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EXCLUSIVE: Don Cheadle’s This Radicle Act banner and Adam Scott’s Gettin' Rad Productions have joined forces to tell the tale of the 2010 arrest of a dozen Black politicians and operatives in Georgia over alleged voter fraud, and the fallout that followed. Based on Jon Ward’s 2019 article “How a Criminal Investigation…

EXCLUSIVE: Leaders of the Directors Guild of America have sent a direct appeal to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, urging him to withdraw his support for the state's restrictive new voting law, saying it "threatens to undermine the pillar of our democracy – the right to vote." The 18,000-member guild has more than 400 members…

An amendment to a Georgia law will streamline the process of applying film and television tax credits in the state as officials said current rules have been outstripped by the explosion production in the state over the past decade. Gov. Brian Kemp last week approved changes to the Georgia Entertainment Industry…

The office of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said today that "the major motion picture, television, and streaming companies plan to bring back and hire an estimated 40,000 production workers, who will be employed on an expected 75 production projects that will invest over $2 billion into the Georgia economy during the next…

Editor's Note: Don Winslow is the author of bestsellers including The Power of the Dog, The Winter of Frankie Machine, The Force and most recently the novella collection Broken. He writes occasional columns for Deadline, including a recent week’s worth on his experiences in Hollywood. Today, he expresses his outrage ov…

President Donald Trump has taken aim at the Wall Street Journal for a Friday editorial saying he is “piling on” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for reopening the state for business, after earlier calling on governors to do just that. The paper’s editorial board called out Trump for “bashing” Kemp after he previously urged…

As Georgia prepares to reopen parts of their economy as soon as Friday, one of the big questions at the latest White House press briefing was whether it is a wise decision. On Monday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced a plan to reopen gyms, hair salons, bowling alleys and tattoo parlors as long as they continued to follow…

After singling out Jay-Z, Beyoncé, and “little” Bruce Springsteen, President Trump has directed his anger at Oprah Winfrey. Video posted online Friday, showed Trump criticizing the media mogul, during a campaign rally in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He began by bashing former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams…

With “Hollywood” the industry so often stretching well beyond “Hollywood” the town – especially given that stretching increasingly reaches Georgia – about 50 actors including Amy Schumer, Amber Tamblyn, Alec Baldwin, Don Cheadle, Rosie O'Donnell, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman, Essence Atkins, Uzo Aduba, Gabrielle…

After an uphill midterm election battle and a tight race that resulted in claims about voter suppression in Georgia, Democrat Stacey Abrams conceded to Republican Brian Kemp (who oversaw the election as Georgia's secretary of state) in her efforts to become the first black female governor of the state. Despite not…

Democrat Stacey Abrams on Friday ended her efforts to become Georgia’s next governor, but used her final speech on the contest to bitterly complain about voter suppression in the state. Abrams, who received heavy backing from Hollywood in her bid to become the nation’s first black female governor, detailed a litany of…

Oprah Winfrey hit Georgia on Thursday to campaign for Stacey Abrams, a longtime Democratic state lawmaker hoping to become the first black female governor in American history. As Winfrey stumped for Abrams in the state, Veep Mike Pence was nearby to deliver some of his very best insults to the talk-show host…