Ed Sheeran says he’d never heard Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ until he watched ‘Austin Powers’ amid accusations he copied the track on ‘Thinking Out Loud’

Ed Sheeran says he'd never heard Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On' until he watched 'Austin Powers' amid accusations he copied the track on 'Thinking Out Loud'

Ed Sheeran took to the stand for the first time in his “Thinking Out Loud” copyright trial on Tuesday. The singer is being sued by the heirs of the cowriter of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” Sheeran told the court he hadn’t heard Gaye’s song until he watched the 1999 movie, “Austin Powers: The … Read more

Jonathan Majors’ ‘Magazine Dreams’ a No-Show at CinemaCon

Jonathan Majors’ ‘Magazine Dreams’ a No-Show at CinemaCon

Jonathan Majors’ Magazine Dreams was a no-show at CinemaCon. Searchlight and Disney steered clear of any mention of the film during Disney’s presentation at the annual gathering of theater owners in Las Vegas as Majors awaits a May 8 court date in New York on assault charges. Normally, the powerhouse specialty would have used CinemaCon to promote the movie, … Read more

Amazon Acquires ‘Merry Little Batman’ Animated Film, Spinoff Series ‘Bat-Family’ From Warner Bros. Animation

Amazon Acquires ‘Merry Little Batman’ Animated Film, Spinoff Series ‘Bat-Family’ From Warner Bros. Animation

Amazon has acquired the animated film “Merry Little Batman” after it was previously scrapped at HBO Max. “Merry Little Batman” has been picked up alongside the spinoff series, “Bat-Family.” The acquisitions follow the previously announced two-season order for “Batman: Caped Crusader,” which was similarly axed at HBO Max in 2022. More from Variety ‘The Flash’ Trailer: Michael … Read more

Coi Leray Offers ‘Much Love’ to Latto After Coachella Shout-Out

Coi Leray Offers ‘Much Love’ to Latto After Coachella Shout-Out

Coi Leray has responded to Latto after she showed love for her at Coachella amid drama over “Put It On Da Floor.” Leray shared an enthusiastic and appreciative response after a video showed Latto shouting her out during her Coachella performance on Sunday. Alongside a retweet of the clip, Leray made it clear she didn’t want to be beefing with … Read more

‘Big Mouth’ Renewed for Eighth and Final Season at Netflix

‘Big Mouth’ Renewed for Eighth and Final Season at Netflix

Puberty can only last so long. “Big Mouth” has been renewed for Season 8 at Netflix, which will be the animated comedy’s final installation. Additionally, “Big Mouth” spinoff “Human Resources” will end with its previously greenlit second season. More from Variety Lizzy Caplan, Connie Britton, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen Join Robert De Niro in Netflix … Read more

How old is Barbie? Ahead of the ‘Barbie’ movie release, here’s a look at the doll’s storied history

How old is Barbie Ahead of the 'Barbie' movie release, here's a look at the doll's storied history

Earlier this month, a decades-old doll broke the internet. When posters for Greta Gerwig’s upcoming “Barbie” film hit Twitter, fans fawned over the bright plastic-y imagery and the satirical spin. Margot Robbie will step into the plastic heels as the titular doll while Ryan Gosling will play Ken, Barbie’s toned beau. The rest of the cast – other Barbies and side characters based … Read more

Jimmy Kimmel on Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News: ‘What an absolutely delightful shock’

Jimmy Kimmel on Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News 'What an absolutely delightful shock'

Don Lemon’s split from CNN and Tucker Carlson’s departure from Fox News sent shockwaves throughout late night TV Monday with Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, James Corden and more taking jabs at the news hosts’ unexpected outings. Earlier that day, Fox News announced the news network and Carlson “have agreed to part ways.” Shortly after, Lemon said he was fired from his … Read more

The Flash CinemaCon trailer brings back Michael Shannon’s General Zod to break the universe

The Flash CinemaCon trailer brings back Michael Shannon's General Zod to break the universe

In teeing up its upcoming film slate at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Warner Bros. revealed the new trailer for The Flash, which stars controversial actor Ezra Miller as the Scarlet Speedster. Michael Shannon returns as General Zod, years after playing the role in 2013’s Man of Steel, to wage war on earth. This time, however, there is no Superman to stop him. … Read more

U2 Announce Sphere Las Vegas Dates. The Edge Calls it a ‘Quantum Leap Forward’

U2 Announce Sphere Las Vegas Dates. The Edge Calls it a ‘Quantum Leap Forward’

The Edge is normally reserved and immune to hyperbole when discussing U2’s latest plans. But the group’s schedule in opening up Sphere in Las Vegas this September has the U2 guitarist atypically talking in grandiose terms. “My hope is that this will be a kind of quantum leap forward in the sense of what a concert … Read more