Oscars diversity criteria 'not about exclusion' say leaders

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorUniversal Pictures has pacted with LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s consumer and entertainment brand The SpringHill Company in a four-year first look deal.“LeBron, Maverick and the team at SpringHill are content creators with a purpose, and we’re excited to partner with filmmakers who challenge us to tell stories that move culture forward,” said Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Chairman Donna Langley.  “SpringHill’s projects are

Eastenders have moved past all their drama, something, or someone, else rears its ugly head.This time it comes about when Mick Carter makes a rather odd discovery about newcomer Frankie Lewis, who seems to have taken a rather keen interest in the Carter family.Frankie seems to be particularly interested in Ollie who she is then asked to look after while waiting for Mick to take him to school.When Mick eventually arrives, he is concerned to find Frankie taking photos of Ollie.

Two months after his death, the late Nick Cordero is bringing joy to his son, Elvis Eduardo, through music. Cordero died in July following health complications related to the coronavirus.Music played a strong role in his lengthy hospital stay, with his wife Amanda Kloots starting an online musical tribute and challenge in April.

Helena Bonham Carter believes Millie Bobby Brown would have lost out on the role of Enola Holmes to a black actress if the film was made in 2020.The mystery movie, based on Nancy Springer’s books, centers upon the teenage sister of an already-famous Sherlock Holmes, began shooting last year (2019), and is released on Netflix on Wednesday (September 23, 2020).Helena thinks that if the movie were produced now, it might have has a different lead due to Hollywood’s focus on racial diversity

Aaron Carter is returning to the adult entertainment website CamSoda on Friday night, just two weeks after he made his debut. The singer, 32, discussed his plans for a “classy” performance on his piano for the upcoming live camera show.

Florence Pugh is expressing her love for Nick Cordero. The 24-year-old actress honored the late Broadway star on Thursday, which would've been his 42nd birthday.

A.D. Amorosi The raw heat that comes off of “Nick Cordero: Live Your Life: Live at Feinstein’s/54 Below” makes the loss of the vocalist-actor known for awe-inducing Broadway roles in “Waitress,” “A Bronx Tale” and “Bullets Over Broadway” feel devastating all over again, although the shock has hardly worn off since he died in July after a struggle with Covid-19.

It’s been five years since Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter jived his way to the “Dancing with the Stars”finale with partner Sharna Burgess, but the two slipped into second place after Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough nabbed the mirrorball trophy. Now, Carter’s bandmate, AJ McLean, is ready to tango his way to ballroom glory and make both the Backstreet Boys and his fellow boy banders proud.

Clayton Davis At the 2018 Oscars, Mary J. Blige made history with “Mudbound” — by becoming the first Black woman to earn multiple Oscar nominations in the same year (for best supporting actress and original song).

AJ McLean is in the home stretch of his rehearsals and ready to kick off the new season.The 42-year-old Backstreet Boy is the second of his group members to compete for the coveted mirrorball -- and it looks like he's got a leg up thanks to advice he's gotten from Nick Carter. Carter finished in second place with Sharna Burgess during season 21.«I've actually spoken to him three times now.

Clayton Davis The Oscars made a historic move when they announced their new inclusion requirements for best picture eligibility. For some, this was a welcomed change from the Academy, while others found it to be intrusive to the sanctity of movies and the stories that people want to tell.For people like me, it was the single bravest act I’ve witnessed from an awards body that I’ve loved my entire life.

Kirstie Alley weighed in on The Academy’s new inclusion eligibility rules for the Oscars’ best picture category — and it’s safe to say she’s not impressed.The Cheers alum, 69, took to Twitter on Tuesday, September 8, to express her dissatisfaction with the new requirements. “This is a disgrace to artists everywhere … can you imagine telling Picasso what had to be in his f–king paintings,” she wrote in a since-deleted tweet. “You people have lost your minds.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNick Cordero, the Broadway actor who died in July of coronavirus at the age of 41, was remembered Sunday as a mega-talent with a commanding presence and husky baritone, who remained humble about his many successes when not taking center stage.The Tony-nominated star of “Bullets Over Broadway,” “The Toxic Avenger” and “Waitress” was honored at a special memorial tribute that streamed on Broadway on Demand.

Amanda Kloots is remembering her late husband Nick Cordero in a tribute on Instagram, posted just a few hours before his public memorial which is streaming tonight.

Issues frontman Tyler Carter has responded to the recent sexual assault and grooming allegations made against him.Carter was alleged by a Twitter user to have groomed them when they were 14 years old, and that Carter sexually assaulted them when they were “passed out drunk.”The user, whose Twitter profile has since been set to private, also accused Carter of “constantly asking me for nudes for the entirety of our ‘friendship’ while I was very underage.”On Wednesday (September 2), Carter’s