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Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Jeanell English, executive vice president of impact and inclusion, is exiting her role at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. English was promoted to the newly created role in July 2022 by Academy CEO Bill Kramer. In her role, she led the Academy’s initiatives to address underrepresentation across the industry and the talent development programs such as Academy Gold. Over the past year, she’s been a key figure in major initiatives and changes across the organization including developing the infrastructure for the Academy’s inclusion standards and enabling a path for community, advocacy, education and empowerment amongst its members and staff. She also designed and implemented the Academy’s first mid-career talent development program, the Academy Film Accelerator, which advocates for the careers of filmmakers from underrepresented communities.

Karen Horne, who led led Warner Bros. Discovery Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for North America, is leaving the company amid a raft of layoffs and major restructuring since the merger. Executive said Horne’s departure was not part of the broader staff retrenchment but a rethinking of the DEI division.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Everything is supercharged when it comes to the long-running “Mission: Impossible” franchise, and that extends to the movie’s audition process. In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Hayley Atwell revealed that her screen test for the mysterious role of Grace in the two-part “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” required a two-hour screen test that was essentially a stunt training course. Some actors screen test with dialogue, but not “Mission: Impossible” actors. “Who the character has become is a byproduct of the process,” the film’s writer-director Christopher McQuarrie said. “So when we went into the screen test, we’ve not written a character that we’re trying to find someone to fit with. Rather, we’re looking for an actress who we want to work with and we’ll fit the character to her.”’

Paramount Global has re-upped CFO Naveen Chopra through 2026.

Warner Bros. left a cloud of smoke billowing over the Burbank lot, but luckily firefighters were able to quickly contain the blaze. There were no injuries, according to an individual familiar with the incident. The fire was first reported by the Citizen app, which had video of the smoke, as well as a caption that said, “Firefighters report a burning transformer and are working to contain the blaze.” The post also said that, “Firefighters report that a power outage has occurred after an explosive sound.” The fire started right around 1:30 p.m. PT and giant clouds of black smoke quickly gathered in the air. The blaze caused lots of traffic outside the studios as a result of the fire department working quickly.

Hunter Ingram SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Outside,” the season finale of “Silo” now streaming on Apple TV+. If the Season 1 finale of Apple TV+’s “Silo” doesn’t send people rushing to their local hardware store to stockpile heat tape, nothing will. In the final moments of the ambitious, world-building thriller, Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) was banished from the silo and sent out to “clean,” just as Bernard (Tim Robbins) had threatened to do, because of her attempts to broadcast the secrets on the elusive hard drive. But unlike the doomed lovers Allison (Rashida Jones) and Holston (David Oyelowo), who both died in their respective turns cleaning earlier this season, Juliette makes it beyond the ridge, thanks to the super-sealing heat tape supplied by Walker (Harriet Walter). Who knew all that talk about Juliette stealing the heat tape would be the lynchpin to the whole story?

Hackman Studios has inked its latest deal, the acquisition of Vancouver Film Studios (VFS), which has housed Deadpool, The Flash, Yellowjackets among others, and related companies, Pacific Backlot and Signal Systems.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor On Friday, Twitter — without notice — suddenly blocked access to the website for anyone who isn’t signed in as a registered user. Many people were confused about the change, wondering whether it was a glitch or a purposeful move on the part of Twitter, which is under the control of mega-billionaire Elon Musk. Previously, you could search Twitter and view tweets without needing a registered account. But now, visiting any Twitter page displays a log-in prompt instead. Musk, in a post Friday afternoon, claimed that Twitter took the step to improve performance on the platform after third-party companies were “scraping” data and overloading its systems. “Temporary emergency measure,” he tweeted. “We were getting data pillaged so much that it was degrading service for normal users!”

BreAnna Bell Nancy and Celia may be back in business. Elizabeth Perkins, who starred as Celia Hodes on the Showtime series “Weeds” from 2005-2009, tells Variety she’d gladly step back into the role now that a revival of the show is reportedly in the works. “It’s just that— it’s talking,” Perkins said when asked about talk of a reboot. “I’d be on board. I loved working with Mary-Louise Parker. I love those two characters together, Nancy and Celia!” Deadline reported in May that a “Weeds” reboot was in development at Showtime with lead star Parker attached to star and executive produce. (Variety first exclusively reported the reboot was in the works at Starz in 2019). Lionsgate, the studio behind the production, declined to comment at the time.

season 25 will feature the first-ever double coaches' chair on the American version of the singing competition, and on Thursday, we learned who will be filling those seats!Country duo Dan + Shay will be joining the show for the first time as coaches, sitting alongside Reba McEntire — who is stepping in for longtime coach Blake Shelton in the upcoming 24th season — and returning coaches John Legend and Chance the Rapper.The coaches lineup for this fall's season 24 has already been set — with Reba taking over Blake's spinning chair, alongside Legend and fellow returning coaches Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani  -- so Dan + Shay's double chair won't be making its debut until 2024. But thankfully the duo are already familiar with, having served as Team Blake's Battle Round Advisors in season 20 back in 2021.The duo even took to the The Voice's social media accounts to share their excitement for the upcoming gig, and answer some questions about how the brand new double chair will work.«We have never been more excited for anything in our entire lives,» Dan raved in the clip.«People have been asking, is it two chairs? Is it one?» Shay shared.

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SPOILER ALERT: Major plot points are revealed below — so don’t say we didn’t warn you.Put on your fedoras and crank out your bullwhip because Indiana Jones is taking you on another wild ride. But there’s one noteworthy character missing from the fifth installment of the iconic action-adventure franchise.“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” has finally swung its way into theaters and a lot has changed since the last time viewers saw Harrison Ford’s archeologist.The character previously appeared in the series’ fourth flick, 2008’s “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” which also featured Indiana’s son, Mutt Williams, played by Shia LaBeouf, as they set off on another historical quest in 1957.However, in “Dial,” Mutt is noticeably absent — with his storyline all tied up.The newest installment takes place in 1969, amid the turmoil of the Vietnam War, and shows Indy — still a professor and now teaching at Hunter College but on the verge of retirement — shockingly living alone in a small apartment in Manhattan.

The press watchdog has ruled that Jeremy Clakson's opinion column was sexist towards Meghan Markle. The piece, published in The Sun newspaper, referenced how Clarkson hated the Duchess of Sussex and wanted to see her paraded through the streets naked.

Scarlett Moffatt has revealed that she had been including hints about her newborn baby's name on social media in the weeks before his birth. The TV presenter and Gogglebox star gave birth to her first child yesterday (June 29) at a hospital in Durham.

Celebrity Gogglebox was back on our screens tonight and the show reunited TV royalty. Sitting down to watch the telly was none other than The Royle Family stars Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston.

Manchester United are being linked with a move for Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez.

Tainy’s awaited new record is finally out. “DATA” takes advatange of Tainy’s influence and legacy with the music industry, featuring collaborations with some of the biggest names in reggaeton.

Caitlyn Jenner opened up about her parenting experience with the Kardashian sisters during her marriage with ex-wife Kris Jenner. The 73-year-old former athlete revealed that she did her best raising the famous sisters following the death of their dad Robert Kardashian.The media personality shared some sweet words during Khloé Kardashian’s birthday and talked about her time with the family, after marrying Kris in 1991 and becoming a stepparent to Kim, Kourtney, Rob, and Khloé, until her divorce in 2013.“Happy birthday,“ Caitlyn wrote on Instagram.

Rauw Alejandro and the renowned producer Bizarrap unleashed their creative powers once again with the mind-blowing BZRP Music Session #56 from Argentina. These musical masterminds have been on a roll, churning out global hits and captivating audiences worldwide.

Michelle Williams promises she has no idea why 2004's  was Destiny's Child last album. And if she had her druthers, Destiny's Child would still be together.The 43-year-old singer appeared on  and said the plan was always for the group — also comprised of Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland -- to produce solo projects followed by a group project and so on. When the host, Terrell Rice, pressed Williams if she knew that  was going to be the group's final album, Williams revealed how she's truly felt ever since the group split in 2006.«I didn’t want it to be.

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Sylvester Stallone has given fans a fun look at his family life in his new reality series,, but the legendary actor is taking a more somber look back at his career and legacy in an upcoming Netflix documentary, simply titled .The streaming service shared the first teaser for the upcoming doc, from director Thom Zimny, on Friday, giving intimate insight into the action icon's private life and personal musings.«Hell yeah, I have regrets,» Stallone says in voiceover. «What is healthier: to live under the illusion that you could have been great, or actually have an opportunity to be great and then you blow it?»«Filmmaking comes at a great price,» he adds, over shots with wife Jennifer Flavin and their daughters, Sistine, Scarlet and Sophia.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments, including the final scene, in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” currently playing in theaters. When Lucasfilm announced in 2016 that Steven Spielberg was making a fifth “Indiana Jones” movie with Harrison Ford, fans naturally wondered how much of a role Karen Allen’s Marian Ravenwood — Indy’s spitfire equal from 1981’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and the love of his life — would play in the new film. The last time audiences saw Marian, she was getting married to Indy at the end of 2008’s “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” after she revealed to Indy that they’d had a child together, who Indy meets as teenage greaser Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf). So any follow-up movie would at the very least need to address the fact that Indy is married with a (grown) kid.

Will Tizard Contributor From indoor ice skating feats to Russell Crowe rocking the crowd, the 57th edition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival has launched with all its unconventional charisma intact. Audiences who had to weather a downpour clearly showed no signs of dampened spirits as they cheered the fest’s opening gala dancers on ice skates, then rose to their feet to applaud guests Crowe and Alicia Vikander, both of whom accepted honors for their robust range of film work. Vikander, in accepting the award of fest president Jiri Bartoska, said she was moved to be celebrated in the Czech Republic, where her international career first took off with the 2012 shoot of “A Royal Affair.”

Brent Lang Executive Editor Patrick Corcoran is stepping down from the National Association of Theatre Owners, ending a 24-year run that most recently saw him serve as vice president and chief communications officer of the exhibition industry lobbying organization. It’s a time of transition at NATO, with Michael O’Leary taking over as president and CEO from John Fithian, who ran the organization for decades. Corcoran worked closely with Fithian, helping to manage the group’s public relations outreach. His tenure overlapped with tectonic changes in the theatrical landscape, from consolidation of major chains to the rise of streaming to a public health crisis in COVID that led to the closure of cinemas for months. Through it all, Corcoran, a wry, unflappable presence labored to argue that movie theaters were not in a death spiral and would continue to attract customers, just as they had for more than a century. He also had to deal with fractious theater owners, all while helping to launch NATO’s annual exhibition business conference, CinemaCon.

BreAnna Bell “Single Drunk Female” and “The Watchful Eye” have both been canceled at Freeform, Variety has confirmed. Season 2 of the comedy, which was released in April, picked up with Samantha Fink, who finally feels like she has a life worth celebrating now that she has a year and a half of sobriety under her belt. However, Sam quickly learns that sometimes life has other plans for her. She’s forced to figure out how to effect change where she can, sit in her discomfort when she can’t, and maybe even enjoy the ride. Sofia Black-D’Elia, Ally Sheedy, Sasha Compere, Lily Mae Harrington, Garrick Bernard, and Ian Gomez starred. Busy Phillips (“Cougar Town”), Ricky Velez (“The King of Staten Island”), Charlie Hall served as recurring guests on the season with guest star Molly Ringwald.

Freeform is making some changes.

Apple became the first publicly traded company to be valued at $3 trillion Friday, leading a tech sector revival that helped the Nasdaq record its best opening half of a year since 1983.

thirst trap queen in recent years — but longtime pal Snoop Dogg, 51, says he doesn’t peep her provocative posts.The “Gin & Juice” rapper revealed to Insider that he tries to scroll past any image of Stewart “on the Instagram page looking like that.”“That’s a lane we both stay out of,” he quipped in a story published Thursday.Stewart and the Death Row Records mogul became pals in 2008 when Snoop appeared on “The Martha Stewart Show.”The pair whipped up mashed potatoes with cognac — and the rest is history.They roasted Justin Bieber on Comedy Central in 2015 and co-hosted “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” the following year.The cookbook author even gave a sweet shout-out to the Grammy-nominated performer in her Skechers ad for the 2023 Super Bowl.In the 30-second clip, Stewart gets a tattoo of Snoop’s face on her arm with the words “My Dogg.”Gushing over the finished ink, the selfie empress coos, “Ooh, that’s gangster.”Stewart’s unexpected road to sensual social media stardom began in 2020 when she posted a pic of herself lightly puckering her lips while lounging poolside.The snap quickly went viral — and her fans had a field day.She shared another sultry shot in November 2022 — a mirror selfie that appeared to show herself wearing nothing but gold earrings.The DIY queen dished to Insider her secrets for having the camera love you.“Just look good and pose with a provocative look on your face,” she revealed, adding that others can mimic her looks by having “someone edit your picture real well.”“A lot of the girls that you think are just naturally amazing are highly edited online.

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It sounds like The Weeknd is pining for past love.

Hailey Bieber is taking her mental health matters into her own hands.

Kylie Jenner’s house tour to Selena Gomez’s declaration of single hood, check out the 10 best celebrity TikToks of the week.Selena Gomez makes it clear she is single but admits she is high maintenance. The struggle man lolHailey Bieber shares her pizza toast recipe.

Justin Bieber is angry that his father created a "mess" with a homophobic tweet and a depthless apology. Earlier in the week, Jeremy Bieber took to Twitter to post a rainbow flag with the sarcastic caption, "Don't forget to thank a straight person this month for your existence." The message, which was later deleted, came two days after he publicly shaded Pride Month, tweeting, "We need to celebrate families. U know the reason we're all here! The things this generation glorifies is unbelievable!" In the immediate aftermath of Wednesday's message, fans torched Jeremy online.

Married life has some fashionable perks! Hailey Bieber created an effortless look using husband Justin Bieber’s clothes.