From shuttered award shows to exonerated pop stars, here are your top entertainment headlines.
Barrymore Out at MTV
The Writer's Guild of America and its ongoing strike are having ripple effects that extend beyond just a pause in producing our favorite scripted TV programs.
Drew Barrymore, who was tapped to be the master of ceremonies at the 2023 MTV Movie Awards, has pulled out of hosting duties. It's a show of solidarity as the writers who keep Hollywood afloat seek better contract terms with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
"Everything we celebrate and honor about movies and television is born out of their creation. And until a solution is reached, I am choosing to wait, but I'll be watching from home and hope you will join me," Barrymore said in a statement.
The show will go on but will proceed without a host.
The news came just a day after Hollywood's actors guild, SAG-AFTRA, said it was also standing in solidarity with writers.
The fallout also includes the ever popular Saturday Night Live airing reruns until a deal is worked out.
Ed Sheeran Wins
Ed Sheeran has been cleared of copyright infringement in the case brought against him by the family of Ed Townsend, a writer who worked with Marvin Gaye.
A federal jury found that Sheeran's 2014 Thinking Out Loud did not pirate key elements from Gaye and Townsend's iconic 1973 hit Let's Get It On.
"I am obviously very happy with the outcome of this case, and it looks like I'm not going to have to retire from my day job, after all. But at the same time, I am unbelievably frustrated that baseless claims like this are allowed to go to court at all," the pop star said in a statement.
The suit was filed in 2016, shortly after the Gaye estate won another copyright infringement battle against Pharrell Williams, T.I., and Robin Thicke for their own smash hit Blurred Lines.
The Sheeran trial had been delayed while another suit involving Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven was litigated.
All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment — especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said Thursday. But Twitter is the worst.
Sarah Burke, editor-in-chief of Them, spoke with Cheddar News about how its digital magazine offers a different setting for the LGBTQ+ community from other magazines. "From the very beginning, the intention was to create a platform that had a foundation of inclusivity and intersectionality across the entire LGBTQ+ spectrum," Burke said.
Imagine having a viral video with 5 million views but not even using a cell phone. That is the paradox of a Greek great-grandma touching hearts around the world just by doing her thing. Take a look at this.
Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a British lawmaker before an acclaimed late-life return to stage and screen, has died at age 87.
Cold plunges are super hot on social media right now. Experts say they boost mental health, soothe sore muscles, and even promote weight loss. Cheddar's Ashley Mastronardi visited Kardashian favorite, Remedy Place, to get the skinny on ice baths.
New details are emerging about Carrie Fisher's last film. Here's a look at Fisher in the upcoming fantasy movie Wonder Well, which co-stars Rita Ora. Deadline is reporting that the film has a theatrical release date of June 23.
An auction of artwork and furniture from philanthropists Ann and Gordon Getty is taking place at Christie's Wednesday with online sales set for Thursday. Cheddar News takes a peek at some of the arts and objects from the family's Temple of Wings home in Berkeley, Calif.
