Category Archives: Variety

Jimmy Kimmel Says If Will Smith Slapped ‘Rodent’ Kanye West at the Grammys ‘All Would Be Forgiven,’ Calls Out Bianca Censori’s Naked Red Carpet Look
Jimmy Kimmel said during his Feb. 3 monologue on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” that Will Smith should’ve slapped Kanye West on the Grammys red carpet. Smith made his first televised awards sho...
Zack Sharf Feb 04, 2025

‘The Goonies’ Reunite: Ke Huy Quan ‘Would Love’ to Make a Sequel, Corey Feldman Says ‘Get Us All Together, Everybody Is Looking Good’
Key Huy Quan thinks the last time he was in the same room with most of his "The Goonies" co-stars was at least 20 years ago. Corey Feldman thinks it was more like four decades ago at the film's Los An...
Marcmalkin Feb 04, 2025

Netflix Distances Itself From Karla Sofía Gascón as Controversy Forces ‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscar Campaign Changes
Netflix is distancing itself from “Emilia Prez” star Karla Sofa Gascn in an effort to salvage the film’s Oscar prospects. And as the Spanish actress tries to defuse the blowback for ...
Clayton Davis Feb 04, 2025

Constance Wu Signs With Gersh (EXCLUSIVE)
Golden Globe-nominated actress Constance Wu has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas. Wu is best known for playing the lead role in John M. Chu's hit “Crazy Rich Asians,” star...
Katcy Stephan Feb 04, 2025

Music Industry Moves: Entertainment Attorney Dina LaPolt Launches LaPolt Media
Entertainment attorney Dina LaPolt has announced the launch of LaPolt Media. The new company will produce content while providing a platform for LaPolt's legal expertise. It will also handle the campa...
Thania Garcia Feb 04, 2025

YouTube Q4 Ad Sales Hit Record $10.5 Billion, Parent Alphabet Projects $75 Billion in 2025 Capex Spending Amid AI Arms Race
YouTube, the internet’s biggest streaming video platform, delivered a healthy 13.8% increase in global ad revenue for the year-end 2024 quarter to surpass $10 billion for the first time. YouTube...
Todd Spangler Feb 04, 2025

Weak Performance for ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard,’ ‘EA Sports FC 25’ Drags Down EA’s Latest Quarterly Earnings and Full-Year Outlook
Electronic Arts (EA) confirmed its lower-than-expected results for its latest quarterly earnings, mainly attributed to a rough start for “Dragon Age: The Veilguard” and “EA Sports FC...
Jennifer Maas Feb 04, 2025

From ‘Conclave’ to ‘The Brutalist,’ the Art Directors Guild President Breaks Down Her Favorite Sets
As recently as 2020, only 27.5% of production designers in the Art Directors Guild were women. What a difference five years makes. That number has increased, according to the guild's president Dina Li...
Jazztangcay Feb 04, 2025

‘The Recruit’ Season 2 Debuts With 5.9 Million Views, Taking Second Place on Netflix Top 10
“The Recruit” returned to the Netflix Top 10 in second place, achieving 5.9 million views in its first four days on Netflix. On the English-language TV chart, it came behind only “Th...
Selome Hailu Feb 04, 2025

‘Surface’ Season 2 Trailer: Gugu Mbatha-Raw Uncovers the Past in London (TV Roundup)
The second season of Apple TV+’s psychological thriller “Surface” has a new trailer for its eight-episode season, teasing Sophie’s (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) ambitious venture to London...
Abigail Lee Feb 04, 2025