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Jared Leto accused; Glen Hansard dies at 56
Four women accused Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct — including a 2002 motel bathroom assault on a 17-year-old, a 2013 sexual-assault threat against a 19-year-old in London, and statutory rape in
The Inbetweeners Reunion Movie in Works at Netflix
Netflix is developing a reunion movie for the British teen comedy "The Inbetweeners," with original lead cast members understood to be attached, though final deals are still pending.
Andrew Sean Greer on Comic Novels
Pulitzer-winning novelist Andrew Sean Greer, in a Guardian essay tied to his new novel Villa Coco, makes the case that comic novels succeed only when authors first reckon honestly with tragic material
Singapore bans Massive Attack over Palestinian flag
British trip-hop band Massive Attack has been permanently barred from performing in Singapore after two members unfurled a Palestinian flag on stage during a concert, breaching the city-state's strict
FLO Release 'Therapy at the Club' After Creative Leap
British R&B trio FLO release their second album "Therapy at the Club," a record they say reflects their most authentic selves after taking full creative control of songwriting, production and arrangem
Jeff Wadlow on Making 'The Devil's Mouth' Shark Film
Director Jeff Wadlow walks Variety through the grueling, almost entirely waterlogged production of 'The Devil's Mouth,' a one-location freshwater-cave shark thriller starring Kathryn Newton and Lana C
Galliano Named Subject Of 2027 Met Exhibition And Gala
The Metropolitan Museum of Art named John Galliano as the subject of its spring 2027 Costume Institute exhibition 'Horizons' and the accompanying Met Gala, making him just the third living designer to
Tom Corson Named WMG COO as CFO Armin Zerza Departs
Tom Corson has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Warner Music Group, while CFO and COO Armin Zerza steps down effective immediately for personal reasons with SVP Lou Dickler named acting CFO
Major Guggenheim Show Traces Origin and Legacy of Pop Art
The Guggenheim Museum has opened "Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now," a 45-work survey tracing the origin and legacy of Pop Art across three floors, but a critic argues the exhibition strains to assign the
Acclaimed Welsh artist Kevin Sinnott dies aged 78
Kevin Sinnott, one of Wales' most acclaimed contemporary painters known for "Running Away with the Hairdresser," has died at the age of 78.
Judge Sends Drake Stake.us Lawsuit to Arbitration
A federal judge paused a lawsuit accusing Drake and streamer Adin Ross of using Stake.us to artificially inflate streams of Drake's music, ruling plaintiffs agreed to binding arbitration when they sig
Phish Closes Five-Night MSG Run With Early-Nineties Throwback
SiriusXM's Phish Radio host Jonathan Schwartz recounts a three-decade love affair with the band, anchored by Phish's five-night Madison Square Garden stand that recreated their early-Nineties setlists
Dermot Mulroney Leaving ‘Chicago Fire’ in Season 15
Dermot Mulroney is exiting NBC's "Chicago Fire" early in Season 15, ending his two-season run as Chief Dom Pascal on the heels of a Season 14 cliffhanger involving a burning warehouse with a collapsin
Dermot Mulroney To Leave ‘Chicago Fire’ Early In Season 15
Dermot Mulroney is departing NBC's Chicago Fire ahead of schedule, wrapping his Chief Dom Pascal storyline early in Season 15 — the latest in a string of cast and creative exits ahead of the show's Oc
Variety Names Matt Donnelly Executive Editor of Film
Variety has promoted investigative journalist Matt Donnelly to Executive Editor of Film, succeeding Brent Lang who is leaving after 12 years to become editor-in-chief of IndieWire. Donnelly assumes th
BTS Boycotts Grammys Over Asian Pop Category
BTS announced on July 29 via individual Instagram accounts that they will not submit entries for Grammy consideration this year, protesting the Recording Academy's newly created Best Asian Pop Music P
'Surreal' moment as Welsh actor joins Ted Lasso cast
A Cardiff-born actor who grew up kicking a ball around Heath Park describes joining Ted Lasso's cast as 'surreal,' ahead of the hit comedy's 5 August return on Apple TV+.
Kitsos, Iacono Land Leads in Netflix's 'Better Than the Movies'
Netflix has cast Beatrice Kitsos and David Iacono as the romantic leads in its YA rom-com adaptation of Lynn Painter's 2021 bestseller 'Better Than the Movies,' fulfilling years of BookTok fan-casting
Ariana Grande Petal: Eighth Album of Controlled Rage
Ariana Grande's eighth studio album Petal marks a stark sonic departure, burying her signature vocal runs under dark, distorted production while lashing out at intrusive fans, exes, and the press.
Hold the front page! Marilyn Monroe is Dakota Johnson’s ninth cousin three times removed
Genealogy firm MyHeritage has revealed that Dakota Johnson, who plays Marilyn Monroe in Maggie Gyllenhaal's Venice-bound short 'Flesh Impact,' is Monroe's ninth cousin three times removed through 17th
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