Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of director Rob Reiner, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents at their Los Angeles home in December. The plea was entered in a packed courtroom as Reiner stood behind glass in a custody enclosure.... Read More »
Barry Manilow has postponed the opening stretch of his arena tour following medical advice that he is not yet physically ready to resume full-length performances after lung cancer surgery. In a statement shared Friday, the 82-year-old singer said a recent follow-up appointment with his surgeon made clear that returning to... Read More »
More than 4,000 French actors have signed an open letter condemning the growing use of artificial intelligence tools in film, television and advertising, calling it an “organized plundering” of performers’ work and identities. Among the signatories are Bérénice Bejo, Léa Drucker and Swann Arlaud. The petition, backed by Adami, France’s... Read More »
A Los Angeles judge overseeing next week’s civil trial involving Kanye West, now known as Ye, issued a pointed reminder Friday: anyone entering the courtroom must comply with strict dress standards. At a final status conference ahead of the 12-day jury trial, Judge Brock T. Hammond told attorneys that all... Read More »
Kid Rock is pushing back against media reports highlighting the top-tier pricing for his upcoming Freedom 250 Tour, arguing that coverage of the $5,000 face-value tickets lacks context and suggesting that divine judgment may ultimately fall on those writing the headlines. In a social media post on Friday, the singer... Read More »
Sony Pictures Animation is developing an animated Venom feature, bringing the studio’s most commercially successful Spider-Man villain franchise into a new format for the first time. The project is in early development, with Final Destination: Bloodlines filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein attached to direct, according to reports from... Read More »
Liza Minnelli writes in her forthcoming memoir that she was required to appear in a wheelchair at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony, despite expecting to be seated in a director’s chair for the presentation. In Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, Minnelli recounts that she was informed shortly before the... Read More »
Bad Bunny will take on his first leading film role in Porto Rico, a historical drama directed by Grammy-winning Puerto Rican artist René Pérez Joglar, known professionally as Residente. The project marks Pérez Joglar’s feature directorial debut. The film, described by producers as an “epic Caribbean western” inspired by true... Read More »
Esther McGregor and Mark Eydelshteyn are set to lead Becoming Capa, a biographical drama centered on pioneering war photographers Gerda Taro and Robert Capa. The film, written and directed by Charlotte Colbert, has wrapped production after filming on location in Bilbao, Madrid, and Paris, and is now in post-production in... Read More »
Two music producers who accused Karol G of copying their work have formally withdrawn their lawsuit and issued a public apology, acknowledging that their claims lacked merit. Jack Hernandez, known professionally as “Ocean Vibes,” and Alfred Caballero Rodriguez, who performs under the name “Alfr3d Beats,” filed a copyright infringement suit... Read More »
