Casting Society Of America Elects Kim Williams President; Caroline Liem Vice President

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Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon or “Lola” is making waves in the modeling industry, recently starring on the cover of Vogue with 7 other models that have been a part of a revolution redefining what we call “American Beauty.” The model and dancer were born in 1996 and Madonna dated her dad Carlos Leon from 1994-1997 and they split when she was just 7 months old. When Lola was born she was instantly in a world full of celebrities, paparazzi, red carpets, and after-parties.

As it turns out, there was more than meets the eye to a recent announcement by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that it had added a couple of Vice Presidents, bringing the total to eight, in addition to its elected President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

Lynne Spears, 66, is defending her youngest daughter Jamie Lynn Spears, 30, amid the on-going conservatorship drama with Britney Spears, 39. The Crossroads actress recently called out Jamie Lynn in an Instagram post for “performing” her songs, citing the 2017 incident as one of the many reasons she won’t return to the stage, in addition to alleging that she wants to “sue” her family and that they should be in “jail” for putting her under a legal conservatorship.

EXCLUSIVE: Meg Stagaard and Andrew Stewart have joined 42West as Vice Presidents in the Strategic Communications Division.

EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel Blanco has joined Mythical Entertainment, the Internet-first entertainment studio led by YouTube creators Rhett & Link, as Vice President of Production & Operations.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterMatthew D. Loeb was re-elected to a fourth full term as international president of IATSE on Thursday, winning the post without opposition after a tumultuous year for the entertainment union.Loeb has held the post for 13 years.

Matt Loeb, running unopposed, was re-elected Thursday to a new four-year term as president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees during the union’s 69th Quadrennial Convention. Loeb, who’s been president of IATSE since 2008, has run unopposed at each of the previous three conventions: in 2009, 2013 and 2017.

The X Factor has been cancelled after 17 years on TV, ITV has confirmed. There are no plans for another series of Simon Cowell’s iconic talent show, the broadcaster said on Thursday (29 July).

Patrick J. Adams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams have confirmed their return to the Broadway production of Take Me Out when the Richard Greenberg play begins performances next March.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAGBO, the content company founded by Anthony and Joe Russo, has promoted executive Albert Kim to vice president of intellectual property and development.Kim will now work across the company’s film, television, and digital media and interactive efforts.

Richard Williams (Will Smith) boasts on his daughters, future tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, in the brand new trailer for King Richard.

Will Smith stars as the highly driven father to tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams in the first trailer for King Richard.Smith portrays Richard Williams in the biopic, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green (Monsters And Men) while the Williams sisters themselves are played by Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton, per The Hollywood Reporter.

EXCLUSIVE: Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps Entertainment has hired former Scrap Paper Pictures’ development executive Paige Simpson as a Vice President in the TV division. Simpson will be based in the company’s L.A. office and begins her new job on August 1.

Wu-Tang Clan‘s Ghostface Killah has passed comment on Grant Willams’ exoneration, after the group’s associate served 23 years in prison.A Staten Island jury convicted Williams in 1997 for the murder of Shdell Lewis the previous year.Williams, then 25 years old, had been identified as the assailant who wore a black jacket and Wu-Tang Clan hat, which prosecutors placed special emphasis on, given he had been employed at the group’s recording studio.

UPDATE: A day after assurances from the White House that Vice President Kamala Harris did not contract Covid-19 after exposure to two infected Texas legislators, she’s at Walter Reed National Military Medical center for what’s described as a “routine” visit.

Grado has been spotted joking around with former Hoops boss Neil Lennon in Glasgow. The pair were snapped outside a pub on Ashton Lane in the city’s swanky west end yesterday.