Spotify Podcast Executive Courtney Holt to Exit

James Corden is stepping away.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentKim Kardashian owes Ben Winston a massage.In 2021, Winston was ready to take a vacation. His company, Fulwell 73, had just wrapped production on HBO Max’s highly anticipated “Friends” reunion and the Grammy Awards, not to mention James Corden’s “Late Late Show,” which has been airing on CBS since 2015 with five episodes per week.Earlier last year, Corden, one of Winston’s producing partners, had bumped into Kris Jenner in Palm Springs, where they both own second homes.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: the A-list inner circle.After failing to get an invite to the Oscars or the Beckham wedding, insiders say the couple are feeling snubbed by the local celebrities in California – and are setting their sights instead on being king and queen of New York.“The Sussexes have been house hunting in NYC for a while now – they think they could make an impact there,” says an insider close to Meghan and Harry, who moved into their £11.2million mansion in California back in July 2020, after dramatically quitting the UK.“To be honest, they’ve failed to break in to any Hollywood circles. They had hoped to become part of the elite, with friends such as Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson [his wife], the Spielbergs, the Obamas and the Clooneys, but they can’t seem to get a foot in the door.There’s a reason you’re not seeing them front and centre at Hollywood dinners and events – and it’s not by choice.

Settling in. Prince Harry got honest about his life with Meghan Markle in the United States two years after their exit from their senior royal duties — and he made it clear that he has no regrets.

Still a family. Prince Harry is operned up about where he stands with his royal relatives — especially Queen Elizabeth II — after visiting her earlier this month with wife Meghan Markle.

Jon Hamm is to star as an FBI agent trying to shut down Salt of the Earth, the only movie named to the Hollywood Blacklist, in a new scripted podcast series.

Back on royal turf! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle paid a visit to Queen Elizabeth II in the United Kingdom.

Spotify executive Courtney Holt is exiting the streaming giant after a four-and-a-half-year run.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorCourtney Holt, a top executive in Spotify’s podcasting business and a four-year veteran of the company, is leaving the streaming giant, a source close to the situation has confirmed to Variety. The source said that Holt’s departure was his decision and is amicable, and that he will stay on as an advisor to the company for the next several months at least.

Meghan Markle is said to be planning to join her husband Prince Harry at the Invictus Games in Holland. The couple's arrival in Europe will come as a huge surprise to many if it goes ahead, as the pair decided not to come back to the UK for Prince Philip's memorial service at Westminster Abbey this month.

Paris Hilton joined Brie and Nikki Bella for the latest edition of “The Bellas Podcast” on SiriusXM’s Stitcher, where she opened up about being a newlywed and her desire to start a family.

LOS ANGELES -- A power outage at Universal Studios Hollywood left nearly a dozen people stranded on a ride until crews rescued them, Los Angeles authorities said.Emergency crews were called to the park's Transformers ride around 3:45 p.m. Thursday after 11 people got stuck on the indoor ride, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.The riders were freed by 6 p.m., supervising dispatcher Bernard Peters told the Los Angeles Times.

Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to the ensemble comedy Tankhouse, starring Christopher Lloyd (The Tender Bar, Nobody), Richard Kind (Argo, Inside Out), Tara Holt (Ballers, Californication) and Stephen Friedrich (This is Us & Nice Girl Like You), with plans to release it in theaters and on VOD on May 13th.

Archewell Audio, the production company launched by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, has filed an application to trademark the word "Archetypes," Fox News Digital has learned. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office database, the application was filed two days after the Duchess of Sussex announced her forthcoming Spotify podcast, titled "Archetypes," last month.

Meghan Markle is attempting to trademark the word “archetypes” – the name of her first Spotify podcast series – it is claimed. The application for exclusive use of the word was made at the at the US Patent and Trademark Office last month by Archewell Audio, one of the companies established by Meghan and Prince Harry. The list of goods and services involved are “in the fields of cultural treatment of women and stereotypes facing women” and include podcasts, TV shows, and entertainment services distributed in various ways, the Daily Mail reports.