Hollywood Is Making Diversity Progress on Streaming But Not Theatrical, UCLA Study Shows

Meghan Markle could land prominent acting roles after hiring a well-known Hollywood dealmaker, a PR expert has said. The Duchess of Sussex, 41, who rose to fame starring as Rachel Zane in US legal drama Suits, is working with respected industry “fixer” Adam Lilling, according to reports. Meghan and Prince Harry are said to have met Adam as Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi renewed their wedding vows in Los Angeles last month.

Multiple contestants have quit the show on American Idol this week.

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Fans were awestruck over the weekend after spotting Hollywood megastar Samuel L Jackson on a night out in Scotland over the weekend. The 74-year-old Pulp Fiction icon attended a bingo style rave on Saturday (April 1) in Glasgow.

Natasha Lyonne if she’s irritable today. She just quit smoking, which is no small feat for someone who’s so synonymous with the habit that there’s an Instagram account dedicated to the coolness of her taking a drag. “I’ve been putting it off for so long,” she tells me, pointing to the small Nicorette pack on the coffee table in her East Village apartment. “I’m naturally wired for self-destructive crutches. I fucking love a vice.” Though she admits there are “immense” consequences of raging nicotine withdrawal, the health benefits far outweigh the discomfort (at least, that’s what she’s telling herself).

@JENCOOLIDGE. She just made a surprise appearance to help us kick off the #GLAADawards (and these gays were not trying to kill her)And then an old friend of hers had their own surprise.

“Tetris.”Not the game of colorful blocks falling from the sky, but the new feature film about how the rights to “Tetris” were maneuvered out of the former Soviet Union by an American programmer and game developer named Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton). It’s a wild and deeply compelling story, the kind of Cold War caper that is even more incredible because it really happened. (Also, anyone who ever spent time with “Tetris” on the original Game Boy will be even more taken with the story.) Produced by “Kingsman” mastermind Matthew Vaughn, the movie has a decidedly poppy tone and visual aesthetic (embroidered with 8-bit flourishes) that makes it even more fun to watch.

now-viral photo featuring more than 50 prominent Black stars, including Tracee Ellis Ross, Michael B. Jordan, Laverne Cox and fellow Newark, New Jersey native Queen Latifah. “She’s somebody who lifted me up when I never thought anyone would,” Rodriguez says with pride.

Eight year old Dexter Ansell’s career is going from strength to strength as he has just landed a huge Hollywood role, two years after leaving ITV soap Emmerdale.The young star announced on his Instagram that he will star in The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, which will be released in November this year. He wrote to his 992 Instagram followers: “Thrilled to announce that I play Young President Snow in the hotly anticipated Hunger Games prequel 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes'. In cinemas WORLDWIDE Nov 17th.” Dexter continued: “A huge thank you to my wonderful agent for this golden opportunity”.

Zawe Ashton made her first public appearance since secretly giving birth to her first child as she attended the press night after party for Gone Too Far on Tuesday evening. The Fresh Meat star, 38, who welcomed a baby with fiancé Tom Hiddleston, 42, last October, looked chic in a leather-look midi dress.  Zawe, who has yet to disclose the name or sex of her child, added a pair of chunky black heels to her look.

Stephen Cree has spoken out about a major change to his character ahead of the new seventh series of Outlander.

Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana Barroso, looked great on Monday at the premiere of his film,  at Regency Village Theatre in West Hollywood — but it was their daughters who stole the show.The 52-year-old actor and his wife of 17 years were joined by their three daughters, Isabella, 16, Gia, 14, and Stella, 12, who posed next to their parents on the red carpet. Damon recently co-founded a production company called Artists Equity with Ben Affleck, who also attended the premiere with his wife, Jennifer Lopez.Air, directed by Affleck, tells the story of the sneaker brand, Nike, and Air Jordan's rise to fame.The new film features an all-star cast, including Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, and EGOT winner Viola Davis.Also at the premiere, Damon, Affleck, and Davis, all Oscar winners, posed together.The shoes — produced by American corporation Nike, Inc — were created for Hall of Fame former basketball player Michael Jordan during his time with the Chicago Bulls in 1984 and were released on April 1,1985.Although not directly involved with the film, Jordan met with Affleck prior to the start of production and gave the project his blessing. The casting of Davis was his idea.Damon plays sports executive Sonny Vaccaro, who is in charge of improving Nike's sales in their basketball division and works to sign rookie Jordan to a deal to wear their shoes.During the premiere, Damon jokingly spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier about his longstanding bitter rivalry with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who was also at the event.

Johnny Depp is one of the world's most famous and controversial actors, but he now spends his private life far away from Hollywood.The embattled Pirates of the Caribbean star — who battled ex Amber Heard in a much-talked-about defamation lawsuit last year — spends a lot of time in the UK, residing in his country house in Somerset.The talked-about star, who has laid low after that headline-making court case, gave an interview to Somerset Life over the weekend.WATCH: Inside Johnny Depp's family life - all you need to knowHe said: "I just love places with character. British people are cool and will greet you as if you are a neighbour — without going over the top.

Tribal Alliance Against Frauds is now demanding the Academy and the producer drop her “false claims” while activists insist she’s at best 1/2048th Cherokee.The group accuses her of profiting from usurping “real American Indian voices and perspectives” and being a fraudulent so-called “Pretendian.”Rae is married to another Hollywood producer, Russell Friedenberg, and the eldest of their three children is actress Johnny Sequoyah, who currently stars in the reboot of Dexter. Ironically, Rae was already caught up in the highest-profile “Pretendian” scandal to hit Hollywood.

Back when gyms were shut during the Covid-19 lockdowns, daily walks kept many of us moving. In 2020 people in England each walked an average of 220 miles and we’re still going strong, just as last summer’s viral hot girl walking trend proved when thousands of TikTok users took to social media to document themselves on four-mile long adventures. “Walking requires no equipment or real experience, so it’s suitable for all fitness levels,” says Samuel Quinn, personal training lead at Nuffield Health.

"Shazam! Fury of the Gods" actor Djimon Hounsou confessed that Hollywood life isn’t all it's cut out to be.  After acting in the industry for more than 30 years, Hounsou revealed he felt slighted by the Hollywood pay and said he's faced challenges with money. "I’m still struggling to try to make a dollar!" he expressed during an interview with The Guardian.  "I’ve come up in the business with some people who are absolutely well off and have very little of my accolades.

Never Give A Sucker An Even Break was a 1941 movie from W.C. Fields. But it could have been the theme to Bill Maher’s Real Time on Friday night.

Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero believes there is a 50 per cent chance of Lionel Messi returning to Barcelona before retiring.

according to the trade body IFPI.In addition, sales of physical formats rose by 4%, generating $4.6bn (£3.7bn) in revenues. Almost half of that figure (49.8%) came from Asia, where buying CDs and vinyl as souvenirs is a staple of the “idol” culture of Japan and South Korea.Performance royalties also rose by 8.6% to $2.5bn (£2.04bn), surpassing pre-pandemic levels.However, record labels are pushing for prices to rise to increase the industry’s income from streaming services.

EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber and Zeitgeist Films have picked up North American rights to Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy — a new documentary on the making of the iconic John Schlesinger film, from acclaimed documentarian Nancy Buirski (The Loving Story).