Nick Viall Teams Up With Patti Stanger for CW Matchmaking Series (EXCLUSIVE)

Former porn star Kagney Linn Karter passed away last week. But it turns out that wasn’t the end of her story. She had a lot to say about a run-in with Chris Brown — and that incident is resurfacing after her death. The adult film star died by suicide last Thursd

Georges Berthonneau has denied Peggy Rose Lawrence's claims that he was unfaithful in the weeks prior to their split. Since announcing her split from Georges a week ago, Peggy has accused Georges of spending a night with his ex-girlfriend while they were still together. Hitting back at these claims, Georges shared a statement to his Instagram Story, which read: "I'm surprised by the depths Peggy has gone to lie about our situation when all I gave was love to our relationship.

Jaden Thompson Roku Channel has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming series “The Spiderwick Chronicles,” after it acquired the show after Disney+ chose not to move forward with it. All eight episodes will be available to stream on April 19. Adapted from the book series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, “The Spiderwick Chronicles” follows a group of siblings as they embark on a fantastical adventure.

Director Ethan Coen – collaborating with wife Tricia Cooke instead of brother Joel – delivers a disposable but not entirely unentertaining lesbian-centered crime caper comedy in Drive-Away Dolls. With its raunchy sex and vivid violence, the film is more an affectionate tribute to hard R drive-in B movies that more resembles something from the mind of Russ Meyer than anything resembling smart, Oscar-y movies like the Coen Brothers’ No Country For Old Men, Big Lebowski, Barton Fink, Fargo, Blood Simple etc.

EXCLUSIVE: LVMH has launched 22 Montaigne Entertainment, a platform to percolate film, TV and audio format productions for its portfolio of 75+ luxury brands. Named for the address of LVMH’s Paris headquarters, 22 Montaigne has been created in partnership with Superconnector Studios. Co-founders Jae Goodman and John Kaplan will work with LVMH North America Chairman/CEO Anish Melwani to find the right match between its brands, and creators, producers and distributors. LVMH will co-develop, co-produce and co-finance these entertainment properties.

K.J. Yossman Keshet International has acquired worldwide distribution rights for hostage drama “Conflict.” Produced by Backmann & Hoderhoff and XZY Films, “Conflict” is a six-part political thriller about an enemy force trying to incite a global conflict with a surprise attack. The series was created and produced by Andrei Alén and Aku Louhimies (“Rebellion”).

K.J. Yossman The musical play inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow‘s now infamous legal battle with Utah optometrist Terry Sanderson is transferring to the U.S, Variety has exclusively learned. But rather than head straight to Broadway, “Gwyneth Goes Skiing” will return to where it all began — Utah — with The Egyptian Theatre in Park City set to host the Awkward Productions show.

A woman lived on a remote island with just 80 people for FREE - and washed her clothes in a well and climbed trees for coconuts.

The brave sister of a teenager who tragically took her own life following a secret mental health battle is urging families to watch out for their loved ones. Nikita Hunter told how Sophia-Nevaeh Nchanji was ‘laughing and joking’ with her friends the day before she passed away suddenly on February 6.

Marta Balaga Beta Film has picked up international distribution rights to Latvia’s “Soviet Jeans.” Presented at Berlinale Series Market Selects, the show will premiere at Series Mania in March. Set in Riga in the late 1970s and based on multiple true stories, it zooms in onto young rock fan Renars (Karlis Arnolds Avots), sent to a mental asylum for political reasons. Undeterred, he starts illegal production of counterfeit U.S.

French director Leos Carax returned to the Cannes Film Festival in full force back in 2021 with “Annette” (and we’ll forgive the reader if it feels longer ago than that; COVID was a weird time). Carax’s film was Best Director on the 2021 Croisette, a slew of Césars (including another Best Director win), and made several annual top 10 lists by the time 2021 ended.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent U.S. specialty distributor Shadow Distribution has taken North American rights to Italian director Giorgio Diritti’s ethnic cleansing drama “Lubo,” toplining Franz Rogowski, from Italy’s True Colours.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After launching a year ago in Jan. 2023, the new lemon-lime soda Starry is bringing in some star power, with a new partnership with Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Valentine’s Day, and celebrities have been participating in the holiday dedicated to love. Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, got in on the love, sharing an adorable photo of them at Niagra Falls.A post shared by Emma Heming Willis (@emmahemingwillis)In the photo, Bruce is giving Emma a big smiley kiss. “Love is a beautiful thing (heart emoji) Wishing you all a Happy Valentine’s Day,” Emma wrote in the caption.

EXCLUSIVE: Terence Winter, the writer-producer known for his work on Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos and more, will team with Vincent Piazza, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Phiphen to develop Midge, a tragicomic feature based on an absurd but true, as-yet-untold story.

IDLES have released the official video for ‘Grace’, an AI recreation of Coldplay’s iconic ‘Yellow’ video, but with Chris Martin singing the words to this song instead.The video sees Martin strolling down the same beach that he walked along for his own 2000 song, as night turns to day inside four minutes.IDLES frontman Joe Talbot says the concept to use the Coldplay imagery for ‘Grace’ came to him in a dream, and he contacted Martin directly to ask for his permission. Martin not only agreed to it, but helped to train the AI software so that his new ‘performance’ would look more realistic.Check out the video here:“No god, no king, I said love is the thing,” sings Talbot during the track, showcasing IDLES’ new manifesto of love triumphing over nihilism.The song was produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, The Smile, Beck), Kenny Beats (Denzel Curry, Vince Staples, Benee) and the band’s Mark Bowen, as is the rest of the album.“The song came from nowhere and everything.

Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is set to be back on our screens soon, with its return date officially confirmed.The iconic ITV show will be back on Saturday 24 February at 7pm, with Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 48, returning to host. They recently announced the news on their ITV show, Limitless Win, telling audiences: "We’ll see you very soon for the return of Saturday Night Takeaway!" The return of the show will mark its 20th - and final - series.

Seven-time Oscar nominee Mike Leigh has reteamed with British actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste, who led his 1996 Oscar-nominated Secrets & Lies, on his latest feature, Hard Truths. We can share a first look at the feature above. 

Scanbox Entertainment has finalized a restructuring of its senior management team with a series of internal promotions alongside a new hire. 

Tyler West and Molly Rainford are planning a rather lowkey Valentine's Day this year, as they will be putting the finishing touches on their new home, rather than going for a romantic date night. Speaking to OK! at the TV Choice Awards, the couple, who met during the 2022 series of Strictly Come Dancing, recently moved in together, which has put something of a damper on their Valentine's Day plans.