Skydance Animation Names Shane Prigmore Senior Vice President of Development

Nickelodeon hired Zack Olin to the role of senior vice president of live-action Tuesday.In the newly-created role, Olin will partner with Shauna Phelan, who serves as senior vice president of live-action scripted content. Together they will oversee scripted series, movies and specials in the company’s scripted division.Olin will report to Brian Robbins, president of ViacomCBS Kids and Family Entertainment.

Kamala Harris’ first Vice President fundraising event already has a strong set of supporters, including many Hollywood stars.

Kamala Harris, 55, talked about the importance of family when she revealed her stepkids call her “Momala”, a spinff of her first name, in her first public speech since being announced as Joe Biden‘s pick for Vice President in the upcoming presidential election in Nov. and it made an impression on many of her supporters on social media.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterSen. Kamala Harris wasted no time in attacking President Trump in her introduction on Wednesday afternoon as Joe Biden’s running mate.Harris spoke for the first time since Biden selected her to be the first Black woman and first Asian American on a major-party ticket on Tuesday.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterMarc Malkin has been named Variety’s senior culture and events editor.Malkin’s new duties include helping to steer the editorial content of the weekly magazine, with an emphasis on expanding lifestyle and culture coverage as well as a focus on how the entertainment community is responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

Toni Braxton shared a political post on her social media account. She showed her fans and followers that she’s supporting Kamala Harris for the next VP.

Maya Rudolph will be making a lot of appearances on Saturday Night Live when the NBC comedy series returns for season 46.The 48-year-old actress had the perfect reaction when news broke on Tuesday, August 11, that Kamala Harris is officially Joe Biden’s running mate in the upcoming presidential election.“Oh s—t. Ruh-roh,” Rudolph, who first portrayed the politician on SNL in September 2019, said during a panel with Entertainment Weekly after the news broke on Tuesday.

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been named the highest-paid actor for the second year running.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorViacomCBS International Studios, the global production arm of ViacomCBS Networks International, has named Cineflix Rights executive Kate Laffey as its vice president.Laffey will be based in London and will report to Pierluigi Gazzolo, president of studios and streaming at ViacomCBS Networks International.

confirmed it! Her new song off of her new folklore album, "betty," about a young man losing the love of his life and having to apologize to get it back, uses the names of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' three daughters—essentially confirmed their third daughter's name (Betty), which hadn't been released to the public yet following her birth in October 2019. If that isn't basically the coolest birth/name announcement ever, I don't know what is.

After speculations that Taylor Swift might have revealed Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ third child’s name in her new song, Swift is now revealing the truth about her song Betty. It all started when the superstar released her eighth studio album, folklore, on July 24.

Taylor Swift confirmed in a new radio interview that she named the characters in her song “Betty” after Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ children.In a clip shared via Twitter on Wednesday, August 5, the 30-year-old singer gave context for the track as she introduced it to listeners.“He lost the love of his love, basically, and doesn’t understand how to get it back.

Kanye West has been making lots of headlines lately, following his mental health problems. Recently, it’s been just revealed that he’s trying to work things out with his wife, Kim Kardashian.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorShane Prigmore, the animation veteran who has worked for Laika, DreamWorks Animation, Warner Bros and most recently at Walt Disney Television Animation, has been hired as SVP Development at Skydance Animation.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHeather Morris has come onboard at Aline Brosh McKenna’s production company, Lean Machine, to serve as vice president of development and production.In her new role, Morris will help identify and develop projects for Lean Machine.

The fan theories were correct – Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds‘ third daughter is really named Betty!