John Woo Develops Historical Drama ‘Dean Lung’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Radio presenter and television personality Maya Jama is reported to have split from fiancé and professional basketball player Ben Simmons. Maya, 27, is thought to have called time on her relationship with the 26-year-old Australian star last month after dating for a year. It was a fast-moving relationship, with the once-loved up couple dating, getting engaged and breaking up, all in the space of 12 months.

Judith Durham, an Australian folk music icon whose voice graced several international hits with her group, The Seekers, has died at 79.

John Legend has said that Donald Trump is the reason why he and Kanye West aren’t as close friends any more.The singer-songwriter said in a new interview that their political divisions proved to be too much to maintain their friendship as strongly following years of creative collaborations.Legend told The Axe Files podcast: “[Kanye and I] aren’t friends as much as we used to be. I honestly think because we publicly disagreed on his running for office, his supporting Trump, I think it became too much for us to sustain our friendship, honestly.”West was one of the producers on Legend’s 2004 debut album ‘Get Lifted’ and released the record on his own GOOD Music label.

John Legend recently revealed how Kanye West's vocal support for Donald Trump, and his subsequent run for office in 2020, drove a wedge in their friendship.«We aren’t friends as much as we used to be,» Legend said during an appearance on podcast with CNN's David Axelrod. «I honestly think because we publicly disagreed on his running for office, his supporting Trump. I think it became too much for us to sustain our friendship.»West raised eyebrows for his overt support of Trump during his controversial term as president — which included publicly rocking Trump's signature MAGA hat and meeting with Trump in the Oval Office.All of this did not sit well with Legend, who — along with his wife, Chrissy Teigen — were among the most outspoken celebrity critics of Trump.However, Legend said he believes it was West's run for president in 2020, and Legend's refusal to support said run, that was the final nail in the coffin for their decades-long friendship.«He was upset that I didn’t support his run for presidency of the United States of America — for understandable reasons,» Legend explained.

visiting him in the Oval Office.The rapper believed by trusting God he could lead American politics, furthermore announcing his 2020 presidential campaign on Twitter under the Birthday Party, according to the Hill.West didn’t appreciate the lack of support he received from loved ones while on the campaign trail.“He was upset that I didn’t support his run for presidency of the United States of America — for understandable reasons,” Legend said.The brotherhood was straining for him. “I think it became too much for us to sustain our friendship, honestly,” he said.“Like, he’s been pretty upfront with his opinions, his struggles, all the things that he’s dealing with.

The relationship between Dana Walden and John Landgraf has long been subject of corporate intrigue. The superstar TV executives had run on parallel tracks at Fox and continued to do so after they both made the transition to Disney following the 2019 acquisition until this past June. The shocking dismissal of Peter Rice, which was followed by Walden’s elevation to his post as Chairman of Disney General Entertainment, changed the dynamic between the two veteran executives, with one of them (Landgraf) reporting to the other (Walden) for the first time since Landgraf joined FX in 2004.

EXCLUSIVE: Rick Gonzalez (Arrow, Coach Carter) and Brent Antonello (Pam & Tommy, A Jazzman’s Blues) have joined the cast of NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime for Season 3. The duo will portray NYPD detectives assigned to the Organized Crime unit.

Song of the season? Singer/songwriter and pop sensation Jena Rose just released her new song and video “Being Good Is Boring” — and it’s a bonafide bop. 

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning screenwriters Bobby Moresco (Crash) and Nick Vallelonga (Green Book) have partnered with Midnight Run scribe George Gallo and John Gotti Jr. to develop the series Betrayal examining Gambino crime family boss John Gotti and the Fall of La Cosa Notra.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American right to Genevieve Adams’ dramedy Simchas and Sorrows, along with worldwide rights to Peter Curtis Pardini’s doc The Last Band on Stage, and North American rights to Jaclyn Bethany’s queer thriller, The Falling World. The Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company will release the former title at the Laemmle Soho in Los Angeles on September 16, and on all major digital and VOD platforms on the 20th. Pardini’s film will hit VOD and theaters in three cities on September 30, with Bethany’s indie unspooling on VOD on October 18.