Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Optimistic About Upcoming Strike Negotiations With SAG-AFTRA: ‘We Are Trying Very Hard to Get This Done’

So the good news is that the half year double strike that ground Hollywood to a halt is over. The bad news is Billy Ray has just about come to the end of the road on Deadline Strike Talk, which to our mind has been superb and a light in the darkness. He will do one more episode or two to wrap up the lessons we hopefully learned from this labor discord, and then we will beg him to keep a podcast presence with Deadline. In sober and intelligent tones, and with a superb roster of guests, he has helped create an understanding of the intricacies, forces and history that went into the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The hope is he, and his initial co-pilot Todd Garner, will want to continue together or separately an inside baseball dialogue with the industry that Deadline serves. That is a conversation for another day. Here, Billy Ray discusses the settlement that puts the industry back to work. And he is joined by California State Senators Anthony Portantino and Dave Min to discuss the role of state government in supporting the labor movement.

Uh-oh, J.Lo! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner were spotted out and about together again!

ended on Wednesday, Nov. 8. SAG-AFTRA won protections on a range of issues from pay to health benefits – but the most controversial issue was zombies.

President Joe Biden weighed in on the tentative agreement to resolve the SAG-AFTRA strike, pointing to it as an example of how “collective bargaining works.”

didn’t make it on to the guest list for His Majesty’s upcoming 75th birthday gathering at Clarence House on November 14.But according to Buckingham Palace expert and commentator Richard Fitzwilliams, Harry won’t be losing sleep over the apparent snub.“I really don’t think Harry cares about not being invited to his father’s 75th. The rift runs deep,” Fitzwilliams told the Daily Express.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Audiences can finally catch a first glimpse at Max‘s “Bookie,” the new laffer starring stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco that also is notable for the reunion between co-creator Chuck Lorre and guest star Charlie Sheen. Max dropped the trailer for “Bookie” (formerly titled “How to Be a Bookie”) on Wednesday, scroll down to watch below. “Bookie” premieres Thursday, Nov.

All we want for Christmas is new Mariah Carey music! And Santa’s making it happen!

Tyler Perry is speaking out on the SAG-AFTRA strike, now in its 117th day, as it appears a possible deal is getting much closer.

The lead negotiators for SAG-AFTRA and the studios are set to meet later today in what could be the final phase to sealing a new deal and the end to the 117-day actors guild strike.

As SAG-AFTRA and the studios continue to go back-and-forth with proposals to reach a new contract and end the nearly six months long strikes, Zachary Quinto spoke about the individual consequences of the labor action.

Let’s Talk Off Camera,” said on this week’s episode. Shockingly, Baldwin, 65, told Ripa that the duo “have thought a lot” about it. According to the three-time Emmy Award winner, the main reason he wants to do a reality show would be to “stay home and work from home.” “I’m desperate to try to work from New York,” the actor said.

Royal parents Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been blasted by a parenting expert for leaving their children at home while they went on holiday.The royals were recently spotted enjoying some alone time on the Caribbean island of Canouan, following another couples' getaway to Portugal, while their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet were nowhere to be seen, and presumably stayed at their home in Montecito, California. Parenting expert Brenda Hart revealed to Express.co.uk that it is “important” for families to holiday together and that it is significant to have a "balanced family life".The expert told the publication: “Children are adaptable and if they need to be looked after by their nanny they will accept this.

EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said it on the picket lines earlier today, and now it seems that “cautious optimism,” as an insider also stated, has become the takeaway term Thursday for the state of talks between the guild and the studios.

TMZ, the former child star was spotted by Target’s loss-prevention team loading his cart with several health and beauty products alongside other items. Burbank police told the outlet that Wylie, 39, proceeded to the self-checkout area but only scanned a few items from his cart before attempting to flee the store with the goods. Once outside, the “Picket Fences” star was nabbed by security.

Sia has filed a lawsuit in the hopes of exposing an identity thief who has been trying to access her unreleased music.The lawsuit has been filed against an unidentified John/Jane Doe defendant, who has been posing as the singer online and sending emails to industry insiders demanding access to her unreleased recordings.Although the exact identity of the person is not yet known, the culprit is thought to be living in California and has been illegally contacting people working in the music industry over the last few months pretending to be the musician.Sia – whose real name is Sia Kate Isobelle Furler – has launched the lawsuit in the hopes of obtaining records from any email providers used by the alleged perpetrator to send the fraudulent messages, and to expose the person responsible.According to a report by Rolling Stone, the complaint states that the “defendant has emailed a number of persons in the music industry with whom plaintiff is acquainted, including California residents, identifying him or herself as plaintiff, using an email address containing plaintiff’s name”.

An off-duty pilot is in deep s**t after allegedly trying to turn off a plane’s engine MID flight.

When Joe Manganiello and Sofía Vergara announced their divorce, he wasted no time moving on from their marriage and began dating 33-year-old actress Caitlin O’Connor. Meanwhile, the 51-year-old Modern Family star seemed to be focusing more on herself and living her best single life. But three months after their split, it appears Sofía has a new man in her life!

It turns out Marty York‘s mom shared her worries about her boyfriend right before she was murdered — but no one was listening?

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood vet Gianni Nunnari, producer on movies including the 300 franchise, Immortals, and From Dusk Til Dawn, is teaming with producer Simon Horsman (Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers, Magazine Dreams) to launch Euro Gang Entertainment.

Netflix’s Ted Sarandos has claimed that SAG-AFTRA asked for a levy on every subscriber to streaming service, which led to the breakdown in talks to end the actors strike.