NBCUniversal renewed NBC News President Noah Oppenheim’s contract in recent months as the company prepared for bombshell allegations made in former contributor Ronan Farrow’s new book Catch & Kill. A source close to the situation confirmed to Deadline that Oppenheim inked a new multi-year contract with the Comcast-owned network. While corporate winds can blow in many directions, the new deal […]
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Lori Loughlin’s daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella Giannulli, are no longer enrolled at the University of Southern California. The university registrar said in a statement Monday that the sisters aren’t enrolled at the school, but couldn’t provide additional information, citing student privacy laws. Prosecutors have said their parents, “Fuller House” star Loughlin, 55, and her fashion-designer hubby, Mossimo Giannulli, forked […]
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Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills Productions have joined the SAG Awards producing team. The guild announced this morning that Kathy Connell will once again serve as the show’s producer along with Hayes and Milliner in partnership with Avalon Harbor. “Attending the SAG Awards has always been a pleasure and a privilege for me,” Hayes said in statement. […]
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Monica Lewinsky has teamed with “Catfish” co-host and producer Max Joseph to produce “15 Minutes of Shame,” a documentary for HBO Max about the culture of public shaming. “15 Minutes of Shame” is described as a look at people from around the world who have been caught up in a situation that involved public criticism and humiliation. Lewinsky […]
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Dennis Quaid is officially engaged. The 65-year-old actor proposed to girlfriend Laura Savoie, 26, after several months of dating, the star confirmed to Extra over the weekend. “I had the ring in my pocket,” gushed Quaid to the outlet. “It has been kind of a month-and-a-half plan — I wanted it to be private.” The “Parent Trap” actor revealed […]
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An attorney for President Donald Trump has sent a letter to CNN that threatens to sue the AT&T-owned cable-news network for violating the Lanham Act and making misrepresentations to the public and advertisers about its content, but the network says the missive isn’t worth discussing. “This is nothing more than a desperate PR stunt and doesn’t merit a response, CNN said in […]
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Not even an Oscar-winning director and one of the world’s most popular actors could save Gemini Man from getting bumped off at the box office. Ang Lee’s VFX-heavy film, starring Will Smith, faces losses of $75 million or more after opening to $20.5 million domestically over the Oct. 11-13 frame and finishing Sunday with an anemic worldwide […]
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Food Network and celebrity chef Guy Fieri are teaming up again, this time on a culinary competition program. The five-episode “Tournament of Champions” will feature 16 chefs going head-to-head in a series of challenges using ingredients and special cooking tools and equipment while racing against the clock. The difficulty of the challenges increases with each round of the […]
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Kurt Sutter‘s long relationship with FX has run out of gas. The Sons of Anarchy creator has been fired by the cable network in light of multiple complaints about his behavior on the spinoff Mayans M.C., according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sutter sent a letter to the Mayans cast and crew following his dismissal in which he describes himself as “an […]
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Mad About You star Helen Hunt is home resting today after a serious car accident. She currently stars opposite Paul Reiser in a limited series revival of the popular 1990s NBC comedy for Spectrum Originals. Production on the show, which is pre-shooting today, continues as scheduled. It is unclear yet whether Hunt will be able to return to work tomorrow. […]
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Paul Dano is in talks to join Robert Pattinson in Matt Reeves and Warner Bros. “The Batman,” sources tell Variety. Though the studio would not confirm the role, insiders believe that Dano would be playing the classic comic book villain The Riddler. Dano’s casting comes on the heels of Jonah Hill turning down an offer to join the cast. […]
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Stephen Colbert is staying put at CBS. The host of The Late Show has signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him in place on the late night show through August 2023. His current deal was set to expire in summer 2020. “Stephen Colbert is one of the most entertaining, influential and relevant voices in America […]
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Disgraced “Today” anchor Matt Lauer allegedly had an affair with a famed and well-respected broadcaster, Page Six is exclusively told, representing a “clear imbalance of power.” The woman signed a nondisclosure agreement when she left NBC. We have agreed not to name the broadcaster at her request, but a TV source said: “Matt had influence over everyone’s […]
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Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded not guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor charges he fondled women in two separate Manhattan incidents — and prosecutors hope to use a dozen similar and shocking complaints at trial from women across the country who say the “Men of Honor” star groped, grinded and grabbed them against their will. The DA’s office […]
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Ronan Farrow’s “Catch and Kill,” which was released on Tuesday, details the Pulitzer-winning reporter’s extensive investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s behavior toward women and chronicles his experiences doing so at NBC News, where he first worked on his exposé before taking it to The New Yorker. NBC News has aggressively denied some of the reporting and […]
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It’s about time, Rachel! Jennifer Aniston joined Instagram on Tuesday, October 15 — and shared a photo from her recent dinner with her former Friends costars. “And now we’re Instagram FRIENDS too,” the Emmy winner, 50, captioned the selfie. “HI INSTAGRAM.” Aniston was all smiles in the snap with Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Matthew Perry. She follows Kudrow, 56, Cox, […]
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In the midst of closing a merger between CBS and Viacom, Shari Redstone is quietly exploring a plan to launch a conservative TV outlet meant to square off with the Fox News Channel, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. This Redstone plan for a new TV service also would have a streaming component. THR has learned that Pluto, which […]
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Felicity Huffman reported to federal prison in Dublin, Calif., on Tuesday morning to begin her two-week sentence for paying to cheat on her daughter’s SAT test. Huffman pleaded guilty to one count of fraud, admitting that she paid $15,000 to consultant Rick Singer to boost her daughter’s SAT score. Judge Idira Talwani sentenced her last month […]
Read moreSarah Snook joins Ross Crystal and talks about the hot buzz surrounding ‘Succession’, what the show means to her and the excitement of this year’s Emmy Awards.
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California’s latest wildfire is impacting Hollywood productions. The Saddleridge fire, which broke out in Sylmar near the 210 freeway Thursday night, has caused ABC’s Bless This Mess, NBC’s Perfect Harmony and Freeform’s Good Trouble to shut down production Friday (Oct. 11). Party of Five, SWAT, LA’s Finest and Penny Dreadful: City of Angels also called off filming. The fire has already burned more than 4,700 acres and destroyed […]
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Fox News’ Shepard Smith will step down from his position as chief news anchor, managing editor of Fox’s breaking news unit, and anchor of “Shepard Smith Reporting,” according to a Friday announcement from Fox News President and Executive Editor Jay Wallace. Smith has been one of the network’s rare critics of President Donald Trump. Friday […]
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Drew Barrymore is officially coming to daytime TV. The actress will headline and executive produce a syndicated talk show for CBS Television Distribution, set to launch in the fall of 2020, it was announced today. The news comes after Barrymore, who recently starred on Netflix’s zombie comedy Santa Clarita Diet and was one of the judges on CBS’ […]
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A familiar face will be landing in Roswell when The CW’s “Roswell, New Mexico” returns for its second season next year. Jason Behr, who starred as Max Evans on the original “Roswell” series in 1999, has joined the cast of the midseason drama in an undisclosed recurring role. Behr will appear in multiple episodes of […]
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Rip Taylor, the exuberant comedian whose zany shtick and over-the-top delivery made him a television and nightclub mainstay for more than six decades, has died. He was 84. Taylor died Sunday in Beverly Hills, publicist Harlan Boll announced. Taylor became a comedy legend through pure exhilaration. Believing that the more exaggerated the gag, the bigger […]
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The CW’s new “Batwoman” series sent up the signal for someone to play a radio personality with a “penchant for snark,” and Rachel Maddow answered the call. The MSNBC host has been cast in the role of Vesper Fairchild, who is described as a TV and radio figure who once had a romantic relationship with Bruce Wayne. […]
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