Trending, A New Gen Z-Focused Media Venture, Launched By ‘Call Her Daddy’ Podcaster Alex Cooper And ‘XO Kitty’ Producer Matt Kaplan

Police are appealing for help to trace a missing teenager who is thought to be moving around the country by train.

There is a raw, dangerous yet distinctly unapologetic demeanor to the grainy archival footage in the documentary film The Stroll, now streaming on HBO, where transgender sex workers bravely walk the streets of New York City and solicit potential customers cruising by in their cars. Winner of the Special Jury Award – Clarity of Vision at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, The Stroll is the story of director Kristen Lovell’s experience living on the streets in the ‘90s and making money as a sex worker in the Meatpacking District of lower Manhattan. 

Nikki Manashe, Alex Reid's fiancée, has given birth to their twin boys after a traumatic pregnancy. The 36-year-old had a caesarean section during the delivery of their non-identical sons on Wednesday, June 28. After spending a few days in the new family bubble, Nikki and Alex have revealed that the names of their new sons are Phoenix Bobby and Hunter George.

Taylor Sheridan may have populated 1923 with mega-stars but it wasn’t just Harrison Ford or Helen Mirren who blew away viewers with a stirring performance. For the first time on TV, Sheridan depicted the dark legacy of Catholic boarding schools and how they dehumanized young indigenous women — one of whom is played by the courageous Aminah Nieves. While the Duttons were busy saving the ranch in one part of Montana, Nieves’ Teonna Rainwater was being held prisoner by savage, paddle-swinging nuns in another. Here, the Indiana-born newcomer recalls how hard it was to decide whether to accept such a life-changing role.

Christina Ricci claimed that her ex-husband, James Heerdegen, blocked her plans to bring their son, Freddie, along on a recent work trip to New York City.

John Travolta's daughter Ella, 23, is growing up fast - and she's reaching an exciting milestone in her personal life.  The aspiring musician is at the age where some of her friends are getting married, and she's set to have a starring role in an upcoming ceremony as Maid of Honor.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter Since the dawn of radio, the United States has been and remains the only major country in the world where terrestrial radio pays no royalties to performers or recorded-music copyright owners of the songs it plays. While the more than 8,300 AM and FM stations across the country pay royalties to songwriters and publishers, they have never paid performers or copyright holders, although streaming services and satellite radio do. The bipartisan American Music Fairness Act,which aims to address that situation, was introduced into the House of Representatives in 2021 and the Senate last year, by Senators Alex Padilla (D.-Calif.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.).

Arctic Monkeys are officially back on the road in support of their 2022 album The Car.

Sally Nugent couldn't resist firing a cheeky jibe towards her co-star Carol Kirkwood on Tuesday morning.

The royal family is celebrating Father’s Day with some sweet family photos. The social media pages for the Prince and Princess of Wales shared a picture of Prince William with his three children, Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.

Asteroid City delivered a massive jolt to the arthouse and specialty world this weekend as the Wes Anderson film presented by Focus Features blew past records with an estimated $790k three-day gross and $890k estimated for the four-day weekend in just six theaters.

Has Scandoval been going on for YEARS right before our very eyes?!

Kitty Song Covey’s adventures in Seoul aren’t over yet. Netflix has renewed XO, Kitty for a second season.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan just got engaged — and now they’re going into business together. Cooper, creator, host and executive producer of Spotify’s hit sex and relationship podcast “Call Her Daddy,” and Kaplan, founder/CEO of ACE Entertainment and producer of Netflix’s “XO, Kitty” and the streamer’s “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” film franchise, announced the formation of Trending: a Gen Z media venture “committed to elevating today’s voices and crafting tomorrow’s stories for an independent, resourceful and inclusive generation.” Cooper and Kaplan, who met in 2020, got engaged in March 2023. L.A.-based Trending will be the parent company of “Call Her Daddy,” ACE Entertainment, and the couple’s future investments in Gen Z cultural events, commerce and community. Cooper and Kaplan’s new venture will develop scripted and unscripted content, including podcasts and digital media; produce touring events; and launch other projects.

star Alex Borstein and her father, Irv, sat down with ET for a special Father's Day edition of «Spilling the E-Tea,» the proud 88-year-old papa wasted no time in breaking one of the cardinal rules of parenthood.«You're my favorite child,» Irv shared with his daughter and the cameras. «You are my favorite, that's all there is to it.»«You just broke all the rules, you're not allowed to say that you have a favorite,» responded his daughter, who, by the way, has two older brothers. «You're supposed to say, 'I can't choose, I love them all equally!'»Irv, who Alex boasted is a PhD-level mental health professional, just scoffed.

Amy Schumer is going after Hilaria Baldwin yet again.

Andy Cohen is addressing the Vanderpump Rules reunion, as well as Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper has announced that his partner Taya has given birth to a daughter.The TV personality, 24, shot to fame in 2021 after the release of the hit Prime Video farming show, which follows former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson as he attempts to run an Oxfordshire farm in the Cotswolds. Cooper, an agricultural entrepreneur and farm contractor, said he is calling his second child Willa Grace. He already has a son called Oscar.

Cause for concern? Andy Cohen recalled his initial reaction to Raquel Leviss‘ lack of emotion while apologizing for her affair with Tom Sandoval at the Vanderpump Rules reunion.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Pat Cooper, the famously fast-talking and angry stand-up comedian who often appeared on Ed Sullivan and Howard Stern’s shows, died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was 93. Cooper appeared on “Seinfeld” in the Friars Club episode, playing himself. He also appeared with Robert DeNiro in the 1999 film “Analyze This” as Salvatore Masiello and reprised his role in “Analyze That.” He was a frequent guest host on the Mike Douglas Show in the 1970s, and appeared many times on the Howard Stern show throughout the 1990s and 2000s, where he was known for his cranky persona. Born Pasquale Caputo to an Italian family in Brooklyn, he started out playing local New York clubs. In 1963, he landed a spot on “The Jackie Gleason Show,” and then began performing at the Copacabana, where he opened for acts including the Four Seasons and Jimmy Roselli.