Telefilm Canada Launches Investigation Into Top Film Executive Following Misconduct Claims

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has become the subject of an internal investigation by WarnerMedia following numerous accounts of workplace problems on the long-running daytime series, Variety has learned.

Keith “Keefa” Parker has been named vp of A&R at Atlantic Records, based out of Los Angeles.Parker is following in the footsteps of his father, former Death Row A&R executive Keita Roc, who worked with the late Nipsey Hussle early in the rapper’s career.

A fellow musician has accused Joey Armstrong, the son of Greenday frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, of sexual misconduct. Page Six says Joey just released his official response to the accusations today.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterA Chris D’Elia prank show that was in the works at Netflix is no longer moving forward, a Netflix spokesperson has confirmed. The move comes in the wake of multiple women alleging that the comedian and actor tried to engage with them sexually when they were as young as 16.The Los Angeles Times first reported the news.

Los Angeles Blade International News Editor Michael K. Lavers on Wednesday interviewed Tarek Zeidan, the executive director of Helem, an LGBTQ rights group in Lebanon.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMichael Franklin, who used to serve as the top executive at the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America West, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 96.Franklin served at executive director for the WGA West for two decades before becoming the first national executive director of the DGA in 1978.

David Robb Labor EditorMichael Franklin, who served as the top executive officer of both the DGA and the WGA West, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 96.An attorney, Franklin served as executive director of the WGA West — where he spent two decades — before being was hired by the DGA as its national executive director in 1978.

Naman Ramachandran Following a storm of criticism over ambiguous diversity and funding criteria, Canadian government funding org Telefilm revealed on Monday an Equity and Representation Action Plan designed to overhaul its internal system.The plan consists of several action points and strategies to achieve them.

she donated $6 million to support underserved communities of color amid the coronavirus pandemic, while she and mother Tina Knowles-Lawson subsequently worked to provide Black communities in her Houston hometown with access to COVID-19 testing. Now, she's teaming up with the NAACP to support Black-owned small businesses across the U.S., offering grants of $10,000 to businesses in Houston, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis.

: In April, she donated $6 million to support underserved communities of color amid the coronavirus pandemic, while she and mother Tina Knowles-Lawson subsequently worked to provide Black communities in her Houston hometown with access to COVID-19 testing. Now, she's teaming up with the NAACP to support Black-owned small businesses across the U.S., offering grants of $10,000 to businesses in Houston, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis.

The Prop Store’s Aug. 26 and 27 virtual auction — the company’s first event from Los Angeles — features over 850 items from classic films, including props, memorabilia and costumes from movies like “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “The Godfather Part II,” “Hook,” “The Hunger Games” and “Rocky.”An 11-foot model miniature of the Nostromo that was used during the filming of “Alien” has the highest pre-auction estimate ($300,000-$500,000).

Scott Baio continues to release audio recordings in his fight against allegations that he sexually assaulted and emotionally abused Nicole Eggert and Alex Polinsky when they were minors on the set of the 80s sitcom Charles in Charge.

Canada’s own Lindsay Ell is making a difference with her new song “make you”.

Edwin T. Vane, a longtime television executive at NBC, ABC and Group W Productions, died June 26 in Los Angeles of natural causes, his family announced.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNow there’s a new way to get Peloton fitness instructors to bark commands at you from the TV.Roku and Peloton inked a deal under which the Peloton App — with thousands of on-demand workouts, as well as live classes — will be available the streaming-media platform starting this month. Peloton launches on Roku devices in the U.S.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterWomen and Film, Los Angeles and The Black List unveiled the participants of the​ 2020 Feature Lab and Residency on Monday. The annual program is an expansion of the original writing lab which is a joint effort between WIF and The Black List.The program provides mentorship and career opportunities to seven rising women screenwriters over the course of a year.