Open Thread

Deadline reports: The legal fight between The Walt Disney Co. and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is officially over. The company has dropped its appeal that challenged DeSantis’ moves to strip the company of control over a special district that covered its Florida theme park properties. The dismissal came after the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board, made up of DeSantis’ …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Director Cameron Van Hoy has entered production on The Prince, a new feature drama penned by Pulitzer Prize winner and Oscar nominee David Mamet. Scott Haze (Old Henry) leads a starry ensemble that also includes Nicolas Cage (Pig), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Giancarlo Esposito (Parish) and Andy Garcia (Ocean’s Eleven). While unconfirmed, we’re told by multiple sources close …

Variety reports: Kevin Spacey fought back tears during an interview on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” in which he revealed his house has been foreclosed on as he owes “many millions” of dollars in legal fees from his sexual misconduct trials. “It’s funny you ask that question because this week, where I have been living in Baltimore is being foreclosed on. My …

Variety reports: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has $2 million for the ACLU’s Drag Defense Fund in the 14 months since the initiative was launched. Formed in April 2023 in partnership with World of Wonder, MTV and “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the Drag Defense Fund defends constitutional rights and creative expression in the LGBTQ community at a moment when they are under attack …

Variety reports: Legendary actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke has made history, winning the 2024 Daytime Emmy award for guest performer in a daytime drama series — via his spot on Peacock’s “Days of Our Lives.” At 98, that makes Van Dyke the oldest actor to receive a Daytime Emmy win. Van Dyke came into Friday’s 51st Daytime Emmy Awards …

Billboard Magazine reports: Nick Cannon has teamed with Dr. Squatch and their Ball Valuation Tool to determine the price of his, um, family jewels, and they’re worth eight figures, according to TMZ. Not only has Dr. Squatch given Cannon — who has 12 children with six women — the honorary title of “Most Valuable Balls,” the men’s soap maker also …

The Today Show reports: Pat Sajak wants everyone to know how lucky he feels to have hosted “Wheel of Fortune.” Sajak’s final episode will air June 7, and he shared some words for all the fans and viewers who have tuned in over the years in a farewell message. “Well, the time has come to say goodbye. I have a …

Billboard Magazine reports: For the last 40 years, pop icon Madonna has cemented her status as a bonafide gay icon. This year, the Queen of Pop wants to remind her LGBTQ fans that without them, she wouldn’t still be here. In a touching message shared to her Instagram on Thursday (June 6), Madonna paid tribute to the queer community and …

Deadline reports: It was an emotional day at The View as Whoopi Goldberg reunited with the cast of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. The Oscar-winning star broke down in tears as she reunited with stars like Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, and Sheryl Lee Ralph, as well as crew members from the 1993 comedy. A recreation of the “Joyful, …

Variety reports: Alec and Hilaria Baldwin are inviting viewers into their chaotic home for a reality series airing on TLC in 2025. The husband and wife duo announced the show (working title “The Baldwins“) in a video posted to Instagram, in which their seven children run around the house screaming. “We’re inviting you into our home to experience the ups …

Deadline Hollywood reports: The movie Donald Trump doesn’t want people to see is going global. While intrigue continues to surround the film’s U.S. release prospects, Cannes Competition title The Apprentice, about Trump’s rise to power, has been sold to key independent distributors in a host of international markets where demand has been strong. The current state of play as we …

Variety reports: ABBA fans had not necessarily expected to see the group together again. But the prospect of being knighted brought all four members back together again Friday in their native Sweden, as they showed up at the royal palace in Stockholm to be honored by the king and queen. Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Benny Andersson were …

Deadline reports: Jennifer Lopez has canceled her entire 2024 summer tour. “I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down,” Lopez said in a statement on her official tour page. “Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that it was absolutely necessary. I promise I will make it up to you and we will all …

Variety reports: “The Apprentice,” a scathing portrait of a young Donald Trump, dominated the Cannes Film Festival, scoring with critics, sparking an eight-minute standing ovation and prompting a fiery response from the 45th president’s legal team. But nearly two weeks after its “bigly” premiere, the film still doesn’t have a U.S. distributor. Despite strong reviews, feverish media attention, a red-hot …

CBS News reports: The minimum sentence for falsifying business records in the first degree is zero, so Trump could receive probation or conditional discharge, a sentence of no jail or up to four years for each offense. Trump would likely be ordered to serve the prison time concurrently for each count, so up to four years, total. In an analysis …

Deadline Hollywood reports: In a sit down with Bari Weiss for The Free Press’s podcast Honestly, Jerry Seinfeld reminisced about growing up and wanting to become “a real man,” joking that he never “made it.” “I really thought when I was in that era, again, it was [John F. Kennedy], it was Muhammad Ali, it was Sean Connery, Howard Cosell, …

Variety reports: TV audiences tracked down “Tracker” in a big way this season. The freshman CBS drama, which stars Justin Hartley as a survivalist who helps law enforcement and others solve tough cases, was the 2023-24 TV season’s most-watched entertainment series. According to the Eye network, that’s the first time a first-year TV series was ranked as the No. 1 …

Broadway.com reports: Golden Globe-winning actress Brooke Shields has been elected president of Actors’ Equity Association, the actor-stage manager union. Shields replaces Kate Shindle, president of AEA since 2015, who opted not to seek re-election. Best known as a screen actress (The Blue Lagoon, Endless Love, Suddenly Susan), Shields’ Broadway credits include Chicago, Grease and Cabaret. Founded in 1913, Actors’ Equity …

Variety reports: Richard M. Sherman, two-time Oscar winner who collaborated with brother Robert B. Sherman on the songs for “Mary Poppins,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and the enduring Disneyland tune “It’s a Small World (After All),” died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills due to age-related illness. He was 95. The Sherman brothers worked in a job that …

Variety reports: Nicki Minaj was detained while leaving Amsterdam on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour, with authorities claiming that she had marijuana in her luggage. The rapper documented much of the experience on her social media, including footage of her being placed in a police vehicle holding cell. In a video she shared on Instagram Live, she spoke with …