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A bill in the California legislature designed to attract productions from states like Georgia that have passed restrictive abortion laws has been paused in the state Assembly. The legislation, put forth by Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-Arleta) and known as the Share Our Values Film Tax Credit, was held by Rivas on Friday…

From the controversies around Afton Williamson quitting The Rookie to Constance Wu’s tweet tirade about the renewal of Fresh Off The Boat, ABC President Karey Burke was presented with a lot of questions and was unable to give definite answers to please the TCA members during summer press tour. Another question that…

The CW is keeping a close eye on the abortion ban situation in Georgia, where Black Lightning films, and will have discussions with its studio partners if the law is passed. President Mark Pedowitz gave a strong, personal take on the issue but said that the youth-skewing network would follow the path of its parent…

The ACLU, the Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood have sued the state of Georgia asking a judge to stop Georgia’s abortion bill from becoming law in January. The legislation, known as the “heartbeat bill,” was signed by Gov. Brian Kemp and would be one of the most restrictive in the nation. The…

Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish is the latest celebrity to take a stand against Georgia’s new restrictive abortion policy which known as the “heartbeat” bill.  Haddish canceled an upcoming stand-up show a the Fox Theatre in Atlanta in response to the law. The Fox Theatre said that they will be offering…

During a CNN Town Hall in Atlanta, Presidential candidate Eric Swalwell told Jim Sciutto that the Atlanta-based news network “may have to move” over the state’s new abortion law signed by Gov. Brian Kemp. He continued, “There's a lot of young women who work at CNN that will be affected.” The topic came up when an…

UPDATED with addditional statements: A day after Disney CEO Bob Iger said it would be "difficult" for the media giant to produce TV shows and films in Georgia given its strict new abortion law, a handful of major media companies have added their voices to the chorus in a series of statements. Following reservations…

Netflix has become the first major Hollywood company to take a stand against Georgia’s recent passage of a strict abortion law, with chief content officer Ted Sarandos saying Tuesday that the streaming giant would “rethink our entire investment in Georgia" if legislation known as the “heartbeat bill” became state…

Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping are the latest industry figures to address their film and TV production in Georgia in the wake of the state’s new “fetal heartbeat” law. The Chernin Entertainment brass said today that they will continue to film their Fear Street movies and the upcoming Starz drama P-Valley in Atlanta…

Hollywood has done little so far to protest Georgia's new anti-abortion law known as the “heartbeat” bill, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law last week. Still, a studio source has confirmed to Deadline Kemp has postponed an upcoming trip to Los Angeles where he was to meet with film and TV executives and tout…

John Oliver began Sunday’s episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight by taking on Georgia’s controversial “heartbeat bill” legislation signed into law last week by Gov. Brian Kemp. Scheduled to take effect in 2020, it represents one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation, and groups including the ACLU and…

J.J. Abrams and Jordan Peele’s upcoming HBO horror series Lovecraft Country will film in Georgia, the state under Hollywood’s microscope after it passed a controversial abortion bill this week, but the producers said they will donate their profits to groups that are fighting the so-called “fetal heartbeat” law. Read…