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Ethan Shanfeld After the release of her latest film “Origin,” director Ava DuVernay was vocal about her disappointment that the movie failed to garner widespread attention or awards buzz. Now, the X/Twitter account for “Origin” is taking aim at the distributor Neon, calling out the company for not inviting the filmmakers to its Oscar party. Quote-tweeting a photo from the party, the account posted one day after the Academy Awards: “Is it odd that the filmmakers of Neon’s current film in theaters weren’t invited to this Neon celebration? Nope.

William Earl administrator It’d be easy enough for The Black Keys — singer and guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney — to remain in rock star mode at this point in their career. After all, they’ve reached the top of their craft: radio hits, arena tours, festival headlining slots, and twelve albums.

Katcy Stephan Verve has hired longtime agent Valarie Phillips. The news comes just two weeks after the agency brought on non-fiction agent Jacy Schleier from CAA. Phillips, who brings more than two decades of agency experience to Verve, was most recently co-head of the motion picture literary department at A3 Artists Agency.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Academy Award-winning producer Daniel Dreifuss (“All Quiet on the Western Front”) has boarded “Red Men,” the latest feature from Mexico’s Hari Sama, best known for his lauded autobiographical pic “This is not Berlin,” which world premiered at Sundance in 2019. Described as an “edgy and provocative coming-of-age story” about the life of Austrian expressionist painter Egon Schiele, “Red Men” hones in on Schiele’s role in reshaping European aesthetics through his intimate relationship with lover and muse, Dominik Van Osen.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The standoff between Universal Music Groupand TikTok over royalty payments and AI policies has resulted in a near-complete blackout of all music owned, distributed and published by the company on the platform — the videos are still there, but the music is muted. Yet new songs by UMG artists, including Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello and Niall Horan could be found on TikTok at the time of this article’s publication. How and why is that happening? While reps for UMG and TikTok declined comment, and an explanation of the platform’s logistics and process quickly devolves into a mind-melting blizzard of jargon and abbreviations, here’s a vast oversimplification of a couple of possibilities.

Jaden Thompson “Vanderpump Rules” stars Scheana Shay and her husband, Brock Davies, have been cast as guest stars in an upcoming “Lopez vs. Lopez” episode, set to air on April 23. In the NBC comedy series starring George Lopez and his daughter Mayan Lopez, Shay and Davies join Season 2 as characters named Erica and Justin, respectively.

Jordan Moreau Beau DeMayo, the showrunner and executive producer behind Disney+’s upcoming animated series “X-Men ’97,” has been fired ahead of the March 20 premiere, Variety has confirmed. DeMayo had completed work on Seasons 1 and 2 of “X-Men ’97” ahead of his exit. He will not attend the March 13 Hollywood premiere for the show.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Owen Wilson is set to star in a comedy series at Apple TV+ set in the world of professional golf, Variety has learned. The untitled series hails from writer Jason Keller. Apple has given the series a 10-episode order.

Selome Hailu Texas governor Greg Abbott is slamming the artists boycotting SXSW due to the festival’s U.S. Army sponsorship — but SXSW doesn’t want his support. “Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S.

Rosalía and Jeremy Allen White’s relationship is going strong, and the couple was recently seen strolling in different cities in the United States. From Los Angeles to Chicago, the stars have spent time walking around historic landmarks and trendy spots or having dinner.During their recent trip to Chicago, Rosalía and Jeremy visited the Rothschild Gallery, known for its impressive collection of paintings and sculptures. They spent several hours exploring the gallery and admiring the different displayed artworks.rosalia in my city .

David Beckham took to social media to honor the amazing mothers in his life, including his mom, Sandra Beckham, his wife, Victoria Beckham, and his mother-in-law, Jackie Adams.David Beckham reveals Victoria broke her foot in a ‘gym accident’Nicola Peltz channeled Victoria Beckham in this Dolce & Gabbana vintage lookRomeo Beckham and Mia Regan reveal the reason for their breakup: ‘Since we were 16’“So lucky to have the most amazing Mummy’s in our life’s,” David wrote in the post. “Thank you for everything you do and the love you give to the whole family x We love u so much,” he wrote, tagging Victoria, whom he shares Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 19, and Harper, 12.

Kristen Stewart holds Jodie Foster in a special place in her heart. She recently was featured on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” where she discussed her upcoming film “Love Lies Bleeding,” her experience watching the Oscars, and how much she loves Jodie Foster despite all the years that have passed since they first worked together. Salma Hayek and Kristen Stewart host intimate celebration in honor of Penelope CruzKristen Stewart and Bianca Censori twinning in revealing looks: Who wore it best?Stewart revealed that she watched the Oscars on Sunday and felt incredibly emotional when she saw Jodie Foster.

Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves made headlines at the Oscars. The pair looked stunning for the occasion, wearing Versace and showing some classic Hollywood looks that made them some of the best dressed guests of the evening.

Anya Taylor-Joy took her father, Dennis Taylor, with her for the first time at the prestigious awards, which is a promise she made to him when she was 12.On Tuesday, The Menu star shared a gallery of photos and videos from the awards, writing in the caption, “A dreamy moment.” “At 12 I promised my dad that if I was ever invited to the Oscars, I would take him,” she wrote. “Filled with gratitude.”A post shared by Anya Taylor-Joy (@anyataylorjoy)The Amsterdam star was a presenter at the awards, joining her costar in the upcoming Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Chris Hemsworth, to present the Academy Awards for Best Animated Short and Best Animated Feature.

Donald Trump joke. Over the weekend, Kimmel hosted the Academy Awards, making for a program that many critics believed to be a good one, keeping audiences entertained and steering clear from controversy. In one of the segments, Kimmel brought up Trump, who shared some criticism on his platform Truth Social.

North West has been in the studio working on her debut album. The 10-year-old daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian made the announcement at Ye’s Vultures listening party in Phoenix on March 10 after she hit the stage with him for their track “TALKING.” “And I’ve been working on my first album” she told the crowd with a roaring applause. “It’s called ‘Elementary School Dropout.’”North’s title is a homage to her dad’s debut studio album released February 10, 2004, The College Dropout.

Nadia FerreiraandMarc Anthonyare relishing their parenthood experience after the arrival of Marquitos, their first child. They have been sharing their joy with their fans, and to celebrate the little one’s nine-month milestone, the couple surprised their followers with a particular post.

attended the funeral of Thomas Kingston in London on Tuesday.Kingston, the husband of King Charles’ cousin, Lady Gabriella, died Feb. 25 at the age of 45 by an apparent suicide.Close to 140 friends and family gathered for his funeral at the Chapel Royal in St.

Breaking Benjamin announced a co-headlining tour with Staind and special guests Daughtry and Lakeview that will take the four groups to arenas and amphitheaters all over North America this September and October.Midway through the 23-concert run, the hardcore quartet will stop into Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater on Thursday, Sept. 19.That’s not all, though.Breaking Benjamin is also taking off on a solo tour from March through July; as for Staind, they’ll be on the road for a jaunt of their own this spring.Daughtry and Lakeview both have a handful of shows lined up, too.Thankfully, tickets can be secured up for all four bands’ upcoming concerts as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, March 15, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to tickets can be found here.Midway through their spring tour, Breaking Benjamin is headlining at the annual Welcome To Rockville Festival in Daytona Beach, FL.Taking place May 9-12, headliners at the four-day extravaganza include Mötley Crüe, Foo Fighters, Slipknot, Jelly Roll, Limp Bizkit and many, many more.If this sounds like the fest for you, single and multi-day passes can be picked up here.At a number of gigs this year, Aaron Lewis and co.

“Carnival” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart Monday, you can’t tell Kanye West nothing.Indeed, the rapper and hip-hop mogul celebrated his fifth chart-topper — which also features Ty Dolla $ign, Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti — by slamming everyone from Drake and Hailey Bieber to his former Yeezy collaborators at Adidas and all of his perceived enemies “that watched me have my kids taken out of my control.”“Rich Ty Carti and the supporters that stood by us though everything This number #1 is for you it’s for the people who won’t be manipulated by the system,” wrote West in a since-deleted Instagram post full of “f–k you’s.”Then West — who officially changed his name to Ye in 2021 — proceeded to rip into Adidas, which dropped his Yeezy line in 2022 after he had made a series of antisemitic and other controversial remarks.“f–k adidas and everybody who works there or with them,” he wrote.“Anyone who goes to school with anyone who’s [sic] parents work at adidas.

Dylan Mulvaney “appalling.”On Friday, Mulvaney, a transgender woman, posted an Instagram photo with Gaga to celebrate International Women’s Day, which quickly faced blowback for a biological male claiming to honor women.Gaga remarked on the issue Monday, specifically calling out the media’s framing with the use of the word “backlash.”“It’s appalling to me that a post about National Women’s Day by Dylan Mulvaney and me would be met with such vitriol and hatred. When I see a newspaper reporting on hatred but calling it ‘backlash’ I feel it is important to clarify that hatred is hatred, and this kind of hatred is violence.