“LA’s Finest,” a show that two years ago was passed on by NBC, only to be picked up by Spectrum’s video-on-demand service, has finally found a broadcast home in Fox. 27 more words

via How ‘LA’s Finest’ Finally Found a Broadcast-TV Home — Variety

When the mobile, short-form content app Quibi launched on April 6, co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg surely wasn’t expecting it to release in the midst of a worldwide virus outbreak. 32 more words

via Jeffrey Katzenberg on Quibi’s Early Struggles: ‘I Attribute Everything That Has Gone Wrong to Coronavirus. Everything’ — Variety

Shanghai’s Disneyland on Monday became the first Disney theme park in the world to reopen in the wake of coronavirus, operating at just 20% capacity to allow for social distancing — to the delight of visitors let loose in a mostly empty park. 17 more words

via Shanghai Disneyland Makes Post-Coronavirus Reopening, but at 20% Capacity — Variety

Josh Trank knows what it’s like to lose everything. In 2015, the filmmaker’s red hot career flamed out with the release of “Fantastic Four,” an ill-conceived superhero reboot that was eviscerated by critics and went on to lose tens of millions of dollars at the box office. 10 more words

via How the Epic Failure of ‘Fantastic Four’ Inspired Josh Trank to Make ‘Capone’ — Variety

Betty Wright, a soul and R&B singer best known for her ’70s hit “Clean Up Woman,” has died. She was 66. Wright died at her Miami home on Sunday from cancer, according to Billboard. 23 more words

via Betty Wright, Grammy-Winning Soul Singer, Dies at 66 — Variety

Leslie A. Pope, an Oscar-nominated set decorator who worked on several Marvel movies, has died at 65 in Venice, Calif., according to her friend, Trish Gallaher Glenn. 30 more words

via ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Set Decorator Leslie A. Pope Dies at 65 — Variety

Paul McCartney said he learned “everything he knows” from Little Richard in a tribute to the late rock legend posted on social media early morning. Richard, who shared stages with the Beatles early in their career and whose songs the group covered extensively, died of cancer Saturday at the age of 87. 8 more words

via Paul McCartney Writes Touching Tribute to Little Richard — Variety

Bono celebrated his 60th birthday Sunday by posting a playlist of what he described as “60 Songs That Saved My Life,” with the promise to write a “fan letter” to all 60 artists. 24 more words

via Bono Celebrates 60th Birthday With 60-Song Playlist, Writes ‘Fan Letters’ to David Bowie, Billie Eilish, Kraftwerk — Variety

Tyra Banks has broken her silence on several clips from “America’s Next Top Model” that have resurfaced on Twitter and have not aged well. The major video that caused Banks to respond was from season 6 of the show, in which she tells contestant Dani Evans that she would never become a model because of…

via Tyra Banks Apologizes for Harsh, Resurfaced ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Clips — Variety

Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the lead members of the White House’s coronavirus task force, is quarantining himself after he made contact with a staffer who tested positive for COVID-19. 30 more words

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