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Stewart Talent has added two new agents in its Los Angeles office, as Ellen Drantch-Billet and Daniel Ortega have joined the theatrical department. Drantch-Billet, a 30-year veteran, has worked on both the management and agency side. Working at ICM, CNA and most recently Media Artists Group, Drantch-Billet…

VH1’s popular drag queen reality competition RuPaul’s Drag Race cleaned up this morning when it came to Emmy nominations. It had repeat nominations for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program as well as Outstanding Competition Program — but the entire Drag Race franchise made history, garnering 14…

Pose co-creator Steven Canals was watching the livestream of the Emmy nominations Tuesday morning at home and when they were announcing the nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, he was a little concerned. “It didn’t don on me that they were announcing the nominees in alphabetical order,” he told Deadlie. “We were…

A deadpan “Really?” was Pose actor and red carpet sartorial king Billy Porter’s initial reaction to his Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as the no-nonsense ballroom emcee Pray Tell on the FX series about the New York City ball scene in the ’80s. Porter, who was on vacation when…

Actor, writer and overall queen Natasha Rothwell is best known as fan favorite Kelli on Insecure (she’s the one who peed her pants after getting tazed at Coachella in case you haven’t kept up). She keeps it real and calls everyone on their bullsh*t on the show — and Rothwell isn’t that far off, but she definitely has…

GLSEN, the leading education organization working to create safe and inclusive K-12 schools for LGBTQ youth, announced today that they will be honoring Amazon Studios with the Visionary Award at the 2019 GLSEN Respect Awards in Los Angeles. Amazon Studios Chief Jennifer Salke will accept the award on behalf of the…

Scarlett Johansson was put under fire again this week when she made some comments about political correct casting that didn’t go over so well with many people — and they reacted as such on social media. The Daily Mail published parts of an interview she did with As If magazine. “You know, as an actor I should be…

Reactions to today’s Twitter remarks from President Donald Trump, who advised the Congresswomen known as “The Squad” to “go back” to their countries, is setting social media aflame. The remarks from celebrities, politicians, regular people and media are mounting, with Twitter spawning the trending #RacistInChief…

Writer and director Lulu Wang’s forthcoming film The Farewell has been buzzy since it premiered at Sundance. It sold to A24 after its positive ovation at the fest and since has made its rounds, gaining more and more momentum as it ramps up for its July 12 release. The film’s star Awkwafina is getting shine for her…

EXCLUSIVE: Ken Kirby (Good Trouble) and Michelle Krusiec (The Invitation) are set to star in the supernatural thriller The Uncanny from Abel Vang and Burlee Vang. The feature, which is a follow up to the Vang Brothers’ 2016 feature Bedeviled, will be produced by Carr Lee and Stephen Stanley and also feature Ellen Wroe…

With film and TV production booming in New York, the state has implemented a diversity job training development fund aimed at the entertainment industry, calling it the first of its kind in the U.S.  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he fund will initially provide $1.05 million per year. It was passed as part of a…

EXCLUSIVE: Witchcraft Motion Picture Company announced today that they have acquired the rights to the psychological horror She Came Back from screenwriter Emily Renee Bennett. Witchcraft’s Rod Blackhurst (Director of Netflix's Amanda Knox) and Noah Lang (Producer of The Climb, Cannes 2019 Un Certain Regard Coup de…