Fox News host Tucker Carlson dubiously claimed MSNBC host and former Rep. Joe Scarborough “was accused of committing murder” during his show on Monday night. In 2001, an aide to Scarborough named Lori Kaye Klausutis, 28, was found dead in the then-congressman’s office in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. There were no signs of foul play and a medical examiner ultimately concluded she […]
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Fox News host Brian Kilmeade addressed the outrage over airing a fake photo of the judge who authorized the FBI’s raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property. Authorities were in search of allegedly classified documents taken from the White House. “This is the judge in charge of the, of the, of the, um, as you know, of the warrant, and we’ll see if he’s going to […]
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“Dr. Phil” is downsizing. The long-running daytime talk show, which returns in September for its 21st season, resumed production this month with 25 fewer staffers. The employees, who were mostly in production, were let go in a cost cutting move, the show confirmed to Variety. “Going into season 21, we streamlined production to ensure longevity. As […]
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FBI agents seized several boxes of papers from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate during its Monday raid, including documents marked “top secret,” according to documents reviewed by multiple outlets that suggest the former President is being investigated under the Espionage Act. According to the Wall Street Journal, the FBI seized 20 boxes of items, including documents marked “Various classified/TS/SCI” documents. […]
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Anne Heche, star of “Six Days, Seven Nights” and an early LGBT role model for openly dating TV host Ellen DeGeneres in the 1990s, died Friday from injuries she sustained in a horrific car crash a week before. She was 53. Her death was first noted by friend Nancy Davis, who posted a tribute on Instagram Friday […]
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After 7 seasons, huge changes have come to “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” On Thursday’s episode of the show, Colbert announced that Grammy winning songwriter and musician Jon Batiste is exiting the show and will be replaced as Band Leader by longtime “The Late Show” band member Louis Cato. “We’ve been so lucky to […]
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Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under, Servant) is joining the second season of Yellowjackets in a series regular role. She’ll play the adult version of Vanessa Palmer, who was played as a teenager in season one by Liv Hewson. Vanessa, or Van, was romantically involved by Taissa — played as a teen by Jasmin Savoy Brown and as an adult […]
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During the Television Critics Association press conference on Thursday, Lifetime presented a panel for “Girl in Room 13,” an upcoming movie starring Anne Heche. The actor, who was was originally set to be on the panel, was in a car crash in Los Angeles on Aug. 5 and has been in the hospital since. At the top of […]
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Anne Heche had narcotics in her system during a fiery crash last week in Los Angeles, the resulting fire of which landed her in a coma, police said Thursday. Heche’s bloodwork did not show any alcohol was present in her system but that more analysis of the bloodwork was required, police said. Heche was said […]
Read moreApple has ordered the limited dramedy series “Land of Women” with Eva Longoria and Carmen Maura set to star. The six-episode series is based on the Sandra Barneda novel of the same name. Longoria will star as Gala, a New York empty nester whose life is turned upside down when her husband implicates the family in financial improprieties, and she […]
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A new report from CNN’s Oliver Darcy claims Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch believes former President Donald Trump is bad for the country, but keeps Fox News in his corner to avoid alienating viewers. With Trump said to be mulling launching a third White House bid, Darcy claims Murdoch is stuck between a rock and a hard place. By putting the network at […]
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Kaley Cuoco has been cast in a leading role in “Based on a True Story,” Peacock’s upcoming comedic thriller series from Craig Rosenberg. Inspired by an actual event, “Based on a True Story” is about a realtor, a plumber and a former tennis star whose lives unexpectedly collide, exposing America’s obsession with true crime, murder and the slow […]
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Anne Heche’s condition is far graver than it appeared over the weekend, a rep for the Emmy-nominated actor told Deadline. Fifty-nine firefighters battled the blaze, which had engulfed both Heche’s car and the house she crashed into, for 65 minutes until she could be safely pulled out of the wreckage. She was reportedly able to […]
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Former President Donald Trump said that the FBI raided Mar-A-Lago as it executed a search warrant on the property. It is unclear exactly why the FBI obtained the search warrant, but the raid comes amid reports that the Justice Department is investigating Trump’s actions surrounding the January 6th siege on the Capitol. But there also have been reports that Trump took […]
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Fox News host Tucker Carlson texts with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on a regular basis, according to The Daily Beast Newsletter, Confider. Last week, a Texas jury ruled Jones must pay $45.2 million to the parents of a child murdered in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Jones had claimed the shooting never occurred and that the families involved were […]
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Olivia Newton-John, the angelic Australian singer who forged a hopelessly devoted following with her chart-topping hits “Physical,” “Have You Never Been Mellow” and “You’re the One That I Want,” her Grease duet with John Travolta, has died. She was 73. Newton-John died Monday morning at her ranch in Southern California, her husband, John Easterling, announced on Facebook. “Olivia has been […]
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“The Batman” actor Andy Serkis is set to showrun and direct “Madame!,” an epic period series about the life of Marie Tussaud, the visionary French artist known for her wax sculptures and the world-famous museum Madame Tussauds. Newen Connect, the distribution arm of TF1 Group-owned Newen Studios, has signed a deal with Imaginarium Productions, the company founded […]
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A judge has ordered Kevin Spacey to pay “House of Cards” production company MRC nearly $31 million for alleged sexual misconduct behind the scenes of the Netflix White House drama. Spacey, who played Frank Underwood, was kicked off the series during its sixth season after facing allegations that he had sexually assaulted and preyed upon young men, including a […]
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A Texas jury slapped Alex Jones with $45.2 million in punitive damages for spreading the false claim that the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting massacre was a hoax. The jury’s award is added to the $4.1 million in compensatory damages the jury awarded to the parents of Jesse Lewis, who was among the 26 killed in the massacre, on Thursday. […]
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It didn’t take long for Jon Stewart to hit back at Tucker Carlson after the Fox News host took shots at him on Thursday night. On his show Thursday, Carlson took aim at Stewart over his fiery advocacy of the PACT Act, which expands healthcare for military veterans exposed to toxins. Stewart ripped Republicans for blocking the bill last […]
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ABC is making it official: Alyssa Farah Griffin is the new conservative co-host on The View. The choice of Farah Griffin leaked last week, but the program officially announced her deal Thursday. ABC has also signed another Republican commentator to a multi-year deal. Ana Navarro, who has appeared on the program regularly for years, has signed on as […]
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Alex Jones will have to pay at least $4.1 million in damages to the parents of one of the 6-year-old victims in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a jury decided on Thursday. Jones, the conspiracy theorist behind Infowars, already lost his defamation lawsuit, and the jurors in the Texas case were trying to determine how much he owed in […]
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In an open letter Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom took his offensive against Republican-controlled states banning abortion to Hollywood, calling on studios to pull out of Georgia’s lucrative film industry and bring productions back to the Golden State. “Together, we built a creative community that includes unrivaled casts, crews, craftspeople, infrastructure and technology. Robust tax […]
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“Days of Our Lives” is moving to Peacock. The long-running NBC soap opera is officially moving to the NBCUniversal-owned streaming platform starting on Sept. 12. It has aired on NBC since it first launched in 1965. Currently, the show airs daily on NBC while past episodes are available to stream on Peacock. Peacock previously aired the […]
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Vin Scully, the longtime Dodgers play-by-play announcer considered by many to be the king of his profession, died Tuesday. He was 94. The Los Angeles Dodgers confirmed Scully’s death through its official social media. “He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more,” the organization wrote. “He was their conscience, their poet laureate, capturing their […]
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