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Maria Contreras-Sweet, shown in 2014, said the investment group she leads has terminated its Weinstein Co. deal.

Weinstein Co. deal collapses in yet another twist, pushing studio closer to bankruptcy

December 17, 2018 at 4:25 p.m.

The $500-million deal for an investor group to acquire Harvey Weinstein’s former movie and TV studio has collapsed — again — in yet another twist in the chaotic saga of...

Bill O'Reilly, the former host of the Fox News program "The O'Reilly Factor," is being sued for defamation by two additional former employees of the cable news network.

Bill O’Reilly, Fox News sued for defamation by two additional former employees

December 17, 2018 at 7:14 p.m.

Two additional former Fox News employees are suing Bill O’Reilly and the cable news network for defamation, joining the legal battle that was brought earlier this month by former Fox...

Disney has a wholesome, family-friendly image. Will acquiring Fox create a culture clash?

August 22, 2019 at 2:00 a.m.

Stewie Griffin, meet Mickey Mouse. The foulmouthed toddler of Fox’s animated series “Family Guy” is an un-potty-trained troublemaker whose florid vocabulary and diabolical machinations would likely get him kicked out...

CAA agent Cade Hudson, seen at an April gala, is known for his ties to celebrities.

CAA agent accused of offering sex in exchange for access to directors and a Hollywood star

August 22, 2019 at 1:57 a.m.

As more talent agencies find themselves drawn into the wave of Hollywood sex scandals, a prominent agent at Creative Artists Agency is facing accusations that he offered an actor sex...

Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

Harvey Weinstein resigns from Directors Guild of America

December 17, 2018 at 4:38 p.m.

Harvey Weinstein resigned from the Directors Guild of America on Monday as the scandal surrounding his alleged acts of sexual misconduct continued to grow with two new lawsuits filed against...

John Lasseter speaks in 2013 at the El Capitain Theater in Hollywood.

As John Lasseter takes a leave, Disney and Pixar face an uncertain road ahead

December 17, 2018 at 4:39 p.m.

John Lasseter’s decision to leave Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios for six months following complaints of inappropriate interactions with employees has stunned the animation community and raised questions about...

Roy Price resigns as Amazon Studios chief following sexual harassment allegation

December 17, 2018 at 4:44 p.m.

Roy Price resigned as the head of Amazon Studios on Tuesday after an allegation that he had sexually harassed a television producer working on one of his shows. Price's departure,...

Weinstein sexual harassment controversy exposes Hollywood’s double standard

June 2, 2018 at 1:21 a.m.

When the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape leaked one year ago, capturing then-candidate, now-President Trump bragging in coarse terms in 2005 about being allowed to grab women because he was a...

Judge approves $142-million class-action settlement in Wells Fargo sham accounts scandal

June 3, 2018 at 8:24 a.m.

Wells Fargo & Co. has received preliminary approval for its proposed $142-million class-action settlement to compensate possibly millions of customers who had unauthorized accounts opened in their name. On Saturday,...

Geoffrey Rush, left, and Johnny Depp in a scene from Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales." Hackers claimed to have stolen the movie and threatened to release it in segments until their demands for ransom were met.

Cyberattacks once again roil Hollywood, but can anything be done about it?

April 7, 2019 at 1:15 a.m.

Like most large corporations, major Hollywood studios are fond of outsourcing. From coming attraction trailers that are designed to draw audiences into cinemas to eye-popping 3-D visual effects that burst...

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