Entertainment - Monday, July 27, 2026

The decision capped a five-day preliminary hearing in which prosecutors detailed how and why they say the musician killed the 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

NYT Arts • 8 hours ago

UPDATED: A Los Angeles judge has ordered singer D4vd (real name David Anthony Burke) to stand trial on murder charges in the killing and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Burke has been charged with one count each of murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 and unlawful mutilation of […]

Deadline • 8 hours ago

“Obsession” star Michael Johnston is in early talks to join the fourth installment of “The Mummy,” Variety has confirmed. Johnston previously starred in the TV series “Teen Wolf,” but this year’s “Obsession” brought him to the attention of moviegoers when the low-budget Curry Barker horror film became a box-office sensation. As previously reported, Academy Award winners Brendan […]

Variety • 8 hours ago

Michael Johnston, star of Curry Barker’s breakout Focus Features horror film Obsession, is in early talks for a role in The Mummy, the next installment in the iconic horror franchise from Universal Pictures, Deadline has confirmed. No word yet on the role to be played by Johnston. But he’ll star opposite the returning Brendan Fraser, Rachel […]

Deadline • 8 hours ago

Working with dolls, family photographs, fabric scraps and other found objects, she became a leading figure in assemblage art.

NYT Arts • 8 hours ago

A judge ruled that singer D4vd must stand trial for allegedly killing and dismembering a 14-year-old girl. On Monday, Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo determined during a preliminary hearing that there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. “The people have met their burden on all counts,” said Olmedo during the conclusion […]

Variety • 9 hours ago

A federal magistrate judge ruled that Donald Trump’s trust will be compelled to provide financial documents from his businesses to the BBC, as the network defends itself from the president’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit. U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Aytch Lett granted part of the BBC’s motion to compel the production of documents from the Donald J. […]

Deadline • 8 hours ago

His public-radio programs “Saint Paul Sunday” and “Exploring Music” were, at their height, listened to by hundreds of thousands of people a week.

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EXCLUSIVE: Jealous People Are Ugly People, a hot horror package from Greek/British filmmaker Theo James Krekis, has landed at New Line Cinema following a bidding war involving at least 10 parties, Deadline has learned. While Jealous People‘s logline is under wraps, the project will be adapted from Krekis’ short film of the same name, which was […]

Deadline • 9 hours ago

Shark Week has officially returned, bringing another frenzy of great whites, makos and other underwater predators to Discovery Channel. The network’s annual programming event kicked off Sunday, July 26, and runs through Saturday, Aug. 1, with new specials airing nightly beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Cord-cutters can watch Shark Week live online through Sling TV, […]

Variety • 9 hours ago

Sean Astin said in a new interview with The Guardian that he was forced to sell his house amid “The Lord of the Rings” fame in the early 2000s because he negotiated such a small salary to play Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson’s landmark movie trilogy. The reveal may come as a shock to fans […]

Variety • 10 hours ago

The Royal Shakespeare Company called off five preview performances of the epic four-hour production last week, including one just hours before its scheduled curtain.

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