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japantimes.co.jp - Catherine Thorbecke - Chinese AI video is coming for more than Hollywood
Chinese AI video is coming for more than Hollywood
The Japan Times

New large language models like Moonshot's Kimi K3 have dominated the debate about China's artificial intelligence ambitions. Yet the clearest evidence of the country's prowess may be in video, and the stakes could extend far beyond just shaking up…

bbc.co.uk - Hafsa Khalil - Angélique Kidjo makes history for Africa with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Angélique Kidjo makes history for Africa with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
BBC

Five-time Grammy award winner Angélique Kidjo has made history as the first African musician to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 'We Africans just don't know what we've given to the world, and what we continue giving to the world…

gq.com - Frazier Tharpe - Druski, the Internet's King of Comedy, Sets His Sights on Hollywood
Druski, the Internet's King of Comedy, Sets His Sights on Hollywood
GQ

On an especially sweltering July afternoon, the sun beats down on a group of men in prison blues brawling on the yard of Atlanta's Fulton County Jail. Then director David Janoff calls “Cut,” and Druski pops up immediately from the…

perezhilton.com - Blind Item: Hollywood's Next Big Movie Star
Blind Item: Hollywood's Next Big Movie Star
Perez Hilton

What up-and-coming TV actress just booked a HUGE movie role? We hear the entire industry is gushing over the star power potential here, so much so that multiple studios had been seeking her out. A source tells PerezHilton.com: “When she…

foxnews.com - Stephanie Giang-Paunon - Kevin Sorbo blasts Hollywood 'blacklisting' of conservatives as 'seventh grade mean girls' culture
Kevin Sorbo blasts Hollywood 'blacklisting' of conservatives as 'seventh grade mean girls' culture
Fox News

Kevin Sorbo has a message for Hollywood. The actor is calling out what he sees as Hollywood's double standard for conservatives, arguing that creators who embrace Christian or traditional values can find themselves blacklisted. In an interview with…

foxnews.com - Christina Dugan Ramirez - Disney alum Christy Carlson Romano rips Hollywood for failing child stars after Hayden Panettiere's death
Disney alum Christy Carlson Romano rips Hollywood for failing child stars after Hayden Panettiere's death
Fox News

For years, Christy Carlson Romano has used her platform to expose the pitfalls of Hollywood. Now, in the wake of Hayden Panettiere's death, the former child star is calling for stronger safeguards to protect young actors from the lasting…

variety.com - Gene Maddaus - Hollywood's Push for Federal Film Tax Credit Could Help Boost Production in All States
Hollywood's Push for Federal Film Tax Credit Could Help Boost Production in All States
Variety

In the David Mamet satire “State and Main,” a film crew creates havoc when it descends on a small town in Vermont. In real life, Hollywood almost never comes to Vermont, one of 11 states without a production tax incentive. In fact…

nbclosangeles.com - Génesis Miranda Miramontes - Man arrested in connection with deaths of 3 men in Hollywood
Man arrested in connection with deaths of 3 men in Hollywood
NBC Southern California

A man was arrested earlier this week in connection with the deaths of three men in Hollywood last month. The three victims were found dead in a shooting the night of July 24 at a Hollywood apartment, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

hollywoodreporter.com - Seth Abramovitch - Inside the Fake Celebrity Podcast Scam Fooling Hollywood
Inside the Fake Celebrity Podcast Scam Fooling Hollywood
The Hollywood Reporter

When Seth Rudetsky received an invitation to appear on Nikki Glaser's podcast, he had no particular reason to think it wasn't real. Rudetsky, the Broadway performer and SiriusXM host, gets asked to do podcasts all the time. Better yet, this one was…

nbclosangeles.com - Génesis Miranda Miramontes - Runaway pig spotted in West Hollywood
Runaway pig spotted in West Hollywood
NBC Southern California

Some little piggies go to the market, but this little piggy went zooming down the street in West Hollywood over the weekend. Jamaal Harrison captured the moment on video when he says he was riding an ebike when he spotted the pig. And after chasing…

harpersbazaar.com - Sophie Wang - Olivia Dean Is a Picture of Old Hollywood Glamour in This Gucci Evening Gown
Olivia Dean Is a Picture of Old Hollywood Glamour in This Gucci Evening Gown
Harper's BAZAAR

Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. For anyone obsessed with Old Hollywood gowns, dramatic fur and feather details, and shimmering sparkles, Olivia Dean…

hellomagazine.com - Nicky Morris - Mark Gatiss opens up about overcoming childhood trauma and why he's saying no to Hollywood
Mark Gatiss opens up about overcoming childhood trauma and why he's saying no to Hollywood
HELLO!

At 59, the acclaimed actor and screenwriter Mark Gatiss has fulfilled almost all of his dreams, from co-creating the TV phenomenon Sherlock to writing for the long-running sci-fi hit Doctor Who. In this exclusive interview, Mark tells HELLO!:…

rfi.fr - Angélique Kidjo says Hollywood star is 'for Africa, but also for France
Angélique Kidjo says Hollywood star is 'for Africa, but also for France
RFI

The five-time Grammy winner unveiled her star on Tuesday at a ceremony in Hollywood attended by film stars and music industry figures. “I never imagined I'd be here – never,” the 66-year-old Beninese-born singer told RFI's…

nypost.com - Kirsten Fleming - Hayden Panettiere was offered up to Hollywood's crushing machine by the very people who should have protected her
Hayden Panettiere was offered up to Hollywood's crushing machine by the very people who should have protected her
New York Post

For all the sequels and remakes pumped out by Hollywood, the most overplayed storyline is the death or downfall of a once luminous child star — usually at the hands of addiction or mental illness. Hayden Panettiere is now sadly one of them.

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