Facing mounting pressure from more than 300 Hollywood screenwriters questioning why it had not publicly condemned the Hamas attack on Israel this month, the Writers Guild of America West sent a letter to its members on Tuesday that sought to explain its silence while also calling the attack “an abomination.” The letter, signed by the … Read more
Just weeks after the Writers Guild of America displayed solidarity by ending a monthslong strike and voting overwhelmingly in favor of a new contract with the major entertainment companies, the union is being roiled by a fight over its lack of a public statement condemning the Hamas attack on Israel. On Oct. 15, eight days … Read more
A top Hollywood agent is stepping down from her leadership roles after coming under fire for calling the Israel-Hamas war a “genocide” on social media. Maha Dakhil, who has worked with big-name celebrities including Tom Cruise, Reese Witherspoon, Natalie Portman, Ava DuVernay and Anne Hathaway, stepped down from the internal board at Creative Artists Agency … Read more
Do you know who Hirsch, Abraham, Schmuel, and Jacob Wonsal were? Shmuel Gelbfisz or Wilhelm Fried Fuchs? And what about Herschel and Bryna Danielovitch, for that matter? When these Jews fled Eastern Europe, they found refuge from pogroms in America, changed their names — and created Hollywood. The Wonsols became the Warner Brothers; Gelbfisz became Sam … Read more
Taylor Swift’s bodyguard has reportedly returned home to Israel to volunteer in the Israeli Defense Force amid the war with Hamas. The unidentified security guard, who gained online fame during Swift’s “Eras Tour” this summer, posted a picture in his military uniform to his Facebook on Sunday, writing, in part, ‘I Stand with Israel… shouldn’t be just … Read more
“The View” was forced to pull the plug Tuesday on a live interview from Israel after ABC News chief national correspondent Matt Gutman was told live on air to evacuate a location due to a “security concern.” In a video posted to Instagram, Gutman, who was reporting near the city of Sderot, tells the hosts … Read more
U2 honored slain Israeli concert-goers while performing at the Las Vegas Sphere by adding their 1984 hit “Pride (In the Name of Love)” to their set list on Sunday. “In the light of what’s happened in Israel and Gaza, a song about nonviolence seems somewhat ridiculous, even laughable,” said U2 frontman Bono to a silent … Read more
Gal Gadot and Mark Hamill are among the celebrities who have spoken out in support of Israel in its war with Hamas, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war on the organization Sunday. This declaration followed the Hamas terrorist attacks on Saturday, which have been called the largest escalation in the region in five decades. … Read more
Sara Foster is admonishing those who choose not to speak out against the violent attack of Israel by terrorist organization Hamas. The politically active actress, who is also the daughter of music mogul David Foster, shared her stance to social media, condemning the violence and those who have defended it. She also touched upon the contentious, ongoing division between … Read more
Kylie Jenner has come under fire for posting and then deleting a photo on Instagram showing her support for Israel following a Hamas attack that killed hundreds. Jenner, 26, shared the photo from the pro-Israel account @StandWithUs, which features the Israeli flag and reads, “Now and always, we stand with the people of Israel!” The … Read more