Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions signs first-look deal with Netflix

Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions has signed a multi-year first-look deal with Netflix.  As part of the deal, Nuyorican will produce both film and television offerings, scripted and unscripted. Lopez, along with producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, will aim to work on projects that look to support diverse female actors, writers and filmmakers. Business partner Benny Medina …

Chris Harrison officially exits ‘Bachelor’ franchise after racism controversy

Chris Harrison has officially exited ABC’s Bachelor franchise after 19 years as host of the reality dating series and its spinoffs.  Harrison, 49, will reportedly receive a massive payout to step away and stay mum about his departure. Harrison’s exit comes four months after controversy first arose when Rachael Kirkconnell, a 24-year-old contestant who would go …

Lili Reinhart signs first-look deal with Amazon Studios

Lili Reinhart has signed a first look film and TV producing deal with Amazon Studios. Reinhart and her production banner Small Victory Productions will develop original and adapted film and TV content as part of an exclusive pact with Amazon. The deal comes following the success last year of Reinhart’s “Chemical Hearts,” the coming-of-age drama …

Maine to Restrict Vulgar Vanity License Plates

The Maine State Senate today, June 8, backed a plan to restore restrictions on vulgar and obscene Maine license plates. The bill from Sen. Bill Diamond, would according to the Bangor Daily News, remove about 400 plates currently in use. If the bill becomes law, the state can withdraw or refuse vanity plates that among …

Supreme Court rules against immigrants who entered U.S. illegally with temporary status

The Supreme Court ruled Monday in an unanimous decision that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents. Justice Elena Kagan wrote that federal immigration law prohibits people who entered the country illegally and now have Temporary Protected Status from seeking “green cards” to remain …

Department of Justice seizes millions in ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline

The Justice Department announced on Monday that it has successfully seized millions of dollars in cryptocurrency Colonial Pipeline paid to the cyber criminal group ‘DarkSide,’ following last month’s ransomware attack that led the pipeline to briefly shut down its operations. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said at a news conference: “Earlier today, the Department of Justice …

Dolly Parton announces $500 million “Dollywood” theme park expansion

Dolly Parton’s world-famous Dollywood theme park has announced upcoming construction on additions to the park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. set to be completed by 2023.  Guests can look forward to an entirely new resort as a result of the project, with The HeartSong Lodge & Resort to stand five stories tall and include more than …

Luke Bryan announces 2021 ‘Farm Tour’ dates

Luke Bryan is bringing back the Farm Tour this fall, visiting six farms across the Midwest in September. The 12th annual trek kicks off on September 9 at  Statz Bros. Farm in Wisconsin, followed by stops in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio before wrapping at Kubiak Family Farms in Michigan on September 18.The Farm Tour was launched in …

Netflix renews ‘Shadow and Bone’ for second season

Netflix announced Monday it has renewed its fantasy-drama, Shadow and Bone, for an eight-episode second season. The show is based on Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse novels, and Bardugo said in a statement: “I’ve been writing in the Grishaverse for nearly 10 years now, so I’m thrilled we get to keep this adventure going.  There are so many places we’ve …

General Hospital star Kirsten Storms reveals she has undergone brain surgery

General Hospital star Kirsten Storms is opening up about her recent brain surgery.  The 37-year-old Storms first shared that she had gotten surgery to drain and remove “a very large cyst that had split into two.” Now the former-Disney actress and star of  Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century has shared additional details about her health …