As Hollywood heads into the heart of its awards season — a three-month orgy of frothy self-celebration and pop culture glamour — celebrities and their handlers find themselves with a serious decision to make: what, if anything, to say about the Israel-Hamas war. Movie stars have become increasingly willing, even determined, to use award shows … Read more
Melissa Barrera has reportedly been fired from “Scream VII” over her controversial comments about the Israel-Hamas war on social media. Sources reportedly told Deadline that Barrera, 33, was let go from the Spyglass Media production due to “her Instagram stories which have been perceived as anti-Semitic.” The actress started posting about the conflict last month, … 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
While the Israel Defense Forces has its mission to protect Jewish life on the homefront, Jewish Americans are on the fertility frontlines with their own mission: bring more Jewish babies into the world. Women who thought their childbearing days were over, now see reconsidering their family size as the Jewish way to rebuild after loss. … Read more