Kate Aurthur

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Airs McSteamy Tribute After Eric Dane’s Death; Emotional Video Montage Is Set to ‘Chasing Cars’ The Feb. 26 'Grey's Anatomy' episode concluded with a loving tribute to Eric Dane, who died last week, and played Mark Sloan on the ABC drama.

#GreysAnatomy ended tonight's episode with such a beautiful tribute to Eric Dane — I teared up repeatedly as I watched it to write this story! variety.com/2026/tv/news...

‘RHONY’ Alum Dorinda Medley Officially Joins E! Reboot ‘The Golden Life’ After Jill Zarin Firing After Jill Zarin was fired for her racist Bad Bunny rant, 'RHONY' alum Dorinda Medley has been cast in the E! reboot 'The Golden Life.'

#RHONY star Dorinda Medley officially joins the cast of E!'s "The Golden Life" after last week's firing of Jill Zarin. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

It's WILD.

Trust Kate!

‘America’s Next Top Model’ Netflix Doc: An On-Camera Sexual Assault, Tyra Banks’ Firing Her Cast, Miss J’s Stroke — and Everything Else We Learned 'Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,' a Netflix docuseries about 'ANTM,' drops on Feb. 16—Miss J's stroke, Blackface photoshoots and more.

Netflix's "Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model" docuseries is quite good, I think! (Tyra really should NOT have agreed to be interviewed?) Here's a primer on what we learn from it. variety.com/lists/americ... #ANTM

Jill Zarin Fired From E!’s ‘RHONY’ Reunion Show ‘The Golden Life’ After Racist Bad Bunny Tirade (EXCLUSIVE) After Jill Zarin posted a racist video about Bad Bunny Sunday night, she was fired from 'The Golden Life,' E!'s Florida-set RHONY reunion series.

Jill Zarin has been fired from "The Golden Life" after her racist Bad Bunny tirade Sunday night. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

you know some racists stroked out and died. just hold that in your heart.

Ok aside from the fact that this banger of a halftime show is going to give the right wing a collective heart attack, which is fucking awesome, how about the technical wizardry that went into that one camera take through the hedge maze

Thank you!

SAME.

One of my favorite insta accounts. I'm far too emotionally invested in every dog she fosters.

SimonSits, aka Isabel Klee, on the Puppy Bowl, Being a Rescue Influencer and Why You Should Donate to Kill Shelters Isabel Klee, aka SimonSits, discusses her Puppy Bowl appearance and her career as an animal rescue influencer.

I interviewed SimonSits — aka Isabel Klee! — about being featured on today's #PuppyBowl broadcast, and her life as a rescue influencer and content creator. I've followed her for so long! variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to ‘Bones’ Producer Barry Josephson Revealed: Set Visits, Auditions and ‘Overwhelming’ Friendship Jeffrey Epstein's long friendship with 'Bones' producer Barry Josephson is revealed a massive trove of emails released by the Justice Department.

Barry Josephson has produced a zillion things, including "Bones" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (and "The Tick"!). And he was very close friends with Jeffrey Epstein, as Gene Maddaus' story illustrates. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

My Lunch With Catherine O’Hara: On Creating Moira Rose and Making Us All Laugh About ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Over a lunch in February 2020, friends and colleagues Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy talked about 'Schitt's Creek' and the creation of Moira Rose.

Nearly six years ago, I had the most wonderful lunch with Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy for a cover story I was writing about #SchittsCreek. After O'Hara died yesterday, I wrote about what it was like to spend time with her — and with her dear friend Eugene Levy. variety.com/2026/tv/colu...

Gretchen Rossi Not Returning for ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ Season 20 — Everyone Else Back Except Katie Ginella (Yes, Including Tamra Judge!) Gretchen Rossi is out for Season 20 of 'RHOC,' as is Katie Ginella — Tamra Judge, and the rest of the cast Season 19, to return with Vicki Gunvalson.

Gretchen Rossi is out at "The Real Housewives of Orange County." #RHOC variety.com/2026/tv/news...

‘Ultimate Girls Trip’ Cast: Bravo Assembles Seven Real Housewives All-Stars to Celebrate Franchise Turning 20 Andy Cohen set the cast for 'The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip': Lisa Barlow, Kyle Richards, Porsha Williams and more—NeNe Leakes to also appear.

On #WWHL, Andy Cohen announced the cast for “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th": Porsha Williams, Vicki Gunvalson, Kyle Richards, Teresa Giudice, Luann de Lesseps, Gizelle Bryant and Lisa Barlow—NeNe Leakes will ALSO appear, among 60+ Housewives. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

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Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of this video I shot off my TV of Lady Gaga scaring Leonardo DiCaprio at the #GoldenGlobes, which I then posted to Vine, and it became one of the most-looped Vines of the year. Happy birthday? photos.app.goo.gl/8C7UwVQkwAGV...

‘Stranger Things’ Surprise Final Episode Doesn’t Exist: Here’s Why Fans Thought ‘Conformity Gate’ Was Real The viral conspiracy theory that there's a secret 'Stranger Things' episode dropping on Jan. 7, called Conformity Gate, is not true.

The replies on Twitter to our story debunking the #StrangerThings Conformity Gate conspiracy theory about the secret episode (doesn't exist) dropping tonight (no, it won't!) are all yelling at us why we're wrong, and I want to walk into the sea! variety.com/2026/tv/news...

‘Stranger Things’ Finale Spoiler Interview: Duffer Brothers on Whether Eleven Is Alive, Debating Who Got to Kill [SPOILER] and Why the Rock From the Briefcase Is Key to the Spinoff Matt and Ross Duffer explain everything about the 'Stranger Things' series finale, including Eleven's ambiguous fate, the final battle and that rock.

Got up on New Year's Day to speak to the Duffer brothers about the #StrangerThings finale. Is [SPOILER] alive? Their debates about who would kill [SPOILER]. The spinoff clue in the finale; the review bombing of "The Bridge," and that insane conspiracy about Vol 2. Here! variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Saying Goodbye to ‘Stranger Things’: The Duffer Brothers Tell All on Season 5 Secrets, the Tearful Finale and Leaving Netflix for Paramount (EXCLUSIVE) Matt and Ross Duffer grace the cover of Variety and discuss ending "Stranger Things," the future of the franchise and leaving Netflix for Paramount.

In October, @kateaurthur.bsky.social and I published this cover story on the Duffer brothers and the final season of Stranger Things, a project months — years, really! — in the making: I visited the set in July 2024 and we first interviewed the Duffers a year later. PLUS, as a surprise bonus…

‘Stranger Things 5’ Volume 2 Spoiler Interview: Duffer Brothers Explain the Upside Down’s Origins, Will’s [SPOILER], That Breakup and Why Eleven Might Not Get a Happy Ending The Duffer brothers Stranger Things 5 Volume 2 spoilers — Will's big scene, explaining the Upside Down, the Abyss, and that breakup.

I interviewed the Duffer brothers about Volume 2 of #StrangerThings — THAT WILL SCENE, explaining the Upside Down, the unlikely person who comes up with the final plan, Max's significance going into the finale — and Eleven's deadly dilemma!

This is the key!

THREAD.

I was just told by @sepinwall.bsky.social why my dad came up on "Screen Drafts." But thanks for the nice mention!

‘Allison After NXIVM’ Podcast Creators on Interviewing Sex Cult Survivor Lauren Salzman and Backlash Over ‘Platforming’ Allison Mack: ‘Nothing Was Off the Table’ 'Allison After NXIVM' podcasters Natalie Robehmed and Vanessa Grigoriadis on Lauren Salzman's first interview, 'platforming' Allison Mack backlash.

I interviewed the #AllisonAfterNXIVM podcast creators Natalie Robehmed and Vanessa Grigoriadis about how it came together, getting Lauren Salzman to talk for the first time, why they're burned out on NXIVM stories—and the criticism that they're "platforming" Allison Mack. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Rob Reiner Mourned by Hollywood’s Stunned A-List: ‘We Lost One of the Few Good Men’ Celebrities are paying tribute to director and actor Rob Reiner, who was found dead along with his wife Michele on Sunday.

“Norman [Lear] would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place, and they pursued that through their art, their activism, their philanthropy, and their love for family and friends...’”

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Nicki Minaj really did us all a favor by completely falling apart as an artist before becoming a non-stop fountain of regurgitated bigotry.

‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong on the Explosive Season 3 Finale: Tom’s Betrayal, Kendall’s Confession and More On the morning after the episode, 'Sucession' creator Jesse Armstrong breaks down the Season 3 finale.

That photo looked SO familiar to me, and then I realized.... variety.com/2021/tv/news...

Yeah, this isn't true. Even with written stories!

‘The Comeback’ Season 3 First Look: Lisa Kudrow Is Back as Andrew Scott Joins the Cast — Valerie Cherish to Star in AI Sitcom Andrew Scott is joining the third season of Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King's revived HBO series "The Comeback," which has revealed a first look.

Truly could not be more excited about Season 3 of #TheComeback if I tried. variety.com/2025/tv/glob...