Duke Bootee, Co-Writer of Hip-Hop’s Iconic ‘The Message,’ Dies at 69

The Haunting of Alma Fielding, Kate Summerscale’s Baillie Gifford Prize-shortlisted novel, is to be adapted for television by New Pictures with writer Charlotte Stoudt (Fosse/Verdon) and director Minkie Spiro (The Plot Against America, Fosse/Verdon). Stoudt and Spiro are currently working together on an eight-part psychological thriller, Pieces of Her: an adaptation of the New York Times bestseller for Netflix, starring Toni Collette.

Nicki Minaj‘s father has sadly and suddenly died.

Nicki Minaj‘s dad Robert Maraj has tragically died after he was struck in a hit-and-run. HollywoodLife confirmed the sad news with Nassau County Police in New York, after he was hit by a car around 6pm on February 12. The 64-year-old was walking between Roslyn Road and Raff Avenue when he was hit by a car that then fled the scene. He was transported to hospital in critical condition, and sadly passed away over the weekend.

New York Magazine writer Jonathan Chait says Hollywood’s treatment of conservative actress Gina Carano is reminiscent of the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s.

New York Times documentary chronicling Spears's conservatorship, Asghari , “I have always wanted nothing but the best for my better half, and will continue to support her following her dreams and creating the future she wants and deserves.

UTA has signed cultural landmark the Apollo Theater in all areas.

The New York Times yesterday confirmed that Bootee – born Edward Fletcher – had passed away following heart failure at his home in Savanna, Georgia on January 13.A highly respected writer and performer, Bootee was best known for his work with Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

Fran Lebowitz!” I later squealed to my colleagues. “Who’s Fran Lebowitz?” they asked.

Mitchell Krauss, a Middle East correspondent for CBS News who was wounded in the 1981 assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, died on January 27 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in New York, near his home in Rhinebeck. He was 90 and died from kidney failure.

The Conners star and executive producer Sara Gilbert, Rob Huebel (Childrens Hospital), Leland Orser (Brand New Cherry Flavor), Lirtq Bent (Four Brothers), J.R. Cacia (Infidel), Tate Donovan (Respect) and Kevin Dunn have been cast opposite Chris Messina in HBO Max pilot Verbatim, an anthology series from Brett Weiner, Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films, Left/Right Productions and The New York Times.

South Korean actress and model Song Yoo-jung died on Saturday, January 23. She was 26.

Italian film producer Alberto Grimaldi, whose credits include The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly and Gangs of New York, has died. He was 95.

Ellise Shafer administratorAlberto Grimaldi, a film producer whose credits include the Spaghetti Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York,” has died. He was 95.Grimaldi’s son, Maurizio Grimaldi, confirmed his death to Variety, adding that his father died of natural causes.Born in Naples, Italy on March 28, 1925, Grimaldi originally studied law before starting his own production company, Produzioni Europee Associati, or P.E.A., in 1961.

NEW YORK -- Screenwriter Walter Bernstein, among the last survivors of Hollywood’s anti-Communist blacklist whose Oscar-nominated script for “The Front” drew upon his years of being unable to work under his own name, died Saturday.

NEW YORK -- Gregory Sierra, who had memorable roles in the 1970s sitcoms “Barney Miller" and “Sanford and Son," has died after battling cancer. He was 83.Sierra's widow, Helene, said Saturday in a phone interview with The Associated Press that the actor died on Jan.

NEW YORK -- Bob Avian, a Tony Award-winning choreographer who had a role in some of the most beloved and influential shows on Broadway, including “Dreamgirls,” “A Chorus Line,” “Follies” and “Miss Saigon,” has died.

NEW YORK -- Philip J. Smith, who rose from box office treasurer at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway to chairman and co-CEO of the theatrical giant Shubert Organization, has died from complications from COVID-19, according to his daughters.

Sylvain Sylvain, songwriter and founding guitarist with punk icons the New York Dolls, died Wednesday following a battle with cancer. He was 69.

The IFC Films documentary MLK/FBI from filmmaker Sam Pollard (Two Trains Runnin’, Eyes on the Prize) makes its debut in select theaters today as well as on demand. The release aligns with Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 18 and it is super relevant to America’s wild inequity and racist treatment of the Black community — specifically Black activists.