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Jussie Smollett continues to maintain his innocence. Wearing a navy dress coat and suit, the embattled Empire star entered a Chicago court on Thursday, where he pleaded not guilty to charges of filing a false police report. According to a tweet from Chicago’s CBS affiliate, Smollett will be allowed to travel to New York and Los Angeles without […]

“The Sopranos” prequel film from New Line Cinema and series creator David Chase has received a release date and the studio says the working title is now “Newark.” The film, which was previously titled “The Many Saints of Newark,” will open in theaters on Sept. 25, 2020. Alessandro Nivola, Vera Farmiga, Ray Liotta, Jon Bernthal, […]

Lori Loughlin appeared before a judge on Wednesday afternoon for the first time and had her bond set at $1 million after her arrest in a nationwide college admissions scandal that has rocked the country. The Full House star was taken into custody Wednesday morning by the FBI, a day after she was indicted along with 49 others — including […]

We finally have a date for Disney’s official takeover of most of 21st Century Fox’s film and TV assets: The media landscape’s latest megadeal should officially close next Wednesday. “The acquisition is expected to become effective at 12:02 a.m. Eastern Time on March 20, 2019,” Disney said Tuesday a media release. The head’s-up to reporters […]

Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among 40 charged in a nationwide college entrance exam scandal, according to court documents filed in Boston on Tuesday obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. Several NCAA D-1 college coaches, company CEOs and one college administrator have also been implicated in the scandal, named “Operation Varsity Blues.” Two-hundred FBI agents worked the case. Documents show those […]

In a rare rebuke of a high-profile host, Fox News on Sunday night came out strongly against the comments made a day earlier by host Jeanine Pirro about Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. “We strongly condemn Jeanine Pirro’s comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar,” the network said in a statement provided to The Hollywood Reporter. “They do not […]

John Oliver answered the question industry insiders were asking last week as AT&Tflexed its corporate muscle with a major shakeup of HBO and Turner management. The “Last Week Tonight” host didn’t hold back against parent company of HBO in the show’s main segment about efforts to establish tighter rules on robocalling. Oliver ended Sunday’s installment by setting […]

CBS has set an end date for “The Big Bang Theory.” The long-running sitcom will wrap with an hour-long series finale on Thursday, May 16 from 8 to 9 p.m. ET/PT. “Young Sheldon” will move back an hour that night to 9 p.m. for its second season finale. When the series ends, “Big Bang” will […]

“We love cinema.” That’s how Netflix began a statement it issued on Twitter in response to Steven Spielberg’s announcement that he will push for new guidelines regarding the eligibility of movies to compete in the Academy Awards. (Though the connection was obvious, the Netflix statement never mentioned Spielberg by name.) Spielberg, a member of the Academy’s board of governors, has yet […]

Justin Bieber is sharing the latest with his fans concerning his struggle with depression. Late Saturday night, the “Sorry” crooner posted a black-and-white photo of himself praying while being embraced by manager Scooter Braun and Kanye West on either side.     View this post on Instagram   Just wanted to keep you guys updated a little bit […]

After the recent docuseries detailing sexual assault allegations about music icons Michael Jackson and R. Kelly, “Saturday Night Live’s” Pete Davidson took to the “Weekend Update” desk to try to institute a rule that if you still want to listen to their music, “you just have to admit they’re bad people.” “I’m not saying it’s an easy […]

Kevin Tsujihara, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment, is apologizing after Warners opened an investigation into his behavior. Two days ago, The Hollywood Reporter posted a report on Tsujihara’s inappropriate conduct in attempting to advance a woman’s career after apparently starting a sexual relationship with her. Warner Bros. said it would investigate. “I deeply regret that I […]

Jan-Michael Vincent, best known for playing the lead role in the 1980s CBS series “Airwolf,” died on Feb. 10 after suffering cardiac arrest, according to a death certificate obtained by several outlets. His death, first reported by TMZ, has only now come to light. He was 73. His image as a baby-faced blonde heartthrob was […]

Sidney Sheinberg, who served for more than 20 years as president and COO of MCA, Inc and Universal Studios and helped build the former agency into a potent entertainment corporation, died Thursday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 84. Sheinberg’s son, Jonathan, confirmed the news in an email. “He was an amazing man,” he wrote. Jonathan […]

WarnerMedia is investigating claims that Warner Bros. chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara promised acting roles in exchange for sex as detailed in The Hollywood Reporter Wednesday. The article includes text messages between British actress Charlotte Kirk and Tsujihara going back to 2013 when they were introduced by Australian billionaire James Packer at the Hotel Bel […]

Arrow is shooting its last…well, arrow. The Stephen Amell-led comic book drama from executive producer Greg Berlanti and Warner Bros. TV is ending its run with a final, abbreviated eighth season set to air this fall. Playing Oliver Queen has been the greatest professional experience of my life… but you can’t be a vigilante forever. Arrow will return for […]

With futuristic stage designs, cutting-edge video inserts and industrial noise blended with operatic arias, “Frankenstein” premieres in Brussels on Friday, posing timely questions about ethics, technological progress and creating artificial life. Based on Mary Shelley’s eponymous 19th century novel, the opera by U.S. composer Mark Grey is set in a dystopian, post-industrial future, where scientists […]

“NCIS” alum Pauley Perrette has lined her up next role, which could potentially see the actress return to CBS. After departing the long-running CBS procedural last year, Perrette is next set to join “Jane the Virgin” star Jaime Camil in the comedy pilot “Broke” for the network. Written by Alex Herschlag and executive produced by […]

Jeopardy host Alex Trebek has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The 78-year-old broke the news Wednesday in a video message. “I have some news to share with all of you, and it’s in keeping with my longtime policy of being open and transparent with our Jeopardy fan base,” Trebek says. “I also wanted to prevent you […]

Netflix announced on Wednesday that it had acquired the rights to develop Gabriel García Márquez’s seminal novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude” more than 50 years after it was originally published, in 1967. It will be the first time the novel is adapted for the screen. It was not for lack of interest. In a […]

In a new interview, R. Kelly told Gayle King that while he isn’t mad at stars like John Legend and Lady Gaga for publicly disavowing him after he was accused of sexual abuse, he does think they are being unprofessional. After mentioning Legend, who in January called Kelly a “serial child rapist,” and Lady Gaga, who publicly apologized for […]

Conan may yet return… but It might take a little convincing. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently sat down with website The Arnold Fans to talk about a number of projects including King Conan, the proposed sequel to 1982’s Conan the Barbarian and 1984’s Conan the Destroyer. Alternately referred to as Legend of Conan, the project had been teased as long ago as 2012, […]

Will Smith is set to star as Richard Williams, father of Tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams, in the biopic King Richard. This movie has become a hot-ticket item in Hollywood now that Smith is attached. The script was penned by Zach Baylin and it recently landed on the Black List, a list of the best […]

Break out your square-dancing shoes, urban cowboys: TV series “Nashville” is being adapted into a Broadway musical with Scott Delman set to produce. The stage show will be Lionsgate’s first-ever Broadway production — the studio plans to do more like adaptations with some of its other intellectual property. “‘Nashville,’ with its complex, relatable characters and […]

In December 2017, Rupert Murdoch stunned Hollywood by announcing the sale of most of 21st Century Fox to Disney. “A momentous occasion,” Murdoch called the $71.3 billion deal, which came as digital streamers were disrupting the entertainment status quo. Netflix and Amazon Prime may now be just as important as broadcast television ever was. Meanwhile, the old studio […]