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FILE - Julia Ormond, a cast member in the television series "Incorporated," arrives at the NBCUniversal Television Critics Association summer press tour on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Ormond, filed a lawsuit Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, accusing disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein of assaulting her in 1995 and then hindering her career, and against the Walt Disney Company, Miramax and her former agents for allegedly looking the other way. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)

Julia Ormond sues Harvey Weinstein for battery, CAA and Disney as enablers of sexual assault

October 4, 2023 at 4:17 p.m.

Julia Ormond, the English actress best known for her roles in '90s films such as "Legends of the Fall," "First Knight" and "Smilla's Sense of Snow," is suing Harvey Weinstein...

‘The Bachelor’: ABC not rushing to name Chris Harrison’s permanent replacement

June 10, 2021 at 4:01 p.m.

In a dramatic twist that rivals all on-screen antics from "The Bachelor," Chris Harrison officially departed the hit dating franchise this week, after nearly 20 years as host of the series. As...

Tituss Burgess attends the "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" FYC event at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Los Angeles.

Lil Jon, Tituss Burgess, Lance Bass will replace Chris Harrison on ‘Bachelor In Paradise’

June 9, 2021 at 11:05 a.m.

Chris Harrison is being replaced by a slew of celebrities on "Bachelor In Paradise" this summer: Lil Jon, David Spade, Tituss Burgess, Lance Bass and more, Variety has learned. The celebs will serve as rotating hosts through the summer...

Host of "The Bachelor" Chris Harrison attends ABC's Winter TCA 2020 Press Tour in Pasadena, California, on January 8, 2020. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Chris Harrison leaving ‘The Bachelor’ franchise for good after dramatic exit negotiations

June 8, 2021 at 11:31 a.m.

It's official: Chris Harrison will never return to "The Bachelor" franchise, Variety has confirmed. Harrison's departure comes following a media spectacle of a controversy that erupted when the longtime host...

‘Bachelorette’ star Rachel Lindsay departing ‘Bachelor’ podcast, ending contract with franchise

April 27, 2021 at 3:24 p.m.

Rachel Lindsay, former star of "The Bachelorette," is departing her "Bachelor Nation" podcast, effectively ending her contract with the franchise. Lindsay's decision to exit the podcast comes after years of...

FILE - Colton Underwood arrives at the Kids' Choice Sports Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on July 11, 2019. Underwood, the former football tight end who found fame on "The Bachelor" has revealed that he is gay. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Former ‘Bachelor’ and Illinois native Colton Underwood filming his own Netflix reality show after coming out

April 14, 2021 at 11:20 a.m.

Colton Underwood, former star of "The Bachelor" and Illinois native who played football for Illinois State University, is getting his own reality show at Netflix, Variety has learned. The project,...

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2019, file photo, actress Sharon Stone poses at the 2019 "An Unforgettable Evening" benefiting the Women's Cancer Research Fund, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Stone is criticizing the availability of COVID-19 testing in Montana, where her sister and brother-in-law are hospitalized with the respiratory virus. Stone posted a video on Instagram Sunday expressing frustration that there aren't enough tests for front-line workers and people who have had direct contact with someone who has COVID-19. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Sharon Stone says in new book that producers pressured her to have sex with her male co-stars

March 19, 2021 at 4:01 p.m.

Sharon Stone was pressured to have sex with her male co-stars in order to have better chemistry with them on-screen, she says -- and these demands came from white male...

(L) FKA Twigs attends The BRIT Awards 2020 at The O2 Arena on February 18, 2020 in London, England. (R) Actor Shia LaBeouf attends "The Peanut Butter Falcon" UK Premiere during 63rd BFI London Film Festival at the Embankment Gardens Cinema on October 03, 2019 in London, England.

Shia LaBeouf sued by FKA Twigs for sexual battery, citing abusive relationship

December 11, 2020 at 12:17 p.m.

FKA Twigs has sued her ex-boyfriend, Shia LaBeouf, accusing the actor of sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress. The musician, who filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, and the...

Hannah Brown arrives at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.

Hannah Brown on reuniting with Peter on upcoming season of ‘The Bachelor’: ‘I know it’s such a shock’

November 26, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

On Monday night, former star of "The Bachelorette" Hannah Brown won "Dancing With the Stars." She also, surprisingly, made her return to "The Bachelor" franchise when ABC dropped an explosive...

Singer R. Kelly performs in concert during the "12 Nights Of Christmas" tour on Dec. 17, 2016, at Kings Theatre in New York.

‘Surviving R. Kelly’ documentary screening in New York evacuated over gun threat

December 17, 2018 at 3:56 p.m.

A New York City screening for Lifetime's upcoming documentary series "Surviving R. Kelly" was evacuated over a gun threat on Tuesday evening. A Lifetime rep tells Variety the event was...

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