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Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefI want to give a huge shout-out to our Herculean six-person team of editors and writers — Brent Lang, Cynthia Littleton, Gene Maddaus, Michael Schneider, Matt Donnelly and Joe Otterson — who collectively pulled off this week’s incredibly comprehensive cover story.The piece, titled “Battle Royal,” chronicles and analyzes what Scarlett Johansson’s legal battle with Disney over her “Black Widow” compensation means for future talent deals, and it also documents and

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“What We Do in the Shadows” has been renewed for Season 4 at FX. Season 4 is slated to debut in 2022.The news comes ahead of the debut of the show’s third season, which premieres on Sept.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNina L. Diaz will now head up unscripted and adult animation for Paramount Plus, Variety has learned exclusively.The promotion was announced by Chris McCarthy in a memo to MTV Entertainment Group staffers on Thursday, which can be read in full below.Diaz will now serve as chief creative officer for unscripted entertainment and adult animation at Paramount Plus, while remaining CCO and president of content for MTV Entertainment Group.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentA sequel to the 2019 hit comedy “Fly Me to the Saitama” has been announced. Stars Nikaido Fumi and Gackt will return, as will director Takeuchi Hideki.Details about the production start date and story are sparce, though Takeuchi earlier told “Variety” that he was thinking of setting the sequel in the Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe) region.

Julie Bowen, 51, was a good samaritan when helping a woman who fainted on a hike at Utah’s Arches National Park on Aug. 2. The Modern Family star was on a hike with her sister Annie Luetkemeyer, a doctor, when the pair stumbled upon Minnie John, a New Jersey woman who had fainted while at the national park with her family. Minnie detailed the entire incident in a post on her Facebook account, including the moment she woke up to see Julie was helping her.

Major moment! Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and Lauren Sorrentino enjoyed their first family beach day with son Romeo on Saturday, August 7.

Mitch Edwards and Mark McKie, the Bondi couple from Season 19 of The Block are returning to the new ‘Fans v Faves’ season of the show and they have one request, nay, demand – ‘Stop referring to us as the gay granddads’.“We were described continuously last season as the ‘gay granddads’… we were never the couple who have a family,” Mitch told Star Observer, pointing out that the term was a “double whammy”, that focussed on their sexuality as well as their age. Mitch and Mark spoke to Star Observer

Julie Bowen to the rescue! The Modern Family actress and her sister recently came to a stranger's aide during a hike at Arches National Park in Utah.As was first reported by ABC 7 New York, Minnie John, a woman from New Jersey, revealed the sisters' heroics in a series of Facebook posts, which she began by explaining that the destination was one of her «longest desired visits.»Despite the «treacherous climb,» John wrote that «sheer determination or absurdity» made her feel «the need» to complete

Guns N’ Roses paid tribute to the late Biz Markie during a show in New Jersey on Thursday night (August 5).Biz (real name Marcel Theo Hall) died on July 16.

Whoopi Goldberg, Matt Damon, Mia Farrow, Liam Neeson, Diane Keaton, Mark Hamill, Nick Nolte and George Takei are part of an an all-star lineup of SAG-AFTRA members who have endorsed Matthew Modine for president of the union, and Joely Fisher, his running mate, for secretary-treasurer.

WKXW/NJ101.5.Vanderpump, 23, was known “in Trenton and across New Jersey as a fierce LGBTQ advocate,” the LGBTQ rights group Garden State Equality wrote in a Facebook post, vowing to “fight to bring justice to Shai and her loved ones.”According to The Trentonian, police responded to a report of a shooting at a residence in the unit block of Kelsey Avenue, in the city’s Pennington/Prospect neighborhood, around 4:40 a.m on Friday, July 30. Upon arrival, they found Vanderpump shot in the face.

Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” star has listed his Los Angeles pad for $3.85 million. Comprising three bedrooms and three baths, Guadagnino first purchased the home back in November 2020 for $3.5 million, according to property records.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe showrunner on Peacock’s drama reboot of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” has stepped down, Variety has confirmed.Chris Collins will no longer serve as showrunner and executive producer on the series, which is titled “Bel-Air.” He was also set to co-write with Morgan Cooper. Instead, T.J.

Ethan Shanfeld Late last year, in the video for “Chinatown,” Jack Antonoff drove from New York to New Jersey, cruising down the turnpike with Bruce Springsteen riding shotgun. Last month, in an “Into the Shadow” live performance, the Bleachers frontman and pop producing titan crossed state lines again, this time in a bus with his touring bandmates.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Real Husbands of Hollywood” is being revived at BET Plus.The comedy series is returning for a six-episode limited revival at the streamer, with Kevin Hart, Boris Kodjoe, Duane Martin, JB Smoove, Nelly, Nick Cannon, Robin Thicke, Cynthia McWilliams and Jackie Long all returning. The new series will also feature a range of celebrity guest stars like the original series.

biographical film “House of Gucci” is here to tell the secrets behind the fashion empire.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures has released new movie posters featuring its five illustrious main characters. Lady Gaga, 35, and Jared Leto, 49, star in the upcoming film and shared the movie posters on social media.

Bruce Springsteen decided against having a New Jersey rest stop named in his honor.  Stars like Jon Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, James Gandolfini and six other notable Jersey names will be honored by having rest stops along the New Jersey Turnpike named after them courtesy of the New Jersey Hall of Fame.