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Netflix Continues Live Programming With Weekly Series Featuring Celebrity Medium Tyler Henry
Netflix is going live with Tyler Henry. The streamer has set a new weekly series — Live From the Other Side with Tyler Henry — that is scheduled to kick off Sept. 17, with new episodes streaming live every Tuesday at 3 p.m. PST. The deal calls for eight episodes at 45 minutes apiece. The official description […]
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Gender-Balanced Hiring Dips for Women Working in Television, Study Finds
Women are falling out of focus on the small screen. According to a new report on gender and hiring in TV presented by IMDbPro and ReFrame — an initiative of Sundance Institute and WIF — women lost gains made over the past several years in nearly every position analyzed. Last year’s data found that women […]
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‘It Ends With Us’ Star Blake Lively Steps Out in Same Versace Dress Worn by Britney Spears in 2002
Isn’t she lucky? Blake Lively stepped out to the world premiere of her new film, It Ends With Us, at New York’s AMC Lincoln Square theater last night wearing the same glittering Versace dress worn by Britney Spears in 2002. “It’s Britney’s actual dress,” the actress and entrepreneur told People upon arriving. “It should be […]
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Jordan Kahn’s Vespertine Earns Back Two Michelin Stars as Restaurant Is Hailed as “Singular Operation”
It was Michelin Monday in California. The famed dining guide doled out its roster of 2024 awardees, bestowing a series of stars on some high-profile restaurants in Los Angeles and beyond during a ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay last night. While there weren’t any new three-star ratings in California, Los Angeles landed […]
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Lucy Hale Set to Receive Humanitarian Award at Friendly House Luncheon
Lucy Hale will soon be friendly with an award from Friendly House. The actress has been selected to receive the Humanitarian Award at the 34th annual awards luncheon put on by the longstanding residential substance abuse recovery home. The honoree program will also see trophies presented to musician and Warner Chappell Music senior vp of […]
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Heather Graham’s ‘Chosen Family’ Acquired by Brainstorm Media
Heather Graham’s chosen family is growing. The actress-turned-filmmaker’s latest big-screen effort, Chosen Family, has been acquired by Brainstorm Media for North America with a theatrical release set for Oct. 11. Written, directed by and starring Graham, the Verdi Prods. film also stars John Brotherton, Ella Grace Helton, Andrea Savage, Michael Gross, Julie Halston, Thomas Lennon […]
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Wondery Partners With Live Events Producer Mills Entertainment to Launch Live Tours
Wondery is going on tour. The premium podcast studio from Amazon has partnered with live events producer and promoter Mills Entertainment for a “multi-year strategic relationship” that will see the companies come together to mount live tours based on various genres across the Wondery universe. The first live offering to roll out from the collaboration […]
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Actors Keith David and David Keith Team for Joint Interview on ‘What Are We Talking About?’ Podcast
The second season of the What Are We Talking About? podcast will launch with a conversation starter: The first joint interview with veteran Hollywood actors Keith David and David Keith who, for an obvious reason, are often confused for one another. The podcast — hosted by entertainment industry insiders Paul Davidson (former film and TV […]
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Azione Acquires Boutique Publicity Firm IHPR
Azione is in an acquiring mood. The creative communications agency confirmed that it has acquired the fashion and lifestyle division of IHPR in a strategic move designed to bolster its position in the competitive fashion and luxury sector. As part of the deal, IHPR partner Jen Dalton joins Azione as executive vp. “Azione is excited […]
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GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis Under Fire After New York Times Investigation Into Spending, Expenses
GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis is under fire following an investigation published Thursday by The New York Times focused on her spending and expenses as the nonprofit’s long-serving president and CEO. The piece details months of expense reports, lavish travel costs, a rental in popular summer vacation destination Provincetown, Massachusetts, and a home office renovation paid […]
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Hollywood’s Latest Marketing Go-To: Newly Launched Heads in the Sky Drones Agency
Look up. That’s where Kevin Prince and Michelle Ritorto found the inspiration to launch their new agency, a creative drone show firm dedicated to creative marketing and storytelling in the sky. It’s called Heads in the Sky Drones, aka HITS Drones. The agency strategizes, concepts, collaborates and executes premium drone shows with Hollywood brands and […]
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Fred Segal, Iconic Staple of L.A.’s Fashion Scene, Shutters Its Last Two Stores
A stalwart of the Los Angeles retail scene has shuttered. Fred Segal — the beloved, ivy-covered retail mecca on Melrose Avenue that birthed a chain of stores, helped set fashion trends and became a pop culture reference point in films like Clueless and Legally Blonde — closed its last two fashion locations in the Los Angeles […]
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