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The Animation Guild, saying that “the time is now for a fair contract,” will hold a rally in Burbank on Sunday in support of its ongoing negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. The guild’s current film and TV contact had originally been set to expire last July 29 but has been extended several times to allow the on-again, off-again bargaining to continue.

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has a new trailer for Alaskan Nets, a sports documentary executive produced by Chris Pratt and his production company Invisible Productions that Good Deed Entertainment is releasing on digital and VOD on April 8.

French prosecutors have charged seven people over a dramatic daylight robbery on the set of Netflix’s heist series Lupin.

I’m marketed as the oppressed one, but I’m living life on my own terms, I’m not wearing someone else’s uniform.”METRO WEEKLY: How would you introduce yourself to someone unfamiliar with your work, who is meeting you for the first time?ALOK: I would say my name is ALOK and I’m an artist and I’m trying to create a world where we can talk in public about the things that we care the most about and where we learn how to love one another again. I would say that I’m a poet and that doesn’t mean that I just write poetry, it means that I live it.

The Color Purple added six new cast members to the upcoming film adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.Directed by Blitz Bazawule, the film will chronicle the journey of Celie as she experiences the trials and triumphs of life, highlighted by an amazing musical score that is influenced by the sounds of African American jazz, blues and gospel.1985’s period piece of the same name was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Whoopi Goldberg in her breakout role, along with Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey. The film told the story of a young Black girl named Celie and explored many of the problems the African American women faced during the 20th century – ranging from racism, poverty, sexism, and domestic violence.

“You always wonder when you see these stories, how did it turn to this?” asks Tamron Hall. “Did the person not see any other alternative?” Hall is telling us about her new true crime series on Court TV called Someone They Knew, and that question, of how someone could be driven to harm someone they know, is what the Emmy Award-winning talk show host seeks to help answer on it. The series, which made its debut March 6, tackles stories with a unique connection: the victim of a crime knew their killer.

ArrDee has explained how his much-talked about collaboration with Aitch came about – watch below.In a new interview with NME, the rapper talked through each song on his new mixtape ‘Pier Pressure’, also discussing working with Aitch and Lola Young on the release.Speaking of recently released single ‘War’, ArrDee said: “Me and Aitch decided to link up and work on ‘War’. Not sparing a moment but a couple days before we ended up in the booth, he had obviously been in LA and Toronto and whatnot and come back.“We’d always spoken and got along from the get go, from the jump.

This is the tear-jerking moment a young Scots mum battling terminal cancer broke down in tears after her boyfriend proposed at her hospital bedside.

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are sharing their gratitude after raising more than their $30 million goal, to provide aid for Ukraine amid the conflict caused by Russia’s invasion.The celebrity couple explained that while they have raised $34 million so far, from over 67,000 donations, their “work is not done,” as they want to ensure “that the outpouring of love that came as a part of this campaign finds maximum impact with those in need.“The Hollywood actress said they are “overwhelmed with gratitude for the support,” and will “provide a softer landing for so many people as they forge ahead into their future of uncertainty,” in reference to Ukrainian refugees that have been forced to leave their country.The two stars donated $3 million to the fundraiser and now have a new goal of $40 million, encouraging everyone to donate, adding that “This is just the beginning to a very, very, very long journey.”Benedict Cumberbatch volunteers to take in refugees into his home as part of ‘Homes for Ukraine’ projectHayden Panettiere launches Ukraine relief fund: ‘We can make a difference in their fight’Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid will donate their 2022 Fashion Show earnings to Ukraine and PalestineThe pair also said they will “treat every dollar as if it were being donated from our pocket, with respect and honor for the work that went into earning it, the intent of love through which it was given, and the desire for it so be maximized for positive outcomes for others.““Funds have already and will continue to be delivered to Flexport.org and Airbnb.org, so they can act now.

The fatal Cameron House fire and C-Diff outbreak were discussed during a parliament debate calling for a new law putting families first in the wake of public tragedies and scandals.

WeCrashed press tour. She has consistently been delivering in the style department as she promotes the Apple TV miniseries, about the rise and fall of WeWork, but the Los Angeles premiere was especially a stand out. stepped out in an electric blue cutout dress with a black bralette underneath alongside co-star .

Spider-Man: Homecoming. To celebrate the digital release of , Sony Pictures Entertainment gathered the three actors while they were still filming the third movie and sat them down to capture their reactions to their OG audition tapes. The result? As cute and hilarious as you’d expect.First up is Tom: the British actor storms through a yellow room, jumping into frame with a very impressive backflip. (I guess we could say he literally landed the role? Sorry, we couldn't resist.) Tom’s high-powered entrance, complete with his switch to an American accent, earns a couple of surprised “oooh”s from Z and a sassy “okayyy” from Jacob—all while Tom grins, mortified, of course. The future Spider-Man even threw in a few imaginary wrist-shots of his non-existent webs, which makes the actors laugh even more.Next up? Jacob.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin informed that Pete Davidson “is no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission,” and they “will announce the sixth crew member in the coming days.” The 28-year-old Saturday Night Live star had been slated to depart on March 23 alongside Marty Allen, SpaceKids Global founder Sharon Hagle, Tricor International CEO Mark Hagle, entrepreneur Jim Kitchen, and Commercial Space Technologies President George Nield; however, his aspirations to visit earth’s orbit came to an end.To date, it is unknown the reasons why the Staten Island native won’t join the A-listers already launched to the edge of the milky way in a Blue Origin shuttle. Pete would have been the fourth celeb breaching the atmosphere after Michael Strahan, William Shatner, and Jeff Bezos.In January, Pete Davidson and his girlfriend Kim Kardashian arrived at Bezos‘ estate in Los Angeles.

Khloe Kardashian and Kim Kardashian were photographed heading to lunch with Kendall Jenner, and there was a camera crew right by their side, seemingly ready to make TV magic. They obviously discussed wardrobe beforehand because they had a twinning moment with an all-black look.Kim went with head-to-toe leather with every inch of skin covered except her neck and face. She paired the look with wide black glasses and leather gloves, looking funeral chic.

New York-based experimental R&B artist Yaya Bey has unveiled Remember Your North Star, her poignantly-titled third full-length album out on June 15. It's also her first for the esteemed label Big Dada, recently relaunched to focus on marginalized and racialized artists.

Deaf representation has taken a major step forward with two Oscar-nominated films this year — one a fictional story, the other entirely real.

Alex G is lending his atmospheric world building abilities to new movie We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, providing the score to the critically acclaimed coming-of-age film. He has shared "End Song" from the upcoming soundtrack, due April 15 when the film also arrives in theaters (it will be available on demand from the 22nd).

Rex Orange County scores his first-ever UK Number 1 album with Who Cares?, beating off tough competition from Swedish rockers Ghost.  

Netflix is in early development on a scripted series inspired by the rock band U2, sources close to the project confirmed to Deadline. It hails from J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot Productions, and Warner Bros. TV, where Bad Robot is under a deal. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody) is attached to pen the series.

Julius Rodriguez was born a musician. He was playing in his church band and learning theory before his adult teeth came in, sat in at Smalls Jazz Club for the first time at 11, and at 20, dropped out of Juilliard to tour with his friends Onyx Collective as A$AP Rocky's backing band.

Today, Ugandan rapper and activist Ecko Bazz drops his new album Mmaso. A feverish and entirely gripping vision of post-industrial rap, Mmaso harnesses the fire-and-brimstone presence of Saul Williams with the grim, gunmetal sonics of Kanye West's Yeezus and latter-day The Bug.

Arooj Aftab announced in December that she had signed with Verve following the breakthrough success of her third studio album, April 2021's Vulture Prince. Now the Brooklyn-based, Pakistani, neo-sufi singer-songwriter has announced a deluxe, expanded version of the record, due out June 24 on Verve, and shared its first new single, "Udhero Na," featuring Anoushka Shankar on sitar and Maeve Gilchrist on harp.

For her final Atlantic Records album, Charli XCX is leaving everything on the field. Crash, the pop iconoclast's fifth studio album (not including four mixtapes), is an embrace of her influence and another commendable reach for the kind of timelessness that Billboard pop charts can also appreciate.

French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, known for fantastic underrated outings such as “A Prophet” and “Rust & Bone,” returns this spring with his latest film “Paris, 13th District.” A new film focusing on a group of Millennials in Paris, ‘13th District’ follows a group of 20-30 somethings as they navigate the romantic entanglements in a modern world of dating apps and technology.

9-1-1 Lone Star's Rob Lowe has celebrated his birthday - and his son Johnny shared an incredible throwback snap to the early 1990s. "Exclusive: : 9-1-1 Lone Star's Natacha Karam talks season three's 'personal drama'Happy birthday to this 2016 People’s Choice Award nominee, my pops.

Loose Woman star Alex Jones celebrated her birthday in style as her husband, Charlie, whisked her away on an exciting "mysterious birthday date" to Paris on Friday, as she turns 45.MORE: Alex Jones wows fans in a directional outfit that we're totally loving right nowTaking to her Instagram, the BBC presenter posted a gorgeous black and white snap of her holding, what looks to be, a birthday donut with a large candle sticking out the top after a glamourous meal on Thursday evening.WATCH: Alex being whisked away on her mystery birthday dateCaptioning the stunning photo, she wrote: " Thanks to my friends and family for making it such a lovely day. Husband is surprising me with a mystery overnight date.

Kristen Stewart is opening up about her work on Spencer.

Queen Elizabeth‘s former lady-in-waiting Lady Pamela Hicks is looking back at an unexpected note she received from the monarch.

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Phoenix Rising, the first words that Marilyn Manson, 36 at the time, uttered to the then 18-year-old actor was a command. One laced in sarcasm, yes, but still an example of what she says was to come for their relationship. “Don’t fall,” he allegedly told the young Thirteen actor, who was on a balcony with a group of friends at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. This was more than a decade ago—an interaction Wood still regrets.

Katie Price has slashed the price of her OnlyFans account in an effort to get fans interested in her content on the streaming service.The 43 year old originally set the price of her page at $14.99 and has now reduced the cost to visit to half the amount at $7.50 — which equals to around £5.71 — temporarily up until 15 April. Katie, who appears to be stepping back into glamour modelling territory with her latest content-sharing move, hopes to follow the success of friend Kerry Katona on OnlyFans, who recently revealed she had been made “a millionaire again” on the subscription site.

The Hollywood Reporter.A puppet wrangler who worked on the set of the Disney+ series “Earth to Ned” told the publication that on his first day of employment in November 2019, he was advised by another wrangler to avoid Clash, 61.The seasoned professional allegedly warned the other worker to never address Clash directly. “Amongst other puppeteers, he’s known to be very bubbly and kind,” the wrangler claimed to THR. “But when it came to wranglers, I was told he tends to be condescending and nasty.”The wrangler later reportedly encountered Clash’s hot-button mood, saying the latter shouted at him on set.

Tom Grennan has today (March 18) shared his soaring new single, ‘Remind Me’ – listen to it below.Speaking about ‘Remind Me’, Tom said: “I wanted to write a song that reminded me of a moment in my life where I realised I had given up something that was really making a difference in my life – in a good way.“It’s about reconnecting. It’s that feeling when you’re at the top of the rollercoaster and you’re like: this is the best feeling”.He also went on to explain that he’s at work now in the studio on his next album.

Friends revival featuring a new cast.The actor, who played Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom, was asked about the possibility of Friends returning in some capacity by Where Is The Buzz.“I don’t think there’s going to be a Friends reboot,” Kudrow said. “I mean, not with any of us in it.”When it was clarified the reboot could feature an entirely new cast, Kudrow was more enthused on the idea.