Meg James
Media Writer at Los Angeles Times
Award-winning L.A. Times journalist covering Hollywood and TV. 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Consulting producer on Hulu documentary, "The Randall Scandal."
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2 days ago |
businessandamerica.com | Meg James
Three and a half years after the fatal shooting on the “Rust” set in New Mexico, Alec Baldwin’s western movie is finally being released. Baldwin accidentally shot the film’s 42-year-old cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, during the film’s production on Oct. 21, 2021. She died that day, a tragedy that sparked investigations, numerous lawsuits and two criminal trials.
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3 days ago |
businessandamerica.com | Meg James
Looking to boost the production of Hollywood movies in the U.S., President Trump on Sunday announced a new 100% tariff applied on films produced overseas. But studio executives on Sunday were surprised by the announcement, saying they had no advance notice of the tariffs plan and didn’t know the details of how it would be applied.
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3 days ago |
businessandamerica.com | Stephen Battaglio |Meg James
“60 Minutes” is not going easy on President Trump. The CBS newsmagazine is embroiled in a legal battle with the president over its October interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, which Trump claims was deceptively edited to help her presidential campaign. The lawsuit is an obstacle to CBS News parent Paramount Global’s proposed $8 billion sale to Skydance Media. But since the suit was filed last fall, “60 Minutes” has remained dogged in its coverage of the Trump administration’s policies.
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3 days ago |
businessandamerica.com | Meg James |Samantha Masunaga
Hollywood executives scrambled Monday to interpret President Trump’s call for stiff tariffs on movies produced outside the U.S. — a bombshell proposal that would upend how movies have been made for years. Trump on Sunday night announced that he was authorizing a 100% tariff on movies “coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands.” The proposal, like many other Trump-imposed tariffs, is aimed at bringing a key industry back home.
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5 days ago |
gmtoday.com | Meg James
LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. Discovery posted disappointing first-quarter results despite growth in streaming. But the stock rose Thursday on renewed speculation that the company will spin off its slipping cable channels. Late last year, David Zaslav-led entertainment Warner Bros. Discovery divided its business into two divisions to separate its troubled but still profitable cable channel business.
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