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Country music sensation Jelly Roll received a pardon from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday for past charges of robbery and drug possession, restoring some freedoms to the Grammy-nominated artist and completing a redemption arc that has come to define his songwriting, brand and advocacy. Lee’s decision came after an outpouring of support from family,…
T.A.T.u’s 2002 anthem “All The Things She Said” served as one of the best needle drops on television this year, soundtracking a pivotal moment in last week’s episode of Heated Rivalry, and now its streams are skyrocketing. According to data Spotify shared with The Hollywood Reporter, the song’s streams on the platform have more than…
The TikTok sale is officially happening, with a consortium of American investors set to take over U.S. operations of the video platform next month on Jan. 22, 2026. The deal means that TikTok, the fast-growing social video platform that upended the strategies of competitors like YouTube and Meta Platforms Inc., will have a new joint…
Walt Disney Pictures is weaving a Tangled web as it searches for the actors to inhabit the live-action adaptation of its 2010 animated movie. The studio quietly conducted screen tests and chemistry readings in London last week for the parts of Rapunzel, the curious and plucky would-be princess with magical hair, and Flynn Rider, the…
Paul King is going from cuddly jam-eating bears to cute-ugly monsters. A month after nabbing the film rights to Labubu, Sony has tapped Paddington and Wonka filmmaker King to bring to life a big-screen take on one of the world’s biggest collectible sensations. King is set to direct the feature project and will producewith Department…
James Tynion IV is getting animated. The comics author behind Something Is Killing the Children and The Nice House on the Lake, and his production house Tiny Onion are making a big play in the adult animation business. They are launching a muscular slate of titles based on the ideas and works of the creator….
In early 2025, Oni Press president and publisher Hunter Gorinson met over Zoom with Archie Comic Publications heads Jon Goldwater, Jesse Goldwater and Mike Pellerito. What was supposed to be their usual catch up on the state of the comics industry turned into a conversation about the state of Archie comics. The freckled red-haired teen…
As Hollywood continues to grapple with the threat and adoption of AI, a group of 18 industry insiders have banded together to form the Creators Coalition on AI. The effort, a first of its kind, is backed by the signatures of more than 500, a diverse list growing by the hour that includes Oscar winners,…
A personal yoga instructor to Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner once wrote a children’s book inspired by their son Nick Reiner, arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents Sunday at their Brentwood home. Published in 2005, A Chair in the Air was an attempt by yoga instructor Alanna Zabel at processing her…
It’s hard to define a Harry Melling role these days, but even by that standard, few would have the lead of a gay BDSM rom-com on their bingo card — including Melling himself. But this is how the 36-year-old London native prefers to operate, with the risky, unexpected choice serving as something of a norm….
