Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Production on Mission: Impossible 7 was moved from Venice, Italy to Rome to try to avoid the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, before it was shuttered altogether in February. But Tom Cruise has a plan to get production back on track — according to one of his co-stars. Simon Pegg, …
JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot productions pledges $10 million to anti-racist organizations
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Bad Robot Productions, the TV and film company headed by Star Wars: The Force Awakens director JJ Abrams, along with the Katie McGrath JJ Abrams Family Foundation, have pledged to donate $10 million over five years to a number of organizations “committed to anti-racist agendas.” “Enough is enough. Enough police brutality. …
Hollywood looks to start back up with post-COVID safety plan
iStock/oatjo(LOS ANGELES) — Hollywood on Monday submitted its plan for restarting in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which shut down production in March. A copy of the Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee Task Force guidelines, obtained by Deadline, include, among other things, limiting face-to-face contact with others and regular, periodic testing of the cast and crew. Along with …
Jennifer Aniston’s nude portrait is being auctioned off for COVID-19 relief
Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Turner(LOS ANGELES) — One of Jennifer Aniston’s most famous portraits is heading to the auction block for COVID-19 relief. So, if you’re a fan of her black and white nude portrait that she shot in 1995, you’re in luck. Aniston revealed on Instagram over the weekend that the man who shot the renowned …
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Judge awards ownership of Joe Exotic’s zoo to Carole Baskin
Netflix(OKLAHOMA) — If you thought the Tiger King drama was over, think again. A judge ruled on Monday that Joe Exotic’s nemesis Carole Baskin is now the owner of the zoo he founded. TMZ obtained copies of the court ruling where a federal judge ruled that Exotic’s attempts to transfer ownership of his Oklahoma sanctuary to his mother and Jeff Lowe …
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively feel “ashamed” for being unaware of their white privilege
ABC, ABC/Lou Rocco (LOS ANGELES) — Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have spoken out about how the Black Lives Matter movement opened their eyes about their white privilege. Specifically, how their worries regarding their children’s safety pale in comparison to that of black and minority parents. In an open letter to fans on Sunday, the parents of three confessed that they’re “ashamed” to have only noticed their privilege …
George Clooney calls racism “America’s greatest pandemic”
Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Hulu(NEW YORK) — Forget COVID-19, George Clooney thinks America’s greatest pandemic is racism; and the cure is to vote. In response to nationwide protests sparked by the death of George Floyd while in custody of Minneapolis police, Clooney wrote an essay published by The Daily Beast on Monday. “How many times have we seen people of color killed by …
In speech at San Francisco “kneel-in,” Jamie Foxx calls on “Hollywood friends” to take action
ABC/Lou Rocco(SAN FRANCISCO) — Jamie Foxx delivered an impassioned speech Monday at a “kneel-in” demonstration at San Francisco City Hall to protest police brutality and racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The Oscar-winner called on his “Hollywood friends” to take action, advising them to get out of the comfort of their homes and let …
After playing dad to Chrises Evans and Pratt, JK Simmons has his eye on Pine and Hemsworth
AppleTV+(LOS ANGELES) — In the latest installment of PeopleTV.com‘s quarantine show Couch Surfing, actor JK Simmons says he wants in on what’s become a running Hollywood joke: the number of superstars who happened to be named Chris. Simmons, who appeared both in the original Spider-Man films and in the most recent, Spider-Man: Far From Home as muckraking newsman J. Jonah Jameson, plays Chris Evans’ dad …