Awards Circuit Podcast Roundtable Debates Those Oscars Acting Upsets, Telecast Missteps and More

Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie and the rest of theToday anchors debuted an extremely fun Super Bowl commercial ahead of the big game on Friday February 11. The commercial featured all of the show’s anchors back in the 1970s in a classroom in the spot for the She Can STEM campaign for Ad Council, which hopes to inspire girls, non-binary kids, and trans youth to stay in the science, technology, engineering and math fields.

A woman, who has only been identified as Jane Doe, is suing Snoop Dogg and his longtime friend, Bishop Don Juan, of sexual assault and battery, according to a court documents obtained by HollywoodLife. The woman, who says that she used to work as a stage dancer for Snoop and Don Juan, claims that the incident in her lawsuit took place in 2013. She filed the court documents on Feb. 9, 2022, just four days before Snoop was set to take the big stage at the Super Bowl. HollywoodLife has reached out to Snoop Dogg’s rep for comment and has not heard back as of press time.

When Adele sported a giant diamond ring on THAT finger during the 2022 Brit Awards, fans theorized that she got engaged to her boyfriend, Rich Paul. The pair have been getting pretty serious the past few months, so it wasn’t far fetched to believe he put a ring on it. But when the 33-year-old singer appeared on The Graham Norton Show Thursday, Feb. 10, she didn’t confirm or deny that the couple took their relationship to the next level.

Police have launched an appeal for information after a man was attacked by a gang of yobs while walking to the library.

Hollywood actor J.K Simmons has been spotted walking past popular West End restaurant La Laterna as he's in the city filming Batgirl.

Emily Longeretta GAC Media has acquired and renamed the Kitten Bowl, once a Hallmark Channel staple, Variety can exclusively reveal. The new special, set to premiere on Sunday, Feb.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC will run dozens of commercials during the Super Bowl for potato chips, cryptocurrency, beer and electric cars. And it will also run dozens for itself and its parent company.By the time viewers finish watching the network’s broadcast of Super Bowl LVI, they are likely to hear a lot about the return of “Law & Order” and the arrival of new series like “Endgame,” “American Song Contest” and “The Thing About Pam.” There will also be room for talk about NBC comedies; shows on Peacock like “Bel Air”; and offerings from NBC News, and Universal Orlando Resort.There’s good reason to talk up as much as possible. NBC will spend part of Super Bowl Sunday showing part of the Winter Olympics and will air that before and after its coverage of the Big Game.

A.D. Amorosi Thirty years since her debut album asked the question “What’s the 411?,” and mere days before appearing as the (lone) female in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show, Mary J.

Uprooted,” which investigates the 1986 unsolved hanging death of Keith Warren, a 19-year-old Black man from Silver Spring, Md. But nobody wanted the project. Then, after George Floyd was murdered in May 2020, Speaks and McDonough began receiving phone calls.“Suddenly people came out of the woodwork and were interested and wanted to have a conversation about making the series,” Speaks recalls.

Ethan Shanfeld New footage of DC’s “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” “Black Adam” and “The Flash” has been revealed in a new clip posted to social media.While the video teases only a brief look at Jason Momoa standing above a valley and sitting on Aquaman’s throne, it serves as the first official footage from the long-awaited sequel. Also starring Amber Heard as Mera and Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko, “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” premieres in theaters on Dec. 16.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeCBS is striking while the “Wordle” is hot. The Eye network and RuPaul are bringing back a new adaptation of the word puzzle game show “Lingo” to premiere sometime later this year.Emmy winner RuPaul Charles is set to executive produce and host the show, which has already made a comeback in the U.K.

attempting to do the Worm across the floor. A viral video of the grocery-store showdown is currently blowing up on Facebook as admirers laud the worker for heeding the call of booty-shaking.“It was the best customer service ever,” Lisa Negus, the intoxicated customer’s wife who uploaded the vid, told Kennedy News of the incident, which occurred last month at a Tesco Express in Lyndhurst, Hampshire.The 48-year-old haberdasher and her fiancé, Steve Williams, had reportedly just finished celebrating a very boozy two-year anniversary.

“Pam & Tommy” actor, 39, recently shared his thoughts about the coveted award show in an interview with Insider.“I don’t get why movie people care so much if other people care what awards we give ourselves,” Rogensaid.“To me, maybe people just don’t care,” the “Knocked Up” star added. “I don’t care who wins the automobile awards. No other industry expects everyone to care about what awards they shower upon themselves.

Slowdive have confirmed that they’re working on their first new album in five years.The shoegaze band took to social media last night (February 10) to reveal that the follow-up to their self-titled 2017 album is on its way.“Studio vibes,” the band’s official Twitter account wrote, captioning a picture of Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell.Goswell quote tweeted the photo on her personal Twitter account, writing: “LP5.”LP5 https://t.co/gtDt1OZF3N— Rachel Goswell

The star added that the product offers an “array of benefits” including an improvement of metabolism and fatigue.She wrote: "They promise an array of benefits inc: improvements to your metabolism, immune system, insomnia, fatigue, migraines etc etc!”Some fans weren’t particularly impressed by the patches, claiming that it was a “scam.” @Michaelwatterson penned: “I watched a video debunking these.“They put them on a clean sterilised surface and was same results as putting on your foot.”Lucyswhitehall wrote: “Interesting....“Although I think our bodies are already well equipped to manage and expel toxins, so I'm not convinced of their value or evidence base.”@Whyayemrs said: “Detoxification is done by the liver, not the soles of the feet.“All of these foot pads are a scam. Companies love preying on our fears and insecurities.Save your money.”@Hannahdarling370 said: “Don't waste your money.The liver and kidneys detox the body.”Julia later responded to these accusations from her Twitter account, explaining she was not endorsing them.She said: "I was sleepy when I posted about these & didn't use words like allegedly/supposedly in the actual film."I hope i was clear that I'm not sure about these & it was just a bit of dirty tea bag fun. (sic)“I'm not saying they 'do' anything.

While Rihanna continues to slay our social media timelines with her impressive maternity style, we’re still making sure we keep up with the rest of the best celebrity fashion moments taking place every week. These last seven days, celebs have been loving monochrome looks and bright colors.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhen Steve McQueen first approached John Boyega about playing London police officer Leroy Logan in his Amazon Prime Video anthology series “Small Axe,” they were both amazed and puzzled by the story of the real-life trailblazer.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“I May Destroy You,” “Small Axe,” “Ted Lasso,” “The Good Lord Bird” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” are among this year’s entertainment nominees for the Peabody Awards.The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors on Tuesday announced this year’s nominees for entertainment, documentaries, news, podcast/radio, children’s & youth, public service and arts. A total of 60 nominees were revealed as representing “the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2020.”PBS once again led the nominations with 12 programs, followed by Netflix with nine.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeGreetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is May 3, 2021, which means it’s 28 days until Emmy eligibility ends on May 31; 45 days until nomination-round voting starts on June 17; 53 days until the Daytime Emmys telecast on June 25; 56 days until nomination-round voting ends on June 28; 71 days until nominations are announced on July 13; 108 days until final-round voting starts on Aug. 19; and 139 days until the Primetime Emmys telecast on Sept. 19.It’s May, which means Emmy FYC season is kicking into high gear.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 5 Episode 9 of “The Masked Singer,” which aired April 28 on Fox.The unmaskings took a week off, as Wednesday’s episode of Fox’s “The Masked Singer” was instead a special one-hour sing-a-long edition that doubled as “The Maskys,” an award celebrating some of the season’s most memorable performances.Well, they actually spelled it “The Masky’s,” which is extremely questionable from a grammar standpoint. (Apostrophes are usually for contractions and possessives, and very rarely for plurals.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeLeslie Jones has been tapped to host next month’s return of the MTV Movie & TV Awards. The former “Saturday Night Live” star, also currently host of ABC’s “Supermarket Sweep” game show, will emcee the live ceremony on Sunday, May 16.