NEWS OF THE WEEK: Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw donate $1.5 million to strike efforts

Since the Hollywood strikes began in May, the Jurassic Park director and his wife have given $1.5 million to support writers and actors affected by the work stoppage via donations to the Entertainment Community Fund (ECF) and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program. ECF representatives said in a statement to Variety on Monday "Thanks to the transformative support from Kate Capshaw & Steven Spielberg, along with numerous other generous donors, the Fund is helping film and television workers in need with emergency financial assistance to cover basic living expenses (rent, groceries, health insurance, medical bills, etc.),...