Summary: The Writer’s Guild of America reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) potentially ending its strike after 146 days. Entertainment attorney Jonathan Handel wrote the book on Hollywood strikes, literally, and is a contributing writer at Puck where he covers labor issues. He fills us in on what is known about the deal the WGA negotiated and when striking actors may follow suit.<br> Handel also helps us understand why some big name authors and comedians are suing OpenAI for copyright infringement after discovering the company used their work to train their artificial intelligence platform, ChatGPT.<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including how HBO is adding sports to its streaming service, Amazon will add advertisements to Prime Video and Ruper Murdoch announces his retirement from Fox and News Corp.<br> <br> <br> Jonathan Handel’s Website<br> <a href="https://jhandel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://jhandel.com/</a><br> ‘The Nun II’ Tops $200M Global, ‘Jawan’ Now Biggest Bollywood Movie Ever In India<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/09/the-nun-2-jawan-shah-rukh-khan-milestones-expendables-4-global-international-box-office-1235554810/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2023/09/the-nun-2-jawan-shah-rukh-khan-milestones-expendables-4-global-international-box-office-1235554810/</a><br> ‘The Nun II’ Narrowly Prevails Over ‘A Haunting in Venice’ With $14.5M<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/09/the-nun-2-jawan-shah-rukh-khan-milestones-expendables-4-global-international-box-office-1235554810/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2023/09/the-nun-2-jawan-shah-rukh-khan-milestones-expendables-4-global-international-box-office-1235554810/</a><br> The Golden Fleece – Harper’s Bazaar<br> <a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2023/10/the-golden-fleece-kloc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://harpers.org/archive/2023/10/the-golden-fleece-kloc/</a><br> Star Wars 1923<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj07nrtc9JI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj07nrtc9JI</a><br> A Taylor Swift Instagram Post Helped Drive a Surge in Voter Registration<br> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/09/22/1201183160/taylor-swift-instagram-voter-registration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2023/09/22/1201183160/taylor-swift-instagram-voter-registration</a><br> Japan’s Legendary Studio Ghibli, Co-Founded by Hayao Miyazaki, Sells Stake to Nippon TV<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/studio-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki-nippon-tv-stake-deal-1235595768/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/studio-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki-nippon-tv-stake-deal-1235595768/</a><br> WGA and the Studios Reach Tentative Deal to End Writers’ Strike<br> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-09-24/writers-strike-over-wga-studios-reach-deal-actors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-09-24/writers-strike-over-wga-studios-reach-deal-actors</a><br> Hollywood’s Post-Writers Strike Reality<br> <a href="https://puck.news/hollywoods-post-writers-strike-reality/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://puck.news/hollywoods-post-writers-strike-reality/</a><br> Residuals Are Key to Nearly Every Strike in Hollywood History — Here’s Why<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/residuals-strike-hollywood-history-wga-sag-aftra-1235727986/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/residuals-strike-hollywood-history-wga-sag-aftra-1235727986/</a><br> Amazon Is Sticking Ads in Prime Video Shows and Movies Unless You Pay More<br>
