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A Week of Surprise Media Firings: Jeff Shell, Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon
Contributors
Anchors Away • Fox News, CNN cut ties with provocative personalities at a time when news outlets can ill afford to alienate loyal viewers
Career Moves
On the Brink • As a possible writers strike looms, Hollywood braces for economic fallout
ISSUES ON THE TABLE
Harry Belafonte • The versatile, magnetic performer got Hollywood to the March
Liv Hewson Won’t Play the Emmy Game • The nonbinary star of ‘Yellowjackets’ won’t submit for acting kudos in gendered categories
Smells Like Teen Angst
Me, Myself and AI • The proliferation of face-altering VFX leaves some viewers questioning which actors are real
JUST FOR VARIETY
EXPOSURE
Turmoil at NBCUniversal • Shell Out Allegations that the CEO of NBCUniversal sexually harassed a CNBC anchor led to the downfall of one of Hollywood’s most powerful men
Turmoil in Kabletown • JEFF SHELL’S HASTY EXIT SPURS QUESTIONS ABOUT NBCU’S LONG-TERM FUTURE WITHIN COMCAST
BAD BUNNY • JOSHUA JACKSON WON’T BE IGNORED ON TV’S ‘FATAL ATTRACTION,’ AND NO RABBIT WILL BE SPARED
ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING SUMMIT • APRIL 19 LOS ANGELES
Ruskin Reigns on Campus • The AFI dean looks ahead to the future of film
CalArts Celebrates Golden Era • For 50 years the institution has made storytelling the basis of its curriculum
Film Schools for Everyone • From suburban campuses to big city locales, each of these programs offers a track toward industry success
The Family Must Go On • As the ‘Sister Wives’ cast dismantles, how will the TLC juggernaut continue?
Meet the People Who Make Unscripted TV • With more competition than ever, Variety homes in on the biggest titans on reality TV
Age Is Just a Number • Legend Carol Burnett reflects on her iconic career
Love & Death
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Aaron Tveit
POWER OF LAW • APRIL 20 | BEVERLY HILLS