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Ben Stiller has fond memories of Bob Saget. The late comedian had a tight bond with Ben and his family, especially his parents, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller. While chatting with ET's Rachel Smith, the actor recalls Bob's «warmth» and how he was there for him when his parents died.«Bob was incredibly respected in the comedy and acting world.

Drew and Jonathan Scott have just unleashed a hilarious new video on TikTok, and Kim Kardashian is the butt of their joke.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterTrailblazing host and producer B. Scott has signed with WME in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively.Last March, the longtime media personality became the first out, trans non-binary personality in the history of BET. They anchor and executive produce an after-show companion to the network original “Twenties,” created by Lena Waithe.B.

Zooey Deschanel, 42, and her boyfriend Jonathan Scott, 43, had a cordial meet with her ex-husband Jacob Pechenik, 49, while giving the producer he and Zooey’s two kids: Elsie Otter, 6, and Charlie Wolf, 4. The exes seemed friendly, and everyone looked like it was a pleasant and short meet up on Monday January 24 in the new photos, which you can see here, via DailyMail. Both Zooey and Jacob seemed like doting parents, while the actress gave the kids to their dad.

$25 million Apple paid for “CODA,” the $15 million Netflix paid for “Passing” or documentary-record $15 million Searchlight/Hulu paid for “Summer of Soul.”  There’s still plenty of time for dealmaking, but not much time for new films to grab the spotlight: All of the festival’s movies were programmed to launch in the first five days, with Monday’s lineup – which included “Emily the Criminal,” “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales,” “Dos Estaciones,” “The Janes” and “Am I OK?” – scheduled as the last of this year’s premieres.

Manori Ravindran International EditorLouverture Films, the production company founded by actor Danny Glover and Joslyn Barnes, is moving into television as well as animation, gaming and installation works. With two new principal partners in situ, the expansion has enlisted a host of creatives, including directors Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Lucrecia Martel.Co-founded by Glover and Barnes in 2005 — alongside long-time partners Susan Rockefeller and the Bertha Foundation’s Tony Tabatznik — the company has brought on board Sawsan Asfari and Jeffrey Clark as principal partners. Variety understands that the new partners will allow Louverture to access more funding resources.In addition, producer Karin Chien, who on Sunday delivered a rousing Sundance Institute Producing Fellows’ keynote, is becoming a partner and executive VP.

By It's a few minutes past 3 P.M. when Denée Benton calls with an apology. “You are my last interview of a long two press days,” she says.

Marvel series Secret Invasion.The Independent (via LeedsLive) noted that the veteran American actor dined out at the Da Sandro pizzeria over the weekend (January 22), where he also took a photo with a fan. The pizzeria’s own social media pages shared the photo, which can be seen below:A post shared by Da Sandro (@dasandrohuddersfield)In Secret Invasion, Jackson will reprise his role of Nick Fury, a character he has portrayed since 2008 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).Jackson was one of the first actors confirmed for the series alongside Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn and Canadian actor Cobie Smulders.

Dakota Fanning and Andrew Scott chat with the crew of their new show Ripley during a break from filming their show Ripley on Friday (January 21) in Venice, Italy.

Lady GaGa wants you to know the hottest scene in House of Gucci was left on the cutting room floor!

Lady Gaga caught everyone off guard when she described some steamy scenes that didn‘t make it into House of Gucci.During a U.K. cast conversation for the film, Gaga revealed that she pushed for a sex scene with her costar, Salma Hayek.The “Bad Romance” singer--who stars as Patrizia Reggiani--admitted in the clip that the sex scene with Hayek--who played TV psychic Giuseppina “Pina” Auriemma in the movie--never made it to the final cut of the movie.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorOlivier Bibas is to join the French pay TV giant Canal Plus as head of its fiction label Création Originale. As such, Bibas will be responsible for Canal Plus’ French drama and international co-productions.

K.J. Yossman HanWay Films have picked up comedy drama “Sweet Sue” from newcomer Leo Leigh with sales set to commence at the European Film Market in Berlin.Buyers will also be treated to footage at the market.

Gucci fashion has made many appearances in Hollywood, both in movies and on the red carpet. The actual story of Gucci is worthy of a movie of its own, and it finally got one in House of Gucci.

EXCLUSIVE: Ridley Scott didn’t have to look far to find a new president of his film company Scott Free. He has elevated Michael Pruss, who until now has been co-president of the company’s film division alongside Kevin Walsh, who left for a first-look producing deal at Apple.

Manori Ravindran International EditorCAA has hired former Plimsoll Productions executive Saul Goldberg as an agent with its Alternative Television division, based out of the U.K.Most recently, Goldberg oversaw the U.S. operations for Bristol-headquartered unscripted production company Plimsoll, which has expanded rapidly in recent years following the sale of a minority stake to British private equity firm LDC in 2019.

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