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Amanda Seyfried is opening up about how she tried her hardest to get the starring role in .The actress recently sat down for an interview with and revealed how she auditioned for the role of Glinda the Good Witch in the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical — a part that eventually went to Ariana Grande.The auditions came while Seyfried was filming, in which she played the embattled Elizabeth Holmes — which made the auditioning process all the more challenging.«Last summer, while I was playing Elizabeth, on the weekends I was auditioning in person to play Glinda in the movie version of — because I wanted it that much,» she recalled. «I was like, 'You know what? Yeah, I have to play the last scene of The Dropout on Tuesday.

Elizabeth Holmes, who was convicted of four counts of fraud in January, will have to wait until October to find out if she is going to prison. Holmes was supposed to be sentenced on September 26, but the U.S.

The Washington Post, Balwani was accused of defrauding investors as well as patients putting money into Holmes’ biotech firm. In total, he faced 10 counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.The biotech startup’s Chief Operating Officer was formerly charged with past business partner Holmes, who was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud against investors in January.His tasks at Theranos included overseeing the company’s relationship with Walgreens, monitoring labs and managing software, finances and investor relationships.The businessman met Holmes before she started college, and his investment of $10 million into the company kept Holmes afloat while he came aboard as Vice President and then moved up.Balwani, who is 20 years older than Holmes, also became her romantic partner in Theranos’ rise to the top of Silicon Valley before Holmes’ blood test model proved less successful than she advertised and she was exposed for scamming big-name investors like Oracle’s Larry Ellison and venture capitalist Tim Draper.The downfall of Theranos gathered spotlight from several streamer projects like Hulu’s “The Dropout” and an HBO documentary.

Wilson Chapman editorRamesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former president and chief operating officer of healthcare startup Theranos, was found guilty on Thursday of defrauding former investors and patients of the company.As reported by AP News, Balwani was convicted by a San Jose, Calif. jury on all 12 charges brought against him.

Elizabeth Holmes’ ex-boyfriend, was found guilty in the criminal fraud case surrounding the downfall of the biotech startup. The verdict comes after a lengthy trial, which first started in March, the same month, a true-crime series depicting the rise and fall of Theranos, premiered on Hulu.After four full days of deliberation, the jury determined that Balwani was guilty of all 12 criminal fraud charges brought against him.

Katie Holmes is doing triple duty with her latest film, serving as star, writer and director on the pandemic-themed rom-com “Alone Together”.

TV presenter Eamonn Holmes has once again hit out at ITV as he picked up a prestigious TRIC award that named him News Presenter of the Year. The GB News anchor, who previously hosted This Morning alongside his wife Ruth Langsford, picked up the award at a glitzy ceremony held at Grosvenor House in central London today. Yet it appeared there was still some bad blood between Eamonn and his former employer ITV, after he and Ruth were axed from This Morning's Friday slot last year after over ten years of presenting the programme.

David Arquette and Elizabeth Marvel are set for recurring roles opposite Betty Gilpin and Jake McDorman in Mrs. Davis, Peacock’s new drama series written and executive produced by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof. Additionally, Alethea Jones (Rise of the Pink Ladies, Evil) is set to executive produce and direct multiple episodes.

particularly depicting the lives of famous women, with The Dropout, Inventing Anna, Girl from Plainville, Candy, Impeachment, and WeCrashed being some of the most popular series of the moment.MORE: Amanda Seyfried wore a sequin suit we can’t get enough ofAmanda Seyfried left quite an impression with her role as disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, and as she continues to celebrate and promote the hit series, she opened up to Entertainment Weekly about the struggles of embodying somebody else.The actress detailed not only how hard it was to get into the role but also leave it, and made the shocking revelation that she didn't meet the Silicon Valley con, and in a way she was glad it worked out that way.WATCH: The trailer for The DropoutMORE: Amanda Seyfried shares stunning portrait of her daughter Nina - and fans are seeing doubleShe detailed the satisfaction she felt when it came to shedding light on a different perspective about the infamous story, but she also admitted: "It's so much trickier than I thought it was going to be."In conversation with several other stars who have recently played famous or infamous women, such as Elle Fanning, Beanie Feldstein, and Anne Hathaway, she candidly asked them: "Was it hard for everybody just to, like, leave at the end?"The mom-of-two revealed that it was in fact hard for her to depart from the role, because: "It just felt like this was, for me specifically, the most work I ever put into something." The star looked chic as ever at The Dropout's latest For Your Consideration eventShe then went on to confess that she never got the chance to meet Elizabeth, because she was in the middle of litigation, but she admitted that she wouldn't have been able to play the role the way

Harry Styles got the support from one of his former One Direction bandmates during his “Love On Tour” show Sunday night at Wembley Stadium in London.

Chloe, a mesmerizing psychological thriller starring The Crown's Erin Doherty. (If you'll recall, Doherty played Princess Anne for the last two seasons of the Emmy-winning drama and was the show's .)In this series, though, she stars as a woman who infiltrates the life of an old childhood friend and becomes obsessed with living what she thinks is this girl's perfect life. (Spoiler alert: It's not.) Although it's easy to draw parallels here between Anna Delvey () and Elizabeth Holmes (The Dropout), Chloe is its own story without the pomp and circumstance and high-profile media storm. On a lighter front, two new comedy series also premiere this week, and each one is worth your time.

Katie Holmes shows off her style during a stroll around New York City on Thursday (June 16).

Nick Jonas and Glen Powell will be starring together again in a new movie – Just Jared Jr Jared Leto is opening up about his friendship with Elizabeth Holmes – DListed Ana de Armas is unrecognizable in her new movie role – Egotastic This music duo is teasing a comeback – Just Jared Jr

Emily Longeretta Over the past few years, Liz Hannah has worked very hard — so much so that her two series are Emmy contenders this year. She co-created Hulu’s “The Girl From Plainville” and served as executive producer on “The Dropout.”“We moved here in January 2021, after being in a house where my husband [Brian Millikin] and I shared an office during the first year of the pandemic while I was running the room for ‘Plainville’ and he was developing two shows,” she says.

Harry Styles had a surprise for someone very special to him, as he performed the first of two huge homecoming gigs in Manchester, U.K. on Wednesday.

There were plenty of magical moments as Harry Styles made his huge homecoming at the Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground on Wednesday night. Not least when he halted the show in front of 74,000 fans to find his first ever school teacher who was in the crowds.

Katie Holmes and her boyfriend Bobby Wooten III attended the premiere of “Alone Together” in New York. The couple attended the premiere of Holmes’ new film, which debuted at Tribeca Film Festival. The occasion was significant for Holmes, who directed, wrote and starred in the film.

Alone Together, at the Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday, June 14. The stepped out in a slinky white crochet dress (or it might be a two-piece?), which she layered over a lacey bralette.

Amanda Seyfried is opening up about Elizabeth Holmes after playing her in Hulu's . The  actress sat down with Jared Leto for  «Actors on Actors» discussion, where they spoke about the controversial characters they played and how they approached playing these very layered humans.While Seyfried said she did not speak to Holmes before filming the series, she would be open to it now that the show has aired.«Hi. Wow.

Amanda Seyfried is looking back at her time playing Elizabeth Holmes on The Dropout.

It’s tempting to imagine what WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann would say to Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes, given their similar public falls from grace. But short of that, we at least had the chance to listen to a conversation between the two actors who played them in recent limited series. Upon sitting down, Jared Leto (Apple TV+’s “WeCrashed”) and Amanda Seyfried (Hulu’s “The Dropout”) reveal they both approached their characters as layered humans — not mustache-twirling villains. They also had to find their real-life inspirations’ distinct voices, which was no small feat.JARED LETO: Thank you for being here.

Wilson Chapman editorBefore she was convicted of criminal fraud, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was a minor celebrity, featured on red carpets and magazine covers for her supposed technological innovations. In 2015, she was one of the recipients of Glamour Magazine’s Woman of the Year award, which was presented to her by Jared Leto.“I had heard her speak, before that, on stage. She was incredibly smart, and I met her after that.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThere you are, watching Season 2 of HBO Max’s Emmy-winning comedy “Hacks,” and delighting in the genius of American treasure Jean Smart and her worthy sparring partner, Hannah Einbinder.And then along comes Laurie Metcalf, playing a burned out tour manager named Weed.Or there you are again, on a binge of Hulu’s limited series “The Dropout,” marveling at Amanda Seyfried’s spot-on portrayal of Theranos grifter Elizabeth Holmes. And then who pops up? Laurie Metcalf, playing Stanford professor Phyllis Gardner, Hjjfjsgwho early on calls Holmes out on her lies (and later partners with another familiar TV face, William H.

Amanda Seyfried made sure all eyes were on her on Sunday evening, in a dazzling sequin suit. The 36-year-old actress hit the red carpet last night at the Emmy FYC Clips and Conversations event at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, to promote her new Hulu show The Dropout.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large There are some years where the TV trends are so obvious, it’s hard to ignore. And this year, one looms over all: The evolution of true crime, once the bastion of news magazines and cheesy made-for-TV movies of the week, into prestige television.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has secured North American rights to the romantic drama Alone Together, written, directed by and starring Katie Holmes, which will make its world premiere in the Spotlight Narrative section of the Tribeca Film Festival on June 14. Vertical plans to release the film exclusively in theaters in July 22, with a VOD bow to follow on July 29.

Sasha Urban editorOut of the bustling ecosystem of this season’s true crime dramas and docs, “The Dropout,” Hulu’s dynamic adaptation of the ABC News podcast about disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, has emerged as an innovative creation in the sub-genre of scam TV. But when she created the series, showrunner Elizabeth Meriwether didn’t see it that way at first.“I never really thought of ‘The Dropout’ as a scam show,” she says.

WeWork founder and former CEO Adam Neumann, who steered his real estate office company through some disastrous decisions, only to walk away from it with $1.7 billion, was a tell-tale ripe for a binge-viewing era.

He bought (rented) her a wall! While Pacey and Joey had their ups and downs throughout Dawson’s Creek, actor Joshua Jackson knew their connection was something special.