Timothy Hutton Sues ‘Leverage’ Producers Over Being Left Out Of Reboot

Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher were both Hollywood veterans when they were elected as co-presidents of the Producers Guild of America in June 2018. But while both had overseen big studios, films and television shows, nothing could have prepared them for what they’d encounter in their four years Iin office with the PGA, including the #MeToo revolution, the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic.“We didn’t know each other when this shotgun marriage was formed,” Berman said.

The Los Angeles Police Department is facing a $20 million racial profiling lawsuit from a Grey’s Anatomy driver after officers used “excessive force” against Ernest Simon Jt last year.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson (Showtime’s Attica) is teaming up with Jacqueline Olive (Lincoln’s Dilemma) to direct the feature documentary, The Color of Cola.

Sony Pictures Classics announced today that its feature documentary Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, co-directed by five-time Oscar nominee Frank Marshall (The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart) and Ryan Suffern (Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records), will hit theaters in New York and Los Angeles on May 13, before expanding to additional markets in the following weeks. It will open against IFC Films’ horror-thriller The Innocents, Roadside Attractions’ comedy Family Camp and Universal’s horror-thriller Firestarter starring Zac Efron and more.

Blink49 Studios To Adapt ‘Things To Do When It’s Raining’

Angelique Jackson Ahead of the SXSW debut of their latest film, “Slash/Back,” three of the thriller’s producers —- Scythia Films’ Dan Bekerman and Stellar Citizens’ Chris Yurkovich and Alex Ordanis —- announced the launch of the new full-service production company, Good Question Media.Bekerman, Yurkovich and Ordanis will serve as partners and producers in the new venture, which will oversee film and television projects, supporting them from inception through distribution and packaging with the Good Question Media development fund.As one of the very few Canada-based private equity funds, the company is uniquely positioned to access the international treaty funding systems. But that’s just one way the veteran producers aim to use their combined expertise.

Ashley Hume Producer Stacey Sher, her daughter Maggie Brown and Ashley Greene hosted a benefit for The Pad Project at Veronica Beard’s West Hollywood store on Tuesday night.Held in honor of International Women’s Day, attendees of the event were invited to shop at the luxury boutique, which donated 10% of the profits to The Pad Project and its international programs.Launched in 2013 by a group of students and educators at the Oakwood School in Los Angeles, The Pad Project has evolved from a documentary project following the efforts of a small village in India to destigmatize the conversation around menstruation, into an organization that works to end period poverty around the world.Executive-produced by Scher and co-produced by Brown, the documentary short “Period. End of Sentence” won best documentary short at the 2019 Academy Awards.

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about Season 6 Episode 7 of NBC’s This Is Us, “Taboo.” 

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorOn Tuesday, GLAAD announced that Kacey Musgraves will receive the Vanguard Award at the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles, which will be held at the Beverly Hilton on April 2.GLAAD’s Vanguard Award is presented to allies who have made significant impacts in advocating for LGBTQ people. In Tuesday’s announcement, GLAAD shined a light on Musgraves’ efforts, including using her platform to increase conversations about LGBTQ acceptance in country music, raise funds for GLAAD’s annual anti-bullying Spirit Day campaign and promote awareness of anti-LGBTQ bills in the Texas state legislature.“Kacey continues to raise the bar for what it means to be an authentic ally and to inspire her fans to do the same,” stated GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis.

Rocker Marilyn Manson sued his former fiancee, “Westworld" actor Evan Rachel Wood, on Wednesday over her allegations that he sexually and physically abused her during their relationship.The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court alleges that Wood's allegations were fabricated, and that she and another woman named as a defendant, Illma Gore, used false pretenses including a phony letter from the FBI to convince other women to come forward with sexual abuse allegations and coached them on what to say about Manson, whose legal name is Brian Warner.The lawsuit, which claims defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress, says Wood publicly cast Manson “as a rapist and abuser — a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV, and film career.”Wood and Gore have not yet filed a response to the lawsuit. An email to representatives of Wood seeking comment was not immediately returned.Manson and Wood revealed they were a couple in 2007, and they were briefly engaged in 2010 before breaking up.In 2017, when the #MeToo movement gained momentum, Wood said she had been raped and abused, and she gave testimony to a Congressional committee in 2018, both without naming anyone.

Marilyn Manson has sued Evan Rachel Wood for defamation over her sexual abuse allegations against him, which Manson claims are a "malicious falsehood." In the complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday and obtained by Variety, Manson — whose legal name is Brian Warner — alleges that Wood and "her on-again, off-again romantic partner" Ashley Gore have "publicly cast" him as a "rapist and abuser — a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV and film career." The filing goes on to claim that Wood and Gore impersonated a FBI agent "by forging and distributing a fictitious letter from the agent, to create the false appearance that Warner’s alleged ‘victims’ and their families were in danger, and that there was a federal criminal investigation of Warner ongoing." It also alleges that Wood and Gore "provided checklists and scripts" to accusers and "made knowingly false statements," including that Manson "filmed the sexual assault of a minor." Manson has requested a jury trial and is also alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress, violation of the Comprehensive Computer Data and Access Fraud Act and impersonation over the internet. Marilyn Manson has sued Evan Rachel Wood for defamation over her sexual abuse allegations against him, which Manson claims are a "malicious falsehood." (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage for Disney Pictures) Representatives for Wood and Gore did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.

Marilyn Manson is suing Evan Rachel Wood.

Ellise Shafer Marilyn Manson has sued Evan Rachel Wood for defamation over her sexual abuse allegations against him, which Manson claims are a “malicious falsehood.”In the complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, Manson — whose legal name is Brian Warner — alleges that Wood and “her on-again, off-again romantic partner” Ashley Gore have “publicly cast” him as a “rapist and abuser — a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV and film career.”The filing goes onto claim that Wood and Gore impersonated a FBI agent “by forging and distributing a fictitious letter from the agent, to create the false appearance that Warner’s alleged ‘victims’ and their families were in danger, and that there was a federal criminal investigation of Warner ongoing.” It also alleges that Wood and Gore “provided checklists and scripts” to accusers and “made knowingly false statements,” including that Manson “filmed the sexual assault of a minor.” Representatives for Wood did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.Wood was one of several women that came forward early last year with claims of sexual abuse against Manson. In an Instagram post made at the time, Wood wrote: “The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson.

“With the heaviest of hearts, we announce that on March 2, 2022, Alan Ladd, Jr. died peacefully at home surrounded by his family.

EXCLUSIVE: Marilyn Manson is now taking ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood to court over her allegations of abuse during the widely accused shock rocker and the Westworld actor’s relationship.

Alan Ladd Jr, the veteran film producer who won a Best Picture Oscar for Braveheart, commissioned George Lucas to write Star Wars and was a longtime executive for Fox and MGM, died today, his family said. He was 84.

Demi Lovato has shared a photo of them hanging out with Turnstile, who they call their “favourite band”.Turnstile are currently on tour in the US behind their recent album ‘GLOW ON’, which was placed at Number Nine in NME‘s 50 Best Albums of 2021 list.On Thursday night (February 24), the band played at The Novo in Los Angeles, and after the show Lovato shared a photo of them hanging out with the band.“My favorite band (Turnstile) & my favorite hat (apparently),” Lovato wrote on Instagram. See the post below.A post shared by Demi Lovato (@ddlovato)Last week, Turnstile shared a new video for their song ‘UNDERWATER BOI’, with the visual captured using characters from the world of the 2003 MMORPG video game Second Life by drummer Daniel Fang.Earlier this month Turnstile played a run of UK shows to celebrate ‘GLOW ON’ including dates in London, Leeds and Nottingham.The band were forced to reschedule their European tour dates to June and July – see details of those gigs below and find any remaining tickets here.JUNE18 – Hamburg, Gruenspan20 – Paris, Elysee Montmartre22 – Hasselt, ModJULY5 – Berlin, Astra Kulturhaus6 – Haarlem, Patronaat18 – Cologne, PalladiumTurnstile will also headline Outbreak Festival 2022 and 2000Trees Festival in the UK this summer.

EXCLUSIVE:  WME has inked Oscar winning writer-director Guy Nattiv and his producing partner Jaime Ray Newman.

The Producers Guild of America today revealed the nominees for its 2022 PGA Innovation Award, which recognizes the production of a noteworthy, impactful new-media program that significantly elevates the audience’s viewing experience.

A.D. Amorosi With its ominous threadbare melody and chilly minimalist percussion, Gunna and Future’s “Pushin P” (featuring Young Thug) has been an anomaly on a Top 10 recently filled with family-friendly fare like songs from “Encanto” and the latest Adele ballad. Credit a large part of the success of that track to the writing, production and beat-making skills of Wesley Tyler Glass, aka Wheezy.With his personal credo, “Stay wavy, it’s a tsunami world,” Wheezy’s come a long way from his start manning the boards for underground hip-hop artists like Shad da God and apprenticing under producer Metro Boomin.