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James Cameron and Jon Landau Return to New Zealand for ‘Avatar’ Restart
By Patrick Frater LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Director James Cameron and producer Jon Landau arrived in Wellington, New Zealand on Sunday morning local time in preparation...
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Protests Continue Coast to Coast as Cities Seek to Impose Order
By Gene Maddaus LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Cities across the country declared curfews on Sunday night as protests continued over the death of George Floyd. In...
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Aaron Dessner of the National Responds to Bizarre Right-Wing Accusation That He’s a Riot Organizer
By Variety Staff LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Aaron Dessner of the rock group the National took to social media Sunday to declare that he was in...
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SAG-AFTRA, WGA Leaders Condemn Racism After George Floyd’s Death
By Dave McNary LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and National Executive Director David P. White have spoken out against the death of George Floyd...
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Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO and Other Hollywood Players Take a Stand in Support of Black Lives Matter Movement Amid George Floyd Protests
By Elaine Low LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – UPDATE: As of Sunday, Disney, ViacomCBS , Warner Bros ., A24, Lionsgate, BET, FX Networks , Fox Entertainment and...
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KCON Music Festival Announces Full Lineup for Digital Event KCON:TACT 2020
By Kristine Kwak LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – KCON recently announced that they will be partnering with YouTube for their 2020 event to stream a weeklong event...
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Herbert Stempel, Whistleblower in Quiz Show Scandals, Dies at 93
By Dave McNary LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Herbert Stempel, the contestant on NBC’s “Twenty-One” who helped uncover the quiz show rigging scandals of the 1950s, died on April...
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Michael Jordan on the Death of George Floyd: ‘We Have Had Enough’
By Jordan Moreau LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Legendary NBA player Michael Jordan has joined the growing list of celebrities that have spoken out against the death...
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Los Angeles Continues Curfew for Second Night as Cleanup Efforts Begin
By Jazz Tangcay LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – UPDATE: Los Angeles County has moved up its curfew to 6:00 p.m. Sunday. It will last until 6:00 a.m. Monday,...
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Santa Monica Moves Up Curfew, Closes Highway Ramps Into City
By Jordan Moreau LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The city of Santa Monica has announced it is moving up its curfew to 4:00 p.m. and closing the...