Hit with #MeToo revolt, Blizzard Entertainment chief is out

EXCLUSIVE: Senior UTA talent and packaging agent Rob Lee is segueing to the talent management side of the business. Lee is joining Mainstay Entertainment’s founding partners, Norman Aladjem, Ray Moheet, Derek Van Pelt and Sanaz Yamin as a partner. Lee already shares several clients with Mainstay including creator Dan Patterson (Whose Line is it Anyway, Mock the Week) and eight-time Grammy winner Philip Lawrence (Come Dance With Me).

Japan’s Oricon News.According to Oricon, Chiba died Thursday in Chiba Prefecture Kimitsu hospital from pneumonia caused by COVID-19. He had been hospitalized since August 8.Chiba, a skilled martial artist, starred in dozens of films and television shows since the early ’60s.

Tess Romero might be 14 years old, but she knows her purpose in life and makes sure everything she desires becomes a reality.

Michaela Strachan has shared details of a horrific night she spent nursing her two dogs back to health after they were poisoned with crystal meth.The 55 year old presenter, who lives in Cape Town, South Africa, took to her Instagram feed to share a photo of her furry friends Rio and Timmy wrapped up in blankets as they rested following eating something dodgy during their walk.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorCelebrity chef Matthew Kenney is expanding his plant-based culinary empire to meal delivery. XFood is a collaboration between Kenney and e-commerce company PlantX, of which he is culinary chief officer.“Our goal is to always reach as many people with plant-based options as possible,” says Kenney, who launched the first of his many vegan restaurants almost 30 years ago.

The Cajun chicken wasn’t the only thing that was a little bit spicy at Le Bilboquet on Saturday night. Claudine De Niro caused a scene at the fancy Hamptons restaurant, we’re told, by confronting a woman who she accused of taking her boyfriend Cuba Gooding Jr.’s phone number.

Not holding back. Ben Robinson has a few thoughts about Mathew Shea‘s exit from Below Deck Mediterranean earlier this season, and he knows what he would have done if he were in Captain Sandy Yawn‘s position.

UPDATED with corrected information (see below): Whoopi Goldberg, Matt Dillon, Mia Farrow, Liam Neeson, Diane Keaton, Mark Hamill, Nick Nolte and George Takei are part of an an all-star lineup of SAG-AFTRA members who have endorsed Matthew Modine for president of the union, and Joely Fisher, his running mate, for secretary-treasurer.

Whoopi Goldberg, Matt Damon, Mia Farrow, Liam Neeson, Diane Keaton, Mark Hamill, Nick Nolte and George Takei are part of an an all-star lineup of SAG-AFTRA members who have endorsed Matthew Modine for president of the union, and Joely Fisher, his running mate, for secretary-treasurer.

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Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack is stepping down from his role, following a lawsuit served to the company alleging widespread sexual harassment.The announcement comes from Blizzard itself, saying in a statement that Brack will be “stepping down” to be replaced by a leadership team of Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra.“To all members of the Blizzard Community,” the statement read.

EXCLUSIVE:  Baby Driver and Hobbs & Shaw actress Eiza González and Oscar nominated, Emmy winning director Matthew Heineman and Linden Entertainment have partnered with the Estate of iconic Mexican film star, Maria Felix, to bring her story to life. The team are currently looking for a Latin American writer to adapt Felix’s life for the screen.

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. could be on the hook for millions of dollars in damages after failing to respond to a lawsuit that accused him of raping a woman in New York City in 2013.

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. could be on the hook for millions of dollars in damages after failing to respond to a lawsuit that accused him of raping a woman in New York City in 2013.

EXCLUSIVE: Talent agency veteran William Lowery has departed Endeavor Content to launch Brigade Media Capital, Deadline has learned.

Mena Suvari is sharing some intimate details about her past struggle with drug addiction and the party lifestyle she fell into as a young Hollywood actress.  The actress is best known for her award-winning role in "American Beauty" as a teenage cheerleader who becomes the object of a middle-aged man’s affection, played by Kevin Spacey.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterMark Ebner woke up on Friday and was startled to see news about Dillon Jordan, a 49-year-old movie producer who was arrested on charges that he had used his movie company as a front for a wide-ranging prostitution ring.“It was like Christmas in July,” Ebner told Variety. “They finally got this guy.”Ebner is a journalist who has written extensively about the underbelly of the entertainment industry on his website, HollywoodInterrupted.com.

Gloria Estefan is calling for global support for the people of Cuba. 

Gloria Estefan is calling on the United States and other international democratic countries to help the Cuban people.