10 Rising Voices in Audio Honorees Point to the Future of Podcasting

UPDATED with afternoon session: The oldest daughter of filmmaker Paul Haggis said Monday there is “circumstantial” evidence of a Church of Scientology plot against her father, who is facing a rape accusation in New York civil court, after he walked away from the religious organization and became a vocal Scientology critic. 

Women in Animation has named producer Chris Nee, Epic Games and and Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib’s film It’s a Gray, Gray World as the recipients of its sixth annual WIA Diversity Awards, which are being doled out as part of Spark Animation 2022.

Jonathan Martin is returning to Politico after almost a decade at The New York Times.

Camila Cabello is finally in the deep end on  season 22 — and she's having a hard time making the tough calls!In ET's exclusive sneak peek at Tuesday's Battle Rounds, Camila pairs up Eric Who and Sydney Kronmiller for a haunting cover of Lady Gaga's «Paparazzi,» which fellow coach Gwen Stefani raves is so weird «in a good way, like, great-weird!»Gwen praises both singer, but adds that she couldn't keep her eyes off Eric, noting, «Everything about you is just so theatrical.»John Legend raves about Sydney's low range as well as Eric's stage presence, while Blake Shelton pokes fun at Camila about her difficult decision. «Our new buddy here's got a tough one,» he teases.As for their coach, Camila tells Sydney, «I have literally never heard a voice like yours before,» praising her note choices and vocal control. However, like her fellow coaches, she seems to be leaning slightly toward choosing Eric. «I saw you really grow as an artist and step into somebody that I'm really excited to hear on the radio, see perform in shows,» she shared, before slumping over in her seat as host Carson Daly pressed her for her choice.

In 2011, I was shot in the head while meeting with constituents. In 2013, two years to the day from being shot and a month after the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary, I founded a gun violence prevention organization today known as Giffords.   I’ve spent the past 10 years fighting for gun safety — and I’m also a gun owner.

and alum died in July of «acute combined drug toxicity,» after he ingested morphine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl, a spokesperson at the Davidson County Medical Examiner's told on Thursday. The outlet additionally reported that Neal's manner of death was ruled an accident by the coroner.On July 19,  first reported that Neal was found dead in his apartment in Nashville, Tennessee, by his roommate. He was 41.At the time, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department told  that Neal was found dead at 8 p.m.

Realm hopes to scare up listeners for an election-timed, star-studded audio thriller from Trudie Styler.

Blake Shelton is ready to move on. The «No Body» singer announced on Tuesday his decision to step away from his longtime role as a coach on after the upcoming 23rd season.He is the only coach on the series to have been involved in every season since its 2011 debut on NBC. As for what he'll be working on next, a source tells ET, «Blake will continue to focus on through the new season and also his new show,, music, his 2023 tour and — of course — his family and life on his farm. He's just focusing on other projects both personally and professionally.»Shelton first shared the news himself in a social media post. «I’ve been wrestling with this for a while and I’ve decided that it’s time for me to step away from after season 23,» he said in a statement.

Brent Lang Executive Editor 101 Studios has made a series of key executive hires. Eliot Goldberg has joined as the company’s head of unscripted and documentary programming, while Ellie Duque has been tapped as exec VP of brand partnerships. Both executives will work out of the company’s Beverly Hills office. Joanna Balin has been tapped as director of unscripted and documentary programming, with Brannan Goetschius named as head of audio. Both executives will become part of 101 Studios’ New York team. They join Dani Weinstein, who was announced as the new chief communications officer in July. “We are thrilled to welcome these very accomplished, well-respected executives into our 101 Studios Family. We are always looking for ways to expand our reach and expertise and we are lucky to have Dani, Eliot, Ellie, Joanna and Brannan join our ranks,” said 101 Studios CEO David Glasser

Paramount+ today debuted the official mid-season trailer for season one of its original animated kids’ series, Star Trek: Prodigy. The trailer was introduced by executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman, during the “Star Trek” universe panel at New York Comic Con.

Emma Stone didn’t receive a warm welcome while attending the first post-season game for the New York Mets.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Samuel L. Jackson, Laurence Fishburne, Whoopi Goldberg and Zendaya are just some of the stars who appear in Elvis Mitchell’s “Is That Black Enough for You?” Netflix documentary. Mitchell’s doc bows this weekend at the New York Film Festival. Mitchell, a film critic who has written for LA Weekly and The New York Times takes on the role of writer, director and narrator as he traces the history of Black representation in cinema. The documentary examines Black cultural achievement in the 1960s and ’70s and debunks the notion that Black cinema in that period only meant Blaxploitation films.

At New York Comic-Con today, attendees finally got a look at Illumination Animation/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie, which features the voices of Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Jack Black as Bowser, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong and Keegan-Michael Key as Toad.

Taking TikTok to court. Bethenny Frankel is suing the social media platform in a class action lawsuit, claiming the site misused her image and likeness.

Shawn Mendes hits the red carpet for his new movie premiere, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile!