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Variety reports: Taylor Swift commands the Hot 100 with all 22 songs from her latest “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” occupying spots on the singles chart. Impressively, this means three singles from three different Swift albums are in the top 10 this week: “I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault),” a new release from “Speak Now,” leads the pack …

Variety reports: Jane Birkin, the beloved British-French actor and singer who spent most of her life in France and is known for a tumultuous relationship with French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, died on Sunday at her home in Paris, according to Le Parisien newspaper. She was 76. No cause of death has yet been confirmed. Birkin was best known internationally for …

Variety reports: James Cameron has visited the wreckage of the Titanic more than 30 times and directed an Oscar-winning romance about the doomed vessel — but he’s not planning on exploring the latest disaster connected to the ship that couldn’t sink. The director has denied rumors that he is in talks to helm a feature about the OceanGate submarine that …

Deadline Hollywood reports: The 41st edition of Outfest is underway in Los Angeles after an opening night event dominated by talk of the actors strike. “Let’s also acknowledge the elephant in the room,” Outfest Executive Director Damien Navarro said as he welcomed the festival crowd at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown L.A. “We are living in uncertain times where the …

Variety reports: SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors, has officially joined the writers on strike against the film and TV companies, igniting the entertainment industry’s first dual shutdown in 63 years. Film and television productions will shut down, but the work stoppage has reverberations that extend beyond actors going to set. According to the guidelines, SAG-AFTRA members will not be …

Variety reports: It’s good to be HBO — er, “HBO Max” — er, “HBO / Max.” How big was the pay cabler-slash-streamer when it comes to this year’s Emmy nominations? In the supporting actor in a drama category, the outlet held all eight slots (on the backs of just two programs: “Succession” and “The White Lotus”), and in supporting actress, …

TMZ reports: A jury determined a handwritten document found in Aretha Franklin’s couch is a valid will, a major development after years of her kids battling over her estate. The ruling on the hard-to-read pages came in Tuesday in a Michigan court. The will was found in 2019 — the year after she passed — in a notebook tucked under …

Variety reports: Madonna announced Monday that in the wake of her medical emergency last month, the North American dates of her “Celebration” tour will be rescheduled to an unspecified future time and the tour will now begin in Europe in October. The previously scheduled European dates are slated to begin Oct. 14 in London and carry on through the European …

Deadline reports: Harry Styles was hit in the eye by a thrown object while performing Saturday night in Vienna, Austria. Styles became the latest victim of a trend in which concertgoers throw objects at performers, hoping to create a moment that can be captured on social media and increase clout. The singer was hit as he was walking across the …

ESPN reports: United States forward Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday that she will retire from professional soccer at the conclusion of the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League season. The 11-year league veteran and U.S. women’s national team standout will play her final regular-season match at Seattle’s Lumen Field on Oct. 6 against the Washington Spirit. Rapinoe, 38, is preparing to compete …

Deadline Hollywood reports: One day after Britney Spears accused NBA star Victor Wembanyama’s security guard of hitting her as she attempted to say hello the Spurs No. 1 overall pick, Las Vegas police say it was Spears own hand that struck her face as the security guard attempted to slap her hand off of Wembanyama’s shoulder. No charges will be …

Billboard Magazine reports: Count Tracy Chapman as just as surprised as everyone else that her 1988 classic, “Fast Car,” has not only found a new life 35 years later, but that it has become a country chart-topper. Luke Combs’ faithful version is No. 1 on this week’s Billboard’s Country Airplay chart (dated July 8.) “I never expected to find myself …

Deadline reports: Back To The Future: The Musical landed on Broadway last week in overdrive: The stage adaptation starring Casey Likes and Roger Bart scored a dizzying $1,035,256 with just four sold-out preview performances at the Winter Garden. The musical, which opens August 3, features a book by Bob Gale and new music and lyrics by Alan Silvestri and Glen …

Variety reports: Don’t mess with Adele. During a recent “Weekends With Adele” show, the pop singer cheekily called out the disturbing trend of people throwing objects at artists on stage. “Have you noticed how people are like, forgetting fucking show etiquette at the moment? People just throwing shit on stage, have you seen them?” Adele asked the crowd at her …

Variety reports: One of Kevin Spacey’s alleged victims compared the actor to the serial killer he played in David Fincher’s feature “Se7en” in a U.K. court on Monday. The man, who cannot be identified under British law, detailed the allegations against Spacey in a pre-recorded police interview, which was played to the jury at Southwark Crown Court in London. He …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is off to a disappointing start with a $130M global opening. Of that, $70M is from 52 international box office markets as the the fifth installment in the beloved 42-year-old franchise came in below projections. Europe is overall performing well, though France has been affected by early cinema closures …

The Birmingham Herald reports: The Supreme Court’s ruling declaring race can no longer be used as a criterion for college admissions was a “shot across the bow, man,” says Charles Barkley. Upon hearing the news on Thursday, the NBA Hall of Famer was moved to do something to support future Black students attending Auburn, his alma mater. Something significant. “In …

Variety reports: Alan Arkin, an Oscar-winning actor for “Little Miss Sunshine” with a body of work that spans seven decades of stage and screen acting, died June 29 at his home in Carlsbad, Calif, Variety has confirmed. He was 89. Arkin, who was known for projecting a characteristically dry wit but could play tragedy with equal efficacy, won his Oscar …

Deadline Hollywood reports: The Writers Guild of America strike continued Thursday with a demonstration at Netflix headquarters in Los Angeles that featured appearances by Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, as well as a slew of Dolly Parton drag queens on the picket lines. The event, put on by the WGA’s LGBTQ+ writers committee, was titled “Striking 9-5 Picket — A …

Vulture reports: Foolish network executives — you think you can cancel Futurama? No, no. All you can do is postpone its inevitable return. Futurama is coming back for a second time, ten years after its second cancellation. The show first aired in 1999 on Fox, was canceled in 2003, then was brought back by Comedy Central in 2008, before getting …