What's news: The industry embraces "Blackout Tuesday," Stephanie Allain on how Hollywood can fight racism, Hollywood task force submits production health guidelines to California and New York, Canada resumes film and TV production (in Manitoba), Universal Studios Hollywood hopes for July reopening, WME partner Theresa Kang-Lowe exits to launch management company with Apple overall deal, Jason Kilar starts building his team at WarnerMedia. Plus: A walkout at Facebook, and BAFTA's new chair. --Alex Weprin

 Blackout Tuesday

What started as an effort by the music industry to raise awareness and reflect on racism and injustice has expanded to much of Hollywood. TV networks, celebrities and executives are all embracing "Blackout Tuesday" today, having their networks and social feeds go dark, save for a black box. Many companies, including the music publishers and YouTube, are encouraging employees to cancel meetings in solidarity.

"As gatekeepers of the culture, it's our responsibility to not only come together to celebrate the wins, but also hold each other up during loss," reads the original statement from music industry heavyweights, which was circulated under the hashtag #TheShowMustBePaused. More.

►Stephanie Allain on how Hollywood can fight racism: "If you do nothing, you're not part of the solution." The Oscar producer and studio executive behind Boyz n the Hood says the call to action to end racial injustice "should not just fall on black people or underrepresented communities, it is for everybody."

Quote: "For the last 30 years in Hollywood, we have been talking about diversity and inclusion, and I have been saying the gate-keepers need to be inclusive and represent all voices. When I worked at Columbia Pictures in the ‘90s, I was one of the lone black executives and I don’t know how much has changed. Of course, there are now inclusion task forces, diversity coaches, human resource experts offering bias training and all of these sidebars, but that’s not going to cut it. People who are sitting at the table must be representative of the folks who are buying tickets." The column.

+Bad Robot pledges $10 million donation to organizations with "anti-racist agendas." The initial list of groups that will receive support from the production company include the Equal Justice Initiative, the Black Futures Lab, the Know Your Rights Camp, Black Lives Matter L.A. and the Community Coalition, J.J. Abrams' company said. More.

+Jay-Z, Minnesota Governor reveal they had a "human conversation" about George Floyd's death. In a statement posted on the rapper's criminal justice reform advocacy group REFORM Alliance's Twitter page, Jay-Z wrote that he had an "earnest conversation" with Walz and thanked him "for doing what's right and calling in the Attorney General Keith Ellison to take over the George Floyd case." More.

+Where things stand: Los Angeles County extended its curfew... New York City imposed a curfew, and plans to do so again tonight... In a shocking split screen that aired on live TV, President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself “the president of law and order” and threatened to deploy the United States military to American cities to quell a rise of violent protests. Peaceful protestors outside the White House were gassed so that Trump could walk to a nearby church... The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington sharply criticized Trump for staging the visit, where he held up a Bible after authorities had cleared the area of peaceful protesters... L.A. police chief Michael Moore walked back controversial comments about looters...



^Industry task force submits production health guidelines to state governments. The Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee Task Force — whose members include AMPTP, SAG-AFTRA, the Directors Guild, IATSE and the Teamsters — submitted on Monday a white paper to California Governor Gavin Newsom and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, as well as to governments across the country. This 22-page document offers recommended protocols on how to restart production while minimizing the risk of spreading COVID-19 — effectively giving stakeholders a glimpse at what coronavirus-era production could look like.

--Some of the suggested protocols: All cast and crew should be tested as a condition of employment and should follow protocols in areas such as daily symptom monitoring, social distancing, the use of personal protective equipment and hand hygiene. The task force calls for staggered meal times to avoid large groups and the elimination of buffet-style meals. It instead urges the use of individually wrapped meals and snacks and individually wrapped, disposable utensils. The story.

+Canada's film business is already beginning to reopen. Manitoba has become the first Canadian province to allow its film production sector to reopen from today amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The move to reopen local soundstages from June 1 comes as rival jurisdictions in Canada roll out new technologies and social distancing guidelines to make soundstages safe for returning Hollywood studios and streamers. That being said, with U.S. residents still subject to a two-week quarantine, the first productions will likely be Canadian. More.

 Universal Studios Hollywood Hopes For July

►Universal Studios Hollywood "hopeful" for full July reopening, union says. On Monday, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees sent a note to its members saying that Universal may reopen the CityWalk (shops and restaurants) section "on a limited basis" as soon as June 8, THR's Ryan Parker has learned.

--The recent approval by the county for in-person dining coupled with the in-person retail shopping green light cleared the way for CityWalk. The entire theme park is more complicated. The county has yet to issue guidelines, which is likely why an exact date for reopening the rest of the park was not specified other than (a "hopeful") July. The story.

►WME partner Theresa Kang-Lowe exits to launch management company with Apple overall deal. After nearly two decades at WME, the agency partner has decided to leave to start her own management company, where she has already set up a multi-year overall deal with Apple TV+. Oscar winner Alfonso Cuaron, who she signed as an agency client just a year ago, will be moving with her in a new capacity (he'll also remain at WME and continue to collaborate with longtime partner Anonymous Content where he has a non-exclusive deal). More.

►Jason Kilar is starting to build his executive team at WarnerMedia. Kilar has named Richard Tom to the role of chief technology officer at AT&T-owned WarnerMedia. Tom replaces Jeremy Legg, who will move to AT&T's telecom business, AT&T Communications, to lead technology services as executive vp and CTO. The transition comes less than a week after Legg led the technical aspects of the HBO Max launch. The streaming service's engineering and technology teams will now report to Tom, as will the advertising technology teams at Xandr. 

--Tom has worked alongside Kilar at many stages of their careers, including as CTO at Hulu during its early years. He also co-founded video startup Vessel with Kilar and, after its sale to Verizon, stayed on with the company as CTO of digital entertainment. The story.

+In the U.K.: Krishnendu Majumdar succeeds Pippa Harris as BAFTA chair. The award-winning TV producer becomes the first person of color to be appointed to the role in BAFTA’s 73-year history and its youngest chair in 35 years. Majumdar, who has been deputy chair for one year and is due to remain as chair for the next three years, the newly extended term for all future BAFTA chairs. More.

+And: CAA appointed sports agent Lisa Joseph Metelus to the CAA Board, which oversees day-to-day operations at the agency.

+Also: Syrinthia Studer has been named evp of Nickelodeon and Awesomeness Films, overseeing all live-action feature-length content for the To All the Boys I've Loved Before studio and Nickelodeon’s studio.

 Facebook Walkout

►Facebook employees stage virtual walkout over Trump post inaction. Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has held firm through the years that he believes his company's platform should be hands-off when it comes to political posts. He seemingly has not budged. A number of Facebook employees used Twitter to note that they would logoff the system, some to support protests, but all in frustration over the inaction of Trump posts.

--A Facebook spokesperson told THR Monday afternoon top brass welcomed feedback from employees. “We recognize the pain many of our people are feeling right now, especially our Black community. We encourage employees to speak openly when they disagree with leadership.” More.

►Victoria Mahoney in talks to direct Kill Them All for Paramount. The history-making Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker second unit director could make her big-studio debut with the adaptation of the Kyle Starks graphic novel. More.

 Amber Heard's makeup artist is fighting an order compelling her to give live remote testimony in a U.K. legal fight between Johnny Depp and News Group Newspapers in an increasingly toxic legal battle in which each of the actors alleges they were abused by the other during their relationship — because she's concerned about the health risks amid the COVID-19 pandemic and says she's been receiving death threats.

--Depp sued the publisher for defamation claiming an April 2018 article in The Sun unfairly portrayed him as a "wife beater." Separately, the actor is suing his ex-wife in Virginia state court over an op-ed she penned for The Washington Post in December 2018. Both suits hinge on whether either of the ex-spouses can prove the other was abusive. The story.

+Tiger King: Joe Exotic loses zoo to Carole Baskin in court ruling. Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue was given control of the zoo in Oklahoma on Monday in lieu of payment of a $1 million trademark judgment. More.

+Judge tosses ex-basketball players' Fortnite dance lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Paul Grimm in Maryland ruled Friday that the Copyright Act preempts claims that Jared Nickens and Jaylen Brantley filed in February 2019 against Epic Games Inc., creator of the wildly popular online shooting game. More.

►TV review: Daniel Fienberg reviews USA's Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, writing that the series "tells a familiar and sensationalistic tale in so messy a fashion that it may be purposeful — though I don't know if it's good, however strong [Amanda] Peet's performance is in the lead role." The review.

►Film review: Jordan Mintzer reviews Becky, a violent thriller starring Lulu Wilson, Joel McHale and Kevin James. The review.

In other news...

--The literary estates of 12 late authors have been acquired by the newly-formed London and New York based company International Literary Properties, with the hope that the properties can be adapted for films and TV.

--Revry, the niche LGBTQ+ streaming network, has launched on Samsung TV Plus, the free smart TV video service delivering over 120 free channels to online viewers, and the Roku Channel.

--Golden Apple Comics has nearly doubled a donation target after the popular Los Angeles spot suffered major damage over the weekend when peaceful protests over the death of George Floyd turned to destruction and looting in Los Angeles.

--Drug use killed an actor from the film Twilight and his girlfriend, the coroner in Las Vegas said Monday. Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg said Gregory Boyce, 30, and Natalie Adepoju, 27, died from the effects of cocaine and fentanyl intoxication, and their deaths were accidental.

--Frozen 2 will become available on Disney+ in the U.K. and Ireland two weeks ahead of schedule on Friday, July 3, the Walt Disney Co. said on Tuesday.

What else we're reading...

--"Forget Sopranos and Game of Thrones: HBO Max’s top hits are for kids" [Bloomberg]

--"'You're being delusional': Rush Limbaugh scolded by hosts of 'The Breakfast Club' for denying existence of white privilege" [CNN Business]

--"Will Christopher Nolan and Bob Chapek accelerate the shift of movies to Netflix?" [LightShed TMT]

--"Bill O'Reilly's show to air on conservative OTT network The First" [Axios]

Today's birthdays: Justin Long, 42, Wayne Brady, 48, Zachary Quinto, 43, Wentworth Miller, 48, Andy Cohen, 52.