The man who once ruled New York City nightlife has told a media outlet that he plans to end the party in July. Mark Fleischman, who owned Manhattan’s Studio 54, once the world’s most exclusive club, is now 82 and confined to a wheelchair. He told the New York Post that he plans to use the Swiss nonprofit assisted…

UPDATE: A day after Lizzo pledged to donate tour proceeds to Planned Parenthood (a sum matched by producer Live Nation), Rage Against the Machine has made similar plans. The group said Friday night at a tour date and later on Instagram that it will donate nearly a half-million dollars to reproductive rights…

Google will allow its employees in states where abortion is outlawed to relocate without explanation, a company memo released Friday stated "This is a profound change for the country that deeply effects so many of us, especially women," wrote Google Chief People officer Fiona Cicconi in an email. "Googlers can also…

UPDATE, Saturday, 6:20 AM PT: President Biden signed the bipartisan gun safety bill into law on Saturday, saying that “time is of the essence” and “lives will be saved” by the legislation. “While this bill doesn’t do everything I want, it does include actions I have long called for,” Biden said, calling it a…

A ticket to see a play or musical in London's West End will cost 21% more than before the pandemic, according to new research by theatre publication The Stage. The average ticket price has risen since 2019 from £116 ($142) to £140 ($172), it says, with the average top price for a ticket for a play jumping up by 38% to…

UPDATED with Range Media Partners, APA, more: As reaction to the Supreme Court's overturning of abortion rights in America sweeps the nation, Hollywood studios are focusing on the protection of employees’ access to health benefits, including travel. As of yet, they haven’t opined on the controversial decision by the…

Marvel Studios will be back at San Diego Comic-Con this summer, for the first time in three years, Deadline can confirm. The studio’s President Kevin Feige broke the news this afternoon during a virtual press conference for its anticipated upcoming feature, Thor: Love and Thunder, from director Taika Waiti. “We’ll be…

Add Naomi Osaka’s new company to the Marketing Blunders Hall of Fame. The tennis star announced earlier this week that she has partnered with Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James’s SpringHill to start a media company. She expessed the hope that it would produce TV shows, documentaries and branded content. The name…

U.S. media rights to Liberty Media’s rising auto racing circuit Formula 1 have reportedly been renewed by ESPN through 2025 after the Disney-owned sports operation outmaneuvered Netflix and other tech suitors. The pact is worth in the area of $75 million to $90 million a year, according to Sports Business Journal…

Johnny Depp's multimillion-dollar defamation suit against Amber Heard is over, but not really over if the Aquaman actress can pay a pricey bond. In a short and sometimes tense hearing Friday morning in Judge Penney Azcarate's Fairfax, VA courtroom, a final judgment in the explicit and high-profile civil trial that…

UPDATED with latest: Hollywood’s unions are reacting Friday to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade. The Directors Guild of America "strongly condemned" the Supreme Court's ruling, calling it a "travesty." In a statement, DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter said that the ruling "is a giant step backwards…

The Broadway revival of American Buffalo, performed at the in-the-round Circle in the Square Theatre, will continue to require audience masking through July 10, the production’s closing date. In a statement released today, producers said, “Due to the close proximity of the audience to the actors as a result of the…