Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

Striking Hollywood writers, studios to return to bargaining desk

Negotiators for placing Hollywood writers and the key studios will return to the bargaining desk on Friday, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) mentioned because the strike marked greater than 100 days. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group representing Walt Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery and different studios, is anticipated to supply responses to proposals from the WGA, the union mentioned in a press release on Thursday.

Emmys pushed to January as Hollywood strikes press on

The seventy fifth Emmy Awards ceremony has been postponed to Jan. 15, the Television Academy and broadcast community Fox mentioned on Thursday, as Hollywood writers and actors strike over labor disputes with main studios. The Emmys had been initially slated to air on Fox on Sept. 18 and nominations for the best honors in tv had been introduced in July, simply earlier than the twin work stoppage was declared.

Kuwait bans ‘Barbie’ and ‘Talk to Me’ movies – state information company

Kuwait has banned “Barbie” and “Talk to Me” movies to guard “public ethics and social traditions”, the state information company mentioned early on Thursday. The Gulf nation adopted within the footsteps of Lebanon, which on Wednesday additionally moved to ban the movie “Barbie” from being screened within the nation.

Disney hikes streaming costs, focuses on prices as Iger strikes to reassure traders

Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger acknowledged that the leisure firm faces a “challenging environment” within the close to time period on Wednesday, however he emphasised progress in slicing prices and specializing in creativity, whilst quarterly outcomes confirmed Disney’s tender spots. Disney’s inventory rose practically 3% in after-hours buying and selling, as Iger touted $1 billion in operating-income enchancment on the firm’s streaming enterprise during the last three quarters, which is aiming for profitability in 2024.

‘Searching for Sugar Man’ singer Sixto Rodriguez lifeless at 81

Sixto Rodriguez, an American singer-songwriter whose outsized recognition in South Africa impressed the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” handed away on Tuesday on the age of 81, an internet site devoted to him mentioned on Wednesday. The Detroit-based Rodriguez didn’t know the way fashionable he had grow to be in South Africa, the place his songs turned anthems for the anti-apartheid wrestle within the Seventies. Back within the United States, success had eluded him.

Canadian rapper sentenced to 10 years in jail in Megan Thee Stallion capturing

Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in jail, greater than seven months after he was convicted of capturing fellow musical artist Megan Thee Stallion throughout an argument in 2020. Judge David Herriford handed down the sentence to the 30-year-old rapper, whose authorized identify is Daystar Peterson, throughout a listening to in Los Angeles Superior Court that had been pushed again by delays.

Robbie Robertson, songwriting power in rock group The Band, dies at 80

Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and most important songwriter in The Band, the Canadian-American group identified for songs together with “The Weight” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” has died on the age of 80, his supervisor mentioned on Wednesday. Robertson, who left his Toronto dwelling at age 16 to pursue his rock’n’roll goals, died Wednesday in Los Angeles after a protracted sickness, Robertson’s supervisor of 34 years, Jared Levine, mentioned in a press release.

Disney CEO reaches out to placing Hollywood creatives with ‘deep respect’

Walt Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger on Wednesday mentioned he was dedicated to discovering an answer to the Hollywood author and actor strikes, citing his “deep respect” for artistic professionals, as he signaled a flip from feedback that infected tensions final month. Iger final month informed placing actors that their calls for had been “not realistic.”

Lebanon strikes to ban ‘Barbie’ movie for ‘selling homosexuality’

Lebanon’s tradition minister moved to ban the movie “Barbie” from cinemas on Wednesday, saying it “promotes homosexuality” and contradicts spiritual values. Minister Mohammad Mortada is backed by highly effective Shi’ite armed group Hezbollah, whose head Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has ramped up his rhetoric towards the LGBT group, referring in a current speech to Islamic texts that decision for punishing offenders with dying.

(With inputs from businesses.)