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Abid Rahman

International Editor, Digital

Abid Rahman is The Hollywood Reporter's International Editor, Digital and the Today In Entertainment newsletter editor. Based in Hong Kong, Rahman works closely with THR's team of global correspondents to cover some of the fastest growing and most dynamic entertainment markets in the world.

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Barack and Michelle Obama Endorse Kamala Harris for President: “This Is Going to Be Historic”

Barack and Michelle Obama have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. The former president and former first lady revealed their prized endorsement in a short call with Harris, a video clip of which was released Friday morning across the VP’s social media and posted to her YouTube channel. In the almost minute-long clip, Harris […]

MrBeast Addresses Ava Kris Tyson Grooming Allegations, Cuts Links: “I Am Disgusted”

YouTube star MrBeast has addressed the grooming allegations made against his longtime collaborator, Ava Kris Tyson, saying that he was “disgusted” by the claims and taken “immediate action to remove Ava from the company, my channel and any association with MrBeast.” MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, was responding to the weeks of pressure […]

Jeffrey Katzenberg Pays Tribute to “Selfless” Joe Biden: “For the President, It was Never About Himself”

Jeffrey Katzenberg paid tribute to “selfless” Joe Biden, in the media mogul and Democratic Party megadonor’s first public comments since the president’s shock decision to end his re-election campaign. In a New York Times op-ed, published Wednesday in the aftermath of Biden’s Oval Office address about his decision to step aside, Katzenberg was effusive in […]

Marvel’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: What the Critics Are Saying

Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine hits theaters July 26, but the review embargo for the film broke on Tuesday, and the early reaction from critics has been largely positive. The third Deadpool movie, and first to be included in the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe, stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as the titular characters and […]

Netflix’s Reed Hastings Backs Kamala Harris With $7M Donation

Reed Hastings has come out big for Kamala Harris, cutting the vice president’s 2024 election campaign a check for $7 million. The Netflix co-founder and executive chairman revealed the massive donation to the tech-focused site The Information on Tuesday. “After the depressing debate, we are in the game again,” Hastings told The Information. He added […]

Kevin Hart on Tom Brady’s Netflix Roast Regrets: “What He Did for Our Climate of Sensitivity Was Necessary”

Kevin Hart addressed Tom Brady’s statement in the aftermath of his Netflix roast, believing the NFL legend wishes he had set some boundaries ahead of the event. In an interview with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks posted to the outlet’s YouTube page on Thursday, Hart, who hosted the May 5 The Roast of Tom Brady Netflix […]

Esta TerBlanche, ‘All My Children’ Star, Dies at 51

Esta TerBlanche, the soap opera star best known for playing Gillian Andrassy on All My Children, has died. She was 51. TerBlanche died Thursday of natural causes, her friend and agent Lisa Rodrigo wrote on Facebook. An autopsy report is pending. “I am still processing and in shock,” Rodrigo wrote. “Esta was a beautiful soul […]

Donations Flood in for Kamala Harris as ActBlue Says It Raised Nearly $50M in Record Time

The shock news that Joe Biden would be ending his reelection campaign and backing Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 election has proved to be a shot in the arm for the Democrats, with the move spurring a flood of donations Sunday night. ActBlue, the Democrat-linked fundraising platform, revealed that by Sunday night, tens […]

Historic L.A. Cinemas the Bruin and Westwood Village Theater to Close This Week

The future of the Bruin, a historic Los Angeles movie theater, is uncertain after Regency Theaters revealed that the company’s lease for the venue expires this month. “The last day of operation for the Bruin & Village Theaters under Regency is Thursday, July 25,” Regency president Lyndon Golin confirmed to the Los Angeles Times in […]

Cheng Pei-pei, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ and ‘Come Drink With Me’ Actress, Dies at 78

Cheng Pei-pei, the pioneering Chinese actress dubbed the “Queen of Swords” and considered among the first female action stars who made her name in the Shaw Brothers classic Come Drink With Me and later had a memorable turn as the villain Jade Fox in Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has died. She was 78. […]

Tenacious D Australia Concert Postponed After Trump Shooting Joke, As Local Politician Calls for Band to be Deported

Update: Shortly after this story published, Jack Black announced that the Tenacious D world tour has been canceled following comments from Kyle Gass about Donald Trump that sparked global outrage. “I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form,” Black said. An Australian politician has called for the comedy rock band Tenacious D, […]

Colman Domingo’s ‘Sing Sing’ to Open Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival

Colman Domingo’s prison drama Sing Sing is set to open the 22nd Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF). This year’s lineup also includes Christine Swanson’s road drama Albany Road, starring Renée Elise Goldsberry and Lynn Whitfield; Dawn Porter’s Luther Vandross documentary Luther: Never too Much; the doc short The Rebel Girls; and Harvard historian […]

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