Shonda Rhimes And Julia Quinn Defend Netflix’s Lawsuit Against Creators Behind ‘The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical’

Regina Hall pulled out all the stops as she graced the Los Angeles red carpet premiere of the forthcoming Netflix film Me Time.The actress, 51, turned heads in a yellow dress by ALIÉTTE as she was joined by costars Kevin Hart, 43, and Mark Wahlberg, also 51.In the movie Regina plays the architect wife of a stay-at-home dad who finds himself with unprecedented 'me time' when his buddy invites him to a kid-free birthday party. Stunner: Regina Hall pulled out all the stops as she graced the red carpet premiere of the forthcoming Netflix film Me TimeThe veteran entertainer turned heads in the bold look, which was styled by Alison Edmond.It featured a silky, asymmetrical, off-the-shoulder blouse with long sleeves that gathered at her forearms.

Eiza Gonzalez put on a sizzling display as she stepped out on Tuesday night with some of her closest gal pals in Los Angeles.The 32-year-old actress modeled a semi-sheer maroon striped coord, complete with a ruched crop top that showcased her chiseled abs.She slipped her slim pins into a pair of matching bootcut pants with high-waisted shapewear beneath them to protect her modesty. Girls' night! Eiza Gonzalez put on a sizzling display as she stepped out on Tuesday night with some of her closest gal pals in Los AngelesShe strolled along the bustling LA streets in a pair of black patent leather mules and she kept a beige leather purse tucked under her arm. Gonzalez's wavy brunette hair was worn down and tucked behind her ears to reveal a a pair of sparkly drop earrings.

Regina Hall skillfully skirted around discussing Will Smith's infamous Oscars slap on Tuesday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC.The 51-year-old actress discussed the bit she did while co-hosting the Oscars in which she told single actors who she wanted to meet that she needed them to come with her backstage to do a second emergency 'Covid' test.Guest host Lamorne Morris, 39, asked Regina about the skit and how she called Bradley Cooper, Timothée Chalamet, Simu Liu, Tyler Perry, Jacob Elordi and even attempted to get Will to come to stage for the mock 'COVID' test. Oscars co-host: Regina Hall skillfully skirted around discussing Will Smith's infamous Oscar slap on Tuesday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABCRegina shared with Lamorne that having the actors come on stage was not planned.'Who would go on stage if something was not planned?' Lamorne asked jokingly.

It was a family affair at the premiere of the animated film The Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure, with Ashley Tisdale bringing her niece Mikayla Dawn McChesnie.The 37-year-old actress attended the premiere with her 12-year-old niece at The Great Wolf Lodge in Garden Grove, California.A number of other celebs attended with their kids in tow, including Mario Lopez and kids Gia and Dominic, Whitney Port and five-year-old son Sonny Sanford Rosenman and Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd with their son Shai.  Premiere: The 37-year-old actress attended the premiere with her 12-year-old niece at The Great Wolf Lodge in Garden Grove, CaliforniaTisdale stepped out with a stylish black long-sleeved top and diamond earrings for the red carpet event. She was carrying a fuzzy orange purse with her blonde locks flowing past her shoulders.  The High School Musical star completed her look with army green pants and a black belt and black shoes. Ashley's look: Tisdale stepped out with a stylish black long-sleeved top and diamond earrings for the red carpet eventHer niece Mikayla, the daughter of Ashley's sister Jennifer Tisdale and Shane McChesnie, stepped out in a light green jumpsuit.She also had a pink Gucci purse with a long gold chain dangling from around her waist.Mikayla completed her look with white boots with thick black soles.  Niece: Her niece Mikayla, the daughter of Ashley's sister Jennifer Tisdale and Shane McChesnie, stepped out in a light green jumpsuitThe Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure follows five woodland animals – Wiley the Wolf, Violet the Wolf, Oliver the Raccoon, Sammy the Squirrel and Brinley Bear.They were chosen by the Great Wolf Spirit to form and become the Great Wolf Pack.

Megan Thee Stallion took to social media on Tuesday with a series of tweets after J  Prince showed his support for Carl Crawford amid the legal battle between the songstress and Crawford's label, 1501 Certified Entertainment.J Prince, 57, took to Instagram on Tuesday stating that Megan and her management team at Roc Nation had 'lied about Carl Crawford and his 1501 label.'Prince said that Crawford 'discovered, developed and fully financed MTS early in her career which led to a life changing distribution agreement for her with 300 Entertainment.' The latest: Megan Thee Stallion, 27, took to social media Tuesday with a series of tweets after J  Prince showed his support for Carl Crawford amid the legal battle between the songstress and Crawford's label, 1501 Certified Entertainment. She was snapped earlier this month in NYC He noted that 'long before MTS was a household name,' Crawford's label 'generously agreed to give Megan 40% of its PROFITS,' which he called 'substantially more than the customary record royalty that a new artist receives from a record label.'The record executive said that the notion the contract terms are 'unconscionable or unfair is blatantly false and contrary to the customs or norms in the music industry,' adding that Roc Nation pays its new artists 'significantly less' than the royalty percentage in her agreement.

Sara James blew the judges away with her performance of the Elton John song Rocket Man on Tuesday's episode of America's Got Talent on NBC.The 14-year-old singer from Poland was the last to take the stage during the two-hour live show.Before she came out, Sara said she was shocked by the reaction to her audition from her fans in Poland and when singer Billie Eilish, 20, retweeted her song on social media. Talented teen: Sara James blew the judges away with her performance of the Elton John song Rocket Man on Tuesday's episode of America's Got Talent on NBC'I really have to make this performance inspire,' Sara said.Sara, who wore a silver shirt and pants, wowed the crowd and the judges who gave her a standing ovation when she finished singing.

Peter Andre has shared his fear that his 15 year old daughter Princess looks too much like a “young lady”.The teen regularly shares snaps of herself on social media, and her dad, 49, says that it “scares” him how fast she has grown up. Writing in his new! magazine column, Pete opened up about the family’s recent trip to Cyprus and comments that Princess is looking more and more like him. He said: “I posted a couple of pictures of us and surprisingly people have been saying Princess is the spitting image of me.

READ MORE:BBC Breakfast’s Carol Kirkwood says she’s a ‘broken woman’ in candid on-air confession"They have 3D printed wooden sheets that spring into different shapes when they dry out, after you've made them."Jon labelled the research a "dream", as Tina continued: "I'm not entirely sure how that works, but yeah apparently it puts itself together. A chair sort of assembles itself."Her co-presenter commented: "What?! Well, you get pop-up tents, but a pop-up bed or a wardrobe, I'm not quite so sure.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Faroese-born emerging director Andrias Høgenni, winner of a Canal+ award at Cannes Critics’ Week in 2021 with his short film “Illi illa meint,” just got married this summer. His project “Anything for Her,” introduced at this year’s Nordic Co-Production Market in Haugesund, is precisely about a wedding, and much more. Family conflicts, especially with step-parents involved, and the uniquely chaotic nature of a Faroese wedding set in a tightly-knit community of 52,000 souls. Spearheaded by Danish production partners Johannes Rothaus Nørregaard of Studiocanal-backed SAM Productions (“Borgen”) and Rikke Tambo Andersen of Tambo Film (“The Penultimate”), the project has secured co-production partners from France and the Faroe Islands, Variety has learned.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Italy’s I Wonder Pictures has boarded Finnish comedy “The Player” as a co-producer ahead of its bow at Haugesund’s industry sidebar New Nordic Films.  The company will also handle local distribution. The project is directed by Teemu Nikki and produced by It’s Alive Films’ Jani Pösö.  “I consider Teemu Nikki as one of the best European directors. He is brilliant, prolific and always surprising,” Andrea Romeo, I Wonder Pictures’ general manager and head of acquisitions, told Variety.  “I think that his cinema will be increasingly appreciated in the world, as well as in Italy. His movies always talk about important issues, keeping a perfect balance between black comedy and auteur cinema. It’s also a great pleasure for us to work with a producer like Jani and a company as prestigious as It’s Alive Films.”

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Seasoned Finnish producer Ilkka Matila (“The Eternal Road”, “All the Sins”) of MRP Matila Röhr has signed with Estonia’s Taska Film and locked early support from the Finnish Film Institute and local commercial channel MTV3 for the $2.7m film “Between the Hammer and the Sickle.” Nordisk Film holds Scandinavian rights. To be pitched on Aug. 24 at the Nordic Co-Production Market in Haugesund, Norway, the title will be one of Matila’s most defining projects, a feature which he believes will stay, along the lines of the multi-awarded “Mother of Mine” or “The Eternal Road.” “Between the Hammer and the Sickle” will be one of the first features ever to portray Finland’s illustrious former president Urho Kekkonen. Head of state for nearly 26 years, Kekkonen served as the longest-serving Finnish president from 1956 until 1981 and masterminded his country’s policy of neutrality, keeping at bay the threatening Soviet Union with which Finland shares 800 miles of border.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Danish international sales and aggregation outfit LevelK has boarded the thought-provoking drama “Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures” by award-winning Portuguese director Marco Martins, which world premieres in main competition at next month’s San Sebastian Film Festival.  Hailed by Variety as “a powerful study of intense grief,” Martin’s debut feature, “Alice,” won the Prix Regards Jeune at Cannes in 2005. The story unravels three months before Brexit, as hundreds of migrants descend on the UK village of Great Yarmouth seeking work in the region’s turkey processing plants. Once there, Tânia greets them with matronly authority, taking charge as innkeeper, accountant, and fixer. As she’s forced to deceive them, her conscience grows heavy and she dreams of a brighter, seemingly unattainable, future transforming derelict hotels into modern retreats for elderly tourists.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Train to Busan” director Yeon Sang-ho is to direct a Korean, live action series adaptation of hit Japanese manga “Parasyte: The Grey.” Netflix is the exclusive distributor worldwide. The story is about unidentified parasitic life-forms that live off human hosts and strive to grow their power. As they start to disrupt society, a group of humans wage war against the rising evil. Korean stars Jeon So-nee, Koo Kyo-hwan, Lee Jung-hyun have been confirmed to head the cast. The series is being produced on behalf of Netflix by Climax Studio and Wow Point. The series is adapted from a hit manga series created by Iwaaki Hitoshi about invasive life-forms that seize and control human bodies. Published by the Kodansha company in its Morning Open Zkan and its Monthly Afternoon magazine from 1988 to 1995, it sold over 25 million copies in over 20 territories and countries.

BBC Breakfast presenter Jon Kay has been told he has a "boring" face in a brutal swipe.The host made a candid admission while seated on the famous sofa alongside his co-host Tina Daheley on Wednesday (August 24), as the pair discussed new research into doppelgängers.While trawling through the newspaper headlines of the day, Jon told Tina: "This is freaky. There's a story in The Times this morning on doppelgängers.

Bridgerton universe. Netflix has filed a lawsuit against Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear—the Grammy-winning duo who created The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical—for copyright and trademark infringement, days after the composers staged a sold-out live performance of the album at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as posted by Deadline, claims that Barlow and Bear used “verbatim dialogue, character traits and expression, and other elements” for their own financial gain in their unauthorized musical adaptation of Netflix’s hit Regency-era romance series, created by Shonda Rhimes’s production company Shondaland and based on . “Defendants Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear and their companies (‘Barlow & Bear’) have taken valuable intellectual property from the Netflix original series Bridgerton to build an international brand for themselves,” reads the complaint.

Trouble in the ton! Netflix’s Bridgerton has fast become one of the streamer’s most popular hit series, which soon inspired plenty of fan theories, content creation and original music.

Shonda Rhimes is speaking out to defend Netflix’s decision to file a lawsuit against the creators of The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical.

Carson Burton The team behind an unofficial “Bridgerton” musical is being sued for infringement by Netflix in a Washington, D.C. U.S. District Court.Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, the songwriting team behind the project, initially developed the musical on social media.

The creators of the viral TikTok event, Bridgerton The Musicial, are being sued by Netflix.

Abigail Barlow, 23, and Emily Bear, 20 — known professionally as Barlow & Bear — to stop the Grammy-winning duo from producing any future productions of their show live in concert. Earlier this week, the musical played in front of a sold-out crowd at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

The Grammy-winning team behind an unofficial Bridgerton musical is being sued by Netflix in Washington, DC US District Court for infringement.