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The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey Criticizes His Parent Company’s Partnership With Netflix: ‘There’s an Inherent Conflict’ and ‘It Wasn’t My Decision’
Some dissent in Bill Simmons’ The Ringer publishing and podcast network is airing out publicly. Sean Fennessey, the h...
Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Allege Anthropic Launched ‘Brazen Campaign’ to Illegally Train Claude on Copyrighted Songs in New Lawsuit
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have filed a federal lawsuit against Anthropic that claimed the AI gi...
Christopher Cross Uses Canada Stage to Blast Trump, Jokes About Getting ‘Ejected’ From America
At a Toronto concert, the “Sailing” singer apologized to Canadian fans, urging them not to “give up on us"
Hollywood Assistant Horror Novel ‘This Town Will Eat You Alive’ Written Under Pseudonym by Industry Insider Set at Hanover Square Press (EXCLUSIVE)
A satirical Hollywood horror-romance novel is set to release next year from Hanover Square Press and debut author Cla...
Norman Reedus Joins James Marsden in Apple TV Thriller Series ‘Disavowed’
Norman Reedus is set to star alongside James Marsden in the upcoming Apple TV series “Disavowed,” Variety has learned...
Stephen Kalyn Joins ‘Housemaid’s Secret’ Cast After ‘Off Campus’ Fame
After rocketing to fame with his breakout role in “Off Campus,” Stephen Kalyn has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s “The...
D4vd Pleads Not Guilty in Teen Murder Case, Switches to Public Defender
His high-profile defense attorneys Blair Berk and Marilyn Bednarski are exiting the case, saying in a statement they ...
Andrew W.K. Trades ‘Party Hard’ For… Jazz-Noir
The party has moved somewhere considerably stranger. Five years after God Is Partying and 25 after his head-banging d...
Shifty Shellshock Doc Revisits Crazy Town Frontman’s Life, Addiction
Soleil Moon Frye’s documentary about her relationship with late Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock is getting some...
Good 4 Olivia Rodrigo
“This is the best day of my fucking life.” Olivia Rodrigo shouted this statement with a huge grin halfway through her...
HBO to Develop Mystery Series ‘Imposter’ From Kalos Chu, ‘Penguin’ Creator Lauren LeFranc to Produce
HBO is developing the dark mystery series “Imposter,” Variety has learned. The project hails from writer and executiv...
‘Tires’ Renewed for Season 4 at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
“Tires” keeps on rolling. The Shane Gillis sitcom has been renewed for Season 4 at Netflix, a few weeks after the thi...
‘Off Campus’ Launches Halloween Costumes Including Briar University Jerseys and Varsity Jackets
Briar University is getting dressed for Halloween. Spirit Halloween is bringing Prime Video’s breakout romance series...
Danny Boyle Set to Receive the Creative Impact in Directing Award from Variety at Venice Film Festival
Variety will honor Oscar-winning British filmmaker Danny Boyle with its Creative Impact in Directing Award at the Ven...
‘Furious’ Finale: Emmy Rossum and Creator Elizabeth Meriwether on That Final Shot, Who Killed Isabel and How Alice’s Decisions Will Affect Season 2
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Hart Island,” the Season 1 finale of “Furious,” now streaming on Hu...
Sony Aims to Connect Advertisers to PlayStation Users With Launch of ‘Live TV on PS5’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The audience that gravitates to games on PlayStation has become notoriously difficult for advertisers to reach. Until...
‘Onslaught’ Review: Adria Arjona and Dan Stevens Star in Adam Wingard’s Fun but Scattered Military Slasher
A 12-hour clock counts down to an inevitable massacre in “Onslaught,” the kind of elevated, razor-wire genre romp tha...
Shakira Says Madrid Residency Was Created in Response to Latinos ‘Forced to Live in Fear’
"I chose to respond with a celebration: the biggest we could possibly imagine," the Colombian superstar wrote in an o...
DOLLYFEST Planned For ’27, Nashville Airport Could Bear Her Name
The tributes to Dolly Parton are already taking many forms, but two of the biggest are looking beyond the immediate m...
David Fair, Co-Founder of Art Rock Innovators Half Japanese, Dead at 74
Fair was a key, but occasional member of the cult favorite band, which he formed with his brother Jad in their childh...