Convicted rapist Danny Masterson finally relinquished his personal stockpile of assault rifles last week, three years after he was ordered to do so following his 2020 arrest for three counts of forcible rape, his lawyer told a Los Angeles judge Thursday. The disgraced That ‘70s Show actor has been locked …
Read More »Brittney Griner's 'Harrowing' Russia Ordeal to Be Focus of Documentary, Scripted Series
Brittney Griner’s imprisonment in Russia and subsequent release will be the focus of both an upcoming documentary and scripted television series. The WNBA star has partnered with Disney’s ESPN and ABC Signature on the projects, with the former producing the documentary and the latter planning the scripted series. Griner — …
Read More »Jonathan Majors Discouraged His Ex From Visiting Hospital: 'They Will Ask You Questions'
Jonathan Majors previously discouraged his ex-girlfriend from receiving medical treatment during a previously unreported September 2022 incident, according to texts shown during his domestic violence trial on Friday. “I fear you have no perspective what could happen if you go the hospital, they will ask you questions,” Majors said to …
Read More »All Major Networks Will Honor Norman Lear With Primetime Simulcast
All of the main networks are honoring a late TV great. On Wednesday night, CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, and the CW will run a simulcast of an “on-air memoriam card” at 8 p.m. to pay tribute to Lear, who died Tuesday at 101 years old. The broadcast will be a …
Read More »'Help Me, Please': Jonathan Majors' Ex Testifies She Sought Safety, But Was 'Scared'
Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend said she wanted “help” in safely exiting her relationship with Majors, but also wanted to protect the Marvel actor when police showed up to their apartment in March following the actor allegedly attacking her in a car the night before. “I wanted to say: ‘help me, please,’” …
Read More »SAG-AFTRA Members Approve Three-Year Deal with Hollywood Studios
SAG-AFTRA members have voted to ratify the tentative three-year contract with major Hollywood studios and streaming companies. The deal was green-lit by a vote of 78.33 percent to 21.67 percent with a turnout of 38.15 percent; the new agreement will take effect retroactive to June 9, and will extend to …
Read More »Norman Lear, Pioneering TV Producer of 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons,' Dead at 101
Norman Lear, the groundbreaking TV producer who smashed boundaries with politicized sitcoms such as All in the Family, helped diversify network television with shows The Jeffersons and Good Times, and used the half-hour comedy to address social issues and taboo, hot-button topics, died Tuesday at his Los Angeles home. He …
Read More »'Squid Game: The Challenge' Ignores Controversy With Second Season Renewal
Despite the controversy that preceded Squid Game: The Challenge — including allegations that the reality competition based on the hit South Korean series was “rigged” — Netflix has opted to give the show a second season. Ahead of the airing of today’s season finale, where one of the 456 contestants …
Read More »Dan Levy Explores 'Good Grief' in New Trailer for Directorial Debut
Dan Levy explores death and friendship in the new trailer for Good Grief, the Schitt’s Creek actor’s directorial debut. Levy also wrote and stars in the drama alongside Himesh Patel and Ruth Negga, who play Levy’s friends who come to his aid following the unexpected death of his husband, played …
Read More »Pussy Riot's Protests and Prison Sentences Set for Series Based on Upcoming Memoir
The feminist protest art collective Pussy Riot will serve as the subjects of a forthcoming limited series currently in development at STX Entertainment. The scripted series will be based on the upcoming memoir from founder Nadya Tolokonnikova, which traces the group’s origin story and subsequent run-ins with the law. “I …
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