Samara Weaving Inks With CAA

EXCLUSIVE: Rich Sommer (The Dropout), Lauren Lindsay Donzis (Punky Brewster), Jayma Mays (United States of Al), Bentley Green (Snowfall), Angel Laketa Moore (Atypical) and Bailey Gavulic (Fear The Walking Dead) are set as series regulars in CBS comedy pilot Rust Belt News. Additionally, Jeff Blitz (American Auto) has been tapped to direct and executive produce the single-camera comedy pilot from The Simpsons writer and The Mindy Project exec producer Matt Warburton.

Andrea Denver is skipping out on Winter House season two, and it’s for a very good reason. “I preferred to make some time for myself,” he said during an EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife, also noting his new relationship with a very special someone as a reason for spending time off screen. “I wanted to prioritize her over everything. I wanted to give her my full attention,” he stated.

Ethan Shanfeld The Arconia’s favorite podcasters Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are back for Season 2 of “Only Murders in the Building,” premiering on Hulu on June 28.This season, the comedic murder mystery follows Charles, Oliver and Mabel as they rush to identify the killer of Bunny Folger, the Arconia board president. Of course, the trio is now publicly implicated in the murder, as well as the subjects of a competing podcast.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJon Adler, a veteran behind the production of many of CNN’s original series, has been named a senior vice president overseeing that programming at CNN as the WarnerMedia unit is creating more documentary content for its soon-to-launch streaming outlet, CNN Plus.“With the expansion of our mandate to create premium long-form programming for CNN Plus, Jon’s experience developing distinctive content for CNN linear will now benefit our newest platform,” said Amy Entelis, CNN’s executive vice president for talent and content development, in a memo to staffers. “Jon is one of the most passionate advocates for all things CNN and we are excited to see him embark on this new chapter.” Adler reports to Entelis.

The IDA has announced the hiring of two senior staff members and a consultant, in what the embattled organization calls “a major step forward.”

No, Summer House fans, you’re not going crazy if you spotted Alex Wach and Jason Cameron in photos from Lindsay Hubbard’s birthday party.

Only part of the story. Craig Conover isn’t a fan of how the start of his relationship with Paige DeSorbo has been portrayed on season 6 of Summer House.

EXCLUSIVE: Longtime ICM Partners agent Matt Sorger has left to join A3 Artists Agency as senior agent in the Alternative Programming, Digital Media, Licensing and Branding division. He is the latest ICM agent to depart for another agency or management company ahead of company’s pending acquisition by CAA.

A different approach? While reflecting on Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover‘s fight about Kristin Cavallari, Andrea Denver discussed how the situation was handled on screen.

Leave it to Lili Reinhart to shower us with body positivity!

an open letter posted to her private Instagram account, Reka Gyorgy, who previously competed for her home country of Hungary in the 200-meter backstroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics, blamed the NCAA for its “decision to let someone who is not a biological female compete” in women’s swimming events, according to Fox News.“With all due respect, I would like to address something that is a problem in our sport right now and hurting athletes, especially female swimmers,” the post read. “Everyone has heard and known about transgender swimmer, Lia Thomas, and her case including all the issues and concerns that her situation brought into our sport.“I’d like to point out that I respect and fully stand with Lia Thomas; I am convinced that she is no different than me or any other D1 swimmer who has woken up at 5am her entire life for morning practice. She has sacrificed family vacations and holidays for a competition.

A repost is worth a thousand words. After Austen Kroll‘s Summer House visit took a messy turn, his Southern Charm costar and ex-girlfriend Madison LeCroy sounded off in her own subtle way.

People, Ariana DeBose shared the sweet moment her mom met “Señor Spielberg.”The Oscar first-time nominee said in addition to meeting the legendary director, her mom met almost the entire cast. “My mother got to visit, and she met Señor [Steven] Spielberg,” Ariana DeBose tells the publication of her mother meeting Steven Spielberg on the set of West Side Story. “And watching Gina become speechless was amazing.

William Earl Andrew Hampp has been named Senior Director of Music and Consumer Partnerships at Variety.Hampp is a brand partnerships specialist, content strategist and former full-time journalist. Prior to joining Variety, Andrew founded consultancy 1803 LLC in 2018, where he worked closely with blue-chip clients across the media, advertising, music, data and nonprofit spectrum, utilizing a wide range of capabilities to help the group achieve its goals.

's Danielle Olivera is bracing for impact over the next few weeks. She's unclear about exactly when a wine-tossing altercation between herself and co-star Ciara Miller is set to air out on the beloved Bravo show.

Jane Seymour shows off her body-by-Pilates in a new photo, sporting a matching black crop top & leggings as she documents her ‘wellness journey.’ 

Jane Seymour is staying ultra-fit in her 70s.

Chris Willman Music WriterThere comes a day when any major dude will tell you that… you’re off the tour. Aimee Mann revealed Wednesday that she’s been dropped from a Steely Dan tour that she had been announced to join this summer.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRay Alba and Nathan Sheppard have been named senior vice presidents of marketing for Capitol Records, the flagship label of Capitol Music Group, it was announced today by CMG President Arjun Pulijal, to whom the pair reports.  In their new roles, Alba and Sheppard will co-lead the label’s marketing department, overseeing the design and execution of marketing campaigns for the full roster of artists on the label.  Both executives are based at the company’s headquarters within the Capitol Tower in Hollywood.Alba (pictured above, left) comes to Capitol from Epic Records, where he was senior VP of publicity and worked extensively with Future and 21 Savage, among many others. Prior to joining Epic in 2018, he was VP of publicity and head of urban publicity at Interscope Geffen A&M Records from 2015 through 2018.