Samantha Bee Says the Coronavirus Is "Not an Excuse to Be Racist"

This year’s Primavera Sound festival has been postponed over ongoing concerns about the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Originally scheduled to take place June 3-7, the annual Barcelona festival will take place August 26-30. Ticket sales have been put on hold for now, but tickets already purchased before the hold will be honored for the new dates. Organizers have also stated that details about NOS Primavera Sound Porto 2020 are forthcoming. Find the full announcement here.

By Bruce Haring

“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” returned Wednesday night with a new studio — Bee’s woodsy suburban backyard.

With production grinding to a halt in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, the entertainment industry has found itself navigating uncharted territory. To offer a better sense for how, The Hollywood Reporter is launching a regular series that focuses on the ways in which Hollywood's top writers, actors, directors, executives and more are living and working in these challenging times.

Some late-night hosts have, in recent days, taken their shows to a front porch, back patio or basement.  Samantha Bee lit out for the woods.

By Denise Petski

By Erik Pedersen

South African producers are demanding an “urgent all-industry response” to the threat posed by coronavirus, with a leading industry body calling for a coordinated plan from broadcasters and government agencies to address the potential economic fallout of the global pandemic on the local film and TV biz.

By Bruce Haring

Like nearly all other TV productions, ABC's American Idol has had to rethink how it will go forward in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic.

Will Smith has joked his movie I Am Legend is responsible for “a lot of the misinformation” surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.

By Bruce Haring