Jacob Soboroff, a national and political correspondent for NBC News, has set a deal with HarperCollins to write a book examining the wildfires that devastated his hometown of Pacific Palisades as well as Altadena in January. “Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New
Sean “Diddy” Combs auditioned to play James Brown in the 2014 Universal biopic “Get on Up,” it was revealed in the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial. The part ultimately went to Chadwick Boseman. Combs’ interest in the role was revealed during the cross-examination of “Mia,”
Harvey Weinstein doesn’t plan to testify at his sex crimes retrial in New York City. Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur Aidala shared the news on Sunday, the Associated Press reported. The trial is set to proceed with closing arguments on Tuesday, as the court does not hear
Just like the Netflix series, Broadway’s “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” is full of terrifying monsters, breath-taking special effects and it’s up for several top prizes this award season. After debuting on the West End in 2023, the play, which is a prequel to the
In its 16th week on Billboard’s Hot 100 songs chart, Alex Warren‘s “Ordinary” has hit a peak of No. 1 in the United States. The romantic ballad has been slowly dancing around the summit for weeks, rising from No. 4 to No. 1 this week,
The Music Dance Experience on Season 1 of “Severance” was so memorable that the director and executive producer Ben Stiller wanted to up the ante for Season 2. Stiller pitched the idea of a marching band sequence for the show’s finale. So, when Mark S. (Adam
Jonathan Joss, an actor on “King of the Hill” who voiced John Redcorn, died in a shooting on Saturday, San Antonio police confirmed to Variety. He was 59. San Antonio officers were dispatched to a shooting in progress at a home on Sunday night around
Cobie Smulders has joined “The Lincoln Lawyer’s” upcoming fourth season at Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively. Exact character details are being kept under wraps, but Smulders will appear alongside fellow Season 4 stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, and Angus Sampson. As