Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) introduced legislation Tuesday that would cut off cooperation between the Pentagon and movie studios that alter their films to appease Chinese censors. 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sexual assault by a New York jury on Monday but acquitted on the most serious charges that could have sent him to prison for the rest of his life. 
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton claimed there was no way she could have known about Harvey Weinstein’s history of alleged sexual assault, despite multiple women saying they warned her campaign.
Media figures are outraged over the upcoming Clint Eastwood film Richard Jewell, blasting its negative portrayal of the journalists that upended the title character's life in 1996. 
Actress Alyssa Milano dodged calls and texts from Senate candidate Jon Ossoff (D., Ga.) in a new profile about her liberal activism. 
Former CIA employee Valerie Plame, who became mired in controversy after tweeting out an anti-Semitic article, has received campaign donations from notable Hollywood figures and a prominent Holocaust denier. 
The Paramount film studio's recent decision to censor portions of its remake of the classic film Top Gun to appease Chinese Communist Party propaganda rules is the clearest sign to date that "Hollywood is afraid to stand up for free speech," Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) told the Washington Free Beacon. 
Entertainment executive Scooter Braun is set to host a "fireside chat" with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) Saturday, an event Harris's campaign is promoting even as Braun faces a torrent of criticism over his feud with pop artist Taylor Swift. 
Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has a long history of supporting Hollywood studios' efforts to get their films into China. 
Jim Gianopulos, the CEO of Paramount Pictures, announced he will hold a fundraiser for former vice president Joe Biden's presidential campaign in the next couple of months. 