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A federal judge has permanently dismissed nearly all of the $60 million racketeering and sexual assault lawsuit that former Making the Band 2 contestant Sara Rivers filed against Sean Combs in February. In a ruling issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Jed. S. Rakoff dismissed “finally and with prejudice” 21 of the 22 causes of action in the lengthy lawsuit, meaning …

Summer is ratcheting down and the only major studio wide entry is Universal’s Bob Odenkirk action movie Nobody 2 which did $1.3M from previews yesterday at 2,800 theaters which began at 2PM. The $25M 87North feature production is eyeing a $10M+ start in a marketplace where New Line’s Weapons is expected to rule with $20M+. The Zach Cregger directed Weapons …

Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords returns with a new solo album, Freak Out City Izzie Austin/Sub Pop Records hide caption toggle caption Izzie Austin/Sub Pop Records Bret McKenzie built his music career on a foundation of comedy. As a young artist, he played in multiple bands spanning a variety of genres, though he’s best known as one half …

Universal Music Group has denied new allegations made by Drake’s lawyers that its British chair and chief executive Lucian Grainge had a “role in and knowledge of the scheme to defame and harass” the Canadian rapper by peer Kendrick Lamar, and that as such the label should “collect, review and produce” communications by Grainge. Drake is suing UMG – his …

Christopher Wilding, the youngest son of Dame Elizabeth Taylor, just revealed how he really feels about Taylor Swift naming the second song off her 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl after his late mother. The 70-year-old retired sound editor told TMZ on Thursday that the 35-year-old billionaire pop star is a ‘rare, positive role model for young girls’ …

Paramount continues to make waves with splashy deals following Skydance’s acquisition. We’re hearing that Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer are in talks for a massive overall deal at the David Ellison-run media company. Details are still being worked out, and sources caution that things still could fall through, but we’re hearing it would include both streaming and features …

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Halle Berry celebrated her 59th birthday on Thursday in enviable fashion: lounging on the beach, sipping wine with her loved ones, and trolling her ex. “Phew…! cooking, cleaning and mothering,” she captioned a carousel of photos posted to her Instagram featuring the Oscar winner at total peace with beau Van Hunt, showing off a personalized envelope from one of her …

Bob Odenkirk could have treated the production of “Nobody 2” as a European vacation. The original draft for the sequel to his 2021 sleeper hit, “Nobody,” had Hutch, the suburban dad/secret mercenary played by Odenkirk, and his wife Becca (Connie Nielsen), getting away from it all in grand style. “On page one, Hutch is in a gondola and he throws …

Pete Davidson says his well-known endowment is impressive “on paper,” but in Hollywood—where “everyone f—s everyone”—it’s more of a curse than a blessing. Speaking on The Breakfast Club podcast Wednesday, the former SNL cast member opened up about how his high-profile relationship with ex-fiancée Ariana Grande made him feel “embarrassed” early in his career. “Nobody talked about any of the …