Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

Actors ratify three-year contract, ending Hollywood’s labor turmoil

Members of the SAG-AFTRA actors union authorised a three-year contract with main studios on Tuesday, formally ending six months of Hollywood labor disputes that halted movie and tv manufacturing. SAG-AFTRA stated 78% of those that voted supported the cope with Netflix Inc, Walt Disney Co and different members of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).

‘Everything Everywhere’ and different A24 films heading to HBO and Max

Oscar-winning movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and different films from unbiased studio A24 will develop into out there on Warner Bros Discovery’s HBO, Cinemax and Max below a deal introduced on Wednesday. The settlement gives the corporate with dozens of movies to draw subscribers to the HBO and Cinemax premium cable channels and the Max streaming service.

Emmy-winning TV producer-writer Norman Lear dies at age 101

Producer-writer Norman Lear, whose groundbreaking hit comedies similar to “All in the Family” and “Maude” addressed race, abortion and different social points hardly ever seen earlier than on U.S. tv, died on Tuesday, on the age of 101, his household stated.

Lear, one of the vital influential individuals in tv, died at his Los Angeles house of pure causes, “surrounded by his family as we told stories and sang songs until the very end,” the household stated on Facebook on Wednesday.

Disney begins integrating Hulu into Disney+ streaming service

Walt Disney started providing Hulu as a part of its namesake streaming service on Wednesday, bolstering Disney+’s family-friendly content material with extra basic leisure fare, similar to FX’s intense kitchen drama “The Bear” and the favored actuality present “The Kardashians.” The mixed providing, generally known as “Hulu on Disney+”, can be out there in an early “beta” model to home subscribers to the Disney Bundle of streaming companies. The formal launch of the built-in service is scheduled for March.

Taylor Swift named Time’s ‘Person of the Year,’ capping her record-breaking 2023

After launching a record-shattering world tour and changing into the world’s most-streamed musical artist in 2023, Taylor Swift notched one more accolade on Wednesday when Time journal named the mega pop star as its “Person of the Year.” Swift took the award in a yr when her almost twenty years of fame and affect got here to a peak, the journal stated in asserting the title. She was the primary particular person from the humanities to be honored for her success as an entertainer, it stated.

Rapper Bad Bunny lashes out over viral AI copycat hits

Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny’s voice rapidly went viral final month. However, the songs circulating didn’t belong to him. Chilean artist Maurico Bustos launched the development with the tune NostalgIA – a play on the Spanish abbreviation for AI. It was written and recorded by Bustos utilizing synthetic intelligence to switch Bad Bunny’s vocals, producing a viral observe that prompted parodies and copycat variations on TikTok.

Jamie Foxx makes first public look since hospitalization

Actor Jamie Foxx made his first public look on Monday after struggling an undisclosed well being scare in April and he stated that six months in the past he was unable to stroll. An emotional Foxx took middle stage to just accept the Vanguard Award from the Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Cinema & Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievement in Los Angeles, introduced by his “The Burial” co-star Jurnee Smollet.

‘Oppenheimer’ to display screen in Japan subsequent yr after nuclear controversy

Universal Pictures’ “Oppenheimer” will display screen in Japan subsequent yr, an area distributor stated on Thursday – a launch that had been doubtful amid criticism that the movie largely ignores the devastation of the atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Christopher Nolan-directed biopic about atomic bomb pioneer J. Robert Oppenheimer has grossed over $950 million globally since its July opening.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused in gang-rape of teenager in New York

Hip-hop star Sean “Diddy” Combs was accused in federal court docket on Wednesday of collaborating within the gang rape of a 17-year-old woman in his Manhattan recording studio in 2003, marking the fourth lawsuit leveling sexual assault allegations in opposition to him in latest weeks. Combs, 54, founding father of the landmark label Bad Boy Records and a vastly profitable rap performer, issued a press release on Wednesday categorically professing his innocence and declaring his accusers have been “looking for a quick payday.”

Mixed feelings as solid of ‘The Crown’ celebrates collection finale

The solid and the makers of the sixth and closing season of Netflix’s royal drama “The Crown” got here collectively in London on Tuesday to bid farewell to the collection. The Emmy-winning present, created by Peter Morgan and launched in 2016, tells the story of Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth’s reign in opposition to the backdrop of varied royal dramas.

(With inputs from companies.)