The New York Times poured a bucket of ice cold water on the fire which has torn through conservative media over the past 72 hours — the filing from special counsel John Durham which many on the right are using to claim that Hillary Clinton’s campaign spied on former President Donald Trump. In an analysis authored by Charlie Savage, the Times swatted away the key […]
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ViacomCBS is rebranding. The merged company announced at its Investor Event Tuesday that it will be known simply as Paramount, beginning Wednesday, Feb. 16. The company’s shares will trade on the Nasdaq stock exchange as PARAA (Class A common), PARA (Class B common) and PARAP (Preferred Stock), beginning with trading on February 17, 2022, at 9:30 […]
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President Joe Biden delivered an 11-minute speech at the White House on Tuesday amid increasing concerns that Russia may invade Ukraine. “The United States has put on the table concrete ideas to establish the security environment in Europe,” he said. “Proposing new arms control measures, new transparency measures, news strategic stability measures. We’re willing to make practical result-oriented […]
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In the nearly four months since the deadly shooting on the New Mexico set of Rust that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, multiple lawsuits have been filed. But, until Tuesday, her family had yet to take legal action. During a press conference at the downtown L.A. office of Panish Shea, which was shared via private livestream for members of […]
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Political writer, satirist, and humorist P.J. O’Rourke has died at the age of 74, his publicist confirmed on Tuesday. The former editor of National Lampoon, writer for dozens of publications including the now-defunct Weekly Standard, and author of more than 20 books was celebrated in life not just by allies on the right of the spectrum but friends on the […]
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Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes will host the 94th Oscars on March 27, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. It has been 35 years since as many as three people hosted Hollywood’s biggest night and never have that many women held the emcee position in a single evening. As The Hollywood Reporter was the first to report last week, each host will lead the telecast […]
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Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind beloved comedies from Animal House to Ghostbusters, has died. He was 75. Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press. “Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father and grandfather who taught us to always seek […]
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Anderson Cooper announced the birth of his second son Thursday on CNN before exiting his prime time show to take some time off. “We have a lot to get to tonight, but I want to start off with good news, which also happens be personal news,” Cooper said. “In early 2020, in the dark days of the pandemic, I announced the birth […]
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Country star Chris Young combined his skills as an artist and a producer to earn seven nominations at the Academy of Country Music Awards, including album of the year and single of the year. The show’s co-hosts Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett announced the nominations on Thursday. Allen and Barrett will share hosting duties with country […]
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Apple TV+ has formalized a series order for The New Look, a World War II-set drama about fashion icons Christian Dior and Coco Chanel starring Emmy winner Ben Mendelsohn and Oscar winner Juliette Binoche. The project comes from Bloodline and Damages co-creator Todd A. Kessler and Apple Studios. It marks the first series from the newly formed television producing partnership of Kessler and veteran […]
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Bob Saget’s death — likely the result of a fall backward, according to a Florida medical examiner — is a reminder of how even brain trauma that seems unremarkable might merit medical attention, experts say. Authorities concluded that Saget, who was found dead in a hotel room in January, hit the back of his head, […]
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Wendy Williams — the talk queen who turned “How you doin’?” into a rallying cry for celebrity gossip lovers — was last seen on the daytime show that bears her name in July 2021, telling Wendy Williams Show viewers on its season 13 finale that she’d see them again for season 14. That return never came. The 57-year-old […]
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AMC has finally set the premiere for the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul” — as well as the second half of the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul” — after teasing fans mercilessly with the information earlier this week. As an added bonus, the cable channel also revealed first-look images from […]
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“Futurama” is coming back… again. Hulu has ordered a 20-episode revival of Matt Groening’s futuristic animated comedy, the second time that show has been brought back. It first aired on Fox for five seasons from 1993-2003 and was Groening’s follow-up to “The Simpsons.” It was later revived for a three season run on Comedy Central […]
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) claimed on Wednesday that Speaker Nancy Pelosi is using her “gazpacho police” to spy on members of Congress. Appearing on One America News, Greene said Pelosi is using the Capitol Police to target members of Congress. She cited the allegations made by Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX), who on Tuesday claimed police had “illegally” entered his office in November […]
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Marg Helgenberger will reprise the role of Supervising Judge Lisa Benner in OWN’s All Rise for Season 3. The network revealed the new season will premiere in June and will pick up 6 months after the events of the Season 2 finale. The first two seasons ran on CBS before it was canceled last May. OWN announced it had […]
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Jimmy Kimmel doesn’t understand how “Spider-Man: No Way Home” lost out on an Oscar nomination for best picture to “Don’t Look Up.” The late-night host used the Feb. 8 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to call out Academy voters for snubbing “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which earned rave reviews and has become of the highest-grossing films […]
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Sherri Shepherd is finalizing a deal to become a permanent host on The Wendy Williams Show, sources tell Deadline. A rep for the syndicated daytime talk show’s producer, Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury, declined comment. Along with fellow actor Michael Rapaport, Shepherd emerged as the lead guest hosts on the show, filling in on a regular basis for Williams since the […]
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Best Picture Oscar nominee “Don’t Look Up” focuses on a world thrown into chaos and uncertainty due to an impending apocalyptic event. That same energy applied to the lead up to this year’s Oscar nominations, which was once again defined by a pandemic that forced actors, directors and more contenders to campaign from behind their […]
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Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier announced on Tuesday that the network has acquired all rights to Gumby, Pokey and all their friends, from the estate of Joseph Clokey, whose father, Art Clokey, created the iconic claymation character in 1953. The acquisition includes the full library of existing Gumby animated shows, specials, movies and content, which currently air on Fox-owned Tubi. The company […]
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ABC is looking to recruit another Rookie. The network is exploring a spinoff of its popular police procedural starring Nathan Fillon with another bonafide TV star, Niecy Nash, and a new setting, the FBI. The potential new series for next season will be introduced in a two-episode arc of the current fourth season of The Rookie. It will serve as […]
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Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog led the pack with 12 nominations as the 94th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning. The Netflix drama will compete against Belfast, CODA, Don’t Look Up, Dune, Drive My Car, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley and West Side Story for best picture. Emmy-winning actor Leslie Jordan and Emmy-nominated Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross announced the nominations in all 23 Oscar categories in a live […]
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Brian Kilmeade took Donald Trump to task over his 2020 election claims and declared that the former president lied about Arizona’s election audit. Trump has falsely claimed that the 2020 election was rigged against him in multiple states. Kilmeade fielded a call on his radio show on Monday afternoon from a man named Logan, who described himself as […]
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Apple has ordered the dark comedy series “Sunny” with Rashida Jones set to star, Variety has confirmed. The 10-episode series is based on the book “Dark Manual” by Colin O’Sullivan. In the half-hour show, Jones stars as Suzie, an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, whose life is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. […]
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says he “strongly” condemns Joe Rogan’s use of the n-word and other derogatory comments toward Black people but remains firm in his decision to keep the podcaster on the platform in order to “[elevate] all types of creators.” Last Thursday, the musician India Arie — who has said she will remove her music […]
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