MTV's Van Toffler on Miley Cyrus Backlash; Dr. Luke Won't Judge 'Idol'; '42' Star to Play James Brown; Obama to Return to L.A.; Todd McCarthy's Telluride Fest Memories

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view it in a browser. TOP STORIES Viacom's Van Toffler Addresses Miley Cyrus VMA Backlash, Talks 'N Sync Reunion (Q&A) "Miley definitely brought a different bit of energy to the live show," Toffler tells THR of Cyrus' controversial performance. | Read More Dr. Luke Will Not Judge 'American Idol' (Exclusive) By joining the Fox show -- and thus developing talent for Universal -- the hit-maker would have run into a snag with Sony Music. | Read More LATEST MOVIE NEWS '42's' Chadwick Boseman to Play James Brown in Biopic Tate Taylor, who helmed "The Help," is directing the untitled story of the Godfather of Soul. | Read More Forest Whitaker on Evading Oscar's Curse, Rediscovering the Magic on 'The Butler' (Q&A) The 52-year-old won the best actor Oscar seven years ago, but he then struggled to find another great role -- until Lee Daniels offered him an audition. | Read More THR's Chief Film Critic Reveals 'Only in Telluride' Memories Todd McCarthy writes about his 37 years at the festival -- where he witnessed Roger Ebert dueling verbally with Peter O'Toole, spent a day with Claudia Cardinale and watched George Clooney get mobbed. | Read More LATEST TV NEWS President Obama to Return to L.A. on Sept. 9 The POTUS will take part in a one-hour special event featuring a roundtable discussion. | Read More 'Spider-Man's' Reeve Carney Nabs Key Role in Showtime's 'Penny Dreadful' (Exclusive) The "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" star will play Dorian Grey in the horror drama series. | Read More 'Fringe's' Joshua Jackson to Star in Showtime's 'Affair' He joins a cast that includes Dominic West, Maura Tierney and Ruth Wilson in the drama pilot from "In Treatment's" Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi. | Read More THE BUSINESS Former Scientologist Claims to Have 'Auditioned' to Be Tom Cruise's Wife A woman from Norway gives an "explosive tell-all" to Australia's Woman's Day magazine and The Underground Bunker blog. | Read More MTV VMAs: Will Smith Family's Reaction Was to Gaga, Not Miley (Video) Fox News, MSNBC and others used an image of Smith and his children reacting to a different performance at the show. | Read More Reese Witherspoon Signs With Manager Rick Yorn (Exclusive) The move comes less than a month after the actress parted ways with Management 360's Evelyn O'Neill after a 19-year run. | Read More STYLE & CULTURE Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Foxx and Forest Whitaker to Join Obama at March on Washington Events The celebrities will appear at the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement's largest demonstration. | Read More Michael C. Hall Lists Hollywood Hills Home The "Dexter" star's Spanish Hacienda-style house is on the market for $2.35 million. | Read More Music Monday: Samantha Ronson's Malibu Party Playlist The boldfaced DJ spun Stevie Wonder to the Staple Singers at Saturday night's Lucky Brand Grammy Foundation benefit in Malibu — here's her Spotify playlist. | Read More RECOMMENDED FOR YOU Miley Cyrus' Racy VMAs Performance: Hollywood Reacts The stars took to Twitter to react to the singer's suggestive dancing at the MTV awards show. | Read More Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom Separated After Drug Addiction Drove Them Apart (Report) The reality TV star allegedly kicked her basketball player husband out of the house after he refused to go back to rehab, according to TMZ. | Read More You are currently subscribed to The Hollywood Reporter Headlines newsletter as zakakl9000.worldmovies@blogger.com Unsubscribe | Newsletter Preferences | Forward To A Friend | Follow us on Twitter or Facebook ©2013 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 All rights reserved. | Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy