AT&T CEO Dismisses Democrats’ Antitrust Concerns About WarnerMedia-Discovery Merger as ‘Unfounded’

For a period of Hollywood history where box office success is a complicated equation thanks to streaming and PVOD options, it’s somewhat disheartening how Jon M. Chu’s “In The Heights” has seemingly fallen out of Oscar contention.

opened Saturday’s show by explaining the cast had been sent home and the show would be a mix of pre-recorded and classic sketches, with Hanks and surprise guest Tina Fey then inducting Rudd into the 5-Timers Club given that Saturday’s show marked his fifth time hosting.But while the show then went on with some sketches that Rudd and the cast were able to pre-record this week in addition to some older sketches, Weekend Update was performed onstage by Fey and Michael Che.Jost’s absence was

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFilmmaker Amanda Lipitz’s documentary “Found,” streaming on Netflix, is a personal tale — her niece Chloe features at the heart of the documentary.“Found” follows three young women, all adopted from China into American families. Through testing, they discover they are blood-related at a time when they are coming of age.

JB Perrette, Discovery’s president and CEO of streaming and international, acknowledged the company’s struggles in the sports arena even as it has gained scale in recent years.

Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) has “relaunched” the Creative Rights Caucus with a new Republican co-chair – Drew Ferguson (R-GA). The caucus advocates for the creative industries and their workers.

The who’s who of Asian and Asian American talent and artists gathered for an evening of celebration at the 19th annual Unforgettable Gala, nearly two years after the Covid-19 pandemic brought live and in-person events to a screeching halt.

SPOILER ALERT: Storylines from the first two episodes of HBO Max’s And Just Like That… are revealed below.

not OK — but he’s trying to be cool about it.Shakir took to Twitter a couple hours later, offering up a few tribute words, along with a clip of his character, Jet Black, from the anime version: “See you space cowboys!”Over on Instagram, Pineda shared a meme of two people cheers-ing with beer mugs and one shattering and the beer splashing all over them, captioning it: “Ugh…

interstellar adventure has come to an end, and series star John Cho appears to be trying to keep his chin up amid the disappointing news.It was revealed on Thursday that Netflix's live-action adaption of the cult classic anime series of the same name won't be getting a second-season order, according to Cho, who stars as bounty hunter Spike Spiegel in the sci-fi/noir/western series, took to Twitter after the news broke to share a gif from  of Tom Selleck's Dr.

The Sundance Film Festival takes place between January 20-30 and announced its full line-up today. Additionally, dozens of first-look images (see below) were released today alongside synopsizes for the festival slate that includes projects such as “Emily The Criminal,” “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” from young SXSW Winner and filmmaker/actor Cooper Raiff and “892.” The latter features the late Michael Kenneth Williams, the project shot before his untimely death.

Freeform has ordered an animated comedy series about a New York City It girl starring Annie Murphy, John Cho, Christine Baranski.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterFreeform is getting into animation for the first time, with the basic cabler ordering the series “Praise Petey” while also announcing two more animated shows into development.“Praise Petey” hails from “SNL” writer Anna Drezen with “Schitt’s Creek” star Annie Murphy in the lead role. The show follows Petey (Murphy), a New York City “it” girl who has it all until her life comes crashing down around her.

French media reports. Besson was accused of rape in 2018 by Dutch-Belgian actress Sand Van Roy, who had accused the director of rape, once in September 2016 in London and once in May 2018 in Paris, accusations which Besson has consistently denied.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe rape claim against French director Luc Besson has been dismissed by a Paris judge following a lengthy judicial investigation.A source close to the public prosecutor’s office in Paris confirmed to Variety that the case, which stemmed from a lawsuit filed by Belgian-Dutch actress Sand Van Roy accusing Besson of rape in 2019, has been dismissed.

The BBC has revealed its annual Sound Of longlist. The 2022 list, which aims to highlight the new and rising artists expected to shape the upcoming year, includes London-based rapper Central Cee, viral star PinkPantheress, and afrobeats singer Tems, best known for her song "Essence" with WizKid.

DaBaby has reportedly been dismissed by a Las Vegas court.The rapper, real name Jonathan Kirk, was charged after an incident that reportedly happened last November, where it’s alleged he struck a driver midway through a ride.

said in a statement, referencing his firing over the weekend. “While I have a thick skin, I also have a family, for whom the past week has been extraordinarily difficult.