It’s Time for the Grammys to Abolish the 33% Rule (Guest Column)

Dr. Andrew R.

Editor’s Note: As we saw last weekend from Deadline’s coverage of Jay Baker losing his position as longtime CAA agent after sending manager Jewerl Keats Ross a Menace II Society movie clip depicting a crack addict willing to perform a sexual favor because he was so desperate to feed his habit, we are in a moment of heightened sensitivity that leaves everyone in Hollywood standing upon a trap door that can be triggered by a single insult or misdeed.

The slew of recent allegations against Joss Whedon from women of Buffy and Angel, shows he created and directed, are heartbreaking. Actor Charisma Carpenter’s brave statement set off a chain reaction, with others following suit including Amber Benson and Michelle Trachtenberg, who was a teenager at the time.

Lisa Riley's 'Emmerdale' wedding dress is inspired by 'Bridgerton' and 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK'. The 44-year-old star's character Mandy Dingle is set to get married to gambling addict Paul Ashdale (Reece Dinsdale) next week, and she's opened up on the pop culture inspirations behind her gown.

Moky Makura Guest ColumnistNothing new to see here, move along.Like the stereotypical narratives we have come to expect from Hollywood about Africa, “Coming 2 America” offers nothing new to audiences despite the 33 years that separate the original from the sequel.The fictional country of Zamunda is a mixed bag of persistent stereotypes about African poverty, disease, conflict, poor leadership and hypersexual women who lack agency, all coated in Eddie Murphy’s brand of slapstick comedy that uses

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorI’ve often been told that I’m not Asian enough. Not white enough.

Just about one year ago, I left my office on the Sony lot in Culver City around 8 p.m. on a Tuesday night, expecting to return the next morning to pick up again on the latest Sisyphean tasks.

Mental health and meditation app Calm and Universal Music Group have teamed up for a new ‘Sleep Remix Series’.The release, which arrives on World Sleep Day this Friday (March 19), features specially created remixes of huge pop songs from Universal artists, designed to help listeners fall to sleep.The remixes, which last 60 minutes each and are specially composed to assist sleeping, are based on tracks from Ariana Grande, Kacey Musgraves, Katy Perry, Post Malone and more.See the full tracklisting

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAdrien Brody will play legendary basketball coach Pat Riley in HBO’s upcoming drama series about the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s, Variety has learned. The untitled series was ordered at HBO in December 2019.

A major question about Adam McKay’s untitled Lakers series for HBO — Who will play Pat Riley — has been answered. Oscar winner Adrien Brody has been tapped to star as the former Los Angeles Lakers head coach in the drama series based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.

Grammys 2021 took place yesterday and was a major trending topic, specifically, for their treatment towards BTS.

direct to your inboxBTS fans have hit out at the Grammy awards after suggesting the boy band were 'snubbed'.The seven-strong member band made history by becoming the first K-pop act to be nominated in a major category at the 63rd annual ceremony.BTS' track Dynamite was up for best pop duo/group performance against Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift.But they ultimately lost out to Rain On Me by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande.And the boy band's passionate "Army" fanbase were not happy and took to social

A few days back, Zayn Malik had taken to his Twitter page to sound off on the Grammys stating, "Unless you shake hands and send gifts, there’s no nomination considerations." In another tweet, clarifying his controversial statement, Zayn explained how his tweet, "was not personal or about eligibility but was about the need for inclusion and the lack of transparency of the nomination process and the space that creates and allows favoritism, racism, and networking politics to influence the voting

While initially scheduled to take place on January 31, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic once again rained on everyone's parade with Grammys 2021 being shifted to a new date; today, i.e. March 15, IST.

The 2021 Grammy Awards were handed out in a hybrid-live ceremony in Los Angeles. In awards handed out before the telecast, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Megan thee Stallion, Justin Bieber, Beyonce, Blue Ivy, Fiona Apple, Body Count, “JoJo Rabbit,” Tiffany Haddish, Rachel Maddow, Billie Eilish, The Strokes, and Brittany Howard, were among the early winners.

Editors Note: For the latest in Deadline’s A Year of Covid series looking back at the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic, Time’s Up boss Tina Tchen surveys the damage the lockdown inflicted on women in the workforce, and some of the steps we can take to begin rebuilding in a healthy and inclusive way.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorI worry a lot about my parents these days.It used to be the other way around; they’d be the ones nitpicking at me, always finding something to fuss about whenever I visited home.

Editors note: Oscar winner Laura Dern is executive producer of the Oscar-shortlisted animated short film If Anything Happens I Love You, which depicts a couple attempting to move through their daily lives in the aftermath of their daughter’s death in a school shooting — while devastating, the film also instills hope. Dern and Sandy Hook Promise co-founder Nicole Hockley penned a guest column for Deadline exploring our current moment in the face of the continued gun violence in America.

Editor’s Note: Brian Tee has become a notable face of Asian Hollywood, providing representation to a community that has been wildly been underrepresented and, on more than one occasion, misrepresented. He has appeared in big banner films such as The Wolverine, Jurassic World, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.