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  • Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2018
Lawyer: Man accused of Oscar theft will fight felony charge
This Sunday, March 4, 2018, still image from AP video appears to show the man who authorities say stole Frances McDormand's best actress Oscar walking out of the official Academy Awards after-party in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jeff Turner)
By Andrew Dalton, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

A lawyer for the man charged with stealing Frances McDormand's Academy Award said Wednesday that he and his client plan to "forcefully and aggressively resist" the allegations against him.

Attorney Daniel Brookman acknowledged that suspect Terry Bryant can be seen on an Associated Press video holding McDormand's best actress statuette but those images don't rise to the seriousness of felony grand theft.

"There's a big difference between holding an Oscar and what he's charged with," Brookman said outside court, where Bryant was expected to make an appearance. "I don't think his character matches these charges."

Brookman would not elaborate further about Bryant's actions or intentions.

Bryant, 47, walked out of the Governors Ball Oscars after-party with the trophy on Sunday night, authorities said. He was captured on the AP video holding it proudly over his head and saying, "All right baby boys and baby girls."

He More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2018
Convoy Studios opens in Culver City under aegis of GM Doug Ryan
Industry folks gather at the March 1st kickoff party for Convoy Studios in Culver City, Calif.
CULVER CITY, Calif. -- 

Convoy Studios, a full-service production stage facility, has opened for business in Culver City. The new independent venture, located adjacent to Sony Pictures Studios, was launched by a group of private investors in the entertainment industry. Doug Ryan, general manager of Convoy Studios, said the new stage and its resources were designed to “nurture and empower content creators, and to facilitate the needs of a diverse range of clients, all in one convenient and centrally located production studio.” The site is being touted as a creative space where top-level production service helps to bring concepts to life. 

Ryan expects the 5,000-square foot facility to become a much in-demand hub for photographers, directors, producers, brands, celebrities, organizations, and other artists in need of convenient space to shoot content across all media platforms. Convoy Studios features a painted cyc, a key art alcove, production offices, talent green room More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2018
Washington becomes 1st state to approve net-neutrality rules
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs a bill Monday, March 5, 2018, in Olympia, Wash., that makes Washington the first state to set up its own net-neutrality requirements in response to the Federal Communications Commission's recent repeal of Obama-era rules. The FCC voted in December to gut U.S. rules that meant to prevent broadband companies such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon from exercising more control over what people watch and see on the internet. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
By Rachel La Corte
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- 

Setting up a likely legal fight with the Trump administration, Washington has become the first state to enact its own net-neutrality requirements after U.S. regulators repealed Obama-era rules designed to keep the internet an even playing field.

"We know that when D.C. fails to act, Washington state has to do so," Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday before signing the bipartisan measure that banned internet providers from blocking content or interfering with online traffic.

The new law also requires internet providers to disclose information about their management practices, performance and commercial terms. Violations would be enforceable under the state's Consumer Protection Act.

The Federal Communications Commission voted in December to gut U.S. rules that meant to prevent broadband companies such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon from exercising more control over what people watch and see on the internet. The regulations also prohibited More

  • Monday, Mar. 5, 2018
Man arrested, accused of stealing McDormand's Oscar trophy
Frances McDormand places her award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" on the stage at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
By Michael Balsamo
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

A man was arrested and is accused of stealing Frances McDormand's Oscars trophy after the Academy Awards on Sunday night, Los Angeles police said.

Terry Bryant, 47, was arrested on suspicion of felony grand theft, said Officer Rosario Herrera, a police spokeswoman.

"After some brief time apart, Frances and her Oscar were happily reunited. They celebrated the reunion with a double cheeseburger from In-N-Out Burger," McDormand's publicist, Simon Halls, told The Associated Press.

McDormand received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."

The Oscar statuette was allegedly stolen during the Governors Ball after party, authorities said. Bryant had a ticket for the event, Herrera said.

The two-time Oscar winner, who swept trophies at the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, Independent Spirit and BAFTA ceremonies, beat out Sally Hawkins of "The Shape of Water," More

  • Saturday, Mar. 3, 2018
Emma Stone, Viola Davis help fete female Oscar nominees
Emma Stone attends the 11th Annual Women In Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party at Crustacean restaurant on Friday, March 2, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
By Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.(AP) -- 

Viola Davis is good in a pinch.

Last year's best supporting actress Oscar-winner was sipping champagne at the annual Women in Film pre-Oscar cocktail event Friday night when the organization's president, Cathy Schulman, herself an Oscar-winner for "Crash," asked Davis if she could give a few remarks.

"I'm only doing this Cathy because I love you," Davis said before launching into a story about a time when she told her then five-year-old daughter that she was "complicated" and had to explain to her why that was a good thing.

"With all of our imperfections, with all of our complexities and confusion, we're worth it. This is a year of owning who we are," Davis said. "Even the women who are still in silence, the women who stepped up and spoke up, the women nominees, the women who could have been, should have been nominees. We're all worth it. That's what we need to come into the room with. That's what we need to go into 2018 and '19 More

  • Saturday, Mar. 3, 2018
Razzie Awards name "The Emoji Movie" worst film of 2017
This file image released by Sony Pictures shows Gene, voiced by T.J. Miller, center, in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's "The Emoji Movie." (Sony Pictures Animation via AP, File)
By Andrew Dalton, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Maybe it was destiny for a movie with a pile of poop as a central character.

"The Emoji Movie" has received Hollywood's most famous frown, the Razzie Award , for worst picture of 2017, making it the first animated feature in 38 years to earn the top dishonor.

"Leading this year's list of movie-misfires is the emoticon-based, talking poop opus," the Razzies said in a statement announcing the recipients, saying the film came in a year when "Hollywood's recycled trash heap attained an all-time high" and saw a "toxic-level lack of originality."

The annual awards bestowed on the worst the movie business has to offer were announced Saturday in their traditional spot, the day before the Academy Awards.

"The Emoji Movie" landed four of the 10 Razzies given out this year, also taking worst screenplay, worst director, and worst screen combo, which was given to "any two obnoxious emojis" from the movie.

Tom Cruise's attempted More

  • Thursday, Mar. 1, 2018
TV ad aims to pressure Trump on transgender military service
In this July 28, 2016, file photo, LGBT rights activist Sarah McBride takes the stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Activist groups are turning to television ads to pressure the White House into allowing transgender people to keep serving in the military. McBride, Human Rights Campaign's spokeswoman, said it's a "critical window of time" to take the fight directly to the White House. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
By Lolita C. Baldor
WASHINGTON (AP) -- 

Activist groups are turning to television ads, including on President Donald Trump's go-to network, Fox News, to pressure the White House into allowing transgender people to keep serving in the military.

Trump has pledged to ban transgender troops from serving. He'll be able to see the 30-second commercial as of Friday, when it starts airing on Fox, CNN and MSNBC morning shows. It uses a series of quotes from Trump, a former senior military leader and several Congress members who were in the armed forces to argue that all qualified Americans should be able to serve.

"An impulsive president tweets that transgender Americans won't be allowed to serve," the ad says. "But decorated military leaders say there's no reason to single out these brave heroes." An earlier version described Trump as "unfit," rather than "impulsive."

Sarah McBride, Human Rights Campaign's spokeswoman, said it's a "critical window of time" to take the fight More

  • Thursday, Mar. 1, 2018
Pitt, DiCaprio set to star in Tarantino's Manson film
In this Oct. 8, 2016, file photo, director Quentin Tarantino appears at the opening ceremony of the eighth Lumiere Festival, in Lyon, central France. Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio are set to star in Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." Sony Pictures said Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, that the film has been dated for a theatrical release on Aug. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio are set to star in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."

Sony Pictures says Wednesday that the film has been dated for a theatrical release on Aug. 9, 2019.

Set in 1969 Los Angeles, the project has become widely known as Tarantino's Charles Manson film.

Neither DiCaprio nor Pitt will be playing Manson however. Tarantino says they will play a pair of struggling actors. DiCaprio will appear as former Western TV series star and Pitt as his stunt double. Their characters live next door to Sharon Tate.

A longtime resident of Los Angeles, Tarantino has been working on the script for five years. It will mark his ninth feature.

  • Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018
Top executive behind TV's "Fuller House" is fired
In this June 16, 2017 file photo, Jeff Franklin attends the 30th annual Scleroderma Foundation Benefit in Beverly Hills, Calif. Producers of the Netflix remake "Fuller House" have fired Franklin, the top executive behind the show, amid charges about his behavior on the set. Besides working on the remake, Franklin was the creator of "Full House," the ABC show upon which it was based. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Producers of the Netflix remake "Fuller House" have fired the top executive behind the show amid charges about his behavior on the set.

Warner Brothers Television said Wednesday that it would not renew Jeff Franklin's deal, without explaining why. Variety reports that there were complaints about him being verbally abusive to staffers and making inappropriate comments to the show's writers. There have been no accusations of sexual misconduct.

Franklin's attorney, Stanton "Larry" Stein, says neither he nor his client have been told about what had been said that was deemed offensive.

Besides working on the remake, Franklin was the creator of "Full House," the ABC show upon which it was based. Netflix says that it hopes to go into production for the show's fourth season in the next few months.

  • Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018
Pizza Hut replaces Papa John's as NFL's pizza sponsor
This Jan. 24, 2017, file photo shows a Pizza Hut in Miami. The NFL announced a multiyear marketing deal with Pizza Hut on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, one day after the league and Papa John's said that they mutually agreed to cut ties. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

So long Papa John's, hello Pizza Hut.

The NFL announced a multiyear marketing deal with Pizza Hut on Wednesday, one day after the league and Papa John's said that they mutually agreed to cut ties. The league's relationship with Papa John's frayed last year when the pizza maker's founder John Schnatter criticized NFL leadership over national anthem protests by players.

The Louisville, Kentucky-based Papa John's says it will remain in football through marketing deals with 22 of the league's 32 teams.

Pizza Hut said its marketing partnership with the NFL will begin with the league's April 2018 draft in Arlington, Texas, just miles from the pizza restaurant's headquarters in Plano.

Pizza Hut is owned by Yum Brands Inc.

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