 and Psalm, 3.West wants all four of his kids to attend his establishment, which is named after his late mother who was a professor.The West kids are currently enrolled at a school in Los Angeles, but according to now-deleted texts messages he shared on Instagram, he would like to see them spend three days at their traditional school and two days at Donda.Little is known to the outside world about his private school, which opened in late August with 100 students enrolled.

William Earl Variety and Pixel United will host the first-ever Leaders in Gaming & Entertainment Breakfast on Oct. 4. The in-person breakfast, held in Los Angeles, will bring together some of the biggest names in the gaming industry. Marc Merrill, co-founder and president of games for Riot Games, and Shauna Spenley, president of Riot Games Entertainment, will participate in a keynote conversation, moderated by Andrew Wallenstein, president and chief media analyst of Variety Intelligence Platform, about the successful screen crossovers of Riot’s video games, such as their Emmy-winning animated series “Arcane: League of Legends.” Michael Lang, CEO of Pixel United, will be in conversation with Variety Co-Editor-in-Chief Cynthia Littleton about his vision for the mobile games industry, identifying opportunities for the wider entertainment industry to align with the passionate gaming community.

The Kardashians. The new series dropped on Disney+ in the UK on Thursday morning and documents her son’s delivery via surrogate, which took place on July 28 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The episode also features the emotional moment that Khloe was able to hold the newborn for the first time.

also star in the third sequel to the 1984 action comedy classic, which follows Detroit cop Axel Foley (Murphy) to Los Angeles, where he gets into trouble investigating the death of a friend.The Netflix film, which is currently in production, is directed by Mark Molloy (“Apple At Work – The Underdogs”) and written by Will Beall (“Aquaman,” “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”). Plot details are being kept under wraps.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Eddie Murphy is reuniting with his original “Beverly Hills Cop” co-stars — Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser and Bronson Pinchot — for the upcoming sequel, “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley.” Netflix picked up the rights in 2019 to release the next “Beverly Hills Cop” movie, which is currently in development. “Axel Foley” is the fourth installment in the hit action-comedy franchise, following 1984’s “Beverly Hills Cop,” 1987’s “Beverly Hills Cop II” and 1994’s “Beverly Hills Cop III.” For the fourquel, producers opted to ditch the roman numerals and instead name the film after Murphy’s fish-out-of-water character, a Detroit police officer who travels to Los Angeles to investigate crimes.

former love rival Kanye West confessed that he’s never actually read a book, going on to compare literature to icky green vegetables.Yeezy’s remarks came Friday on an episode of the “Alo Mind Full” podcast just a day after Rolling Stone reported that parents must sign non-disclosure agreements to send their children to West’s $15K per year, non-accredited Donda Academy outside of Los Angeles.“I actually haven’t read any book,” West told hosts Danny Harris and Alyson Wilson. “Reading is like eating Brussels sprouts for me.

Sacheen Littlefeather is officially responding to The Academy‘s apology.

Sacheen Littlefeather has formally accepted an apology from the Academy for the way in which she was treated at the 45th Oscars. 

Perez’s kids are so lucky – and they know it! He exposes them to such eclectic and COOL experiences! And people too! Our 7 year old loves JoJo Siwa. We do too! And we got to meet her!!!! Lots to share about that! Plus, Mia accompanied Perez to the Los Angeles premiere of the Alanis Morissette musical, Jagged Little Pill, at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. She shares her thoughts. And we share ours! Watch!

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences new CEO Bill Kramer explicitly acknowledged there are fixes that need to be made in the Academy’s annual Oscars show and process and promised to address them while speaking at this morning’s AMPAS membership meeting held in person at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles  as well as virtually for members worldwide.

Forever a kid at heart! JoJo Siwa responded after a social media troll criticized her for taking girlfriend Avery Cyrus to Chuck E. Cheese for date night — and she had no shame about her restaurant of choice.

The Clinton Global Initiative, the signature event of the Clinton Foundation, is returning next week after a six-year absence.