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Salon reports: Yes, after weeks of the most uncomfortable will-they-or-won’t-they vibes between walking red flag Saxon Ratliff (Patrick Schwarzenegger) and younger brother Lochlan (Sam Nivola), Sunday’s episode of The White Lotus left us with no doubt that they, indeed, would. In the new episode, “Denials,” as their memories slowly return to them the next day amid soul-crushing hangovers, each Ratliff …

Deadline reports: George Michael’s many acts of generosity, often conducted under condition of anonymity, have come to light since the star’s death in 2016. Now, his backing singer Shirley Lewis has revealed that she was also the beneficiary of his great kindness, when she found herself struggling financially. “I was talking to George on the phone and suddenly burst into …

Variety reports: Disney‘s “Snow White” is the fairest of them all on box office charts. The musical earned $16 million across Friday and preview screenings from 4,200 venues. It’s enough of a start to put “Snow White,” which stars Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, on track to land within projections for an opening weekend north of $45 million. That would …

Deadline reports: Neil Young said a couple of weeks ago that he would play a free concert in Ukraine, with a date and venue TBA. But now that show has been called off. “Our concert in Ukraine is canceled,” Young said in a statement on his archives website. “We had a good venue, close to a shelter, but the changing …

Variety reports: “The Last of Us” Emmy nominee Bella Ramsey revealed in an interview with British Vogue that they were diagnosed with autism after a crew member on the first season of the HBO drama series said they were showing signs of autism on set. Ramsey said it was “liberating” when they found out the diagnosis. According to Ramsey, a …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Hulu released the first trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale‘s sixth and final season which builds intense anticipation as to what June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) still has to face before the lights go dark on the dystopian drama. The series has been preparing viewers for a revolution and this season, it’s no longer a promise, it’s a reality. …

Variety reports: Gal Gadot‘s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony Tuesday was disrupted by sign-carrying demonstrators on both the pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel sides. Several dozen protesters showed up just before the ceremony was due to get underway, with the pro-Palestinian protesters holding signs that read “Heros Fight Like Palestinians,” “Viva Viva Palestina” and “No Other Land Won Oscar.” As with the …

Variety reports: John Oliver sounded off on a Justice Department official’s claim that she was fired for refusing to recommend that Mel Gibson‘s gun rights be restored, saying that the “Mad Max” and “Braveheart” actor is “best known for his work in screaming.” Last Week, Elizabeth G. Oyer — a former pardon attorney in the Department of Justice — told …

Broadway.com reports: The newly formed Broadway in Memoriam Committee, a coalition of theater owners working alongside industry service organizations, has announced the launch of Broadway in Memoriam, a quarterly tribute to the memory of artists, creators and industry professionals who have made a lasting impact on the Broadway stage. On each Broadway in Memoriam evening, the marquees of all 41 …

Deadline reports: Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed says he has been targeted with thousands of death threats from Michael Jackson fans, as a result of making a documentary about two men who say the superstar abused them when they were children. Reed told The Guardian newspaper: “I’ve had murderers try to find me. I’ve had people threaten to shoot me …

Deadline reports: The Menendez brothers will have to wait another month to discover whether they have a chance of getting their sentences of life without parole reduced or reassessed. Unsurprisingly, the previously rescheduled resentencing hearing set to begin March 20 has been kicked down the road. Now, Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez will get their day(s) in court on April …

Variety reports: The USS Callister is taking flight once again. Netflix has released the trailer and first-look images for Season 7 of Charlie Brooker’s sci-fi anthology series “Black Mirror.“ Breaking from tradition, Season 7 is the first time “Black Mirror” will revisit the characters of a previous episode: Cristin Milioti and other key characters from the standout Season 4 episode …

Variety reports: Amazon MGM is developing a movie about Tiger Woods with Barack and Michelle Obama’s company Higher Ground in talks to produce. Based on Kevin Cook’s book “The Tiger Slam: The Inside Story of the Greatest Golf Ever Played,” the biographical drama will chart the rise of the child prodigy turned golf star. The book includes accounts from caddies, …

Variety reports: Bill Burr recently appeared on NPR’s “Fresh Air” to promote his new Hulu comedy special, “Drop Dead Years,” and he ripped not only Elon Musk for “evidently” being a Nazi but also liberals for their scared reaction to Musk’s growing political influence. “I just refuse to believe it was an accidental two-time Sieg Heil. And he does it …

Variety reports: Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Monday that his office will withdraw its request to reduce the sentences of Lyle and Erik Menendez, saying the brothers have not shown full insight into their crimes. The brothers are serving life without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. At a press conference Monday …

Variety reports: The Weekend Update anchors took on Trump’s address to Congress on this week’s SNL, taking down the commander-in-chief’s claim that “no president has changed government faster” than him. “Nobody changed airport security faster than Bin Laden,” Michael Che joked. “After imposing tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Tuesday, President Trump reversed them on Thursday. It’s a cunning political …

Variety reports: Bong Joon Ho‘s “Mickey 17,” the first of Warner Bros.‘ eclectic, pricey 2025 slate of original films from name-brand directors like Ryan Coogler and Paul Thomas Anderson, isn’t getting the warmest arrival at the box office. The sci-fi comedy, starring Robert Pattinson as a pair of interstellar doppelgangers, earned $7.7 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,807 …

Variety reports: Gene Hackman likely died about a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, passed away due to hantavirus, a medical examiner announced Friday. Hackman died of cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer’s disease as a significant contributing factor, said Heather Jarrell, the chief medical examiner for the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator. Arakawa likely died about a week earlier, …

Deadline Hollywood reports: The Kennedy Center just lost another patron. Whoopi Goldberg announced on The View today that she no longer will attend Kennedy Center performances in light of the Donald Trump board takeover that has prompted a raft of changes at the venue including firings and show cancellations. During today’s “Hot Topics” segment of the ABC daytime talk show, …

Washington DC’s NBC affiliate reports: If you care to find Cynthia Erivo, look to WorldPride! The “Wicked” star is set to headline the free WorldPride DC Festival on Pennsylvania Avenue. Hold space in your schedule for Saturday, June 7. Erivo is sure to draw gravity-defying crowds to the festival hours after the District’s LGBTQIA+ pride parade. Erivo came out as …