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Addie Morfoot Contributor When the American Film Institute announced last year that it was merging AFI Docs, the organization’s annual Washington, D.C., documentary film festival, into the Los Angeles-based AFI Fest, Jamie Shor called Sky Sitney.Shor, president of PR Collaborative, and Sitney, director of the film and media studies program at Georgetown, had both previously worked for AFI Docs. Shor’s publicity firm had done work for the former festival, previously known as Silverdocs, while Sitney served as AFI Docs festival director from 2005-2014.“Sky and I were both thinking to ourselves that Washington, D.C., was not going to have a doc presence,” says Shor.

Tory Lanez’s sentencing for shooting and wounding hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion was delayed on Tuesday.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Kevin Spacey alleged in a new interview with ZEITmagazin that people will start hiring him for more acting projects if he is cleared of sexual assault charges in London following an upcoming trial that is set to begin on June 28. The Oscar winner was charged one year go in London with four counts of sexual assault, relating to alleged incidents that took place between 2005 and 2013. “It’s a time in which a lot of people are very afraid that if they support me, they will be cancelled,” Spacey said about his career. “But I know that there are people right now who are ready to hire me the moment I am cleared of these charges in London. The second that happens, they’re ready to move forward.”

happens, a.k.a. the mega-retailer's annual blowout that brings jaw-dropping markdowns across fashion, beauty, home (and pretty much every other category). It’s basically summer's own Black Friday.In 2023, the event will run from July 11 to August 6, with the earliest days reserved for Nordstrom’s most dedicated shoppers.

Carla Renata An overcast June gloom day couldn’t cast a cloudy spell on the gala celebration held June 12 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles for the youth-focused arts nonprofit Everybody Dance LA! Hosted by Melvin Roberts, anchor of KTTV’s “Good Day L.A.” and a weekend anchor for “Extra,” the event was full of fancy footwork and fevered energy, with kids grabbing honorees and attendees to participate in impromptu flash mobs. That set the tone for an evening filled with fun, inspiration, and gratitude. EDLA was created to honor the memory of Gabriella Axelrod, daughter of EDLA founder Liza Bercovici, who died at age 13. Bercovici founded the organization in 1999 as a tribute to Gabriella’s love of dance. Today, EDLA offers a range of after-school, in-school, enrichment and summer programs for more than 6,000 students a year. In 2014, the organization was awarded the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award by first lady Michelle Obama.

Sara Bareilles and Brian d’Arcy James were both nominated at the Tonys this year and they reunited with co-star Kennedy Kanagawa for a live performance!

Film and television writers from around the world will be picketing and rallying Wednesday in support of the Writers Guild strike, which is now in its 39th day.

Heather Dubrow has two words to describe season 17 of : «Very tough.»  «This was not an easy season for me,» she admits to ET, sitting down inside her new Los Angeles penthouse. «I think, first of all, I was dealing with a lot in my life, in my personal life with my children, and we don't show everything about our kids and our families on the show, obviously; they are minors, you know? You don't tell everyone's stories for them, but you are still dealing with those things and so that, and two kids going to college and being involved in this group… it's a lot.»«I could very easily sit here and say, I had a terrible season and everyone was mean to me and it was just the worst,» she adds.  «I mean, do I have PTSD from some things that happened? Yeah, I really do.»Heather returned to  last year, her first season back after exiting the series in 2016. «It was so weird coming back last year,» she reflects.

Thania Garcia These days, Raye is spending time in hotel rooms, tour busses and on stages more than anywhere else. “Nothing makes sense until I’m on the stage,” the British Ghanaian singer-songwriter tells Variety. “I really feel at home up there, I’m just very grateful for every little moment.” Today, Raye announces the addition of North American dates and Australian dates to her headlining “My 21st Century Blues World Tour,” which also spans stops in Europe and the UK in support of her recent album, “My 21st Century Blues.” Released in February, the LP marked Raye’s long-awaited and hard-earned debut after years of co-writing hits for various stars including Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding, Charli XCX, John Legend and Rita Ora. In her own album, Raye rejoices in artistic freedom as a standalone, independent artist — having left the confines of her former label and signed a new deal with the Orchard’s Human Re Sources.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Skonieczny is set to go into production on the feature film “Wrooklyn Zoo.” “Wrooklyn Zoo” is a modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s classic “Romeo and Juliet” in which Romeo, a skilled skateboarder, finds himself captivated by Julia, a Romani girl seeking to emancipate herself from her environment. Their love becomes a powerful force that transcends cultural and societal barriers, leading them on a journey of self-discovery and resilience. Skonieczny is known for directing the critically acclaimed HBO drama series “Blinded by the Lights,” which launched on HBO Europe in 2018, becoming the platform’s third most watched show in the region. The show debuted in the U.S. in 2019 — a rarity at the time for European HBO programming.

She’s got it goin’ on! Maren Morris is one stylish gal. 

McKinley Franklin editor Sergio Calderón, a longtime actor who appeared in films including “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” and “Men in Black,” died Wednesday of pneumonia. He was 77. Calderón’s representative, Julie Smith, confirmed his death to the LA Times on Thursday. Calderón appeared in the 1997 film “Men in Black,” where he played the floating head on a pole carried by an alien that Tommy Lee Jones’s Agent K reveals, earning him the nickname “Head on a Stick.” Calderón was born in Mexico, where attended the Instituto Andrés Soler of the Asociación Nacional de Actores. While he was working as an English teacher, he broke into the film industry with a role in “The Bridge in the Jungle” which starred John Huston. In “Under the Volcano,” directed by Huston, he played one of the murderers.

'Pirates of the Caribbean' star Sergio Calderon has died aged 77. The actor, who also starred in 'Men In Black', died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Wednesday (31. 05.

Megan Thee Stallion is taking some time away from music for herself, the rapper revealed during a new interview with InStyle. When asked by the magazine when she would return with new songs, Megan responded: “Fans can expect new music when I’m in a better place,” adding that she is “focused on healing” at the moment.

Megan Thee Stallion is prioritizing her mental health in the best way — by taking a break. In an interview with , the rapper shares that her fans will have to wait for her previously teased new album because she's focused on «healing.»«Fans can expect new music when I'm in a better place.

Retirement isn’t on the horizon for Jay Leno, but one circumstance would put his iconic career to a halt.

William Earl Variety’s Actors on Actors series returns featuring the biggest stars in this year’s TV Emmys race for Season 18. The four episodes will debut on PBS SoCal on Thursday January 15th starting at 8:00 pm, followed by encores on KCET and public television stations across the country and the WORLD Channel (check local listings). All episodes will stream on pbssocal.org and the free PBS App following their premieres. Variety’s Actors on Actors issue will hit newsstands on June 7th and the conversations will start airing on Tuesday, June 6th on Variety.com and its social media channels. This year’s “Actors on Actors” lineup includes:

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello continue to heat up rumours of their rekindled romance.

Kim Kardashian and her family got turned down when they tried to gift a SKIMS swag bag. The recipient who turned down the gift? Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.Since being sworn in as the first Black woman mayor of Los Angeles in December, Bass has been the recipient of more than 130 gifts, according to, who filed a public records request and subsequently received a log of the gifts sent the mayor's way since being sworn in.On April 30, Kardashian and her family sent a SKIMS swag bag that included «SKIMS items, messenger, liquor, hot sauce, makeup items, face light shields, hats.» The swag bag was valued at $600, and the log notes Bass declined to accept it.As for why, the city's ethics commission notes that «gifts from reportable sources are limited to $590 per source per year.» The SKIMS swag bag would put the gift $10 over the limit.Among other gifts the mayor also declined included a $97 necklace, $100 mobile tablet, $260 custom jersey from MLS club LAFC, wardrobe worth $400 and $220 worth of ski shirts and jackets.

Kim Kardashian and her family got turned down when they tried to gift a SKIMS swag bag. The recipient who turned down the gift? Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.Since being sworn in as the first Black woman mayor of Los Angeles in December, Bass has been the recipient of more than 130 gifts, according to, who filed a public records request and subsequently received a log of the gifts sent the mayor's way since being sworn in.On April 30, Kardashian and her family sent a SKIMS swag bag that included «SKIMS items, messenger, liquor, hot sauce, makeup items, face light shields, hats.» The swag bag was valued at $600, and the log notes Bass declined to accept it.As for why, the city's ethics commission notes that «gifts from reportable sources are limited to $590 per source per year.» The SKIMS swag bag would put the gift $10 over the limit.Among other gifts the mayor also declined included a $97 necklace, $100 mobile tablet, $260 custom jersey from MLS club LAFC, wardrobe worth $400 and $220 worth of ski shirts and jackets.