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The Anita Hill-led Hollywood Commission on Eliminating Sexual Harassment has launched its long-anticipated survey of industry workers to gauge the extent of harassment and abuse in the workplace. The commission says it's a "call to action," and is asking for "everyone who has ever worked or sought work in…

Disabled stuntwoman Leslie Hoffman has won another legal battle in her years-long fight with the Screen Actors Guild Pension Plan. A federal judge ruled that "the Plan abused its discretion" by denying her "a full and fair review" when it took away her disability pension and ordered her to repay $123,827 in benefits…

After a relatively calm day on the fire lines in Southern California, the National Weather Service’s Los Angeles office has issued an unprecedented “extreme red flag warning” for L.A. and Ventura counties tonight (see it here). The alert comes ahead of what authorities are calling “the most significant wind event over…

UPDATED at 9:03 PM with latest info: Firefighters have the 60-acre fire about 80 percent contained, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department later Thursday, as smoke swirls through the San Fernando Valley and mixes with that of the northern Tick fire to create unhealthy air. Homeless residents of the fire area…

A federal judge in Georgia ruled that the wrongful death case brought by the family of The Walking Dead stuntman John Bernecker against AMC will go forward to trial. Bernecker died in July 2017, two days after suffering massive head injuries in a fall of more than 20 feet from a balcony to a concrete floor while…

The Canadian safety organization that investigated a fatal 2017 motorcycle stunt crash on the set of Deadpool 2 has concluded the film's production company violated numerous safety regulations, including "Instructing the stunt performer not to wear safety headgear while operating the motorcycle." Joi Harris, who was…

The stunt double for Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, who lost her arm in an on-set accident, is suing Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt and their production companies for breach of oral contract and misrepresentation. Olivia Jackson claims the defendants “promised to provide full financial support…

Ronda Rousey was injured on the set of Fox’s first-responder drama series 9-1-1 last week, Deadline has confirmed, nearly severing a finger while shooting a scene. Word is the Olympic judo medalist, former UFC champion and current WWE star didn’t break character, finishing the shot before going to a local hospital…

A popular YouTube personality who went missing for ten days has been found. Marina Joyce, who has more than 2 million followers for her beauty tips vlogging, had last been seen July 31.A public appeal had been issued for help finding her. Today, London Metropolitan Police said she had been found, but no details…

Joe Watts, who suffered a serious head injury in a fall during the production of Universal’s Fast & Furious 9 at Leavesden studios in London last month, is out of the intensive care unit and “doctors are pleased with his progress,” according to a statement Thursday. “While Joe remains in hospital and there is still a…

UPDATED with more information: The stuntman injured on the set of Universal’s Fast & Furious 9 at Leavesden studios in London on Monday suffered a serious head injury in a fall during an action sequence and is reported in stable condition at a London hospital. Joe Watts’ fiancée Tilly Powell said on social media that…

SAG-AFTRA said Sunday it will codify and implement guidelines for on-set intimacy coordinators, addressing a workplace issue that has become increasingly conspicuous in the #MeToo era. "The guidelines will seek to establish new, relevant policies for nudity and simulated sex; define the duties and standards for…