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Just like Bella? While Ashley Greene is excited to forge her own motherhood path upon her first child’s birth, there is one lesson that the Twilight star would follow from Bella Swan.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Church of Scientology has asked the Supreme Court to enforce a religious arbitration agreement that would bar Danny Masterson’s sexual assault accusers from suing the church for allegedly stalking and harassing them.In a petition filed on Tuesday, the church asked the court to overturn a California Court of Appeal ruling, which held that the women could not be bound by the arbitration agreement because they had left the church.The church argued that the ruling violates the church’s rights under the First Amendment, and amounts to religious discrimination.“The Opinion weaponizes the First Amendment against religious freedom, holding that the First Amendment requires limitations applicable only to religious — and not to secular — arbitration agreements,” the church argued. The plaintiffs filed suit in August 2019, alleging that the church had engaged in a campaign of harassment and intimidation after they reported rape allegations against Masterson — a prominent church member — to the LAPD.

Gallery: Bennifer forever! This is Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's 20-year journey to become husband and wife. . . (BANG Showbiz)"[I've been involved] with women who have four, five, six children in a household at the same time.

Nickelodeon’s Shauna Phelan and Zack Olin have been promoted to EVPs and Co-Heads, Nickelodeon and Awesomeness Live-Action Series and Films. The news was announced today by Brian Robbins, Paramount President & Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon, and Chief Content Officer, Movies and Kids & Family, Paramount+.

EXCLUSIVE: AllBlk has greenlit the supernatural drama Wicket City from executive producers Tressa “Azarel” Smallwood and Donte Lee set to debut this winter.

JD Linville XYZ Films has acquired writer-director Michelle Garza Cervera’s hotly anticipated breakout feature “Huesera” for theatrical release in North America and has released the first teaser and poster for the film.“Huesera” is one of the first slate of titles under its new distribution arm and an early pick-up ahead of the Tribeca Film Festival, where the film will world premiere.The film follows Valeria, whose joy with becoming pregnant dissolves as she is cursed by a dark power. As danger surrounds her, she’s forced deeper into the occult, and a pact with a coven of witches may be her only hope.

Ariana DeBose keeps it chic in a very spring-y ensemble at the 2022 Night of Covenant House Stars Gala held at Chelsea Industrial on Monday (May 23)in New York City.

Rachel Brosnahan had the honor of lighting the Empire State Building this week!

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the Halo season finale “Transcendence.” 

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorRobin Roberts will be honored by Covenant House with this year’s Beacon of Hope Award.The “Good Morning America” host will be recognized by the organization, which fights youth homelessness and trafficking, at the Night of Covenant House Stars Gala on May 23 at Chelsea Industrial in New York City.The evening, which will also celebrate Covenant House’s 50th anniversary, will include a performance from Darren Criss and appearances by Audra McDonald, The Kid Mero, Jason Ralph, Krysta Rodriguez and John Dickerson.“Over the past two years, Covenant House has remained open 24/7 in 33 cities across six countries,” Covenant House president Kevin Ryan said in a statement on Monday morning. “While the pandemic introduced new challenges, we stayed committed to helping homeless youth in any way that we could.

Morrisons is to rescue collapsed retailer McColl's after the supermarket giant beat a rival bid from the billionaire owners of Asda, BusinessLive understands.

The Walt Disney Co. has remained publicly silent since Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a law last week dissolving a special district set up 55-years ago to let the company self-govern much of the area around Walt Disney World.

The Matrix creators Lana and Lilly Wachowski have announced a movie memorabilia auction to raise money for a trans youth charity.The filmmakers confirmed on social media that they will be auctioning off props and concept art from The Matrix but also Sense8 and V For Vendetta.“Hi youse! so me and Lana have been doing some spring cleaning at our Raiders of the Lost Ark warehouse and have happily decided to pass on some of the best treasures we’ve been collecting over the years!!” Lilly told fans on Twitter.hi youse! so me and Lana have been doing some spring cleaning at our Raiders of the Lost Ark warehouse and have happily decided to pass on some of the best treasures we've been collecting over the years!! no ark of the covenants but some pretty major and magical artifacts!— Lilly Wachowski (@lilly_wachowski) April 23, 2022“No ark of the covenants but some pretty major and magical [artefacts]!”The Wachowskis will be raising money for Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund, with their event titled Enter the Matrix: The Wachowski Collection.Most recently, Lana Wachowski directed The Matrix: Resurrections without her sister Lilly, and explained how writing the film helped her grieve her parents.“I didn’t ever wanna make another Matrix movie,” she said. “I told everyone for 18 years I didn’t wanna make another Matrix movie.

Disney Plus is already home to two seasons of American Horror Story. All of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s award-winning horror series will soon be available on the streaming service.

The Walking Dead is coming to an end this year, and so it seems is most of the long-standing legal action by Robert Kirkman and other executive producers of the zombie apocalypse series against AMC.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge on Wednesday ruled that several producers of “The Walking Dead” were not cheated out of profits by AMC Networks, bringing the long-running litigation over the hit show closer to a finale.Judge Daniel J. Buckley rejected the producers’ claim that AMC Networks had reverse-engineered the definition of “profits” in their contracts in order to keep the vast majority of the show’s profits for itself.The producers — Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Charles Eglee and Glen Mazzara — first filed suit in 2017, four years after the show’s creator Frank Darabont — who was fired after the first season — filed a similar claim against AMC.Darabont and CAA, his agency, won a $200 million settlement in their case last July.

Wilson Chapman editorThe ‘Halo’ franchise revolves around the Spartans, super soldiers who defend the galaxy against an alien force known as the Covenant. In the new Paramount Plus TV series, one of the Spartans is played by Kate Kennedy, who talked to Variety about her experience gearing up in the armor for the show.“It was really empowering, I loved entering set everyday wearing the suit,” Kennedy told Variety on the red carpet of the “Halo” premiere this Wednesday.

Pablo Schreiber hits the red carpet next to a lot of his co-stars for the premiere of HALO during the 2022 SXSW Festival held at The Paramount Theatre on Monday (March 14) in Austin, Texas.

Nick Cannon is sharing his thoughts on monogamy and why it isn’t healthy.

Ethan Shanfeld “Hocus Pocus 2” has wrapped filming and will premiere on Disney Plus on Halloween, according to executive producer Adam Shankman.In an Instagram post on Friday, Shankman wrote, “SISTAAAAAHHHHSSS! Aaaaand that’s a WRAP!!! #hocuspocus2. Congratulations to the amazing team…and the WHOOOOLLLEEEE cast and crew!!! Coming to you #halloween #2022 on @disneyplus.”Disney did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment, but since spooky season programming typically comes out ahead of the holiday, we can probably expect “Hocus Pocus 2” just before Oct.

Halo is coming!

Paramount+ has dropped the first teaser for the upcoming HALO series!

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAn attorney for Danny Masterson’s accusers argued on Tuesday that they should not have to take their civil claims to a religious arbitration proceeding run by the Church of Scientology.Masterson, a longtime member of the church, is awaiting a criminal trial on multiple rape charges that could send him to prison for 45 years to life.