Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Hollywood

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A friend of mine who is a manager at a Casino said MASSIVE layoffs are coming in Vegas with high priced shows and record occupancy lows. YIKES!
 
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A friend of mine who is a manager at a Casino said MASSIVE layoffs are coming in Vegas with high priced shows and record occupancy lows. YIKES!

Yep. Starting with MGM.


Layoffs, furloughs coming to MGM Resorts employees after COVID-19 slows tourism demand

https://www.usatoday.com/story/trav...m-resorts-employees-tourism-slows/5048991002/


MGM President Bill Hornbuckle sent a letter to employees Friday announcing workforce reductions and furloughs would begin next week.

"These decisions are never made lightly," Hornbuckle wrote, "and we deeply regret the hardship it will place on these individuals and their families."

Laid off workers will maintain benefits through June 30, the letter said.
 

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Yep. Starting with MGM.


Layoffs, furloughs coming to MGM Resorts employees after COVID-19 slows tourism demand

https://www.usatoday.com/story/trav...m-resorts-employees-tourism-slows/5048991002/


MGM President Bill Hornbuckle sent a letter to employees Friday announcing workforce reductions and furloughs would begin next week.

"These decisions are never made lightly," Hornbuckle wrote, "and we deeply regret the hardship it will place on these individuals and their families."

Laid off workers will maintain benefits through June 30, the letter said.
Laid off entire departments including her. Same happened at Wynn, Aria and New York New York.
 
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Laid off entire departments including her. Same happened at Wynn, Aria and New York New York.

Bummer. This appears to be the only silver lining:

Laid off workers will maintain benefits through June 30, the letter said.
 
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Seems like a good place to post this:

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Then of course there is Tom Hanks...on an island...with "Wilson."

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$20 bucks is way too much. It might be worth it for a family but as a single viewer, I refuse to pay that much out of principle. I guess I'll just wait for a price drop on The Invisible Man and The Hunt.
 
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Mark Blum, Star of ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ and ‘You,’ Dies at 69 Due to Coronavirus Complications

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mark-blum-star-desperately-seeking-155058856.html

Mark Blum, a veteran character actor who starred in the films “Desperately Seeking Susan” and “Crocodile Dundee,” as well as the recent TV series “You,” has died due to complications from the coronavirus. He was 69.

The New York theater company Playwrights Horizons first announced the news, and SAG-AFTRA executive vice president Rebecca Damon confirmed that Blum passed away due to COVID-19. Representatives for Blum additionally confirmed the news to TheWrap.

Blum was also a fixture of the New York theater community, having won an Obie Award for his performance in the Playwrights Horizons production of a play from Albert Innaurato, “Gus and Al.” He’s also appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man” and more.


In 1984, Blum played Rosanna Arquette’s husband in the 1985 comedy “Desperately Seeking Susan” alongside Arquette and Madonna. He also had a role in “Crocodile Dundee” as the newspaper editor to the film’s female lead played by Linda Kozlowski. Some of his other film credits include “Shattered Glass,” “Step Up 3D” and most recently “Coin Heist.”
 
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Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T mourn 45-year-old 'SVU' crew member dead from coronavirus complications

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment...u-crew-member-dead-coronavirus-190918526.html


Josh Wallwork, a crew member on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, has died from coronavirus-related complications. He worked in the costume and wardrobe department. Wallwork was 45.

The news was shared Thursday by Wallwork's friend and then by SVU showrunner, Warren Leight. Wallwork had worked on the long-running crime drama since 2018. Leight tweeted, "We are heartbroken."

Prior to joining SVU, Wallwork worked in the costume department on television shows Bull, Madam Secretary and The Get Down.
 

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Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T mourn 45-year-old 'SVU' crew member dead from coronavirus complications

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment...u-crew-member-dead-coronavirus-190918526.html


Josh Wallwork, a crew member on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, has died from coronavirus-related complications. He worked in the costume and wardrobe department. Wallwork was 45.

The news was shared Thursday by Wallwork's friend and then by SVU showrunner, Warren Leight. Wallwork had worked on the long-running crime drama since 2018. Leight tweeted, "We are heartbroken."

Prior to joining SVU, Wallwork worked in the costume department on television shows Bull, Madam Secretary and The Get Down.


As I posted in the other thread, he was a Phoenix Native, and we have mutual friends.
 

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