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BET Studios Head Aisha Summers-Burke Adds BET Programming Oversight

BET Studios Head Aisha Summers-Burke Adds BET Programming Oversight

BET is centralizing development under Aisha Summers-Burke, who has been leading BET Studios. She has been named EVP, Head of BET Studios and BET Creative Programming, adding oversight of scripted and unscripted programming for the linear…

Esther Ranzen says she is too fragile to travel to Switzerland to end life

BBC

Esther Ranzen says she is too fragile to travel to Switzerland to end life

The broadcaster and campaigner says she missed her chance to go before living with cancer became "unbearable".

BBC

The Hollywood Reporter

Alix Earle on the ‘Earle Meets World’ Ending, a Season 2 and Those Kardashian Comparisons

The influencer opens up to The Hollywood Reporter about the show's cliffhanger finale, her relationship with Braxton Berrios and the possibility of a second season.

The Hollywood Reporter

Music Industry Moves: Brian Eno Relaunches Opal Records; Columbia Records Names Corey ‘C-Notes’ Calder SVP

Music Industry Moves: Brian Eno Relaunches Opal Records; Columbia Records Names Corey ‘C-Notes’ Calder SVP

Opal Records, the label founded by the legendary musician-producer Brian Eno in 1988, is returning after more than three decades. The relaunch is beginning with the reissue of two Eno albums: “Another Day on Earth” (2005) and his…

Sacha Baron Cohen to Star in Quentin Tarantino’s First Stage Play ‘The Popinjay Cavalier’

Sacha Baron Cohen to Star in Quentin Tarantino’s First Stage Play ‘The Popinjay Cavalier’

Sacha Baron Cohen is going from Ali G to the West End. The actor and comedian is set to make his stage debut in the London production of Quentin’s Tarantino’s upcoming production “The Popinjay Cavalier,” Variety can confirm. Baron Cohen…

As ‘American Dad’ Hits Episode 400, Producers Are Amazed at Its Longevity: ‘This Show Really Doesn’t Want to Die’

As ‘American Dad’ Hits Episode 400, Producers Are Amazed at Its Longevity: ‘This Show Really Doesn’t Want to Die’

“American Dad” just might be the luckiest show on television. The animated series, which celebrates its 400th episode on Sept. 13, is a survivor — having bounced from Fox to TBS and then back to Fox again, without losing a step. “The show…

Laura Linney Joins Michael Keaton & Morgan Freeman In Western ‘Rode To Ruin’

Laura Linney Joins Michael Keaton & Morgan Freeman In Western ‘Rode To Ruin’

EXCLUSIVE: Laura Linney is set to star alongside Michael Keaton and Morgan Freeman in Rode to Ruin, the Western thriller that Keaton will direct. Linney will portray Hedda Tessman, joining Keaton as retired Marshal Henry Tillman and…

Marcia Gay Harden & Mamoudou Athie Wrap Thriller ‘Hystoria’

Marcia Gay Harden & Mamoudou Athie Wrap Thriller ‘Hystoria’

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden (Pollock) is starring with Jurassic World: Dominion and The Drama star Mamoudou Athie in thriller Hystoria, which has recently wrapped. First Light Films, in association with Vital Pictures, is…

Todd Haynes, Frances McDormand, Zhang Ziyi Join Lumière Festival Lineup

Todd Haynes, Frances McDormand, Zhang Ziyi Join Lumière Festival Lineup

Todd Haynes will make his first visit to Lyon’s Lumière Film Festival, joining Robert Eggers, Zhang Ziyi and Tsui Hark at the classic film gathering’s now 18th edition. Three-time best actress Oscar winner Frances McDormand, a longtime…

Kathryn Newton In Talks To Join Mike Birbiglia’s Focus Features Comedy ‘Old Friends New Friends’

Kathryn Newton In Talks To Join Mike Birbiglia’s Focus Features Comedy ‘Old Friends New Friends’

EXCLUSIVE: Kathryn Newton (upcoming Avengers: Doomsday) is in talks to join Old Friends New Friends, the new Focus Features comedy from Mike Birbiglia that we scooped last month. Character details are being kept under wraps. The film…