A spokesperson for Woody Allen and his wife Soon-Yi Previn provided a statement tonight to Deadline, blasting the sexual molestation claims made against the Oscar winning auteur in tonight’s Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick HBO docuseries Allen V. Farrow. You can read it below. Deadline just received: These documentarians had no interest in the truth. Instead, they spent years surreptitiously collaborating with the Farrows and […]
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A “Criminal Minds” revival is in early development at Paramount Plus, Variety has learned from sources. As the project is still in the early stages, details are still being finalized, including which of the original cast members would return. However, sources say that longtime “Criminal Minds” showrunner and executive producer Erica Messer would return to work on the […]
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Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from Kanye West on Friday after almost seven years of marriage, TMZ and E! News reported. An individual with direct knowledge of the case told TMZ that Kardashian is seeking joint legal and physical custody of the couple’s four children, who range in age from 7 to 20 months. The insider […]
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Kate McKinnon has dropped out of Hulu’s The Dropout. The Saturday Night Live Emmy winner has departed the limited series about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. McKinnon was to have starred as Holmes and exec produced the series that is based on the ABC News podcast of the same name. Sources say the Hulu entry, which was among the […]
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Rock and Roll Hall of Famers the Beach Boys have become the latest artists to sell their catalog and other assets: The group announced Thursday that Irving Azoff’s recently launched Iconic Artists Group has purchased a controlling interest in its intellectual property, including their sound recordings, the brand, select musical compositions, and memorabilia. According to the announcement, the […]
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Dick Wolf’s vision for FBI as a franchise continues to come together with a potential third series on CBS. I hear the network is eying FBI: International (working title), which would focus on the FBI’s international operations. The project, which is still in the dealmaking stages, is being written by one of the top showrunners in the Wolf universe, Derek […]
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How are we supposed to live without Michael Bolton and Zooey Deschanel? Turns out we won’t have to. Bolton and Deschanel have signed on to host “The Celebrity Dating Game,” a new take on the format that has been picked up by ABC for eight one-hour episodes. You read that right. Bolton. Deschanel. Celebrities. “Dating Game.” As Bolton might […]
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CNN shook up its daytime schedule, unveiling a series of changes that will affect both its “New Day” morning program as well as its afternoon programming — the latest in a series of change at the nation’s big mainstream TV news outlets in the aftermath of the 2020 election. The WarnerMedia cable-news outlet intends to move early-afternoon anchor […]
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“Mom” will end its run on CBS this year at the conclusion of Season 8, Variety has learned. That means that the season finale currently scheduled for May 6 will now serve as the series finale. The show had been renewed for Seasons 7 and 8 in early 2019. News of the show’s conclusion comes after series co-lead Anna Farris […]
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WarnerMedia is announcing a stepped-up commitment to preschool and kids programming across Cartoon Network and streaming service HBO Max, with a goal of reaching 50 original preschool shows in the next two years. The company made the announcement of the fall programming plans ahead of a virtual upfront presentation to media buyers. HBO Max is ramping up its offerings for advertisers […]
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Oscar-, Golden Globe- and four-time Emmy-winner Regina King is set to star in and produce “Shirley,” the feature film biopic about Shirley Chisholm, America’s first Black congresswoman. The film, produced by Participant, will be written and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley, with production expected to begin later this year. The story tracks Chisholm’s 1972 presidential campaign, a groundbreaking […]
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Rush Limbaugh, the conservative firebrand radio host who was a pillar of right-wing media in the U.S. for more than 30 years, died on Wednesday after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 70. Limbaugh’s wife, Kathryn, announced the news on his radio show. Limbaugh disclosed the severity of his illness to listeners of his syndicated […]
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A new “NCIS” spinoff set in Hawaii is in development at CBS, Variety has learned from sources. Few plot details are available on the potential series, other than it will follow a team of Naval criminal investigators who operate on the Hawaiian islands. According to sources, Chris Silber, Jan Nash, and Matt Bosack are attached as writers and […]
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Longtime CNN Newsroom anchor Brooke Baldwin announced her surprise resignation from the cable news network on-air today, telling viewers that she’s leaving in April to focus on “amplifying the lives of extraordinary Americans and putting my passion for storytelling to good use.” “Before we get going, I want to start with some personal news,” Baldwin said at the start of […]
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On the heels of the news that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting a second child, CBS has announced that Oprah Winfrey will sit down with the couple for a “wide-ranging” interview. “Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special” will air on CBS on March 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Winfrey will first speak with Markle, the Duchess of […]
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ABC News chief national correspondent Matt Gutman has been suspended for violating a company policy on Covid-19 safety. A spokesperson for the network declined to comment, as did Gutman. A source familiar with the situation said that Gutman was suspended for violating company safety rules having to do with going into a hospital for a story without getting permission from […]
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For as long as CNBC has been on the air, its viewers have seen Sue Herera. Starting next week, they may not spot her every day. The veteran business-news correspondent. who has hosted programs ranging from “Power Lunch” to “Nightly Business Report” during her more than three decades with the NBCUniversal-owned outlet, will become an anchor-at-large starting February 17. […]
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By now you’ve no doubt heard that White House spokesman TJ Ducklo reportedly threatened Politico reporter Tara Palmeri for working on a story about his relationship with Axios reporter Alexi McCammond. News broken by Vanity Fair revealed a nasty exchange in which Ducklo “made derogatory and misogynistic comments” and apparently even accused Palmeri of being “jealous.” Before Friday’s White House briefing, press secretary Jen Psaki announced on […]
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Reporters weighed in on the suspension of deputy White House press secretary TJ Ducklo Friday, and many questioned if he’d be fired after threatening to “destroy” a Politico reporter who was looking into his relationship with another member of the press. Reporters were quick to point out that after his inauguration, President Biden claimed he […]
Read moreJustin Timberlake on Friday apologized following the backlash he has received from a documentary about Britney Spears. The New York Times Presents Framing Britney Spears was released last Friday. The doc examines the singer’s conservatorship and her early 2000s downfall, which became fodder for late-night hosts and tabloids that delighted in her struggles. The doc includes a […]
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Keyboardist-composer Chick Corea, who attained stardom as a fusion pioneer and distinguished himself as a do-anything player across the jazz spectrum and beyond, died Tuesday from a rare form of cancer, his Facebook page announced. He was 79. He left a message on his page for his fans: “I want to thank all of those along my journey […]
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Actress Lynda Carter took to social media Wednesday to honor her late husband, Robert Altman. The 73-year-old gaming CEO’s passing was announced last week by his company, ZeniMax Media. “One week ago, my beloved husband Robert A. Altman passed away,” the “Wonder Woman” star began. “Robert is the love of my life and he always will be. Our 37 […]
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Earlier this year, social media accusations began to swirl against a frontrunner on the current season of “The Bachelor,” who has been criticized for photos that have re-surfaced from her past. The contestant, Rachael Kirkconnell, appears to have been photographed in attendance at an antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal back in 2018, though she has not verified […]
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As impeachment manager Rep. Eric Swalwell was presenting chilling security and other video footage during the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on Wednesday, Fox News cut away to The Five. The network did carry the Senate proceedings throughout the day, including earlier graphic footage, but the at 5 p.m. ET cutaway came at a particularly emotional moment, as […]
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Larry Flynt, the tenacious, controversial and free-thinking entrepreneur who took a string of strip clubs and built them into Hustler, one of the world’s most successful sex-based brands, has died. He was 78. Flynt died Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from a sudden illness, according to his manager Minda Gowen. Flynt changed […]
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