THR Investigates
How an Oscar Blogger Became a MAGA Darling
Awards Daily's Sasha Stone built a reputation as an independent voice on film, but a recent turn to the right — and a "white power" comment on social media — alienated Hollywood gatekeepers while endearing her to a new Trump-loving audience.
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Robbie Robertson’s Family Feud: Inside the Late Rock God’s Inheritance Drama
The legendary leader of The Band was one of Hollywood’s most beloved musicians. Now, on the first anniversary of his death, his grown kids and glamorous restaurateur widow are mired in an ugly estate battle that has escalated into all-out war.
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“F*** These Trump-Loving Techies”: Hollywood Takes on Silicon Valley in an Epic Presidential Brawl
L.A.’s liberal moguls are coming after Elon Musk and the rest of the Silicon Valley billionaire boys club in a political clash of the titans: “People are putting up a lot of dough just to teach these dudes they can’t buy an election.”
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What’s Ailing ‘Euphoria’? Tragedy and Trauma Inside TV’s Buzziest Show
How a sudden death, a fractured partnership and mounting friction between star Zendaya and creator Sam Levinson almost derailed the HBO hit.
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Irish “Heiress” Who Conned Reality TV Producer Extradited to Northern Ireland
54-year-old Marianne Smyth, who faces charges of theft and fraud by abuse of position, is set to stand before the Newtownards Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
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The 9/11 Documentary You’ll Never See
'We Go Higher' was supposed to give a much-needed voice to the children of 9/11 victims. Now, its high-profile producer is dealing with claims of financial fraud and emotional manipulation, and the much-anticipated film will likely never come out. What went wrong?
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Murder in Paradise: The Killing of a VFX Legend
On the tropical island of Dominica, the ultra-wealthy Oscar-winning CGI pioneer Daniel Langlois was seen as a force for good. So why were he and his partner shot and burned beyond recognition?
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Irish “Heiress” Who Conned Reality TV Producer Arrested Again
Marianne Smyth, who presented herself as an Irish heiress or Irish psychic (and in one case allegedly impersonated actress Jennifer Aniston) to Hollywood and Southern California figures, stands accused by the U.K. of running a mortgage scam between 2008 and 2010.
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Scandal in Oz: Was “Over the Rainbow” Plagiarized?
The Academy Award-winning ballad from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is perhaps the most enduring melody ever to come out of Hollywood. But its uncanny similarity to a long-forgotten piece by a Nazi-era composer has some questioning its authorship.
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Wall Street’s War on Soho House
Hungry for growth, the publicly-traded company has opened clubs around the world and welcomed finance types at the expense of artsy exclusivity. Now short-sellers are on the attack, class-action lawyers are circling and the besieged brand is considering going private again.
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Does LACMA Have a Looted Art Problem?
Hollywood helped the institution build a world-class Asian art collection. But with scholars raising questions about the origins of some priceless works, curators are wondering how much they’ll have to send back: "You’re asking the fox to declare the henhouse is safe."
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Is the Embattled Young ‘Rust’ Armorer Getting a Fair Shot?
As the first criminal trial over the film’s tragic shooting gets underway, prosecutors look to paint Hannah Gutierrez-Reed as a druggie whose mistakes led to calamity. Defenders say she’s a scapegoat for penny-pinching producers and a blundering investigation. New details reveal both may be true.
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