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Chris Hansen Confronts ‘Primetime’: The Tragic Ending, Seeing His Love Life Onscreen and Considering Legal Action Against A24 Because ‘They Exploited Me’ (opens the original)
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“Primetime” is a box office overachiever, but the subject of the A24 film calls it a “complete work of fiction.” Lance Oppenheim’s movie centers on “To Catch a Predator,” the popular “Dateline” segment that ran from 2004 to 2007. In the show, an advocacy group with adult decoys posing as children would chat with online predators in order to lure them to a house, ostensibly to have sex with a minor. But instead of their prey, they would be met by host Chris Hansen (played by Robert Pattinson), wh
Variety and Outfront Announce Experience and Culture Summit: The IRL Advantage, Featuring Questlove, Charlamagne tha God and Ice-T (opens the original)
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The invite-only Oct. 7 summit in New York brings together marketing leaders from Ulta Beauty, Snap, American Express, NBCUniversal, the NFL, MLS and the WTA to explore why real-world experience is moving to the center of marketing Variety and Outfront today announced the first-ever Variety Experience and Culture Summit: The IRL Advantage presented by Outfront, taking place Oct. 7 in New York at The Penn District by Skylight. The invite-only event will bring together artists, brand CMOs, sports l
After a Booming Year, Horror Insiders Debate the Genre’s Future at Fantastic Fest: ‘You Can Take Big Swings and You’re Mitigating Your Risk’ (opens the original)
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2026 was filled with visionary horror films that rocked the box office, like “Obsession” and “Backrooms.” But what does the future of the genre look like? At this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, I moderated a panel about fear, fandom and the future of the horror genre, which touched on several topics about the business of getting scared. Joining me on the panel were Emily Gotto, Shudder‘s SVP of acquisitions and production; Nick Lazo, Shudder’s SVP of development and production; Angel Melanson,
OBB Expands Global Reach With Opening of London Office (opens the original)
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Branded and longform content producer taps VaynerMedia's Daisy Domenghini to lead its first international hub OBB is spreading its wings across the pond with the launch of a London office, marking the first international hub for the bustling 10-year-old outfit known for its social media-savvy branded content, film and TV properties. The OBB London outpost will be lead by Daisy Domenghini as managing director of OBB Bolded London, the branded content studio. She’ll be tasked with building up OBB’
‘SNL’ Opens Season With Mamdani Hanging Out With BFF Trump, Natalie Harp Going ‘Obsession’ Over President (opens the original)
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Season 52 of “Saturday Night Live” kicked off with its usual cold open, and it involved two unlikely political BFFs. Ramy Youssef stopped by to play New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose office was visited by James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump. “For some reason that no one can figure out, I really, really like you,” Trump said to Mamdani. When summing up their friendship, Trump also said, “I just love hanging out with you. We’re like one of those unlikely animal friendships, like when a tig
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