Play video content BACKGRID Kevin Hart‘s ex-wife, Torrei Hart, says there’s no feud going on between her former boo and Katt Williams … this after she said she’d be touring with Katt following unkind words. Torrei cleared the air while leaving the Hollywood Improv Tuesday night, shutting down rumors of bad blood — pointing out
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“The Last of Us” Season 2 is continuing to build out its cast. Young Mazino is now the latest actor to join the hit HBO series, Variety has learned. Mazino will appear in Season 2 as Jesse, said to be “a pillar of his community who puts everyone else’s needs before his own, sometimes at
Jennifer Lopez has officially returned with the release of her new single “Can’t Get Enough” and its accompanying music video. In the Dave Meyers-directed clip, J. Lo makes cheeky references to her past marriages. As the video progresses, she moves from husband to husband (one of whom is played by Derek Hough) while attendees at
FKA Twigs is facing censorship over her appearance in a Calvin Klein advertisement in the United Kingdom. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad featuring the singer wearing a denim shirt wrapped around her and exposing the right side of her body. The organization claimed that the “image’s composition placed viewers’ focus on
Tracy Hurley Martin — co-founder and CEO of the Morbid Anatomy Museum, comedy booking agent, film producer and publicist for Prince, George Michael, Depeche Mode, the Cure and others — has died following a two-year battle with cancer, her brother in law Michael Pagnotta confirmed to Variety. She was 53. She is survived by her husband
How does it feel to be nominated by your peers for a Screen Actors Guild Award? I mean, it’s otherworldly. I got the call when I was at the gym and I have my ringer off — and of course, turned it on and there’s so many messages. I was so overjoyed. I’m literally walking
Kanye West is gettin’ sued for assault and battery … this after allegedly striking an autograph seeker back in 2022. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Ye is being taken to court by an autograph dealer who says it all went down in DTLA almost 2 years ago — as you’ll recall, video from
Before she was cast in Marvel’s 2021 Disney+ series “Hawkeye,” Alaqua Cox had never considered becoming an actor. But then several friends sent her the same flyer looking for Indigenous deaf women in their 20s to try out for a new TV show. “I said, ‘No, I don’t want to do that,’ and then two
Paramore is set to feature on the just-announced tribute album for A24‘s restoration of “Stop Making Sense.” Paying homage to Talking Heads, the record will feature 16 artists covering the band’s setlist from their 1984 live album “Stop Making Sense.” In a teaser clip posted on both Paramore and A24’s social channels, frontwoman Hayley Williams
A24 is developing a new documentary titled “Open Wide,” about an orthodontist whose controversial method of reshaping people’s jawlines went viral on TikTok for all the wrong reasons. Sara Goldblatt directed “Open Wide,” which will be available to watch Jan. 23 on Netflix. The documentary explores a father and son who are fighting to upend
German actor Christian Friedel melts into his roles, most recently as the commandant of Auschwitz in Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest.” The Dresden, Germany-based actor and musician fashioned Rudolf Höss as an executive on the rise: he’s a snappy dresser who’s efficient and knows how to get the most out of his employees and
Los Angeles-based independent studio XYZ Films has renewed its financing agreement with fund management company IPR.VC. The agreement was set in 2019 and started an investment vehicle that has resulted in 20 productions in four years, including Matt Johnson’s 2023 Berlin and SXSW selection “BlackBerry” and upcoming Sundance premieres “Skywalkers: A Love Story,” a documentary
French cinema icon Catherine Deneuve has begun filming in Japan of “Spirit World,” a fantasy-drama film directed by Singapore’s Eric Khoo. Deneuve portrays a singer who dies suddenly while on tour in Japan. But her spirit lives on and she embarks on a journey to find humanity in the after-world. The project was revealed by
Play video content Dumb Blonde Podcast Shanna Moakler ain’t sparing any of her exes … blasting Oscar De La Hoya over how their relationship ended. The former Miss USA claims she was blindsided after watching Oscar on TV attending the Latin Grammy Awards in L.A. with his now ex-wife Millie … telling Bunnie XO’s on
Kanye West está siendo demandado por asalto y agresión, después de supuestamente golpear a una persona que quería un autógrafo en 2022. Según los documentos obtenidos por TMZ, Ye está siendo llevado a los tribunales por un comerciante de autógrafos que dice que todo sucedió en el centro de L.A. hace casi 2 años. Como
From the use of excessive force and poorly vetted officers to red tape and mismanaged funds, law enforcement organizations across the globe have their fair share of problems. Still, one of the main issues with policing is the personal prejudices of those who wield badges, batons or guns. Biases, whether conscious or unconscious, affect how
Taylor Swift made up 1.7% of the entire U.S. recorded-music market in 2023, according to the year-end report from Luminate, the industry data partner formerly known as SoundScan. The news does not come as a surprise after a year in which Swift staged a world-beating global tour and was seemingly ubiquitous in nearly every form
Not every movie — indeed, almost no movie — was meant to be turned into a musical. But the trend of doing so has become more common over the last two decades, and when you see a movie-to-musical transformation that really works, a surprising alchemy occurs. It can feel as if that story was always
Gold House and CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics) in Entertainment released the fourth annual Gold List, which spotlights outstanding work and talent within the AAPI community over the past 12 months. “The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work — particularly
Amazon is laying off “several hundred” employees at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios. “This is a difficult decision to make and one that my leadership team and I do not take lightly,” the company’s entertainment chief Mike Hopkins wrote in an email to staff Wednesday. “It is hard to say goodbye to talented Amazonians
Italy’s box office revenue rose in 2023 to €495 million ($542,000) while the country’s admissions tally reached 70.5 million, representing a roughly 60% increase compared with 2022. Though Italian moviegoing figures – announced Wednesday in Rome by national box office compiler Cinetel – mark a substantial leap forward, they are still down roughly 23% compared
“Barbenheimer” dominated nominations for the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, just as the two blockbusters ruled over last year’s box office. Both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” received a leading four nominations, including nods for their ensembles. The movies will vie for that top prize alongside “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “American Fiction” and “The Color Purple.”
Popeyes wants to wing it in a TV venue typically reserved for selling pizza and beer. Viewers of CBS’ February 11 broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII will in the first quarter see the first Big Game commercial in the restaurant chain’s history – all aimed at getting the crowd to have a hankering for chicken
Jay Hunt has been appointed chair of the British Film Institute. A hugely well-respected name in British TV, Hunt is currently the creative director for Apple TV+ in Europe, and has been a governor of the British Film Institute since 2020. Prior to joining Apple, she was chief creative officer at Channel 4 and, thanks
William Astor, who co-founded kids TV juggernaut Silvergate Media, has stepped down as the company’s chair. Silvergate, which was acquired by Sony Pictures Television in 2019, quietly re-branded as Sony Pictures Television – Kids in 2022. “I can confirm I am no longer associated with Sony and have resigned as director and chairman,” Astor told
U.K. rapper Skepta has apologized after allegations surfaced on social media that the artwork for his new single, “Gas Me Up (Diligent),” evoked images of the Holocaust. Skepta removed the artwork from his social platforms shortly after posting it on Monday. The image showed a shaved head with the words “Gas Me Up” tattooed on
Just after Spaniard J.A. Bayona’s Oscar-shortlisted “Society of the Snow” opened on Netflix to a massive 55.8 million hours watched over Jan. 4-7 – the second best bow ever in watching time for a non-English Netflix movie – ICEX Spain Trade & Investment, the country’s powerful export and inward investment board, has unveiled a new
Olivia Rodrigo hasn’t completely abandoned her acting career for music. The “Vampire” singer tells me she’d love to star in a film. “I love movies, I love telling stories,” Rodrigo said at the Academy’s Governors Awards on Tuesday night in Hollywood. “I really want to do a coming-of-age thing maybe before I’m actually of age.
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 5, Episode 9 of “Fargo,” now airing on FX and streaming on Hulu. Lamorne Morris was in the middle of watching the third season of “Fargo” when he got a call about being on the show. As a fan, he was eager to see how he would fit
Typically, the narratives comprising our origin story begin long before birth, often stretching back generations and centuries, linking us with ancestors we will never know and places we might never visit. For Maya Lopez, aka Echo (Alaqua Cox), the deadly former leader of Wilson Fisk’s (Vincent D’Onofrio) Tracksuit Mafia gang, her rise started well in
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