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Studio output, content rights, streaming ​competition and movie theaters among DOJ concerns EU, Canada, California are also engaging with other companies Paramount has been expecting many jurisdictions to review ‌deal WASHINGTON, March 28 â€" The US Department ​of Justice has sent subpoenas in its investigation of Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.  The inquiries show the DOJ moving ahead with ​its probe into the US$110 billion (RM441.28 billion) acquisition that would combine the two major studios, along with the companies’ streaming platforms and news operations.  Hollywood and Wall Street are intensely interested in the deal, which could shrink jobs if it succeeds but cost Paramount US$7 billion (RM28.08 billion) if it is ‌blocked. The DOJ is seeking information on how the d eal would affect studio output, ⁠content rights and competition am...

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This isn't Hollywood's first AI battle The studios have been here before and they've come out swinging. Last June, various American news outlets reported that Disney and NBCUniversal became the first major studios to sue a generative AI company, filing a complaint against image generator Midjourney. They later teamed up with Warner Bros. Discovery to go after Chinese AI firm MiniMax, alleging large-scale piracy of their copyrighted works. But here's where it gets complicated, Disney has simultaneously been cutting deals with AI companies. The AI video race is heating up Seedance 2.0 isn’t alone.  In 2024, OpenAI released the latest version of its Sora video generator to the public.  In 2025, Google unveiled Veo 3 , an advanced AI video generator developed by Google DeepMind. Like Seedance, it can generate high-quality video from text prompts, complete with human-like dialogue, realistic physics and immersive sound design. AI systems, including chatbots, image gen...

Hollywood icon Amanda Peet revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer – while both her parents were both sadly dying in hospice. The My Friends and Neighbours actress , 54, shared an emotional essay with The New Yorker that while both her mum and dad were "on opposite coasts, in hospice", she was given the awful news that doctors had found a cancerous tumour. Amanda was told she had Stage 1, hormone-receptor-positive (HR+), HER2-negative breast cancer, which required her to undergo a lumpectomy and radiation treatment. Tragically, Amanda's dad died before she could say goodbye to him, as she explained: "Our mother's [illness] had started in June, but our father's was only a week in, so we hadn't expected him to go first. "I flew to New York. I didn't make it before my father took his last breath, but I got to see his body before it was taken from his apartment." Her mother, meanwhile, was battling Parkinson's disease – and Aman...

Sydney Sweeney could face criminal charges after hanging bras on the Hollywood sign. The 28-year-old actress and her team sneaked up to the iconic 45-foot (13-metre) Hollywood Hills landmark with bags full of lingerie from her new SYRN brand, having scaled an eight-foot fence and climbed up the hill. In a video shared on Instagram, they then hung lines of bras over the famous letters, and posed in front of the sign afterwards, before removing the lingerie — although it's alleged some were left on the hillside. Although they reported had a filming permit, they could still be in legal trouble over their actions. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce — who own the IP rights to the Hollywood sign's image — have revealed a "license or permission" is needed to access the landmark, which is managed by the Hollywood Sign Trust. The chamber's president and CEO Steve Nissen told ABC News in a statement: "The production involving Sydney Sweeney and the Hol lywood Sign ...

One of television's longest-running entertainment news shows is coming to an end. NBCUniversal is officially canceling "Access Hollywood," marking the end of the long-running series after nearly three decades on the air. The decision is part of a larger shift at the company, which is shutting down production of its first-run syndicated programming entirely. Along with "Access Hollywood," NBCUniversal is also ending "Access Live," "Karamo," and "The Steve Wilkos Show." According to The Hollywood Reporter , the move reflects a strategic change as the company steps away from producing new syndicated shows and instead focuses on distributing its existing content library. Why NBCU Is Ending These Shows NBCUniversal executives say the decision comes as the television landscape continues to evolve and local stations adjust what types of programs they prioritize. Frances ...

The Bluff IMDb Rating Revealed (Photo Credit â€"Prime Video) It’s commendable how Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas has successfully transitioned from Bollywood to Hollywood, carving out a niche in the world’s highest-grossing film industry. After delivering several memorable performances in Hindi-language films, she marked her major Hollywood breakthrough with the thriller series Quantico in 2015. Her latest Hollywood outing, The Bluff , premiered on Prime Video recently. Co-starring Karl Urban (known for The Boys), the swashbuckling action thriller has been earning praise from critics and audiences alike, particularly for Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s performance and action sequences. Now that the film’s IMDb user rating is out, here’s how it stacks up against her other Hollywood films on the platform. The Bluff vs. Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s Other Hollywood Films â€" IMDb Ratings Comparison ...

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Jessica Alba reflected on Bad Bunny's Halftime show, saying that watching him honour the diversity of their community gave her full-body chills and was very emotional Hollywood actress Jessica Alba , who was one of the surprise celebrities partying on stage in Bad Bunny‘s casita during the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show, marked the occasion a day later with a video montage. The video montage chronicled her cameo experience alongside fellow casita dancers Pedro Pascal , Karol G, Alex Earle, Cardi B and others, reports ‘Variety’. Read More She wrote in the caption, “What an honor to be part of such an extraordinary moment in history. Joy you could feel. Pride you could see. Yesterday was bigger than a performance. It was Dignity. Inclusion. Unity. Representation. And Love”. “Benito ‘Bad Bunny’ tells stories rooted in his culture, his people, and his truth â€...

In the wake of the torpedo that crash-landed on her career last year, legendary Hollywood publicist Peggy Siegal has opted to share some revealing details of her 12-year relationship with Jeffrey Epstein this week in a New York magazine feature, detailing the quid pro quo she and the late financier developed as he sought inroads to the entertainment industry's A-class and she enjoyed the spoils of his vast wealth. Siegal, 78, saw her four-decade career working with Hollywood's top studios and directors to push their films and create Oscar buzz obliterated when she was named as one of the "social guarantors" who helped Epstein gain footing in elite circles when he left jail in Florida in the mid-aughts. In recent months, hundreds of emails between Epstein and Siegal have been unleashed sporadically by the Department of Justice after a bipartisan House vote forced their release. The emails have laid bare their cozy and affectionate language and paint...