The National Basketball Association said Saturday that it was “engaged in exploratory conversations” with The Walt Disney Company about a plan to resume its 2019-2020 season, the latest in a parade of efforts by big sports leagues and media companies to get live games in play after the devastating economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.…
via NBA, Disney in Talks to Re-Start Basketball Season in Late July — Variety
A gay main character has finally appeared in a Pixar film. “Out,” a short film released on Disney Plus on Friday, follows a man named Greg who struggles to come out to his mom and dad as he gets ready to move to the city with his boyfriend, Manuel. 9 more words
via Pixar Short Film ‘Out’ Features Studio’s First Gay Main Character — Variety
The move toward holding drive-in concerts this summer — as explored in a Variety feature earlier this week — is picking up steam, with two Christian music artists of note, TobyMac and Newsboys United, announcing that they have each booked tours that will take place exclusively in 16 existing drive-in theaters in the South in…
via Drive-In Concerts Get a Boost as TobyMac, Newboys Book By-the-Carload Tours for Summer — Variety
Amazon has turned one of the buildings in its Seattle headquarters into a permanent homeless shelter. Since 2017, the company had plans to create a homeless shelter for Mary’s Place Family Center on its Seattle campus. 21 more words
via Amazon Transforms Seattle Office Into Permanent Homeless Shelter — Variety
Ken Nightingall, a veteran boom operator who is known to many “Star Wars” fans as “pink shorts boom guy,” died Tuesday at his home in the United Kingdom. 33 more words
via ‘Star Wars’ Veteran Boom Operator Ken Nightingall Dies at 92 — Variety
Call them the COVID Contenders. The coronavirus pandemic has fueled a boom in creativity since mid-March, with stay-at-home orders leading to some unique and completely unexpected programming in the past few months. 27 more words
via A Crop of Unexpected Emmy Hopefuls Has Arisen From the Coronavirus Pandemic — Variety
Disney Plus is finally giving “The Simpsons” fans what they’ve been clamoring for: Most of the iconic animated sitcom’s older episodes will be available in the original 4-by-3 aspect ratio starting May 28. 25 more words
Rowena Chiu claims Harvey Weinstein attempted to rape her on a business trip in 1998. She had only met Weinstein two times and had begun working as a new assistant at Miramax, just one month prior to the Venice Film Festival when the alleged incident occurred. 11 more words
In the battle for chart supremacy between 6ix9ine and the team of Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, the latter duo has claimed another victory over the controversial and contentious rapper. 31 more words
For many high net worth celebs, investing in real estate remains a practical way to make their money work for them. Investing may simply mean they own several income properties, to be rented out when they are not occupying by family members or the stars themselves. 11 more words
via 10 Celebrities Who Are Also Superstar Real Estate Investors — Variety
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