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LOS ANGELES — Andrew Alexander, the CEO and co-owner of famed The Second City improv theater, said he is stepping down after a former performer leveled accusations of racism against the comedy institution. In a lengthy letter posted on the company’s website, Alexander said he “failed to create an anti-racist environment wherein artists of color …

Billy Bush’s former “Access Hollywood” co-star is calling him out on Twitter. Shaun Robinson, who was on the show for 16 years, tweeted at the anchor on Wednesday, “I appreciate you being an ally NOW” in response to a promotional link Bush tweeted out about him discussing George Floyd’s murder with correspondent and former NFL …

Hollywood wants badly to reopen — but not enough to give up the hot-and-heavy make-out scenes. In a 22-page document provided to the governors of New York  and California on Monday, Hollywood studios made their case for restarting TV and film production. And while the report is mainly filled with no-brainer recommendations, including that cast …

Lots of testing, protective gear, social distancing and coronavirus safety officers are at the heart of recommendations today from Disney, Netflix, CBS and other top studios, Hollywood’s leading guilds and producers to get the industry restarted from the pandemic that shut down production back in March. “The Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee Task Force (the “Task …

The Hollywood Reporter won a big honor at the American Society of Magazine Editors awards just weeks after its top editor was ousted. The awards, known as the Ellies, were handed out via Zoom on Thursday, and THR won in the category of “general excellence: special interest.” The elephant statuette was awarded to Matt Belloni, …

Netflix has finalized a deal to buy Hollywood’s historic Egyptian Theatre for an undisclosed price, capping a transaction that was in the works for over a year. The deal marks a major milestone in Netflix’s effort to become accepted by the Hollywood filmmaking community. Major movie theater chains like AMC and Regal have avoided playing …

Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein was hit with a new lawsuit Thursday from four anonymous women who say he sexually abused them over the last four decades — including a victim who says she was just 17 at the time. The Manhattan Supreme Court filing accuses the imprisoned ex-producer of using his power to entice women …

Brad Pitt surprised graduating seniors at Missouri State University with a special video message from quarantine. The video was posted on MSU’s Twitter feed and starts with the university’s president, Clif Smart, alongside mascot, Boomer the Bear, saying he had special guest to deliver a message to students of the class of 2020, who were …

Mankind may be out of work — animalkind, not. Quarantine’s Internet dog, a talking schnauzer adored by humans such as Jennifer Aniston and Katherine Heigl, just got a rep. Gotham Group, who produced Disney’s “Stargirl,” signed Pluto. Deadline says a TV project will be the first bone thrown to her. Lest you live in a …

Working on the Netflix show “Hollywood” was a tearjerking experience for actress Michelle Krusiec. “The fact that I’m getting emotional should tell you a lot about how raw it is and how empowering it is to see people of color — people who are underrepresented — get a moment of justice and a moment of …