Variety

Matthew Perry’s Assistant Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison Following Actor’s 2023 Overdose

Kenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison on Wednesday following Perry’s fatal ketamine overdose in October 2023. Iwamasa was charged for his role in obtaining and repeatedly injecting Perry with the drug, including the administration that resulted in his death, according to a release from the U.S. […]

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Vatican Expert on AI: “I Wouldn’t Have Had Matthew McConaughey and the Pope on the Same Bingo Card”

Hollywood creatives and the Pontiff are suddenly and surprisingly aligned on the matter of artificial intelligence, says Fordham's David Gibson. It could move the needle.

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Matthew Perry’s Personal Assistant Who Administered Fatal Dose Sentenced to 41 Months

Kenneth Iwamasa was intimately aware of Perry's yearslong struggle with addiction but procured the actor dozens of vials of ketamine in the weeks leading up to his death.

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Variety

Globo to Produce Film Created by and Starring Pop Icon Anitta (EXCLUSIVE)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Megastar Annita will play the lead role of a still unnamed feature film that will be lensed beginning June 1 at giant media group Globo’s Estúdios Globo in Rio, Amauri Soares, executive director of Estúdios Globo and TV Globo told Variety. Soares will announce the production today during the Rio2Cpanel […]

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Variety

Sepideh Moafi Addresses ‘The Pitt’ Fan Fiction, Toxic Fandom and ‘Completely False’ Online Rumors About Noah Wyle Feud

The internet can be a strange place. Toxic fandom is real, and social media will run with the most unfounded rumor when fans love (or hate) the trajectory of a show’s central character. One of those rumors has been circling since Season 2 of “The Pitt,” the HBO Max medical drama that returned in January, […]

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Testaments’ Creator Bruce Miller Has a Spoiler to Share After That Finale

The creator of both 'The Handmaid's Tale' and its sequel series unpacks the season one finale of the latter with The Hollywood Reporter — and also shares his longterm vision for the continuing Gilead saga, which will include a moment fans have been longing for.

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Project Runway’ Season 22 Full Cast: See All of the Designers

The upcoming season features the largest group of designers in the show's history, including one returning contestant.

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Variety

Keanu Reeves Seeks Leniency for Director Who Faces Years in Prison for Swindling Netflix Out of $11 Million

Keanu Reeves is seeking leniency for Carl Rinsch, the director of “47 Ronin” who faces years in prison for swindling Netflix out of $11 million. In a letter to Judge Jed Rakoff, Reeves called the director an “exceptional artist” and urged the judge to show “leniency and mercy” in sentencing him. Rinsch was convicted in […]

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Malta’s Mediterrane Film Festival Lineup Features Films by Steven Soderbergh and Gus Van Sant

The Malta Film Commission, led by Johann Grech, will present the Mediterrane Film Festival on the island’s capital city of Valletta from June 21-28.

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Variety

‘Mormon Wives’ Producer Jeff Jenkins on Who Will Return as Production Resumes, ‘O.C.’ Spinoff Concerns and Expanding His Company (EXCLUSIVE)

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” executive producer Jeff Jenkins knows his morning news diet isn’t healthy, but it’s a function of the life that he’s chosen. “My alarm goes off, I pull out my laptop and the first thing I do is go to TMZ,” he says. That’s how he learns what his cast […]

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The White Lotus’ Takes Cannes: See the First Photos of Laura Dern, Chris Messina on Set for Season 4

'Survivor 50' contestant Charlie Davis was also photographed filming at the location of the famed film festival alongside series stars Marissa Long and Charlie Hall.

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Ted Danson Joins Elizabeth Banks, Rob Delaney in Apple TV Comedy

The 'Man on the Inside' star will once again head to a retirement community.

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Variety

Jennifer Lopez on Meeting ‘Office Romance’ Co-Star Brett Goldstein for the First Time and That Viral ‘Off Campus’ Video: ‘The Show Is So Cute and I Love It’

Jennifer Lopez really is an “Off Campus” fan. “The show is so cute and I love it,” she told me Tuesday night at the premiere of her new Netflix romantic comedy “Office Romance.” Jenny from the Block recently went viral with “Off Campus” star Mika Abdalla. The two teamed up for a fun video recreating […]

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Broadway Box Office: Daniel Radcliffe Ends on a High, Season Ends Up 1 Percent

The 2025-2026 season is up one percent in gross compared to last season and down 0.6 percent in attendance.

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Variety

‘Brigadoon’ Review: In Pasadena Playhouse’s Enrapturing Revival, It’s Not Quite a Once-Every-100-Years Phenomenon, but Close Enough

In the classic musical “Brigadoon,” the Scottish townspeople who inhabit the mysterious town of the title keep referring to “the miracle,” which confounds the two American travelers who stumble across it one dark and shroudy night. Our two Yank interlopers spend some time puzzling over what that supernatural secret might be, before all is revealed […]

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Michael Bublé, Drew Scott Team for ‘Hometown Giants’ Hockey Docuseries

The six-part series from Amazon MGM Studios and Scott Brothers Entertainment for Prime Video will follow the superstar crooner and ‘Property Brothers’ presenter as part owners of their local hockey team in Vancouver.

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Variety

What’s Coming to Disney+ in June 2026

Disney+ is heading into June with a packed lineup of premieres, returning favorites and major live sports. June kicks off with the premiere of Mindy Kaling’s “Not Suitable For Work” and “Love Island” Season 13. ESPN broadcasts begin early, including the Women’s College World Series Championship, the Stanley Cup finals and, later in the month, […]

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Variety

Associated Press, OpenAI Strike Deal for Election Data

The Associated Press and OpenAI are back in business. The wire service said Wednesday the AI giant will license its elections data starting this year through the 2028 U.S. elections, making use of the AP’s vote counts across local, state and national races in major U.S. cities. The partnership expands the AP’s relationship with OpenAI, […]

entertainment  May 27, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Laura Poitras, Geeta Gandbhir Sound Alarm Over Paramount-WBD Merger’s Impact on Documentary: “Deeply Problematic on Absolutely Every Level”

The ‘Citizenfour’ and ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ filmmakers cited concerns about the future of independent filmmaking at HBO and CNN as well as access to archival materials.

entertainment  May 27, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Novel about ‘Disneyfication’ of nature wins climate fiction prize

Hum, Helen Phillips’ third novel, featuring a woman whose job is taken by a humanoid robot, is a terrifying look into a future where AI rules and nature is scarceA novel featuring a protagonist whose job is taken by AI has won the Climate fiction prize.Hum by Helen Phillips, the American writer’s third novel, is about a woman, May, who loses her job to a “hum” of the title – a humanoid robot. Struggling to find work, she becomes a guinea pig for an experimental injection that alters her face so

entertainment  May 27, 2026