Lookout Point’s Boffola Pictures Deal Valued New Comedy Indie At $5.4M; More Details Emerge As ‘Gentleman Jack’ And ‘Happy Valley’ Producer Posts Covid-Impacted $4.3M Loss

Hugh Hefner’s son is speaking up in his dad’s defense.

Hugh Hefner’s son is defending his late father.

EXCLUSIVE: Cooper Raiff can’t seem to catch a break from Covid. A hyphenate who comes into Sundance with one of the buzziest acquisitions titles in Cha Cha Real Smooth, Raiff is coming off the debut Shithouse — it’s more thoughtful than it sounds — that won the Grand Jury Prize at 2020 SXSW. Unfortunately, it was also the first major festival forced to cancel in-person events by Austin when Covid exploded. Raiff has made another charming confused young man comes of age film that he wrote, directed, produced and starred in. And now has run smack into Covid Delta’s sequel, Omicron. Which means he’ll keep intact his festival streak of being unable to experience his film playing in a crowded theater, a disadvantage since he makes crowd-pleasing films. The film, which stars Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Leslie Mann, Brad Garrett, Vanessa Burghardt and Evan Assante, makes its virtual Sundance debut tomorrow. The hope is that by the time the film gets released, Raiff’s work can be discovered in a theater. “Cooper’s magic is that his vision remained consistent, only deeper because of his interactions with the actors,” said producer Erik Feig, whose Picturehouse co-financed the film with Endeavor Content. “Cooper is a true humanist fully of empathy that is infused in every frame of this film.”

Regina King is grieving the loss of son Ian Alexander Jr. after announcing his death at age 26.

Maane Khatchatourian News Editor, Variety.com“Actors on Actors” is back with another star-studded season.Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Andrew Garfield, Kristen Stewart, Jamie Dornan and Ariana DeBose are among the awards-season heavyweights featured on the 15th season of “Actors on Actors,” premiering Feb. 18 on PBS SoCal.Gaga will be paired with a mystery actor, who will be revealed when Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” issue hits newsstands on Wednesday, for the three-time Emmy-winning series.

Comedian and actress Kathy Griffin claimed CNN president Jeff Zucker slashed her pay after she had asked for a raise as co-host of the network's New Year's Eve special.  In a profile published Wednesday in The New York Times, Griffin recalled reaching out to Zucker ten days before the broadcast in 2016 and told him she felt she deserved more than her $80,000 contract since "she was carrying more of the prep work" than her co-host, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.  According to Griffin, Zucker "got very offended." "He started yelling at me and he literally said something like, ‘Who do you think you are calling here demanding a raise?’ And then something came over me. And I just lost it.

Jamie Lynn Spears claimed all Britney Spears needed to do to end her conservatorship was move to a new state, but legal experts tell Fox News Digital the chances of that happening were "slim to none." Jamie Lynn doubled down on her claim that she attempted to help Britney out of her conservatorship multiple times during a part two interview with Alex Cooper for the "Call Her Daddy" podcast.  Specifically, Jamie Lynn claimed she gave Britney the advice of moving to a new state. Jamie Lynn Spears claimed all Britney had to do to end her conservatorship was move to a new state, but legal experts disagree.

Changing the channel? After being fired from her New Year’s Eve hosting gig, Kathy Griffin revealed that she still “hate-watched” Anderson Cooper and her replacement, Andy Cohen, on the CNN special.

New York Attorney General Letitia James said that her investigation has found “significant evidence” that Donald Trump’s businesses used “fraudulent and misleading” asset valuations.

Max Cooper has announced that he will release his new album, ‘Unspoken Words’, in March, and has also shared new single ‘Everything’.“I’ve always struggled with words”, he says of the inspiration for the album. “Trying to communicate anything meaningful about my internal state, in any way which seems to do it justice, has always been beyond me.

EXCLUSIVE: The story of the Bayview High Four will continue. Peacock has ordered a second season of One Of Us Is Lying, its breakout YA drama series based on Karen M. McManus’ bestselling novel.

Fox’s new comedy Welcome to Flatch will stream its first seven episodes on-demand on the same day of its linear launch.

LOS ANGELES -- Nominations for the 28th annual Screen Actor Guild Awards, which will be handed out on Feb.

House of Gucci, Ted Lasso, Mare of Easttown, The Great, The Lost Daughter, and The Power of the Dog, yet somehow, Oscar frontrunner Kristen Stewart was not nominated for . This year’s SAG Awards will also honor Helen Mirren with a lifetime achievement award.

A proud host. Despite what Andy Cohen thought of ABC’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, the special dominated the competition, ratings-wise — and host Ryan Seacrest couldn’t be happier.

The 355, the movie Jessica Chastain was promoting, she made sure she and the other working moms in the cast didn't have to choose between the project and their families, setting up a “kids” trailer on set. "I love bringing families on set," Chastain told .

As Andy Cohen’s New Year’s Eve antics continue to make headlines, the Bravo boss is clearing up speculation about his relationships with Ryan Seacrest — and BFF Kelly Ripa.

Blame it on the booze. Andy Cohen doesn’t think his drunken New Year’s Eve shenanigans are something to be ashamed about — despite the mixed reactions from viewers.