Billion Dollar Deal Settles SAG-AFTRA Strike; Actors Head Back to Work
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher on the picket lines of the just-ended strike Thousands of actors – at least those who currently have a job – are headed back to work after the resolution of the highly disruptive SAG-AFTRA strike that was called in early July, two months after the Writers Guild of America also went on strike and effectively decimating most new production in the entertainment industry. The first stop for many will be...
Late Night is Back and on Track with Trump Jokes
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver return after WGA strike settlement After five long WGA-stricken months, all of the late-night hosts are back on the air and wasting no time in doing what they do best, skewering the latest news events, each with their own humorous spin. But first, deep gratitude over the tentative settlement with the AMPTP that allowed the shows go back on the air. Late night was...
WGA Members Put Down Picket Signs, Pick Up Pens: Strike Over
Finally, after 148 days which wreaked economic devastation, it’s over. After reaching a tentative agreement with the AMPTP Sunday night, the Writers Guild of America told its members they could go back to work today although the new three-year deal has not been officially ratified by the membership. Over the weekend, the union’s negotiating team met with studio heads of NBC Universal, Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. (Donna Langley,...
John Legend Gives it All During Century City Concert
John Legend mesmerized the crowd at Westfield Century City during his Saturday night performance The atrium at Westfield Century City was alive with the sound of music as John Legend took the stage for a special performance on Saturday night. The EGOT winner, one of only 18 performers who has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award, sat at the piano before a rapt audience at the shopping center. Among them were his wife Chrissy...
‘Succession,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ Top Primetime Emmy Nominations
Due to the entertainment industry’s labor unrest, it isn’t clear if the Emmy Awards will take place as scheduled on September 18, but it is clear that HBO’s fourth and final season of “Succession” succeeded with 27 Emmy nominations, more than any other show. HBO also scored the number two and three nominations leaders, with “The Last of Us” garnering 24 nods and “The White Lotus” racking up 23. Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” was next with...
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