LGBTQ advocates call for stamp honoring Bayard Rustin

EXCLUSIVE: The Baker and the Beauty alum Victor Rasuk, Christopher Cassarino (New Amsterdam), Brooke Lyons (Lincoln Rhyme: The Hunt for the Bone Collector) and Eugene Byrd (8 Mile) are set for key recurring roles opposite Emayatzy Corinealdi in Disney’s Onyx Collective series Reasonable Doubt to stream on Hulu. The legal drama hails from writer/executive producer Raamla Mohamed (Scandal); executive producer Kerry Washington, who will direct the first episode; and ABC Signature.

ariety,Magic Johnson talks all things Lakers, his new docuseries on Apple TV+, and his history with Jerry Buss.Johnson’s four-part docuseries They Call Me Magic premieres on Apple TV+ on April 22, giving fans an inside look at his time playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. Another show about the team’s Showtime era, Winning Time, was recently released on HBO, but Johnson says he has no interest in watching the series as he’s baffled that nobody involved sought participation from him or his teammates.A post shared by Variety (@variety)“First of all, you can’t do a story about the Lakers without the Lakers,” the basketball legend said. “The real Lakers.

With less than four weeks until the festival begins, Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival has added new shows to its lineup, including top stand-up performances, Netflix series cast events, as well as a free outdoor fan experience. The festival, which now boasts over 250 live shows across over 30 venues covering Los Angeles, is produced by Netflix in association with Live Nation. 

Red Hot Chili Peppers played both The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live! in one night as part of an April Fool’s joke.Kimmel and Fallon swapped places, hosting each other’s shows for the evening as part of the elaborate prank. The Chili Peppers were able to join in on the fun by performing simultaneously on two different networks.The Los Angeles group, who formed back in 1983, returned with their 12th studio album ‘Unlimited Love’ last Friday (April 1).For Kimmel, the band performed ‘These Are The Ways’ atop the Roosevelt Hotel in a pre-recorded segment that was filmed earlier in the week.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame to mark the band’s four decades in music.The Los Angeles group, who formed back in 1983, returned with their 12th studio album ‘Unlimited Love’ today (April 1).On the eve of the record’s release, the Chilis’ current line-up – Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and John Frusciante – were in attendance to receive the 2,717th star on the coveted Walk Of Fame.Taking to the podium first, guitarist Frusciante – who returned to RHCP in 2019 after almost a decade – recalled first moving to Hollywood as a teenager in 1987 before thanking “everybody in the world who our music means something to”.Flea then looked back at his longstanding connection to Hollywood Boulevard, telling those in attendance that he “panhandled” there as a youngster and played trumpet at the nearby University Of Southern California.“I know this street inside out, and this street knows me,” he said. “And whenever we’ve travelled around the world, this street has always been a part of me.

Mike Wass Roy Lenzo went from sleeping on a recording studio couch to co-producing Lil Nas X’s chart-topping “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” in two years. The next chapter in this modern-day fairytale will be written on April 3 at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Lenzo is in the running for song of the year and record of the year for the aforementioned smash as well as album of the year for his many contributions to Nas’ “Montero.”“It’s surreal,” Lenzo says of his Grammy noms.

Red Hot Chili Peppers will become the 2,717th recipients of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. There’s a good case to be made that at least a couple members of the enduring rock band that is synonymous with Los Angeles have had a closer connection to the sidewalks of Hollywood — literally — than any of the 2,716 honorees that preceded them.“I’m pretty sure that I have inadvertently vomited on Hollywood Walk of Fame stars in my lifetime,” Anthony Kiedis says, with a tinge of romanticism as he recalls a misspent youth prior to the group’s formation nearly 40 years ago.

Tyler, the Creator has anounced that he'll play his sixth studio album, summer 2021's CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, in its entirety this coming Thursday, March 31, at a special performance in downtown Los Angeles. His set will stream live on Prime Video, the Amazon Music app, and the Amazon Music Twitch channel.

Grammy-winning artist Tyler, the Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost live concert event will be streamed for free on Prime Video on March 31. Amazon Music and Prime Video announced today that the concert, which takes place in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, March 31 at 7:50 PM PDT, will be available on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The concert, which also features openers Kali Uchis, Vince Staples, and Teezo Touchdown, will be available to view on-demand on Prime Video following the livestream event.

An out-of-this-world connection. Lana Condor and Cole Sprouse had to turn up the charm for their latest movie, Moonshot — and they’re happy they got to do it together.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorHollywood is out and about Los Angeles in the days and nights leading up to the Oscars. Here, Variety reporters go inside the hottest parties and events.W’s Best Performances Issue PartyGigi’s, Los Angeles, March 24Happy Birthday, Quentin Tarantino! W’s editor in chief Sara Moonves surprised the director with a birthday cake at about 9 p.m.

Paulina Porizkova, 56, celebrated what would’ve been her late husband Ric Ocasek’s 78th birthday with a tribute on Instagram on Wednesday March 23. Along with a family photo of The Cars singer with their sons, Paulina penned an emotional caption showing how much she misses him since he’d died in September 2019 at age 75. She swore that she and their sons would always keep their memories of him with them. “You’ll be forever missed. Forever imprinted on our hearts,” she wrote.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeChris O’Donnell was on set at “NCIS: Los Angeles,” checking his emails, when co-star LL Cool J started looking over his shoulder. O’Donnell happened to be reading about a reality TV idea that his buddy Reinout Oerlemans had just pitched.The concept is what would become “Come Dance With Me,” a new family-oriented dance competition that premieres April 15 on CBS.

the day after Whitney Houston died.“It was just an unbelievable time,” the New York hip-hop icon told The Post. “Ken [Ehrlich, longtime Grammys producer,] was like, ‘What do we do?’ And I just said, ‘Let’s say a prayer. Let’s address the elephant in the room … and embrace the crowd so that they feel the love and they can kind of take that weight off their shoulders.

Jake Gyllenhaal hits the red carpet alongside co-stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eiza Gonzalez for an Ambulance photo call in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday (March 22).

Ghost delivered a live rendition of their recent single ‘Call Me Little Sunshine’ on US TV last night (March 16) – tune in below.The band appeared as the musical guests on yesterday’s episode of the chat show Jimmy Kimmel Live! in support of their fifth studio album ‘Impera’, which came out last Friday (March 11).Instead of playing live in Kimmel’s studio, Ghost sent in an extravagant pre-recorded performance that was shot at the historic Mountain View Mausoleum in Altadena, a suburb of Los Angeles.The masked metal outfit donned their signature costumes and gas masks as they ran through ‘Call Me Little Sunshine’ beneath the building’s intricate stained-glass windows and among equally impressive light projections.You can watch Ghost’s Kimmel performance here:In a four-star review of the group’s latest album, NME wrote: “Whereas ‘Prequelle’ concerned itself with the plague and pestilence prevalent during Europe’s Middle Ages, this time round Ghost are telling stories set within the 19th century, buoyed by the chug and twiddle of incoming Opeth guitarist Fredrik Åkesson.“And yet the music that Ghost make over twelve tracks, more than ever before, is a truly delicious pop-rock proposition.”Last week saw Ghost launch the record by hosting a special “release ritual” at The Ministry in London. The four-song set was streamed live on the band’s official YouTube channel ahead of an online “afterparty”.

Royalty Brown was adorable as she arrived at the Los Angeles premiere of Cheaper By The Dozen on Wednesday March 16. Chris Brown’s 7-year-old daughter sported a cool, all-denim look for the movie’s premiere, which she attended with her mom Nia Guzman. Royalty was a total natural on the red carpet, smiling for tons of photos in her cute outfit and even flashed a peace sign in one shot.

Brittany Snow is stepping out to promote her new movie!