Annette Bening Addresses Point Foundation Grads at Virtual Gala: "Speak Truth to Power"

Annette Bening has a message for the Point Foundation’s class of 2020: Keep changing, keep speaking up, and don’t forget to vote. The veteran actress delivered a brief but impactful keynote commencement address presented online Tuesday as part of the Point Honors New York virtual gala. The event served to spotlight the...

Inspire Justice Activists on Juneteenth in Hollywood and Using the Day Off as a "Day On"

The social impact fund's Brea Baker and Taylor K. Shaw, who educate and train stars, influencers and media companies to use their platforms for social good, explain how the entertainment industry can commit to diversity and racial justice in a "meaningful and not just momentary way." Following recent weeks of racial...

Emmys: TV Academy Ties Number of Nominees to Number of Submissions, Paving Way for 8 Drama and Comedy Noms

If you thought the Emmy Awards — which, between the Primetime telecast and two Creative Arts Awards ceremonies — didn't already nominate enough shows and talent, get ready for even more. In recognition of the fact that Emmy submissions are up 15% over last season, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has decided...

Mel Gibson Denies Renewed Allegations of Anti-Semitism Against Winona Ryder

The actress says the actor asked her years ago at a party if she was an “oven dodger,” an apparent reference to her Jewish heritage. Mel Gibson says renewed allegations of anti-semitic comments leveled against him by Winona Ryder are as false now as they were 10 years ago.  The actress in a recent interview...

Court Stalls on Halting Release of John Bolton Book

With shades of historic First Amendment court battles from decades past and high stakes given the country is in the midst of a presidential election year, a D.C. federal judge on Friday refused to halt the imminent release of John Bolton's The Room Where It Happened. Instead, he's taking the matter under submission and...

Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump Signs With UTA

Crump represents the families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Benjamin Crump, a civil rights attorney who represents the families of victims of police violence, has signed with UTA. Crump is currently representing the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery and has also represented the families...

From 'Little Fires Everywhere' to 'Normal People': How Novelists Act as "Tuning Forks" to TV Scribes

The authors of the best-selling books 'Defending Jacob' and 'I Know This Much Is True' also reveal what it's like to see their stories adapted into limited series: "It's like speaking in a different language." When Celeste Ng learned her novel Little Fires Everywhere would be adapted into a limited series for Hulu, she...

IAB Sets Virtual NewFronts Schedule

The event runs June 22-26. The IAB has set the final schedule for its first-ever virtual NewFronts event.  The annual pitchfest, in which digital brands present their businesses to advertisers, will run for five days in late June, giving companies like Hulu, Snap, YouTube, Facebook and TikTok the opportunity to...

At Tulsa Rally, Trump Says "Kung Flu" is Among Names for COVID-19

The President further claimed that his administration is not recognized for the work they have done toward slowing the coronavirus pandemic. "All we do is get hit on like we're terrible," he said. At Donald Trump's campaign rally at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, he said that "Kung Flu" is one of the...

Behind WME's Ouster of George Freeman

The agent sent a reply-all email on a chain about the Black Lives Matter movement that disparaged colleagues. George Freeman’s abrupt ouster from WME created a mystery: What was in the “reply-all” email he had inadvertently sent to colleagues that led to his June 18 dismissal after 20 years with the firm? The incident...