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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