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 The meteoric political rise of George Santos and the web of fabulist tales it was built on are getting a movie treatment. HBO Films has optioned the rights to Mark Chiusano’s new book The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos, which was published on November 28, 2023. The news comes on the […]

Marty Krofft, who with his brother Sid produced memorable kids shows “H.R. Pufnstuf” and “Land of the Lost” — as well as the 2009 feature based on the latter — has died. He was 86. Krofft died of kidney failure Saturday in Los Angeles, Calif., a family representative told Variety. Often referred to as the King […]

Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen were among the top winners at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night. Swift entered the evening as the finalist (as the BMAs call their nominees) in the most categories — a staggering 20 nods. She took home a total of 10 awards, including the coveted trophy for top artist and […]

Advertisers are leaving the site formerly known as Twitter after a new report found that pro-Nazi content was appearing next to company ads and Musk himself supported a baseless antiemetic conspiracy theory to his 163 million followers. IBM confirmed this week it is stopping advertising on X, saying the company has “zero tolerance for hate speech and […]

Sarah Snook, star of Succession, says the film industry should “set a precedent” with new rules on the use of Artificial Intelligence. Discussing the ongoing SAG-AFTRA dispute where AI remains one of the main sticking points, Snook told the BBC: “It’s such unchartered landscape. We need stringent rules in place, in order to protect not just the […]

CBS News is launching a new venture designed to identify IA generated deepfakes and misinformation. CBS News Confirmed, to be led by Claudia Milne and Ross Dagan, will produce segments on the findings of a team of journalists who will analyze the content. Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News and Stations, wrote in a […]

The Late Show was not on the air last night as a result of Stephen Colbert’s Covid diagnosis and it has now emerged that he’s taking the rest of the week off. Colbert contracted Covid earlier this week and started off by hosting a show at home – much like he did during the pandemic. However, the CBS […]

Julianna Margulies is speaking out against Hollywood for staying silent on antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war. The Emmy-winning actor attended the Variety Hollywood & Antisemitism Summit, presented by The Margaret & Daniel Loeb Foundation and Shine A Light, and said she is continually asking herself why many major Hollywood stars are not speaking out in support of Jewish people. […]

Hollywood is mourning Suzanne Somers, star of sitcoms “Three’s Company” and “Step by Step,” who died Sunday after a long battle with breast cancer. The actor would have celebrated her 77th birthday on Monday, Oct. 16. Somers was known for her roles as bubbly “dumb blonde” Chrissy Snow in “Three’s Company” and single mom Carol Foster Lambert in “Step by Step.” Somers left […]

The Drew Barrymore Show is once again readying its return — though a trio of WGA writers have chosen not to return to their old gig. Barrymore found herself in hot water last month when she announced that her daytime talk show would make its fourth season debut without its striking writers. A week later, after Barrymore faced […]

CNN marked Rupert Murdoch’s retirement as chair of Fox Corporation and News Corporation on Thursday by playing some of the most controversial remarks made on its airwaves. “Mr. Murdoch will be appointed Chairman Emeritus of each company,” both companies said in a statement, which announced the ascension of his eldest son to the chairmanship of News Corporation. “Following the […]

Bill Maher has decided to stop the clock on the return of “Real Time.” The comedian, who last week vowed to put his topical HBO program back into production, now says he will delay it for a while longer. “My decision to return to work was made when it seemed nothing was happening and there was no end […]

The Jennifer Hudson Show is joining other daytime talk shows in postponing its season premiere while writers remain on strike. Hudson’s syndicated show, distributed by Warner Bros., was slated to premiere Monday but is now on hold. The decision follows that of The Drew Barrymore Show and CBS’ The Talk. Sources say Hudson advocated for the postponement. All three […]

Rep. Lauren Boebert was reportedly kicked out of a performance of the Broadway touring version of Beetlejuice, according to the Denver Post. The Post cites an incident report it obtained in which representatives of the Buell Theater in Downtown Denver say a group of people was asked to leave after vaping, singing, recording and “causing a disturbance” during the performance. […]

Drew Barrymore is opening up about returning to her daytime talk show amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Earlier this year, The Drew Barrymore Show host walked away from her hosting duties at MTV Movie & TV Awards in support of the writers. “I made a choice to walk away from the MTV, film and television awards because I was the host […]

Jen Psaki is stretching beyond her weekend shift at MSNBC. The former Biden White House Press Secretary turned Sunday commentator is expanding her purview at the NBCUniversal-backed cable outlet. She will begin anchoring MSNBC’s 8 p.m. hour on Mondays, a slot that the regular host of that hour, Chris Hayes, typically has off. While Psaki’s “Inside with […]

Jimmy Fallon has offered a mea culpa to his staff after a report highlighted a “pretty glum atmosphere” at The Tonight Show over the years. Deadline understands that Fallon spoke to staff this afternoon after Rolling Stone published an article that called the NBC show a “toxic workplace”. “I’m sorry if I embarrassed you. I never set out to create […]

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, whose laid-back, good-humored, often tropically-themed brand of ingratiating country-laced pop spawned a lucrative one-man business empire, died Friday. He was 76. A cause of death was not immediately released. Buffett’s death was confirmed through a statement on his official website: “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his […]