Category Archives: Variety

Anthony Mackie Says ‘Chill the F— Out’ Over Comparing Red Hulk to Donald Trump, Responds to Fan Who Called Him the ‘Rudest Celebrity’
Anthony Mackie told Esquire magazine in a new cover story that playing Captain America “is my Oscar because I've been overlooked so many times in my career." The actor says there are least four ...
Zack Sharf Jan 30, 2025

FireAid: How to Watch the All-Star Benefit Concerts in Los Angeles
Need an aid in how to watch FireAid? The all-star benefit concerts for L.A. wildfire relief are streaming from two locations in Los Angeles Thursday night, and they’re available through so many ...
Chris Willman Jan 30, 2025

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Hit With Updated Indictment Listing Two Additional Victims
Sean “Diddy” Combs was handed an expanded superseding indictment earlier today in his ongoing sex trafficking and racketeering case, with prosecutors including two new female victims and a...
Steven J. Horowitz Jan 30, 2025

SCAD TVfest Sets 2025 Lineup, Will Honor Hiroyuki Sanada, Laverne Cox, Walker Scobell and More
The annual SCAD TVfest is back - and kicking off the packed event robustly with one of the biggest shows on television being honored on opening night. The 13th annual festival will begin with Variety ...
Emily Longeretta Jan 30, 2025

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Will Move to Dismiss Justin Baldoni’s Lawsuit
Blake Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds told a federal judge Thursday that they will seek to dismiss Justin Baldoni’s defamation lawsuit. Attorneys for the two sides are due in court Monday for t...
Gmaddaus Jan 30, 2025

‘Stranger Things’ Creators Matt and Ross Duffer Took ‘Time to Mourn’ the End, Share Hopes for a 2025 Release: ‘Quite the Push’
Matt and Ross Duffer spent most of last year filming the final season of Netflix's "Stranger Things," and they can't help but feel "mixed emotions" now that production has wrapped. "It was definitely ...
Emily Longeretta Jan 30, 2025

Karla Sofía Gascón’s Racist Tweets and the Cautionary Tale of ‘Emilia Pérez’
The title character of "Emilia Prez" is not a good person. Her lawyer, Rita (Zoe Saldaa), thinks she can become one, agreeing to facilitate a notorious cartel leader's gender transition in part becaus...
Alisoncolleherman Jan 30, 2025

Selma Blair Returns to Acting With Three New Movies, Including Israel-Hamas War Drama ‘Stay Forte’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Selma Blair is back. The "Cruel Intentions" star is returning with three new movies, including the Israel-Hamas war drama "Stay Forte" with Judd Hirsch and the brothers Mark and Michael Polish's "Ther...
Marcmalkin Jan 30, 2025

‘Squid Game’ Crosses 4 Billion Minutes Watched for the Second Week in a Row, Tying a ‘Wednesday’ Nielsen Record
“Squid Game” reached 4.6 billion minutes watched on Netflix in Season 2’s first full week of availability, per Nielsen. Even though that’s a small drop from the 4.9 billion min...
Selome Hailu Jan 30, 2025

Jennifer Love Hewitt Says TV Hosts Sexualized Her at 16 Years Old: ‘Grown Men Talking About My Breasts Openly on a Talk Show’ and Everyone’s ‘Laughing’
Jennifer Love Hewitt was the latest guest on Mayim Bialik’s “Breakdown” podcast (via US Weekly) and recalled how it wasn’t until she was in her thirties that she registered jus...
Zack Sharf Jan 30, 2025