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A massive collection of some of Hollywood’s biggest names have commended President Joe Biden for his “unshakable moral conviction” and helping to get home some of the hostages taken by Hamas in their terror attack against Israel.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer A dizzying amount of A-list Hollywood actors, comedians and entertainment executives signed an open letter to President Joe Biden on Monday, calling for the release of all hostages taken by terrorist group Hamas. Amy Schumer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Chris Rock, Gwyneth Paltrow, Katy Perry, Bradley Cooper, Justin Timberlake and more were among the highly visible figures to sign the note, launching a formal campaign called #NoHostageLeftBehind.

Angelique Jackson Tyler Perry has formalized a new creative partnership with Netflix to write, direct and produce feature films under a multi-year, first-look deal. The pact spans eight pictures over four years. Perry already has five films under his belt at the streamer: “A Fall From Grace,” “A Madea Homecoming,” the period drama “A Jazzman’s Blues” (his longtime passion project produced from his first screenplay, written 27 years prior), the upcoming World War II-set drama “Six Triple Eight” and the thriller “Mea Culpa.” Endeavor and TKO CEO Ari Emanuel teased the new pact at Bloomberg Media’s Screentime conference on Oct.

Michaela Zee Elaine Devry, who appeared in such films as “The Atomic Kid” and “A Guide for the Married Man” and dozens of television series, died Sept. 20 at her home in Grants Pass, Oregon, according to a notice on a local funeral home website.

Elaine Devry, whose career spanned film and dozens of television shows, died Sept. 20 at her home in Grants Pass, Oregon. She was 93 and no cause was given by the funeral home, which listed her under her married name of Davis.

Concerned that a prolonged actors strike would bring long-term, irreparable harm to the industry, Hollywood’s biggest stars on a Zoom call this week with SAG-AFTRA leaders pledged to commit $150 million over three years to remove a cap on union dues to bring more coin to guild coffers, and they suggested a streamer residual structure that would put actors on the bottom of the call sheet before them, in hopes that getting money faster would help more struggling actors qualify for benefits.

Week 25 of Deadline’s Strike Talk podcast comes amid a tough time on the negotiations front between SAG-AFTRA and the studios. No formal talks have taken place or have even been scheduled since October 11, when bargaining was suspended amid the latest impasse.

A cohort of major Hollywood actors, including George Clooney and Scarlett Johansson, have offered to pay $150 million in dues to help end the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.

A plan put forth this week to SAG-AFTRA by George Clooney and other big stars to potentially kick start stalled negotiations with the studios is “worthy of review and consideration,” says the union’s chief negotiator.

George Clooney presented a proposal to SAG-AFTRA leadership during a Tuesday afternoon Zoom call in an effort to find a way to resolve the three-month-long actors strike with the studios. But the proposal is likely dead on arrival. Sources with knowledge of the situation say the group of some 15 stars, which includes Tyler Perry and Scarlett Johansson, held a follow-up call last night with SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee.

EXCLUSIVE: After meeting on a Tuesday Zoom call to figure out how to end an actor’s strike that will shortly stretch beyond 100 days, a group of Hollywood’s biggest stars laid out to SAG-AFTRA leaders a groundbreaking proposal that amounts to the town’s biggest earners defraying the costs to AMPTP signatories by eliminating the cap on membership dues, to be used to bolster health benefits and other areas that SAG-AFTRA is trying to shore up.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A group of A-list actors is adding pressure on SAG-AFTRA leadership to find a way to resolve the actors strike, which has now lasted 97 days. George Clooney, Tyler Perry, Scarlett Johansson, and others held a Zoom meeting on Tuesday afternoon with Fran Drescher, the president of SAG-AFTRA, and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the union’s executive director. Though the tone has been described as “supportive,” the actors did not call the meeting merely to express support.

EXCLUSIVE: Some of Hollywood’s biggest names met with the leadership of SAG-AFTRA today to get the lowdown on the breakdown of talks with the studios and streamers last week.

Michaela Zee Phyllis Coates, the first actor to portray Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane on television, died on Oct. 11 in Woodland Hills, Calif., her daughter Laura Press confirmed to the New York Times. She was 96.

Few in the film industry may be as quietly prolific as Tyler Perry. And a lot of his success comes thanks to his “Madea” movies: totaling twelve in all since “Diary Of A Mad Black Woman” in 2005.

Angelique Jackson Even if you think you know Tyler Perry’s story – his improbable rise from homeless playwright to billionaire media mogul with a dozen Madea movies in between — the first footage from the upcoming documentary “Maxine’s Baby” contextualizes it all in a new way. In August, Variety exclusively announced that the documentary was heading to Amazon MGM Studios. Directed by Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz, the documentary aims to present an “tender, intimate portrait” of Perry, with its title as a nod to his late mother Willie Maxine Perry, who died in 2009, and the two-and-a-half-minute trailer teases what’s to come.

Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) hits rock bottom before being involved in an accident, in EastEnders spoilers. Jay’s spiralling goes from bad to worse as he waves up after a night filled with booze and drugs. Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) senses something is wrong and Jay confesses he’s taking drugs, but keeps quiet about seeing Nadine Keller (Jazzy Phoenix).

KHQ-TV.The bystander, a neighborhood resident, reportedly interrupted the action on the night in question.The incidents come after the Pride mural in front of the LGBTQ youth center was defaced back in September — actions that appear to indicate that the Odyssey Youth Movement was deliberately targeted. “The fact that this has happened, now, three nights in a row, and the fact that this happened a month after the initial vandalism as well, this is a pattern, this is a repeat, which is very intimidating, to say the least, and terrifying, to say the most,” Ian Sullivan, the executive director of Odyssey Youth Movement, told KHQ.Sullivan added that the acts appear “designed to make LGBTQ+ youth and young adults feel unwelcome and othered in their own community.”“We’re all saddened to hear that someone continues to vandalize the new rainbow crosswalk and Odyssey Youth facility,” Michelle Weaver, the South Perry Neighborhood and Business Association president, said in a statement.

Gail O’Neill, a top fashion model who became one of the original correspondent on CBS’ The Early Show, died Oct. 10. She was believed to be 61. No cause of the death has been released.

For the last two days, Whoopi Goldberg has been absent from her moderator seat on The View, with co-host Joy Behar repeatedly teasing a revelation on Monday, Oct. 16, of just where in the world Goldberg is, and what’s she doing there?

Ari Emanuel took some shots during his latest public appearance.

UPDATED with lineup additions, 11:01 AM: The American Film Institute today added some films to its 2023 lineup. The five films selected by Guest Artistic Director Greta Gerwig are All That Jazz, An American in Paris, Wings of Desire A Matter of Life and Death and Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. She will introduce the latter two.

BreAnna Bell Ebony Media Group, the company behind Ebony Magazine, has teamed up with Lionsgate to announce the launch of their joint venture, Ebony TV by Lionsgate. With access to Lionsgate’s expansive library of titles, the FAST channel will be available on Samsung TV Plus starting on Oct.

Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) is in for a huge shock in EastEnders spoilers when his ex-partner shows up with the daughter he didn’t know he had! Ravi is sure that Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) and Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) know where missing Nugget Gulari (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) is hiding out, so follows them out of Walford. As Ravi prepares to rumble the meet-up, he’s taken aback to come face-to-face with Nugget’s mother, Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy). Ravi takes Nugget back to Walford, and soon Priya arrives looking for her son.

Valerie Wu Intern The Urbanworld Film Festival, based in New York City, has released its 2023 slate of screenings and presentations. With HBO and WBD as Founding Partner and Prestige Partner, respectively, the 27th annual festival will take place from Nov. 1 to Nov.

The American Film Institute on Thursday revealed the full lineup for this year’s AFI Fest, taking place in Los Angeles from October 25-29. It joins the previously announced fest opener, Sam Esmail’s Leave the World Behind, and closer in Bradley Cooper’s Maestro. Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story is the Centerpiece film.

Sophie Turner, Katy Perry and Minnie Driver are among Hollywood stars who claimed they learned about their splits in brutal ways. Most recently, Turner alleged in court documents obtained by Fox News Digital she learned about her estranged husband filing for divorce "through the media." In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the "Game of Thrones" actress claimed the end of the couple's four-year marriage "happened very suddenly." In a statement to Fox News Digital, Jonas disputed several of the claims made by Turner in her filing. The statement alleges Turner was well aware Jonas was going to file for divorce and says the couple had "multiple conversations" about it.

Piers Morgan has some unique insight into this whole Russell Brand scandal. And some questions, too!

Tyler Perry’s life and career, will make its world premiere at this year’s AFI Fest. The Amazon Studios and Bekele Films documentary, directed by Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz, will debut on Friday, Oct. 27 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as one of the festival’s centerpiece screenings.

A new documentary about the prolific multihyphenate Tyler Perry will be AFI Fest’s centerpiece film next month. The American Film Institute said today that Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story will make its world premiere October 27 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

told the Daily Mail in 2010 of the British comedian who’s well-known for his promiscuity. “So he was intimidated.”On Saturday, Brand, 48, was accused of sexually assaulting, raping and emotionally abusing four women, ranging in ages from 16 to 31, from 2006 to 2013.

Paramount+ has set a Thanksgiving week release for Good Burger 2, the comedy sequel starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. Good Burger 2 will premiere Wednesday, November 22, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S and Canada, on Thursday, November 23, 2023 on Paramount+ in the UK and Australia. The film will also be available in additional Paramount+ international markets shortly after.

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Adam Anders has signed with Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

Meghan Markle headed back to Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” Tour for round two on Monday night.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are getting very friendly with some Hollywood royalty!

Queen now. Royally grooving the night away, Meghan Markle was spotted snapping flicks with Hollywood hotshots Kelly Rowland, 42, and Kerry Washington, 46, at Beyoncé’s third Renaissance World Tour stop in Los Angeles on Monday — Queen Bey’s 42nd birthday.