Theater Owners Chief Pleads to Congress for Relief Legislation Amid Pandemic

The Walt Disney Co. plans to lay off 32,000 staffers, most of them in its theme parks unit, during the first half of its fiscal year 2021, which started in October, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Hollywood giant disclosed in the annual 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission before Thanksgiving.

President Trump is seemingly ignoring the CDC’s guidelines and encouraging Americans to gather on Thanksgiving amid the pandemic as the death toll rises over 260,000 people in the United States – TMZ These titles are being removed from Netflix in December – Just Jared Jr Meghan Markle just shared something intensely personal – Celebitchy The Dancing With the Stars results are in! – TooFab Bet you didn’t know this about Taylor Swift‘s new album – Popsugar The band just won a prestigious award

Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurant Villa Blanca closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, a source gave Us Weekly an exclusive update on Pump amid speculation that the bar will be the next to go.The 60-year-old Bravo star sparked speculation about the potentially grim future of her businesses on Tuesday, November 24, via Twitter.“After much cost & consideration for the well being of staff & guests we endeavored to open,” she wrote. “Sadly, many restaurants will not reopen.

Despite the political tension and uncertainty of COVID-19, we still have much to be grateful for this holiday season.   As a nation, we have encountered numerous challenges over the year. Our COVID-19 cases are on the rise, reaching more than 10 million.

At least 30 gyms and fitness studios in Philadelphia are demanding that the city allows them to stay open in order to keep their businesses alive during the coronavirus pandemic. They created a group called the Philadelphia Fitness Coalition, which on Sunday launched an appeal to officials regarding the recent shutdown and new restrictions in the city. The coalition gathered outside of City Hall on Tuesday asking for a meeting with Mayor Jim Kenney.

Georgia's Democratic Senate candidates will resume door-to-door canvassing amid the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the January runoff Senate elections, according to reports. Many Democratic Party candidates halted the traditional canvassing method before the 2020 presidential election due to concerns that knocking on voters' doors could spread COVID-19.

LA Times.  Meg has been seen dutifully wearing her face mask throughout the pandemic.She also has been taking a bit of break from acting these last few years, with her last credit being the 2018 series Picture Paris.Widely considered 'America's Sweetheart', Meg is perhaps best known for her roles in When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless In Seattle, and You've Got Mail.She shares son Jack Quaid, 28, with her ex-husband Dennis Quaid, whom she was married to from 1991 to 2001.Meg also has daughter

Miley Cyrus is getting candid about her sobriety.  The 28-year-old singer recently appeared on Apple's New Music Daily Radio with Zane Lowe for an interview, which was published on Monday, the same day as her birthday.  During the conversation, the "Plastic Hearts" singer was asked by host Zane Lowe about her one-year sobriety when she admitted, "Well, I, like a lot of people, being completely honest, during the pandemic fell off and felt really a lot of ...

Brad Pitt is helping families in need ahead of the holiday season. The Oscar-winning actor, 56, spent a day volunteering last week, where he handed out boxes of groceries to low-income families in South Central LA. In new photos [seen here] from the event, Brad is pictured hard at work while following CDC guidelines amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. He wore a protective mask and gloves as coronavirus cases continue to surge throughout the U.S.

Joe Biden is revealing how he plans to spend Thanksgiving amid the pandemic.

U.K. public broadcaster BBC on Tuesday vowed to "keep our audiences informed, educated, and entertained through continuing unprecedented times for the U.K.

Keanu Reeves and the Matrix 4 cast celebrated the end of filming with a massive wrap party amid the pandemic by allegedly staging a party scene for the movie.According to German newspaper Bild, the gathering — which was given the code name “Ice cream team event” — took place at Studio Babelsberg in Potsdam, Germany, on Wednesday, November 11, with nearly 200 workers in attendance.

MTV said Thursday that it has scheduled a pre-recorded special in lieu of the MTV Movie & TV Awards as a result of the pandemic. MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time will honor "the biggest and best moments in film and television from the '80s until now." It also will feature performances and exclusive clips from some of the most anticipated 2021 releases, MTV said.

WarnerMedia is laying off employees today as part of its ongoing reorganization to cut costs amid the coronavirus pandemic and reorient its business around streaming. The cuts, which are expected to hit its North American business units, come after newly installed CEO Jason Kilar announced in August a comprehensive reorganization that would consolidate its content divisions under Warner Bros.

The National Association of Theatre Owners on Monday called for the lame-duck Congress and Trump administration to pass relief legislation that would provide immediate aid to local movie theaters devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. “American movie theaters need help now,” NATO president-CEO John Fithian said in a statement issued two days after Democratic candidate Joe Biden was declared the victor in the 2020 presidential race, beating Donald Trump.