Variety Artisans Honorees Billie Eilish, Rodrigo Prieto, Ludwig Göransson and More Share the Films and Music That Speaks to Their Careers

The Serpent Queen season two is on the way!

When she entered the Love Island villa in 2022, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu quickly became a popular contestant. But besides winning over viewers at home, the 29 year old won the heart of fellow Islander Davide Sanclimenti and the pair were crowned king and queen of their series.

Emmerdale viewers were left unimpressed when a scene in tonight's episode saw Kim Tate (played by Claire King) involved in an awkward gaffe at the Woolpack pub. Mary Goskirk (Louise Jameson) was in the middle of an upsetting situation with on-off love interest Suzy Merton (Martelle Edinborough) as the latter asked her if there was still anything between them in the middle of the working day. Put on the spot, Mary struggled to answer and ended up lying about her true feelings, before returning to the kitchen to carry on cooking lunch for all the village punters.

Former This Morning host Fern Britton has opened up about her decision to leave the ITV show following an incident with co-host Phillip Schofield. The presenter, who is currently in the Celebrity Big Brother house, presented the show alongside Phillip for seven years, but left in 2009 and has since admitted things weren't so rosy when it came to her co-host. Since he stepped down in 2023, many fans are eager to hear Fern's side of the story whilst she appears on Celebrity Big Brother.

Sarah Ferguson was all smiles as she took to the stage at the Global Citizen NOW: Melbourne & Global Citizen Night. For the occasion, the Duchess of York, 64, donned a black dress and leather jacket, which she paired with some tights and black boots.

Sharon Osbourne has revealed why she no longer speaks to Simon Cowell, despite previously labelling him a "close pal." Sharon, 71, famously appeared alongside Simon on The X Factor as a judge back in the 2000s, as well as fellow Celebrity Big Brother housemate Louis Walsh. However, despite appearing close on the singing show, Sharon now says she's no longer in contact with Simon. Discussing the music mogul, Sharon labelled him as "snotty", revealing that he did not speak to her or Louis ahead of their CBB stint.

Emmerdale's Lucy Pargeter, who plays Chas Dingle, has spoken out about her character's recent breast cancer diagnosis, having the faulty BRCA2 gene, and the decision to have a double mastectomy.The storyline has left some fans worried that Lucy might be leaving the show, just like her on-screen mum Faith Dingle (Sally Dexter) did during Super Soap Week after her own cancer diagnosis. However, Lucy has reassured viewers that she has no plans to leave Emmerdale, saying she'd have to be forced to step away from the role as she said: "I'll stay as long as they'll have me." She told MyWeekly magazine: "I don't think I will ever make the decision to leave myself.They'll have to write me out, but even then they'd have to drag me out kicking and screaming! I've got a job that I love and I'll stay as long as they'll have me." Lucy also shared how emotional it was to film such a significant storyline, admitting she ended up "welling up" over the scenes.

Jim Beard, the touring keyboardist for Steely Dan for the past 16 years, has died at the age of 63. He passed away on Saturday, 2 March in a New York City hospital “from complications due to a sudden illness”, Deadline reports.The composer and producer joined the live Steely Dan band in 2008 when he joined them on their Think Fast Tour. Earlier this year, he joined them for a show in Phoenix, Arizona on 20 January.

Josh Brolin seems to be taking his third Saturday Night Live hosting gig very seriously indeed, judging by the energy he’s bringing to the show’s latest promo.

This cycle’s Super Tuesday lacked suspense — and that showed in the viewership numbers.

In what’s becoming tradition, Vanessa Hudgens will host The Oscars Red Carpet Show again this year. It marks the third year in a row the actress and singer will front the official lead-in. She’ll be joined by Dancing with the Stars vet Julianne Hough this year as co-host.

EXCLUSIVE: Actor-comedian Jermaine Fowler is set to co-write, executive produce and star in an untitled single-camera comedy, which has received a script commitment at Fox.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 13 reunion continues on Bravo Wednesday night with Part 2 of the special, and Erika Jayne is opening up about her experience.

Teresa Giudice is returning to Bravo along with The Real Housewives of New Jersey as Season 14 is set to debut on Sunday, May 5 at 8 p.m. ET.

The criminal case against three men accused of a scheme involving allegedly stolen lyrics to The Eagles’ iconic hit “Hotel California” imploded mid-trial Wednesday after the band’s frontman Don Henley disclosed new evidence that cast doubt on the prosecution.In a stunning turn of events, Justice Curtis Farber dropped the charges faced by rare-books dealer Glenn Horowitz, ex-Rock & Roll Hall of Fame curator Craig Inciardi and memorabilia seller Edward Kosinki — finding that Henley “manipulated” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office by failing to turn over 6,000 pages of key evidence until midway through the trial.Henley and his lawyers tried to weaponize their attorney-client privilege to “hide information that they believed would be damaging,” Farber said at a hearing Wednesday morning in Manhattan Supreme Court.The judge signed off on Manhattan prosecutors’ bid to toss the charges in light of the new evidence, which a courthouse source told The Post included emails from Henley that cast doubt on his claim that the handwritten lyrics to “Hotel California” and other valuable merchandise had been stolen.“We are checking out and leaving the courtroom,” said Stacey Richman, Craig Inciardi’s lawyer, on Wednesday — in a reference to the song’s famous line “you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.”The new evidence surfaced after Henley and Irving Azoff, the Eagles’ longtime manager, repeatedly cited — against prosecutors’ “express and repeated requests” — their “privilege” to keep communications with their lawyers secret while taking the stand as witnesses at the trial, the DA’s office said.But the pair “waived” that privilege in the last few days, leading to “the belated production of

Kneecap, Lauren Mayberry, Wunderhorse, Lambrini Girls and more have been announced as performers for The Great Escape 2024.The annual Brighton festival featuring up-and-coming artists from across the world – taking place from May 15-18 this year – has added 150 new names to their line-up spanning pop, electronic, punk, rap and more.The latest additions include Soft Play (formerly known as Slaves), Bradley Simpson (frontman of The Vamps), Been Stellar, Fred Roberts, Love Fame Tragedy, Milk. and more.The festival has also released individual single-day and two-day tickets for fans who are unable to attend the entire weekend.

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It is crunch time for Raj Kapoor, Katy Mullan, and Molly McNearney, the three Executive Producers of the 96th Annual Academy Awards as they are putting final touches in place for what they hope will be a show that honors not just this year’s crop of movies, but also Hollywood’s and Oscar’s rich past history, and a ceremony that excites viewers to the point of keeping the recent post-pandemic ratings rise rising, (ie not going in the wrong direction). All indicators are, particularly with the potency and popularity of this year’s Best Picture contenders, and most notably the dual phenomenon of summer blockbusters Barbie and front-runner Oppenheimer (aka Barbenheimer) which have 21 nominations between them, that this could be a banner year for the Oscars as there is nothing more encouraging ratings-wise, as host Jimmy Kimmel told me earlier this week, than doing a show where viewers have actually seen the movies and have a rooting interest in the outcome. Ratings for other awards shows (save for the dreary numbers the strike-delayed Emmys got) have been upbeat including the revitalized Golden Globes on CBS, Critics Choice Awards on The CW, and the Grammys which also had a Barbie factor with its Song Of The Year winner from Billie Eilish, “What Was I Made For”.

The 2024 Oscars ceremony is days away, and details about the show, the nominees and who may win are coming into focus.

A&E is expanding its “Secrets Of” franchise with two new docuseries — Secrets of the Hells Angels and Houses of Horror: Secrets of College Greek Life.

EXCLUSIVE: Talent agent Marisa Patella has joined Prototype Talent Agency. Formerly with A3, Patella joins Prototype following the recent closure of the agency.

Ashley Tisdale is opening up about the current state of her relationship with longtime best friend Vanessa Hudgens!

Lisa Vanderpump is launching a brand new reality show on Hulu – Vanderpump Villa!

CBS is developing a new soap opera!

Vanessa Hudgens made a rare comment about her most recent breakup, which fans will know to be about Austin Butler.

Fox has announced their fourth television series renewal of the year, and it’s another fan fave program!

The Karate Kid cast is steadily growing.

Beat Shazam is back!

Gal Gadot and her husband Jaron Varsano are parents to a fourth baby girl!

Savina Petkova Women dancing, women singing, women burning their hijab: these acts of defiance shape Iranian filmmaker Farahnaz Sharifi’s feature-length debut, “My Stolen Planet.” After premiering in Berlinale’s Panorama section and winning a second place Audience Award, the film now competes for the Golden Alexander at Thessaloniki International Doc Fest. Prior to her feature, Sharifi made eight shorts while working as an editor for documentaries, including Firouzeh Khosrovani’s IDFA winning “Radiograph of a Family.” Using the essayistic style of a diary, “My Stolen Planet” presents the joy and vivaciousness in contrast with the regimented oppression in Tehran using both the director’s personal archives and 8mm recordings of strangers’ lives.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter CBS and the NAACP are developing a new daytime soap opera under their content partnership. The series, currently titled “The Gates,” would air on the CBS Television Network with the CBS Studios NAACP production venture producing in partnership with P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble.

Jaden Thompson Variety‘s senior awards editor Clayton Davis will make his return to the Oscars pre-show “Countdown to Oscars: On the Red Carpet Live,” airing on ABC from 1:00-4:00 p.m. EDT/10:00-1:00 p.m. PDT.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Reviews for Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s action comedy “The Fall Guy” are still under embargo, but Gosling has already gotten all the praise he needs thanks to Steven Spielberg. The two ran into each other earlier this year at the Golden Globes, and Spielberg apparently made it a priority to let Gosling known that he’s a big “Fall Guy” fan. Gosling was a best supporting actor nominee at the Golden Globes for “Barbie.” “I saw Steven Spielberg walking in my direction,” Gosling told Variety.

Caroline Brew editor Grasshopper Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “The 50,” a documentary from Brenton Gieser centered on some of the nation’s first incarcerated substance abuse counselors. The film will be released on VOD on April 9, tied to a series of special screenings in Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Francisco.

Katcy Stephan Loyola Marymount University has introduced a new master’s program to its fall 2024 lineup: the Master in Entertainment Leadership and Management (MELM). The program is a collaboration between LMU School of Film and Television (SFTV) and LMU College of Business Administration (CBA), is strategically curated to provide individuals with a deep understanding of how productions are created and the economic and cultural forces impacting every film, television series, video game, live event and short-form content that is professionally produced.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor As crew contract conversations get underway with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the Costume Designers Guild‘s fight for pay equity has gained support from stars and labor groups. Earlier this year, the guild launched Pay Equity Now, a movement designed to spotlight the organization’s decades-long fight for pay equity and gender equity.