Matthew Loeb Re-Elected as IATSE President After Year of Turmoil

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA producer on the E! reality show “The Bradshaw Bunch” has filed a gender discrimination suit, alleging that he was fired because the network wanted a “female voice” in his job.Michael Call worked as a co-executive producer on the first season of the unscripted series, which chronicles the home life of NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA woman has filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against Bob Dylan, alleging that the singer-songwriter sexually abused her in 1965, when she was 12 years old.The suit alleges that Dylan gave her drugs and alcohol, and established an emotional connection that allowed him to sexually abuse her for a period of several weeks.The woman is identified only as J.C. in the complaint, which doesn’t go into significant detail.

Yvette Nicole Brown dished on one of the biggest behind-the-scenes things she’s learned throughout her career in Hollywood — what Matthew McConaughey smells like.  The "Community" actress appeared on SiriusXM’s "The Jess Cagle Show" last week to discuss her many, many film and TV roles.The conversation turned to her part in the 2008 comedy "Tropic Thunder" where she got to work with McConaughey.  Revealing that she is a big fan of the actor, she noted that she had a goal in mind when meeting him

Every year on Love Island, the final couples have their parents and loved ones enter the villa. But as the end of this series approaches, viewers have questioned when the special episode will air.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterEve Honthaner has been named president of the Association of Film Commissioners International, the non-profit group that represents more than 300 film commissions.AFCI holds two annual conferences, and serves as a gathering place where production executives can meet film officials from states and countries around the globe.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge ruled on Monday that former prosecutor Linda Fairstein has a plausible claim that she was defamed by “When They See Us,” the Netflix series from Ava DuVernay about the Central Park Five case.Fairstein sued Netflix, DuVernay and writer Attica Locke in March 2020, alleging that the four-part series portrayed her as a “racist, unethical villain” who framed five young men for a brutal rape and beating.Netflix had argued that the show was protected by the

Hugo Hammond has said that he would "love" to return to teaching at some point in the "near future" after he was dumped from Love Island last week.The PE teacher, 24, took part in a candid Q&A session on his social media on Sunday where fans asked him a series of questions about his life and time in the villa.

An everlasting love. Country crooner Luke Bryan has been married to his wife, Caroline “Lina” Bryan (née Boyer), for more than 14 years and still seem as in love as ever the day they tied the knot.

She works 12 hour shifts on a Covid ward and then runs laps round Regent's Park in London. Perhaps Priya Gopaldas will be able to handle villa drama...The medical student, 23, is set to become the latest Love Island bombshell, and has spent the past week isolating in Mallorca ahead of her arrival on the ITV2 show, which could be later this week.

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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterBritney Spears’ new lawyer asked a court on Thursday to speed up a hearing on whether to remove her father from her conservatorship, arguing that “every day matters.”Mathew Rosengart filed a motion to remove Jamie Spears as conservator of her estate on July 26.A hearing on the motion is currently set for Sept. 29.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer“Jane,” a feature film from startup studio Creator Plus, has halted production after two COVID cases on set in New Mexico.The film stars Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), who is also a producer. None of the cast has tested positive, according to the company.

There were no major shakeups among elected officials at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as David Rubin has been re-elected for his third and final term as president of the Oscars organization.

Matt Loeb, running unopposed, was re-elected Thursday to a new four-year term as president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees during the union’s 69th Quadrennial Convention. Loeb, who’s been president of IATSE since 2008, has run unopposed at each of the previous three conventions: in 2009, 2013 and 2017.