G Herbo is grounded — for international travel, anyway — after handing over his passport and pleading not guilty in his fraud case. The rapper appeared, via Zoom, in front of a federal judge Wednesday in Massachusetts to enter his plea. According to legal docs obtained by TMZ … Herbo posted $75k bail but there
Jennifer Hudson is producing and eyed to star in an untitled Christmas song comedy at New Line. The feature will include both new and classic Christmas songs and center on a down-and-out singer’s life being turned upside down when she is mistaken for writing the next Christmas hit. Ira Madison III is writing the screenplay. Hudson will
Uli Edel will direct “Shadow Song,” the story of the bond between a Chinese music student and his Jewish classmate. The film is a feature-length version of the 2017 short “A Children’s Song” and boasts a screenplay by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs (“Chocolat”). Edel is an Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker who previously
Jennifer Way has been promoted to senior vice president, marketing at Sony Music Nashville. Reporting to SMN chairman and CEO Randy Goodman, she’ll oversee all marketing initiatives encompassing artist team leads, brand partnerships, digital marketing, international marketing, media and creative services the label group which is home to three imprints, Arista, Columbia and RCA Nashville.
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AMC Networks plans to launch two ad-supported streaming outlets on Samsung TV Plus, the appliance-maker’s video service for smart TV sets. One channel, AMC Presents, will let viewers look at episodes of popular AMC Networks series, including “The Walking Dead,” “Turn,” “Halt and Catch Fire,” “Rectify,” “Making of the Mob,” “Into the Badlands” and others.
UPDATED: Facebook illegally acquired competitors Instagram and WhatsApp in a blatant abuse of its monopoly power, lawsuits filed by the FTC in coordination with more than 40 state attorneys general allege. The suits seek to force Facebook to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. The lawsuits allege that Facebook broke U.S. antitrust laws in maintaining a monopoly
A hearing on whether to bring Harvey Weinstein to Los Angeles to face sex crimes charges is expected to be postponed to April. Weinstein is currently scheduled to appear before a judge in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday. He is being held at the Wende Correctional Facility in nearby Alden, N.Y., after being sentenced in March
It takes a village to create television, but often a story’s success hinges on the specific relationship between two characters and their portrayers by extension. Whether they needed to be believable friends, family members, colleagues or some combination of all of the above, the following performers brought to life truly one-of-a-kind on-screen partnerships worthy of
Jessica Simpson has signed a multi-media deal with Amazon. The deal includes a new unscripted docuseries based on Simpson’s New York Times best-selling memoir “Open Book,” development of a new coming-of-age scripted series that is also inspired by the memoir, as well as two new original essays to be published through Amazon Original Stories, an
Twitch, the Amazon-owned livestreaming platform popular with gamers, said it’s trying to make the platform a safer and more inclusive community with the adoption of updated Hateful Conduct and Harassment policies. As part of the new policies, Twitch said, displaying the Confederate flag is now prohibited “given its historic and symbolic association with slavery and
Chris Pratt has signed on to produce and is attached to star in the coming-of-age independent comedy “The Black Belt.” The film centers on a shy, unassuming teen boy on a quest for an expertise in karate and his unorthodox uncle who guides him along the way. Pratt will produce the film through his banner Indivisible
The Directors Guild of America has criticized Warner Bros. over the studio’s decision to release its entire 2021 theatrical slate simultaneously on the HBO Max streaming service, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter. DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander sent a letter to Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff demanding a meeting to address issues
Hollywood’s frantic streaming wars have upended the industry — and some of the ways have been more surprising than others. A+E Networks and Discovery have long been fierce TV rivals, battling for attention from consumers who are fixated on unscripted programming about history, nature and just plain bizarre people from odd walks of life. A+E
Freefrom has ordered a pilot for the comedy “Single Drunk Female,” Variety has learned. In the series, after a spectacularly embarrassing public breakdown, irreverent alcoholic Samantha Fink (Sofia Black-D’Elia) is forced to move back home with her “Smother” (Ally Sheedy) to sober up and avoid jail time. But when her childhood bff (Sasha Compère) reveals surprising
Eitan Bernath has signed on to be the principal culinary contributor on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Variety has learned exclusively. The role will see Bernath make recurring appearances on the daytime talk show, during which he will showcase original recipes and his expertise and perspective on food-related topics. This makes him the first notable TikTok star
The upcoming Apple dramedy series “Physical” is rounding out its cast. In addition to previously announced series lead Rose Byrne, the cast of the show will also include Paul Sparks, Rory Scovel, Loy Taylor Pucci, Della Saba, Dierdre Friel, Ashley Liao. “Physical” follows Sheila (Byrne), a woman struggling in her life as a quietly tortured
For those experiencing pandemic-related concert withdrawal, Ariana Grande and Netflix are offering respite. Relief is coming in the form of the concert movie of Grande’s 2019 “Sweetener” world tour, called “Excuse Me, I Love You.” It will premiere on the streaming service globally on Dec. 21. The Sweetener World Tour, which concluded a year ago,
Amber Rasberry has joined Amazon Studios as a senior film executive, Variety has learned exclusively. Rasberry’s oversight will include day-to-day production, development and acquisitions for Amazon’s original movies slate. She will report to film co-heads Julie Rapaport and Matt Newman. The executive joins the streaming giant from Paramount Players, where she served as vice president
True to its title, “Giving Voice” amplifies the lives and talents of half a dozen high school students from different American cities who aim to be finalists in the national August Wilson monologue competition. Co-directors James D. Stern and Fernando Villena’s inspirational documentary, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival pre-pandemic, chronicles Wilson’s work and
VH1 announced on Wednesday that “RuPaul’s Drag Race” will return for Season 13 on Jan. 1, 2021, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, with a brand new cast that features the show’s first trans man contestant. The after-show “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” will premiere immediately after at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. Season 13 of “Drag Race” shot late
For nearly 20 years, Yo La Tengo’s annual eight-night Hanukkah concert series has been a staple of the New York-New Jersey music scene. However, as with many events in 2020, this year’s celebration will be taking a slightly different form. On Friday, December 18 at 8 p.m. ET – the last night of Hanukkah – Yo
The customary, adrenaline-juiced montage of football prep and clash comes fast, furious and surprisingly early in the football melodrama “Safety,” streaming on Disney Plus starting Dec. 11. There’s a reason for the hurry, hurry, hurry. Turns out, college ball isn’t the most important goal of this heart-tugger, directed by Reginald Hudlin and written by Nick
The Independent Filmmaker Project has selected Steve Mc Queen and Ryan Murphy as recipients of tributes at the Gotham Awards ceremony, which will be held Jan. 11. McQueen, who won the Academy Award for best picture for “12 Years a Slave,” will receive the Director’s Tribute. Murphy, who has received six primetime Emmy Awards from
Jack Dylan Grazer has been spending a lot of time at his computer during the pandemic. And it’s not just to Zoom with friends or for school. “I’ve written a few scripts, and I’m really proud of them,” the 17-year-old star of Luca Guadagnino’s HBO series “We Are Who We Are” tells Variety. Four of
The Casting Society of America has announced its inaugural top 20 list of actors from historically underrepresented communities for 2020. The diverse and inclusive list includes Brian Michael Smith, Colin Buckingham, David Harrell, Elizabeth Frances, Elizabeth Hinkler, E.R. Fightmaster, Glenn Stanton, Jearnest Corchado, Jesten Mariconda, JJ Hawkins, Leila Ben Abdullah, Mel Mehrabian, Mo Zelof, Nabeel
If the winds are shifting around cable-news in the aftermath of the 2020 election, Fox News Media intends to cover them: The company plans to launch an advertising-supported streaming weather service in the third quarter of 2021. Fox Weather will debut initially as a mobile app next year, accompanied by a website and streaming service
YouTube is finally cracking down on videos with misinformation alleging that President Trump won the U.S. presidential election, more than a month after Joe Biden was named the projected winner. Starting Wednesday (Dec. 9), YouTube said, it will begin removing content promoting conspiracy theories that Donald Trump won the election because of fraud or “due
“Wonder Woman 1984” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” both made headlines this year when their respective studios, Warner Bros. and Paramount, chose to circumvent the pandemic by shifting the titles from a theatrical to a streaming-centric release. In the case of “WW84,” Warner Bros. chose a day-and-date release on HBO Max and in
YouTube has unveiled its lists of the Top Songs from 2020, with Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” topping the list. The full tallies appear below, along with other factoids — and check out Variety‘s feature on Ricch from last week’s “Hitmakers” awards, where he won Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Head here for more YouTube year-end