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EXCLUSIVE: NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s new indie is forging a documentary about the longest-serving British player in NFL history, who was a victim of human trafficking.

The list of the highest paid actors of 2023 has been revealed, and this ranking is full of A-list stars!

Donald Trump looks set to become the main Republican candidate for the upcoming US elections after alternative candidate Nikki Haley pulled out of the race, according to reports.

EXCLUSIVE: Scottie Thompson (Hellfire), David Koechner (Anchorman), Gillian White (Trouble Man!) and Isaiah Washington (Grey’s Anatomy) are currently starring in Christmas action-comedy Dashing Through The Snow.

For those who resisted binge-watching the entire series, Trigger Point came to a dramatic end on Sunday night (March 3). Back in January, the drama made a welcomed return to screens with actress Vicky McClure back as bomb disposal officer Lana Washington.

Nikki Haley is very much a long shot to win the Republican nomination, but at least her bid against Donald Trump will include a primary victory.

Tempestuous Elements at Arena Stage, Anna Cooper, principal at M Street, fought to teach Black students a classical curriculum at a time when revered educators like Booker T. Washington advocated instead for learning a trade.

Sydney Sweeney got her turn as host of Saturday Night Live and was not afraid to address all the rumors surrounding her life.

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains light spoilers for “Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.” When it comes to Final Fantasy and Square Enix, Naoki Hamaguchi has seen it all. Having started as a real-time visual effects renderer back in 2006 with “Final Fantasy XII,” Hamaguchi has since spent the last 18 years at Square Enix, slowly rising through the ranks — promoted installment after installment, working as the lead cutscene programmer, main program, project leader and finally co-director of game design/programming of “Final Fantasy VII Remake,” alongside Tetsuya Nomura and Motomu Toriyama.

Editor’s note: Running until the final general election results come in, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Washington bureau chief Ted Johnson and senior editor Dominic Patten, the podcast features commentary and interviews with top lawmakers and entertainment figures. At the same time, you can follow all the news in Biden & Trump rematch and more on the ElectionLine hub on Deadline.

Katharine McPhee and David Foster’s son sure is living up to the family legacy!

Metallica have announced that they will be among the artists who will perform in honour of Elton John and Bernie Taupin at the 2024 Gershwin Prize.The metal icons took to their official X/Twitter account to share that they will be in attendance and are set to perform at the invitation-only ceremony on March 20. The event will include appearances by both John and Taupin, will be hosted by Billy Porter.John and Taupin will be receiving the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Slave Play for its decision to host some shows for black audiences only, saying the move was “wrong and divisive”.Two “Black Out” performances solely for an “all-black-identifying audience” are planned for the show, which is due to arrive on London’s West End this summer. This has happened before in the UK, with theatres in London holding such performances for Daddy, by Jeremy O Harris (who also wrote Slave Play) and Tambo & Bones, by Dave Harris.Slave Play is set on a plantation in the old American South and explores “race, identity and sexuality” according to a synopsis.

Sigur Rós have announced a US tour for later this year, where they wil play with a full orchestra.The Icelandic trio had previously played with the Wordless Music Orchestra last summer, and now they’ll be linking up again for eight dates across the US. They’ll kick things off in Detroit on September 19 before paying visits to Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Durham, Miami, and Nashville.

ColourPop Cosmetics has created a makeup collection that Twilight lovers are dying to sink their teeth into.

Celeste Barber is coming to North America with the Backup Dancer Tour and is kicking off with a performance at the Netflix Is A Joke comedy festival.

Run DMC‘s Jam Master Jay have been convicted of his murder over two decades after it took place.The artist, whose real name was Jason Mizell, was shot in the head at the age of 37 in Queens in 2002.Karl Jordan Jr and Ronald Washington targeted the artist at his recording studio in New York after they were cut out of a drug deal allegedly said to be worth $200,000, the court heard. They were first charged with murder back in 2020 and had initially plead not guilty.Jordan and Washington now face at least 20 years in prison.The murder trial began on January 30, with the court hearing that the Run-DMC legend’s killing was motivated by greed and revenge related to a drug deal row.An eyewitness who was at the scene of the shooting also appeared in court during the trial, identifying a suspect and recalling the Run-DMC star’s last moments.Jordan and Washington’s defence lawyer had notably invoked Harry Potter in the closing statements of the trial last week.As reported by Courthouse News, Jordan and Washington’s defence attorneys have pointed to evidence that they claim implies a third person as a suspect in Mizell’s murder, Jay Bryant.According to the prosecutors’ argument, Bryant was present simply to let Jordan and Washington into the building on the day of the murder before leaving.

UPDATED, 6:25 PM: More than two decades after Run-D.M.C.‘s Jam Master Jay was killed in a New York recording studio, two men have been convicted of murder in the case.

Thania Garcia Over 20 years after Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was shot to death in his Queens recording studio, two men have been convicted for the murder. On Tuesday, jurors at the U.S. District Court’s Eastern Division of New York in Brooklyn delivered the long-expected decision following weeks of testimonials.

Lynda Gravátt, a mainstay of the New York stage, a seminal figure in the Washington D.C. theater community and a familiar presence on television through appearances in the Law & Order franchise shows, The Good Wife and the 1999 Showtime series The Hoop Life, died February 23 at a hospital in New Jersey. She was 77.

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington will return to the London stage in the upcoming production of Jeremy O. Harris’ acclaimed and controversial Slave Play.

A stomach doctor has warned against heating up leftovers in plastic containers, as doing so could be risky to health.

guilty of threatening to kill former U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), according to the U.S.

EXCLUSIVE: Sebastian Roché (1923) is making his K-drama debut in Netflix‘s Queen of Tears premiering March 9. He will portray Dr. Braun, a German doctor who has an interesting relationship with the two leads.

Kit Harington is heading back to the stage for the West End production of Broadway hit Slave Play!

Angelique Jackson Tony and Emmy winner Judith Light will be honored with the Shakespeare Theatre Company‘s lifetime achievement award in honor of her storied stage and screen career. Light made her Broadway debut in 1975 in the revival of “A Doll’s House” and in 2001, she played the lead role in STC’s production of “Hedda Gabler,” directed by Michael Kahn.

HBO’s “The Last of Us.” The ceremony was hosted by former “Saturday Night Live” star Aidy Bryant and took place in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sunday.Offerman, who also won an Emmy for the role in January, beat nine other actors in the category, including his “The Last of Us” co-star Murray Bartlett, Billie Eilish (“Swarm”), Jack Farthing (“Rain Dogs”), Adina Porter (“The Changeling”), Lewis Pullman (“Lessons in Chemistry”), Benny Safdie (“The Curse”), Luke Tennie (“Shrinking”), Olivia Washington (“I’m a Virgo”) and Jessica Williams (“Shrinking”).During his acceptance speech, Offerman thanked his wife, “Will and Grace” star Megan Mullally, 65, and HBO.“Thanks to HBO for having the guts to participate in this storytelling tradition that is truly independent,” he said onstage. “Stories with guts that when homophobic hate comes my way and says, ‘Why did you have to make it a gay story?’ We say, ‘Because you ask questions like that.'” “It’s not a gay story, it’s a love story, you a–hole,” Offerman went on, which got an applause.

At Sunday’s Independent Spirit Awards, actor Nick Offerman addressed “homophobic hate” aimed over the past year at “Long, Long Time,” the stand-alone episode of HBO‘s post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us that he starred in with Murray Bartlett and that earned Offerman a win today for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series.

Todd Longwell Charles D. King has an impressive list of accomplishments, including an Oscar nomination for best picture for his 2021 feature “Judas and the Black Messiah.” But his proudest moment came when he told his young sons that he was quitting WME, where he was the first Black partner, to launch Macro, a multi-platform media company amplifying the voices and perspectives of people of color. “They said to me, ‘Dad is going to be a boss!’ and started jumping up and down on their bed,” recalls King.

Prince Harry has been threatened with deportation by Donald Trump as the former US president declared that he "will not protect him" like Joe Biden.

$200 million dollar budgets are usually reserved for Marvel or DC blockbusters. $300 million dollar budgets are typically reserved for “Avengers”-level movies.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Black Bear has hired Courtney L. Cunniff as senior vice president of film.

Prince Harry is facing a court showdown over his US visa application, following revelations about drug use in his memoir Spare.The Duke of Sussex has previously detailed his past experiences with drugs, and these admissions in his book could now cause him some trouble.This week, Harry's name is at the heart of a court case regarding efforts by the US Government to keep his immigration records private. Harry recently said during the Invictus One Year To Go Event that he has thought about becoming a US citizen - but this could be at risk if the judge decides against him in the court case happening in Washington this Friday, 23 February. A US think-tank group is petitioning for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish Harry's immigration records to find out whether he admitted to his drug use when he entered the US in 2020.

Seo In-guk has announced his first-ever fanmeeting tour of the US, with two stops announced so far.The US tour was announced by his agency Story J Company earlier today (February 23), and will mark the singer-actor’s first time touring the US since he debuted as a singer and an actor in the early-2010s.According to Story J, Seo In-guk will “communicate closely with fans through various game segments with a colourful stage to speak with his fans, who will be able to learn more about Seo In-guk as a human being”. The star will also be performing “several hit songs” during his shows.Seo’s fanmeeting tour will take place in late April, with the first show to be held in Los Angeles’ Saban Theater on April 22 and the second to be held in Washington D.C.’s Lisner Auditorium the next day.

Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay, with the defence attorney citing Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak in her argument.Jam Master Jay – real name Jason Mizell – was shot in the head and killed at his New York recording studio in October 2002. In 2020, Karl Jordan Jr, who was Mizell’s godson, and Ronald Washington, who was his childhood friend, were charged with murder.The murder trial began on January 30, with the court hearing that the Run-DMC legend’s killing was motivated by greed and revenge related to a drug deal row.An eyewitness who was at the scene of the shooting also appeared in court during the trial, identifying a suspect and recalling the Run-DMC star’s last moments.Jordan and Washington have pleaded not guilty.

“Law & Order” after three decades on the air, he’s still not ready for retirement. The “Great Gatsby” actor, 83, opened up about his replacement, Tony Goldwyn, and why he’s not quite done with showbiz just yet during an appearance on the “Today” show.Waterston has played district attorney Jack McCoy on the legal drama since 1994, and announced he was exiting the show earlier this month.“I think he’s going to be great. I think my reputation is in terrible danger because I think just he’s going to be wonderful and I’ll be watching,” Waterston said of the “Scandal” alum, 63, on Wednesday.“It’s going to be big trouble.