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Netflix chief admits Trump is helping showbiz industry as federal tax credit bill aims to fuel Hollywood jobs
LOS ANGELES — One of Hollywood's top executives offered praise for President Donald Trump as he rallied behind a proposed federal tax credit aimed to bringing back American jobs in the entertainment industry. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos was…
Primetime' Is Hollywood's Attempt To Normalize Pedophilia
A24's new movie, Primetime, is a fictionalized drama inspired by the popular 2000s real-life investigative television show To Catch A Predator. Hosted by journalist Chris Hansen, the original program famously led to the arrests of 256 alleged child…
Ex-Lucasfilm President Says Hollywood Has AI 'Leadership Void'
Film producer Kathleen Kennedy, who ran Walt Disney Co. 's Lucasfilm division until her departure in January, said she's looking to help steer the industry in the right direction as artificial intelligence emerges as a bigger force in Hollywood.
Woman Said she Saw Terrifying Things at Hollywood Industry Party
A TikTok creator is recalling a 2010 Hollywood industry party where she says she witnessed drug use, celebrities leaving with women, and an encounter that ultimately made her want to leave. A video posted by @emoeshawty had received more than 3.2…
Martin A. Grove, Longtime Columnist for The Hollywood Reporter, Dies at 83
Martin A. Grove, who wrote more than 3,300 columns for The Hollywood Reporter over 25 years as one of his era's most respected and influential film experts, has died. He was 83. Grove died Tuesday at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center…
Ben Affleck Worries More About AI Impact on Kids Than Hollywood
Actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck said he's more worried about the impact of artificial intelligence on children and society than he is about the movie industry. “When I worry about AI, I worry about like my kids in school,” Affleck…
Ben Affleck Praises Smart Use Of AI In Hollywood
Donald Trump could have done a lot worse than inviting Ben Affleck to his AI lunch with tech CEOs this week at the White House. Unlike the heads of OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and more, the Oscar winner and InterPositive founder isn't playing defense…
The Restaurateur Behind One of Hollywood's Favorite Haunts Makes His Directorial Debut
Josh Loeb has spent the past two decades surviving the high-risk, low-margin, passion-driven local restaurant business with his pioneering farm-to-table restaurant Rustic Canyon, which has become a Santa Monica classic. Now, he's turned to a…
Hollywood Dealmakers Eye Creators as Mega-Merger Options Dwindle
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Hollywood's pool of potential mega-mergers is shrinking, pushing dealmakers toward a more fragmented corner of the business: creators, intellectual property and smaller entertainment companies that…
Meghan Markle faces fresh humiliation after devastating Hollywood blow
It has been speculated that no one in Hollywood wants to be associated with Meghan Markle Meghan Markle has been torn apart on TV after Ari Emanuel briefly spoke out about their working relationship coming to an end. In 2025, Emanuel confirmed that…
Hollywood Isn't the Snake Pit You Think It Is
I respect Ari Emanuel for his remarkable accomplishments in the face of seemingly never-ending personal and professional obstacles. I very much admire the candor and self-reflection that he shows in his can't-put-it-down memoir. After reading it, I…
Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton Tussle Over Hollywood Jobs Lost
California gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton agreed on the need for tax incentives to keep or lure production back to Hollywood, but they still sparred over who bears responsibility for the flight of tens of thousands of jobs…
Prince William just showed Harry and Meghan why Hollywood would never work
William proved to Harry and Meghan why Hollywood wouldn't have worked Prince William just handed another major blow to his brother Prince Harry – and proved why it would never have worked out for him and Meghan Markle in Hollywood. The…
Catherine Zeta-Jones Tried To Scare Her Kids Dylan & Carys Away From Hollywood With 'Horror Stories
Catherine Zeta-Jones wasn't about to let her kids, Dylan, 26, and Carys, 23, romanticize Hollywood without first hearing the stories that might make them think twice. Understandably, her children would want to follow in their parents' acting…
Disney's Dana Walden Says Hollywood Layoffs Will Keep Coming Amid Tech Takeover: 'We Must Survive'
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Since a wave of job cuts hit Disney's streaming division in 2022, more than 10,000 employees have been laid off at the company, including another 300 in HR and tech divisions this past week. Disney…
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