Sean Combs won’t have to face most of a sexual assault lawsuit from Sara Rivers, who accused the music mogul of groping her when she was a contestant on Making the Band 2. The complaint from Rivers was filed earlier this year, near the height of legal scrutiny around Combs. She claimed Combs cornered her…
Veteran Hollywood studio executive David Spitz has landed his next gig: serving as head of U.S. theatrical distribution at Teddy Schwarzman‘s Black Bear Pictures as the leading production and financing company realizes its dream of becoming a full-fledged indie studio. Spitz — who did a long stint running distribution at Lionsgate — will oversee theatrical…
Taylor Sheridan and Paramount Pictures are expanding their production footprint in Texas. Hillwood has partnered with Sheridan’s SGS Studios and Paramount Television to open a 450,000-square-foot filming hub in a bid to lure large-scale productions to the state. The development marks what’s believed to be the largest operating studio facility in Texas, amplifying the increasingly…
In 1954, the Writers Guild of America formed to bring screenwriters, TV and radio writers under one union umbrella. A few decades later, the labor group expanded its purview by adding animation primetime writers. In three, five or 10 years, could vertical (i.e., iPhone-sized content) writers, YouTubers and other content creators be next? That’s the…
Taylor Swift’s 12th album, The Life of a Showgirlis officially coming this fall. The pop star, announcing the news on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast New Heights Wednesday, said her latest album will be released on Oct. 3 and feature 12 new songs. Swift said the album is about what was going on during her life…
When Erin Foster began writing the script for Nobody Wants This“I really pictured me on the poster,” she says. The creator of the Emmy-nominated Netflix rom-com is only half joking, as the story of Joanne (Kristen Bell) — an agnostic 30-something sex podcaster who falls for Noah (Adam Brody), a rabbi — is loosely based…
Angelina Jolie and Doug Liman, who famously worked together on Mr. and Mrs. Smithare reteaming for another thriller set in the world of spies. Coming on top of multi-studio competition, Universal is wrapping up the final deal points to land The Initiativea hot spy package that sees Jolie attached to star, Liman on board to…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. French brand LOOK has set up shop in Los Angeles, with a new boutique on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice. Tucked away in a historic brick storefront (that still bears some former…
