Jessica Chastain says she may pass on doing Oscars red carpet press to show solidarity with Hollywood’s artisans, including the nominated The Eyes of Tammy Faye makeup team, at the March 27 ceremony. During a recent interview for The Next Best Picture podcast, the best actress nominee said she would have to sit out pre-show press if it interfered with her ability to […]

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Netflix has added Servant of the People, the satirical series in which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky starred before launching his political career, back to its library. The streamer announced the news in a Wednesday tweet, writing, “You asked and it’s back!” Yes, before Zelensky actually became the President of Ukraine, he played the role in a satirical television series. Servant […]

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Jussie Smollet can be sprung from jail on bond while lawyers appeal his conviction for staging a hate crime, an Illinois state appellate court ruled Wednesday. The ruling came two days after Smollett’s lawyers filed an emergency motion to postpone his five-month sentence after the actor was convicted of five counts of felony disorderly conduct for lying to police. […]

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Journalist Marina Ovsyannikova gave an interview after being released from the Russian authorities, wherein she reflected on her bold decision to protest Russia’s war against Ukraine on live television. Ovsyannikova spoke to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday, who asked the Channel One editor what drove her to break into her state-run network’s live broadcast with her anti-war poster. Ovsyannikova explained that […]

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After months of legal anticipation following his December 2021 firing by Jeff Zucker, Chris Cuomo has just launched the official opening salvo in what looks to be protracted battle with CNN over not only $125 million in cash, but his character and family drama as well. “As a result of Turner’s indefensible choice to unceremoniously fire him, Cuomo has been […]

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HBO Max is putting together an all-star cast for the upcoming original film “The Parenting.” On Wednesday, the streamer announced that Brian Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Edie Falco and Dean Norris had been cast to star in the horror-comedy, which focuses on a young queer couple who rent a countryside cottage to host a weekend getaway with their parents, only […]

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Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) appeared on Tuesday’s edition of Jesse Watters Primetime and said the United States and Russia aren’t really that different when comes to how the public discourse is shaped. Jesse Watters played a clip of The View featuring the hosts making unhinged suggestions that Gabbard and Fox News personality Tucker Carlson should be federally investigated for “shilling for Putin.” Thankfully, […]

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Fox News said that its cameraman, Pierre Zakrzewski, was killed in Ukraine on Monday when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by incoming fire. Correspondent Benjamin Hall, who was with him, was injured and remains hospitalized. The incident occurred in Horenka, outside of Kyiv. “Pierre was a war zone photographer who covered nearly every international story for Fox […]

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MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace ripped Fox News for not sending Russian state media a cease and desist letter of its use of clips from Tucker Carlson Tonight. Tucker Carlson has been against U.S. intervention in Ukraine since before Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of it last month The Fox News host has gone as far as to describe Ukraine as an “authoritarian” […]

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Oscar winner Marlee Matlin will make her directorial debut with Fox’s upcoming anthology crime drama Accused. The CODA actress will helm an episode about a deaf woman who becomes a surrogate and commits a crime of advocacy and protection. “I could not be more excited for the opportunity to direct, and to work on a project with such esteemed, talented, and […]

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Two time Emmy Winner Ted Danson & Oscar Winner Holly Hunter talk with Ross Crystal on ‘Showbiz Express’ about their roles in the latest season of NBC’s ‘Mr. Mayor’.

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ABC on Monday announced that it has renewed freshman comedy Abbott Elementary for a second season after the series starring, created and written by Quinta Brunson has become a breakout for the Disney-owned network. The series, a co-production between Warner Bros. Television and Disney’s 20th TV, is tied with CBS’ already-renewed Ghosts as broadcast’s No. 1 comedy among the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic. […]

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Jane Campion has apologized for a “thoughtless comment” she made toward tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night that has stirred up backlash online. “I made a thoughtless comment equating what I do in the film world with all that Serena Williams and Venus Williams have achieved. I did not intend to […]

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Members of the press both at Fox News and from other outlets sent prayers, well-wishes, and sympathies out for reporter Benjamin Hall, who it was confirmed on Monday was wounded near Kyiv. In a memo to Fox News staff, the network’s CEO, Suzanne Scott announced that Hall “was injured while news gathering outside of Kyiv in Ukraine.” As John […]

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Netflix’s The Power of the Dog was named the Best Film on Sunday at the EE British Academy Film Awards. The victory in BAFTA’s marquee category, along with a win by Jane Campion as Best Director, helped cement the Western as a front-runner in the race for the Oscar. The in-person ceremony at Royal Albert Hall in London and hosted […]

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The 27th annual Critics Choice Awards returned to an in-person ceremony Sunday, with Netflix’s The Power of the Dog taking home top prizes for best picture and best director for Jane Campion. Will Smith, Jessica Chastain, Troy Kotsur and Ariana DeBose were among the other big winners in the film categories. Television stars Jason Sudeikis, Jean Smart, Kieran Culkin, […]

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William Hurt, the exacting Oscar winner who dominated a decade as few other actors have done with his turns in the 1980s classics Body Heat, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Children of a Lesser God and Broadcast News, has died. He was 71. Hurt died Sunday at his home in Portland, Oregon, one of his three sons, Will, told The Hollywood […]

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CEO Bob Chapek apologized to LGBTQ+ employees and announced Disney would pause all political donations in Florida following a backlash that met his lack of response to a bill critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “Speaking to you, reading your messages, and meeting with you have helped me better understand how painful our silence was. […]

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The View got intense on Friday as co-host Sunny Hostin confronted and slammed co-host Ana Navarro and guest co-host and former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham for remaining in the Republican Party. During a segment about Trump fundraising for a new plane, following a reported emergency landing in New Orleans on Saturday, Grisham remarked that, from her experience working in the previous […]

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People who are interested in CNN Plus finally have a date when they can add it to their streaming repertoire. The WarnerMedia-owned cable-news outlet intends to launch the subscription broadband service on March 29. The detail — perhaps the last piece of information to be disclosed about the new media venue — comes ahead of a presentation […]

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Oscar-winner Geena Davis has been tapped as the co-lead for a CBS’ untitled mother-son legal drama pilot from Scott Prendergast, who wrote the script and executive produces, Deadline has confirmed. Here’s the official logline: “Despite their opposing personalities, a talented but directionless P.I. who is the black sheep of his family begrudgingly agrees to work as the in-house […]

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In an effort to argue that Ukraine is making biological weapons, Tucker Carlson cited an interview with a Pentagon official who – in that very interview – said the exact opposite of what the Fox News host told his audience the official had said. For years, the Russian government has alleged the United States is funding labs in […]

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Sunshine Sachs, the longtime public relations firm for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has severed its relationship with the organization behind the annual Golden Globe Awards, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The bicoastal PR firm headed by veteran publicists Ken Sunshine and Shawn Sachs, which represented the HFPA since 2011 and also counts as clients the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and […]

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Academy Awards attendees from outside Los Angeles will not have to quarantine at all before heading to the Dolby Theater on March 27. Based on advice and recommendations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’s medical advisors, the decision to lift the five-day quarantine requirement was reached yesterday afternoon, I hear. As mask mandates […]

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Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock’s divorce is settled. Their divorce agreement, obtained by CNN, states that Clarkson will pay a monthly child support payment to Blackstock of $45,601. The couple have two children together and will share custody. The singer and talk show host must also make a one-time payment of $1.3 million and $115,000 in […]

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