Netflix says it will cut back on depictions of smoking in its shows in the wake of a report that called out the streamer for the number of instances in which characters use tobacco in shows like Stranger Things. “Going forward, all new projects that we commission with ratings of TV-14 or below for series or […]
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President Trump tore into Fox News in a series of tweets Sunday, slamming the right-leaning network for “loading up with Democrats” and forgetting “the people who got them there.” “Watching @FoxNews weekend anchors is worse than watching low ratings Fake News @CNN, or Lyin’ Brian Williams…and the crew of degenerate Comcast (NBC/MSNBC) Trump haters, who […]
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Martin Charnin, the Tony-winning lyricist, writer and librettist best known for creating and directing the sensational Broadway musical Annie, has died. He was 84. Charnin died after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday, his daughter, Sasha, wrote on Facebook. “As loving as he was, [he] has kept all of us completely directionless. Which way do we go Daddy? […]
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In a win for Sony and Kevin Feige’s Marvel Studios, Spider-Man: Far From Home scored a sensational six-day launch of $185.1 million from 4,634 North American theaters, including a near-record $93.6 million over Fourth of July weekend. Globally, it now has amassed $580.1 million. The only tentpole to have earned more over Independence Day weekend was Transformers: Dark […]
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Actor Cameron Boyce, best known for his roles in Disney Channel’s The Descendants and Jessie, died Saturday. He was 20. In a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, a rep for Boyce’s family said Sunday that he died due to an “ongoing medical condition.” “It is with a profoundly heavy heart that we report that this morning we lost […]
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Lee Daniels shared an update to the saga of his canceled Fox drama “Star” on Friday — it will not be coming back for a new season, but it may return for a final goodbye in the form of a two-hour “movie of the week.” “I wanted to share some and news and good news. […]
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It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years since Seinfeld debuted on our television screens, ushering a new era of comedy for its parent network, NBC, and a new wave of television fans, whose die-hard fervor and enthusiasm would help the show become of the most popular productions of all time. The first episode of Seinfeld aired on July 5th, […]
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A man suing Kevin Spacey for alleged sexual assault and battery abruptly dropped the suit Wednesday, according to court documents obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. The man accusing Spacey of assault, which led to the actor being charged with a felony, filed a lawsuit against the former House of Cards star last month. The reason for the dismissal was not […]
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It’s time to worry, Alfred E. Neuman. Mad magazine — the iconic satirical publication with freckle-faced, jug-eared mascot Alfred E. Neuman — will soon no longer appear on newsstands after nearly seven decades. The magazine, which was billed as a creation of “The Usual Gang of Idiots,” announced it will stop running issues with new […]
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Starting July 4, MoviePass will be out of commission for the next several weeks — at least — with the struggling theater-subscription service provider saying it needs to fix technical issues and finish work on a new version of its app. There was also a hint that the money-losing MoviePass business is running low on funds. The company, in […]
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An earthquake rattled a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday morning, making hanging lamps sway and photo frames on wall shake. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The 6.4 magnitude quake measured struck near in the Mojave Desert, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles, […]
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Singer-actress Halle Bailey will be part of Disney’s world. Bailey, who with her sister forms R&B duo Chloe x Halle, has nabbed the starring role in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, and will play the role of Ariel, the rebellious daughter of King Triton who longs to live on dry land. The decision was made today, […]
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ABC’s female-focused talkfest The View—whose fractious interpersonal relationships on and off the air have provided endless fodder for tabloid-ready gossip over the past two decades—seems poised to claim yet another casualty. The show’s resident conservative Republican, Meghan McCain, daughter of the late Arizona Senator John McCain, is seriously considering calling it quits and not accepting ABC’s offer to return for The View’s 23rd season […]
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Arte Johnson, who won an Emmy for his work on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” has died at the age of 90. Johnson died of heart failure on Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which first broke the news Wednesday. His death followed a three-year battle with bladder and prostate cancer. The […]
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Gloria Vanderbilt left almost all of her estate to her youngest son, Anderson Cooper — and nothing to her estranged middle son, Chris Stokowski, according to her will. The document, filed Monday in Manhattan surrogate court, says the recently deceased socialite fashion icon’s eldest son Leopold “Stan” Stokowski will get her Midtown pad in a co-op at 30 […]
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Star Trek: Discovery was recently renewed for a third season, and it will be soon be joined by two more series in the long-running sci-fi franchise–Star Trek: Picard and the animated show Lower Decks. It has now been announced that all three shows will feature at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. CBS has confirmed an event titled “Enter […]
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The “Gremlins” animated series is officially moving forward at the WarnerMediastreaming service. The series, which Variety exclusively reported back in February, will be titled “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.” Set in 1920s Shanghai, the series will tell the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing (future shop owner Mr. Wing in the 1984 movie) met the young Mogwai called Gizmo. […]
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With its fourth consecutive year of sending invitations to several hundred prospective members, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is on track to meet or surpass the diversity goals it set for itself three years ago at the height of the #OscarsSoWhite movement. It has already met its goal of doubling the number […]
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CAA on Monday filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Writers Guild of America, accusing the guild of violating federal law by exceeding the scope of its authority to regulate agents. The move arrives just days after WME and UTA filed similar lawsuits against the guild — and in the wake of an antitrust cease-and-desist letter from the WGA to the Association […]
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This is the greatest … proposal ever? Hugh Jackman helped an audience member pop the question to his girlfriend during the entertainer’s “The Man. The Music. The Show” tour stop in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this summer. In a newly circulating video of the June 22 concert, Jackman, 50, tells the crowd at the Xcel Energy […]
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Mark Wahlberg is in negotiations to star in Infinite, an action thriller that Antoine Fuqua is directing for Paramount. The actor is stepping into the shoes previously worn by Chris Evans, who dropped out of the project in recent weeks. Sources say that the Avengers: Endgamestar, who boarded the project in February, ran into scheduling issues with […]
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Taylor Swift ripped into talent manager Scooter Braun Sunday, saying his acquisition of Big Machine Records — and, therefore, the rights to her music catalog up to 2017’s “Reputation” — left her “sad and grossed out.” “I learned about Scooter Braun’s purchase of my masters as it was announced to the world. All I could […]
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Laurie Luhn, the former Fox News staffer who made sexual abuse allegations against Roger Ailes, has dropped a $750 million lawsuit against Showtime over the forthcoming miniseries “Loudest Voice.” Luhn filed suit in January, accusing Showtime, Blumhouse and journalist Gabriel Sherman of violating her right to privacy. The suit alleged that Sherman was “cashing in” on her history of psychosexual torture […]
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Henry Ian Cusick has been cast as a series regular on Season 4 of CBS series “MacGyver.” The “Lost” star is set to play Russ in a leading role opposite Lucas Till’s MacGyver. Per CBS’ character description, Russ is a handsome, quick-witted, Oxford-educated ex-Military man. A master manipulator and salesman and skilled in propaganda and […]
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Melissa McCarthy may be ready to help some poor unfortunate souls in Disney’s live-action version of “The Little Mermaid.” Sources tell Variety that while the deal is not yet completed, McCarthy is in early talks to play the sea witch Ursula in the live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid.” As Disney preps its live-action version of the undersea […]
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