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CBS, Showtime: States That Enact Anti-Abortion Laws May Not Be ‘Viable’ Film Sites (EXCLUSIVE)
By Elaine Low LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – CBS and Showtime have issued a statement on the recent abortion legislation in Georgia and other states, saying that...
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Moby Cancels Book Tour, Vows to ‘Go Away’ After Natalie Portman Dispute
By Variety Staff LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Then It Fell Apart” has proven to be all too self-fulfilling a title for Moby’s second memoir. Anyone hoping...
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Netflix Buys ‘Power of the Dog’ Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elisabeth Moss
By Dave McNary LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the upcoming movie “The Power of the Dog,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Elisabeth...
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Lena Waithe on Jason Mitchell Allegations: ‘I Wish I Would’ve Handled It Differently’
By Dano Nissen LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “The Chi” creator Lena Waithe explained her response to the Jason Mitchell misconduct allegations in an interview on the...
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U2’s ‘Joshua Tree’ Anniversary Tour to Resume in Australia, New Zealand and Asia
By Variety Staff LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – If you’re kicking yourself that you missed U2’s 30th anniversary “Joshua Tree” in 2017, you have another shot at...
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R. Kelly charged with new felony sex assault, abuse counts: Chicago Sun Times report
By Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) – Grammy-winning singer R. Kelly was charged on Thursday with 11 new felony counts of sexual assault and abuse that could,...
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‘Big Little Lies’ Cast Geeks Out Over Meryl Streep: ‘It Was Like Meeting The Queen of England’
By Elizabeth Wagmeister LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The team behind “Big Little Lies” had a lot to celebrate on Wednesday evening: the premiere of the new...
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Cannes Film Review: ‘First Love’
By Jessica Kiang LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The tongue-in-cheek apology with which mega-prolific Japanese mischief maker Takashi Miike introduced the premiere of his latest madcap mashup...
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Cannes Film Review: ‘Our Mothers’
By Jay Weissberg LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – A forensic anthropologist recovering the bones of people killed during Guatemala’s dark civil war believes he may have found...
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Kirsten Gillibrand Targets Hollywood Women in Fundraiser Amid Abortion Uproar
By Gene Maddaus LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand held a fundraiser targeting women in the entertainment community on Wednesday night amid a growing uproar...