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Matt Minton mminton@variety.com Simon Fisher-Becker, a British actor known for his roles in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and the series “Doctor Who,” died Sunday. He was 63. Fisher-Becker’s death was announced by the actor’s husband on Facebook, with no cause of death or location revealed.

Averi Harper has been named political director for ABC News, with plans to relocate from New York to Washington, D.C.

The SAG Awards, which was livestreaming tonight on Netflix from Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium, paid tribute to actor’s roots in everything from soap operas to commercials to Law & Order. It also spotlighted reunions galore, including for series New Girl, Gossip Girl, The X Files and The Good Place (a la Challengers), as well as Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Challengers might have been snubbed by the Academy Awards and tonight’s SAG Awards, but nevertheless the pulsing sports drama was definitely on some attendees’ minds — namely, that of The Good Place alums Ted Danson and William Jackson Harper, who engaged in their own jostling love triangle competing for host Kristen Bell‘s attention.

Ethan Shanfeld Mary Louise Parker and David Alan Grier have been tapped as guest stars of Season 2 of CBS’ “Elsbeth,” the mystery spinoff of “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight” starring Carrie Preston as the de facto detective Elsbeth Tascioni. Parker, best known for her star turn in Showtime’s “Weeds,” will play Freya, a decluttering guru with a minimalist lifestyle brand and a controlling personality.

Addie Morfoot Contributor During a recent appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” Will Ferrell playfully told Oscar documentary branch voters to “suck it” for snubbing “Will & Harper” in the best doc feature race. Although Ferrell was joking, he voiced a sentiment held by a number of doc branch members.

Will Ferrell isn’t very happy with the Academy.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Will Ferrell recently appeared on “The Late Show” and humorously roasted the Oscars for snubbing “Will & Harper” in the best documentary category. The movie, which got picked up by Netflix after an acclaimed premiere at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, centers on a road trip Ferrell took with Harper Steele after she came out as transgender 30 years into their friendship. While “Will & Harper” did make the Oscars shortlist of 15 documentaries, it did not end up as one of the five nominees.

Although Will & Harper won plenty of hearts, it failed to secure an Oscar nomination.

Andrés Buenahora Canadian actress and model Dayle Haddon died Friday from a suspected incident of carbon monoxide poisoning which took place at the home of her son-in-law, Marc Blucas, who starred in the TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” according to local authorities. She was 76. Haddon was discovered in Blucas’ home in Bucks County, Pa.

Dayle Haddon has died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in what appears to be a tragic freak accident at the home of her son-in-law, Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor Marc Blucas.

Fans of the popular TV series Beyond Paradise are familiar with Kris Marshall for his role as DI Humphrey Goodman, and he's returning over the festive period. A Christmas special of the hit BBC series will be aired on Friday, 27 December, welcoming back Kris, along with his famous co-stars. Set in the picturesque town of Shipton Abbott, this spin-off of Death in Paradise chronicles Humphrey's adventures as he navigates a variety of strange and captivating cases.

Spotify is filling listeners’ playlists with “ghost artists” to minimise royalty costs.Per Liz Pelly’s findings shared in Harper’s Magazine, popular playlists ranging from jazz and classical to lo-fi hip-hop are being padded out with material by ghost artists, effectively decreasing the amount of royalties Spotify pays genuine musicians while increasing their overall profit margins.Known as “Perfect Fit Content” (PFC), the practice was introduced to Spotify’s editors in 2017 and engineered to maximise profit by partnering with a collection of production companies, largely located outside the US.Pelly’s report noted that when the issue first came into public view earlier this year, a Spotify spokesperson claimed the allegations were “categorically untrue, full stop”, and denied the company was creating its own fake-artist tracks.NME has reached out to Spotify for a comment.“But,” she continued, “while Spotify may not have created them, it stopped short of denying that it had added them to its playlists.”The report also nodded to findings by music writer David Turner, who used analytics to show Spotify’s “Ambient Chill” playlist had been wiped of artists like Brian Eno, Bibio, and Jon Hopkins in favour of tracks from Epidemic Sound, a Swedish company that offers a subscription-based library of production music, including the kind of stock material largely used in the background of adverts and TV programmes.One former employee said of the practice: “Some of us really didn’t feel good about what was happening. We didn’t like that it was these two guys that normally write pop songs replacing swaths of artists across the board.

So many stars stepped out to attend the Out100 Celebration at NeueHouse Hollywood on Wednesday night (December 11) in Hollywood, Calif.

A university student has been banned from driving after he got drunk and flipped his millionaire father's £350,000 Aston Martin. Will Gould had to be cut out of the expensive supercar after he took it for a spin at 4am in September this year.

Katcy Stephan UTA has signed ballroom superstar Honey Gonzales (aka Honey Balenciaga). UTA will help secure new opportunities across digital, brand partnerships, choreography and more.

Following his time on The Good Place, Ted Danson is giving it up for the show’s architects.

and her who wore coordinating silk ensembles to the Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year awards in London on November 5.Victoria was her usual, sleekly elegant self in a cream-colored silk suit with an extra-wide lapel collar and tie belt on her blazer. She paired the jacket with loose, silk trousers, and barely there jewelry that included a tiny pendant necklace and earrings.Her daughter, meanwhile, was a little more feminine in a white silk slip dress with a peek-a-boo cutout at the bust. wore two gold necklaces and a single bangle bracelet, opting to skip the earrings altogether.

Victoria Beckham has been honoured with an entrepreneur award at the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year 2024 awards, presented to her by her daughter Harper.The former Spice Girl and fashion mogul was recognised for her "innovation and dedication to the British and global fashion industry" at a ceremony held at Claridge’s hotel in London on Tuesday 5 November. Harper, 13, the youngest child of Victoria and David Beckham, is no stranger to her mum's fashion events and even attended the premiere of their Netflix documentary.

Sophie Turner and Nicola Coughlan were among the honorees at the 2024 Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards!

David Beckham revealed Victoria dressed up for Halloween for the first time in nearly three decades! However, we must say it’s not the best costume we’ve seen this year — not by a long shot!