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Jeremy Allen White at The 16th Governors Awards held at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood on November 16, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
NAME SWAP

Jeremy Allen White Says He Wants to Go By a Different Name

“It does feel like people are talking about someone I don’t know,“ White said of his stage name, Jeremy Allen White.

Georgina DiNardo

Emma Stone, winner of the Best Actress in a Leading Role award for “Poor Things”, onstage in the press room at the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.
WHAT’S IN A NAME

Emma Stone Wants to Be Called by Her Real Name, Thank You

The actress also shared the origin story of her stage name in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

Amanda Yen

Photo illustration of Robert Smigel and Drew Carey
opinion
GENEROSITY AND HUMILITY

Robert Smigel: Drew Carey Is My Hero of 2023

Striking writers, actors, and their families were fed—no questions asked—thanks to a mysterious donor. Turns out it was the host of “The Price is Right.”

Robert Smigel

Timothee Chalamet on SNL
‘HIDE YOUR WIFE’

Timothée Chalamet Goes Full Wonka in Musical SNL Monologue

The Oscar-nominated actor celebrated the end of the actors’ strike with a music-filled monologue.

Jennifer M. Wood

Fran Drescher
THE NANNY 2024?

Fran Drescher: Meryl Streep Wants Me to Run for President

Now that the actors’ strike is over, what is the union chief’s next move?

Melissa Gilbert and Fran Drescher
NANNY STATE?

Melissa Gilbert Mocks Fran Drescher’s Halloween Strike Rule

The former union president says a request that actors not wear costumes of human movie characters is “petty.”

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George Clooney speaks at Deutsche Telekom's Digital X Internet Congress
opinion
UP IN THE AIR

SAG-AFTRA Was Right to Say No to George Clooney

Earlier this week, a group of A-listers suggested a generous way to end the strike. Even if their idea had been legal, the union still would’ve been right to turn it down.

Laura Bradley

Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie
‘SO DUMB’

Actors Can’t Dress Up as Barbie for Halloween, SAG Warns

Hollywood performers instead should “choose costumes inspired by generalized characters and figures (ghost, zombie, spider, etc),” the actors’ union told members this week.

Helen Holmes

Richard Kind is seen on the SAG-AFTRA picket line
‘PROFOUND DISAPPOINTMENT’

SAG-AFTRA Strike Looks Bleaker Than Ever as Talks Break Down

Hollywood writers are already back to work. But now SAG-AFTRA had accused studio heads of using “bullying tactics” as negotiations came to a halt.

Kyndall Cunningham

A still of Meghan Markle and Patrick J. Adams from the show "Suits"
UNSUITABLE

‘Suits’ Star Apologizes for Posting Meghan Markle Photos

Patrick J. Adams called his social media faux pas an “embarrassing oversight.”

Kyndall Cunningham

Drew Barrymore poses at the Paramount Upfront
WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?

Drew Barrymore Responds to Talk-Show Strike Backlash

In a video posted to her Instagram, the actress appeared to double down on her decision as she promised that her show will not “break rules, and we will be in compliance.”

Laura Bradley

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