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forbes.com - E'Ian West - Why Emotional Engagement Might Be Hollywood's Most Valuable Currency
Why Emotional Engagement Might Be Hollywood's Most Valuable Currency
Forbes

E'Ian West, Owner CEO of Montage Media Production Company. The entertainment industry is no longer struggling with a lack of content. Instead, it is struggling with oversaturation. Every year, studios, streamers, agencies, financiers and production…

theguardian.com - Stuart Heritage - Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret review - the tales of abuse are utterly disturbing
Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret review - the tales of abuse are utterly disturbing
The Guardian

Jared Leto has long been a person with something of a reputational issue. The public-facing side of this was bad enough – while playing The Joker in 2016's Suicide Squad, he reportedly sent rats, dead pigs and used condoms to his cast mates…

wsj.com - Ari Emanuel - Opinion | The Paramount-Warner Merger Could Save Hollywood
Opinion | The Paramount-Warner Merger Could Save Hollywood
Wall Street Journal

I have spent my career in entertainment. As a community, you won't find better people. But as a business, it is the most gloriously cutthroat industry on earth. That competitive spirit makes America the cultural center of the world and a domestic…

newrepublic.com - Alvaro M. Bedoya - There's a Blue-Collar Hollywood-and the Paramount Merger Will Kill It
There's a Blue-Collar Hollywood-and the Paramount Merger Will Kill It
The New Republic

When I was a Federal Trade Commissioner, I learned that, as exciting as I thought my job was, most people don't think about corporate consolidation. The word “merger” does not get the heart thumping. “Media merger”…

foxnews.com - Lauryn Overhultz - Kelsey Grammer suspects he 'may have' lost Hollywood roles due to conservative views
Kelsey Grammer suspects he 'may have' lost Hollywood roles due to conservative views
Fox News

Kelsey Grammer suggested his decades-long embrace of conservative politics may have come at a professional cost. The 'Frasier' star said he couldn't say for certain whether his politics had cost him work, but he believed his conservative views may…

wmagazine.com - Matthew Velasco - Kaia Gerber's Best Red Carpet Looks Are Peak Old Hollywood
Kaia Gerber's Best Red Carpet Looks Are Peak Old Hollywood
W Magazine

Kaia Gerber is no stranger to the spotlight. Or the red carpet, for that matter. As the daughter of hospitality maven Rande Gerber and supermodel Cindy Crawford, the star has been hitting the step-and-repeat since the tender age of five. These…

variety.com - Gene Maddaus - Hollywood Foreign Press Association Sues Penske Media Corporation Over Golden Globes Purchase
Hollywood Foreign Press Association Sues Penske Media Corporation Over Golden Globes Purchase
Variety

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association filed an antitrust lawsuit Tuesday against Penske Media Corporation, the parent of Variety, over the 2023 acquisition of the Golden Globe Awards. The suit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, accuses PMC…

thoughtcatalog.com - January Nelson - Zendaya Kept Her Natural Teeth Instead of Chasing a 'Perfect' Hollywood Smile, and People Are Noticing
Zendaya Kept Her Natural Teeth Instead of Chasing a 'Perfect' Hollywood Smile, and People Are Noticing
Thought Catalog

Books connect our company's digital roots with our love of traditional book publishing. Our books are designed as beloved art pieces. We publish work we love.

dailystar.co.uk - Kelly Williams - Tattooed Hollywood actor's death confirmed after early prison release
Tattooed Hollywood actor's death confirmed after early prison release
Daily Star

A former film actor, who was among hundreds of inmates released early in an attempt to reduce prison overcrowding, died from natural causes and drug use. Jason Hoganson, heavily tattooed, was pictured giving a thumbs up as he was released from HMP…

hollywoodreporter.com - Winston Cho - Penske Media Sued by Hollywood Foreign Press Association Over Golden Globes Buy
Penske Media Sued by Hollywood Foreign Press Association Over Golden Globes Buy
The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has sued Penske Media, parent of The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Rolling Stone and other publications, alleging the company fraudulently acquired the Golden Globes as part of a larger plan to monopolize the…

thewrap.com - Booth Moore - Why Luxury Brands Are Turning the Wedding Aisle Into the New Hollywood Red Carpet
Why Luxury Brands Are Turning the Wedding Aisle Into the New Hollywood Red Carpet
TheWrap

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Here comes the celebrity fashion bride. Luxury brands are turning the wedding aisle into the new Hollywood red carpet. How “Little House on the Prairie” costume designer Mitchell Travers…

boredpanda.com - Binitha Jacob - Ryan Reynolds Faces Hollywood Backlash As Projects Fall Apart, But Insiders Reveal Why He Still Isn't Blacklisted
Ryan Reynolds Faces Hollywood Backlash As Projects Fall Apart, But Insiders Reveal Why He Still Isn't Blacklisted
Bored Panda

Blake Lively's legal drama is casting a shadow on husband Ryan Reynolds' career. Sources claimed projects have been canceled and companies are distancing themselves from the couple since Lively's legal showdown with her It Ends With Us costar and…

hollywoodreporter.com - Alex Weprin - Ari Emanuel Backs Paramount-Warners Deal: 'Let Hollywood Creatives Get Back to Trying to Rip Each Other's Heads Off'
Ari Emanuel Backs Paramount-Warners Deal: 'Let Hollywood Creatives Get Back to Trying to Rip Each Other's Heads Off'
The Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood power player Ari Emanuel is weighing in on Paramount ‘s $111 billion mega-deal for Warner Bros. Discovery, giving a full-throated endorsement of David Ellison's pursuit. Emanuel wrote an op-ed Tuesday afternoon in the Wall Street…

nypost.com - Katie Jerkovich - Pack of coyotes takes over abandoned West Hollywood complex, locals plead for help as apex predators roam streets
Pack of coyotes takes over abandoned West Hollywood complex, locals plead for help as apex predators roam streets
New York Post

A pack of coyotes have moved into an abandoned West Hollywood condo complex, forcing locals to live in fear while demanding the city steps in. The complex, which has been under construction and empty for years, was first taken over by homeless…

dailymail.com - Olivia Day - Troubled Hollywood actor died of natural causes and drug use
Troubled Hollywood actor died of natural causes and drug use
Mail Online

A troubled Hollywood actor who gave a defiant thumbs up as he walked free from prison during Keir Starmer 's controversial early release scheme died from drug use and natural causes, a coroner has found. Jason Hoganson had served half of an…

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