Democrats To Scale Back Convention With Smaller Milwaukee Venue And Virtual Events

Thea and her partner Global Boga had planned on naming their baby Reign.

Public media station WETA Washington, D.C. and the National Alliance on Mental Illness are teaming to host a one-hour virtual town hall to launch Well Beings, a public media campaign to address the health needs of Americans with a focus on the Youth Mental Health Project.

After Glee star Naya Rivera went missing on Wednesday night at Lake Piru in Ventura County, California, authorities have changed their mission from rescue to recovery. Rivera is now presumed to have drowned, and fans on social media have changed their posts from prayers to outrage.

Jay-Z‘s Team Roc have published an open letter calling for police in Milwaukee to prosecute and fire a police officer who has reportedly shot and killed three men over the last five years.Publishing the letter in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jay and his team called upon  Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm to take action against Wauwatosa Police Department officer Joseph Mensah – who is thought to have shot and killed Alvin Cole, Antonio Gonzales and Jay Anderson since 2015.“His

Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: Events are being completely redefined during COVID-19, with the word “virtual” becoming the driving concept at a time when physical gatherings are not possible.Navigating this 2020 landscape, Michael Sugar’s Sugar23 has teamed up with experiential agency Blue Revolver to bring to market new virtual event technology.

Two California Democrats in Orange County who called for the John Wayne Airport to be renamed are speaking out after the late American icon’s son, Ethan Wayne, came to his defense on Monday. Fred Smoller and Dr.

Peter White Television EditorABC is to shoot five pilots once production can safely resume and is rolling three projects to next year.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe network is picking up the cast options for the five projects that it has committed to producing this year through to September 30.This includes dramas Rebel, starring Katey Sagal and Andy Garcia and Delroy Lindo’s Harlem’s Kitchen, as well as comedies Bossy, which was formerly known as Kids Matter Now,

Charlize Theron had some words for Steven Seagal recently. The actress shouted out to the action star in a nasty way, claiming that he’s “overweight” and not nearly as good at Aikido as he claims.

Pride is being recognized amid the protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, which has become a stark reminder that these modern-day celebrations once started as a protest. “We were enraged because, in a sense, 2,000 years of repression built up in us.

Pupils and staff at Pinewood in Blackburn have been making the most of celebrations to say a fond farewell to the school’s primary sevens.The pupils should have been enjoying camp, graduation and a prom night, but unfortunately lockdown meant all this had to be cancelled.But to make sure the children enjoyed a proper send-off, the school organised a special virtual prom for them.Teacher Kirsty Reid explained: “To say that 2020 has not gone as planned is a pretty big understatement.“Senior’s

Charlize Theron called out famed actor Steven Seagal for being “overweight” and not as good at martial arts as he claims to be during a recent interview.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Democratic nominating convention will be dramatically scaled down this year, without the customary parties and with state delegations advised to stay home, the organizing committee announced on Wednesday.The committee unveiled plans for a “convention across America,” which will be anchored in Milwaukee but feature content from satellite locations around the country.“(C)onvention organizers are announcing today that they have determined state delegations

Charlize Theron isn’t holding back her thoughts on Steven Seagal.

Clare Crawley may still be waiting to film her season of “The Bachelorette” but the drama is still raging on.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticJason Segel, the creator, writer, director, producer and star of the innovative AMC series Dispatches From Elsewhere, said it straight out during Deadline’s Contenders Television virtual event: he is essentially playing himself.“My character starts out not knowing who he is and by the 10th episode I become Jason Segel – literally by name. I wanted to write something from my gut.

On June 17, CAA held a Town Hall event under its Amplify banner that saw agency brass, talent, activists and organizers discussing actionable steps that can be taken to create more equitable industries. Started in 2017, the Amplify Conferences are meant to bring together leaders from across entertainment, media, sports and tech for a series of panels and conversations to discuss the equity in Hollywood and beyond, with the overwhelming majority of attendees being people of color.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer“Graduate Together,” a virtual commencement ceremony featuring over 30 speeches from celebrities and world leaders, will qualify for the Primetime Emmy Awards in 11 categories, it was revealed this week.Should a nomination or eventual win come for the special, shot virtually from coronavirus quarantine, it will surely mark the strange and unprecedented time Hollywood is currently living and working through.