Adam McKay to Explore 1950s Hollywood Tragedies in New Podcast (EXCLUSIVE)

Jeff Garlin‘s behavior while working on The Goldbergs allegedly created a challenging environment for his colleagues.

Amy Duggar King isn't holding back about her reality TV-famous family.The niece of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar was often featured on the Duggars' TLC reality series, when she was growing up, cast as the more «rebellious» relative, who didn't adhere to her cousins' strict dress code and other doctrines of modesty and obedience.Now, Amy and cousin Jill Duggar Dillard are speaking out in a new Prime Video docuseries, which dives deeper into the Duggars' controversial lifestyle under the teachings of disgraced pastor Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles, or IBLP, a non-denominational Christian organization that espouses homeschooling, female subservience and conservative values.  Jim Bob and Michelle spoke out against the series on Thursday, publishing a statement to their website about the four-partinvestigation.«The recent 'documentary' that talks about our family is sad because in it we see the media and those with ill intentions hurting people we love,» the statement shared in part. «Like other families, ours too has experienced the joys and heartbreaks of life, just in a very public format.»The Duggars continue by accusing of painting «so much and so many in a derogatory and sensationalized way because sadly that’s the direction of entertainment these days.»«We have always believed that the best chance to repair damaged relationships, or to reconcile differences, is through love in a private setting,»Jim Bob and Michelle's statement continued.

2023 Tribeca Festival in June, Robert De Niro made a splash at the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival, where the Oscar-winner's 45-year-old girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, made her debut on the carpet. Additionally, the actor's latest film,, made quite the impression on audiences during its world premiere. «It was great,» De Niro told ET's Rachel Smith about walking the carpet at the Cannes event with Chen in May.

Variety during the Cannes film festival. The argument goes that, while there are plenty of veteran stars still busily creaking out commercially tempting film fodder, there are precious few equivalently bankable talents from the newer generation waiting in the wings.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Sonora, among the top podcast platforms in Spain, has tapped leading Chilean scribes Enrique Videla and Paula del Fierro to write a couple of serial podcasts for it. Their credits include Amazon Original “La Jauria” (“The Pack”), showrun by Lucía Puenzo (“The German Doctor”) and produced by Pablo and Juan de Dios Larrain’s Fabula. Both are also co-writers of Movistar’s “Los Prisioneros” and Chilean-German co-production, “Dignidad.” “We’re delighted to add Chilean creative talent to Sonora. The original content that Del Fierro and Videla will write for our platform will join one of our most outstanding fiction creations, ‘Retornados,’ a science fiction thriller written and directed by Chilean scriptwriter, Julio Rojas,” said Gabriel Sáenz de Buruaga, CEO and founding partner of Sonora. Rojas is also one of the writers on “La Jauria” and the scribe of Spotify’s most successful Spanish-language podcast, “Case 63.”

Kendra Wilkinson is working on her new lease on life. The former  model and  star opened up to ET about the challenges of being a single mother while pursuing her career in real estate. Wilkinson's reality TV show, , returns for season 2 this month, with the first two new episodes premiering on Max on May 26.  Speaking with ET's Deidre Behar, Wilkinson gave some insight into raising her two children — son Hank and daughter Alijah — whom she shares with her ex-husband, Hank Baskett. «I mean, look, it's really hard being a single mom, you know, alone,» Wilkinson began.

is wrapping up its 20th season in style! ET's Matt Cohen was exclusively on the set of for Monday's finale, where Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Katrina Law and Gary Cole reflected on the CBS procedural's longevity and teased what's to come in the dramatic, «unexpected» season closer.«It's amazing. I mean, the fact that we're not only still here we've got the incredible support of our fans who have been with us from the get-go pretty much and are still with us and still going,» Murray, who is one of the sole remaining cast members from season 1, told ET of accomplishing 20 seasons. «We're gonna keep plugging away as long as they let us.»The newercast members expressed gratitude for those who paved the way and kept the lights on for to continue to thrive, two decades in. «I had no idea that season 20 of was going to become my dream job,» Law admitted.

Megan Thee Stallion has unveiled two new Madame Tussauds wax figures for the Las Vegas and New York locations.On Saturday (May 20), the Houston rapper took to her Instagram to share photos of her posing on a horse next to the figures.Captioning the Instagram post, Megan wrote: “I honestly wanted to kiss myself. Hotties we are officially legendary go see me at @madametussaudsusa.” Check out the series of images below.Megan Thee Stallion poses with her new wax figures at Madame Tussauds: pic.twitter.com/EDTNUM0LDe— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 20, 2023Some of Megan’s famous friends commented on the uncanny resemblance the figures have to the ‘Traumazine’ star.

Angourie Rice is ready for fans to see her take on Cady Heron. In an interview with ET, the 22-year-old actress reflects on her part in movie, which was originated by Lindsay Lohan in the 2004 flick.«I think no matter what, no two people are going to do the same thing the same way. So I think no matter what, it's going to be different,» Rice tells ET of her take on the part versus that of Lohan's.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Global Screen has closed further presales for “Lassie — A New Adventure,” the sequel featuring the most famous dog in the history of cinema. The film, directed by Hanno Olderdissen, has sold to A Contracorriente for Spain; ADS Service for Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Moldavia; Turkey’s Bir Film; GPI for the Baltic states; Bulgaria’s Pro Films; Karantanija for ex-Yugoslavia; and Greece’s Zinos Panagiotidis. Poland and Benelux are in negotiation. Sales were previously concluded with Lucky Red (Italy), AB Svensk Filmindustri (Scandinavia) and Film House (Israel).

Sophia Scorziello editor Luminate, the entertainment industry data company, has launched the beta version of their new platform. The new design gives users better insight into entertainment consumption and audience outreach across music, film and television industries. For the last three decades, Luminate has been the resource behind Billboard Charts, providing access to music sales, streaming and airplay. “As uncertainty surrounding AI and other technological advancements begin to inundate the entertainment industry, there’s never been a more pressing time for transparency and objectivity in how data is used across music, film, TV, streaming video content and more,” said Rob Jonas, Luminate CEO, in a statement.

Kimberly Shannon Murphy needed someone to stand in for her — to give her the emotional lift she needed, she turned to Cameron Diaz.The Oceanside, LI native has enjoyed a 20-year career doubling for superstar actresses, including Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, Sandra Bullock, Blake Lively and Diaz, for whom she stood in in 2008’s “What Happens in Vegas.”“At that time in my life, I was 26 or something, still really struggling with a lot of my demons and she was just someone who was a pure light,” Murphy, 46, told The Post ahead of the May 16 release of her memoir “Glimmer: A Story of Survival, Hope, and Healing.”“Just watching her gave me so much hope … someone to strive to be … because she was just this incredible human.”She is among the pals Diaz invites to her house for what they call a “seven-hour salad,” where the actress dons a visor emblazoned with the word meat and barbecues. Murphy is so in awe of Diaz, that she asked her to pen the foreward to her book.She even met her husband, famed stuntman Casey O’Neill, known to double for Tom Cruise, when she was doubling for Diaz on the 2010 action-comedy “Knight and Day.”She has worked in over 130 TV shows and films, from “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Captain America” to “Hunger Games” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” for which she won a 2020 Taurus World Stunt Award for Best Fight.The sequence, where she tackles Brad Pitt before he smashes her head into a wall, took a lot of prep.“We did three months of rehearsals for that scene,” she said.Her worst injury was on the set of the 2007 Will Smith thriller “I Am Legend.”“I think I had like 80 stitches in my face,” she said.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Trace Lysette is in a hotel room on 8th Street in New York City when she jumps on a Zoom video call with Variety to talk about her new movie, “Monica.” In just a couple of hours, she’s set to walk the red carpet at the indie drama’s premiere at the IFC Center. “I used to turn tricks a few blocks from there,” Lysette says. Like so many trans women, Lysette once turned to sex work as a means of survival. “I was a young person alone in New York doing God knows what to survive,” says Lysette, who was raised in Ohio. “Last night we had a screening at The [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community] Center here. That was so heavy for me because I got my gender identity therapy there 20 years ago.”

EXCLUSIVE: The team behind award-winning documentary 11 Minutes, which told the story of the mass shooting at Las Vegas’ Route 91 Harvest music festival, have set up another docuseries at Paramount+.

writers’ strike aims to shut down production in Hollywood to force studios to make a better deal with the Writers Guild of America, some of the top showrunners in the industry are banding together to raise funds for entertainment workers who will be affected by the loss of jobs. The WGA announced on Wednesday that more than $1.7 million has been pledged by writers to the Entertainment Community Fund, a nonprofit formerly known as The Actors Fund that provides emergency financial assistance to workers in film and television who meet the needs-based requirements, regardless of their profession within the industry or union affiliation.Among the showrunners and producers contributing to the fund are J.J.

Lana Del Rey has released the 10-minute music video for ‘Candy Necklace’ featuring Jon Batiste from her new album ‘Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd’.The video, directed by Rich Lee and shot in Los Angeles, sees the singer take on the role of numerous Hollywood starlets throughout history like Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Short, also known as the The Black Dahlia.The black and white video features behind the scenes shots of Del Rey through the camera finder, in the make-up chair and alongside collaborator Batiste at the piano.“The whole thing about the video — why it was all supposed to be behind the scenes — was because all these women who changed their names and changed their hair, like me,” Del Rey tells the crew at one point in the video.“It’s like they all fell into these different snake holes. So the whole point is like, how do you learn from that and not fall into your own thing?”Watch the video for ‘Candy Necklace’ below.In a four-star review of ‘Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd’, NME said the LA artist’s ninth album was “amongst her most revealing work yet” and “continues to expand the modern icon’s artistry”.It adds: “‘…Ocean Blvd’ might deal with some major existential questions, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had and cements Del Rey’s status as one of modern music’s most intriguing songwriters.”Last month, ‘…Ocean Blvd’ became the best-selling vinyl album of 2023 so far, outselling albums from P!nk, Taylor Swift and more.Upon the album’s release in March, it debuted at the Number One spot on the Official Albums chart — making it her sixth chart-topping LP in the UK.Del Rey was also recently confirmed as the final headliner for this summer’s BST Hyde Park.

Sophia Scorziello editor Eva Longoria’s fictional feature directorial debut “Flamin’ Hot” staring Jesse Garcia will open the 2023 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, announced Wednesday as part of the full festival lineup. This year, the festival will feature over 80 films, 19 world premieres and 100 student films. LALIFF will take place May 31-June 4 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Longoria’s film is based on the true story of Richard Montañez (Garcia), the Frito Lay janitor who used his Mexican American heritage to turn one snack into a global sensation. Closing the festival is the Los Angeles premiere of Julio Torres’s A24 feature film “Problemista” starring Torres and Tilda Swinton, which tells the story of an aspiring Salvadorian toy maker in New York City and the race against his work visa as he tries to realize his dreams.

Robert De Niro is beaming. The celebrated actor and new dad was all smiles on Tuesday as he made his first red carpet-appearance since announcing the news that he recently welcomed his seventh child.De Niro, 79, walked the carpet at the New York City premiere of his new film,, at the SVA Theatre in Chelsea, and addressed how dad life with a new baby has been in a comment to ET, declaring, «It's great!»The two-time Oscar winner dressed red carpet casual in a dark blue blazer, black and white striped shirt and dark slacks.He laughed while posing for photos and smiled with his fellow co-stars — including Anders Holm, Leslie Bibb, Sebastian Maniscalco, Kim Cattrall and David Rasche among others.De Niro revealed the unexpected baby news this week, in an interview with  to promote his upcoming film.

Adam McKay has launched the non-profit Yellow Dot Studios to make videos and other materials aimed at raising public understanding of the climate emergency and related issues, following the viral success of his spoof Chevron ad last September that had over 4.5 million views in 24 hours alone. McKay and his Yellow Dot team will produce quick-turnaround videos, memes and media that is in step with the increasing urgency of the climate crisis.

unable to reach a deal in contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Picketing began last week in New York City and Los Angeles.The strike involves a long list of concerns that the writers want Hollywood studios to address, from the low pay involved in writing streaming series to reining in “mini-rooms” used to skirt contractual pay practices to addressing the use of artificial intelligence.Murdoch’s comments come ahead of Fox’s Upfront presentation to advertisers on May 15.“I think the timing of the strike, obviously, with the upfronts next week, creates some hesitancy,” he added.