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Sports’ New TV Formula: A Special Report
Sports are at a critical point. While TV viewership is in a clear state of decline (though still sizable), younger fans are embracing new ways of engaging with leagues with decreasing importance pl…
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Viola Davis, Rashida Jones, Kerry Washington, Laverne Cox on Being Seen as Black Women in Hollywood
In celebration of Black History Month, Variety assembled a star-studded list of Black women awards season contenders for conversations about their craft, careers and experiences working in various …
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Miley Cyrus Signs With Columbia Records
Singer Miley Cyrus has signed with Columbia Records after seven years and four albums on RCA. A source close to the situation tells Variety that even though both Columbia and RCA are Sony-owned lab…
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Jack Dorsey’s Square to Acquire Jay-Z’s Tidal Streaming Service for $297 Million
Square, the payments-processing company led by CEO Jack Dorsey, announced plans to buy a “significant” majority stake in Tidal, the music and entertainment streaming platform run by Jay…
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‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Star Anthony Mackie Soars to Marvel Leading-Man Status
For his entire tenure as an Avenger, Anthony Mackie had never been the first name on the call sheet. In a galaxy of stars populated by Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson, the act…
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Elizabeth Olsen and Jimmy Fallon amaze 'WandaVision' fans with 'FallonVision' parody
Olsen and Fallon appeared to travel through time until a plot twist revealed the true cause of the FallonVision madness.
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Prince Philip to Remain in Hospital for a "Number of Days" After Undergoing Heart Procedure
Prince Philip, 99, underwent a "successful" procedure for a pre-existing heart condition, Buckingham Palace announced. Scroll on for the latest update on the Duke of Edinburgh's health.
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Mariah Carey’s Brother Sues Her for Emotional Distress Inflicted by Memoir
Morgan Carey, the older brother of Mariah Carey, is suing the pop star for defamation and the intentional infliction of emotional distress as a result of the publication of “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.” The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court on March 3, alleges the memoir contains passages that are false and defamatory. […]
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Janet Jackson Two-Night Documentary Event Set at Lifetime and A&E
Janet Jackson’s life story will get the documentary treatment next year from Lifetime and A&E to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her first album. At its virtual upfront today, the A+E Networks group highlighted its upcoming programming slate and announced that Lifetime and A&E have ordered a two-night, four-hour documentary event with the working titled […]
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Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’ Casts Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jiminy Cricket, Cynthia Erivo as Blue Fairy
Jospeh Gordon-Levitt will provide the voice of Jiminy Cricket, while Cynthia Erivo will play the Blue Fairy in Disney’s live-action retelling of “Pinocchio.” They join a cast that includes Tom Hanks as Geppetto and Luke Evans as The Coachman. In addition, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, who previously starred in “Flora and Ulysses,” will voice Pinocchio, the […]
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