Why Hollywood cares about this year's Oscars, but not about Gulf money buying Warner: A chat with insider Matt Belloni

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Adrien Brody won the Best Actor in award at the 2025 Oscars. Depending on who you ask, this year's favorite is either Michael B. Jordan or Timothée Chalamet.

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William Shatner says he turned a $42 money transfer from Elon Musk into nearly $200,000 for his charity

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Conan O'Brien, 62, says overcoming career setbacks comes down to one mindset

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Conan O'Brien

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Matthew McConaughey tells young actors the AI wave is inescapable, so they should protect their likeness

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Matthew McConaughey

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The newest villain in 'Toy Story' isn't a toy — it's screen time

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"Toy Story 5."

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A grim report from Hollywood: 'People are having a hard time here.'

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The movie and TV industries that fuel Hollywood are contracting.

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OpenAI has a Hollywood problem. They just hired a guy to fix it.

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Charles Porch (with red flower), formerly of Meta and now OpenAI, at the Met Gala.

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Larry and David Ellison are getting a chance to break up the Netflix/WBD deal

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Larry Ellison and David Ellison in 2013
Larry Ellison, one of the richest men in the world, and his son David want to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. They're getting a second chance to pitch the WBD board. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)

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ByteDance says it's going to make it harder for Seedance to make AI videos of copyrighted movie characters

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ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 tool has been used to create realistic AI-generated videos of Hollywood stars.

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8 relationship ground rules celebrity couples swear by

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Celebrities share their favorite tips for keeping their relationships strong.

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