Broadway's Carmel Dean on Writing Songs for Harriet Tubman, Malala & More Women Throughout History

Stevenson Square has been transformed into 1980s New York for the new series of The Crown.

Harvey Weinstein’s lead lawyer claimed in court Friday that a controversial interview she gave to the New York Times was “taped a long time ago” — but it was actually recorded last week.

By Anita Bennett

She claimed that they spent the night together in New York in 1977

Jason Statham and Kevin Hart are set to team up for action comedy The Man From Toronto, sources tell Deadline.

Harriet Frank Jr., the two-time Oscar nominee forHudandNorma Raewho partnered with her husband, the late Irving Ravetch, to form one of the great screenwriting teams in Hollywood history, has died. She was 96.Frank died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles, her nephew, Michael Frank, told The New York Times.Frank and Ravetch worked on 17 features together, including eight directed by Martin Ritt over a 32-year span and three that were adapted from William Faulkner novels.

Harriet Frank Jr., who collaborated with her husband, Irving Ravetch, on the Oscar-nominated screenplays for “Norma Rae” and “Hud,” died on Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 96.

By Greg Evans

James Corden opened up about his decision to call out Bill Maher's fat-shaming comments in a profile inThe New Yorker, published on Monday.Last September, Corden responded to the Real Time host saying that fat-shaming should make a return to lower the obesity rate in the United States."I’ve struggled my entire life trying to manage my weight, and I suck at it," Corden told the camera during The Late Late Show.

Neil Diamond attended a very private run-through of a Broadway-bound musical about his life last week — and was spotted humming along to his songs. The show, as yet untitled, is now on track to hit New York in August 2021 after an out-of-town tryout.

By Mike Fleming Jr

Music and entertainment law firm Rothenberg, Mohr & Binder LLP has promoted Tiffany R. Almy to partner. The New York-based transactional attorney joined the firm when it opened its doors in 2018. Founded by Paul Rothenberg, Jeremy Mohr and Joshua P. Binder, the trio’s combined clients have included Solange, Charlie Puth, Logic, Top Dawg Entertainment and Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Marshmello and Calvin Harris, among others.

The Songwriters Hall of Fame today announced its 2020 inductees: they are Mariah Carey, Eurythmics (Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart), the Isley Brothers (Ernie, Marvin, O’Kelly, Ronald, Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper), Steve Miller, the Neptunes (Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams), Rick Nowels and Motown great William “Mickey” Stevenson. The inductees will be honored at the organization’s 51st annual induction and awards dinner on June 11 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York.

New York prosecutors are seeking a six month jail term for Lindsay Lohan’s mother Dina Lohan following her weekend arrest for driving while intoxicated (DWI).

Robert Downey Jr., 54, isn’t ruling out the return of Iron Man! “Now that I’m middle aged, to be honest, you start looking at the back nine and you go, oh this is part of the journey. Things end and everyone is going somewhere,” Robert explained to Today‘s Hoda Kotb on Wednesday, Jan.

Superhero return? Robert Downey Jr. isn’t completely ruling out a return as Tony Stark in another Iron Man film someday.

By Denise Petski