Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 Reaches Tentative Agreement With AMPTP For New Contract Covering Location Managers

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate is finalizing a deal to acquire a minority stake in London and LA-based management and production company 42, we can reveal.

Happy in Hudson! Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski have settled into their new normal since relocating their brood to a farm in upstate New York.

The LA Pride Parade will take place in Hollywood, returning to the area where it began more than 50 years ago.

Zoe Saldaña is opening up about the highs and lows of her career in Hollywood, including the time her former manager encouraged her to change her name in the early days of her success.“When I did Center Stage, I remember being discouraged by my management at that time to use my name,” the actress revealed during her recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, explaining that “their intention was never for me to stop being who I was.

Just like the SXSW world premiere of The Lost City was a homecoming for Sandra Bullock who lives here down in Austin, it marked a return for brothers Adam and Aaron Nee who jumpstarted their filmmaking careers at cinephile fest with the 2006 movie The Last Romantic. 

Lindsay Dougherty will succeed Steve Dayan as leader of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399, making her the first woman to ever hold the local’s top post.

As events continue to play out, “Z” has instantly become the most ominous symbol in the world’s culture and economy.

Scott Disick appears to be quite smitten with his new girlfriend Holly Scarfone, as the pair continued their romance on the California coast after a quick getaway to Paris. The reality star, 38, and the fledgling Instagram model, 23, were spotted enjoying a night out in Hollywood on Thursday (March 10). Scott kept a low-profile in a black baseball cap, while Holly dared to impress in a skintight minidress, as seen in photos here, via Daily Mail.

Zack Sharf Zoe Saldaña revealed in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly that her former management team “discouraged” her from using her real name once she landed her first major acting role in the 2000 teen drama “Center Stage.” The actor stressed that her team was not trying to be malicious at the time. Saldaña starred in the Nicholas Hytner-directed drama as Eva Rodriguez, a smart aleck dancer from Boston.

Zoe Kravitz said she felt "a little uncomfortable" on location in Monterey, California, while filming "Big Little Lies." "There were a few moments where I felt a little uncomfortable because it is such a White area," Kravitz, 33, told The Guardian. "Just weird racist people in bars and things like that," Kravitz said when asked by the outlet to elaborate on what she meant.

Lily-Rose Depp is spending some quality time with her boyfriend!

Sunday marked the 25th anniversary of the death of Brent Hershman, the second assistant cameraman on Pleasantville who was killed March 6, 1997, when he fell asleep at the wheel and slammed his car into a utility pole while driving home after working a 19-hour day – which had been preceded by four 15-hour days in a row. His death sparked industry-wide demands for shorter workdays and inspired a 2006 documentary by legendary filmmaker Haskell Wexler.

Sherri Shepherd is making her wishlist of guests for the first season of her upcoming talk show Sherri, premiering in September. And she would “of course” welcome Wendy Williams as a guest on the show.

Wilson Chapman editorAunjanue Ellis, Quinta Brunson, Nia Long and Chanté Adams will be the honorees at the Black Women in Hollywood awards, Essence announced Wednesday.Now in its 15th year, the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards honors Black female actors, creators and entertainers in the entertainment industry. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Damson Idris (“Snowfall”) and will be commemorated by Essence magazine via a story in the March/April issue and special digital-exclusive covers for each honoree.“For 15 years, our Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards has heralded the strengths and accomplishments of Black women who are making an impact in Hollywood,” Essence CEO Caroline Wanga said in a statement.

Sasha Urban editorThe Hollywood Critics Association held its fifth annual awards on Monday in-person at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, Calif.Siân Heder’s “CODA,” which won for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at the SAG Awards Sunday, took the top award for best picture, with Heder winning for adapted screenplay and Troy Kotsur winning for supporting actor. The HCA also honored the cast of the film with a spotlight award, while the best cast ensemble award went to the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast.”“Dune” led the evening with four awards, including the best director tie between Denis Villeneuve and “Power of the Dog” helmer Jane Campion.

Hollywood Teamsters Local 399’s Lindsay Dougherty has been named director of the Teamsters Motion Picture and Theatrical Trades Division, which represents thousands of Teamsters working in film, television, commercials, and live theater across the U.S. and Canada.

Bill Paxton’s widow and children have reached a partial settlement of their wrongful-death lawsuit, with an anesthesiologist medical group agreeing to pay $1 million.

Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy‘s clash on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road will go down as one of the most talked about feuds in Hollywood.