Hollywood Reporter

Netflix Fires Back Against Tyra Banks’ ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Docuseries Defamation Lawsuit

"Banks understands editorial discretion. She created, hosted, and executive produced 24 seasons of ANTM, making the same kinds of editorial decisions she now attacks — what footage to include, what to omit, and how to present competing narratives," the motion reads.

entertainment  Aug 16, 2026

Variety

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ ‘All Stars’ and ‘Untucked’ Renewed for New Seasons at MTV and Paramount+

Shantay you stay! “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “All Stars” and “Untucked” have all been renewed for new seasons at MTV and Paramount+. The franchise’s main show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” will return to MTV for its 19th season. This follows a successful season 18 which delivered double-digit growth over the previous season and set a new franchise […]

entertainment  Aug 16, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Renewed for Season 19 at MTV

The franchise's 'All Stars' spinoff was also renewed by Paramount+.

entertainment  Aug 16, 2026

Variety

Disney Leaders Talk Streaming Strategy and Growth Drivers: Sports, Local Language, Vertical Media and Emerging Formats

Amid a torrent of fan-friendly news about Disney projects across the media spectrum, Disney leadership took time on the first day of the three-day D23 fan fest weekend in Anaheim for panels that offered a behind the scenes look at the Mouse House’s business strategies and vision for driving growth in the streaming era. One […]

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Disney and Epic Games Launch Game That Connects Star Wars Theme Park Ride to New Fortnite Adventure

Visitors to the 'Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run' attraction in Orlando or Anaheim can accept a mission that will earn rewards in the 'Fortnite' extension of the ride.

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Selena Gomez’s Attorney Fires Back at Wondermind Lawsuit: “Completely Meritless”  

"We will vigorously defend these false allegations and indeed are filing a motion to dismiss the baseless claims against her," the singer-actress' attorney said in a statement to People.

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

CBS News Chief Correspondent Matt Gutman Accused of Harassment in Wrongful-Termination Suit by Former ABC News Producer

The female ex-ABC News staffer also alleges the network denied her medical accommodations.

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Variety

Slipknot Confirms Sid Wilson’s Sudden Exit: ‘We Wish Him the Best’

Slipknot is officially parting ways with Sid Wilson, who had been part of the group for nearly 30 years. “Effective immediately, Slipknot will no longer be associated with Sid Wilson,” the band posted on its Instagram account in a post that has since been taken down. “We wish him the best in his future endeavors.” […]

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Variety

Here’s How to Watch Claressa Shields vs. Kaye Scott Boxing Live Online

After defending her undisputed women’s heavyweight title against Franchon Crews-Dezurn back in February, American boxer Claressa Shields drops in weight class to middleweight to challenge WBA and WBC champion Australian Kaye Scott. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds. On Saturday, Aug. 15, Shields (18-0-0) vs. Scott (5-1-1) takes place at State Farm Arena in […]

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Variety

Director Frieda Luk on Olivia Luccardi’s ‘Sacred Creatures’ Role and the Fine Line Between ‘Crazy’ and ‘Enlightened’

For “Sacred Creatures” director Frieda Luk, belief can be comforting, ridiculous, exhilarating and hard to explain. “I’m really fascinated by when people believe in something,” she tells Variety. “One person believes in something, and then a group of people, and then it slowly becomes this massive phenomenon. It goes viral.” That fascination drives Luk’s debut […]

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Variety

‘Lanterns’ Bosses and Stars on How the Show’s Grounded Approach Ushers in an ‘Entirely Different Kind of Superhero’

As part of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s newly expanded DCU, a more grounded take on the “Green Lantern” comics may surprise audiences who associate the character with the Ryan Reynolds film that received poor reviews back in 2011. But for co-creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, “Lanterns” is all about going back […]

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘The Beast in Me’ Showrunner Knows That the Violent Murder Scene Was a “Potential Tune-Out Point” For Some Viewers

“Maybe some people tuned in extra because of it. It’s hard to tell,” says Howard Gordon.

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Variety

‘How the F— Would You Get This Movie Made in America?’ Christine Vachon, Film4, BBC Film Put ‘Trainspotting,’ ‘Ratcatcher’ and ‘The Wicker Man’ Through the 2026 Greenlight Test

Would “Trainspotting” get financed today? Could Lynne Ramsay survive the jump from shorts to a first feature? And might “The Wicker Man,” once treated as a problem child, now look like exactly the kind of genre package buyers chase? That was the conceit of a lively session hosted by Wendy Mitchell, with Picturehouse’s creative director […]

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The TikTok Comment That Let Megan Gallagher Know She Nailed the Representation of Motherhood in ‘All Her Fault’

“Every little, tiny breadcrumb-y feminist thing that I put in there…everyone picked up on it,” says the writer and creator of the Peacock series.

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Endgame review – Beckett’s lonely clowns raise an extra laugh

Pleasance at EICC, EdinburghFlabbergast Theatre’s production of Samuel Beckett’s desolate play leans into slapstick – and loses some of the searing threatThis production by Flabbergast Theatre, which specialises in physical comedy, shows you what a good fit clowning is for Samuel Beckett’s work. The tragicomic characters in director Henry Maynard’s production are wretchedly grotesque. Hamm (Maynard), the master of this reduced and desolate world, or what remains of it, is recognisably bombastic,

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood Flashback: When Dudley Moore Intoxicated Audiences in ‘Arthur’

The modestly budgeted 1981 comedy about an alcoholic playboy who falls for a Liza Minnelli’s working-class gal became a surprise summer hit with the fourth largest box office haul of the year.

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Where to Stream UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry

The event takes place on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. Here's how to watch online, including for free.

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Variety

Selena Gomez Slams ‘Completely Meritless’ Wondermind Lawsuit, Will File to Dismiss ‘Baseless Claims’

Selena Gomez and her legal team have released a fiery statement after the “Only Murders in the Building” star was accused of defrauding investors in her mental health startup, Wondermind, in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday. “The allegations that Selena Gomez engaged in any way whatsoever in any purported ‘fraud’ or other wrongdoing are completely […]

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Variety

‘The State of Us’ Review: A Pair of Spirited Performances Lift a Familiar Yorkshire Tearjerker

The weather being what it is in Yorkshire, a sunroof is not a top priority for most car buyers in that English county — but the tired hatchback driven by young slacker Frankie (Samuel Bottomley) has one. That’s the first of a few improbabilities in “The State of Us,” an occasionally hokey but winningly sweet-natured […]

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026

Variety

UFC 330 Livestream: Here’s Where to Watch the Makhachev vs. Machado Garry Online for Free

After Max Holloway defeated Conor McGregor in a TKO in less than 70 second during UFC 329 in July, the Ultimate Fighting Championship travels from Las Vegas to Philadelphia for UFC 330. For the main event, Russian Islam Makhachev (28-1-0) defends his welterweight title belt against Irish fighter Ian Machado Garry (17-1-0) in a marquee […]

entertainment  Aug 15, 2026