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Ashley Avis, the writer and director known for Disney+’s Black Beauty and the upcoming films City of Angels and American Wolf, has launched a new initiative through her nonprofit, Wild Beauty Foundation (WBF). The Lost Horses campaign hopes to harness the power of film and Hollywood storytelling to shine a spotlight on the tens of thousands of horses that disappear into the slaughter pipeline each year and rally public support for the Save America’s Forgotten Horses (SAFE) Act (HR 1661/S. 775), which would ban the slaughter of horses in the United States and the export of horses for slaughter abroad.…
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, appointed by President Trump, said in a statement that Netflix’s proposed $83 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. studios and HBO Max operations raises “competitive concerns.” However, the FCC does not have the authority to review Netflix’s contract with WB. The proposed sale does not include the transfer of any FCC-regulated broadcast licenses. Warner Bros. Discovery does not own any television broadcast assets. Meanwhile, Netflix hasn’t acquired WBD’s cable TV assets (it will be spun off into a new company, Discovery Global), but even if it had, the FCC would not have jurisdiction in that area.…
What you need to know RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Briar Brash faints on stage after receiving harsh criticism from judge Law Roach during the runway segment.Other contestants debated whether the collapse was real, but some attributed it to the stress of a difficult week.Briar returns to stage after medical emergency This article contains spoilers This week, a queen literally fell down on RuPaul’s Drag Race. During the runway judging for the fourth episode of season 18, which aired on Friday, January 23, on MTV, Briar Blush collapsed and passed out in the arms of fellow contestant Juicy Love Dion. The…
Irina Shayk covers V Magazine V158 with a perforated vinyl top and a sheet mask. Provided by V Magazine Twenty years into her modeling career, Irina Shayk has done it all, from eyebrows to hair bleaching. Still, the Russian beauty’s new V Magazine shoot might be her wildest fashion moment yet. In the cover photo, taken by her close friend and legendary photographer Steven Klein, Shayk, who turned 40 earlier this month, looks killer in an Alaïa perforated vinyl top and matching fluted skirt, and C. Ford leather gloves laced up to her armpits. She straddles her bike wearing a…
For Indonesian filmmaker Regas Banuteja, trance rituals are not about the supernatural or exotic, but about joy, community, and the different ways humans find happiness. In his latest film, Levitating (Para Perasque), which was submitted to Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition, the director explores these themes through the story of a young musician’s relentless quest to become a spirit channeler, despite outside forces threatening his village. Variety has an exclusive first look at a clip from the film. Set in an Indonesian village where trance parties with shamans and spirit channelers are common, the story follows Bayu, a 20-year-old musician…
Nicola Peltz and Victoria Beckham had issues with each other before their wedding drama, which Brooklyn cited in a recent social media rant. “They can’t stand each other and don’t talk,” a source close to the family told Page Six in August 2022, noting that problems were already “brewing” before their April 2022 wedding in Florida. “The lead-up to the wedding was terrifying,” they added. The source further claimed that Peltz, 31, did not want Victoria to be part of the plan and did not hint at anything to her. Communication was minimal. A source revealed to Page Six in…
Laura Adler, a former casting association administrator and casting director, died Thursday in Los Angeles after a brief illness. She was 65 years old. Adler worked as a casting director for 16 years, casting for television shows such as “Better Off Ted,” “Dream On,” “The Good Family” and “American Dreams.” For the latter, Adler was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cast in a Drama Series. Before becoming a casting director herself, she worked as an assistant to renowned casting directors Barbara Claman, Mark Sachs, and Ted Hann. With more than 40 years in the industry, Adler built…
What you need to know Bella Hadid wore a daring dress with a plunging back and cutouts at the back. Hadid shared a photo of herself in the dress with stylist Mimi Cuttrell in an Instagram post on Friday, January 23. The model recently attended the red carpet premiere of Ryan Murphy’s The Beauty, in which she stars as Ruby. Bella Hadid is taking the cutout trend to bold new heights. Hadid, 29, is seen wearing a butt-baring dress with a cutout in the back and a plunging back in an Instagram post on Friday, January 23. The Orebella founder…
Lisa Rinna has labeled her Traitors co-star Colton Underwood a “stalker” after learning of his past restraining order scandal. Rinna, 62, left a fiery comment in a post thread on Friday in response to a fan who mocked Underwood for accusing him of being a traitor on this week’s episode of the Peacock series. “Who does Colton think he can fight well? Good luck buddy,” this fan wrote, along with an image of Rinna saying her iconic “Did you drink coke in the bathroom?” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” Season 7 Lines. Lisa Rinna called her “Traitors” rival a…
The 2026 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge returns on January 24th to celebrate 13 years of advocating for disability inclusion in the entertainment industry. This year’s competition was launched by challenge founder and director Nick Nowicki at the Sundance Film Festival and will run from March 24th to 29th, with the awards ceremony taking place on May 7th at Sony Pictures Studios. In this challenge, filmmakers have five days to write and produce a 1-5 minute short film that promotes disability inclusion based on the year’s hot genres. The genre in 2026 will be “Dramady”. Submitted films will be judged in…