Toronto Film Festival Unveils Plans for First-Ever Virtual Industry Conference

Heartbroken John Travolta paid a touching ­tribute to his “beautiful” wife Kelly Preston, who has died of breast ­cancer at the age of 57.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVA little over a month before Naya Rivera lost her life in lake Piru, Starz announced a new season of Step Up, a series inspired by the popular dance movie franchise, which marked the Glee alumna’s return to television in a major role.A successor to Step Up: High Water, which had aired on YouTube for two seasons, the new installment, from creator and executive producer Holly Sorensen, was to be anchored by the characters played on the original series by Ne-Yo and Rivera.Per the official announcement, the reimagined Step Up was to center on Sage Odom (Ne-Yo) as the legendary founder of Atlanta’s famed High Water Performing Arts School and Collette (Rivera), his partner in High Water and in life.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorStocks, which had surged more than 500 points earlier in the day in a solid rally, reversed course suddenly and late in the session on dishearteninng news that Calliforina was reinstating a lockdown as COVID-19 cases continued to rise in the state.The DJIA had been up 564 points as earnings kicked off and as two drug companies, Pfizer and Germany’s Biontech, said they were fast tracked by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to develop two potential COVID-19 vaccines The S&P 500 briefly turned positive for the year to date.

Greg Evans, Dino-Ray Ramos Refresh for updates Friends, colleagues and castmates today mourned the loss of Glee actress Naya Rivera, whose body was identified by the Ventura County Sheriff after she went missing and apparently drowned during a swim at Lake Piro north of Los Angeles.Rivera’s Glee co-stars Chris Colfer and Jane Lynch took to social media to pay tribute to her. Colfer said, “Her beauty and talent were otherworldly” on Instagram while Lynch tweeted “Rest sweet, Naya.

The economic downturn brought about by the coronavirus pandemic is expected to hit the podcast industry, according to a new report. Podcast ad revenue will increase this year, but the gains will be smaller than previously predicted, the fourth annual IAB Podcast Ad Revenue Report reveals.

Ventura County officials publicly confirmed in Monday’s press conference that the body found in Lake Piru north of Los Angeles earlier this morning was in fact that of Naya Rivera.

Mrs Hinch has showed off the results of her massive hair transformation.The 30 year old, who recently gave her garden a makeover with a stunning landscaped flower bed, took to her Instagram Stories to share her new 'do with her 3.6million followers.The star first posted a short Boomerang video of herself holding up a giant portion of her hair, which had already been chopped off. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Emmy-winning Jean Smart, fresh off of HBO's Watchmen, is set to star in Miss Macy, a feature from director Tate Taylor and Amblin Partners. The movie is based on the true story of Trisha Mitchell Coburn, a small town girl from Alabama who attended the Miss Macy charm school before being launched as a successful model.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorActress Naya Rivera’s body was recovered at Lake Piru on Monday following a multi-day search after she went missing July 8. She was 33.Watch clips from some of her notable performances below.Her career spanned three decades as both an actress and singer.

Who is signing where? The Hollywood Reporter's Rep Sheet is a snapshot of notable recent agency and management signings: Filmmaker Blitz Bazawule has signed with CAA. The New York-based visual artist was formerly with Paradigm.

Britain is planning the “biggest flu vaccination programme in history” to save the NHS this winter, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.

Ventura County Police held a press conference tonight after a body was found in the search for Naya Rivera.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Freestlye Digital Media has acquired the North American-rights to Ben Hickernell-directed coming-of-age mystery/thriller What We Found and released the first trailer for the movie. The digital distributor, which is part of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, will release the movie on DVD and North American VOD Platforms on August 4.Written by HIckernell, What We Found follows a group of friends who discover that one of their own has gone missing during their turbulent first year at high school.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom, citing rising coronavirus numbers, ordered indoor operations for restaurants, movie theaters, wineries, zoos, fitness centers, places of worship, indoor protests, tattoo shops, nail and hair salons and indoor malls to close in Southern California. Bars must close all operations.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe body of actress Naya Rivera was recovered in the Southern California lake where she disappeared nearly a week ago, the Ventura County Sheriff confirmed Monday. She was 33.Officials announced Monday morning that divers had found a body but did not confirm until later in the day that it was that of former Glee star Rivera, who went missing Wednesday during a boating trip with her young son at Lake Piru north of Los Angeles.Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said dewere “confident” that it was Rivera who was found, based on the part of the lake in which the body was recovered, the state of the remains and visual clues.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorUpdate: Freestyle Releasing’s 2 Hearts is moving to Oct. 16, in hope that the COVID-19 cases will have quelled by then.

Kate Middleton is showing her support for BBC’s Tiny Happy People Initiative.

Shalini Dore Features News EditorThe 20th edition of the New York Indian Film Festival will go online, powered by Movie Saints, following in the footsteps of many other fests.Running July 24-Aug. 2, the digital NYIFF will open with the streaming of Geetha J’s Malayalam-language “Run Kalyani,” about a woman who works as a cook while caring for her ailing aunt.

Guy Lodge Film CriticThe 1989 murder of Susan Smith is a despairingly grim Southern Gothic story, shot through with reckless sex, institutional corruption and Kentucky-fried local scandal: prime material for the kind of forensic, heavily extended true-crime podcasts (or Netflix-style documentary series) that garner such widespread public fascination these days. At least “Above Suspicion,” a steamed-up, sweat-soaked film adaptation of the material, mercifully rakes over its unsavory details in two hours rather than several.

Naya Rivera's loved ones are paying tribute to the late actress and sending their condolences after her tragic death.Rivera was pronounced dead on Monday, as her body was discovered following a five-day search. She was reported missing last Wednesday after she took a boat ride with her 4-year-old son, Josey, in Lake Piru in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, California.

Glee, she went on to pursue a solo music career, star in films and other hit shows like Devious Maids, and write her own memoir. Before she passed, she declaring fans would "1000000% support" her publishing a second.