“Texas Doesn’t Own Your Body. You Do”: Newsom Places Provocative Abortion Access Billboard Ads In 7 Red States

Witch, please.A mom of three in Texas fears that “Hocus Pocus 2” can smell — then “unleash hell” — on your children through the television screen. Jamie Gooch of Troy is warning parents to think twice before allowing children to watch Disney+’s long-awaited sequel to the classic 1993 Halloween flick, claiming that nothing good can come from exposing young’uns to fictional witches. “A worst-case scenario is you unleash hell on your kids and in your home,” Gooch told news station KWTX.

Thania Garcia Country singer-songwriter Hardy and his touring team are recovering from a bus accident that occurred early Sunday morning. The singer took to social media to update fans, revealing that all four people who were on the bus, including himself, “were all treated for significant injuries.” Michael Wilson Hardy was on the road after completing two shows in Bristol, Tenn., which is when the bus was impacted. The artist has already been released from the hospital, “ordered by the doctors to recover for the next few weeks.” However, his bus driver is still being treated. “Our friend and bus driver needs your prayers as he is still in the hospital,” Hardy wrote in his statement. “His family is with him while he is being treated and we’re all pulling and praying for him.”

Friday marked a big win for artists in California.

Among the 400 or so bills that California Governor Gavin Newsom either signed or vetoed this week was AB 2799, which provides that courts “must consider specified factors…in determining whether creative expression evidence is more prejudicial than probative.”

Ethan Shanfeld In a big win for creative expression, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed The Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act, which restricts the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court in California. In August, the Calif. Senate and Assembly unanimously approved the bill, AB 2799. Speaking to the importance of the legislation at a virtual bill signing ceremony were rap artists Killer Mike, Meek Mill, Too $hort, Ty Dolla $ign, YG, E-40 and Tyga, as well as CEO of the Recording Academy Harvey Mason Jr. Leaders from the Black Music Action Coalition and Songwriters of North America also joined the signing ceremony. In a press release, the Black Music Action Coalition called the bill a “crucial step in the right direction” of not injecting racial bias into court proceedings, especially given the recent indictment of Young Thug and Gunna, whose lyrics were directly quoted and used against them in an ongoing RICO trial.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that will set workplace safety training and certification standards for companies that produce live events at publicly owned and operated venues. The signing was praised by the California IATSE Council, many of whose members work behind-the-scenes on live events.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a “landmark” bill that creates the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund to supply much-needed support grants to small nonprofit performing arts organizations, helping them offset a portion of their payroll costs. Introduced by Senator Anthony Portantino (D – Burbank), Senate Bill 1116 was cosponsored by Actors’ Equity Association and the Theatrical Producers of Southern California.

Stray Kids have unveiled a new batch of dates for their ‘Maniac’ world tour in Asia, Australia and the USA – find the full list below.Today (September 29) the K-pop boyband revealed that they will play two stadium shows in Jakarta, Indonesia this November. In February, they will head to arenas in Bangkok, Thailand, Singapore and then Melbourne and Sydney in Australia.Stray Kids had to reschedule shows in Atlanta, Georgia and Forth Worth, Texas while touring the US in July as three of their eight members tested positive for COVID-19.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Gerhard Zeiler, president of International at Warner Bros. Discovery, has moved to reassure the Asia-Pacific region that it is an integral part of the group’s post-merger strategy. “Don’t believe that we don’t know how important Asia is for our company, he said Thursday. Zeiler was speaking at the APOS Convention in Singapore on Thursday. He cited examples of theatrical success for “Batman” and “Fantastic Beasts” in the region and investment in local production in the region. The reassurance may have been necessary following post-merger announcements that proposed changes in North America, Latin America and Europe ahead of Asia – despite recent external data showing Asia-Pacific as one of the world’s fastest growth regions.

Asked today if he was serious recently when he challenged Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to a debate on CNN, California Governor Gavin Newsom replied to a group of reporters, “Of course I am, but it’s tough time to bring that up.”

New protests outside an abortion clinic in Aberdeen have been condemned by Green politicians.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer 42West’s BHI has promoted two employees to new leadership roles and hired Red Bull’s head of U.S. communications for gaming, Variety has learned exclusively. At the Dolphin Entertainment-owned brand, Jonah Keel has been elevated from vice president to senior vice president, while account director Briana Richard has been upped to VP in her division. In addition to these promotions, 42West/BHI co-presidents Dean Bender and Shawna Lynch have brought on Red Blake Shuster as a new VP. “Since BHI was acquired by Dolphin Entertainment and subsequently merged with 42West in January 2021, the division has experienced high double-digit growth,” Lynch said “We owe a great deal of that success to the leadership skills of Jonah and Briana. They are both client and staff relationship builders that drive the efforts of our best-in-class clients, while simultaneously bringing on new and exciting partners.”

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Leon Bridges is nostalgic.

challenged to a debate last week. The governors’ feud escalated recently when DeSantis used part of his state’s $12 million budget allocated for relocating “unauthorized aliens” to fly 50 refugees into Martha’s Vineyard, a Democratic jurisdiction.

Arrests have been made after authorities shockingly found two toddlers in distressing situations.

NewsNation will broadcast three of the most high profile election race debates this fall – the race for Texas Governor, and the Senate races in Pennsylvania and Georgia.The Texas debate – featuring incumbent, Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke, will be broadcast live from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburgh, Texas. NewsNation will air the debate at 8-9 p.m. ET/7-8 p.m.

EXCLUSIVE: Major movie theater circuit Cinemark has reached a deal with CJ 4DPlex to outfit select auditoriums with the ScreenX premium exhibition format.

Sharing his side. Adam Levine denied that he cheated on wife Behati Prinsloo after Sumner Stroh claimed they had a year-long affair via a viral TikTok video.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video compete for second position behind Netflix in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region’s most developed streaming market. But, increasingly, all premium SVOD suppliers are focusing on profitability rather than simple growth. A new report from consultancy and research firm Media Partners Asia, “Australia Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics” shows that Australian consumers streamed 24 billion minutes of premium online video between January and August this year. SVOD platforms accounted for 70% of viewing time, while broadcaster-operated platforms (BVOD) claimed 30%. The numbers reflect a mixture of measured usage and a panel of viewers.