Taylor Swift’s attorneys have slapped back at a lawsuit filed by a former Las Vegas showgirl who claims that the pop superstar’s “The Life of a Showgirl” album title infringes on her trademark for the phrase “Confessions of a Showgirl.” The lawyers call the argument that there could be confusion between the services provided by […]

Stephen Colbert has set an all-star lineup of late-night hosts as some of his final guests on “The Late Show,” which will conclude on May 21 after being canceled by CBS last year. On May 11, Colbert will interview Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver. As the hosts of their own late-night […]

Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer behind 1980s hits like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” has been hospitalized in Portugal.  A statement was shared to the 74-year-old singer’s Facebook and website on Wednesday breaking the news to fans and acknowledging the situation.  “We are very sorry to announce that Bonnie […]

Newly-crowned Oscar winner Jessie Buckley is reuniting with her “Hamnet” co-star Paul Mescal for “Hold On To Your Angels,” written and to be directed by Oscar nominee Benh Zeitlin (“Beasts Of The Southern Wild,” “Wendy”) and what promises to be a buzzy film launching in the Cannes market. Plan B (“F1,” “Moonlight”) will produce with […]

It’s a make-or-break year for the Primetime Emmys. After NBC broadcasts the 78th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, the current four-network “wheel deal” — in which ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox take turns airing the annual event — expires. As of now, no renewal is in place, meaning we still don’t know what the future […]

Starz reported first-quarter 2026 earnings Thursday revealing wider losses, largely due to content-impairment charges — but the media company gave indications it’s improving its financial position one year out from its spinoff from Lionsgate. During a call with analysts later Thursday, Starz president and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch announced Stars has exited its Pay-2 film deal […]

Blake Lively agreed to settle her claims against Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios on Monday, but her legal battle continues in the form of a motion for attorney fees resulting from Baldoni’s failed defamation suit against her. Lively filed the motion last September under a 2023 California law that seeks to protect sexual abuse accusers from […]

Mark Ruffalo revealed in a new op-ed for The New York Times co-written with American Economic Liberties Project research director Matt Stoller that many Hollywood stars declined to sign the recent open letter that’s fighting to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. “The most revealing thing about that letter wasn’t the people who signed. It was […]

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, global star Kate del Castillo details the return of “La Reina del Sur” for a fourth season on Telemundo next year. Her widow-turned-crime boss character Teresa Mendoza will “be touching hell,” del Castillo promises. The global star also touches on the state of the content marketplace and how […]

“Murder in a Small Town” has been renewed for Season 3 at Fox. In addition, Peter Gallagher (“The O.C.,” “Grace and Frankie”) will join the series in a season-long arc. Gallagher will star as Rod Finlayson, who is described as “a charismatic, uber-independent, capable yet unreliable figure, whose arrival at the Gibsons’ marina on his […]

Katseye, Sombr, Hootie & the Blowfish, Keith Urban, Maluma, Riley Green, Teddy Swims, and Twenty One Pilots will perform at the American Music Awards, airing live on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT on CBS and Paramount+, CBS and […]

“The Housemaid” author Freida McFadden’s upcoming thriller “The Divorce” has been optioned by Studiocanal, following a competitive book auction. Studiocanal and Working Title will co-produce the film adaptation, which is in early development. “The Divorce,” on stands May 26, is described as a “razor-sharp thriller where love curdles into vengeance and survival becomes the most […]