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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Liz Sheridan, the veteran actress best known for playing Jerry Seinfeld’s mother on Seinfeld who also recurred on ALF and appeared in several Broadway shows, died today in New York City. She was 93. Her longtime friend and rep Amanda Hendon told Deadline that Sheridan died overnight in her sleep of natural causes. Sheridan already was a veteran TV and film actress […]
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During an appearance on a live show for the podcast Pod Save America, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki reportedly shredded Fox News when she was asked about Peter Doocy, the network’s White House correspondent. The podcast is set to drop on Friday (after the publication of this article). POLITICO White House Correspondent Eugene Daniels flagged the remark, which was […]
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Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk acknowledged on Thursday that he’s “not sure” that he will “actually be able” to buy Twitter. Musk, who was Twitter’s largest shareholder until Thursday, made an offer on Thursday to purchase all of the social media company for $43 billion. “I’m not sure that I will actually be able to acquire it…I could technically afford it,” he […]
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We’ll be seeing a new face on NCIS. The Fosters alumna Teri Polo is joining the CBS drama series in a recurring role opposite Gary Cole. Polo will play Vivian Kolchak, NCIS Special Agent Alden Parker’s (Cole) ex-wife, and a former FBI agent who left the FBI following their divorce and took a Defense Department job as a paranormal investigator. Polo […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav brought out the big guns during his address to the new company at its first global town hall for employees Thursday. The newly merged company tapped its most famous employee, Oprah Winfrey, to moderate the event and to help introduce Zaslav to Hollywood. But the get-to-know-you didn’t exactly assuage fears that layoffs […]
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Jenna Bush Hager is the latest on-air personality to test positive for Covid, forcing her to miss Wednesday’s Today with Hoda and Jenna. “We should point out, by the way, Jenna’s not here. Jenna got Covid, but she is doing great,” Hoda Kotb told viewers at the start of the show. She said that she talked to Hager on the […]
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Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of forcible touching in a protracted criminal case accusing the Oscar-winning Jerry Maguire star of violating three different women at various Manhattan night spots in 2018 and 2019. The single guilty plea came nearly three years after Gooding’s arrest in the case that saw several delays as […]
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Elon Musk is being sued by Twitter shareholders over his delay in announcing his stake in the company On April 5, Twitter announced that the Tesla CEO would join the board of directors, but it then turned around and decided not to do so after all. According to Reuters, the shareholders claim that the billionaire took too long to reveal his 9.2 percent […]
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt has joined the Peacock series “Poker Face,” the mystery drama starring Natasha Lyonne that was created by Rian Johnson. Plot details for the series are being kept largely under wraps, though sources say the show will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode. Details on the character […]
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Gilbert Gottfried, the comedian, “Aladdin” star and owner of one of the most iconic voices in Hollywood, has died after battling a long illness, his family announced Tuesday. He was 67. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness. In addition to being the most iconic voice […]
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Carrie Underwood won video of the year at the 2022 CMT Music Awards for a record-extending 10th time, this time for “If I Didn’t Love You,” her hit collaboration with Jason Aldean. Her winner in this category last year was also a collab, “Hallelujah” with John Legend, from her Christmas album, My Gift. Underwood and Aldean also took the award for collaborative […]
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Rachel Maddow announced that she will go to a weekly schedule, hosting MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show solely on Monday nights starting in May. Rotating hosts will fill in the rest of the week, and there are no immediate plans for a replacement host at this time, according to a network spokesperson. “This might change….We will see how things […]
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Larry David is keen to do more Curb Your Enthusiasm. During a TV Academy event at the DGA tonight, David confirmed that the long-running HBO series will be back for a 12th season. When asked whether, he’ll do more, the creator and star of the show replied affirmatively. It comes after season 11 finished airing at the end […]
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Elon Musk has reversed his plan to join Twitter’s board of directors, less than a week after he announced his investment in the social media giant. On Sunday night, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal disclosed in a message to company staffers that Musk has decided not to join the board. Last week it was disclosed that Musk has […]
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Donald Trump Jr. texted then-White House chief-of-staff Mark Meadows potential ways to keep his father in power just two days after the 2020 presidential election, CNN reported on Friday. Trump Jr. sent the communication as millions of votes were still being counted across the country. “It’s very simple,” he texted Meadows on Nov. 5. “We have multiple paths We control […]
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Discovery completed its acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T on Friday. The close of the transaction births new company Warner Bros. Discovery, which will begin trading on the Nasdaq Monday under the new ticker symbol “WBD.” WarnerMedia owns HBO, HBO Max, CNN, Warner Bros., DC Films, New Line Cinema, TBS, TNT, TruTV, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, Turner Sports and Rooster Teeth, among other […]
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The View co-host Joy Behar mocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday over her response to comedian Jimmy Kimmel calling for Greene to be slapped just like comedian Chris Rock was at the Oscars by actor Will Smith. During his show on Tuesday, Kimmel shared a tweet Greene posted on April 4 calling out Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), all of whom would go on to vote […]
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The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences met Friday morning to discuss the consequences for actor Will Smith following his slap of presenter Chris Rock during the 94th Oscars telecast, and voted to ban Smith from all Academy events including the Oscars for 10 years. Here is the Academy’s statement: “The 94th Oscars […]
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