The Tony Awards will continue to be produced by White Cherry Entertainment through 2026. The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing announced Thursday that White Cherry founders Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner have renewed their deal to produce the annual televised ceremony for another three years. Weiss and Kirshner have served as the Tonys’ production team since 2003. “We are […]
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Leaked texts between Tucker Carlson and Alex Jones reveal a cozy relationship between the notorious conspiracy theorist and the top-rated host on cable news. In Jan. 2020, Jones shared an Infowars story claiming Democrats have a plan to confiscate guns in America. “Listen in their own words as the leftists vow to make you a disarmed slave,” the piece said. “It […]
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The 2023 Producers Guild of America Award nominations stunned on Thursday with a shocking inclusion of the Brendan Fraser best-actor vehicle “The Whale” making the lineup, in addition to four sequels — “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” and “Top Gun: Maverick.” A24 led the tally for all […]
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The Golden Globes were handed out Tuesday night, with The Fabelmans and The Banshees of Inisherin taking top honors on the film side and Abbott Elementary, House of the Dragon and The White Lotus among the big TV winners. Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Angela Bassett, Ke Huy Quan, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Coolidge, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Yeoh, Julia Garner, Zendaya, Guillermo del Toro, Cate Blanchett […]
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Hollywood awoke today to the sad news that Eight Is Enough star Adam Rich was gone too soon at age 54. Mourners posted about the hairstyle that launched a thousand imitators and how he was a TV presence in their childhood. But those who knew him best also focused on his kindness and caring in his adult years, even […]
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Bernard Kalb, the veteran print and TV journalist and author who covered a host of world events during a six-decade career, has died. He was 100. His death was reported Sunday by The Washington Post, which said Kalb died Jan. 8 at his home in North Bethesda, Maryland, from complications following a fall, according to younger brother […]
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Suzanne Malveaux, who has been an anchor and correspondent for CNN for the past 20 years, is leaving the network. In a note to staffers on Friday, she said that she had “made the heartfelt decision to put myself and my family first and to pursue my long-desired professional passions: using storytelling to promote wellness, resiliency and […]
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“Saturday Night Live” has set its first two hosts of the new year: Aubrey Plaza on Jan. 21 and Michael B. Jordan on Jan. 28. Both are making their “SNL” debuts, and their episodes will feature musical guests Sam Smith and Lil Baby, respectively. Plaza was most recently seen in Season 2 of HBO’s “The White Lotus,” which aired its finale […]
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The View is set to return from its holiday hiatus on Tuesday, January 3, and will celebrate the show’s creator Barbara Walters. The pioneering journalist died Friday, December 30 at the age of 93. “#TheView was her idea, her passion, her show. Tuesday morning, join us on @theviewabc as we celebrate the one and only Barbara Walters,” reads […]
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Robert J. Dowling, who carried The Hollywood Reporter to great heights during his 17-year run as the trade paper’s classy publisher and editor-in-chief, has died. He was 83. Dowling died Friday at his home in Santa Monica after a short battle with cancer, a family spokesperson announced. Dowling joined THR in September 1988, taking over from Tichi Wilkerson, widow of the newspaper’s […]
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News media and entertainment personalities were quick to react to the news of Barbara Walters’ death on Friday evening. The TV interviewing icon was 93. Her colleagues in the news business, from ABC News and “The View” to the many actors and entertainers who were inspired by her pioneering journalism, remembered her as “breaking the glass ceiling” […]
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Alyssa Farah Griffin, who served as White House communications director during the chaotic final months of the Donald Trump administration, told members of Congress that former colleague Kayleigh McEnany, who served as press secretary, is a “liar” and an “opportunist” who pretended to believe his false claims about election fraud in order to land a job at Fox […]
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Sharon Osbourne has returned home after being hospitalized on Friday due to a medical emergency. Jack, her son, shared the news that she is now out of the hospital on his Instagram story Saturday, in a message that expressed appreciation for others’ sentiments of “love and support” for his mom. “She has been given the all […]
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Eddie Murphy is going to the Golden Globes. The legendary comedian, 61, has been confirmed to receive one of the night’s highest honors, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, given as a way to honor “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment,” per the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The selection is made by the HFPA’s board of directors. Murphy, […]
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Nicole Kidman has an important date on her calendar for 2023. The Oscar-winning actress and producer has been selected to receive the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award during a gala ceremony at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on June 10. In making the announcement, the American Film Institute noted that she becomes the first Australian actor to receive the honor. […]
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African American-focused news, lifestyle, sports and entertainment platform theGrio recently celebrated icons, leaders and legends at Byron Allen’s inaugural theGrio Awards, a black-tie event held at the Beverly Hilton. Co-hosted by The Talk’s Sheryl Underwood and Taye Diggs, Byron Allen Presents theGrio Awards will be broadcast Saturday, Nov. 26, at 8-10 p.m. ET/PT) on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Byron […]
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Taylor Swift won big at the American Music Awards 2022 taking home six awards, including Artist of the Year. “In the past few years, I have released more music than I did in the entire decade preceding that,” she said during her acceptance speech. “I really feel that’s down to the fact that you, the fans, made it […]
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In a stunning turn of events, The Walt Disney Co. says that Bob Chapek will step down as CEO, with Bob Iger returning to lead the company. Disney’s board of directors announced the decision Sunday night. “We thank Bob Chapek for his service to Disney over his long career, including navigating the company through the unprecedented challenges of the […]
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‘Avalon’ Not Going Forward At ABC; David E. Kelley’s Neve Campbell-Led Drama Being Shopped Elsewhere
ABC has passed on David E. Kelley’s crime drama series Avalon, starring Neve Campbell, after it was handed a straight-to-series order in February. The Disney-owned network is not moving forward with the project, which is based on a Michael Connelly short story, after it saw the pilot episode. While unusual for a straight-to-series order, ABC does have an option not to […]
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The CEO of CNN, Chris Licht, doesn’t take kindly to those claiming Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld beat out his former boss Stephen Colbert in ratings. Speaking with Kara Swisher for the Thursday edition of her podcast, On with Kara Swisher, Licht even refused to categorize Gutfeld’s show as a late-night program. Swisher asked about the competition late-night shows bring to a network like CNN […]
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Emmy Award-winner Vicki Lawrence (Mama’s Family, The Carol Burnett Show) is set to guest star in an upcoming episode of Fox’s Call Me Kat‘s third season. Following the death of series regular Leslie Jordan, who Lawrence co-starred alongside in Fox’s The Cool Kids, she will portray his character Phil’s mother Lurlene Crumpler. Lurlene is a no-nonsense woman who fills in as the cafe’s […]
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Bradley Cooper is set to star in Steven Spielberg’s next film, an original feature based on the character of Frank Bullitt, the San Francisco cop first played by Steve McQueen in the 1968 thriller “Bullitt.” Josh Singer (“The Post,” “Spotlight”) is writing the screenplay for the film, which is currently in development at Warner Bros. Warner Bros. released […]
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With thousands of votes still left to count, Congresswoman Karen Bass has secured an insurmountable lead over billionaire Rick Caruso to become the first female mayor of Los Angeles. Bass also becomes the city’s second Black mayor, following Tom Bradley whose record-setting tenure lasted from 1973 to 1993. The Associated Press, Los Angeles Times and New York Times declared […]
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The brand-new cast of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New York City” was unveiled with great fanfare exactly one month ago at BravoCon — but what was once a group of seven women is now down to six. Lizzy Savetsky has parted ways with the show, a Bravo spokesperson confirmed to Variety. “After thoughtful consideration and discussion with Lizzy, we have reached the […]
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Former Vice President Mike Pence took an indirect shot at his former boss, Donald Trump, when asked about the former president possibly announcing a third White House run on Tuesday night. “Your former boss, by all accounts, is going to get back into the presidential field. He is going to announce that he wants to seek the Republican nomination […]
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