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Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter Hit the Dance Floor on New Single ‘Bring Your Love’

Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter have teamed up for their collaborative song “Bring Your Love,” the lead single off the former’s upcoming album “Confessions II.” Madonna takes first verse duties before passing it to Carpenter on the single, which has touches of house and disco. “Bring your love ’cause you cannot shake me / Bring your […]

Emmys: Supporting Actress (Limited) — Cailee Spaeny, Linda Cardellini and a ‘Love Story’ Trio Lead Crowded Field

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual […]

Michael Jackson and Jeffrey Epstein: Photos, Testimony and More Reveal Their Ties

As if the multiple bomb threats targeting its premiere — impelling a pack of bomb-sniffing dogs, boosted security, and a SWAT team — weren’t enough, “Leaving Neverland,” Dan Reed’s devastating documentary examining Wade Robson and James Safechuck’s child sexual-abuse allegations against pop legend Michael Jackson, activated an online army of rabid MJ loyalists who flood […]

Viral videos show people run through Scientology building

A Church of Scientology building in the heart of Hollywood removed its door handles and restricted public entry this week as videos showing young people running inside have gone viral on social media.

‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong to Give Keynote at Banff World Media Festival

Jesse Armstrong, the creator and executive producer behind HBO’s “Succession,” has been added to the list of speakers at this year’s Banff World Media Festival. The writer, whose credits also include the HBO film “Mountainhead,” will conduct a keynote at the fest, to be moderated by CBC Q’s Tom Power. “Jesse Armstrong doesn’t just capture […]

Oscar belonging to co-director of Putin film missing after TSA makes him ship it

Agents would not allow Pavel Talankin to carry statuette for Mr Nobody Against Putin onto flight from New YorkSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Oscar statuette belonging to Pavel Talankin, star and co-director of the Academy award-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin, has disappeared after officials at New York’s John F Kennedy airport confiscated it before he boarded a flight, claiming it could be used as a weapon.Talankin, whose documentati...

Adam Scott Says ‘Parks and Recreation’ in the Trump Era Would Be ‘Slightly Different’: America ‘May Have Lost What Was Left of Its Innocence’

Adam Scott, who is starring in the upcoming horror film “Hokum” which opens in theaters on Friday, reflected on his time playing Ben Wyatt on the hugely popular NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” with Variety. The small-town government sitcom, which ran for seven seasons from 2009-2015, buzzed with a wholesome innocence that seems to be […]

‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’ Director’s Oscar Goes Missing After Being Confiscated by TSA

“Mr Nobody Against Putin” co-director Pavel Talankin’s Oscar statue has gone missing after the TSA at New York’s JFK airport confiscated his award. Earlier this year, Talankin took home the Oscar for best documentary feature. In a social media post, Talankin’s co-director David Borenstein made a plea to help find it. Borenstein wrote, “Yesterday he […]

Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs

Pop star was arrested in March after she was pulled over for driving erratically on US 101 in CaliforniaSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxBritney Spears was charged in California on Thursday with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, authorities said.The 44-year-old pop star was charged with a single misdemeanor count of driving under the combined influence of alcohol and at least one drug, the Ventura county district attorney’s office said....

Emmys: Supporting Actress (Comedy) — Michelle Pfeiffer Could Crash Both the Drama and Comedy Races This Year

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual […]

Charlie Puth Charms at Inglewood’s Kia Forum for His Biggest Los Angeles Show to Date: Concert Review

You’ve probably heard the adage that Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist, but in hindsight, it feels prescient. Since the start of his career, which rang off with a feature on the inescapable smash “See You Again” with Wiz Khalifa in 2015, Puth has gone from wallowing in schlocky doo-wop to crafting sharpshooting anthems, […]

Britney Spears charged in California with driving under influence

Britney Spears charged in California with driving under influence 14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleChristal HayesLos AngelesGetty ImagesProsecutors in California have filed a criminal charge against Britney Spears over her arrest last month for allegedly driving under the influence.The pop star is facing one misdemeanour count of driving under the influence of any alcohol and drug. She was arrested on 4 March on a southern California highway after driving her BMW "erraticall...

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singers Get Salty Accepting Billboard’s Women of the Year Award, as Ella Langley, Teyana Taylor and Laufey Step Up With Memorable Moments

The “Golden” age of women in music was celebrated Wednesday night at the Hollywood Palladium, as Billboard hosted and livestreamed its annual Billboard Women in Music event, with a heavy-hitting list of honorees from multiple genres performing as well as picking up trophies — including Women of the Year honorees Audrey Nuna, Ejae and Rei […]

‘Vampire Diaries’ Star Ian Somerhalder Got Into ‘Eight-Figure’ Debt After Retiring From Acting and Had to Sell Off ‘Houses, Paintings, Cars, Watches, Everything’

Ian Somerhalder revealed in a new interview with E! News that he was forced to claw himself and his family out of debt in the eight-figure range (an exact number was not given but it was $10 million or more) after he retired from acting. Somerhalder said “financial upheaval” is part of the reason he […]

LISTEN: Happy Anniversary, Television! Revisiting the Medium’s Launch at the 1939 New York World’s Fair

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, we look ahead at plans for Variety’s TV Week celebration in a conversation with Variety’s Emily Longeretta. And we take a Vintage Variety look back at the momentous launch of television in the U.S. on the opening day of the New York World’s Fair in 1939, some 87 years […]

Dame Mary Berry says Bafta Fellowship is ‘the icing on the cake’

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Will.i.am wants to future-proof a new generation

Culture Will.i.am wants to future-proof a new generation April 30, 20264:00 PM ET Chloe Veltman Pop star-turned-Arizona State University professor will.i.am teaches "The Agentic Self" at his headquarters in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 14, 2026. Emily Choi/FYI.AI hide caption toggle caption Emily Choi/FYI.AI The Black Eyed Peas spoke to a generation in the 2000s with tracks like "I Gotta Feeling," "Let's Get it Started" and "Where is the Love?" Lately, however, co-founder will.i.am has been spea...

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha claims 'dark forces' are at work after husband suspended from the Green Party over 'antisemitic' YouTube rant

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Emily Atack and Alex Hassell among Rivals stars at screening for second series

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