Tony Winner Sarah Jones Sets Sex Industry Docu ‘Sell/Buy/Date’; Rashida Jones, Meryl Streep And Laverne Cox To Executive Produce

Edward James Olmos tweeted that he read news of Sierra’s death and wept. “Gregory Sierra will forever be with us,” Olmos wrote.

Actor Gregory Sierra has died at age 83. The star, known for roles on hit 1970s sitcoms "Barney Miller" and "Sanford and Son," died of cancer on Jan.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaBob Avian, the Tony Award-winning choreographer of “A Chorus Line,” died Thursday of a heart attack.

President Joe Biden apparently doesn’t have a constant need for caffeine, at least in the form of soda. His predecessor Donald Trump was so fond of his beloved Diet Coke that he had a wooden box with a red button sitting on top of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office where with one press, a butler immediately delivered him a can of the drink. But new photos from Biden’s desk setup show that the box has been removed.

Nicole Kidman made a virtual appearance on Friday’s “Tonight Show”, and shared an awkward anecdote from the set of “Big Little Lies”.

We now know how much money Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon will be making in their return to Sex and the City for a revival at HBO Max.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) has ruled that Julia Kogan be formally recognized as joint author of the film “Florence Foster Jenkins.”Directed by Stephen Frears and starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, the 2016 film told the story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite not having the best singing voice.

Russian-born director Viktor Kossakovsky says it was a monumental struggle to make his documentary Gunda, starring the title character: a sow raising her litter of piglets on a farm in Norway.

Dick Johnson Is Dead director Kirsten Johnson has become all too familiar with the devastating impact of dementia. In 2007, her mother died of Alzheimer’s.

Laverne Cox announced on Wednesday that she will no longer be involved in Sarah Jones’ upcoming sex industry documentary, Sell/Buy/Date, following backlash on social media.

Following the announcement, sex workers on social media were quick to decry the project, saying Sarah Jones had co-opted their stories in her one-woman play, in which she inhabited several multicultural characters to explore issues like prostitution and female sexual exploitation.In a tweet late Wednesday night, Cox said she loves Sarah Jones’ “brilliant play,” but is no longer involved in the documentary.“I am not in an emotional place to deal with the outrage by some around my participation in

Janet W. Lee In today’s TV news roundup, Hulu set a premiere date for “Solar Opposites” Season 2, and Animal Planet announced “Puppy Bowl XVII.”Hulu’s adult animated comedy series “Solar Opposites” will return for a second season on March 26.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIn March, Brian Stokes Mitchell was just four days away from performing a concert at New York’s City Center when the pandemic forced theaters to close. All the other jobs that Mitchell, who won a Tony in 2000 for his performance in “Kiss Me Kate,” had lined up for the year also vanished.

Gemma Chan graces the cover of February’s issue of Elle UK, and opens up about how the worldwide success of “Crazy Rich Asians” propelled her career to the next level.

Marvel, and contributed to such anthologies as “Mothers and Sons” and “Black Silk: A Collection of African American Erotica.”“In comedy you learn to write with flow — segue, setup, and punch line — but in a way that people won’t see or notice. And in theater you learn about character," he told BookPage in 2000.