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Ellen Page Confronts Ted Cruz in Iowa: "You’re Discriminating Against Lgbt People"
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Ellen Page, wearing a hat and sunglasses, confronted presidential hopeful Ted Cruz at the Iowa State Fair on Friday while he was grilling porkchops. The exchange was caught on camera by ABC News. The actress is hosting a show for Vice Media titled Gaycation With Ellen Page, and her confrontation with the Gop political candidate is planned to be part of that series, her publicist told The Hollywood Reporter. The show was shot in different cities around the world and is now making its way to the U.S. The Texas senator and the actress got into a debate
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- Lorena O'Neil
'Sleepy Hollow' Promotes Pair to Series Regular (Exclusive)
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Fox is continuing to fine-tune Sleepy Hollow. The genre series has promoted Lance Gross and Zach Appelman to series regulars for its upcoming third season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Crisis alum Gross closed a deal in late July to join the series in a major recurring role as Daniel Reynolds, the FBI special agent in charge — aka Abbie's (Nicole Beharie) new boss. Harvard educated and following training at Quantico, Reynolds quickly made a name for himself at the bureau with tenacity and political savvy. His assignment to Sleepy Hollow reunites him with Abbie. See more Broadcast
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- Lesley Goldberg
Shondaland, 'Trophy Wife' Creators Developing Divorce Comedy for ABC
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Shondaland is continuing its push into comedy. Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers' production company is teaming with Trophy Wife creators Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins to develop half-hour Splitsville for ABC, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The comedy centers on a group of single residents of a suburban cul-de-sac, who in the wake of a wave of divorces, join forces to raise their kids and get through it together. Halpern and Haskins will pen the script and exec produce the comedy alongside Shondaland's Rhimes and Beers. The project marks a reunion for Rhimes and Beers with
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- Lesley Goldberg
Dr. Dre Apologizes "to the Women I've Hurt"
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Amid renewed uproar over allegations that he physically abused women, Dr. Dre issued a statement expressing remorse for his actions. "Twenty-five years ago I was a young man drinking too much and in over my head with no real structure in my life. However, none of this is an excuse for what I did," Dre told the New York Times. "I’ve been married for 19 years and every day I’m working to be a better man for my family, seeking guidance along the way. I’m doing everything I can so I never resemble that man again. I apologize
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- Hilary Lewis
Relativity Bankruptcy: Was Chapter 11 Unauthorized?
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On Friday, the three financial firms that put up interim financing for Relativity Media in its bankruptcy responded to objections over its proposed $250 million "stalking horse" bid for sale of the Ryan Kavanaugh studio's assets. The biggest revelation concerns the objections of Manchester Securities, a subsidiary of Paul Singer's hedge fund firm Elliot Management, one of Relativity's earliest financial backers. Manchester has conducted extensive discovery over the circumstances that led Relativity to file Chapter 11 in one of Hollywood's biggest ever bankruptcies. It has filed objections under seal, but papers by the Dip lenders on Friday outline the key
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- Eriq Gardner
'Transparent,' 'Empire' Top Casting Society of America's Nominations
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Netflix’s comedy Transparent and Fox’s drama Empire both scored two nominations each as the Casting Society of America today unveiled nominations for its 31st annual Artios Awards in the categories of television, theater, web series and short film. Feature film nominations will be announced in early January. Winners will then be announced at bicoastal ceremonies in Los Angeles (at the Beverly Hilton Hotel) and New York (at the Hard Rock Café) on Jan. 21. Edye Belasco was nominated for Transparent in both the television pilot comedy category and the TV comedy series category, while Leah Daniels Butler, Claire Simon and
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- Gregg Kilday
'Mad Men' Creator Matthew Weiner Talks Parting Shots, Surprise Backlash and His Cast's Move to Comedy
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A version of this story first appeared a special Emmy issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. In the two months since Mad Men signed off for good, Matthew Weiner has kept a relatively a low profile — only speaking about the (generally) acclaimed series finale on a few occasions. But as the AMC drama readies for a potential victory lap at the 2015 Emmys, where it is nominated for 11 awards (including outstanding drama), the creator and showrunner sat down with THR to discuss those last episodes. Further assessing the intent of that cut-away
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- Michael O'Connell
John Green Promotes 24-Year-Old "Virtual Assistant" to Production Partner
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A version of this story first appeared in the Aug. 28 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. The Fault in Our Stars writer John Green's first-look producing deal with Fox 2000 and Temple Hill came with a big promotion — for his indispensable assistant Rosianna Halse Rojas, who in the span of two years has gone from London-based long-distance assistant to producing partner. Their working relationship was born when Rojas, an early fan of Green's first book, Looking for Alaska, arranged for the author to attend a Swindon Town
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- Andy Lewis
'Six Feet Under' 10 Years Later: Creator, Stars on Finale "Bomb," Lasting Legacy
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HBO's critically acclaimed series Six Feet Under began with the unexpected death of Nathaniel Fisher (Richard Jenkins) and ended with the death of the rest of his family. Aug. 21 marks 10 years since the quirky Alan Ball story about family and their owned-and-operated funeral home closed up shop, but the show's final montage depicting how every remaining member of the Fishers and their loved ones would pass on still ranks among TV's best series finales. The idea of flashing forward to depict how each member of the Fishers and their loved ones would pass on seemed revolutionary in
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- Megan Vick
U.S. Embassy in Moscow Defies Anti-Gay Law With 'I Am Michael' Screening
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In what looks like a direct move to protest Russia's anti-gay laws, a film festival sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Moscow has added gay-themed drama I Am Michael to its lineup. The Amfest, which runs Sept. 16-27 in Moscow and St. Petersburg, announced the late addition to its lineup on its website Friday. The U.S: Embassy in Russia is a main sponsor of the festival, which highlights new American independent cinema. In light of the Russia's anti-gay laws, which make illegal the promotion of a gay lifestyle to minors and other
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- Scott Roxborough
Sony, Disney and DreamWorks Can't Escape Lawsuit Over Anti-Poaching Pacts
7 hours ago
A California federal judge has handed DreamWorks Animation, The Walt Disney Company, Sony Pictures and Blue Sky Studios a big setback in an antitrust lawsuit that examines the way that studios allegedly colluded to deny workers in the visual effects community better work opportunities and better compensation. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh denied defendants' motion to dismiss an amended complaint just four months after she ruled that claims were barred by the statute of limitations. This time, she determines that the plaintiffs have sufficiently added details to their complaint to have adequately pled that the conspiracy was
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- Eriq Gardner
Peter Bogdanovich Reflects on "Brilliant" Barbra Streisand, "Irritating" Cher
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A version of this story first appeared in the Aug. 28 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Whether behind the camera or in front of it, writer-director-actor Peter Bogdanovich has worked on some of the most iconic film and TV projects of the past several decades. From his recurring role as Dr. Elliot Kupferberg on The Sopranos to directing a 10-year-old Tatum O'Neal to an Oscar in Paper Moon (still the youngest winner ever), the 76-year-old has endured some of Hollywood's most notorious dramas (a Ryan
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- Peter Bogdanovich, as told to Tatiana Siegel
One Direction Debut Space-Themed "Drag Me Down" Video
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One Direction’s global hit “Drag Me Down” now has an official video. And it’s out of this world. Really. In the big-budget clip, shot at Nasa's Johnson Space Center, the British and Irish pop stars get put through their paces like astronauts prepping for a space mission. Millions of One Directioners would argue the boys are made of the “right stuff” and the promo sets out to prove it. { "nid": 812384, "type": "news", "title": "One Direction Shares First Track Without Zayn Malik, 'Drag Me Down'", "path": "http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/drag-me-down-one-direction-812384", "relative-path": "/news/drag-me-down-one-direction-
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- Lars Brandle, Billboard
Emmys: Why Jon Stewart and Amy Schumer Are the Ones to Beat in the Variety Races
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A version of this story first appeared in a special Emmy issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Variety Talk Series The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Pro: The winner in each of the past two years is eligible one last time before his CBS Late Show debuts Sept. 8 and voters may want to give "Stephen Colbert" a grand sendoff. He consistently was funny (hence directing and writing noms) and had an unforgettable, celeb-packed finale. Con: Colbert's Daily Show mentor Jon Stewart also ended his show — more recently, and with Colbert’s on-air endorsement. The Daily Show With Jon
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- Scott Feinberg
Emmys Comedy Handbook: How 'Transparent,' 'Louie' or 'Veep' Could Dethrone 'Modern Family'
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A version of this story first appeared in a special Emmy issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. In the first year of seven nominees in the series categories, a five-time winner, four other perennial nominees (one of which just went off the air for good) and two newbies (both courtesy of streaming services) are doing battle for the top prize on the comedy side. Here, The Hollywood Reporter's awards analyst Scott Feinberg looks at what each has going for and against it as we approach the 67th Emmys on Sept. 20. * * * Louie The Upside: Few TV
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- Scott Feinberg
How James Corden Built a YouTube-Centric 'Late Late Show'
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The sun is just beginning to set on a warm August day in Playa Vista when James Corden rolls up to the front door of YouTube Space La in the back of a black convertible singing a ditty with oft-mocked “Friday” chanteuse Rebecca Black at his side. Soon they are flanked by a man dressed as a banana, a person in a full panda suit, vlogers Jenna Marbles and Tyler Oakley and a dozen screaming fans. This is YouTube come to life. The song-and-dance number is the opening to The Late Late Show’s all-YouTube episode set to
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- Natalie Jarvey
U.K. Film Production Incentives Rise to 25 Percent Across Board
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The U.K.'s burgeoning film tax relief system has received a nod of approval from the European Union. The latest incentive rise allows all British films to received a rebate of 25 percent of qualifying expenditure. Previously, only the first $31.4 million (£20 million) on larger budget films qualified for the higher rate, with the remaining expenditure earning 20 percent. The move, which was first unveiled in March but with EU approval can now be passed into law, will apply to all features in production on or after Apr. 1, and brings U.K. film incentives in line
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- Alex Ritman
Netflix Criticized for Excluding DVD-by-Mail Workers from Baby Leave
10 hours ago
Netflix is being criticized for excluding some of its employees from the company's new parental leave policy, which gives workers up to a year of paid leave after the birth or adoption of a baby. Netflix was widely praised when it announced its new policy earlier this month. But a series of online petitions from activist groups have attacked the company for apparently excluding from the new benefits employees in its DVD-by-mail service. { "nid": 813246, "type": "news", "title": "Netflix Offers Staff Unlimited Maternity, Paternity Leave Program", "path": "http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-offers-staff-unlimited-maternity-813246", "relative-path":
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- Scott Roxborough
Jared Fogle: FBI Informant Gives Interview, Pleased to Have Taken Down "Monster"
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One of the FBI informants who helped bring down Jared Fogle has spoken of her relief after the former Subway spokesman plead guilty to child pornography charges against him. In an interview with Florida's ABC 7, Rochelle Herman-Walrond said she was "numb" and "shocked" but ultimately "pleased with the outcome" of an investigation she said had spanned many years. Herman-Walrond said she at first thought that Fogle would be charged only with child pornography possession but wasn't unduly surprised he was later charged with "sex acts with children." { "nid": 816269, "type": "news", "title": "Jared Fogle's Wife to Seek Divorce", "path":
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- THR Staff
Ken Howard Reelected as SAG-aftra President, Challengers Win Secretary-Treasurer Slot and More
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SAG-aftra president Ken Howard, who has led the union and its predecessor, SAG, since 2009, was reelected to an additional two-year term Thursday night, the union announced, beating challenger Patricia Richardson. But in an upset, challenger Jane Austin won the secretary-treasurer slot and, by a narrow margin, the presidency of the union’s largest local, Los Angeles. Under union rules, Austin will be able to hold both offices, which will empower her and the Membership First slate (on which she ran) in both the national and local boardrooms. In addition, the Los Angeles results, which arrived at about
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- Jonathan Handel
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