Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will make his hosting debut at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, set for May 15 on NBC. His appearance as emcee will also mark the 25th anniversary of his first Billboard Music Awards win in 1997 for his album “No Way Out.” In addition, Combs will executive produce the live show from
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Employees from the film and TV divisions of the Walt Disney Co. will be getting additional holidays in 2022. I hear that leaders across the company sent memos to their staffers, informing them that May 27, the Friday heading into the Memorial Day weekend, will be designated as non-working days this year. Employees will get
EXCLUSIVE: Ashley Holland, a TV lit agent and partner at WME, is leaving the agency to join Onyx Collective, Disney’s curated content brand for creators of color and underrepresented voices. I hear her deal is still being finalized, and she will stay at WME for a few more weeks, but Holland is expected to be
Doug Liman, the Bourne franchise producer and director of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, among others, is in Ukraine to help document the war with Russia, he told GMA this morning. “I make movies about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances,” Liman told GMA‘s Michael Strahan, “and there’s 40 million stories like that here.” In the interview,
Hollis Resnik, a Chicago theater legend who made her mark in productions of Follies, Les Miserables, Caberet and Sunset Boulevard, died Sunday night from heart failure. She was 66. Her death was announced by Rev. Jim Heneghan, a family friend and spokesperson. “She was, for decades, a reigning diva of the Chicago theater,” wrote Tribune
EXCLUSIVE: BET builds up its holiday movie slate with Sound Of Christmas, starring R&B artist Ne-Yo in the lead role. The TV movie directed and written by Booker T. Mattison hails from executive producer Tressa Azarel Smallwood’s MegaMind Media. Sound of Christmas is a film adaptation of The Replacement Wife by bestselling author Tiffany L.
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has assembled the cast for My Life With the Walter Boys, its coming-of-age romance series based on the popular WattPad novel by Ali Novak, which has nearly 80 million reads. Nikki Rodriguez (On My Block) is set as the lead Jackie Howard in the project, with Suits alumna Sarah Rafferty and Marc Blucas
On Jimmy Kimmel Live! He goes in on the canceling of the Airline mask mandate–thanks to Florida. Mask mandate for planes and public transit was struck down by a federal judge. The ruling comes from a Florida judge. Thinking about the airline industry, Kimmel believes at least someone will benefit from the no mask policy.
A crew of sober Netflix execs said a password-sharing crackdown on the army of 100 million viewers who use the service for free is front and center and being tested but could take about a year to roll out, and it’s not clear what it will look like. “We’ve just got to get paid for
Andrew Roy, who has overseen international coverage for the BBC, is joining CBS News as vice president and London bureau chief. Roy will start May 3 and oversee all coverage out of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. His hiring comes after previous London bureau chief Andrew Clarke exited the network in March
Oscar winners Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell are teaming with Disney Plus for upcoming Simpsons-themed short When Billie Met Lisa. The brother and sister duo will appear alongside the Springfield-based family in the short which premieres April 22. Check out the key art above and below. In When Billie Met Lisa, Lisa Simpson is discovered by
EXCLUSIVE: Fox’s upcoming crime anthology drama Accused has added Oakes Fegley (The Goldfinch) and Robert Wisdom (Barry) to the cast as guest stars. They will appear opposite Michael Chiklis and Jill Hennessy. The series comes from executive producers Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa and David Shore. Accused, directed by Michael Cuesta and co-produced by Fox Entertainment
ATX TV Festival, on Monday, revealed additional programming for its Season 11 lineup. The annual television event, which will return for an in-person iteration in Austin, TX from June 2-5, will also spotlight Showtime’s I Love That For You, from Vanessa Bayer and Jeremy Beiler. ATX will feature an advance look at an upcoming episode
On the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver turned the heat up on the campaign of Pennsylvania Senate candidate and television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz. It’s no secret Oliver has a bone to pick with Dr. Oz. In 2014, the British American host spent 16 minutes on a segment outlining the scientific controversy
“You know we stand with you,” said Prince Harry to the Ukrainian team at the Invictus Games this weekend. “The world is united with you and still you deserve more.” Harry spoke during the opening ceremony for the games, an international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, which he founded in
In the very first episode of the new season of Britain’s Got Talent, a contestant wowed the audience and viewers at home in a scene that could have come straight from a Hollywood movie. Loren Allred walked on stage and told Simon Cowell and his fellow judges that she was the original singer of Never
Saturday Night Live viewers weren’t the only ones having a chuckle with the latest episode. Rapper-singer Lizzo made her SNL hosting debut cracking up throughout the night. Lizzo, who also served as musical guest, kicked off her giggle-filled night with the latest iteration of “Guess That Sketch.” Joined by Chris Redd and Ego Nwodim, Lizzo
Wendy Rieger, longtime anchor and reporter for NBC 4 Washington, died Saturday morning after a battle with brain cancer, the news station reported. She was 65. Last July, Rieger announced that she underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor, and was undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with Glioblastoma. Several months later, she had open-heart surgery