Newsroom Layoffs Grew by 170%, Reaching Record Mid-Year High, Study Finds

Meg Zukin For Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood issue, we interviewed TikTok stars about their lives in quarantine.At 14, Jalaiah Harmon created the most viral dance the internet had ever seen. The only problem? Nobody knew she made it.

The Christmas Setup has yet to begin production (the photo used for this article is actually from Lifetime's first LGBTQ+ kiss in last year's Twinkle All the Way), but we do have a description: Hugo, a New York corporate lawyer and his best friend, Madelyn, head to Milwaukee to spend the holidays with his mom, Kate, who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick, Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has

Ever since its announcement as part of this year’s Cannes Film Festival Official Selections, Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology series from Amazon has been positioned as one of the 2020 fall festival darlings. And it appears that is playing out at this year’s New York Film Festival, which will not only debut a feature-length episode of the anthology as its Opening Night film but will also showcase two additional episodes as part of the main slate.

Rihanna almost bailed on hitting the red carpet at the 2015 Met Gala in her statement yellow gold dress and huge train, because she felt like “a clown”.The Diamonds hitmaker was already considered a fashion icon before the high-profile event, but she stole the show when she stepped out at the New York ball wearing an elaborate fur-trimmed cape gown by Chinese designer Guo Pei, which weighed about 55 pounds and featured a train which required three handlers to escort the singer up the steps to

Obsession and other bad movies and a shared interest in denim skirts.Since then, as Friedman has returned to California and Sow has found her professional footing in New York, they’ve forged what they call a big friendship—one that has changed them both, made them interrogate their own behavior, and helped them become better friends not only to each other but to others as well.

The New York Times, did some digging and found out that all of this may have originated in Turkey. “#ChallengeAccepted was making zero sense to me and I wasn’t buying that it was just for vanity’s sake,” she tweeted.

It isn't very often celebrities give home tours on their social media, especially when they aren't trying to sell the property. But Gigi Hadid did just that on Saturday, sharing photos on her Instagram grid and Instagram Story of her apartment in New York City's NoHo that she spent a year decorating and curating.

The movie adaptation of bestselling murder mystery novel Where the Crawdads Sing has found its director. Olivia Newman, who wrote and directed Netflix feature First Match, will helm Sony Pictures' feature adaptation of the Delia Owen's debut novel that has dominated the New York Times bestsellers list since it was published 2019.

As the music industry attempts to re-open itself to the world of award shows, one of the next big names on the annual docket is the MTV Video Music Awards, currently on the calendar for August 30.

July 17, 2020And as the fundraiser approached its £232,000 target it was given a boost by another footballer, this time by a World Cup winner.Aston Villa goalkeeper Pepe Reina donated £2,000 to the cause, and wrote on the fundraising page: “Be strong little warrior!!”

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterSiriusXM has named Nicole Hughey vice president of diversity & inclusion, joining the company on Thursday (July 16).

NEW YORK -- Last year saw record representation of LGBTQ characters in the 118 films released by major studios, according to a new study by GLAAD. But for the third straight year, the racial diversity of LGBTQ characters has waned and transgender characters again went unseen.

Real Housewives of New York star Luann de Lesseps says that everyone is always asking her about her skincare routine because she looks “so young.” This prompted the 55-year-old to share her skincare secrets in a new Instagram post, which included an announcement that she has a new partnership with Sonäge Skin Care. De Lesseps posted the new commercial that she starred in for Sonäge, which featured the Countess wearing a white summer dress and lounging around a lake in her bare feet.

Charlize Theron wasn’t prepared to let go of the “Mad Max: Fury Road” character Furiosa, but she had to. Filmmaker George Miller told the New York Times in May that he was going to do a prequel with a younger actress to portray Furiosa.

THR on Monday, Theron reacted to news from a New York Times oral history of “Mad Max: Fury Road” published in the New York Times in May in which Miller revealed he plans to make a prequel movie based on Theron’s character. However, Miller also revealed he will recast the character with an actress in her 20s to focus on the character’s younger years.“It’s a tough one to swallow.

Charlize Theron will not be playing her iconic role of Furiosa in the upcoming “Mad Max: Fury Road” sequel.

NEW YORK -- Hugh Downs, the genial, versatile broadcaster who became one of television’s most familiar and welcome faces with more than 15,000 hours on news, game and talk shows, has died at age 99. Downs died of natural causes at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Wednesday, said his great-niece, Molly Shaheen.