Netflix Asks Federal Judge to Halt Texas ‘Cuties’ Prosecution

his starring role in X, a slasher following a group of amateur auteurs on a doomed porno shoot in rural Texas, Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi) has signed on to direct and star in a new film for Netflix: the semi-autobiographical Teddy.The film will mark Mescudi’s directorial debut, with Jay-Z attached to co-produce alongside Jeymes Samuel and James Lassiter, as well as companies Mad Solar and BRON. Mescudi announced Teddy overnight (March 22), saying in an Instagram post that he’d first started working on the film in 2013.He explained that over the course of nine years, the project evolved from a film into a TV series, before he reverted the concept back into a film.“I can’t wait for [you] all to meet Teddy, his friends, his family and take a walk in his world for a bit,” Mescudi wrote.

There’s finally news about Selling Sunset season five…we have a premiere date!!!! Netflix also released some first look photos, which you can see in the gallery of this post.

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

It was Douglas Mills’ turn to wow the “American Idol” judges on Sunday’s episode.

Nicolas Cage and his wife Riko Shibata are the most adorable pregnant couple ever! The pair, who announced they are expecting their first child together back in January, were beaming on the red carpet at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas on Saturday (March 12). The Oscar-nominated actor held hands with his stunning partner as they arrived for the premiere of his new film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAn unseasonable cold and rainy spell drifted through Austin on Friday, as attendees poured into the SXSW conference in person for the first time in two years. But that’s not the only storm brewing as marquee names and business leaders from Hollywood, tech, music, and media step foot in Texas.Fallout from two incendiary state issues – one being executive orders that target trans children and their families, the other a ban on abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat – is front and center for activists on the ground, and their outspoken advocates in power circles from those influential industries.As SXSW attendees queued for the hour-long credentials line at the Austin Convention Center Friday, news broke that the Texas Supreme Court dealt a lethal blow to a lawsuit from the state’s abortion providers hoping to declare the ban unconstitutional.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorNetflix is going to ride the gaming rocket. TikTok is just getting started.

EXCLUSIVE: Japanese director Hikari is to helm Netflix’s dramedy Beef.

Lily-Rose Depp is spending some quality time with her boyfriend!

Chris Willman Music Writer“Tonight is not about Yeezus. It’s about Jesus,” said DeVon Franklin, the TV and film producer, bestselling author and VP of the Motion Picture Academy’s board of governors, introducing a panel at NeueHouse in Hollywood this week.

Backed against the wall, Netflix wants a Texas District Attorney stopped from hitting the streamer with child pornography charges over the coming-of-age drama Cuties.

a directive by Gov. Greg Abbott ordering the agency to investigate parents who may have allowed their trans-identifying children to access puberty blockers or hormones.

directive from Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordering the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents of transgender children based on the presumption that they are allowing their children to receive gender-affirming medical care.Abbott issued the directive, which he justified by citing an opinion issued last week by Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) that stated that all forms of surgical and hormonal interventions for transitioning youth constitute “child abuse” because the medical treatments for gender dysphoria can cause “sterilization” and thereby violate a child’s fundamental right to procreation.But five district attorneys signed an open letter calling Abbott’s order “un-American” and an “egregious invasion of privacy.”“We are deeply disturbed by GovernorAbbott and Attorney General Paxton’s cruel directives treating transgender children’s access to life-saving, gender-affirming care as ‘child abuse,'” the letter, dated Feb.

Farrah Abraham is checking into a rehabilitation center and treatment facility to get past recent trauma.

Heather Dubrow, 53, has had a firecracker of a season returning to The Real Housewives of Orange County, but apparently there’s even more exciting drama to come! “I’ve never ended a season like this before so that was sort of weird and interesting and cool,” the 53-year-old stated during an EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife while promoting her new show with husband Terry Dubrow, 7 Year Stich. “And then the connectivity between the cast and the real relationships between several cast members is such an amazing foundation to then move forward with for the next season. I have no idea where it goes from there, but it’ll be interesting to see.”

Sasha Urban editorThe Hollywood Critics Association held its fifth annual awards on Monday in-person at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, Calif.Siân Heder’s “CODA,” which won for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at the SAG Awards Sunday, took the top award for best picture, with Heder winning for adapted screenplay and Troy Kotsur winning for supporting actor. The HCA also honored the cast of the film with a spotlight award, while the best cast ensemble award went to the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast.”“Dune” led the evening with four awards, including the best director tie between Denis Villeneuve and “Power of the Dog” helmer Jane Campion.

Simon Cowell shares the story of the wildest thing he’s been asked to judge.