FX Taps Chika Chukudebelu Igwilo as Senior Vice President of Development

As part of the restructuring, the WGA East Council now consists of 20 members: 12 writers who work in film, television and streaming; five writers from online media, and three from broadcast and cable news media. In addition, each of these three sectors will have a vice president representing them in leadership.

Sara David, running unopposed, has been elected vice president of the WGA East representing online media members, and Kathy McGee beat two other candidates to become vice president representing members working in the broadcast/cable/streaming news sector.

"Chicago Fire" was forced to stop production after shots were fired nearby where the NBC show was filming Wednesday, the Chicago Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital. Authorities responded to the scene shortly after 1:45 p.m. when an "unknown offender, armed with a handgun shot at a group of people standing in the 5900 block of W.

Filming on “Chicago Fire” came to a halt after a shooting close to the set on Wednesday, Sept. 8.

Grammy-winning singer R. Kelly was found guilty in Chicago today on six of 13 counts related to child pornography and luring underage girls to have sex with him, according to Reuters. Each child pornography conviction carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in Chicago.

local report, the full cast was on-scene, and three cameras were rolling when the gunfire broke out around 1:45 p.m. CT. The incident took place as exterior shots were being filmed at A.A.

Thania Garcia A Chicago federal jury found R. Kelly guilty on Wednesday of three counts of child pornography for filming himself sexually abusing his then-14-year-old goddaughter. According to the Chicago Tribune, of the indictment’s 13 charges, Kelly was also found guilty of three counts of child sex trafficking through coercion and enticement. He was acquitted on charges that he conspired to obstruct justice in his 2002 Cook County case. Additionally, he was acquitted on two counts of receiving child pornography and one count of conspiring to receive child pornography. There were two co-defendants in the proceedings, former employees Milton “June” Brown and Derrel McDavid. Both were acquitted of all charges, including that they had conspired to receive child pornography, and that McDavid conspired to obstruct justice.

R. Kelly was convicted Wednesday of six of the 13 charges he faced at his federal trial in Chicago, while his two co-defendants and former associates were acquitted of all charges.Kelly was found guilty of three child pornography counts, and three counts of enticing minors for sex, but acquitted of seven other charges, including obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to receive child pornography.Co-defendants Derrell McDavid and Milton «June» Brown were acquitted of all charges.Kelly, 55, was accused of enticing five girls for sex, and conspiring with two former associates to cover up his sex crimes by buying back incriminating videotapes.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Myriad Pictures has acquired the international rights to “Zátopek,” Czech Republic’s 94th Academy Award Best International Feature Film submission. Gravitas Ventures has North American rights to the feature. The deal was negotiated between John McGrath of UTA, on behalf of the producers, and Scott Bedno, senior vice president of sales and acquisitions at Myriad Pictures. “Zátopek” is about the greatest Czech athlete of all time, four-time Olympic champion Emil Zátopek. It is the seventh film by prolific Czech director David Ondříček. His film “In the Shadow” was the Czech Oscar submission in 2012.

Chevy Chase donned in the late '70s and '80s. Following his breakout turn as an original cast member, the actor and comedian went on to become a major comedic leading man, with a stretch of films that included, the National Lampoon series, and, of course, .So, when Jon Hamm signed on to embody the same character that Chase made a comedy icon in 1985's  and 1989's — based on the book series by Gregory Mcdonald — he wanted to pay tribute to the actor and comedian as a «tremendous fan,» without attempting to recreate his performance in any way.«Chevy's contribution to this franchise and to those first two movies are so particular to what he does, that had there been any attempt to do a Chevy Chase impression or anything like that, I would have almost felt like stealing,» Hamm shared with ET ahead of the release of«Like, I’m not going to steal those bits — those are his bits… What we really wanted to do was bring these characters and bring these stories to a completely new generation.» «The one thing we did as a very significant nod to Chevy was keep the Lakers hat,» he noted.

Chris Cash, the founder and Publisher Emeritus of Georgia Voice, has been named to the LGBTQ Journalists Hall of Fame.

Former Las Vegas Raiders president Dan Ventrelle is heading to WWE as executive vice president of talent, the company announced Thursday. Maurice F.

Andrew Wallenstein President and Chief Media Analyst The legacy of Steve Jobs lives on in the company he founded, according to the people who knew him best. Apple CEO Tim Cook, former design chief Jony Ive and Emerson Collective founder Laurene Powell Jobs gathered Wednesday at the Code Conference in Los Angeles to remember Jobs, hours after the company unveiled iPhone 14 and other products.  “I think at Apple I believe and hoped that he would be proud of a day like this when we bring out a lot of innovations that are very much on the principles that he articulated so well,” said Cook in a joint interview moderated by Kara Swisher. 

is heating up when season 11 begins later this month!NBC's firefighter procedural picks up right where the finale left off when a mysterious SUV pulls up to the cabin newlyweds Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) and Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) were honeymooning at, leaving their fates up in the air. Though it appears both Severide and Kidd make it out safely (whew!), the official synopsis for the premiere episode certainly doesn't ease minds, hinting that the couple had to endure hardships as they're met «by a dangerous person from their past.»Whatever went down at the cabin will be revealed in due time, but to tide everyone over until then, ET exclusively premieres a new photo from the explosive season 11 premiere, which sees a uniformed Severide and fellow Firehouse 51 team member Joe Cruz (Joe Minoso) reporting to a chaotic scene at a wedding reception gone awry when pyrotechnics accidentally sets the party tent ablaze.“Season 11 blasts off with a relentless pace, starting right where we left Severide and Kidd last season -- and the episode never lets up for the full hour.

Zooey Deschanel and Casey Affleck are stepping out to support their new movie.

Woke up this morning, got myself a ticket to The Sopranos Official Convention.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Chika Chukudebelu Igwilo has joined FX as senior vice president of development Chukudebelu Igwilo joins FX from HBO Max, where she most recently served as vice president of original programming, drama. In her new role, she will report to Gina Balian and Nick Grad, co-presidents of original programming at FX. “Chika is an extraordinarily talented creative executive with a proven track record of discovering and nurturing talent and guiding projects to success in an incredibly competitive environment,” said Grad and Balian. “We are honored to add such a gifted creative executive to our development team, building on the strength of the team to continue FX’s tradition of fearless storytelling.”

Chika Chukudebelu Igwilo has joined FX as senior vice president of development. She will report to Gina Balian and Nick Grad, the presidents of original programming.