COVID Outbreak at Will Smith’s Company Raises Questions on Production Restart

Netflix's newest true-crime documentary "Bad Vegan" name-drops Alec Baldwin as it explores the actor's relationship with the show's main subject, Sarma Melngailis. The documentary focuses on the story of Sarma, who previously owned Pure Food and Wine in New York City.The former restaurant owner opened up about meeting Baldwin in the very first episode of the four-part documentary series. "I met Alec Baldwin at the restaurant," Sarma explained in the episode.

Kylie Jenner took to her Instagram Story Monday to reveal that her and Travis Scott's son will no longer be going by the name Wolf.«FYI our son's name isn't wolf anymore,» Kylie shared before adding that the couple didn't feel like the name was a good fit for the one-month-old. «We just really didn't feel like it was him.

Sandra Bullock's forthcoming action-adventure rom-com The Lost City has some spectacular stunts and even more exciting cameos — and the actress is opening up about how some of the movie's most memorable moments came to be.Bullock and co-star Daniel Radcliffe recently sat down with ET's Cassie DiLaura, and they reflected on some of the movie's most exciting scenes — including a daring rescue by Brad Pitt that featured an enormous explosion.«We only did that shot in one take!» Bullock revealed. «We didn't know how big the explosion was gonna be. It's all about preparation, preparation, preparation and then a whole lot of luck.»Bullock stars in the film as Loretta Sage, a reclusive romance-adventure author who's spent her career writing about exotic places.

Kylie Jenner shared a tribute to her and Travis Scott's second child on Monday morning, before mentioning that her son's name "isn't Wolf anymore". After Jenner shared never-before-seen moments of her child's birth, she took to her Instagram Story to clarify her son's name.  "FYI our son's name isn't Wolf anymore," Jenner began. "We just really didn't feel like it was him.

Susanna Reid was left torn over loving gran Linda Carty’s controversial case as she paid a visit to the first Brit on death row in Texas in more than 70 years.The 51-year-old jetted out to the United States to visit the inmate at Mountain View Unit, a maximum prison in Texas, as she delved into her case for her upcoming documentary ITV British Grandma on Death Row with Susanna Reid.Carty, who has spent more than 20 years on death row, was found guilty for murdering a young mum and trying to steal her four-day-old baby.The convict insists she did not commit the heinous crime and instead states that she was framed for the horrific murder as she explained how her only mistake was lending someone her car.In May 2001, a court heard that Carty organised the kidnapping of her pregnant neighbour, Joanna Rodriguez, 25, with the aid of three men in Houston, Texas, with the intention of cutting the baby out of Joana’s body.At the time of the murder, Carty had purchased scrubs and scissors unaware that the young mum had given birth to her son Ray four days earlier.Luckily, Ray survived the kidnapping and was safely found in the car the next day, but Joana was discovered in the boot of Linda’s car after she had been suffocated.Baby clothes and a baby chair were found in the hotel room where Carty was staying, and she had told her ex-boyfriend that she was expecting a baby despite not being pregnant at the time of her arrest.But despite spending time with the now 63-year-old Brit, the Good Morning Britain presenter confessed she is still uncertain if she believes Carty is guilty.The Mirror reports that Susanna admitted: "I found it impossible to come to a final judgement.

The Masked Singer judge Mo Gilligan and comedian Alex Brooker. Speaking to PA Media about his new role, Liam Payne gushed: "It doesn't get much better than captaining England in Soccer Aid while fundraising for UNICEF."I can't believe I get to run out onto the pitch with some of my heroes all while raising money for such a great cause.

They've become nearly inseparable since meeting on Selling Sunset where they work together as part of The Oppenheim Group's all-star roster of Realtors who have taken the real estate world by storm on the popular Netflix show.And Chrishell Stause proved to be closer than ever to her best friend, Emma Hernan, as she showed off her athletic prowess for an impromptu aerial yoga session shared to her three million followers on Instagram.The 40-year-old reality star giggled her way through the set up as she climbed on top of Hernan, only to scream out loud that she pulled a muscle while trying to perform a few moves. Exercise experts! Chrishell Stause proved to be closer than ever to her best friend, Emma Hernan, as she showed off her athletic prowess for an impromptu aerial yoga session shared to her three million followers on Instagram Chrishell rocked a black cropped tank top with a grey diamond pattern along the bottom with a sports bra to match as she positioned herself above her friend.Her caramel colored tresses cascaded down toward the ground, and Stause flashed a smile while kicking her black socks in the air.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Chippendales appear to be making a comeback — on the screen, at least. Hulu is developing the eight-episode “Immigrant,” following the story of Chippendales founder Somen “Steve” Banerjee, while Dev Patel and Ben Stiller have been attached to a project about the 80s-era male revue, from producer David Permut, for several years.But beating them both to the punch is A&E’s latest documentary series, the four-part “Secrets of the Chippendales Murders,” which launched March 14. The series continues this Monday with a hefty contribution from longtime Hollywood publicist Jay Schwartz, who in his 20s served as an associate producer at the Chippendales nightclub.

Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian had a steamy airport reunion over the weekend.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentWith “Dune,” Denis Villeneuve confirms that he is a visionary director. Adapted from Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel, “Dune” is set in the year 10191 and Villeneuve salutes his artisans who helped him create the look and sound of the film, which covers multiple interplanetary cultures and locations. Patrice Vermette, production design Patrice preps a lot.

Ellise Shafer Muni Long has signed to Def Jam Recordings through her SuperGiant Records label, Def Jam chairman and CEO Tunji Balogun announced on Monday.The rapper, whose platinum-certified song “Hrs and Hrs” became a smash hit in 2021, was previously independent. She was signed by Capitol Records in 2009, but focused on writing music for other artists such as Rihanna, Ariana Grande and Fifth Harmony, until she revived her career as an artist in 2019. In November 2021, she released the album “Public Displays of Affection.”“It has been a lifelong goal of mine to be able to bring my gifts to the world.

Hollywood star Gary Oldman has admitted if he was working for the BBC, he’d be unlikely to be paid very much.The Oscar-winner was discussing the difference between budgets for his BBC shows and his latest Apple TV+ series.He’s set to appear in the new drama Slow Horses, which will be released next week.The thriller series is based on the book of the same name written by Mick Herron.It features Gary as Jackson Lamb, who heads up a team of British intelligence agents.The team are described as serving in “the dumping ground department of MI5”, Slough House.This is due to their mistakes earlier in their careers, which almost ended their time as agents.Speaking about the new series to the latest edition of the Radio Times, Gary made a comparison with the BBC.He explained he could feel the budget difference between the broadcasters.Gary said: “You do feel the scale of the production.“You get a real sense of the money.

August Alsina insists that his relationship with Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith is "not broken".

August Alsina claims he never meant to “cause trouble” for Jada Pinkett and Will Smith, after he publicly alleged in June that he’d had a loving relationship with the 48-year-old actress and that her 51-year-old husband had given it his “blessing.” In a new interview, the 27-year-old singer says he still has “deep respect” for the pair, who was forced to address Jada’s “entanglement” with August while simultaneously revealing on a July 10 episode of Red Table Talk that their marriage hit a point where they had secretly separated.

his relationship with Jada when she and her husband Will had separated, with the actress famously dubbing it an ‘entanglement’ when she addressed the claims on Red Table Talk.Describing himself as a ‘private person’, August added to People: ‘People have never known much about my love life because it’s not important.’He added: ‘I never really cared about what people thought of me, but my personal life started to seep into my business life. There were certain falsities about me, and it affected my business relationships.‘I could understand why it would look like I’m reckless or disrespectful so it really started to affect my livelihood, and I’m never okay with that.

August Alsina is speaking out about why he chose to reveal his bombshell affair with Jada Pinkett-Smith, which lead to the actress having a tell-all discussion with husband Will Smith on her Red Table Talk series in July.Jada, 48, confessed to the affair with 27-year-old musician August as she sat across from her husband Will, 51, who probed her into admitting that it was a full-blown relationship, rather than an 'entanglement' as she tried to describe it.However, August has claimed in a new interview with PEOPLE that his friendship with the super couple 'isn't broken' saying there is 'a lot of love there' and has explained that he came forward with the story because it had started to affect 'business relationships' with his career as a

he had a relationship with Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Jada later confirmed the relationship with August during an episode of, though she referred to what they shared as an «entanglement.»In a new interview with, the 27-year-old singer says that despite all the drama, he has «deep respect» for the couple and didn't mean to «cause trouble.»«It's just a part of life, and it's a part of the journey,» he says. «There's a lot of love there.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge on Tuesday upheld an order closing movie theaters in New Jersey, finding that the state is not infringing on theaters’ First Amendment rights in its pandemic response.Judge Brian Martinotti denied a motion for an injunction, which had been sought by the National Association of Theatre Owners, the industry’s main lobbyist group, and six cinema chains. The theaters had argued that the state was discriminating against them by allowing churches to remain open while theaters were ordered to close.But in his 33-page opinion, Martinotti found that the order is content-neutral, and that the state had shown it was a reasonable response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Variety.Westbrook has since issued a statement to the publication, as they revealed that production has been halted on a project that involved the infected employees.‘We received 10 positive tests and the crew members quarantined and remain in quarantine,’ they said.

Variety.“All 10 people were retested and have received negative results. We will continue to follow all official guidelines and safety protocols.”Smith runs Westbrook Inc.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAmid routine testing on an unnamed production from Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook, 10 people in Los Angeles tested positive for COVID-19 last week. But after just a few days of quarantine and another battery of tests, all 10 then tested negative, Variety has learned exclusively, underscoring the challenges that production companies and studios face in returning to active television and film shoots amid the ongoing pandemic.“We have been following the CDC, California State and Los Angeles County guidelines for all of our productions and photo shoots including routine testing,” a Westbrook spokesperson said.