HFPA Hires Diversity Consultant, Law Firms as Part of Reforms: ‘Still More Work to Be Done’

Andy Murray, the five-time singles champion, has made a triumphant return to the tennis courts.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe anthology Emmy category only lasted a year, but a variation of “outstanding dramatic program,” which mostly recognized individual episodes of anthologies such as “Hallmark Hall of Fame,” continued until the 1970s.Now, we’re in a new age of anthologies, spurred by filmmakers eager to tell their stories in episodic fashion (yes, I know, I grit my teeth every time another director claims they’re actually making a series of movies, or one 10-hour film,

Ready for anything. Dr. Sandra Lee has seen her fair share of skin conditions, but in season 6 of Dr. Pimple Popper, she will take on something she has never dealt with before.

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EXCLUSIVE: Mayans M.C. star JD Pardo is joining Chris Pratt in Amazon’s conspiracy-thriller series The Terminal List, based on Jack Carr’s bestselling novel, in a key recurring role.

Australian actress Samara Weaving is gathering quite the list of credits in a short time with the Blumhouse horror-comedy “Ready or Not,” playing the daughter of Alex Winter‘s Bill in “Bill & Ted Face The Music,” and has taken the role of Scarlett in Paramount Pictures‘ “G.I. Joe” franchise reboot “Snake Eyes.” Another high-profile project, Weaving, has joined Damien Chazelle‘s 1920s Hollywood film “Babylon,” according to Deadline.

The HFPA said today that it has hired a new diversity, equity and inclusion consultant and retained a pair of law firms to “independently investigate any reports that are made to the previously announced hotline that will allow anyone to report an incident, complaint, or allegation, including on an anonymous basis.”

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday that it has hired a team of experts in diversity, ethics and workplace legal issues to help meet its goal of reforming the organization that votes on the Golden Globes.Two outside law firms were hired on Monday to independently investigate reports made to the hotline that allows anyone to report incidents or complaints.

Last year, audiences were introduced to “Genera+ion” (“Generation“), HBO‘s answer to… well, some argued HBO’s “Euphoria,” Evidently there’s more than enough teen drama to go around, but to be fair, this is a show with a more playful vibe. Regardless, the series was interrupted by COVID-19 and those related issues; the sixteen-episode first season had to be broken up into two parts.

Ethan Shanfeld Tyner Rushing has booked a recurring guest star role alongside Chris Pratt in the upcoming thriller drama series “The Terminal List” for Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned exclusively.Tyner will play James Reece’s (Pratt) close friend Liz Riley, a former Army pilot, who is described as being “equal parts wit and warmth.” The character hails from Alabama, and her friends — especially James Reece — mean everything to her.

Kelly Osbourne has slammed plastic surgery rumours and said she has “never” had work done after fans theorised the star has gone under the knife.The TV personality, who recently admitted her rift with her sister Aimee, cleared the air after rumours began to surface following speculation that she had body alterations while getting glammed up for Fox’s New Year’s Eve Toast & Roast 2021.