Will Smith video surfaces explaining how he ‘retired’ from trying to make wife Jada happy

As part of Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock’s divorce, joint custody is now on the table. On July 21, Blackstock, 43, responded to his estranged wife’s divorce petition with a request for legal and joint physical custody of their two children on, according to court documents obtained by The Blast. And Clarkson, 38, seems to be on board.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorValence Media, the film and TV producer and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and Vibe, has announced a rebrand to MRC, formerly Media Rights Capital.Its publishing assets are now part of newly named MRC Media & Info. Other divisions include MRC Film (Lovebirds, Knives Out); MRC Television (Ozark, The Outsider); MRC Non-Fiction (The Sparks Brothers, The Last Rider); MRC Live & Alternative, which houses dick clark productions; and MRC Data.MRC Film’s past titles include Baby Driver Ted, The Adjustment Bureau, Elysium and Babel.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Otmara Marrero (StartUp) has been tapped as a lead in the NBC comedy series Connecting, from Blindspot creator/exec producer Martin Gero, his frequent collaborator Brendan Gall and Universal Television.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten and executive produced by Gero and Gall, Connecting, which last month received an eight-episode straight-to-series order, is an ensemble comedy about a group of friends trying to stay close (and sane) through video chats as they share the highs and lows of these extraordinary times.Marrero will play Annie (fka Abby), who identifies as female.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Hunters star Tiffany Boone is set as a lead opposite Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy in Hulu’s tentpole limited series Nine Perfect Strangers, based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s latest book, from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, Kidman’s Blossom Films and Endeavor Content.Co-written by Kelley, John Henry Butterworth and Samantha Strauss and co-showrun by Kelley and Butterworth, Nine Perfect Strangers the series takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living.

Back in April, viewers were given a quick teaser of the upcoming creepy thriller series, “The Third Day,” which is set to debut on HBO and Sky later this year. The series has serious “Wicker Man” vibes, as it follows Sam (Jude Law) as he finds himself trapped on a remote British island that is filled with seemingly idyllic conditions but quickly reveals itself to have a darker, ritualistic underbelly.

Pirates of the Caribbean actor shared the news on his Instagram page today (July 22), where he also posted videos of himself getting Mighty's name tattooed on his chest, as well as a photo of the finished inking."Mighty’s on the other side now," he wrote. "After 7 days of searching from sunrise to sunset and into the wee hours, today, the 7th day ~the number of completion~ we found his collar...

ACM: The Hub, which features artist conversations, at-home acoustic performances, access to artist merchandise and weekly ACM-curated playlists.ACM: The Hub was developed in response to COVID-19 freezing the concert and festival world. When the academy recognized that artists were turning to live performances via web streams to stay connected with their fans, it developed The Hub to curate artist content in one place.“The academy’s goal is to help fans and artists connect during these quarantined times [in which there are] no live shows.” said Damon Whiteside, the academy’s CEO.

Kyle admitted in his hit "iSpy," that "when you text me, girl, I don't always reply." But regardless of his texting habits, the rapper did reply to a lot of fan questions during Billboard's Reddit AMA on Wednesday (July 22).He kicked things off by answering a super important question: "Least favorite cereal?" Kyle quickly replied that "with out [sic] a doubt," he does not love Frosted Flakes.Kyle then got a bit deep with his fans, responding to a question about the pros and cons about having a "huge smash hit like iSpy a while into your career?""This is a good question," he replied. "Def felt like I needed to match that level of a mega hit..

Fiona Apple has written a new song for the season finale of Apple TV+’s Central Park – listen to it below.The New York singer-songwriter, who released her fifth album ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ in April, teamed up with David Lucky to pen ‘New York Doesn’t Like Your Face’ for the animated musical series.It will feature in the final episode of Central Park‘s first season, ‘A Fish Called Snakehead’, which is due to arrive on Apple TV+ this coming Friday (July 24). The track will be performed by the character Ashley (played by Audra McDonald).Ahead of the finale’s release, a snippet of the scene featuring Apple and Lucky’s song has been shared on YouTube.Each episode of Central Park contains music from different artists.

Meek Mill is seemingly addresses the rumors started by Kanye West that something may have went down between him and his wife Kim Kardashian.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: In the wake of the great response from Jennifer Hudson’s performance of Aretha Franklin’s “Young, Gifted & Black” on the BET Awards, and the 60 minute trailer that followed, MGM/United Artists Releasing is now going wide with their biopic about the legendary performer on Jan. 15, 2021, MLK weekend.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorTroy Young, who beat out internal rivals to become president of Hearst Corp.’s magazine division in 2018, has presided over a “toxic” culture and made numerous sexist and lewd remarks, the New York Times reported.The Times story on Wednesday followed outrage about Hearst’s magazine operation that has surfaced on social media in recent weeks. The article detailed multiple offensive episodes over several years, including comments Young made at a company holiday party and in offices.

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly thinking about their future together — and using astrology to better understand their potential as a couple.The Transformers star, 34, and Kelly, 30, were joined by astrologer Susan Miller on the Wednesday, July 22, episode of the “Give Them Lala … With Randall” podcast with Lala Kent and Randall Emmett. Fox had some questions about the Big Time Adolescence star’s astrological chart — including if his future wife would be famous.“His descendent is in, it’s ruled by Jupiter, to his descendent in Sagittarius. Yeah, that would indicate then that his marriage partner, because it’s ruled by Jupiter, would be famous?” the Jennifer’s Body star asked.Miller, 76, responded, “Or could be a scholar too.

Joe Giudice hasn’t been able to see his family in months due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Teresa Giudice’s estranged husband is still keeping up with his kids — including daughter Gia, who recently had a nose job.“She looked beautiful before — whatever makes her happy,” the 48-year-old former construction business owner told Extra from Italy on Wednesday, July 22.Gia, 19, confirmed earlier this month that she underwent a rhinoplasty procedure.“Yes, I got a nose job. Yes, I’m swollen,” the eldest daughter of the Real Housewives of New Jersey stars wrote on Friday, July 17, via Instagram.

Prince Andrew ’s daughter Princess Beatrice tied the knot with wealthy financier Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.

Ted Johnson This summer’s rise in coronavirus cases only reinforced what many in the industry already knew — “back to normal” wasn’t going to happen this year.The pain is going to be longer than expected, as major tentpoles are further delayed at the box office, Broadway delays reopening until next year, and live music concerts are all but canceled for the foreseeable future.This week, negotiations are starting in earnest on Capitol Hill over the next big COVID-19 relief package — and there is a long list of needs for sectors of the entertainment industry, from an extension of unemployment benefits for the workforce, to longer-term loans for movie theaters and live music venues, to liquidity for local broadcast stations.

concerns over Kanye's current mental health — and Kim continuing to support him while drawing attention to the stigma and misconceptions about mental health --  let's take a look back at their love story and all the highs and lows when it comes to their careers and family life.Kim and Kanye met in 2003 when she was still married to music producer Damon Thomas. She recalled the moment during the 10-year anniversary special of in 2017«He was recording a song with Brandy, and I was her friend,» she shared.

Paris Hilton is opening up.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorTwo days after California Governor Gavin Newsom ok’d it, Los Angeles County is allowing barbershops, hair and nail salons and some related personal care services to reopen under modified rules. Read them here.Services must be provided outdoors.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: American-Canadian filmmaking duo Harley Peyton and Jeremiah Chechik’s production company Modern Story has inked with Buchwald, Deadline has learned.The duo are currently developing the comedy/horror series Fat Vampire at SYFY, based on the novel of the same name by Johnny B. Truant as well as White Heat based on the novels by M.J.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorGovernor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday reported a record 12,807 new coronavirus cases on Monday. He said this total was “the highest in the nation.” The previous record came on July 7 of 11,694.He said 35 counties in the state — up from 33 — are now on the state’s watchlist.The 7 day positivity rate of tests in California is 7.6 percent, about where it was last week.California now has 413,576 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 7,870 deaths.