Danny Casale, Digital Creator Behind ‘Coolman’s Universe,’ Signs with CAA

Molly Shannon has alleged she was sexually harassed by "Diff'rent Strokes" actor Gary Coleman years ago. Shannon, 67, recently appeared on "The Howard Stern Show," where she opened up about an encounter with Coleman that took place at the Plaza Hotel in 1987.The incident is also something she details in her new book, "Hello, Molly!" Speaking of the encounter, Shannon said she and Coleman shared the same agent, Mark Randall.The three met for tea at the Plaza and while there, Shannon confirmed Coleman invited her up to his hotel suite. She said she was thinking nothing of it.  "And I was a virgin so I wasn't even thinking about that," Shannon said.

NEW YORK -- After Emily Pina's parents separated, the 27-year-old in Phoenix said she spent years listening to her dad beg for the return of his family. He turned up the volume once her mom started dating.Sound familiar?“It's the same thing as Kanye and Kim,” she said.And like the celebrity couple, her dad's digital life played a role in his breakup as it often does in contentious divorces.Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, has gone quiet on Instagram after weeks of ranting publicly about Kim Kardashian in the name of fatherhood, which many saw as bullying and intimidation.

Newly-married Brooklyn Beckham has a unique name, and most believe it came about because it's where he was conceived, in Brooklyn, New York. But, in fact, that's not the case, with the eldest of the Beckham clan being named Brooklyn because mum Victoria liked the name Brooke. Purely by coincidence, the fashion designer then learned she was pregnant with Brooklyn while in Brooklyn in New York.

Amazon Prime Video kicked off the second day of Deadline’s Contenders TV event with a panel for Harlem, featuring Tracy Oliver, Meagan Good, Jerrie Johnson, Shoniqua Shandai, and Grace Byers.

Oscar winner Ariana DeBose earned her place at the table — and booth — in one of the Theater District’s hottest celebrity haunts.DeBose, 31, who scored the Best Supporting Actress award for playing Anita in “West Side Story,” will get a piece of Bond 45 named after her —  booth M42 in the VIP section.“She probably came once a week while Donna Summer ran down the street at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre … she was part of the family,” said Ben Grossman, CEO of the Fireman Hospitality Group, which includes Bond 45 and a list of other notable Big Apple eateries such as the Brooklyn Diner, Café Fiorello, Trattoria Dell’Arte and the Redeye Grille.The name plaque is a nod to DeBose’s loyal patronage — she was a regular back in 2017 after her nights performing in “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” — and was already being planned before she got her Oscar nomination. Five years ago, DeBose could be found at the restaurant’s Donna Summer After Parties, which were held nightly, “dancing, drinking and trying to promote the show.” “She was a big fan of the Prosecco,” Grossman said.DeBose’s performance was as sparkling as her favorite drink — her Donna Summer earned her a Tony nomination.

The Broadway-bound revival of the musical 1776, which begins a pre-New York engagement at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts next month, has announced a cast comprised fully of performers who identify as female, non-binary, and trans.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMusical theater has become a thing on TikTok. This Sunday, for example, “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” became the first project that originated on TikTok to win a Grammy.Now the popular video-app maker announced that it commissioned its first original musical, called “For You, Paige,” led by Daniel Mertzlufft — the creative force behind viral hit “Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical.”“For You, Paige” will be available to livestream on the @TikTok account on Thursday, April 14, at 7 p.m.

Franz Ferdinand found themselves trending online after a teacher tried to use their name as a reference in a First Wold war lesson.

Sasha Urban editorLady Gaga took the stage at the 64th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, performing “Love for Sale” and “Do I Love You” from her album “Love for Sale,” which she recorded with long-time friend and duet partner Tony Bennett.Bennett offered a videotaped introduction for his duet partner, offering a simple and sincere, “Hi everyone, please welcome Lady Gaga!” Gaga then brought the house down with a high-energy rendition of “Love for Sale,” with a big band arrangement of the Cole Porter standard. Gaga, glam in a mint strapless gown adorned with a large bow, then slowed things to belt out a jazzy piano-filled rendition of “Do I Love You.” The video screen in the background showed footage of Gaga and Bennett in the studio recording the record.

Grammys 2002 telecast, where the man himself introduced — via video call — Lady Gaga’s solo performance of their duet “Love for Sale.”He’s also up for five more gramophones at the 64th annual awards taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (airing at 8 p.m. ET on CBS with host Trevor Noah).

Elle Fanning is opening up about what she made sure to do before signing on to star in Hulu’s The Girl From Plainville series.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAfter more than eight years, the weekday and weekend editions of PBS’ signature evening newscast are finally getting together.Washington’s WETA has long produced the venerable “PBS NewsHour,” the show once known as the “McNeil-Lehrer Report” and now anchored by Judy Woodruff, while New York’s WNET has since 2013 produced the Saturday and Sunday editions of the program. Starting April 2, all seven days will be under the auspices of WETA, with Geoff Bennett, a former NBC News and MSNBC correspondent and anchor who was named the program’s chief Washington correspondent in November, taking the reins of a re-titled half-hour “PBS News Weekend.”“I think we are going to build on ‘NewsHour’s’ traditional mix of news and interviews and in-depth features,” says Bennett, in an interview.

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Ilana Glazer, who is best known for co-creating, showrunning, directing and starring in the hit comedy series Broad City, for representation.