Variety

Vincent Bolloré Avoids Multi-Billion Vivendi Buyout After Paris Court Ruling

Paris’s Court of Appeal handed Vincent Bolloré a major legal victory on Wednesday, ruling that the French billionaire and his holding company Bolloré SE did not control Vivendi at the time of the media conglomerate’s 2024 overhaul. The decision removes, for now, the threat of a mandatory buyout offer analysts had estimated could cost between […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

Turkish Breakout Cemre Paksoy on Leading Erotic Thriller ‘Night Nurse’: ‘Prudes, Perhaps, Make the Best Perverts’

Los Angeles-based Turkish actress Cemre Paksoy — who is known in her country for roles in hit series “The Affair” and Netflix’s “As the Crow Flies” — is breaking new ground by playing Eleni Sadik, the lead in erotic thriller “Night Nurse,” whom she calls “a strange woman with a tendency for perversion.” “Night Nurse,” […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

Bela Bajaria to Receive the Variety Vanguard Award at Mipcom

Bela Bajaria, chief content officer at Netflix, will receive the Variety Vanguard Award recognizing her contributions to the global content business during this year’s Mipcom conference in Cannes. Bajaria will receive the kudo from Variety and Mipcom on Oct. 12, the opening day of the four-day event that will be oriented this year toward studying […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

2026 Emmy Nominations: Watch the Livestream

Past Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller are revealing this year's nominees.

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Colbert and Kimmel Earned Their 2026 Emmy Nominations the Hard Way

Can either take down John Oliver in the unified variety series category? Or will there be multiple winners?

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

‘M3GAN’ Spinoff ‘Soulm8te’ Goes Straight to Digital After Theatrical Release Pulled, Trailer Unveils Killer Robot Girlfriend

After being removed from Universal’s theatrical calendar late last year, the “M3GAN” AI robot spinoff “Soulm8te” is moving forward as a straight-to-digital release. It will be available to rent on digital platforms starting August 1 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.  The erotic thriller features a technological twist. According to the film’s synopsis, “Soulm8te” “follows a […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian Culture

An Afghan girl calmly milks a giant yak: Daniel Malikyar’s best photograph

‘In the Pamir Mountains, there’s salted yak milk every morning for breakfast. You stay warm at night on the floor in the yurt burning yak dung in the furnace’My parents and grandparents migrated to the US from Afghanistan in 1979, just a few weeks before the Soviets invaded. I grew up in Los Angeles, but would visit my grandfather in Virginia once a year. He would always make photographs and film little interviews. It was his enthusiasm in capturing moments of our everyday lives that sparked my

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

‘Rent’ West End Revival Reveals Cast Joining Gaten Matarazzo: Travis Ross as Roger, Bella Brown as Mimi and More

The “Rent” West End revival has unveiled the principal cast joining “Stranger Things” star Gaten Matarazzo, who will play Mark in Jonathan Larson’s beloved musical. The cast includes some of the West End’s best and brightest, including Travis Ross (“Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club,” “Cake: The Marie Antoinette Playlist”) as Roger; Bella Brown (“Into […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

AI Start-Up Kaon AI Raises $60 Million in Funding Round in Quest to Build a ‘Personalized Story Engine’ for Users

Kaon AI, a start-up focused on building personalized story worlds powered by generative AI for its users through its products FlowGPT and Emochi, has raised $60 million in its most recent funding round at a valuation in the several hundreds of millions. Investors included B Capital, Redpoint Ace, Goodwater Capital and DCM. The Berkeley, California-based […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

Rosie O’Donnell ‘Horrified’ by Trump’s World Cup Intervention and AI Video of Her: ‘A Failure at Everything He’s Ever Tried’

Donald Trump’s long-time nemesis, Rosie O’Donnell, can’t believe the crap he just pulled at the World Cup. For the blissfully unaware, Trump, who is president of one of the host nations at this year’s World Cup, personally lobbied FIFA President Gianni Infantino to rescind a red card for Folarin Balogun that would have kept America’s […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

Nexstar’s ‘The Hill’ Launches ‘Insider’ Subscription Tier

Nexstar’s “The Hill” hopes to get a bump from offering a new tier of content to hard-core subscribers. The Washington, D.C. publication, which analyzes politics and policy for people focused on inside-the-Beltway going-ons, is on Wednesday launching “The Hill Insider,” a new subscription tier that features access to premium newsletters, live interactive video calls with […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

The Hill Launching Premium Subscription Product (Exclusive)

The new service, The Hill Insider, is Nexstar's first major foray into direct-to-consumer subscription offerings.

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Chelsea Handler to Launch Podcast Network With New Show From Yamaneika Saunders (Exclusive)

The podcast network will also include Handler's 'Dear Chelsea,' with more titles to come.

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Tom Holland’s Non-Alcoholic Beer Brand BERO Debuts Collab With Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

Available beginning July 8 on BERO's website, the collaboration unites the brand and the film through a limited-edition Noon Wheat 6-pack featuring collectible packaging, a custom box, and can designs inspired by Nolan's epic.

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

‘Succession’ Director Andrij Parekh to Helm ‘The Retrievals,’ Netflix Series About Real-Life IVF Scandal From ‘Maid’ Creator

Emmy-winning “Succession” director Andrij Parekh revealed he is set to direct two episodes of Netflix’s upcoming series “The Retrievals.” Written and executive produced by Molly Smith Metzler, the Emmy-nominated creator of “Sirens” and “Maid,” the series is adapted from the eponymous hit podcast by Susan Burton and chronicles one woman’s crusade against a fertility center […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian Culture

New barnet: why is everyone wigging out over Dwayne Johnson’s Moana hairpiece?

The live-action remake of Disney’s hit animation is out this Friday and meme-makers have been speaking bald truths about The Rock’s nylon mopDisney’s new live-action Moana remake might not have a lot to recommend it – like so many of its ilk it carries a creepy unreality that makes the whole thing look like a liminal ChatGPT hallucination – but it does boast one element that may very well carry it towards the gates of immortality. I am, of course, talking about Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s wig.So

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

Tony Rayns, British Critic and Champion of East Asian Cinema, Dies at 78

Tony Rayns, the British writer, festival programmer and screenwriter who spent decades introducing Western audiences to East Asian cinema, has died at 78. He was found deceased at his home on July 7 following an accidental fall down his stairs, according to his sister, Stephanie Gowman, in an email to Variety. Gowman said Rayns’ death […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

Vittorio Angelone and Hannah McClean Lead Care Work Comedy Series ‘Rewarding’ From BBC, Wonder Project (EXCLUSIVE)

Vittorio Angelone and Hannah McClean are set to star in new comedy series “Rewarding” following the “messy lives” of support workers looking after disabled and neurodivergent clients. The six-part series was commissioned by BBC Northern Ireland and U.S. streamer Wonder Project from a pilot starring Angelone and Seána Kerslake. Angelone reprises the role of Francis […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Three Questions With Kylie Jenner About Revisiting King Kylie Era for Pink-Drenched Dunkin’ Collab

The reality veteran and brand mogul talks to THR about donning a pink wig for Dunkin' and delivering creative input: "I want it to feel authentic and personal, and something that makes sense for me."

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026

Variety

David Beckham and U2 Team With Street Child United Charity for Short Film to Air During Final World Cup Games (EXCLUSIVE)

Despite having retired from soccer years ago, David Beckham has noticeably been one of the most visible faces of this World Cup, fronting numerous commercials. That’s not set to change anytime soon, but his next corporate appearance during the tournament is a little different to promoting Lay’s, Home Depot or McDonald’s. “Street of Dreams” is […]

entertainment  Jul 8, 2026