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A death threat has been sent to a prominent Hollywood union amid the ongoing labor strikes, according to police.
Matthew Belloni August 26, 2023
“Burbank P.D. is aware and detectives are investigating the credibility and validity of the threat” sent to a prominent union that may also have targeted the broader entertainment community.
Scooter Braun realized early that in the social media age, he could leverage his clients to make himself famous.
Matthew Belloni August 25, 2023
After spending waaay too much time this week talking with people on all sides of this situation, here’s why the yacht-dwelling “music mogul of the year” has been jettisoned by Bieber, Grande, Lovato, and Menzel.
Litigator Bryan Freedman has been waging war for possible unionization on behalf of Bethenny Frankel and other Bravo stars.
Matthew Belloni August 21, 2023
The feared Hollywood litigator, representing Bethenny Frankel and other Bravo stars, is demanding that everyone who works on the shows be able to speak freely about unlawful workplace conduct.
Apple TV+ continues to struggle in our survey, despite the perception around town that its content offering is improving, and the return of Jason Sudeikis and Ted Lasso.
Matthew Belloni August 21, 2023
Puck’s second original research study reveals consumers are souring on their streaming services, from Apple’s ‘Ted Lasso’ familiarity deficit to the HBO Max/Discovery+ divide and more.


Justin Bieber
Matthew Belloni August 18, 2023
Neither side is confirming a split, but they’re headed separate ways and their lawyers are involved. Plus news on Iger’s latest headache, ‘Wheel of Fortune’ drama, Tyler Perry’s BET bid, and more.
Matthew Belloni August 14, 2023
Amid dual strikes and the graying of Hollywood, a conversation with six unabashedly candid interns about where movies fail with young people, Barbenheimer lessons, Marvel’s decline, Netflix “content dumping,” and how one Disney fan has lost respect for Bob Iger.
Matthew Belloni August 11, 2023
News and notes on the biggest Hollywood stories of the week: Disney earnings, ‘Oppenheimer’ in China, a Globes deadline, and more.
Matthew Belloni August 4, 2023
Why the AMPTP finally agreed to sit down with the Writers Guild and how there’s reason to be cautiously optimistic for Hollywood’s labor breakthrough of the summer.


Kevin Mayer was the architect of Disney’s big-ticket M&A and D.T.C. strategy, and Tom Staggs was Iger’s C.F.O., parks chief and C.O.O. before being passed over for the top job and leaving in 2016.
Matthew Belloni July 31, 2023
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs have both been engaged individually to consult with Iger, ESPN chief Jimmy Pitaro, and others at Disney.
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and national executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
Matthew Belloni & Jonathan Handel July 31, 2023
As SAG-AFTRA grants more than 100 exceptions to the ongoing strike and the C.E.O.s mull returning to the bargaining table, some question whether they hurt more than help. As usual, the devil is in the details.
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