David Harbour is set to star in the next film from “Cha Cha Real Smooth” filmmaker Cooper Raiff called “The Trashers,” which 30West is financing with filming hoping to kick off this fall. “The Trashers” tells the true story of the rise and fall of Jimmy Galante (Harbour), a Danbury, Connecticut, trash magnate and the […]
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Right on the heels of the news that Elon Musk is nearing a deal to buy Twitter, a television documentary about the polarizing businessman has been announced to premiere this May. Titled “Elon Musk’s Crash Course,” the upcoming film is the latest in FX and The New York Times’ collaborative documentary series “The New York Times Presents,” which provides […]
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Monday afternoon, it was announced the platform would be purchased by Elon Musk for $44 billion following a weeks-long battle for the platform. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Musk said in a statement. “Twitter has tremendous potential — I […]
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One of the first questions raised on Twitter after Elon Musk’s purchase was announced was whether Donald Trump would be returning to the platform. But Trump told Fox News on Monday that the answer is no. “The bottom line is, no, I am not going back to Twitter,” Trump said. Instead, the former president said that he would be going on […]
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Jim Hartz, who hosted the Today show with Barbara Walters in the mid-1970s, died April 17 in Fairfax County, Va. He was 82 and passed from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to his wife, Alexandra Dickson Hartz. Hartz was in mid-career when he joined Today, deploying a low-key style that was the low-key foil to the energy put out […]
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Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman Channing Dungey, Whoopi Goldberg, William Shatner, Amy Poehler, Alex Kurtzman, Maury Povich, and media investor Jeff Sagansky will be honorees at the 18th Annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards, the National Association of Television Program Executives announced on Thursday. The awards gala will be on June 2 at the Beverly Wilshire. It […]
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“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” has cancelled its upcoming live Thursday episode as a response to host Colbert testing positive for COVID-19. The news was announced through the official “Late Show” Twitter account, which tweeted a brief message Thursday morning. “Stephen Colbert has tested positive for Covid 19,” the message reads. “Tonight’s show is cancelled. As […]
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Robert Morse, who translated Broadway stardom into a film career in the 1960s, then re-emerged decades later as one of the stars of “Mad Men,” has died. He was 90. Writer-producer Larry Karaszewski, who serves as a VP on the board of governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, tweeted news of […]
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Jimmy Kimmel had some choice words for Fox News host Tucker Carlson on a podcast released Thursday. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host appeared on the New York Times podcast, Sway, with Kara Swisher, who asked Kimmel if he thinks Carlson should be “canceled.” “No, I don’t think we should cancel Tucker Carlson,” he answered. “I think that Tucker Carlson is on commercial television. And […]
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Searchlight Pictures has suspended production on “Being Mortal,” a new movie starring Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogen and Bill Murray, over complaints about Murray’s inappropriate behavior on set. The studio sent a letter to the movie’s cast and crew on Wednesday, informing them filming had been suspended due to an unspecified complaint. “Late last week, we were made aware […]
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Red Table Talk is planning to address the Will Smith–Chris Rock Oscars incident — just not yet. In a message at the top of Wednesday’s pre-taped episode of the Emmy-winning Facebook Watch series, hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow Smith and her mother Adrienne Banfield, the show confirmed that Smith slapping Chris Rock at this year’s Academy Awards, […]
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Nothing like a past-presidential walkout to plug a new interview series. Rupert Murdoch’s Talk TV has released a promo for Piers Morgan Uncensored, in which the titular host sits down with former POTUS Donald Trump. But the self-proclaimed “most explosive interview of the year” didn’t go as planned — or did it? Watch the clip, which is fueled by some […]
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“I tend to be quite expressive in my writing,” a halting Johnny Depp said Tuesday on the stand of his $50 million defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. After previous testimony during the day detailing his dysfunctional childhood and rise to international stardom, Depp shifted focus in the Virginia courtroom to the vile texts and other communications that […]
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Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner discussed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) defending the state’s decision to reject math textbooks with radio talk show host Jason Rantz on Tuesday. DeSantis gave a speech earlier Tuesday deafening Florida’s Department of Education banning Math textbooks the department claims promote social and emotional learning, which critics link to the controversial critical race theory. “Florida Democrats are […]
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A recent decision by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery will make it difficult to add viewers to CNN+. Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to suspend external marketing for the recently launched subscription streaming-news service, according to a person familiar with the venture, making the task of luring new subscribers exponentially more difficult. CNN and Warner Bros. Discovery declined […]
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Seth Meyers watched the promo for the new season of Tucker Carlson Originals and he’s as shocked by the promotion of “testicle tanning” as just about everyone else. For those who managed to avoid the viral clip, Tucker Carlson’s new special, “The End of Men,” promotes a practice called “testicle tanning,” which describes the practice of shining a UV light on one’s genitals in […]
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The Goldbergs is making it to the decade mark. The 1980s-set comedy has been renewed for its 10th season on ABC. The renewal arrives a month after star and exec producer Wendi McLendon-Covey signed a new deal to return with producers Sony Pictures Television. The pact, which sources note includes an option for an 11th season, […]
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Aquaman and Dune star Jason Momoa is lining up another tentpole with Warner Bros. The actor is in final negotiations to star in the studio’s live-action Minecraft movie, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Napoleon Dynamite filmmaker Jared Hess will direct the project, based on the popular video game. Dune producer Mary Parent and Roy Lee will produce, with Jill Messick receiving a posthumous producing credit for developing the film […]
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A week into the $50 million defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, the marquee player is about to take the stand. Depp will testify on his own behalf Tuesday in the exceedingly high-profile case that is taking place in Virginia’s Fairfax County Courthouse, we’ve learned. If all goes to plan, the ex-Pirates of the Caribbean star will […]
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CBS will stick with The Talk for another year. The network has renewed the daytime show for a 13th season, its hosts announced during Monday’s installment. All five hosts — Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Jerry O’Connell, Natalie Morales and Sheryl Underwood — are slated to return. Executive producers Heather Gray and Kristin Matthews will also stay with the […]
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Wendy Rieger, a longtime local television news anchor in Washington, D.C., has died. She was 65. The Washington Post reports that Rieger, who worked at NBC station WRC-TV for more than 30 years, died Saturday of brain cancer at a hospice facility in Montgomery County, Maryland. Rieger, a native of Norfolk, Virginia, graduated from American University in […]
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Kaley Cuoco is opening up about a role that got away. In an interview with Glamour, the Flight Attendant star revealed that she was “devastated” after learning she didn’t land a role in Rian Johnson’s upcoming ensemble mystery Knives Out 2, which ultimately went to Kate Hudson. “I was convinced [the part was mine]. Kate Hudson ended up getting it. But […]
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Twitter is taking its first steps to fight back against Elon Musk’s takeover attempt of the company. Twitter is adopting a so-called “Poison Pill” plan, which could help protect the company from Musk acquiring more shares, and give it time to look for alternative options. Twitter’s board approved the plan Friday. Also known as a shareholder rights plan, the […]
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After dominating the Grammy Awards with five wins, including album of the year, Jon Batiste is set to conquer a new medium — acting. The musician has joined the cast of “The Color Purple,” directed by Blitz Bazawule, for his feature acting debut. Batiste is set to portray Grady, husband to Shug Avery (played by Taraji P. Henson). The debonair, […]
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Fox News is firing back at Jen Psaki after the White House Press Secretary dissed Peter Doocy on a podcast, with the network defending him as a “terrific reporter” whose job is “to elicit truth from power for the American public.” Psaki and Fox News’ White House correspondent have notably sparred during a number of White House Press Briefings, […]
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