By Tom Grater
18.03.2020 - 01:01 / variety.com
In the wake of dozens of film and television productions abruptly shutting down amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, several organizations and high-profile showrunners — Greg Berlanti, Shonda Rhimes, David Benioff, Julie Plec, Damon Lindelof, Lisa Joy and Jonah Nolan — have come together to fund a relief effort for Hollywood’s support staffers, a low-paid group that often goes overlooked.
Of the nearly dozen assistants who spoke with Variety in recent days, many expressed fear and uncertainty
.By Tom Grater
By Naman Ramachandran
Miley Cyrus has helped executives at MAC Cosmetics announce a $10 million (£8.1 million) donation towards local organisations in the fight against coronavirus.
By Dave McNary
By David Robb
Leonardo DiCaprio has teamed up with Oprah Winfrey to raise $15 million (£12.1 million) to keep poor Americans fed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Laurene Powell Jobs and Oprah Winfrey on Thursday donated millions of dollars to help launch America's Food Fund, to help the most at-risk people during the COVID-19 crisis. DiCaprio and Powell Jobs donated a joint $5 million and Apple gave another $5 million to a GoFundMeweb page; Winfrey donated another $1 million; and the Ford Foundation also put in $1 million.
Sony Corp. said Thursday that it will launch a $100 million fund to support those around the world affected by the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
By Nancy Tartaglione
Japan’s entertainment and technology giant Sony has unveiled a $100 million fund to support people around the world affected by the coronavirus.
Professional Canadian artists struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic just got some good news.
Elon Musk is continuing to lend a helping hand.
By David Robb
By David Robb
There's nothing on TV quite like Grey's Anatomy. The medical soap from creator Shonda Rhimes officially became the longest-running of its kind on primetime television in February 2019.
With a continued lack of clarity about how the government plans to aid those workers hit hardest by coronavirus-related work stoppages, several institutions are pledging money to help those most affected in Hollywood.
With a continued lack of clarity about how the government plans to aid those workers hit hardest by novel-coronavirus-related work stoppages, several institutions are pledging money to help those most effect in Hollywood. Netflix announced Friday that it’s set up a $100 million relief fund for out-of-work production professionals, including the hundreds of thousands of crew and cast without jobs.