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The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic Michael has reportedly run into serious trouble, with the film's entire third act "deemed legally unusable" over its depiction of the father of one of Jackson's child sexual abuse accusers, as Screen Rant points out via Puck. According to Puck journalist Matt Belloni, the film centers on the 1993 allegations of child sex abuse Jackson faced.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Lionsgate and Starz are about to be split from each other, but the entities are still finding ways to remain in business together. Lionsgate has extended its multi-year theatrical output deal with Starz, which keeps exclusive first pay TV and SVOD window rights to the studio’s films.

Funk innovator George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers‘ Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons and The Beach Boys‘ Mike Love are among this year’s inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Lisa Marie Presley’s marriage to Michael Jackson.Presley and Jackson were married between 1994 and 1996, after she separated from Keough’s father, Danny Keough. Before the marriage, Jackson was facing allegations of abuse and assault towards children.Speaking on the Call Her Daddy podcast, the actor and filmmaker responded to a question from host Alex Cooper about the allegations, and whether any adults in her life at the time had been concerned about her spending time with Jackson.Keough said: “I was never told anything. And it’s actually not something I ever asked as an adult.

“Call Her Daddy” podcast published on Wednesday. “I think it just was what it was. I don’t know, it just never came to mind, I guess.”Before Presley’s romance with Jackson, she was married toDannyfrom 1988 to 1994.

Riley Keough is opening up about what life was like with Michael Jackson as her stepfather.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Lionsgate’s heist thriller “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” stole the box office crown, debuting at No. 1 with $15.5 million from 3,008 North American theaters. The sequel to 2018’s “Den of Thieves” opened on the higher end of expectations and landed about even with its predecessor’s $15.2 million launch.

Moore reportedly had mixed feelings about the hit becoming associated with the Saturday Night Live stars and wasn’t thrilled that a younger generation assumed the song was a Blues Brothers creation.He later wrote ‘Dole Man’, inspired by his biggest hit for Republican Bob Dole’s presidential campaign in 1996, and in 2017, was among the few artists who performed at Republican President Donald Trump’s inaugural event. Some years earlier, Moore had objected to Barack Obama’s campaign using the song ‘Hold On, I’m Comin’.Moore spent significant spells embroiled in legal battles throughout his life, having spent years suing Prater after he hired a substitute and toured as the New Sam & Dave.

Todd Longwell Will.i.am has a long list of accomplishments as a member of the mega-platinum hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas (“Imma Be,” “Boom Boom Pow,” “I Gotta Feeling”) and a songwriter and producer for superstars including Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Nicky Minaj, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga and U2. But in his conversation with Variety senior entertainment and crafts editor Carolyn Giardina at today’s Variety Summit at CES 2025 at the Aria in Las Vegas, he focused on his innovative work as a tech entrepreneur, most notably as founder and CEO of fyi.ai.Will.i.am spent the bulk of his time on stage giving a demonstration of the fyi.ai app, billed as “an AI-powered productivity tool designed to serve the creative community and beyond.”On Monday at CES, will.i.am appeared at LG’s press conference to introduce the line of audio products he developed as the “experiential architect” of the company’s new “xboom by will.i.am” brand, including Bluetooth speakers that use AI to automatically adjust their sound to emphasize the melody, rhythm or voice.Will.i.am told Giardina that regulations and governance for AI is needed as soon as possible, but he’s not scared by the technology.“I’m not worried about AI making music because it’s making music differently than what I need to make music for,” he said.

Paris Jackson is opening up about her struggles with addiction as she celebrates a huge milestone in her sobriety journey.

Lady Gaga has become the third-ever act to have achieved multiple Number One songs across three different decades.The accomplishment comes as her collaboration with Bruno Mars, ‘Die With A Smile’, has finally hit the top spot on the Billboard charts – nearly five months since it was first released.Arriving back in August, the song was written to feel “super ‘70s” and inspired by the collaborations between Carole King and James Taylor. It would debut at the Number Three slot, and remained in the upper parts of the charts for months, frequently blocked by Shaboozey’s ‘Tipsy (A Bar Song)’ from reaching Number One.Now, with all of the Christmas tracks off the charts, ‘Die With A Smile’ has claimed the top position after 20 weeks on the charts.

The daughter of Michael Jackson, 26, shared the news in an unflinching Instagram post on Tuesday that detailed her struggles with addiction and underscored her gratitude for her sobriety. Alongside a video showing the highs and lows of her sober journey, Jackson wrote, “hi, i’m pk and i’m an alcoholic and a heroin addict.”“[T]oday marks 5 years clean & sober from all drugs and alcohol,” she continued. “[T]o say that i’m thankful would be a poor euphemism.” “[G]ratitude hardly scratches the surface.

A "dazzling" coastal Scottish hotel is currently available to book for better than half price.

Pamela Anderson is an instantly recognizable celebrity. But she’s really just like anyone else.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Lily-Rose Depp recently told Harper’s Bazaar UK that she was left “traumatized” by her father Johnny Depp‘s 1990 fantasy movie “Edward Scissorhands.” The Tim Burton-directed classic stars Johnny as a societal reject who has blades for fingers. But it wasn’t the character’s physical appearance that distressed Lily-Rose as a child. “I was traumatized by it.

George Folsey Jr, the veteran film editor and producer who worked closely with John Landis on movies including Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Coming to America and the ill-fated Twilight Zone: The Movie as well as the iconic music video for Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” has died. He was 85.

Andrés Buenahora George Folsey Jr., the veteran film editor behind classic films such as “Coming to America” and “Animal House,” died Dec. 29. He was 84.

an apparel line.Tim Mendelson, her longtime executive assistant and pal, told Fox News Digital that his boss liked to go big with gift-giving.“In 1991, she got married to a man she met at the Betty Ford Center, which you’re not supposed to do, but they fell in love,” said Mendelson, referring to Taylor’s last husband, Larry Fortensky.“They married at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch,” Mendelson shared. “As a thank-you gift, she gave him an elephant named Gypsy.”“Sure, she got people cars, but she presented that elephant to Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch as a surprise,” Mendelson chuckled.Living up to their title as icons in Hollywood and Pop, Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson's legendary friendship was on full display with their exchange of elephants!To Michael, Elizabeth gifted an elephant and in return, Elizabeth received a titanium elephant purse.

Nirvana‘s ‘Nevermind’ has now spent 700 weeks on the Billboard 200 Chart.The seminal 1991 album is only the ninth to achieve the feat, and only the fourth studio LP if greatest hits compilations aren’t counted. It means the album has spent 13.4 years non-consecutively on the chart, where it currently sits at Number 120.Other albums to reach similar lengths are Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, which has spent 990 weeks on the chart, Metallica’s ‘Black Album’ at 767 weeks, and Bruno Mars’ ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ (706 weeks), per Consequence.Elsewhere, greatest-hits collections tend to stick around, with one from Bob Marley and the Wailers staying for 865 weeks, Journey for 835 weeks, Creedence Clearwater Revival for 724 weeks, Eminem at 714 weeks, and Guns N’ Roses for 704 weeks.‘Nevermind’ was released in September 1991, and reached the Billboard 200 top spot in January the following year, knocking off Michael Jackson’s ‘Dangerous’.

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Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer A new documentary about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has withdrawn from January’s Sundance Film Festival. Titled “The Six Billion Dollar Man,” director Eugene Jarecki was set to mark the film’s world premiere in Utah next month. The festival routinely screens high-impact nonfiction projects, including recent harrowing docs on Michael Jackson’s sexual assault accusers and the firestorm surrounding alleged sexual misconduct by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanagh.