Lucy Liu, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Olivia Wilde, Beanie Feldstein and Joanna Calo gathered together at a cocktail party Thursday evening in New York City to name the grant recipient of the 2024 Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program. The five women served as this year’s jury for the annual program, which provides […]

Netflix has released the official trailer for “Love Is Blind” Season 7. The 12-episode season is set in Washinton, D.C., where 29 singles — including the first-ever set of sisters — will attempt to find true love. Ranging from 27 to 37 years old, the Season 7 cast includes military veterans, multiple scientists, a lawyer, […]

George Clooney and Brad Pitt are optimistic about the upcoming presidential election, which is less than 50 days away. “I’m feeling very hopeful,” Clooney told Variety‘s Marc Malkin at the “Wolfs” premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. “Feeling hopeful,” Pitt chimed in. Vice President Kamala Harris will go head-to-head with former President Donald Trump […]

Ryan Murphy, the prolific TV producer behind “American Horror Story” and its many spinoffs, is back with another of his infamous, real-life murder dramas. This storyline follows Aaron Hernandez, the NFL tight end who appeared to be on a straight path to the Hall of Fame when his career was cut short by a murder […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been arrested in Manhattan after a grand jury indicted the music mogul, Variety has confirmed. Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo shared a statement with Variety regarding the rapper’s arrest in New York on Monday evening. The charges were not immediately clear. “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe […]

“Time Bandits” has been canceled by Apple TV+ after one season, Variety has confirmed. The fantasy series, starring Lisa Kudrow, follows a group of thieves and their newest recruit — an 11-year-old boy named Kevin (Kal-El Tuck) — hopping across time and space to plunder riches. Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi created the […]

The 76th Emmys are officially underway, with stars arriving on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony. Didn’t the Emmys already happen this year? Technically yes, but that was the telecast for the 75th awards show; it occurred in January due to 2023’s Hollywood strikes, which forced the Television Academy to delay the ceremony. Leading […]

Sony Pictures has released the second trailer for “Venom: The Last Dance.” Tom Hardy returns as Eddie Brock, better known as the symbiote Venom from the “Spider-Man” comics, for the final film in the trilogy. Per the official logline, “Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net […]

Taylor Swift and Post Malone won best collaboration for their song “Fortnight” at the MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday night. After receiving the award on stage, Swift started off her acceptance speech by remembering the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “Guys, I wanted to say, waking up this morning in New York on Sept. 11, […]

Jon Stewart appeared live on “The Daily Show” Tuesday night, where he shared his reaction to the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Stewart highlighted several moments from tonight’s debate, including Trump and Harris’ stances on abortion as well as Trump’s pet-eating immigrants remarks. During Stewart’s opening, the show […]

“Saturday Night Live” has added three new featured players for its milestone 50th season: Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline. Meanwhile, Chloe Troast — who made her “SNL” debut in Season 49 — is departing, Variety has confirmed. “Unfortunately I was not asked back to ‘SNL’ this season. I wish I was going back […]

The Toronto Film Festival premiere of Ron Howard’s “Eden,” a survival thriller starring Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Jude Law and Daniel Brühl, was briefly halted due to a “medical emergency as an attendee was carried out of Roy Thomson Hall on a stretcher. The 5:45 p.m. screening was interrupted around 7 p.m. […]

Eric Gilliland, a television producer and writer known for his work on the hit sitcom “Roseanne,” died Sunday, his sister Lisa confirmed to Variety. Gilliland served as a producer and writer on the ABC series “Roseanne” from 1992 to 1996. He received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for the show’s 1992 episode, “The […]

Joey Chestnut defeated Takeru Kobayashi in Netflix’s hot dog-eating contest in Las Vegas, Nev., on Monday. Chestnut and Kobayashi, two of the world’s most famous competitive eaters, faced each other in a 10-minute hot dog-eating competition on Labor Day. Chestnut ate 83 hot dogs and buns, beating his own world record of 76, which he set […]

Obi Ndefo, an actor who had recurring roles on “Dawson’s Creek” and “Stargate SG-1,” died on Aug. 28 in a hospital in the Los Angeles area. He was 51. Obi Ndefo’s sister, Nkem Ndefo, announced his death in a Facebook post on Saturday night, writing: “Heartbroken at the loss of my younger brother and knowing […]

Fatman Scoop, the rapper known for his 1999 hit “Be Faithful” and who worked with artists such as Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey, has died. He was 53. Fatman Scoop, real name Isaac Freeman III, died after collapsing on stage during a concert Friday night in Connecticut. He was performing at Hamden Town Center Park […]