Why ‘Citizen Ashe’ Directors Wanted to Shine a Light on Arthur Ashe’s Barrier-Breaking Legacy

Netflix show Squid Game has gained viral status on TikTok.The Korean-language drama dropped on the streaming platform on September 17, and could become its biggest show of all time.The show follows a tournament in which a group of contestants who are deeply in debt play children’s games in order to win money. However if they lose the game, they are killed.Now, the show has earned additional popularity via social media, as a wave of memes and online games have been circulated by fans.

For the 2021 Power of Women issue, Variety spoke with several women in the entertainment industry who are using their voices to benefit worthy causes. For more, click here.A decade ago, the ABC drama series “Scandal” was headed for cancellation after it struggled through a little-watched seven-episode first season.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAhead of the Tuesday night premiere of NBC’s latest drama, “La Brea,” the cast and crew shed more light behind the mysterious sinkhole in Hollywood.The adventure series opens with fast-paced action when a massive sinkhole suddenly opens in the La Brea area of Los Angeles, pulling scores of people, plus cars and buildings, into its mysterious depths.

Anderson Cooper got a very surprising offer from his mom Gloria Vanderbilt!

An offer he could refuse. Anderson Cooper revealed on Thursday, September 23, that he turned down his mother Gloria Vanderbilt’s offer to be his surrogate 10 years ahead of her death.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentLaurent Cantet, best known for “The Class,” his Cannes 2008’s Palme d’Or-winning film about a teacher and his racially-mixed students in an underprivileged Parisian suburb, highlights the cracks within French society in the thought-provoking “Arthur Rambo.” The film, which played at Toronto in the Platform section and is competing at San Sebastian, is inspired by the true story of Mehdi Meklat, a young man who grew up in a French project on the outskirt

Britney Spears wants her father out as the conservator of her estate. In a Wednesday court filing obtained by ET, the 39-year-old singer's lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, asks the court to remove Jamie Spears as conservator immediately.The singer first requested her father's removal as conservator in August.

It goes without saying that James Arthur knows his way around a ballad - just look at his track record on the Official Chart. In fact, so enduring are his ballads that last year saw his 2016 album track Train Wreck enter the Top 20 after going viral on TikTok. 

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterPlastics, meet Arturo Perez Jr.

EXCLUSIVE: Husband-wife team Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne have signed on to direct the film adaptation of Mean Girls the Musical for Paramount Players. The film will be produced by Lorne Michaels and Tina Fey with a script by Fey and featuring music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin, who did the music from the Broadway production.

It’s like a classic rom-com plot. Estranged couple still love each other but can’t make it work. Then he gets accused of participating in his friend’s sex trafficking ring and having coerced sex with an underage girl. She helps protect him from legal consequences. And they remember why they fell in love in the first place.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterStanley Nelson has been set to direct a feature-length documentary on the life of Charlie Sifford, the first Black golfer to play on the PGA Tour.Sifford, who has been called the Jackie Robinson of golf, was instrumental in getting the biggest professional golf tournament in the U.S.

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Tori Spelling is remembering all the joy her dog Arthur Bear Reynolds brought her.

The new look for Aquaman has been unveiled by star Jason Momoa on Instagram, setting the stage for the upcoming Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom sequel.