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Following Cynthia Bailey’s split from Peter Thomas, she found love again with Mike Hill.

Netflix show ever. The platform’s statistics for the week of Oct. 3rd to the 9th showed that the drama, starring Evan Peters as notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, drew in 205.33 million hours of viewing time worldwide.

EXCLUSIVE: Parul Agrawal, a longtime drama executive at Warner Brothers Television, has been promoted to SVP and head of drama development. Reporting to Clancy Collins White, EVP and Head Of Development, she succeeds Leigh London Redman, who left in July to become President of Berlanti Productions.

Cynthia Nixon Guest Columnist Sara Ramírez isn’t a double threat or a triple threat — they’re an infinity threat. Mike Nichols alerted me to the existence of this superhuman when he was directing Sara in “Spamalot.” Nichols had a nose for talent and was famously the discoverer of Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman and Whoopi Goldberg. In all the time I’d known him, I’d never seen Mike as awed by someone. He basically told me that no matter what impossible new musical number or comedy bit he gave them, Sara executed it perfectly, with a triple lutz and confetti to boot. So in 2020, when we were looking for someone to cast as Che, Carrie’s alpha podcast boss in “And Just Like That …,” I thought immediately of Sara.

Mindy Kaling Michael R. Jackson is, in a word, dazzling. His Broadway musical, “A Strange Loop,” is a breakthrough masterpiece whose plot I won’t describe here because it’s so inventive that my summary wouldn’t do it justice. But what I can say is that it’s a musical about a writer … well, trying to write. The star of “A Strange Loop” is Usher, a “young overweight-to-obese homosexual and/ or gay and/or queer, cisgender male writer,” as he says in his opening song, working to find his way in the world, deciphering the many destructive (and often extremely funny) voices in his head. Watching Michael’s Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning musical, I felt like someone had shone a light on the creative process of writing in a way it had never been examined before. For years, many neurotic writers have been able to see themselves in the protagonists of Woody Allen movies or Charlie Kaufman’s “Adaptation” or, hell, even “The Shining.” I never completely got it. But I actually identify with Usher, a funny, tortured, pop-culture-fluent brown man trying to impress his parents, discover his voice, vanquish his shame and have sex occasionally. Michael managed to capture all the moments of artistic self-doubt and relentless self-examination and somehow make it joyful, funny and relatable.

Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s Cynthia Bailey and her husband of two years, Mike Hill, have announced their split.

Hugh Jackman According to Google, “power,” as a noun, means “the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.” In the case of Sutton Foster, this definition is incredibly fitting. So let’s look at how she is a shining example of the use of power for good. Power is expressed in the way she takes her rightful place on the stage in whatever role she’s playing, whether it’s herself, in her concerts, Marian Paroo in “The Music Man” or any of the countless roles she has brought to life, both on stage and on screen. Every night, I witness her ground the show with such heart and truth, but simultaneously allow it to soar — not just because of her talent, but because of the spirit and joy that emanate from her and opens the hearts of everyone in the theater.

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic Emily Ratajkowski, the model and bestselling author of essay collection “My Body,” is ready to add “podcast host” to her resumé. “High Low with EmRata,” which Ratajkowski describes as “‘Call Her Daddy’ meets ‘Fresh Air,'” will launch Tuesday, November 1. “I decided I wanted to write the book before I ever would even think about a podcast, but it’s sort of a natural progression for me,” the 31 year-old tells Variety exclusively. “I’m very excited about producing the show and doing it in my own way.” Launching in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment, “High Low with EmRata” will release two episodes a week plus a bonus episode for subscribers only. The two main episodes will consist of one guest interview and one “themed” episode that Ratajkowski describes as “a monologue” more in the vein of her essays. “I grew up listening to NPR and radio because we didn’t have television…Ira Glass was my hero,” she continues. “To be able to dive into topics that I’m interested in, in this format is so exciting.” The range of topics Ratajkowski hopes to tackle include feminism, pop culture, self-image, relationships, and “cultural moments” that encompass all the above. “I don’t want the show to at all feel pretentious, but I want to be talking about things that I find interesting and important,” she says, citing interviewer influences ranging from Terry Gross to Howard Stern.

Entertainment Weekly. “I now get to go off and do my own thing.”But Kimmel wanted to make it official with a contract.“I declare this is my last Halloween movie,” Kimmel read. “I, Jamie Lee Curtis, Queen of scream, daughter of Janet Lee and Tony Curtis, mother of Lindsay Lohan.

“The Midnight Club” (which is currently streaming), but his next Netflix series is another first for him – in the entirely opposite direction.The “Haunting of Hill House” and “Doctor Sleep” filmmaker just wrapped production this summer on a limited series adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and when TheWrap spoke with Flanagan about “Midnight Club,” he couldn’t contain his excitement for fans to see “Usher.”“It’s crazy. It is unlike anything I’ve ever done, but in the other direction,” he said.

Is it a Latino thing or is your family as dramatic as ours? Mia and Mario went with Perez to each go buy their sister a gift for her 5th. We always love seeing what they get and why. It was… a process. Especially for one! And then we get home and… children have fragile egos! Watch!

Charlie Puth doesn’t think that Harry Styles is one of his biggest fans. During an interview on the on Tuesday, the “Light Switch” singer recalled the reason why Styles may not be too fond of him.  Puth shared that during the “2014 One Direction era” right after he signed his record deal, he went into a high-profile sushi restaurant, and that’s where he accidentally blew the star’s cover after he walked into the place with his manager.

LOVE Island winner Cara de la Hoyde has rejoiced at Maya Jama being named as the new host of the show, and said she'll start watching it again now. It comes after Laura Whitmore's shock decision to quit the hit ITV show last month. Cara has vowed to start watching Love Island again after she boycotted it over the past two years after being busy with motherhood.

There are a number of categories where a worthy nominee won’t make the cut this Oscar season, but this Original Screenplay is worth keeping an eye on. Currently, there are at least three “likely” nominees.

A column in The Washington Post claimed voters concerned about violent crime should move to blue states, because "living in a Republican state is much more likely to get you killed." Columnist Dana Milbank attempted to debunk GOP messaging on crime this election by arguing that crime wasn't soaring but actually declining, and claiming it was higher in red states.  The columnist also suggested the Republican focus on crime was racist and "paranoid." "If it’s the fall of a year ending in an even number, you can be pretty sure Republicans will try to scare you with paranoia about crime — specifically, violent crime committed by dark-skinned people," he began. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 14: Police converge on the scene of a shooting in Brooklyn, one of numerous during the day, on July 14, 2021 in New York City.  (Getty Images) Knocking Republican "fearmongering" about crime, Milbank claimed the truth was, "violent crime is not soaring, in fact, it might be declining," "most violent crime is committed by White people," and "violent crime is generally worse in Republican-run states." He cited incomplete data from the FBI's annual crime report which found crime in 2021 was stable and overall violent crime had declined by 1 percent from 2020, although homicides were up.Though Milbank admitted the numbers weren't "highly reliable."  The crime report actually lacks complete data from nearly 40% of police departments nationwide.

Where, I wondered, should I take a visitor from the Outer Hebrides for dinner?

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor BMI is changing to a for-profit business model, the company announced to its staff in an internal email Wednesday morning. The performing rights organization, like most across the globe, had previously operated broadly on a not-for-profit basis, like its chief U.S. competitor ASCAP, since it was founded in 1939. However, as for-profit PROs, notably SESAC and the relatively new Global Music Rights, launched in the U.S., the restrictions of that model began to limit BMI’s opportunities. BMI attempted a sale last year but did could not come to terms with potential buyers. CEO Mike O’Neill tells Variety, “We realized that we needed to make certain changes to the organization in order to be even more competitive in the future. As you know, there’s lists of companies that waited too long to change. And as a result, you know, they’re no longer in business.”

Brent Lang Executive Editor Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky and his longtime creative partner, Ari Handel, are on a mission. At their production company, Protozoa Pictures, the two want to use movies and television to make science cool at a time when it’s under attack. “There’s a lens that we look at things through,” says Handel. “A lot of our work is pro-science or involves technology or the environment. Morally, we think the world can use that right now.” Some of that has to do with the backgrounds of the pair — Aronofsky did field research as a student at Harvard, and Handel has a Ph.D. in neuroscience. But that embrace of empiricism was also something the two felt had become important during the Trump era, when the government was often at odds with experts.

You’ve never seen A Christmas Carol told quite like this.

The Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust preserves the craftsmanship and musicianship of yesterday through the provision of high quality and entertaining concerts utilising the cream of the UK’s and overseas cinema organists.

Orlando Bloom have been seeing him on the silver screen and beyond since he was seventeen, having risen to fame for his role in Lord of the Rings and later on in Pirates of the Caribbean.MORE: Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom take their children on a bike ride for adorable family day outHowever, the star is just now opening up about a moment in his young adulthood that not only nearly halted his career, but almost took his life too.Speaking in a video for UNICEF on Monday, 10 October in honor of World Mental Health Day, he opened up about a terrifying accident that deeply impacted his mental health for years.WATCH: Orlando Bloom impressed fans with a seriously intense workout MORE: Miranda Kerr photographed with ex Orlando Bloom as they step out for special occasionHe shockingly revealed: "When I was 19, I fell three floors from a window and broke my back." Upon the video's release, his soon-to-be wife Katy Perry was quick to support him, writing: "I love you sho."The actor added: "I was very fortunate to survive the fall because my spinal cord was still just intact," but he also revealed the terrifying moment where he did not know if he would ever walk again."When I was in hospital, I was told for the first four days that I may never walk again," he said.A post shared by UNICEF (@unicef)Orlando opened up about the terrifying accidentHe explained that though he recovered and luckily the doctors' predictions were wrong, the internal recovery was another story.MORE: Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom celebrate daughter Daisy's second birthday and the photo is too cuteMORE: Katy Perry sells incredible $18million family home – see insideOf the recovery process, he said: "[It] was really the beginning of a long and painful journey for

TNT is looking to a British drama series – The Lazarus Project – to plug its scripted gap as Kathleen Finch maintains that the cable network remains in the scripted business.

Kanye West shocked the world — and not in a good way — when he sat down for a long, rambling interview with Tucker Carlson last week.

A tree trimmer was killed in northern California after he fell into a wood chipper at a work site Tuesday afternoon. The Menlo Park Police department told KTVU FOX 2 that the industrial accident happened around 12:50 p.m. The victim reportedly worked for the arboricultural firm S.P.

EXCLUSIVE: Thirty years since the original film changed Asian and Asian American representation in cinema, a sequel to The Joy Luck Club is in development with author Amy Tan and Oscar winning screenwriter Ron Bass continuing from the former’s New York Times bestselling novel.

Sisters are known to butt heads from time to time, but one woman is wondering if she took things too far - after yelling at her pregnant sibling for eating her own dinner without asking.

Former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Cynthia Bailey is calling it quits with husband Mike Hill. The 55-year-old reality star and Hill confirmed the split to ET in a statement on Wednesday. 

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers led by Colorado Republican Ken Buck will introduce legislation this week that would form a new task force aimed at combating the nationwide surge in mob retail theft. Buck told Fox News his bill, which he will introduce Friday, is a companion to Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley's Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, and characterized it as a strong, bipartisan response to the nationwide crime wave.

Mike Shouhed's alleged domestic violence case — but he still has work to do. Citing court documents, TMZ reported several of the former  star's charges from his March arrest have been dismissed thanks to a deal with prosecutors. The dropped charges include domestic violence, battery and unlawfully attempting to dissuade a witness. According to TMZ, Shouhed must complete a diversion program instead of entering a plea. In addition to anger management, gun safety and parenting classes as well as community service, Shouhed is also barred from possessing and owning any weapons for two years. «In this case, the DA didn’t bring this case because they saw the facts like I did,» his lawyer, George Mgdesyan, told ET in a statement.

It’s over. Cynthia Bailey and Mike Hill have called it quits following two years of marriage.

The first official teaser trailer has been released for the holiday musical film Spirited, starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds.

Kate Moss has been spotted partying with former The Pogues star Shane MacGowan and his wife Victoria Mary Clarke, at Shane's new art exhibition at the Andipa art gallery in London. The supermodel and icon, 48, posed up a storm on Tuesday as she stood behind Shane, 64, who is now in a wheelchair after suffering ailing health after years of hard partying. Since his successful career with The Pogues, who are responsible for the iconic Christmas hit Fairytale of New York, Shane has become an accomplished artist, and his works were set to sell for up to £32,000 at the exhibition.

Ryan Reynolds is honouring the life and career of beloved Canadian actor and comedian John Candy.