Tag: Entertainment News

Hollywood Strikes Could Open Up Opportunities for More Conservative Content to Thrive

Now that Hollywood’s actors have joined its writers on the picket line, new content creation from studios and streamers has effectively been cut-off for the time being. There will be no red carpet walking or promotional events for actors to attend, which seems especially out of the ordinary during the summer blockbuster season. To belabor…


Movie and TV Stars Join Picket Lines in Fight Over the Future of Hollywood

LOS ANGELES—“Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudekis, Rosario Dawson, and other top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters Friday on the first full day of a walkout that has become Hollywood’s biggest labor fight in decades. A day after the dispute brought production to a standstill across the entertainment industry, Sudeikis was among…


’Succession’ Star Brian Cox Condemns ‘Woke’ Culture

Veteran Scottish actor Brian Cox denounced “woke culture” and attributed millennials and the rise of social media to proliferating the wave of canceling and shaming those who don’t embrace their points of view. The 77-year-old actor made the statements during a Tuesday appearance on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” where he talked about his career and pondered…


Hollywood Actors Strike: ‘It’s Only Going to Get Worse’

Summer blockbusters aren’t going to see any actors on red carpets and promotional events—the “Oppenheimer” cast attending the film premiere in the UK have just walked off to join the actors strike. In a Thursday morning vote, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) unanimously decided to strike. On July 14,…


Jury Decides 2014 Document Found in Aretha Franklin’s Couch Is a Valid Will

PONTIAC, Mich.—A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each other. It’s a victory for Kecalf Franklin and Edward Franklin whose lawyers had argued that papers…


Hollywood Studios, Actors Agree to Last-Minute Federal Mediation to Avoid Strike

Hollywood actors and major film and television studios were scrambling to avoid a possible strike July 12 by meeting with federal mediators for last-minute contract talks. Negotiations between the actors, represented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), and an alliance of studios have been ongoing since June 7 and…


‘The Sound of Freedom’ Is a Thunderclap Call to Action

Commentary “Sound of Freedom,” the Jim Caviezel film about Homeland Security agent Tim “Timoteo” Ballard’s relentless pursuit of a child who was trafficked in Colombia, has stunned Hollywood, both critically and financially. Variety, the industry trade paper, reports the Angel Studio production earned an average of $11,368 at each of the 2,850 theaters at which it…


Hollywood Actors Agree to Mediation, but Strike May Be Unavoidable

LOS ANGELES—Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators but say they doubt a deal will be reached by a negotiation deadline late Wednesday. “We are committed to the negotiating process and will explore and exhaust every possible opportunity to make a deal, however…


New Court Filing Has Angelina Jolie’s Former Company Claiming Brad Pitt Is ‘Looting’ Wine Business

A new court filing involving a French estate and winery that actor Brad Pitt and actress Angelina formerly owned together has escalated after Jolie’s former company made negative claims about Pitt. Specifically, Jolie’s former investment firm Nouvel claims in the filing obtained by both CNN and People magazine that Pitt, 59, “has been engaged in a vindictive campaign to…


Ticketmaster Halts Taylor Swift Ticket Sales in France, Cites Issue With Third-Party Provider

NEW YORK—The trouble between Ticketmaster and Taylor Swift’s“Eras” tour isn’t over—with the latest snafu impacting fans hoping to score tickets in France. On Tuesday, after some fans reported issues with accessing Ticketmaster’s site, sales for six of Ms. Swift’s upcoming shows in Paris and Lyon were abruptly postponed. An explanation wasn’t immediately clear, but in…