Robin Williams’ daughter, Zelda Williams, is slamming the use of artificial intelligence to recreate her late dad. “I am not an impartial voice in SAG’s fight against AI,” Zelda, 34, wrote via her Instagram Story on Sunday. “I’ve witnessed for YEARS how many people want to train these models to create/recreate actors who cannot consent, … Read more
Hollywood’s elite has resorted to online auctioning amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. A plethora of stars such as Adam Scott, Lena Dunham and more have taken to eBay to sell off strange things in an attempt to make their coin while protesters are picketing studios. On eBay, a new tab has opened up … Read more
As the Hollywood writer’s strike war rages on, Bill Maher just wants to get his check. The “Real Time with Bill Maher” host, 67, will return to HBO with his eponymous talk show without writers on Sept. 22. He took to X (formerly known as Twitter) on Wednesday to announce that his show will be … Read more
It’s showtime! Eccentric director Tim Burton revealed Monday that the highly anticipated sequel to his 1988 comedy “Beetlejuice” has less than two days of filming left to complete. According to Burton, 65, the almost completed Warner Brothers-backed project was forced to shut down in May during the start of the Writer’s Guild of America strike. … Read more
They were not on the same page. Drew Barrymore was officially relieved Tuesday from her hosting duties for the 2023 National Book Awards after revealing that she planned to resume filming “The Drew Barrymore Show” amid the Writer’s Guild of America strike. In an official statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), the National Book Foundation … Read more
They did not “See Her in the Morning.” Two audience members claimed that they were removed from a taping of Drew Barrymore’s morning talk show for sporting Writers Guild of America pins on their clothing. According to a post on X (formerly Twitter) Dominic Turiczek and his friend Cassidy Carter showed up at the CBS … Read more
Drew Barrymore is defending her decision to launch a new season of her syndicated daytime show amid the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The “Blended” actress, 48, took to Instagram Sunday to make it clear to viewers that she “owns this choice” to premiere Season 4 of “The Drew Barrymore Show” on Sept. … Read more
The Nanny is keeping her job. Fran Drescher was re-elected SAG-AFTRA president for a two-year term on Sept. 8. The actress and comedian received 23,080 votes to beat out actress and writer Maya Gilbert-Dunbar’s 5,276 votes in the election, which took place amid the union’s strike against Hollywood studios. SAG-AFTRA walked off the job on July 13, … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel has been a staple of late-night television for more than 20 years — but he’s not sure he’s done just yet. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host, 55, said he was ready to take a step back from his emceeing duties. But when the Writer’s Strike went down earlier this year, he decided to … Read more
Hollywood productions and promotional tours around the world have been put on indefinite hold as actors join writers on the picket lines as they seek new contracts with studios and streaming services. Late-night talk shows and many television productions were put on long-term hiatus due to the writers’ strike, movie tentpoles, some in mid-production, have shut down too from Ridley … Read more
Take a deep breath — while you can — and get ready for another seasonal “tripledemic.” In addition to the flu virus and a newly circulating COVID-19 variant (EG.5 or Eris), doctors are warning people about the deadly spread of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. “RSV results in around 14,000 deaths among older adults annually,” … Read more
Leonardo DiCaprio might have spent the summer entertaining models on an eight-week Mediterranean cruise but other actors don’t have it as good during the SAG-AFTRA strike. In fact, less famous actors and actresses are hustling to make ends meet, moving from acting to driving for Uber, working as a personal trainer or sending out birthday … Read more
My big fat Greek restaurant bill. After famously charging a Montana couple nearly $900 for a few aperitifs, Greece’s most infamous restaurant, DK Oyster, is being blamed for yet another act of epicurean extortion. This time, aggrieved Italian tourists have accused the Myokonos-based eatery of sticking them with a $773 (€711) bill for a cocktail, … Read more
Tom Arnold is on the phone to talk about his upcoming series — and about the ongoing labor strife in Hollywood. Arnold plays a manipulative, sleazy producer in the mockumentary comedy “Underdeveloped,” premiering Sept. 8 on free streamer Tubi. He is also a member of both the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, both of … Read more
Candace Bushnell authored a popular sex column for The New York Observer that eventually became “Sex and the City”. In an interview with On The Money, she weighs in on the state of the media industry, how the economics of marriage have changed and her own luck with dating apps. Lydia: The media industry has changed a lot since … Read more
It’s not surprising that there’s unrest in the workplace. Wages haven’t kept up with the times — according to the Economic Policy Institute, productivity has grown nearly four times as much as the rate of pay from 1979 through 2021. As union members in the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild – American … Read more
Union leaders told striking Hollywood writers Tuesday night that they plan to meet with representatives for studios to discuss restarting negotiations after the first official communication between the two sides since the strike began three months ago. The Writers Guild of America sent an email to members saying that the head of the Alliance of Motion Picture and … Read more
Actor Stephen Amell has slammed the actors’ strike currently taking place in Hollywood and around the country as “myopic,” insinuating that it’s doing more harm than good. Thousands of actors and entertainers are striking in Hollywood and around the country with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for the first time in over six decades. But one … Read more
A woman went viral on TikTok sharing how hotel staff ruined her sister’s wedding by going on strike. Lauren West shared several clips showing the mayhem that ensued when her family arrived at the Doubletree in San Pedro, California, over the weekend to celebrate her sib’s big day. “It’s my sister’s wedding and the hotel … Read more
Scab! Sarah Silverman took to Instagram to call out her Hollywood peers continuing to film independent, cleared projects amid the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. While both groups have have banded together to halt major studio productions, a whopping 45 independent movies and TV shows have been given the green light — so far — under an … Read more