Open Thread

Variety reports: The Razzie Awards have introduced an age limit for nominations following blowback after 12-year-old Ryan Kiera Armstrong (pictured above) was nominated for Worst Actress. In a statement, Razzies founder John Wilson apologized and confirmed Armstrong’s name has been removed from the ballot. He also said that going forward under-18s would not be eligible to be nominated for the …

Variety reports: The anticipated biopic of music legend Madonna is taking an indefinite holiday. The project, which the icon was going to direct herself, is no longer in development at Universal Pictures, multiple sources told Variety. Speculation over the fate of the movie began instantly after Madonna announced a career-spanning world tour last week — one that sold out shows …

Variety reports: In her upcoming memoir, Pamela Anderson details a disturbing incident that took place on the set of “Home Improvement” in 1991 when she was 23 years old. “On the first day of filming, I walked out of my dressing room, and Tim was in the hallway in his robe. He opened his robe and flashed me quickly — …

Deadline Hollywood reports: With The White Lotus star Aubrey Plaza as the Saturday Night Live host this week, a parody of the popular HBO anthology series appeared inevitable. It came in the form of The Black Lotus, featuring “eight wealthy tourists, one luxury hotel and a staff who has no time for this nonsense.” Chloe Fineman reprised her spot-on Jennifer …

The Guardian reports: A secretly made documentary expanding on allegations of sexual assault against supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh has premiered at this year’s Sundance film festival. Justice, a last-minute addition to the schedule, aims to shine a light not only on the women who have accused Kavanaugh, a Donald Trump nominee, but also the failed FBI investigation into the …

The AV Club reports: Dolly Parton has never lacked for A-list collaborators, but no one can deny she’s on a particular hot streak right now. After announcing a new rock album featuring music megastars like Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, and Steven Tyler, Parton has dropped another star-studded collaboration for the new film 80 For Brady. “Gonna Be You” is written …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Graham Nash, whose voice melded perfectly with those of David Crosby and Stephen Stills in one of the best folk-rock trios of their era, remembered his late bandmate Crosby today, as did singer Melissa Etheridge, with whom Crosby fathered two children. “I am grieving the loss of my friend and Bailey’s biological father, David,” Etheridge writes on …

Variety reports: As expected, Madonna has announced dates for “Madonna: The Celebration Tour,” in a viral video with a wink to her 1990 film “Truth or Dare.” The video features Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Diplo, Bob the Drag Queen, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, Eric Andre and culminates with Amy Schumer daring Madonna to go on tour and perform her four decades of …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Channing Tatum has revealed that he has the rights to the classic 1990 romance Ghost from Paramount Pictures and plans to remake it. His disclosure that his production company Free Association has “the rights to Ghost” came during an interview with Vanity Fair, conducted while the actor-producer was making pottery. “Now I know why they put [pottery-making] …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Sophia Loren said Monday that she is “deeply shaken and saddened” by the death of Gina Lollobrigida, the Italian actress who passed away Monday at the age of 95. The two Italian actresses were often considered rivals, with both regarded as among the most beautiful international stars of the post-World War II years. They often competed for …

The Daily Mail reports: White Lotus heartthrob Theo James has been tipped to play George Michael in an £85 million biopic about the Wham! singer. Oxford-born James, 38, has become one of Hollywood’s hottest stars thanks to his performance as a philandering husband in the second series of the hit show about the guests and staff at a resort hotel. …

Variety reports: Michael Bay is fighting back against a widely-seen report that said he was charged in Italy for killing a pigeon during production on the 2019 Netflix film, “6 Underground.” The filmmaker called the report “false, reckless and defamatory,” and says he was never charged with killing an animal. In a legal letter, obtained by Variety, Bay’s attorney is …

Deadline Hollywood reports: The Men of West Hollywood are looking to go global. Get Me Out Productions, the company behind the Crackle series, are planning a raft of international versions of the show alongside expanding the franchise with spinoffs in New York, San Francisco and Miami. It comes a year after the show launched on the streaming platform and become …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, has been rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital after suffering a possible cardiac arrest. LA County sheriff’s deputies were called to Presley’s residence this morning upon receiving a call that someone in the house was suffering from a cardiac arrest, a law enforcement source tells Deadline. Fire department …

Broadway World reports: Republicans in the state of Arizona have introduced three new bills that would limit or restrict drag performances in the state. Arizona Senator Anthony Kern is proposing two of the bills which would prevent drag shows from happening in public. ASU Gammage, a performance hall belonging to Arizona’s public college Arizona Stage University, is set to present …

Variety reports: Prosecutors announced on Tuesday that they will pursue a second trial against Danny Masterson, after a jury deadlocked on three rape charges at the actor’s first trial in November. Masterson, 46, is accused of forcibly raping three women at his home in the Hollywood Hills from 2001 to 2003. He was a star of the Fox sitcom “That …

Variety reports: Hugh Jackman is famous for packing on pounds of muscle to play Wolverine in various “X-Men” movies, but he told Chris Wallace during a recent interview on HBO’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace” that he’s never resorted to steroids in order to transform into the character. “Over the years people have wondered, did he juice?” Wallace asked. “No, …

Variety reports: Adam Rich, a former child actor best known for starring as Nicholas Bradford on the ABC series “Eight Is Enough,” died Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. He was 54. No further details about Rich’s death are available at this time, though reports state that law enforcement has not indicated to signs of foul play. …

The Metro reports: The time has come for Call Me Kat to say goodbye to cast member Leslie Jordan, and the farewell has left fans in tears. In October the Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian died aged 67 in a car crash after suffering a medical emergency while at the wheel. A regular cast member on the series since its …

Billboard Magazine reports: Don Henley, Sheryl Crow, Sting and a slew of other musicians are throwing their support behind a new federal copyright rule aimed at making sure that songwriters who regain control of their music actually start getting paid their streaming royalties after they do so. The U.S. Copyright Office wants to overturn a policy adopted by the Mechanical …