Two days’ notice is all director Margaret Brown had to figure out how to give her true-crime docuseries “The Yogurt Shop Murders” an ending. The original four-part series, chronicling the brutal 1991 murders of four young women in Austin, Texas, denied audiences what the victims’
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Hayden Panettiere‘s ex-boyfriend, Wladimir Klitschko, is paying tribute to the late actress on what would’ve been her 37th birthday. She died Sunday, Aug. 16, just five days prior. “Today is Hayden’s birthday. Instead of celebrating the way we had planned, today we celebrate her
EJAE has been named as the honoree of Gyopo’s 8th annual Chuseok Benefit. The Oscar winner and Grammy award winning songwriter will be presented with the award on Sept. 27 in Los Angeles. Gyopo organizes free arts and culture programs in Los Angeles. It explores diasporic Korean
The close aide to the president lauded Trump as her "Guardian and Protector in this Life," in a pair of deeply emotional and bizarre letters published by The Daily Beast
In a 400,000 square-foot warehouse in Cerritos, Disney cast members create magic. It’s the facility where cast members create decor for the park — right now they are putting the finishing touches on Halloween and have already started winter holiday-scapes — fix everything from r
Disney has sealed a pact with Burbank-based content creator Dhar Mann Studios to create new youth- and family-oriented programming for its platforms, the companies announced Friday. The deal kicks off with a 20-episode order on series produced by Dhar Mann Studios for Disney; fur
With the wild success of FIFA World Cup in the United States, American fans are flocking to Major League Soccer and English Premier League to keep that winning and exciting feeling going from “the beautiful game.” The 2026-2027 season begins on Friday, Aug. 21, as teams throughou
"It’s someone else’s story. It’s someone else’s idea of what it is, and it’s mainly driven by an agenda. And that’s really the issue we’ve been having as a family – not having Michael’s voice being heard," actor says
Sorry Bonnaroovians: The beloved Manchester, Tennessee, festival won’t be held next summer
Edward Bluemel has suited up as famed Agatha Christie detective Hercule Poirot in a first look at the upcoming BBC and BritBox series “Hercule.” The six-part show, which is shooting now in Liverpool, is an “intimate study of Hercule Poirot the man and an epic portrait of Britain
Sandra Bullock revealed on the “SmartLess” podcast (via People) that she was forced to join social media to combat scammers ripping off her likeness in order to defraud people out of money. The Oscar winner joined Instagram in April and has since amassed 6 million followers. Whil
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JSON →The Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants have faced several controversies in recent years, and here’s the latest: Just a week before the events were scheduled to air on The CW, they’ve suddenly been pulled from the network. The CW and Miss USA aren’t elaborating on the real reason
Awards season loves a fresh face, but this one also loves a weathered one. When the Television Academy announced its nominations in July, the story wasn’t about the ingenues. It was about the lifers, the character actors, the movie stars and the beloved figures we lost along the
Two days’ notice is all director Margaret Brown had to figure out how to give her true-crime docuseries “The Yogurt Shop Murders” an ending. The original four-part series, chronicling the brutal 1991 murders of four young women in Austin, Texas, denied audiences what the victims’
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is finally setting sail for home theaters. The blockbuster adaptation of Homer’s epic poem will be available to rent and purchase on digital beginning Nov. 17, following its theatrical debut on July 17. The film is also slated to arrive on 4K Ult
TikTok, the company behind the namesake popular short-form video app, has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. government lawsuit alleging it violated the country’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The Justice Department announced the settlement with TikTo
On today’s episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, Matt Sandler and Angie More of Amazon explain how the digital behemoth is diving in to the creator economy to build business and bring scale in ad buying to big brands. Sandler, who is Amazon’s general manager of creato
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The
Shaquille O’Neal will not be appearing in December’s “Avengers: Doomsday,” or any other “Avengers” film, for that matter. In an interview with Variety about his “Dunkman” league, the first professional dunking league where contestants from around the world compete for a grand pri
Peermusic has signed a worldwide publishing deal with My Morning Jacket and frontman Jim James, as announced by Jamie Cerreta, President of U.S. and Canada. Through the deal, Peermusic will publish the go-forward works of My Morning Jacket as well as Jim James’ go-forward solo re
Mark Ruffalo is not staying quiet. The Oscar-nominated actor and activist, who’s currently starring in the box-office smash “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” sounded off on his Instagram Story Friday about Paramount Skydance’s pending $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. T
To Catch a Predator host said he was asked to "sign away my rights" before viewing Primetime; source close to film denies his claims
The music executive, whose roster includes Lil Baby, Quavo, and JT, is reportedly being monitored in the ICU
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