Jussie Smollett filed a malicious prosecution counterclaim in federal court late Tuesday against the city of Chicago, including multiple Chicago Police Department officers. The suit names Superintendent Eddie Johnson, as well as brothers Abimbola Osundairo and Olabinjo Osundairo, stating that “as a proximate result of the wrongful conduct engaged in by Counterclaim-Defendants, Mr. Smollett has […]
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For fans that just can’t get enough “Days of Our Lives,” a digital series called “Last Blast Reunion” is premiering on The DOOL app on Black Friday. Set in 2000, the digital series will feature characters played by the original actors who were in the roles at that time, as well as the surprise return […]
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Disney has continued to break records at the box office this year — and is on the verge of setting a new one. The studio has already garnered more than $8 billion at the global box office since January, breaking the record for the highest-grossing year for a studio ever, which it set in 2016. Not […]
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Fox News maintained its lead over cable competitors CNN and MSNBC during Tuesday’s round of hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. However, all three broadcast networks had more demo viewers than all of the cable news networks in both the morning and afternoon sessions, with ABC leading the way Fox News brought […]
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For years, the Grammys fielded all-too-familiar accusations over some of the more head-scratching choices. Critics charged them with being out of touch with modern music. Exhibit A, for album of the year: They often turned that contest into a de facto lifetime achievement award, recognizing releases by acts who were in the sunset of their artistic careers, […]
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It may be 25 years since the last episode of the iconic sitcom Friends aired on NBC, but the mania the series inspired shows no sign of abating. Last month, Jennifer Aniston joined Instagram, then Warner Bros. opened an immersive pop-up space in New York City, and now an auction selling off a selection of the show’s props has been […]
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Kelly Clarkson’s presence as a talk show host is about to get stronger. NBCUniversal has renewed the “The Kelly Clarkson Show” through the 2020-2021 season, extending Clarkson’s daytime run. The “American Idol” and “Voice” coach’s show has been hitting hight notes in the ratings so far, with its debut back in September scoring the highest debut […]
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Fox Television Stations has signed on to serve as the launch group for Nick Cannon, the recently announced daily, nationally syndicated daytime talk show headlined by the actor-comedian. The program, from Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury, is set to premiere in September 2020 and originate from New York. Fox will carry double runs of Cannon’s eponymous, live-to-tape daily daytime talk show in […]
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After Taylor Swift claimed last week that Big Machine founder Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun were preventing her from performing her past hits during the 2019 American Music Awards, Swift’s former record label released a statement Monday that said it had “agreed to grant all licenses of their artists’ performances” on various platforms. “The Big […]
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Long-running trivia game show Jeopardy! will air a multi-night tournament event, “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time,” in prime time on ABC starting January 7, the show announced on Monday. The series of matches, hosted by Alex Trebek, will pit against one another the three players who took home the most cash in the game […]
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The Real Housewives franchise is expanding to a new city. Andy Cohen made the announcement Saturday during his “Ask Andy” panel at BravoCon in New York City, revealing The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is coming to Bravo in 2020. “You didn’t see it coming but I have to tell you, in Utah, you have the majesty of the mountains, the Mormon religion, […]
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President Trump will present actor Jon Voight, musician Allison Krauss, and mystery writer James Patterson with the national medal of arts. Voight is one of few in Hollywood who has been vocal about his support of President Trump in the past, calling him “the greatest president of this century.” The White House announced four recipients of the National Medal […]
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In a statement issued early Friday morning, Big Machine Records denied Taylor Swift’s claims that they are blocking the use of her music. Swift had said in social media posts late Thursday that her former record company, which is run by Scott Borchetta and his new partner Scooter Braun, are trying to nix her plans for a retrospective performance at the American Music Awards, […]
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Gloria Estefan, Harriet director Kasi Lemmons and Tribeca Enterprises CEO and co-founder Jane Rosenthal will all be honored at this year’s N.Y. Women in Film and Television Muse Awards luncheon. Additional honorees include Emmy-winning Handmaid’s Tale actress Ann Dowd, writer-creator Shoshannah Stern and Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud. The Muse Awards celebrate women of outstanding vision and achievement in front […]
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The first day of the impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump drew over 13 million total viewers across the broadcast and news networks combined. Fox News’s coverage from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. drew the highest total viewership of any network, averaging around 2.9 million sets of eyeballs. MSNBC followed in second with 2.7 million […]
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Sarah Michelle Gellar has set up her second starring vehicle at Fox this development season. Variety has confirmed that Gellar is attached to star in the limited drama series “Sometimes I Lie,” based on Alice Feeney’s novel of the same name and which has received a script commitment with a penalty attached at the broadcaster. In the series, Amber […]
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Disney backed up its claims that Disney+’s first-day glitches were the result of high consumer demand, revealing Tuesday that the streaming service had hit 10 million signups since its Nov. 12 launch. CEO Bob Iger expects the $7-per-month offering, which launched with original Star Wars series The Mandalorian as well as a library of movies and TV shows, […]
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After years of mini reunions on TV and a recent selfie that almost broke Instagram, the Friends cast may finally get together for a proper television reunion. Talks are underway for an unscripted Friends reunion special on the upcoming streaming platform HBO Max, sources said. Aniston, who orchestrated the recent reunion of the cast for a photo that launched her Instagram account […]
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The entire cast of the NBC soap opera “Days of Our Lives” have been released from their contracts, Variety has confirmed. The daytime drama has run for over 13,000 episodes since first debuting in 1965. The show will go on hiatus at the end of November, though it has shot enough episodes to last through the end of the […]
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Disney+ has arrived. The new streaming service from (you guessed it!) Disney retails for $6.99 per month on its own, or in a bundle with Hulu and ESPN+ for $12.99 per month — with the bundle’s programming going beyond the family-friendly confines of the Walt Disney brand. Disney+ is launching with a number of original […]
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White House senior adviser Stephen Miller sent nearly 900 private emails to Breitbart editors, many of which shared racist and white supremacist ideology, according to an investigation by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hatewatch project. Hatewatch reported that in emails sent to Breitbart editors from 2015-2016, Miller advocated that Breitbart cover or reference “white nationalist websites, a […]
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After repeatedly stating he would never take the job again, Ricky Gervais is returning to host the Golden Globes for a record fifth time. The British comedian previously hosted the event from 2010 to 2012 and returned for the fourth time in 2016. Gervais’ hosting stints have been marked by infamous jokes at the expense of Hollywood A-listers such […]
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Robert De Niro will be honored with a SAG life achievement award. The legendary actor, who currently stars in Netflix’s “The Irishman” and Warner Bros.’ “Joker,” will receive the performers’ union’s top accolade at the 26th annual SAG Awards on Jan. 19 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The award is given annually to an actor who […]
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Some of the biggest names in Hollywood flocked to the E! People’s Choice Awards Sunday night. One of the most surprising was Kevin Hart, who was part of a devastating car accident in September in Calabasas, California. Hart fractured his spine and has since been in rehab. This was the first major public appearance since his crash. “Thank God […]
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During her live show, “An Evening with Rita Moreno,” Saturday night, Rita Moreno told the audience she will have a “real” role in next December’s “West Side Story” remake, which recently wrapped shooting, and that she initially had concerns about the film’s production. “At first, it was interesting when I heard there were rumors that they were going […]
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