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Jussie Smollett Will Face Trial After Judge Denies Dismissal Request

Actor Jussie Smollett’s criminal trial will move forward after a judge on Oct. 15 struck down the actor’s effort to dismiss the case against him. Smollett in early 2019 made headlines after he told police officers in Chicago that he was attacked by two white men who shouted epithets at him. However, several weeks later,…


Film and Television Workers’ Union to Begin Strike Monday Unless Negotiations Avert Deadline

The union representing more than 60,000 film and television crew members plans to begin a strike if a last-minute deal does not meet their requirements for safe working conditions. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees International (IATSE) President Matthew Loeb said Wednesday the strike would start on Oct. 18 unless negotiations are successful before the…


Coachella Festival Drops Vaccine Requirement, Will Allow Negative COVID-19 Test as Event Plans 2022 Return

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival changed its decision to require proof of a COVID-19 vaccine, allowing attendees to present proof of a negative coronavirus test taken within 72 hours of the event as an alternative. “After seeing first-hand the low transmission data and successful implementation of safety protocols at our festivals recently, alongside…


Matt Amodio’s History-Making Run on TV’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Ends

NEW YORK—All good things must come to an end and Matt Amodio’s historic run on “Jeopardy!” did just that on Monday’s show, leaving the Yale doctoral student with 38 wins and more than $1.5 million in prize money. Amodio failed to answer the Final Jeopardy! clue correctly and came third on Monday’s show, his streak…


As Shatner Heads Toward the Stars, Visions of Space Collide

“Risk is our business,” James T. Kirk once said. “That’s what this starship is all about. That’s why we’re aboard her.” More than a half-century later, the performer who breathed life into the fabled Enterprise captain is, at age 90, making that kind of risk his own business and heading toward the stars under dramatically…


‘Oz’ Star Granville Adams Dead at 58 After Battle With Cancer

By Kate Feldman From New York Daily News Granville Adams, who starred as inmate Zahir Arif on HBO’s prison show “Oz,” has died, 10 months after announcing he had been diagnosed with cancer. He was 58. “After a long hard-fought battle with cancer, Granny has ascended to the heavens,” his family wrote on Instagram Monday….


Disneyland Annual Passholders Struggle to Reserve Their Slots

As the holiday season begins early with Halloween at Disneyland, annual passholders are struggling to secure their entry into the park with dates quickly filling up. Andrew Dizon, a Magic Key passholder of 19 years, told The Epoch Times he quickly booked his theme park reservation once Disney made more time slots available after marking…


With Scenes From Space, TV Series Shines Light on Team Fixing Spectrometer

LONDON—Filmmaker Ben Turner has turned his lifelong passion for space exploration into an original mini series centered around American astronaut Chris Cassidy. “Among the Stars”, a six-episode docuseries, takes viewers behind the scenes with Cassidy and an international team of experts as they embark on a mission to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a $2…


Emmy Winner Dies of COVID-19 Weeks After Attending Award Ceremony

Marc Elliot Pilcher, who recently won a Creative Emmy Award for his work on “Bridgerton,” died of COVID-19 two weeks after attending the event in Los Angeles. “It is with the deepest of hearts we confirm that Marc Elliot Pilcher, Academy Award Nominee and Emmy Award-winning hair and makeup designer/stylist, passed away after a battle…


Hollywood’s Behind-the-Scenes Crews Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike Over Pay, Working Conditions

Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes crews have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a nationwide strike if they cannot reach agreement with producers on a new contract, their union announced on Monday. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), which represents some 60,000 off-screen workers, said that 90 percent of its members cast ballots and more than 98 percent…