Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is the latest celebrity to comment on the sexual assault allegations against comedian Bill Cosby. Hefner, a lifelong friend to Cosby, made comments in regard to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday. The
China is flexing its censorship muscles anew. The tightly restricted country already has say over not only the number of movies shown in Chinese theaters but the content of the films in question. Now, Chinese broadcasting officials say their gimlet
The Hollywood Reporter: President Barack Obama will be among Stephen Colbert’s final guests on The Colbert Report. Obama has previously appeared on The Colbert Report twice. In 2008, then-Sen. Obama appeared via satellite in an episode also featuring Democratic competitors
New documents leaked by the hacking group that recently infiltrated Sony’s computer systems are shedding more light on the inner-workings of the company, including profit margins for some of its biggest films. The information is just the latest to be
An analysis by a data-technology firm of over 33,000 documents stolen in last week’s high-profile cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment turned up the Social Security numbers of 47,000 current and former employees of the film studio, including those of
An officer-involved shooting in the lobby of the Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel in Beverly Hills Monday evening left a bank robbery suspect critically injured and caused Rodeo Drive to be shut down for several hours. The shooting happened at about
Communist leaders in China are looking to send members of their film industry on organized field trips to the countryside to “study and experience life.” The new move was proposed by the State General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and
In thelatest turn of events regarding the Sony hacking scandal, Fusion released an op-ed late Monday of ananonymous email containing a spreadsheet of Sony PicturesEntertainment’s 17 top executives and their salaries. The spreadsheet, which hasn’t been confirmed by Sony, depicts
It’s another headline-grabbing day for legendary comedian Bill Cosby. After accusations of sexual assault by multiple women, he is now offering ticket refunds for two upcoming shows. The two shows, both Dec. 6 at the suburban New York venue Tarrytown
In the new movie, Exodus, director Ridley Scott decided to directly contravene possibly the most basic tenet of Judaism: that God is One and cannot be anthropomorphized. In the famous scene in which Moses stands near the burning bush and hears
This year’s holiday movie line-up features an overabundance of family films, big name dramas, and possibly the first ever R-rated comedy to open up on Christmas Day, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Seth Rogen’s The Interview, which has been highly
Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney is almost finished with his new film about Scientology for HBO, but the premium cable channel isn’t taking any chances. According to the Hollywood Reporter, HBO has already hired about 160 lawyers to defend the film
Clint Eastwood’s latest film, American Sniper, about the life of famed former Navy SEAL and sniper Chris Kyle, is set for release on Christmas Day, 2014. The film, which comes on the heels of another modern war epic, Lone Survivor, might have a
The sale of film studio DreamWorks Animation to toymaker Hasbro has been abandoned after an anonymous letter outlining the discussions around the deal and problems with DreamWorks Animation’s business was mailed to several media outlets. It is the second such
Fashion retailer Victoria’s Secret broke the news Monday that Taylor Swift will perform at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which airs next month on CBS. This will mark Swift’s second time headlining the event. This time, fellow musicians Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran,
The minds behind a global marijuana product found its ideal spokesman. The fact that he’s been dead since 1981 didn’t enter their thinking, apparently. Marley Natural hits the market bearing the support and legacy of Bob Marley’s family. The Hollywood
Selma, the new Oprah Winfrey-produced film about a year in the life of Martin Luther King Jr., received “two thunderous standing ovations” at its first screening in New York Monday night, film critic Roger Friedman wrote on his website, Showbiz 411.
Oscar-winning film director Oliver Stone reportedly has his sights set on Shailene Woodley to play the female lead in his untitled drama about National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. Woodley, who rose to international prominence for her portrayal as the
Former President Bill Clinton has announced his next big television appearance in Hollywood, in which he will appear on the Queen Latifah Show this coming Friday. According to the Hollywood Reporter, this marks the first time the Queen has had
In 2007 documentary filmmaker Amy Berg was nominated for an Oscar for “Deliver Us from Evil,” a documentary examining the notorious child sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church. Her latest documentary, “An Open Secret,” will look at the sexual
Prominent left-wing activist Alec Baldwin is spearheading a fight to preserve the Stony Hill aquifer located outside of his prosperous East Hampton neighborhood. Baldwin, who recently announced he was leaving public life and placed partial blame on Breitbart, is among a
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was honored Sunday night at the ACLU’s 91st annual Bill of Rights Dinner at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, where she picked up the Ramona Ripston Liberty, Justice, and Equality Award for her work
A final report by the Marin County coroner’s office on Friday determined that Robin Williams did not have illicit drugs or alcohol in his system on the day he took his life. However, he did suffer from a deep depression
With FCC fines almost non-existent, several low-rated television shows are pushing the boundaries with talk of “fisting” and anal sex, as well as penis pictures, to boost ratings. Primetime television is apparently upping the ante as far as explicit and
Filmmaker Mark Pellington has partnered with the Coalition Against Gun Violence to produce two PSAs urging voters to support candidates running on a gun control platform. The PSAs are crafted in such a way as to make viewers feel like
Director Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering from Weinstein Company’s Radius division, responsible for the Oscar-nominated documentary The Invisible War, which examined rape in the military, are partnering with CNN Films for a project about sexual assault on college campuses. According to
The International Cinematographers Guild (ICG) launched a free app on Monday called “ICG Safety App” following the recent death of camera assistant Sarah Jones on the set of Midnight Rider. Jones, formerly represented by ICG, was killed in a train
Though some have speculated that former Beverly Hills 90210 actress Tori Spelling, who has been quarantined in a Los Angeles hospital with severe coughing, might have enterovirus-D68 or even Ebola, the symptoms she has shown–especially coughing fits–are more consistent with whooping
LOS ANGELES, California — Porn mogul and publisher Larry Flynt’s well-known Hustler store in Hollywood will be closing, as the famed Sunset Strip prepares to undergo an upscale makeover which will include a wave of luxury hotels, residences, restaurants, and
Los Angeles-based conservative guerrilla street artist SABO began preparations for former first lady Hillary Clinton’s upcoming arrival to Los Angeles for a fundraiser to benefit the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. This morning, SABO hung Hillary’s Flying Monkey signage from traffic lights and
American entertainment network E! has denied that its new show ‘The Royals’ is designed to mock Britain’s royal family. The show, which follows the exploits of a fictionalised royal family and stars Elizabeth Hurley as the conniving Queen Helena, William
On TV and in the movies, Jesus has been played by various nationalities, including Americans, Brits, and even a Swede (Max Von Sydow in The Greatest Story Ever Told), and there’s never been a religious litmus test for taking on
The infamous Playboy Mansion, known for its wild parties, got wet on Sunday, as it was one of 20 homes to be affected by a water-main break on Sunset Boulevard. A 12-inch cast iron main ruptured around 4 pm on
John Cusack is biting the hand that feeds him, and he’s not alone. Cusack, a progressive actor unafraid of criticizing like-minded souls, is savaging Hollywood in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. The Say Anything star understands the need
Ukranian red-carpet prankster Vitalii Sediuk has been placed on the no-fly list by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to the Hollywood Reporter. On Sept. 12, Sediuk was denied entry onto an airplane traveling from Instanbul to Los Angeles. The former
Sgt. Jim Parker of the Los Angeles Police Department, who briefly detained Django Unchained actress Daniele Watts several days ago, is being investigated for suspected racial profiling–and is now calling the inquiry “disgusting.” Watts has been called out by several civil
When you combine Variety‘s story about a 19% drop in entertainment industry jobs, and The Hollywood Reporter‘s story about the 2014 box office already being written off as a “disaster,” things look pretty glum in the business of show. And
This week at the Toronto Film Festival, The Hollywood Reporter interviewed progressive filmmaker Michael Moore who hammered President Barack Obama for his claims he saved Detroit with the 2009 $80 billion federal government bailout of Chrysler and General Motors. Moore
Joe Francis, the founder of “Girls Gone Wild,” incurred a $500,000 arrest warrant for missing his scheduled court appearance on Friday. The GGW videos gained popularity in the 1990s by showing college age women in bikinis willingly exposing their breasts
The music industry is setting records this week that the nation hasn’t experienced since 1991: plummeting album sales. Billboard reported that only 3.97 million records were sold within the span of this week, which marks the lowest since the Nielsen
