Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a proposal on Sunday to increase California’s film incentive to $750 million, responding to calls to boost the struggling industry. At an event at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles, Newsom said it was important to “send a statement” by more than doubling the subsidy, which is currently set at $330 million. […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to announce a proposal on Sunday to more than double California’s incentive for film and TV production, in a bid to bolster the struggling industry. Newsom is due to appear at a studio lot in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon to make the announcement, along with leaders from the entertainment […]

A judge on Friday refused to reopen the manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, standing by her earlier decision to throw out the charge due to withheld evidence. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer rejected the prosecution’s claim that the evidence was immaterial to the defense. In her ruling, the judge found that the prosecutor was restating arguments […]

Hallmark executive VP of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly told her staff she did not want to cast “old people,” saying they did not fit with her image for the channel, a new age discrimination lawsuit filed against the studio claims. In the suit, Hamilton Daly is quoted as singling out Holly Robinson Peete and Lacey […]

District Attorney George Gascón could announce as soon as this week that he is seeking to have the Menendez brothers released from prison. Lyle and Erik Menendez are serving sentences of life without parole for the August 1989 murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty. The Netflix series “Monsters” and the documentary “The Menendez Brothers” […]

A judge on Monday dismissed a second lawsuit over the bedroom scene in the 1968 version of “Romeo and Juliet,” finding that the lead actors consented to their appearance in the film. Actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were 16 and 17 at the time of filming. They first sued Paramount in December 2022, alleging […]

Taylor Swift is back on tour this weekend, and Kamala Harris’ allies are capitalizing on the occasion to remind her fans to vote. The Democratic National Committee has bought up Swift-themed Snapchat filters. They allow users in the swing states to declare they are “fearless” for one of several Harris campaign themes (including “reproductive rights,” […]

A Texas county agreed on Tuesday to pay $2.5 million to settle allegations that a SWAT team arrest was staged for the benefit of the A&E reality show “Live PD.” Gary Watsky argued in court that deputies did not have a warrant in May 2019 when they broke down his front and back doors, deployed […]

The family of Lyle and Erik Menendez held a press conference Wednesday to urge D.A. George Gascón to help free the brothers, who have served 34 years in prison for murdering their parents. The brothers’ defense team has argued that new evidence shows they were victims of sexual abuse by their father, Jose Menendez. Anamaria […]