WGA Tells Members They Must Instruct Their Agents To Stop Seeking Jobs For Them During Strike

Harrison Ford was moved to the verge of tears while receiving a lifetime achievement award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.The 80-year-old actor was attending the prestigious ceremony in celebration of his latest film, Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny – the fifth and final instalment of the adventure franchise.It was here that he was awarded the honorary Palme d’Or award for lifetime achievement, and greeted with thunderous applause as he arrived. Taking place last night (May 18), the acting veteran was also shown a compilation of some of the biggest performances from across his career, and seen getting visibly emotional by the footage.“They say when you’re about to die, you see your life flash before your eyes,” Ford said.

Writers Guild of America East announced on Thursday that its members at Hearst Magazines have voted to ratify its first labor contract, ending a two-year struggle to unionize staffers at the media conglomerate in the face of management resistance that was met with writer walkouts and formal charges of unfair labor practice. “This contract will establish and codify many important workplace benefits and protections, including industry-standard wage floors, minimum guaranteed annual wage increases, just cause, gender-neutral bathrooms, a path to reporting discrimination, and a diversity committee to help hold the company accountable to more equitable hiring practices,” said the Hearst Magazines Union Bargaining Committee in a statement.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are a united front when it comes to their kids. The pair was photographed as they dropped off their kids at their school in Brentwood, Los Angeles, and catched up as Garner climbed inside her car. Jennifer Lopez praises Ben Affleck’s role as a fatherJennifer Garner channels 60s style in red and yellow hairstyles: See picsJennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck celebrated Mother’s Day surrounded by their childrenAffleck wore a grey jacket, a blue plaid shirt, and some jeans that he paired with some white Nike sneakers.

Billie Eilish  and The Neighborhood's Jesse Rutherford. ET has confirmed they've broken up after less than a year of dating.«We can confirm Billie and Jesse did split amicably and remain good friends,» their reps told ET in a statement. «All cheating rumors are false.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Writers Guild of America strike is clearly taking a toll on production, as the Los Angeles permitting agency reported a 69.5% decline in on-location permits last week. FilmLA, which handles permitting for many jurisdictions around L.A. County, reported that there were 111 permits last week for TV and feature films. That includes reality TV, which is not covered by the WGA strike. That figure was down 69.5% from the same week in 2022, when there were 364 permits. The figure does not include permits for commercial shoots, which are also done under a separate contract.

A woman who quit her job in HR to look after other people's pets is now travelling the globe and living it up in luxury homes - for free. Kristina Corniel says she feels more alive than ever after ditching her office job which saw her working 80-100 hours a week.

The writers strike took to the skies of Los Angeles on Monday, as a plane flew around all of the major production studios with a banner that read, “Pay the writers, you AI-holes.”

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The Peabody Awards won’t be throwing a return celebration this year after all. The org has scrapped this years event, which would have been the first in-person Peabody ceremony since 2019 (before the pandemic), in the wake of the writers strike. Originally set to be held on Sunday, June 11, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, this also would have been the first Peabody Awards to be held in Southern California. “As an organization dedicated to honoring the most compelling and empowering stories in broadcasting and streaming media, we recognize and respect the position that many of this year’s Peabody Award winners find themselves in,” the org said in a statement. “Due to the ongoing uncertainty and meaningful challenges that exist industrywide, we have decided to cancel the 83rd annual Peabody Awards ceremony that was set to take place on June 11 in Los Angeles. Canceling the ceremony is extremely disappointing as this year’s 39 winners are immensely talented and have brought forth powerful stories that deserve to be celebrated.”

three different women told jurors that Masterson raped them at his Los Angeles home in separate – but chillingly similar – incidents between 2001 and 2003. A fourth Jane Doe had also testified as a support witness, but her allegations were not among the charges.Masterson must be convicted on at least two of the three charged cases, in order to clear a California statute-of-limitations bar.

did take payment in talent? What level of talent would qualify for bridgework? Would my talent be enough to cover a cleaning? If it was my writing talent, maybe. If it was my talent for making money, definitely not.Here are 5 things to do this weekend you can’t complain aboutLove The Weekender? Share it with a friend and spread the word!Sign Up For The WeekenderEl Pueblo TourEven though Los Angeles isn’t exactly known as a farming community (Bristol Farms doesn’t count) that’s how it all began.

"I Crashed My Airplane."Based on the circumstances of the crash, investigators and aviation experts were suspicious from the beginning. "I'll happily say I did not purposely crash my plane for views on YouTube. Given my background I could see why people would think that," he told the New York Times in January 2022.

Knowing producer Bill Lawrence has plenty of benefits, including access to his address book full of connections. That’s according to composer Tom Howe, who worked with Marcus Mumford and Ben Gibbard on the themes songs for two of Lawrence’s shows, Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and Shrinking, respectively.

On the West Coast, the chief negotiator for the striking Writers Guild of America, Ellen Stutzman, is more than a week into an existential battle between the 20,000 union members she represents and the movie and television studios that are, for now, not at the bargaining table. 

Imagine Dragons, in solidarity with the writers strike, showed up at the Netflix picket line to support writers.

Prince Harry‘s ghostwriter is getting candid about what it was really like working with the royal on his explosive memoir, Spare.

Drake is selling the last U.S. property that he owns.

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis have fired back at their former nanny’s civil lawsuit!

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes look a little lost. In each other's eyes, that is.

Barely legal? Nick Viall was taken aback by how young his now-fiancée, Natalie Joy, was when they first met on social media.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Fast-rising R&B star Brent Faiyaz has struck a wide-ranging partnership with Steve Stoute’s company UnitedMasters that spans a recording partnership and a creative agency. UnitedMasters CEO and founder Steve Stoute says, “Brent Faiyaz is one of the most prolific independent artists today and we are extremely excited to embark on this new partnership with him. It’s been inspiring to watch his journey as an artist over the years and with this partnership we look to further amplify his creative vision and support his entrepreneurial ambitions.”