Kelly Clarkson has announced that she will headline an exclusive Las Vegas engagement called “Chemistry…an Intimate Night With Kelly Clarkson,” opening Friday, July 28, 2023 at Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino (formerly Zappos Theater). The evening is described as “an intimate music experience that spans her two-decade long catalog of award-winning hits.” See Variety‘s cover story on Clarkson here. “I am…

Nathan Lane revealed on “Sunday Today” that Robin Williams once protected him from coming out as gay against his will on national television. The year was 1996 and Lane and Williams were on their press tour for Mike Nichols’ “The Birdcage,” in which they play a gay couple trying to marry off their son to…

Prince Harry unexpectedly arrived at the U.K. High Court on Monday morning in support of his privacy claim against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers. The British royal, who himself published a loquacious memoir earlier this year, is among a group of public figures suing Associated over what they claim is “misuse of private information.” As…

Top Bollywood star Rani Mukerji is basking in the box office success of “Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway,” which flies in the face of “cynicism” from “naysayers” as the actor describes it. The film, directed by Ashima Chibber and written by Rahul Handa, Sameer Satija and Chibber, is based on the true story of an Indian…

Fremantle is restructuring management of its Italian operations by promoting Marco Tombolini to the role of CEO Fremantle Italy. Tombolini, who since May of 2022 was Fremantle Italy co-CEO, will now “Take the helm of all areas and functions of the company, with the senior management of Fremantle Italy reporting directly to him,” a Fremantle statement said. Gabriele Immirzi…

Vladimir Duthiers has a new topic that he can discuss in his regular “What To Watch” segments on CBS Mornings” — himself. Duthiers, who has worked as a correspondent and fill-in on the program since 2019, has seen his role grow over time. He typically delivers segments on some of the trending items of the…

Ram Charan, star of Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning film “RRR,” has revealed the title of his next film. “Game Changer it is!!!!,” Charan said, revealing the title of the film on his birthday, March 27. The project identified as “RC15” until now, is directed by Shankar Shanmugam, known for his big-budget extravaganzas including “Sivaji,” “Enthiran”…

Plimsoll Productions, the prominent company specialized in wildlife and natural history programming now owned by ITV Studios, is bolstering its top management ranks. The announcement follows the recent acquisition of Plimsoll by U.K. broadcaster ITV in a deal that valued the company at £130 million ($160 million).  The prolific U.K. outfit – which is coming…

Is Elon Musk’s move to grant verified blue check-marks only to paying Twitter users designed to prop up the company’s revenue — or is it supposedly to democratize the social network? After actor William Shatner groused about Twitter’s plan to revoke legacy blue check-marks as of April 1 and force users to pay for the…

The Venice Film Festival will honor “The Night Porter” director Liliana Cavani and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, the Hong Kong star of “In the Mood for Love” and Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” with its 2023 Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement. Cavani first attended Venice in 1965 with the historical doc “Philippe Pétain:…