Month: February 2021

Shia LaBeouf and Hollywood talent agency CAA have parted ways, as the actor is currently receiving inpatient care, Variety has learned exclusively. The news follows a lawsuit filed in December by his ex-girlfriend, actor and musician FKA Twigs, who has accused LaBeouf of physical abuse during their relationship. Since then, LaBeouf has been accused of emotional abuse by multiple women, and a pattern of his behavior has been well-documented over the years, while he has continued to work in the entertainment business. CAA has not fired LaBeouf, two people familiar with the matter tell Variety, explaining that the actor made the decision to take a break from acting, so that he could solely focus on his recovery and get the help he has admitted he needs. CAA is not working with La...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists for nine categories for the upcoming Oscars. The categories and number of films include documentary feature (15), documentary short subject (10), international feature (15), makeup and hairstyling (10), original score (15), original song (15), animated short film (10), live action short film (10) and visual effects (10). The shortlist voting concluded on Feb. 5, and the remaining will move on to the official phase one voting, which will take place on March 5-9. The Oscar nominations will be announced on March 15, with the show scheduled to take place on April 25. The full lists are below with snubs and surprises: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Fifteen films will advance in the documentary feature catego...

The legal battle over who should control Britney Spears’s finances and personal life is scheduled to return to the courtroom later this week amid a renewed discussion of how she was treated during her meteoric rise as a teenage pop star and during her subsequent mental health struggles. The issue resurfaced in recent days after “Framing Britney Spears,” a documentary by The New York Times, premiered Friday on FX and Hulu. The film centers on the conflict over Spears’s conservatorship, a legal arrangement that has allowed other people — primarily her father — to manage her career, her personal life and her finances since 2008. In tracing back the origins of the current legal battle, the documentary tells a story of a gifted performer who for decades has been surrounded by people seeking t...

Has Jerry Saltz weighed in on this yet? Regardless, TikTok user Camryn Fred took to the popular social media app Tuesday to prove that North West did indeed paint an impressive Bob Ross-style work under the instruction of Fred’s mother, an art teacher. The brief clip begins with Fred saying she never thought she’d have to speak up on behalf of Kim Kardashian and North, 7, but felt that it was necessary considering the backlash the family has received. She went on to share screenshots of herself at seven years old, standing beside the same painting Kardashian shared. “My mom taught me how to do this, and she taught North how to do the same one two weeks ago. She’s been an art teacher for 30 years, and everyone who comes to her classes goes through th...