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Angelique Jackson Amid controversy over the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.’s diversity and inclusion practices, Time’s Up has released a set of recommendations the organization “believes are necessary in order for Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Dick Clark Productions, NBCUniversal, and Comcast to radically transform the Golden Globes.”In the notice, Time’s Up urges that action be taken quickly and transparently “so that a new HFPA can be in place well in advance of the start of the 2022

Kate Middleton is celebrating International Women's Day by highlighting a world record-holding athlete. The Duchess of Cambridge called Antigua last week to congratulate Jasmine Harrison on becoming the youngest woman to solo row the Atlantic.Middleton praised the 21-year-old, who finished the record-breaking 3,000-mile row on Feb.

Time's Up responded to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's statement on Saturday outlining initial steps it will take to be more inclusive and increase transparency within its organization. CEO Tina Tchen wrote, "So NBCUniversal, Dick Clark Productions, and the HFPA just declared that they have a plan to fix problems they’ve ignored for decades.

EXCLUSIVE: The New York DMA exploded last night at the box office with NYC theaters returning after a 50 1/2 week pandemic closure with an estimated gross of $307K, +614% from last Friday according to B.O. sources. I’m also told that the NY DMA was easily the No. 1 market in the country last night, followed by Salt Lake City, Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Minneapolis, Detroit and Montreal.

Grammy Award-winning trio Lady A have launched the LadyAID Scholarship Fund to help students from Black communities achieve higher education.

Stand-up comedian Bill Burr isn’t a fan of cancel culture and he’s made that known before, most recently during his October Saturday Night Live monologue.

FKA Twigs is speaking out further about her abuse allegations against ex Shia LaBeouf.

Chris Harrison announced his plans to step back from season 25 of The Bachelor after his controversial interview about contestant Rachael Kirkconnell.

The Bachelor” host Chris Harrison has announced that he is “stepping aside” from the franchise for “a period of time” amid controversy over his defense of current contestant Rachael Kirkconnell’s past racist behavior. Therefore, he will not appear on the “After the Final Rose” special, which will air after the show’s season finale.“The historic season of The Bachelor should not be marred or overshadowed by my mistakes or diminished by my actions.

EXCLUSIVE: The former MMA fighter turned actress is no longer with her agency UTA, a spokesperson confirmed to Deadline tonight.

EDO’s list ranks the top-searched celebrities based on the number of times they were searched in a five-minute period after their ad dropped versus the average searched celeb who was in a Super Bowl ad (weighted at 100).  Stefani was searched 60x more than the average celeb, while Shelton 41x.

Shia LaBeouf is not currently represented by CAA. The actor and the premier Hollywood talent agency have parted ways amid the controversy surrounding LaBeouf.ET has learned that LaBeouf, 34, is currently receiving inpatient care and has decided to step away from his acting career to focus on his health.

New York Times documentary, Framing Britney Spears, which centers on the #FreeBritney movement, a fan-led campaign to re-evaluate or possibly end Britney Spears's conservatorship. (For more info on the .)Thanks to the , the conversation around ability to control her own life has reached a new level.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentArmie Hammer has been dropped by WME, Variety has learned.The talent agency parted ways with the actor, following continuous allegations against the actor that have surfaced on social media over the past month.The allegations have resulted in Hammer being dropped from two high-profile projects, the romantic comedy “Shotgun Wedding,” in which he was originally cast opposite Jennifer Lopez, and Paramount’s series “The Offer.”Though Hammer categorized his

Kate Aurthur editorAccording to a report in Rolling Stone, Marilyn Manson’s longtime manager, Tony Ciulla, has dropped him as a client. Ciulla did not respond to a call and text from Variety, nor has he responded to calls all week since Evan Rachel Wood first came forward with allegations against Manson on Monday.Since Monday, Manson’s record label has severed ties with him, and his agency CAA dropped him.

Chris Willman Music WriteriHeartRadio, the biggest radio chain in the nation, has joined the ranks of the media companies pulling the plug for now on the music of Morgan Wallen, in the wake of a fast-brewing scandal over the country star being captured on tape using the N-word.“In light of Morgan Wallen’s recent actions involving the use of a racial slur, we have made the decision to remove his music and content from our stations effective immediately,” says a spokesperson for iHeartMedia,

Call Me By Your Name) are teaming up to make a movie about...cannibalism.

This past September, dozens of Chateau Marmont employees broke the hospitality industry’s code of silence. They alleged to The Hollywood Reporter that the landmark hotel, a fabled industry hangout, is rife with racial discrimination and sexual misconduct, perpetuated by complicit management and ownership.

After reporting better-than-expected subscriber growth and marking a key financial milestone, Netflix is seeing its shares hit a new high on a wave of euphoric reaction from Wall Street.

In the latest sign of Donald Trump’s plunging stock as a business brand, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city is moving ahead with plans to cancel its business contracts with the Trump Organization.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Motion Picture Association and Disney have joined the ranks of companies refusing to donate to members of Congress who voted not to certify the presidential election results.In a statement on Tuesday night, the Hollywood trade group said that it was “shocked and saddened by the horrific events” at the Capitol last week.

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Showbiz shares and the broad market rose sharply in the wake of what looks increasingly like a Democratic sweep in the Georgia Senate runoffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 hit intraday highs.

Who could blame Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Graham Mertz for being a little excited Wednesday after his team defeated Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl? Mertz threw for 130 yards and no interceptions in the 42-28 win -- but while celebrating inside the Badgers' locker room after the game, he was captured on video dropping the team's football-shaped crystal trophy, shattering it on the floor.  "We just wanted everybody to have a piece of that trophy," Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst joked after

On Monday, award-winning trio Lady A opened up on the “Tamron Hall Show” about their controversial decision to drop ‘Antebellum’ from their name this past June.

Fox Business host Lou Dobbs aired a segment on Friday that amounted to a fact-checking refutation of claims that he and guests have made about an election tech company Smartmatic and its role in the 2020 presidential election, after the company threatened legal action.

EXCLUSIVE: NCIS: Los Angeles co-star Eric Christian Olsen’s Cloud Nine Productions (Woke) has set up two series projects for development at CBS and one at Hulu.

Michael DeCarlo, 4, called the Illinois mall Santa Claus who rejected his request for a Nerf gun for Christmas a "bad Santa" on “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday. DeCarlo appeared with his parents, Michael and Sabella, who described what happened to their son at the Harlem Irving Plaza in Norridge and blasted the employee, who was reportedly dubbed 'Woke Santa’ on social media, for denying their son’s request.

Veteran Canadian film director Xavier Dolan has joined the golden age of TV. After his eighth feature film, Matthias & Maxime, Dolan is partnering with Canal+, Quebecor Content and Studiocanal for his first drama, the five-episode The Night Logan Wakes Up series.

For months now, Xavier Dolan has teased the idea of making a TV miniseries as his next big writing-directing gig.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentXavier Dolan (“Mommy”) is set to make his TV drama debut with Studiocanal and Quebecor Content on “The Night Logan Woke Up,” a psychological thriller mini-series adapted from Michel Marc Bouchard’s eponymous hit theater production.Dolan will both write and direct the series, which he will also produce alongside Nanoby’s Nancy Grant and Jasmyrh Lemoine.

The psychological thriller will chart the story of three friends whose lives are shattered after one of them commits rape. The five episode drama, which is due to start production in March 2021, will air as a Quebecor Content and Canal+ Original in 2022. Studiocanal will handle international distribution rights.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIt should come as no surprise to hear that Cinemark and Universal have hammered out their own truncated theatrical window and PVOD share deal in the wake of the one which AMC inked with the Hollywood major studio at the end of July. Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi, a former President at the Walt Disney Motion Picture Group, understands the studio side of the balance sheet, and has been more flexible about creating a dynamic widow than No.

Today With Hoda & Jenna, Demi said (via ) “[This year has] been such a roller-coaster. I mean, honestly, for me, the beginning of the year started out, I was on this trajectory to have a pretty eventful career, and I was planning my comeback.”While the pandemic pushed things back, Demi has released new music this year—.

Also Read: ESPN Sets New Senior Executive Team in Wake of Connor Schell Exit, Jodi Markley RetirementWith the closing of ESPN Esports, gamers lose the largest and most mainstream source of esports coverage. There are other outlets covering the space — including The Esports Observer, Esports.com, or Esports Insider — but all operate with less resources and reach than ESPN’s outfit did.The company announced Nov.

The fallout from Larsa Pippen‘s big reveal about her tattered relationship with the Kardashian-Jenner fam just got a lot more interesting!