The academy is changing the Oscars — and enraging the industry it celebrates: ‘It’s a slap in the face’

Pulling eight categories from the Oscars live telecast "diminishes the integrity of the academy" and will "alienate your core audience," industry insiders say.

By Travis M. AndrewsMarch 15, 2022

Jane Campion quickly squanders good will from Sam Elliott response with misguided comment of her own

Jane Campion apologized Monday after saying fellow Critics Choice attendees Serena and Venus Williams "do not play against the guys like I have to" while accepting the award for best director.

By Sonia RaoMarch 14, 2022
Analysis

SNL imagines the Biden administration’s meeting with TikTok stars for help with Ukraine effort

The Washington Post reported about the meeting on Friday. SNL spoofed it the next day.

By Travis M. AndrewsMarch 13, 2022

Alec Baldwin denies financial responsibility for ‘Rust’ shooting death

Alec Baldwin's lawyers claim his contract shields him from liability in the on-set death of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

By Sonia RaoMarch 11, 2022

Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail, thousands in fines for falsely reporting a hate crime

Jussie Smollett, the former “Empire” star, was found guilty on five of six charges of disorderly conduct in December.

By Sonia RaoMarch 10, 2022

A warm ‘Hello’ for Lionel Richie at star-studded Gershwin Prize tribute

The stars come out to honor Richie, the 2022 recipient of the Library of Congress's 2022 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

By Helena Andrews-DyerMarch 10, 2022

Travis Scott launches event safety initiative after Astroworld deaths and lawsuits

Four months after the Astroworld tragedy, Travis Scott's Project Heal intends to "take much needed action towards supporting real solutions that make all events the safest spaces they can possibly be."

By Sonia RaoMarch 9, 2022

The dogged endurance of ‘Law & Order’

We've been watching "their stories" for 22 years, and we're not slowing down -- even in the age of prestige TV.

By Travis M. AndrewsMarch 9, 2022

Steve Harvey will never run out of ideas

Steve Harvey has been a life-insurance salesman, a stand-up comedian, a game-show host and a TV "judge." He's not done yet.

By Helena Andrews-DyerMarch 9, 2022
Perspective

What we didn’t learn from the ‘Love Is Blind’ reunion

The "Love Is Blind" reunion hammers home what is missing from the wildly popular Netflix dating show: some honesty.

By Helena Andrews-DyerMarch 8, 2022
Analysis

ACM Awards 2022: Best and worst moments, complete list of winners

Dolly Parton served up some star power as co-host of the ACM Awards, which took a big leap as the first streaming-only major award show on Monday night.

By Emily YahrMarch 8, 2022
Perspective

Let the Batman be weird

Robert Pattinson's Batman should take a break from bleakness and lean into his silly behavior.

By Sonia RaoMarch 7, 2022

You may know him as the ‘Applebee’s guy,’ but country star Walker Hayes is more than a viral TikTok

After years of ups and downs in Nashville, singer-songwriter (and ACM Awards nominee) Walker Hayes is hoping to make the most of 2021′s runaway hit, "Fancy Like."

By Emily YahrMarch 7, 2022
Analysis

SNL tackles Fox News and Trump on Ukraine and Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill with a whole lot of singing

SNL's cast found inspiration in "Shallow," "My Funny Valentine" and "Smoke on the Water."

By Travis M. AndrewsMarch 6, 2022

Ukraine-born Mila Kunis and husband Ashton Kutcher pledge to match $3 million in aid donations

“The events that have unfolded in Ukraine are devastating. There is no place in this world for this kind of unjust attack on humanity,” Kunis said in a video on social media.

By Adela SulimanMarch 5, 2022

‘After Yang’ director Kogonada on his new sci-fi film, the ‘Pachinko’ adaptation and the imperfection of memory

Kogonada's new film "After Yang" touches on how members of the diaspora "all struggle with feeling adrift," a notion further explored in the upcoming series "Pachinko."

By Sonia RaoMarch 4, 2022

From ‘The Dropout’ to ‘The Tinder Swindler,’ your guide to TV’s most notorious scammers

"Inventing Anna" and "The Dropout" lead a packed slate of new documentaries and fictionalized series about grifters.

By Bethonie ButlerMarch 4, 2022
By The WayPerspective

Will Smith’s travel show finds an everyday lesson in extreme adventures

The Disney Plus show starring the Oscar-nominated actor features a surprisingly relatable theme.

By Nathan DillerMarch 3, 2022

From Green Day to Franz Ferdinand, numerous musical acts cancel Russian tour dates over Ukraine invasion

Bands including Green Day, Franz Ferdinand and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine while canceling tour dates.

By Sonia RaoMarch 1, 2022