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Actors and performers in the SAG/AFTRA union have been calling for AI protections in the video game industry.

A clash is brewing in Hollywood as actors seek to impose limits on artificial intelligence technology — particularly when it comes to their digital likenesses — while studios are pushing back, arguing that such limits would violate First Amendment rights.

A new SAG-AFTRA rule says intimacy coordinators will need to get consent from actors in order to publicly discuss their sex scenes, and failure to do so could mean that they’ll be out of a job.

Hollywood star Annette Bening has slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) as “reprehensible” for his decision to veto a bill that would have provided unemployment pay to striking union workers.

Actress Justine Bateman is blasting the Hollywood actors’ union over its new provisional contract, saying it doesn’t adequately protect actors from AI technology.

The SAG-AFTRA union and the Hollywood studios have reportedly reached a tentative agreement that will end the historic strike.

Producers of the film “Classified” have reportedly sued actress Abigail Breslin, claiming that her “wild, hysterical and imaginary allegations” against co-star Aaron Eckhart have jeopardized the film’s release.

Former child actor Adam Wylie, known for his appearances on Gilmore Girls and Picket Fences, was arrested for shoplifting at a Target store in California after he was allegedly caught misusing a self-checkout kiosk — nearly three months into the ongoing Hollywood actors strike.

Disney is delaying the release of its live-action remake of Snow White, starring Rachel Zegler, by a full year to 2025 as the studio contends with widespread negative publicity that has surrounded the production in recent months.

The eighth installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise has been postponed a year, as the actors strike surpasses three months of work stoppage.

The SAG-AFTRA union has told striking members to “celebrate Halloween this year while also staying in solidarity” with the ongoing labor dispute, banning actors from wearing any costumes associated with “characters from non-struck content, like an animated TV show.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fran Drescher has steered the actors guild through its monthslong strike. On the heels of Hollywood studios abruptly breaking off talks with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists this week, the actor

Striking Hollywood actors won’t be picketing on Friday after their union called off protests citing “potential safety concerns,” apparently due to Hamas declaring a “Day of Jihad,” or holy war, around the world.

California taxpayers could soon be on the hook for paying unemployment benefits to striking Hollywood actors and writers.

A group of Hollywood celebrities are suffering serious ridicule after joining together for a series of high-dollar ebay auctions for charity.

Striking Hollywood actors and writers escalated their war with the studios this week, participating in a joint march in Los Angeles that clogged the streets of the Hollywood neighborhood as protestors marched Tuesday from Netflix offices to the historic Paramount lot.

Robots and A.I. technology have found their way into Sin City’s service industry, leaving economists and workers concerned about the future.

As its strike against the studios approaches its third month, the union representing Hollywood actors is now rattling its saber at another industry — video game makers. SAG-AFTRA leaders announced Friday that they will seek authorization for a strike against major

The Labor Department said due to strike activity, motion picture and sound recording jobs dropped by 17,000.

Hollywood star Adam Driver has publicly slammed streaming video giants Netflix and Amazon for refusing to meet the demands of striking actors — while praising the independent backers of his new movie Ferrari, acclaimed director Michael Mann’s first film in nearly a decade.

The Entertainment Community Fund has helped 2,600 film or television workers during these strikes, granting $5.4 million as of August 25.

Hollywood star Selena Gomez has been shamed for posting about her Hulu series Only Murders in the Building — a violation of SAG-AFTRA rules that forbid guild members from promoting their shows or movies during the ongoing strike.

Warner Bros. announced Thursday that Dune: Part Two would be postponed until 2024. The official social media account now lists the release date as March 15.

Actor Dax Shepard has claimed he is experiencing a “new fear” of going broke due to the ongoing Hollywood strikes, saying his existential dread includes the possibility of “[losing] everything.”

Tropical Storm Hilary rained on SAG-AFTRA’s parade on Monday, forcing striking Hollywood actors to cease their picketing for one day as the historic storm system moved through the Los Angeles area.

President Joe Biden has so far remained lukewarm toward striking Hollywood actors and writers even though both unions enthusiastically backed his 2020 presidential campaign.

Who is the biggest loser in the ongoing Hollywood labor strikes? The answer appears to be the people of California, with one estimate putting the local economy’s losses at $3 billion in the past 100 days — a figure that is almost certain to skyrocket as the historic strikes drag on with no end in sight.

The strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards have a new date — one that places them squarely within Hollywood’s awards season, for a change.

The Disney Syndicate has launched a task force to see how artificial intelligence (A.I.) can be used to cut costs, reports Reuters.

A new poll shows that while Americans support the striking Hollywood writers and actors more than the studios, a clear majority of Americans either do not care or feel ambivalent about the situation.

Actress and comedian Sarah Silverman has taken to Instagram to criticize artists who are working under independent film waivers during the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild strikes, which have shut down most U.S. film and TV productions.

Hayley Atwell, who star’s in “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One,” has said that Hollywood has become “an industry on its knees.” 

Nolte: Warner Bros. is reportedly looking at rescheduling three of its tentpole films that had been scheduled for release this year.

The hit Christian series “The Chosen” will continue filming its upcoming fourth season after receiving a waiver from the actors’ union, SAG-AFTRA.

NEW YORK (AP) — To get a sense of just how much animosity is flying around Hollywood these days, watch how Ron Perlman responded to a report that the studios aimed to prolong a strike long enough for writers to lose their homes.

IAC chairman and senior executive Barry Diller said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that the entertainment industry could “collapse” if the writers’ and actors’ strikes are not resolved soon.