Laurane Sheehan, Veteran Entertainment Publicist and Event Planner, Dies at 61

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentCarlos Marin, the ever smiling and sharply dressed baritone powerhouse of multi-national quartet Il Divo, died Sunday of COVID complications. He was 53.After feeling ill, Marin had been hospitalized on Dec.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions have snapped up U.S. rights to the dramatic thriller Alice, which will make its world premiere next month at the Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Krystin Ver Linden, follwoing its world premiere at the festival, the film will released theatrically on Mar. 18, 2022.  

2PM member Chansung has announced several big changes to come in 2022.Earlier today (December 15), the singer and actor took to Instagram to share his plans to depart from long-time agency JYP Entertainment in 2022 with a handwritten letter.

Ken Kragen, producer of Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, among others, organizer of humanitarian projects including “We Are The World” and “Hands Across America and personal manager to Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie and many others, died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Brentwood, CA, a family spokesperson announced. He was 85.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBrooke Bowman has been promoted to executive vice president of drama development and programming at Fox Entertainment.She succeeds Charlie Andrews in the role, with Andrews exiting the company. The parting with Andrews is said to be on good terms, with his contract simply coming to an end.Bowman was previously senior vice president in the Fox drama department.

EXCLUSIVE: Waka waka… Shakira is fronting a new dance competition format for NBC.

Les Emmerson, the singer and songwriter of the 1970s group Five Man Electrical Band who had a massive 1971 radio hit with the counterculture anthem “Signs,” died Dec. 10 of Covid-19 at a hospital in his native Ottawa. He was 77.

The Coachella Music Festival — including event producer Goldenvoice — filed a trademark- infringement lawsuit today against Live Nation Entertainment over a competitive event produced by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians called “Coachella Day One 22,” which is now advertised on Live Nation’s Ticketmaster marketplace.

EXCLUSIVE: Fox Entertainment has acquired MarVista Entertainment, the prolific independent studio which produces and distributes original movies for traditional and streaming networks worldwide. No one would comment but sources pegged the value of the deal at over $100 million.

Steve Bronski, a cofounding member of the British synth-pop trio Bronski Beat, died Thursday. The BBC reported his age as 61. No cause of death or other details were given.

Michael Nesmith, the wool-capped singer and guitarist of The Monkees, died today from natural causes, his family has announced. He was 78.

Denis O’Brien, best known for producing the comedy Monty Python’s Life of Brian with former Beatle George Harrison, died Dec. 3 in a Swindon, UK hospital. He was 80 and passed from intra-abdominal sepsis, his daughter said.

An exercise disaster. After the Sex and the City revival chose to kill off Mr. Big with a Peloton bike induced heart attack, the company is clearing up the facts when it comes to who is responsible for the shocking death.

Lina Wertmüller, the Italian filmmaker who made history in 1977 when she became the first woman to be nominated for the Best Director Oscar, has died at the age of 93.

Robbie Shakespeare, whose influential work as a bassist and record producer saw him nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, has died at the age of 68. He died at a hospital in Florida, according to news reports, where he was recently undergoing surgery related to his kidneys.

Nick Cannon is mourning an unimaginable loss. The 41-year-old TV personality announced Tuesday on that his youngest son, 5-month-old Zen, died of brain cancer. Cannon and Alyssa Scott welcomed Zen back in June, making him Cannon's seventh child.

EXCLUSIVE: A trio of Korean unscripted formats are heading to the U.S. and international marketplace after Korean company Something Special struck a deal with Breaking Borders producer My Entertainment.

Taylor Swift! During a talk for the new  series on Apple Fitness+, Prince William recalls an iconic 2013 moment he shared with the «All Too Well» singer and Jon Bon Jovi. The 39-year-old Duke of Cambridge is featured in a  episode, which promotes people taking the time to walk for their mental health over the holiday season.

Bob Dole, a longtime elder statesman in the Republican party who was its vice presidential nominee in 1976 and presidential nominee 20 years later, has died. He was 98.

Marcus Lamb, who founded the Texas-based Christian television network Daystar, died on Tuesday from complications of the coronavirus. He was 64 and his death was confirmed by his wife, Joni Lamb, on a show they cohosted on the network.