Category Archives: Variety

Jeff Shell is officially departing his role as president of Paramount. His ouster follows a public dispute and messy legal battle with R.J. Cipriani, a professional gambler who asserts that Shell owes...

“Bridgerton” has added three new cast members for the Shonda Rhimes-produced period drama’s upcoming fifth season, which will center around the love story of Francesca Bridgerton (Ha...

George Clooney, who has long been one of Hollywood's most outspoken critics of Donald Trump, has slammed the U.S. president for threatening to erase “a whole civilization” unless Iran agre...

Podcasts are booming on Patreon — with revenue generated by podcasters on the direct-to-fan platform hitting $629 million in 2025, a 33% year-over-year increase, the company says. On Patreon, po...

It's early on a warm January morning in Las Vegas, and the entire "Hacks" team - stars, crew, producers - is milling around Kyu, a sushi restaurant at the Fontainebleau. It's going to be a busy day of...

Turbulent times often create abundant opportunities for lawyers. That's certainly been the case over the past year as media and entertainment has been rocked by the impact of AI, the contraction of pr...

The Far East Film Festival will present Hong Kong action choreographer and director Yuen Woo-ping with its Golden Mulberry Award for lifetime achievement at the event's 28th edition, in Udine, Italy. ...

Khartoon Weiss, VP and general manager of global business solutions at TikTok who oversaw its North American and global brands and agency business, is leaving the company after more than five years. W...

The show must go on. Savannah Guthrie on her first day back behind the desk at NBC's "Today" kept the emotionto a minimum, a signal that NBC News' nearly 75-year-old morning franchise won't be deraile...

Uma Thurman is returning for “Dexter: Resurrection” Season 2. Variety has learned that Thurman will be back for the sophomore outing of the Paramount+ Premium series, reprising her role as...