‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ & ‘We’re Here’ Star Shangela Accused In Lawsuit Of Raping Production Assistant At Wrap Party

pic.twitter.com/626cPP4IthOn Wednesday, the Dodgers announced it had caved to a consortium of mostly out-of-state right wing critics, and disinvited the Sisters from Pride Night. The team said it did so because their inclusion “has been the source of some controversy.” Notably, the group was slated to be named among several LGBTQ+ organizations honored that night for their work on behalf of that community.

The Dodgers are walking back their ban on the drag group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and have invited them again to be part of LGBTQ+ Pride Night.

Ethan Shanfeld The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-invited The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to the team’s Pride Night following a public outcry after the Dodgers rescinded the activist organization’s initial invitation to the event. “After much thoughtful feedback from our diverse communities, honest conversations with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and generous discussions with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Los Angeles Dodgers would like to offer our sincerest apologies to the [Sisters], members of the LGBTQ+ community and their friends and families,” the team said in a statement, adding that the group has “agreed to receive the gratitude of our collective of our collective communities for the lifesaving work that they have done tirelessly for decades.”

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Mixed martial arts thriller “Glass Dragon” has been picked up for international sales by MPI Media. The company is launching the title at the Cannes Market. The film, now in post-production, is produced by Asia-facing Los Angeles company Eleven Arts and RE:Anime, a firm that adapts beloved anime series into captivating live-action films. “Glass Dragon” stars Miki Mizuno (“Bayside Shakedown”), a martial artist and single mother who has to accelerate her life plans when things go badly wrong for her and her daughter. The picture also stars the veteran martial arts film star Mark Dacascos (“Cradle 2 the Grave,” “Hawaii Five-0,” “John Wick 3,” “Iron Chef America”). Other acting credits got to Maryjun Takahashi (“Rurouni Kenshin”) and Kiki Sukezane (“Westworld,” “Lost in Space”). 

that dresses in religious drag – the Los Angeles LGBTQ Center called for the team to either bring back the Sisters or cancel the team’s 10th annual Pride Night, set for June 16.“Any organization that turns its back on LGBTQ+ people at this damning and dangerous inflection point in our nation’s history should not be hoisting a rainbow flag or hosting a ‘Pride Night,’” the center’s CEO Joe Hollendoner said in a statement on Thursday. L.A.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Peppermint wants back on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” She famously was runner-up in Season 9 when Sasha Velour took the crown after her iconic rose petal-filled finale lip sync. “I would love to go on ‘All Stars,’” Peppermint tells me on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. She was asked to compete in 2018 but was already booked for the Go-Go’s Broadway musical, “Head Over Heels.” “I will happily go onto the show if they invite me,” Peppermint says. “It is quite expensive and quite an investment, but I do think it could be worth it.” Peppermint will next be seen in “A Transparent Musical,” opening May 20 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. She plays Davina, a role originated on the “Transparent” television series by Alexandra Billings. Peppermint recalls having “two-person watch parties” with her music producer when the series first premiered on Amazon in 2014.

Closing arguments are expected to begin Tuesday at the second trial of "That ’70s Show" actor Danny Masterson, who is charged with raping three women at his Los Angeles home between 2001 and 2003. Attorneys for both sides rested their cases Friday, three weeks into the trial. Masterson's defense attorneys declined to call any witnesses.

EXCLUSIVE: Actors Iko Uwais, Beulah Koale, and Kate Elliott have signed on to star in Ash, the sophomore feature from producer, rapper, and filmmaker Flying Lotus (Kuso).

Celebrity moms Paris Hilton and Kris Jenner were just two of a multitude of stars that got a jumpstart on their Mother’s Day celebrations at a party hosted by beauty brand Anastasia Beverly Hills.

Jimmie Allen is facing serious allegations.

Imagine Dragons, in solidarity with the writers strike, showed up at the Netflix picket line to support writers.

Khloe Kardashian is sharing a sweet family moment. The reality star posted a rare photo together with both her children on Instagram over the weekend, while the KarJenners enjoyed an over-the-top fourth birthday bash for Kim Kardashian's son, Psalm West. Khloe poses happily while daughter True Thompson, 5, sits on her lap and smiles for the selfie.

Jordan Moreau SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 5 of “Barry,” now streaming on HBO Max. Last week’s episode of “Barry” ended on one of the show’s most bizarre cliffhangers: Barry (Bill Hader) and Sally (Sarah Goldberg) appeared to be several years older and living in a house in the desert with a young son. The HBO show has toyed with flashbacks and dream-like sequences before, and Sunday’s newest episode didn’t reveal what was going on until the final minutes… …and it’s a time jump into the future! The end of last week’s episode actually moved ahead eight years, during which Barry and Sally have evaded public recognition after he escaped prison. They’re living under brand-new identities, Clark and Emily, and raising their son, John. Barry, newly religious and peaceful, homeschools John but is too afraid to teach him how to play baseball because of the sport’s violence. Sally wears a brunette wig, dons a Southern accent and works at a rinky-dink diner, where she gets sexually harassed by a biker.

So many celebrities stepped out to attend Gold House’s 2nd annual Gold Gala at The Music Center on Saturday (May 6) in Los Angeles.

RuPaul’s Drag Race fan favorite Shangela has been accused of rape by a former HBO production assistant. The allegation was made in a lawsuit f

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Shangela has been formally accused of rape and sexual harassment by a former staff member of HBO’s reality series We’re Here. The accusations have been vehemently denied by Shangela – real name is Darius Jeremy Pierce – and the claims are fairly graphic.The lawsuit was filed by Daniel McGarrigle, a former We’re Here production assistant, in Los Angeles on May 3.

which first reported the lawsuit.The lawsuit was filed by a “We’re Here” production assistant named Daniel McGarrigle, who says that on Feb. 25, 2020, he was raped by Pierce in the performer’s Louisiana hotel room after a crew party. McGarrigle says he had passed out, and woke up to find Pierce attempting to penetrate him.

Shereé Whitfield isn't sure why her  co-stars were so concerned about her burgeoning relationship with  star Martell Holt while filming season 15 of the Bravo hit.«Maybe the nosy b***hes didn't have anything else going on,» she laughs, sitting down with ET in Los Angeles, alongside co-star Marlo Hampton. «Y'all look so good together, they were just so intrigued,» Marlo offers. She's seemingly one of the only peach-holders who doesn't carry suspicions about Martell, who's history of infidelity has been a hot topic on his reality show.

CBS’ Fall Schedule Reveal party next week has been postponed due to the WGA strike. The network sent a note about the cancellation Monday night.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large CBS has put on hold plans to announce its fall 2023 schedule at a reveal event in Los Angeles on May 9. The network will still share its schedule next week, but instead likely by traditional press release. The party, which was to take place at NeueHouse Hollywood (next door to CBS’ new Hollywood headquarters), was to have served as a replacement for the traditional upfronts event that CBS always held in New York at Carnegie Hall during upfronts week. (Paramount Global, which took over the CBS Wednesday slot during upfronts last year, earlier opted not to continue the upfronts week presentation this year. Filling that Wednesday time slot this year on May 15 will be Netflix, in its inaugural upfronts appearance.)