Filmmakers behind the documentary Sabaya are rebutting a published report claiming they failed to properly obtain consent from some of the victims of sexual enslavement who appear in the award-winning film, about Yazidi women and girls seized by ISIS fighters in Iraq. "Director Hogir Hirori and I have received…

SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from the Season 2 premiere of ABC's Big Sky. A couple of major twists and compelling new mysteries presented themselves in Big Sky‘s Season 2 opener, which saw John Carroll Lynch return from beyond the TV grave. In an interview with Deadline, the SAG Award winner…

John J. Rigas, whose high-flying success as the founder of Adelphia Cable ended in disgrace and prison over shareholder fraud, died today in Coudersport, Pa. He was 96 and his death was confirmed by a funeral director in the town. Rigas was at one time an admired businessman and American success story. He turned a…

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about tonight’s Season 18 premiere of Grey’s Anatomy. EXCLUSIVE: For a second consecutive year, the season premiere of Grey’s Anatomy delivered a bombshell, with a fan favorite making a surprising return. Last year, it was former star Patrick Dempsey, this time it was former…

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes a detail about tonight’s Season 18 premiere of Grey’s Anatomy. EXCLUSIVE: Scott Speedman, one of the most memorable guest stars in Grey’s Anatomy history, has joined the cast of ABC’s venerable medical drama as a series regular for its upcoming 18th season. Speedman just made his…

More than 100 Democrats in the House and Senate and independent Bernie Sanders have signed a letter urging the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to negotiate a fair contract with IATSE, saying, "We are united in our belief in the importance of livable wages, sustainable benefits, and reasonable rest…

UPDATED with more details: Just days after the first court hearing in Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow profits mega-bite lawsuit on Disney was pushed back to March 2022, the Oscar nominee and the House of Mouse have made peace — and it was pricey for the latter. "I am happy to have resolved our differences with…

EXCLUSIVE: The Mandalorian‘s Ming-Na Wen and Y: The Last Man‘s Missi Pyle have joined Glitter & Doom, an LGBTQIA+ jukebox musical feature told with the iconic tunes of Grammy-winning folk duo Indigo Girls. Tom Gustafson directs off a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg. Billed as a fantastical summer romance, the pic…

The Los Angeles Police Department has some hard choices coming up. More than 2,600 employees with the LAPD are seeking religious exemptions for their mandated vaccinations. An L.A. city ordinance required non-exempt employees to receive their first dose of the Moderna or Pfizer two-dose vaccine no later than Sept. 7…

Top movie theater operator AMC Entertainment has retired $35 million in high-interest debt, the latest step in its effort to stage a financial comeback from Covid-19 and keep pace with a fast-evolving movie business model. The repurchase of the secured notes, which carried an interest rate of 15% for cash and 17% for…

3RD UPDATE, 3:39 PM: The ex-boyfriend of Hollywood therapist Dr. Amie Harwick has been ordered to stand trial for murder in connection with her death last year. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael E. Pastor ruled today that the prosecution had presented “more than enough evidence” against Gareth Pursehouse…

EXCLUSIVE: The third installment in the Sister Act franchise looks to be gaining momentum at Disney as sources tell Deadline Tim Federle has been brought on to direct with Madhuri Shekar writing the script on the sequel starring Whoopi Goldberg. Goldberg will reprise her role as Deloris, the nightclub singer turned…