Jaclyn Smith Signs With BRS/Gage Talent Agency

K.J. Yossman Content studio Propogate, who are currently working on Netflix’s upcoming Anna Nicole Smith documentary, are opening a London office. The company has also appointed Catalina Ramirez and Dan Thunell to co-heads of Propagate International, the company’s global distribution arm. Ramirez has been upped from Propagate International’s vice president of sales and acquisitions. Her new role will include overseeing sales and distribution for LATAM, Asia, and Canada as well as development and production for the company’s Spanish-language content label Propagate Fuego. She will remain based in the L.A. office. Before joining Propogate in 2020, Ramirez worked at Gunpowder & Sky and Magnolia Pictures.

respective times they got attacked on stage this year. They dropped their assault-based sets during the Liverpool, UK leg of their current European standup tour, Deadline reported.“Did that s–t hurt?” Rock, 57, who went first, asked the audience regarding getting slapped by Will Smith at this year’s Oscars.

American democracy faces multiple threats – not from external forces as during the Cold War, but from within. A former president unwilling to acknowledge his defeat at the polls, conspiracy theories (unsupported by evidence) about a “stolen” election. Voter suppression. Minority rule.

Will Smith slapping him at this year’s Oscars. The 57-year-old comedian reportedly made the quip during a stand-up show in Arizona last Sunday when he revealed he had turned down an offer to host next year’s Academy Awards. Rock was infamously slapped by Will Smith at this year’s Oscars after making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith while presenting an award.

EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning Senegalese filmmaker Alice Diop (Saint Omer) has signed with CAA for representation.

Former American Idol winner Samantha Diaz has been hospitalized for a mystery illness.

A new musical written by Anna Deavere Smith and featuring music from the Ella Fitzgerald songbook is currently in development. Ella: An American Miracle will receive an Aug. 25-Sept. 21 work session, with Tony-winner Dee Dee Bridgewater and Charity Angél Dawson portraying the iconic singer at different points in her life.

Will Smith sparked a huge reaction with his latest comical post as he continued his return to Instagram on Wednesday.The actor, 53, first made his comeback to social media over the weekend, with a terrifying tarantula video, nearly five months after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars over a quip about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss.READ: A look into Will Smith's upcoming rolesSeemingly not disheartened by the fall-out of the incident, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star had no qualms poking fun at himself in front of his audience of 63.7million Instagram followers.WATCH: Will Smith reappears months after Chris Rock Oscars slap In the new clip, the American rapper looked stunned as a woman told him: "They’re going to try belittle you, they’re going to try salvestize your name, they’re going to try to do anything they can to destroy you."Alongside the clip, Will wrote: "Nobody likes having their name salvestized!"SEE: Chris Rock responds to Will Smith's apologyWOW: Will Smith's family celebrate special milestone involving his nephewHis celebrity friends and fans alike were quick to share they were amused by the post and so far received 340,112 likes. Among the comments, many welcomed the actor back and one fan even claimed it was the "funniest" social media return campaign.

Oscars slap earlier this year.After Chris Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, the actor took to the stage and hit the comedian across the face.Q Scores has since provided data to Variety regarding star power and appeal, showing Smith’s ratings had been declining since the Oscars.The database had polled roughly 1,800 US consumers about various celebrities, with Smith often ranking in the Top 10 of positively rated actors.Smith’s score reportedly went from a 39 to a 24 between January and July 2022, as Q asks for two polls per year.Q Scores executive vice president Henry Schafer called Smith’s trajectory this year on their site results “a very significant and precipitous decline”.The negative ratings for Smith significantly increased, climbing from less than 10 to 26 – the average score usually sits around 16 or 17, according to the aggregator.Jada Pinkett Smith’s score was also affected, with her positive score falling from 13 to 6 and her negative score rising from 29 to 44.Last month, Smith posted an apology video addressing his altercation with Rock at the Oscars.

slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars but, ultimately, it’s his own public image that has taken a hit. Data outlining Q Scores — which measure celebrities’ star power and appeal — shows that Smith’s numbers greatly declined in the months following his actions that led to his resignation from the Academy, Variety reported on Thursday.Before the slap, the 53-year-old “Pursuit of Happyness” star usually ranked in the top five or 10 of America’s most positively rated actors in the surveys, which are conducted every January and July.

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed the Emmy-winning husband-and-wife filmmaking team of Bryan Storkel and Amy Bandlien Storkel, as well as their non-scripted production company, Sidestilt Films.

Just as New Hope Club scored a hugely-successful Top 5 album with their self-titled debut in February 2020, the global pandemic abruptly halted the group's promotional plans.

EXCLUSIVE: Irish actor Anthony Boyle has signed with WME for representation.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Bullet Train,” a John Wick-ian romp with Brad Pitt in the aisle seat, arrived in theaters with a $30.1 million opening weekend. That’s enough to top the domestic box office chart, but it’s only a so-so result given “Bullet Train’s” $90 million price tag and Pitt’s star power.

Brittney Griner to nine years in a penal colony after she pled guilty to drug charges. Griner was arrested in February after officials found cannabis oil in her luggage.