Brian Goldner, the chairman and CEO of Hasbro, has died. He was 58. Goldner’s death comes two days after he had stepped away on medical leave. The cause of death was not given, though he disclosed last year he has been battling prostate cancer since 2014. Rich Stoddart, Interim CEO, said “Since joining the Company […]
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Superman’s done since he first appeared in comic books 80 years ago, almost. He’s saved the world more than a few times. He’s died and come back to life. He dodged punches from Muhammad Ali and even faced off against White supremacists. Until this year, though, every comic iteration of Superman has been besotted with longtime love Lois […]
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Amazon has given a green light to a second installment of Yearly Departed, a comedy special that will bid farewell to everything we’re leaving behind in 2021. Emmy-nominated Yvonne Orji (Insecure) will host the special, which again will feature an all-female lineup of guests (TBA) who will tackle some of 2021’s highlights we probably want to forget, such as Hot […]
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John Oliver once again took aim at “Business Daddy” AT&T — which in May announced a deal to spin off HBO parent WarnerMedia and merge it with Discovery — on Sunday’s episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight. This time he took issue with a Reuters report that surfaced last week revealing that AT&T helped create and fund One America News, a far […]
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Fighting back after a whistleblower’s damning testimony earlier this week before a Congressional committee, Facebook spokesman Nick Clegg said on NBC’s Sunday Meet The Press that changes are coming to the social media outlet and to its cousin, Instagram. Clegg, the former UK deputy prime minister who is now vice president for global affairs and communications at Facebook, said the company […]
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Netflix has picked up “That ’90s Show,” a sequel series to “That ’70s Show,” starring Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp. “That ’90s Show” will also bring back original series creators Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner. Smith and Rupp, who played Eric’s (Topher Grace) parents on the original series, will executive produce the series as […]
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Following strong reviews for his new Netflix movie, The Guilty, and a big night at the Tonys, Jake Gyllenhaal looks to have found his next movie as he is in negotiations to star in the new untitled film from Guy Ritchie. The film will be produced by Miramax with Ritchie writing and directing. Not much is known about the pic other then […]
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“The Crown” alum Claire Foy will play Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg in a scripted series adaptation based on Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang’s New York Times bestselling book “An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination.” The drama, entitled “Doomsday Machine,” hails from Anonymous Content (“Spotlight,” “Mr. Robot”) and wiip (“Mare of Easttown”), who recently closed a deal […]
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Barbara Cocoran, the 72-year-old real estate mogul and Shark Tank star, has apologized for a truly cold-blooded remark to co-host Whoopi Goldberg on Thursday morning’s episode of The View. When Goldberg jokingly wondered if a pair of Good American jeans would “fit this COVID [butt],” her co-hosts largely protested that they would. Cocoran then jumped in to say, “And […]
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One America News Network is primarily funded by AT&T, Reuters reported Wednesday. OANN — which broadcasts conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and the 2020 election to its conservative audience — was even the idea of AT&T executives, who, per testimony reviewed by Reuters, asked now-CEO Robert Herring Sr. to make a conservative network to compete with Fox […]
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“Better Things” will come to an end with its upcoming fifth season on FX, Variety has confirmed. Pamela Adlon created “Better Things” in addition to starring in, directing, and executive producing the series. Season 5 is currently filming, with its debut slated for 2022. The show tells the story of Sam Fox (Adlon), a single mother and […]
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The digital publishing arm of Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActive Corp. has cliched a deal to buy Meredith, the 120-year-old Iowa-based publisher of People magazine and a stable of other storied titles. It’s an all cash transaction valued at $2.7 billion — or $42.18 per share. IAC’s Dotdash digital publishing unit will acquire the entity that will hold Meredith Corp.’s National Media Group, […]
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Kelly Clarkson secured herself a small win in court on Friday. The multi-hyphenate was awarded the keys to her ranch in Montana amid her divorce from Brandon Blackstock. New court records obtained by Fox News show that a Los Angeles Superior Court judge opposed Blackstock’s previous petition that the property in question was “marital property.” According to the filing, […]
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L.A. Law is inching closer to a return to primetime. ABC has handed out a pilot order to a sequel to the former NBC legal drama, with former star Blair Underwood set to reprise his role as attorney Jonathan Rollins. Sources say other cast members from the former four-time Emmy-winning NBC drama are also expected to return. From […]
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The wait is almost over for Adele’s new music, as the 15-time Grammy-winning singer teased her first single since 2016. On Tuesday morning, Adele announced on Twitter that her new single “Easy on Me” will release on October 15. A short, black-and-white video shows the singer putting a cassette tape into a car radio, turning up […]
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Alan Kalter, who served as the announcer and performed hilarious comic bits for David Letterman during his two-decade run on CBS’ Late Show, has died. He was 78. Kalter died Monday at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut, his wife, Peggy, told The Hollywood Reporter. The red-haired Kalter took over for the retired Bill Wendell as the Late Show announcer in September 1995 — […]
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Facebook’s chief technology officer apologized on Monday afternoon after Facebook’s suite of applications, including Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, remained offline for several hours around the globe. “Facebook services coming back online now — may take some time to get to 100%. To every small and large business, family, and individual who depends on us, I’m sorry,” Mike […]
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A New York judge is giving a Dec. 23 deadline for former President Donald Trump to be deposed in the lawsuit brought by Summer Zervos, the former contestant on The Apprentice. Reuters and other outlets reported on Monday that Trump had to submit to a deposition in the case. Zervos, who has accused Trump of groping her in 2007, sued him […]
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In an overwhelming show of union solidarity, IATSE members have voted to authorize a nationwide strike against film and TV productions if last-ditch negotiations with the AMPTP fail to produce a fair deal. The vote – 98% in favor – now gives IATSE president Matthew Loeb indisputable authority to call a strike if he and AMPTP president Carol Lombardini fail to reach an […]
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Keira Knightley is set to star as the lead in a true story crime film called “Boston Strangler” that’s set at 20th Century Studios and tells of the Boston Strangler murders in the 1960s. Knightley will portray Loretta McLaughlin, who was the first reporter to connect the murders and break the story of the Strangler. […]
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Damian Lewis is exiting Billions after five seasons. Lewis played Bobby Axelrod, aka Axe, on the Showtime series, which aired its season five finale Sunday night. Showtime also said that season six will premiere Jan. 23 and released a trailer (watch it below). The news comes about a year to the day after the network announced the sixth-season renewal. Paul […]
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Frances Haugen was hired by Facebook to join the social network’s “Civic Integrity” team, and was distraught when the group was dissolved right after the 2020 election. She began gathering internal documents and communications, eventually quitting in May and turning over a trove of tens of thousands of pages of evidence to federal investigators. On Sunday, […]
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Fox News has received backlash for a headline that falsely suggested Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) shirked on paying property tax on her Illinois home. “Wtf is wrong with you guys?!?” tennis legend Martina Navratilova wrote, noting that the story itself explains that Duckworth took advantage of a tax credit available to all disabled U.S. veterans, regardless of […]
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Last night’s season 47 premiere of Saturday Night Live with host Owen Wilson and musical guest Kacey Musgraves drew a 3.5 household Live + Same Day rating in the 44 metered local markets and 1.3 in 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters. This was even in households with the season low mark hit by the last […]
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After a series of damning revelations about how Ozy Media has conducted business, including reports of shady outside dealings and a toxic internal work environment, the digital startup announced on Friday that is shutting down. Per a statement from the company’s board of directors: “At Ozy, we have been blessed with a remarkable team of dedicated staff. […]
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