Variety

Noah Kahan Slams White House for Using Song in Social Media Post: ‘Would Never Approve’

Noah Kahan is the latest among musicians firing back against the White House for using their music on social media, responding to an Instagram post that utilized his song “American Cars.” The White House post from Monday featured images of President Donald Trump while visiting General Motors’ flagship test site in Michigan. After many fans […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Casey Wasserman Says “I Leave With Pride” as He Sells Stake In The Team to Providence Equity

The move concludes a tumultuous few months for the management and production company.

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Variety

‘The Gilded Age’ Star Ben Ahlers and Wesley Taylor Wrap Workplace Satire Short ‘Movin’ On Up’ (EXCLUSIVE)

“The Gilded Age” star Ben Ahlers and Wesley Taylor have wrapped production on ‘Movin’ On Up,’ a workplace satire short film directed by Jacob Wahba . Taylor (“Only Murders In The Building,” “Smash,” “Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical”) stars as a directionless white-collar worker who is catapulted up the corporate ladder. He lands in an “MGM […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Ryan Murphy Reveals ‘American Horror Story’ Season 13 Brings Together All Previous Seasons: “It’s Like the Avengers”

The co-creator confirmed that franchise favorites Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters and Jessica Lange are reprising multiple of their past roles in the anthology series.

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Hollywood Reporter

Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer’s Pay Rises to $19.4 Million in 2026

The studio boss's total compensation in the latest financial year was up from $9.8 million in fiscal 2025, according to a proxy filing.

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Variety

On-Set Visual Effects Workers on ‘Star Wars’ Productions Join IATSE

A group of U.S. visual effects workers engaged directly by “Star Wars” franchise productions has joined the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees for collective bargaining purposes. The new bargaining unit includes U.S. workers who contribute to titles including, but not limited to “TheMandalorian & Grogu,” “Ahsoka” and “Starfighter.” The unit, which overwhelmingly supported joining […]

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Variety

Ari Emanuel Blasts States’ ‘Trash’ Lawsuit Aimed at Blocking Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Claims It Threatens to ‘Destroy’ Competition

Hollywood powerbroker Ari Emanuel rallied to the defense of his friend and business associate David Ellison, claiming that the state attorneys general trying to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery deal are threatening to “destroy” competition in the entertainment industry. Emanuel, who is CEO of TKO Group and former head of Endeavor, penned an op-ed published […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Ari Emanuel Backs Paramount-Warners Deal: “Let Hollywood Creatives Get Back to Trying to Rip Each Other’s Heads Off”

The WME executive chairman and CEO of TKO writes in an op-ed that the state AGs are misguided in their case against the mega deal.

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Variety

Willie Nelson Urges Americans to Fight the Construction of Data Centers: They ‘Only Destroy the Environment Around Them’

Willie Nelson has spoken out against the construction of data centers across America, releasing a statement encouraging citizens to fight the proliferation of facilities that “only destroy the environment around them.” The country legend published an open letter on social media describing how he grew up in Abbott, Texas, and that the community needs to […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Womenswear Designer Rosie Assoulin Delivers Luxury for Less With Limited-Time Target Collab

Zendaya, Beyoncé and Margot Robbie make up just a fraction of Assoulin's A-list clientele.

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Variety

Byron Allen’s Freestyle Digital Media Picks Up Jeff Ryan’s Golf Crime Comedy ‘Mooch’ – Film News in Brief

Freestyle Digital Media has acquired the golf crime comedy “Mooch,” written by, directed by and starring Jeff Ryan. “Mooch” will debut on digital platforms starting Aug. 14. Ryan, who retains theatrical rights through is First-Names Films, will release the film in a national roadshow of one-night screenings developed in partnership with Emo Nite, featuring live […]

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Variety

Hollywood Foreign Press Association Sues Penske Media Corporation Over Golden Globes Purchase

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association filed an antitrust lawsuit Tuesday against Penske Media Corporation, the parent of Variety, over the 2023 acquisition of the Golden Globe Awards. The suit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, accuses PMC of taking control of the awards show through a “sham process tainted by fraud.” It also alleges […]

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Variety

Boost Mobile Is Making First Phones More Affordable for Back-to-School Season 

Back-to-school shopping usually means backpacks, notebooks and dorm-room basics. But for many families, a phone plan — or a first phone — has become just as essential.  Boost Mobile is leaning into that rite of passage with a slate of back-to-school tech deals aimed at parents looking to get their kids connected without committing to a traditional […]

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Variety

Emmy Rossum on ‘Furious’ Serial Killer Targeting Jeffrey Epstein-Like Predators: ‘You Don’t Want to Root for Her, And Yet Maybe She’s Got a Point’

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details and scene descriptions about the new crime series “Furious.” The first three episode are available to stream on Hulu. Emmy Rossum was shooting “Shameless” several years ago on her birthday when she received a call from her estranged father. “He called me as he sometimes did — I had […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Ross Douthat, Sebastian Junger, Gianna Toboni to Join CBS’ ‘60 Minutes’

The new contributors are part of EP Nick Bilton's overhaul of the CBS newsmagazine.

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Variety

Ryan Murphy to Receive Third Annual Norman Lear Award at Variety Showrunners Breakfast 

Variety‘s annual Showrunners Breakfast will return on August 14, featuring two spotlight conversations with a curated group of this year’s Emmy-nominated showrunners, plus the Norman Lear Creative Conscious Award presentation to Ryan Murphy. Murphy will receive the award in recognition of a body of work that embodies Lear’s enduring legacy of creativity, visionary storytelling and […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Hunting a Myth in the Wisconsin Woods

For years Justin Vernon has loomed over the Badger State town of Eau Claire. At a music festival he curated there this weekend, the mystique went full supernatural.

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Variety

Ross Douthat, Sebastian Junger, Gianna Toboni, Trevor Phillips to Join CBS’ ’60 Minutes

Ross Douthat, the conservative New York Times columnist will join CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” along with author Sebastian Junger, new CBS News correspondent Trevor Phillips and filmmaker Gianna Toboni, the Paramount Skydance news division announced Tuesday, a move that will remake the look and feel of the venerable newsmagazine at a time when it has […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Richard Linklater Looks Back at ‘Boyhood,’ 12 Years Later: “Time Never Quits Working on Us”

On the season nine finale of THR's 'It Happened in Hollywood' podcast, the director revisits his sprawling experiment — from the $200,000-a-year handshake deal with IFC to Patricia Arquette's Oscar-winning farewell scene.

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Variety

‘Superhero Fatigue Is Real. Spider-Man Fatigue Is Not’: Tom Holland’s ‘Brand New Day’ Could Score One of the Biggest Opening Weekends Ever

Superhero fatigue is no match for Peter Parker. Sure, comic book movies have been on the fritz. But Marvel’s friendly neighborhood web-slinger is about to change the narrative, with Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” swinging to a truly heroic box office debut. Estimates are ranging from $260 million to $280 million from 4,300 North American […]

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