R. Kelly’s Manager Slapped With Federal Charges For Allegedly Threatening A Movie Theater Owner Who Screened Surviving R. Kelly

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo said casinos statewide and NYC malls can open Sept.

Kate Aurthur editorBecause I’m in Vancouver, British Columbia, which has handled coronavirus extraordinarily well, I decided to go to an 11:30 a.m. showing of “Tenet” on Thursday. Typing that sentence sounds like, Oh, I casually decided to go to see a film — no! I deliberated and deliberated, and Rebecca, my wife, bought me a face shield to wear in addition to my N95 mask — and even as I walked up to the Scotiabank Theatre in downtown Vancouver, I considered not going in.

Ellise Shafer editor#GoldOpen — the movement created by nonprofit collective Gold House to ensure the opening weekend success of multicultural films — has announced #GoldOpen Premier Access for the release of “Mulan” on Disney Plus on Sept.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticIn a lawsuit that offers a glimpse of COVID-19’s economic threat to the Broadway industry, Jujamcyn Theaters, owner of five major Broadway venues, is suing its insurance companies after the insurers offered to pay a mere $250,000 of what Jujamcyn claims should be “tens of millions of dollars” in losses due to the coronavirus shutdown.Jujamcyn, which owns the theaters housing hits Hadestown, The Book of Mormon, Moulin Rouge and Mean Girls (and, until its

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Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterKate LaBrel has been named president of Facet Records, the label side of the multifaceted music company founded by songwriter Justin Tranter and publishing veteran Katie Vinten.

If you’re hoping to see Tenet at your local drive-in movie theater on September 3, you might be out of luck.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorIn an effort to rein in resurgent coronavirus cases in Seoul, Korean authorities last week tightened restrictions on public gatherings. This dealt a blow to the local box office which has seen strong performances over the past several weeks with titles like Peninsula and Deliver Us From Evil.

health and safety protocols Friday based on research and guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and the Occupational Safety and Heath Administration. Over 300 companies representing more than 2,600 theater locations in the U.S.

Canada's Cineplex will have all of its 1,687 of movie theater screens open for Hollywood tentpoles on Friday, making the exhibitor the first major theatre chain in North America to fully reopen. On Thursday, Cineplex said all 164 Cineplex theaters operating across Canada will have their doors open this weekend, including 22 VIP Cinemas locations.

Hayden Panettiere‘s ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson allegedly threatened to share “embarrassing” information about the actress after being arrested for domestic violence earlier this year.“He had direct communication with Hayden,” a source with knowledge of the investigation tells Us Weekly exclusively following the 31-year-old’s pretrial conference on Monday, August 17. “Brian threatened to release certain information if she didn’t drop the charges.

coronavirus pandemic shut them down. Because, well, besides an energetically committed (no pun intended) performance from Russell Crowe, “Unhinged” comes off as a frankly mediocre effort, with no apparent point other than titillating (but somehow tedious) gore, misogynistic rage, and endless (though impressive) car crashes.

A star of the OWN series “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” has been charged by federal authorities in an alleged murder-for-hire plot against his 18-year-old nephew. James Timothy Norman, 41, who appeared on the reality series about the family-owned restaurant, was charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot with an exotic dancer named Terica Ellis, according to a federal complaint summarized in a press release from the U.S.

Glasgow Green on Saturday. The males, aged 16 and 17, are expected to appear in court later today, August 18.

NEW YORK -- R. Kelly's manager has been arrested in California on charges that he threatened a shooting at a Manhattan theater two years ago, forcing an evacuation and the cancellation of the screening of a documentary addressing allegations that the singer had sexually abused women and girls.

R. Kelly’s manager has been arrested in California on charges that he threatened a shooting at a Manhattan theater two years ago, forcing an evacuation and the cancellation of the screening of a documentary addressing allegations that the singer had sexually abused women and girls.

The manager of R. Kelly was charged Friday for allegedly making a threatening phone call to aManhattan theater that was screening adocuseries about the sex abuse allegations against the musician.

Three men accused of intimidating and threatening women -- who have accused embattled musician R. Kelly of abuse -- have been charged by federal prosecutors.

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