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“Scooby-Doo” sleuth Velma is a lesbian — at least according to writer/director James Gunn, who says she was definitely gay in his initial 2002 movie script. Before the filmmaker rose to the ranks of director of the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, he wrote the screenplays for the live-action “Scooby-Doo” and its 2004 sequel, ‘Monsters

The body of actress Naya Rivera was recovered in the lake where she disappeared nearly a week ago, the Ventura County Sheriff confirmed. 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 Glee actress Naya Rivera, who went missing

Channel 4 orders Spice Girls docRob Coldstream and Clare Cameron, the directing team behind Channel 4’s hit documentary Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain, are turning their attentions to the Spice Girls for their next project. Channel 4 has commissioned 72 Films to make Girl Powered: The Spice Girls (working title), which will tap

Power Book II: Ghost got set back a few months because of COVID-19, but it’s now moving ahead with full force, and judging by the teaser that aired Sunday, we can expect Power‘s first spin-off to have all the anxiety-inducing tension of the original series.  Starz announced Friday that Power Book II: Ghost is coming out in September, and

“I need to know everything you know about Tariq St. Patrick,” declares Mary J. Blige’s drug queenpin Monet Stewart Tejada in the latest teaser for the forthcoming Power Book II: Ghost, and you get the impression it isn’t about the now Ivy Leaguer’s GPA. Having dropped earlier today on the Starz App, the adrenalized look

Places where women gather are always great settings for TV series. Like a tea party (if you’re British), or a nail or hair salon (if you’re American). Or a strip club, if you’re award-winning playwright Katori Hall. P-Valley, which debuts at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 12, on Starz, is the TV adaptation of Hall’s 2015

After the death of George Floyd and the protest aftermath, some films that came out in recent years take on added resonance, particularly those that involve the murder of black youths at the hands of quick triggered and fearful cops. Features include Fruitvale Station and The Hate U Give. I was fascinated by a most

Kenya Barris says he is working harder than he ever has in his life. The writer, who added actor to his resume with #blackAF, is working on a second season of the Netflix comedy, is plotting a feature-length music about Juneteenth with Pharrell Williams and is developing a multitude of comedies, dramas, films and documentaries

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Matt Lauer is enjoying himself as a newly-single bachelor … wining and dining his date and taking her for a ride on his $1.4 million floating escape that screams resilience. The fired “Today” show host pulled out all the stops this week while on a date with a mystery brunette

UPDATE, Saturday, 11 AM: The Ventura County Sheriffs Department is continuing its search today for Naya Rivera at Lake Piru. The murky and debris-strewn lake has made recovery efforts difficult for the search teams. The Tulare County Sheriffs and San Luis Obispo Sheriffs are also participating in the search for Rivera, who is presumed dead

UPDATE, SATURDAY, 12;45 PM PT: Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox News Media President & Executive Editor Jay Wallace sent a memo to employees on Saturday calling the anonymous posts of one of Tucker Carlson’s writers “abhorrent conduct.” They also said that Carlson would address the incident on his show on Monday night. The

Times are tough! But when you’ve slogged through another day of working from home, eating at home, playing at home, and doing everything at home, sometimes you just want to virtually escape to a world that will make you feel good. Whether you’re in the mood for a sweet family sitcom, a goofy cartoon, or

The BBC has dropped the first trailer for A Suitable Boy, director Mira Nair’s “human, funny, political, sexy chronicle of India.” The six-part series premieres on BBC One at 9PM on July 26. Nair, director of Golden Globe-nominated Monsoon Wedding, worked with Les Misérables and War & Peace writer Andrew Davies, and author Vikram Seth,

As networks continue making changes to their upcoming lineups, they’re dropping good and bad news. This afternoon, premium network HBO was hard at work, as was broadcast network FOX. On HBO’s plate was a decision about the critically acclaimed comedy, Run. And on FOX’s plate was the consideration about the holiday-themed limited series, The Moodys.

UPDATED with the latest: With new coronavirus case and hospitalization numbers spiking this week, and with L.A.’s mayor announcing today that the city only has 113 ICU beds left, another key city official spoke out about the possibly of increased COVID-19 rule enforcement. Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer told local TV station ABC7 he

In HBO’s Euphoria, music supervisor Jen Malone found one of the most rewarding and challenging projects of her career—a frenetic series calling for wall-to-wall music, in a diversity of styles. Created by Sam Levinson, the teen drama centers on Rue (Zendaya), a 17-year-old recovering drug addict struggling to find her place in the world, following

Exclusive Details Naya Rivera is missing on a Southern California lake after her toddler son was found alive, but alone on a boat … TMZ has confirmed. Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies found the 4-year-old boy on the boat — presumably rented by Naya — shortly before 5 PM on Lake Piru, but Naya was not

EXCLUSIVE: Set in a dystopian reality in which an unstoppable force turns London’s streets into a deserted wilderness, it’s perhaps fitting of our times that War Of The Worlds will be the first UK television drama series to get cameras rolling in the pandemic era. Hollywood blockbusters Jurassic World and Mission Impossible are already shooting

One of the handful of originals that will launch NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming platform is Psych 2: Lassie Come Home. The second Psych followup movie, reuniting the cast and the creative auspices of the long-running USA Network crime dramedy, had been originally commissioned by USA but was shifted to Peacock. There, it may be be followed

Update 3:05 p.m. ET: Ventura County Sheriff’s Office officials are now calling the search for missing Glee star Naya Rivera a recovery effort, rather than a search and rescue.  “That hasn’t changed anything, and the efforts that we’re putting forth to locate her,” Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Dyer told CBSN Los Angeles. “It kind of changes the title

A member of the White House press corps who attended briefings this week has tested positive for the coronavirus. Jon Karl, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, said in a note to members that the reporter was asymptomatic and wore a mask during the briefing and while in the White House complex. He wrote

How did the end of the world begin? On The 100 Season 7 Episode 8, Clarke finally met Bill Cadodgan and there was a devastating development about the future.  Meanwhile, Becca’s final journey to Earth was finally charted as we got to see what happened to her when she arrived on the ground.  Who did she

EXCLUSIVE: Leading Russian animation outfit Riki Group has signed a deal with Beijing-based producer and distributor Joy Culture and Chinese platform Tencent Video to partner on season four of animated series The Fixies. Following its acquisition of the show’s third season, Tencent will now invest in the production of 52 new episodes of the series,

There will be one last batch of new episodes for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Netflix said today that the Riverdale spinoff starring Kiernan Shipka will end after the upcoming Part 4 in late 2020. The title star posted a reaction on Instagram today with a caption that reads: “FINAL PART LETS GOOO WITCHES!!!!!!!” Series creator

Exclusive Carole Baskin‘s is making a FORTUNE recording personalized messages, but fact of the matter is she’s also left TONS of dough on the table … ’cause she’s turned down lots of requests from people who want her to talk about her missing and presumed dead husband. Carole tells TMZ … she’s gotten over 600

On-location filming in Los Angeles suffered a near-total collapse in the second quarter of 2020 because of the coronavirus shutdown of film and TV production. FilmLA president Paul Audley, however, said Wednesday that “The good news is that production is starting to responsibly return, with advertising shoots, commercials and limited television production now coming online.”

Amazon Fire TV is expanding its year-old effort to promote live programming, adding Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and Sling TV to its showcase for live fare. The three major services, which together account for the majority of virtual MVPD subscriptions in the U.S., will join nearly 20 other integrated apps with live components.

Stargirl‘s Courtney Whitford (Brec Bassinger) may have met her match in Cindy aka Shiv (Meg DeLacy). A brutal showdown with the resident mean girl turned arch-nemesis left our titular hero bruised, defeated, and in the hospital. It was the first time Courtney had ever been knocked down that hard, and it’s all the more startling

The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Roberts, fell last month and required an overnight stay in the hospital, a Supreme Court spokeswoman confirmed to Deadline on Tuesday. The Washington Post broke the story. Chief Justice John Roberts was hospitalized overnight last month after injuring his head in a fall https://t.co/VxH0foaJju — The

Days of Our Lives is losing its leading lady.  That much was revealed Monday when Kristian Alfonso dropped the bombshell that she was quitting the NBC sudser after 37 years in the role.  “Days of Our Lives has been a vital part of both my personal and professional journey,” the actress said in a statement.