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Zoe G Phillips

Zoe G Phillips joined The Hollywood Reporter as a News Writer in 2024. Previously, she worked at Entertainment Tonight, where the team won two Emmys during her tenure, as well as at Dance Media’s Pointe, Dance Teacher and Dance Business Weekly. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Michigan and currently lives in Los Angeles with her very large cat, Pip.

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Howard Stern Says He Accepted Jerry Seinfeld’s Apology Over Podcast Comments: “I Don’t Care”

Howard Stern said this week he quickly accepted Jerry Seinfeld’s apology for saying Stern has been “outflanked” by other comedians. “I read it, and I went to my wife, ‘Oh, that’s weird,’ because Jerry is a personal friend of ours,” Stern said on Monday’s The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM. Last week, Seinfeld made headlines […]

‘Megalopolis’ Executive Producer Responds to Report That Francis Ford Coppola Kissed Extras on Set

Megalopolis executive co-producer Darren Demetre denied claims published this week that director Francis Ford Coppola tried to kiss female extras while on set. “I was never aware of any complaints of harassment or ill behaviour during the course of the project,” Demetre told The Hollywood Reporter in response to reports in The Guardian that alleged […]

Anya Taylor-Joy Reflects on Intense ‘Furiosa’ Filming: “I’ve Never Been More Alone”

Anya Taylor-Joy says she spent months on George Miller’s Furiosa set without delivering any lines, filming wordless action sequences over and over and studiously — sometimes emotionally — analyzing her acting choices. The result, she adds, was so intense she is still processing the experience even two years after filming. “I’ve never been more alone […]

Samm-Art Williams, Tony-Nominated Playwright and ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Producer, Dies at 78

Samm-Art Williams, a Tony-nominated playwright, actor and director and an executive producer on NBC’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has died. He was 78. Williams died Monday in Burgaw, North Carolina, his cousin Carol Brown told The Hollywood Reporter. “Mr. Williams’ contributions to American theater and television will live on, but he will be greatly […]

Lizzo Thanks Activists in Palestine, Sudan and the Congo, Offers Support for College Protests

Lizzo said Monday she wished to extend a “personal thank-you” to activists working against genocides in Palestine, Sudan and the Congo, also saying student protests in the United States are “deeply important.” In a video posted to Instagram which the singer noted was “long overdue,” Lizzo said she wanted “to take a second and give […]

Jerry Seinfeld’s Commencement Speech Draws Cheers and Some Protest at Duke University

Several dozen students walked out of Duke University’s commencement ahead of Jerry Seinfeld’s speech Sunday. Though Seinfeld’s speech continued uninterrupted during the ceremony — with many in the audience cheering him on — groups of students could be seen leaving as university president Vincent Price introduced the comedian, with some reports asserting Price’s words were […]

Ron Howard, Robert De Niro, John Carpenter and More Pay Tribute to Roger Corman: “Profound Loss to Cinema”

Hollywood spent the weekend paying tribute to Roger Corman, the independent filmmaking legend who died last Thursday at age 98. Corman, known during his time as the “King of the B’s,” was a beloved producer and director who helped boost careers for names such as Jack Nicholson, Ron Howard, Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme, Gale Anne Hurd and James Cameron. “He […]

Hollywood A-Listers React to Sam Rubin’s Death: “Your Professionalism Was Unmatched”

Hollywood A-listers took to social media this weekend to honor Sam Rubin, the beloved KTLA anchor who died on Friday. “Your professionalism was unmatched by your kindness and humanity,” Viola Davis wrote on Instagram. “I will miss your presence on The Red Carpet. God bless your loved ones. Godspeed.” Rubin was a popular entertainment anchor […]

Zayn Malik Says He Regrets Not Enjoying One Direction Enough: “I Just Took Things Too Seriously”

Zayn Malik said this week he regrets not taking time to appreciate his time with boy band One Direction, adding that he’s “able to be happier now.” “The main thing that I always feel bad about when I look back over my life is not enjoying the band enough,” Malik said on the Zach Sang Show. […]

’28 Years Later’ Set for 2025 Release Date from Sony

The third installment of Danny Boyle’s 28 franchise is coming. 28 Years Later will release in summer 2025, Sony Pictures announced Friday. The film, directed by Boyle with a script by Alex Garland, will be a follow-up to 2002’s 28 Days Later and 2007’s 28 Weeks Later. When news of the film first made headlines […]

Law Roach Names “Big Five” Designers Who Refused to Dress Zendaya: “If You Say No, It’ll Be a No Forever”

Law Roach has a great memory. The stylist said on Wednesday that his longtime client Zendaya still hasn’t donned looks from the “big five” fashion houses after they initially refused to dress her early in her career. “I would write [to] the big five… and they would all say no,” Roach, who has styled Zendaya […]

Oprah Winfrey Discusses Being a “Major Contributor” to Diet Culture: “I Own What I’ve Done”

Oprah Winfrey said that she owns the “major role” she played in modern diet culture, saying she has taken time to process her own shame and now wants to support her audience in their own shift toward healthier mindsets. “I wanted to gather all of us together because I believe that we have reached a […]