Will you be willing to pay for using Twitter? (variety.com)
Elon Musk said he will charge all X/Twitter users a fee to be on the platform. He suggested that such a change would be necessary to deal with the problem of bots on the platform....
Elon Musk Suggests He Will Charge All X/Twitter Users a Fee to Be on the Platform (variety.com)
I’m not sure if this is technically Technology news, but I can remove this post if it’s in the wrong community...
Chris Rock ‘Had to Go to Counseling With His Daughters’ After Will Smith Oscars Slap, Says Leslie Jones: ‘That S— Was Humiliating’ (variety.com)
Leslie Jones told People magazine while promoting her new memoir, “Leslie F*cking Jones,” that her longtime friend Chris Rock went to counseling after Will Smith slapped him at the 2022 Academy Awards. Rock wrote the foreword to Jones’ new book....
U.K.’s GB News Found in Breach of Impartiality Rules by Media Regulator Over Show Hosted by Politicians (variety.com)
U.K. media regulator Ofcom’s broadcast standards investigation into GB News has found the channel to be in breach of its impartiality rules.
Drew Barrymore’s Co-Head Writer Says Drew ‘Will Prolong the Strike’ by Resuming Show: ‘It’s Not Too Late’ to ‘Stand in Solidarity’ With the WGA (variety.com)
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/drew-barrymore-head-writer-show-strikes-1235723861/
California Senate Approves Unemployment Pay for Striking Workers (variety.com)
The California Senate voted on Thursday to grant unemployment benefits to workers who are on strike. The bill passed with a 27-12 vote. The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA have each expresse…
Lil Nas X Doc Premiere at TIFF Delayed by Bomb Threat From Homophobic Caller (variety.com)
Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis Wrote Letters in Support of Danny Masterson Ahead of Rape Sentencing; Kutcher Called Him a ‘Role Model’ (variety.com)
‘Priscilla’ Review: Sofia Coppola’s Piercingly Authentic Inside Drama About the Troubled Love Story of Priscilla and Elvis Presley (variety.com)
SAG-AFTRA Seeks Approval for Second Strike Against Video Game Companies (variety.com)
Archive link: archive.today/Z5F3X...
Court Rules in Pornhub’s Favor: Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment (variety.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2168303...
Court Rules in Pornhub’s Favor in Finding Texas Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment (variety.com)
Score one for Pornhub: A federal judge ruled Thursday that a Texas law requiring pornography sites to institute age-verification measures — and add prominent warning labels about the alleged dangers of porn — violates the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment prohibition against free-speech restrictions....
Max wants to push alerts on viewers when there is breaking news on CNN. (variety.com)
CNN Max is likely to evolve over time. Among the features the company will try out are ways of alerting Max viewers to breaking news while they are watching something else on the service, whether it be an HBO series, a Turner Classic Movies selection or an old episode of Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”...
Ridley Scott Has a ‘Fantastic’ Cut of ‘Napoleon’ That Runs Four-and-a-Half Hours and Features Way More Joséphine (variety.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/5993944
Ridley Scott Has a ‘Fantastic’ Cut of ‘Napoleon’ That Runs Four-and-a-Half Hours and Features Way More Joséphine (variety.com)
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Scraps Limited Release, Will Roll Out Globally in Theaters Oct. 20 (variety.com)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” will release in movie theaters simultaneously around the globe in late October, shrugging off a planned limited release earlier that month."...
Walt Disney Pictures VFX Workers Move to Unionize (variety.com)
Gilded Age returns in October (variety.com)
Mayim Bialik Declines to Host ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Amid Strikes, Replaced by Ken Jennings (variety.com)
Mayim Bialik will not be hosting Season 2 of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” as she continues to support the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Variety has learned from sources....
‘Frasier’ Revival Sets Premiere Date at Paramount+, First Two Episodes to Air on CBS (+teaser). (variety.com)
The “Frasier” revival at Paramount+ has set its premiere date....
“Peripheral” canceled at Amazon (variety.com)
I’m amazed season two wasn’t already finished before the strike. The last episode aired in 2022. What were they doing all year?
Inside the ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season Finale: Evil Gorn! Shocking Ending! And Introducing [SPOILER]! (variety.com)
TV Staff Minimum Remains Key Sticking Point, but Some in WGA Privately Grumble: ‘Nobody Asked for This’ (variety.com)
Lebanon, Kuwait Poised to Ban ‘Barbie’ for Promoting Homosexuality (variety.com)
Different country, different culture. Anyhow, the movie is actually somewhat superficial, I understand.
Lebanon, Kuwait Poised to Ban ‘Barbie’ for Promoting Homosexuality (variety.com)
Lebanon, once thought of as among the most liberal parts of the Middle East, is poised to ban global hit movie “Barbie.” More conservative Kuwait said Wednesday that it had gone ahead with a ban due to its promotion of homosexuality.