The Birth Of Perez Hilton!

When movies come out, we grade them with reviews, define them by box office returns or eyeballs on streaming services, and maybe trophies down the line. But every successful, ambitious film starts with a dream, followed by compromise and adversity. Here begins Deadline’s occasional peek into the creative aspirations, and the sweat and blood that propels ambitious films.

The unscripted business has had a somewhat tumultuous twelve months but things have been picking up in 2024 with a number of network and streamer commissions and renewals.

Emily Longeretta On the heels of a charismatic Super Bowl halftime performance, Usher is now bringing his music to the small screen. The eight-time Grammy winner has partnered with UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, to develop a drama series. Executive producers are Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, Katie Zucker (Mad Massive Entertainment) and Kenny Meiselas (KMei Productions).

EXCLUSIVE: The Love List has released its inaugural list highlighting the best 14 unproduced romance-centered screenplays and pilots of the year just in time for Valentine’s Day.

; you can't deny their beauty influence. Think: in When Harry Met Sally, or Whitney Houston in Waiting to Exhale.

It's safe to say it's been a turbulent few weeks as we've welcomed back some of our favourite Love Island stars for the spin-off series which has been keeping us entertained through the depths of winter. From former flames Molly Smith and Callum Jones reuniting, a game plan predicted between Georgia Steel and Toby Aromolaran to Georgia Harrison and Anton Danyluk becoming exclusive - it's been a whirlwind ride with exes, arguments and blossoming romances.

Theo Campbell recently confessed that he was meant to be joining the current All Stars series of the ITV dating show - but it's now been revealed exactly why he actually dropped out. Fans will remember the Islander from the third series of the show back in 2017 - when he was coupled up with Tyla Carr - but just days ago the 32 year old said he was offered the chance to enter the Love Island villa with other legends but decided against it. Now, as reported by The Sun, the real reason for Theo turning down the opportunity is that he wanted to be an original cast member and not a bombshell.

Usher sings in his best metal-wannabe wail of the 1986 Europe hit “The Final Countdown.”And indeed it is, now just hours from Usher Raymond IV, 45, to play perhaps the biggest stage of his life: The Super Bowl LVIII halftime show at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.But, as he stresses to The Post from rehearsals, he’s not sweating it.In fact, Usher even makes time to give us an exclusive photo shoot rocking his own blinged-out accessories, including his trademark “U” necklace, his own personal Super Bowl ring and a custom handmade Dolce & Gabbana football encrusted with scores of Swarovski crystals.This is a man who has been preparing for this moment for 30 years — since he released his self-titled debut as a 15-year-old in April 1994.“You know, this has been an amazing year ramping up to this,” said Usher of his “My Way” Las Vegas residency that finished at the Dolby Live-Park MGM in December after 17 months and 100 shows.“It definitely helped to play 100 sold-out shows, in preparation for the Super Bowl,” he added. “Now, obviously, a much bigger audience.

Almost two years on since first crossing paths in the Love Island villa, contestants Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page have proven they’re still going strong as the couple embarked on a romantic weekend getaway to the Alps ahead of Valentine’s Day. The loved up couple first met back in June 2022 and after a rocky beginning in the Love Island villa, the couple placed as runners-up in series eight of the show - something which helped to kickstart their enduring romance away from the villa.

The drama just keeps on coming in the Love Island: All Stars villa, with a new teaser revealing the fallout of the brutal confession game which resulted in two Islanders getting dumped in a shock twist. The dumping is set to have a huge impact on not only the villa and the two Islanders leaving but also Anton and Georgia H as they struggle to come to terms with the decision.

EXCLUSIVE: Tell Them You Love Me explores the story of a controversial affair between Anna Stubblefield, a white university professor, and Derrick Johnson, a non-verbal Black man with cerebral palsy. Stubblefield claimed she and Johnson had fallen in love, but when his family found out about their intimate relationship, she was arrested, and in 2015 stood trial facing charges of aggravated sexual assault.

Kathy Hilton is back!

Everything is hunky dory for Kathy Hilton as the socialite is set to return to Bravo via a surprise appearance on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 13 reunion.

hit the red carpet for the premiere of “Bob Marley: One Love” in Jamaica earlier this week — but the couple’s seats at the glitzy event were anything but VIP. New video shows Meghan, 42, and Harry, 39, looking taken aback as ushers stopped at least three rows from the front to give them their seats.

Love Island star Hannah Elizabeth may currently be in the Love Island All Stars villa trying find the man of her dreams, but long before embarking on the ITV2 reality show for a second time, the star was previously in a long-term relationship with George Andreetti.The 33 year old mum even shares her son Reggie with her former beau, but sadly the couple split just days before the youngster’s birth back in 2019 after George posted some concerning content online. Opening up about the split, which came just six days before she gave birth to her precious bundle of joy, Hannah previously told Closer: "He isn’t well at the minute and I don’t agree with what he is posting online.

Jack Antonoff has revealed the star-studded soundtrack of the forthcoming TV show ‘The New Look’.The Bleachers frontman has announced he is the producer behind Apple TV’s upcoming series, which will span 10 episodes. The soundtrack will be the first release from Antonoff’s new label Shadow of the City, which is an imprint of Dirty Hit.Now, Antonoff has unveiled all the guests on the soundtrack, which will consist of covers of early to mid-twentieth-century songs. Lana Del Rey, The 1975, Beabadoobee, Nick Cave and Perfume Genius will all make an appearance.The soundtrack’s first single, ‘White Cliffs of Dover’ by Florence + The Machine, will be released on January 31.

Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes have shared their reflective new single ‘Self Love’ from their upcoming LP.The track is the third single from ‘Dark Rainbow’, the band’s fifth album which is set for release on January 26 via International Death Cult. It follows the previously released songs ‘Bramble‘ and ‘Man Of The Hour’.With lyrics “If I ever fall in love again, let me love myself / ‘Cause I cause pain in my heart like no one else / If I ever fall in love again, let me love myself / Before I give it all away to someone else,” the song describes someone attempting to forgive themselves ad let go of guilt and pain.Speaking about ‘Self Love’ in a press release, frontman Frank Carter said: “‘Self Love’ is a mantra to live by in honour of the relationship that truly matters, the relationship you have with yourself.

There's nothing like a bit of ex warring to kickstart a new episode of Love Island All Stars and tonight's first few minutes didn't disappoint as Toby's exes came face-to-face for the first time. Bombshell Arabella Chi, 32, enjoyed her boys-only after party in the Hideaway wearing a plunging orange maxi dress, where she exchanged a few memories with Toby Aromolaran, who is coupled up with Georgia Steel.

Set in a post-human world, Love Me, directed and written by Sam and Amy Zuchero and starring Steven Yeun and Kristen Stewart, unfolds as an unconventional love story between two inanimate objects. These entities stumble upon each other in the digital realm and, through the remnants of human knowledge, adopt new identities in hopes of evolving their relationship.

“Thank you for lighting a fire under my ass,” Kristen Stewart told Sundance’s Opening Night gala tonight.