The Lincoln Lawyer series from David E. Kelley lands at Netflix with Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in lead

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix execs have regularly insisted that there’s no way the company would introduce an ad-supported service.Netflix CFO Spencer Neumann, speaking Tuesday at an investor conference, took a slightly more open tone: He noted that the subscription streamer doesn’t currently have any plans right now to introduce an ad-supported VOD plan, but he didn’t rule it out at some point in the future.“It’s not like we have religion against advertising, to be clear,” said Neumann, speaking Tuesday at Morgan Stanley’s 2022 Technology, Media & Telecom Conference. “But that’s not something that’s in our plans right now… We have a really nice scalable subscription model, and again, never say never, but it’s not in our plan.” During the session, Neumann was asked about Netflix’s thinking about a cheaper, ad-based tier after Disney announced plans to rollout an AVOD plan for Disney Plus starting late in 2022 in the U.S.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorTwo congresswomen are asking the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.’s tax-exempt status. Their letter to IRS commissioner Charles Rettig comes after several investigations into the practices of the organization that hands out the Golden Globes.“For more than a year, entertainment and national media outlets have detailed the seemingly corrupt and unacceptable deal making patterns of HFPA raising questions whether the organization solely responsible for awarding the once coveted Golden Globe Award is meeting its IRS section 501(C)(3) demands,” reads the letter sent Monday from Rep.

Kate Winslet is ready to get back to her acting career.

Gigi Hadid is facing criticism for comparing the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The model, whose father is Palestinian real estate developer Mohamed Hadid, announced earlier this week that she would be donating her Fashion Week earnings to Ukrainians. "I am pledging to donate my earnings from the Fall 2022 shows to aid those suffering from the war in Ukraine, as well as continuing to support those experiencing the same in Palestine," Hadid, 26, wrote on Instagram.

They love the women who raised them. Us Weekly asked some of Hollywood’s hottest hunks about which women inspire them the most, and the response was often the same: Mom.

Kim Kardashian’s new romance.The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star is currently dating Pete Davidson, with their relationship said to be heating up.Speaking about her love life in a new interview, the Real Housewives of Miami OG said that the pair definitely seem ‘happy’ with each other.Appearing on the Behind the Velvet Rope podcast, she told host David Yontef: ‘If they’re happy, I am happy.‘When people are happy, you know, it shows. I feel like they’re happy.

supports HTML5 videoAustralian YouTube star Lil Bo Weep, real name Winona Brooks, has died at the age of 22, her family have confirmed. The rapper died on Saturday after ‘fighting hard against her demons’ her family said in a statement.

Molly-Mae Hague admitted to feeling ‘overwhelmed’ with the workload she was given to pull off PrettyLittleThing’s London Fashion Week show. The 22-year-old, who is creative director of the fashion brand, was charged with helming the runway event which was showcasing her own collection and took place in February. In a documentary giving a behind-the-scenes look at the preparation, Molly-Mae was seen receiving her instructions from PLT’s marketing director Nicki Capstick, who told her: ‘We need you to come up with some venue suggestions asap, so if you can get those over to me this week that will be great.‘Inspo-wise, any ideas around creative, it’s all on you, it’s representing your collection so you need to come up with the ideas around that.’ Nicki added: ‘Hopefully we’ll be throwing an after party so we’ll need to think about which DJs, we’ll need to think about a performer, drinks lists, any appetisers and food, all that kind of stuff – again, all on you and you need to come up with a list as soon as possible.’Molly-Mae then told the camera: ‘I definitely feel slightly overwhelmed about how much there is to get organising and to get on with.‘Obviously I’ve done events and parties with PLT before, but I’ve never dealt with anything like this before, this is huge.

supports HTML5 videoDolly Parton has revealed fans probably won’t bump into her on any of the rollercoasters at Dollywood – because she’s afraid of losing her hair on the ride. The country legend, 76, has owned the theme park in Tennessee since 1986, but she’s unlikely to try out any of the hair-raising attractions herself. Speaking on The One Show, she joked: ‘I don’t do too much of that because I have too much to lose… like my hair! And god knows what else will fall out on me!’She added: ‘But anyhow, I really have a tendency to get motion sickness so I really don’t ride the rides, in fact they laugh about me when we do publicity about a new ride. I usually put a whole bunch of people on that rollercoaster with wigs on like a Dolly wig and just let them go round and round. ‘Then I’m waiting at the foot of the ride to talk to the press so, anyway, we’re very proud of all our rides and we have a hospital nearby if you do get sick on the rollercoaster, so we’re good!’Dolly had appeared alongside co-author James Patterson to promote their new book Run Rose Run, and with it coinciding with International Women’s Day, she shared her own inspiration. She explained: ‘Well I have many role models, I am impressed by any strong woman that’s really willing to stand on their own and stand up for what they believe in and try and make a difference. ‘I think it shouldn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman, you should be allowed to do what you can do best because we’re all out there trying to make life better.

Desi Perkins is expanding her family! The YouTube star took to Instagram Tuesday to share that she and her husband, Steven, are expecting their second child together.In the sweet clip, Desi is seen tending to her garden while their son, Ocean, 1, plays and helps Mom with some of the gardening. Soon after, Desi's husband enters the frame with more flowers for the pair to plant.

Academy Award nominees were honored at the annual Oscars luncheon on Monday, which celebrated the biggest names in this year's most-celebrated films. That meant stars like Will Smith, Denzel Washington and Bradley Cooper brushing elbows on the red carpet, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz enjoying a day date to celebrate their respective nominations, and plenty more star-studded moments.For star Marlee Matlin, this year's Oscars is a bit of a full-circle event.

Is Candiace Dillard‘s time on The Real Housewives of Potomac coming to an end?

Renee Zellweger is opening up about her iconic Oscar win during the 2020 ceremony, and revealed that she actually got to the ceremony in an unusual way.

Argylle is coming!

exclusive chat with the Daily Star, rapper and producer Fazer, whose real name is Richard Rawson, reflected on his time with the band and that hotly anticipated reunion.He also admitted that he and bandmates, Tulisa and Dappy will turn down major record labels when they reunite and release music as NFTs.Despite disbanding in 2011, the group will be looking to explore more ways to connect with fans.He told Daily Star's WIRED column: "We never said that we would never get back together, we always said we would at some point - it's just about time."We never said it was off the cards we always said it's going to come back at some point."Right now there's a lot of sceptical stuff, but we will bring it back at some point."The 35-year-old went on to suggest that physical copies of music may be a thing of the past for him.He explained: "NFTs are the way forward for artists when it comes to piracy and getting paid, why would you ever sign to a record label?"Fazer reckons any future music he or N-Dubz releases as non-fungible tokens will benefit fans as much as the artists themselves.He added: "It's the way forward for artists because it deletes the whole thing of having a record label and it puts the consumers in a position to, theoretically speaking, become the record label."They're financing your careers, they’re financing your videos and everything and in return, they’ll hold stake holds in the percentages."Fazer, back with new single Tears, plans to release his next two solo songs as NFTs and is using Canadian rapper Tory Lanez as the blueprint.Fazer added: "Look at Tory Lanez recently, the song he released as the NFT made him the fastest artist in history to go platinum."He sold a million copies in less than 60 seconds, even

Elon Musk, 50, may be known as one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world with roles in Tesla Motors, PayPal, and SpaceX, but before he was in the spotlight, he grew up with one of his biggest influences, his mother Maye Musk. Maye, 73, was a life-changing parent to Elon and his siblings, Kimbal and Tosca, but she’s also led a successful and impressive life of her own. Find out more about her below/

FX has opted not to move forward with Redeemer, a drama series that was to have reunited True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto and one of the series’ original stars, Matthew McConaughey, Deadline has confirmed. The project had landed a script-to-series commitment at the network in January.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe FX series “Redeemer,” which was to reunite “True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto with Matthew McConaughey, is no longer moving ahead at the network.The move comes after McConaughey dropped out of the series, sources confirm to Variety. “Redeemer” was originally announced in January 2020 with a script-to-series order.

The Lincoln Lawyer has found a new home on Netflix!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has ordered a series adaptation of “The Lincoln Lawyer,” Variety has learned.The series was originally set up at CBS before moving to the streamer. CBS had given the series a significant production commitment during last year’s pilot season, but the network pulled the plug on the project in May.This new iteration will still hail from co-writer and executive producer David E.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has given a series order to The Lincoln Lawyer, a drama based on Michael Connelly’s series of bestselling novels, from The Practice and Big Little Lies creator David E. Kelley and A+E Studios.