
Finneas Quits Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour Over Macklemore Exit
The Loop Tour has lost every supporting act in four days after Macklemore was pulled for pro-Palestinian remarks at MetLife Stadium, and Ed Sheeran now says he tried to stop it.
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The Loop Tour has lost every supporting act in four days after Macklemore was pulled for pro-Palestinian remarks at MetLife Stadium, and Ed Sheeran now says he tried to stop it.

Mikayla Matthews has confirmed she's exiting Hulu's Secret Lives of Mormon Wives because Taylor Frankie Paul is returning to the show, saying she warned producers of her red line before filming began.

Benjamin Netanyahu says he will introduce legislation to revoke citizenship from those who criticise Israeli soldiers, directly following NAZA's Venice win and a wave of official condemnation of its filmmakers.

Macklemore says he was dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour after a viral pro-Palestine speech, and claims Robert Kraft pushed for it. Sheeran's Irish band Beoga has since quit the tour.

Matthew Lillard says he feels ashamed for reprising his Scream role after Melissa Barrera was fired over her comments on Gaza, calling himself "on the wrong side of history."

HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order to Greg Berlanti's How To Survive Without Me, a fifteen-episode family drama starring Ray Romano, Kaley Cuoco, Joshua Jackson and Rita Wilson, modelled on The Pitt's release strategy.

Blizzard used its BlizzCon 2026 keynote to announce release windows for Diablo 5 and a rebooted StarCraft, the latter now reimagined as an open-world shooter due in 2030.

Jimmy Kimmel Live sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez and pro Witney Carson scored a 10 out of 30 on Dancing with the Stars' premiere, one of the lowest tallies ever, yet both survived to dance again.

Madonna will open the September 27 VMAs in Los Angeles, her first performance at the show since the 2003 kiss with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, while also leading all nominees with 11 nods.

Conner Leavitt, husband of 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' star Whitney Leavitt, became the first celebrity eliminated from Dancing With the Stars season 35 despite outscoring one rival on the judges' table.

Clayface has received an R-rating from the MPA for bloody violence, gore, language, nudity and brief drug use, cementing DC Studios' bet on a horror-first superhero film out October 23.

Lena Dunham and husband Luis Felber have become parents to a baby girl born via surrogate, a birth the actress described in a personal essay for Vogue published Wednesday.

Jefferson White is bringing Jimmy Hurdstrom back for Marshals Season 2, joining Luke Grimes's Kayce Dutton on CBS. The show returns October 4 with a Texas storyline tying into Jimmy's old 6666 Ranch days.

The CMA has set a live tribute special honouring Dolly Parton, airing October 21 on ABC and Disney+ before streaming on Hulu, filmed at Belmont University in Nashville with proceeds going to her Imagination Library.

Lionsgate dropped a new trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping on Wednesday, giving fans a longer look at Joseph Zada's young Haymitch ahead of its November 20 release.

Spain's Film Academy has chosen La Bola Negra, the Javier Calvo-Javier Ambrossi drama that won best director at Cannes, as its entry for the 99th Academy Awards' international feature race, edging out films starring Javier Bardem.

Cate Blanchett heads to the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival for the Japan premiere of five shorts backed by her Displacement Film Fund, alongside a separate lifetime honour from the festival.

First reactions to Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot are calling it one of the best video game adaptations ever made, praising Austin Abrams and the film's blend of gore, tension and humour before its September 18 theatrical release.

Conner Leavitt, husband of reality star Whitney Leavitt, became the first celebrity out on Dancing With the Stars Season 35, part of a new format that cuts two contestants in week one instead of the usual none.

Dancing With the Stars kicked off season 35 with a voting glitch that knocked out online ballots mid-show. Hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro switched viewers to text-only voting before Conner Leavitt was eliminated.

American Idol is relocating its production from Los Angeles to the Atlanta area for Season 25, Fremantle confirmed, following The Masked Singer out of California as reality TV chases richer state tax credits.

Apple TV has renewed Slow Horses for an eighth season, per Deadline, just as season six premieres September 16 with Gary Oldman's Jackson Lamb facing assassins hunting his crew of disgraced spies.

Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski have ended their marriage after nine years, telling People they'd been separated for a while and that the split works for their family.

Quentin Tarantino has written a novel version of his 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' spinoff, timed to arrive between the David Fincher sequel's IMAX release and its Netflix debut in December.

California-based Ukrainian animator Nata Metlukh has released her hand-drawn short 'Off-Time' online, a decade-long project about a data engineer undone by his own obsession with multitasking. The film has already won at Fantasia and Bulgaria's Golden Kuker festival.

Zack Snyder's The Last Photograph premiered at TIFF to a rough online reception. Talking to Variety, the director said the discourse around him personally, not the film, is driving most of the criticism.

Dancing With the Stars Season 35 opened with a two-night, gender-split premiere on ABC, each episode ending in an elimination, as the show adds an after-party and settles into its Tuesday slot.

Kelly Osbourne opened up on the We Need to Talk podcast about her permanent estrangement from sister Aimee, calling their bond one of the hardest parts of her life and ruling out any reconciliation.

American Idol is leaving Los Angeles for the Atlanta area after 25 years, its producer Fremantle confirmed, joining a growing list of shows fleeing Hollywood for cheaper states and countries.

Dancing with the Stars kicks off Season 35 tonight with a record 16-celebrity cast, including the first Olympic and Paralympic champions to compete in the same season, plus returning pros Witney Carlos and Val Chmerkovskiy.