Morgan Wallen’s exclusion from the Academy of Country Music Awards this weekend is not going unnoted in Nashville, as fans have banded together to rent out billboards in…
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Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist Trailer Explores the Black Panther Star’s Life
Netflix have released a trailer for their upcoming documentary all about the life and work of the late Chadwick Boseman, which will only be available for a limited…
Oscars to Pre-Record Original Song Performances on Academy Museum Rooftop (EXCLUSIVE)
With the Oscars just ten days away, Variety has learned a number of the original song performances will be pre-recorded this coming Monday and Tuesday. At least some…
Tagger Media Secures $8.5 Million For Influencer Marketing and Social Listening Platform
Tagger Media secured an $8.5 million Series A investment from Five Elms Capital, a global investor in high growth B2B software businesses. The funding will accelerate its product…
White House Correspondents Association Cancels Annual Dinner for 2021
The White House Correspondents Association has tabled its annual dinner event for 2021, citing pandemic conditions and the inability to host a large indoor event. The WHCA dinner,…
ACM Awards Chief Previews Show: More Locations, More Live Audiences, ‘More Fun,’ Same Strict COVID Protocols
Sunday night brings the 56th annual Academy of Country Music Awards to CBS, but in a way, it almost feels like the 55th and a half. That’s because…
Ex-‘Boy Meets World’ actress says raunchy films are putting career ‘back on track’
Former Disney actress Maitland Ward said her new career shift to porn stardom has actually opened a number of Hollywood doors for her.
Meet the Celebrity Fashion Designer Making Fresh Face Masks for the Stars
As the coronavirus began to grip the world just over a year ago, the designer Patrick Henry, known professionally as Fresh, saw it as a call to action.…
‘Community’ Star Yvette Nicole Brown Says Reunion Movie ‘Is Coming’
Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety“… Yvette Nicole Brown says after four years of Donald Trump, this year’s EMILY’s List pre-Oscar event is “like a burst of…
Banff World Media Festival Reveals 2021 Rockie Awards Program Competition Nominees (EXCLUSIVE)
The Banff World Media Festival has revealed the full list of nominees for its 2021 Rockie Awards International Program Competition. In the English comedy category, contenders include FX’s…
Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern to Star in ‘The Son,’ From ‘The Father’ Director Florian Zeller and Cowriter Christopher Hampton
Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern will star in “The Son,” writer-director Florian Zeller’s follow-up to the BAFTA winning and Academy Award nominated “The Father.” The film is adapted…
Lee Aaker, ‘Rin Tin Tin’ and ‘High Noon’ child star, dead at 77
He died “alone and unclaimed … listed as an ‘indigent decedent.’ ”