Kelly Rizzo sadly knows all too well what the family of the late Matthew Perry is experiencing.
13.10.2023 - 05:53 / deadline.com
“In the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks targeting Jews in Israel this past weekend, we must all do what we can to support the innocent people experiencing so much pain, violence, and uncertainty – particularly children,” declared Bob Iger tonight as the Walt Disney Company announced it is donating $2 million for humanitarian relief in Israel.
The Disney contribution comes as Hollywood leaders like Jeffrey Katzenberg, Warner Bros Discovery’s David Zaslav, and Haim Sabin, have spoken out in support of the Israel after the single most murderous day against Jews since World War II. Paramount Global and agencies WME, CAA, and UTA have also offered their support publicly as well as internally.
“We condemn these attacks, the hate that motivated them, and all acts of terrorism, and we will continue working to find more ways to provide support in the region, and to honor the victims, their families, and all those affected by this war, Disney CEO Iger said tonight, in language similar to what he has previously expressed to employees over the past five days. “First, I know that many of you have loved ones in Israel, and I cannot imagine how terrifying the last few days have been seeing the brutality unfold,” Iger told a Jewish Disney staffers group in a memo sent yesterday.
Disney is matching up to $25,000 from employees in charitable donations related to the crisis in the Middle East
The horrific Hamas surge over the border from Gaza on October 7 has left 1,200 people slaughtered and nearly 3,000 people wounded. Additionally, hundreds have been taken back to Gaza as hostages. Caught by surprise, the Israeli Defense Force has struck back with airstrikes on Gaza and a ground invasion seemingly in the works.
President Joe
Kelly Rizzo sadly knows all too well what the family of the late Matthew Perry is experiencing.
wrote. “I share the same sadness with all our film and TV community who shared time with Matthew.”“As you can see, to know him was to adore him,” continued the “Almost Famous” star.
EastEnders star Bobby Brazier has revealed he 'only has eyes' for Strictly Come Dancing partner Dianne Buswell, despite being flooded with DMs complimenting him. Bobby, 20, has been a top contender ever since the show started this year but it appears that things really heated up when he danced a samba routine dressed as Romeo, and Dianne as Juliet. Although 34-year-old Dianne admitted that he now "has so many people sliding into his DMs now," Bobby is focussed on only one girl.
Toyosi Olusanya is adamant there’s absolutely no chance he and his team-mates will underestimate struggling St Johnstone tomorrow afternoon.
It's no secret that alongside the glitz and the glamour, Strictly Come Dancing can bring intense training sessions for its contestants. And EastEnders' Bobby Brazier has shared a behind the scenes clip of his most recent rehearsal with dance partner Dianne Buswell to show exactly that.The pair will take on the Cha Cha Cha to Come-On-a-My House by Della Reese in Saturday night's episode, but the 20 year old has pleaded for 'a break' his Instagram video. "Sometimes all I need in life is a Dianne break.
Prince Harry allegedly has enough material for another book, following the publication of his controversial memoir Spare at the beginning of this year. Now residing in California away from his royal relatives with wife Meghan Markle and their two young children, the 39-year-old Duke of Sussex unleashed revelation after revelation within Spare's pages, much to the apparent upset of dad King Charles III and brother Prince William.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Dan Gordon, the screenwriter of “The Hurricane” and “Wyatt Earp,” resigned from the Writers Guild of America on Tuesday over the guild’s silence on the Hamas attacks on Israel. A 56-year member of the union, Gordon is also a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces. He grew up in Israel and the U.S., and holds citizenship in both countries and in Canada.
Longtime Writers Guild member Dan Gordon is resigning over the union’s lack of public support for Israel.
A massive collection of some of Hollywood’s biggest names have commended President Joe Biden for his “unshakable moral conviction” and helping to get home some of the hostages taken by Hamas in their terror attack against Israel.
EXCLUSIVE: The Writers Guild of America’s silence on the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel looks to be the only statement they’ll be making, at least according to West Coast president Meredith Stiehm.
J. Kim Murphy A group of 55 prominent artists and advocates in the entertainment industry have signed an open letter to President Joe Biden, urging for a call for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. The signatories include names such as Joaquin Phoenix, Cate Blanchett, Jon Stewart, Kristen Stewart, Susan Sarandon, Mahershala Ali, Riz Ahmed, Ramy Youssef and Quinta Brunson.
Joe Biden called for a massive new aid package for Israel and Ukraine, linking the wars in both countries to American security, while denouncing a rise in anti-semitism and Islamophobia in the U.S.
The four major broadcast networks are shuffling their Thursday night schedules to accomodate President Joe Biden’s televised address to outline U.S.’ response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel and Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine.
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“The notion that the strikes saved the company is wildly overstated,” Bob Bakish said of Paramount today.
Danny DeVito is revealing he has plans to reunite with his Matilda co-star Mara Wilson for a concert event that would see them narrating the 1996 film.
Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent A security guard who protected Taylor Swift during her Eras Tour this summer is now back home in Israel to fight for his country against Hamas. Variety has confirmed that the security guard, who wishes to keep his name anonymous, made the choice to leave the United States to join the IDF reserves as he saw the deadly attacks by Hamas on Israeli citizens.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Mipcom Cannes, the international TV conference, opened on a solemn note with market director Lucy Smith paying tribute to the “innocent victims in Israel and Gaza.” Smith addressed the reverberations of the Israel-Hamas conflict at the market and within the industry. Out of the 70 Israeli industry executives who had registered for Mipcom, only a few were able to attend due to the devastation brought by Hamas’ attack on Oct.
As hundreds of thousands of Israeli troops mass on the border with Gaza today for a near certain ground invasion in response to murderous terrorist attacks that started on October 7, the striking Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has planted their flag in the dire situation.
Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent Dana Walden sent a staff-wide memo to all of Disney Entertainment on Friday, reflecting on the past week since Hamas struck Israel in a deadly and devastating war. “Tomorrow marks one week since the world changed forever with the worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” Walden wrote in a memo, exclusively obtained by Variety.