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By George Clooney for Deadline – The date April 3rd has held a unique place in our history over the years. Theologians and astronomers will tell you that Christ was crucified on that date. On April 3rd Harry Truman signed the Marshall Plan, arguably the greatest postwar intervention in the history of man. The first […]

Sony Pictures Television has found of a new home for its Crackle ad-supported streaming service: The company struck a deal with Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSS Entertainment) to launch a new joint venture — dubbed Crackle Plus— that will also run Popcornflix, other streaming channels, and adjacent online video businesses. CSS Entertainment will own the majority of the new […]

Tom Hanks is in negotiations to play Elvis Presley’s iconic manager Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann’s untitled Warner Bros. biopic about the legendary musician. Luhrmann will direct the movie. He also penned the script with Craig Pearce. Parker discovered Presley when he was just an unknown and quickly moved in as his lone representation. Parker was responsible for various milestones, […]

When you have eight Oscars between you, it becomes less daunting to take on Shakespeare. I’m told that Denzel Washington is in early talks to team with Frances McDormand in a screen adaptation of Macbeth that will be directed by Joel Coen, from an adaptation he is writing. Scott Rudin is producing, and the plan is for A24 to distribute worldwide. The […]

Beyoncé brought Diana Ross to tears at the diva’s 75th birthday. We hear Ross hosted an LA birthday party for guests including the “Lemonade” singer, Khloé and Kourtney Kardashian, Tom Ford and Leo DiCaprio. “Beyoncé sang ‘Happy Birthday,’ ” said a spy. “Diana was in tears.” Ross then headed to the Hollywood Palladium for a starry concert, where fans […]

Elisabeth Hasselbeck says Rosie O’Donnell’s new claims of a mutual crush — and her characterization of female athletes’ sexuality — are “offensive” and “disturbing.” In Variety writer Ramin Setoodeh’s upcoming book “Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of ‘The View,’” O’Donnell says she had “a little bit of a crush … but it was in […]

CNN has parted ways with legal commentator Mark J. Geragos after multiple outlets reported Monday that he is the “unnamed co-conspirator” in a criminal complaint filed in New York against the lawyer Michael Avenatti. “Mark Geragos is no longer a CNN contributor,” a spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday afternoon. According to The Wall Street Journal, citing the […]

After decades of speculation, Mel B has finally come clean and confessed that yes, she did have a lesbian fling with Geri Halliwell during the group’s heyday. The stunning confession after all these years came during a sit-down interview with Piers Morgan for his “Life Stories” series, for which the Daily Mail had transcripts. “She’s going to kill me and so’s […]

DJ Khaled hosted the 2019 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday evening, broadcasted live from USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles. The awards, which are voted on by fans, span a range of categories, from favorite movie to favorite butt-kicker to favorite social media star. Although away on tour, Ariana Grande shared a video to thank her […]

It was announced this week that another 90s comic is headed to the big screen: Danger Girl. Kick-Ass 2 director Jeff Wadlow has signed on to helm the new feature, according to THR. Also according to the trade, “Danger Girl follows the adventures of Abbey Chase, an adventurer who was reluctantly recruited into a secret organization. Chase is then paired with operatives […]

Director Danny Boyle may have decided to exit “Bond 25,” but that doesn’t mean he was happy about it. Reflecting on the situation in a recent Empire interview, he called it “a great shame.” After directing Daniel Craig’s James Bond briefly in his Olympics opening ceremony, Danny Boyle was set to return to the world of 007 as the director of Bond 25 – but […]

Will Ferrell appeared in the Fox Sports West booth for Thursday night’s Kings-Sharks to do some play-by-play as his Anchorman character, Ron Burgundy. Ferrell —  a Kings fan — joined Alex Faust and Jim Fox in the booth dressed up as Ron Burgundy, and apologized for being late to “Stapless” Center, due to thinking the Kings still […]

Donny and Marie Osmond — both of them — have made it official. Their hit show on the Strip is ending after 11 years on Nov. 16. The duo who opened their run at Flamingo Las Vegas in September 2008 are indeed calling it closed. Donny and Marie appeared together on “Good Morning America” this morning […]

Netflix has ordered a coming-of-age comedy series from Mindy Kaling. The untitled series, which is created by Kaling and Lang Fisher, is about the complicated life of a modern-day first-generation Indian American teenaged girl, inspired by Kaling’s childhood. Howard Klein and David Miner will executive produce with Kaling and Fisher. Kaling is attached only as […]

“Days of our Lives,” “General Hospital” and “The Young and the Restless” lead the list of shows with the most Daytime Emmy nominations in 2019. Variety has also received a nom in the special class series category for “Actors on Actors.” “Days of our Lives” has received the largest total number of nominations across series in all […]

Ariana Grande opened a world tour with music by the late Jewish rapper, Mac Miller, who had dated the pop star for nearly two years before overdosing on alcohol and drugs last year. Grande started the tour for her blockbuster album “Sweetener” in an arena in Albany, New York, on Monday. Some of Miller’s songs played in the stadium after […]

Two days before Disney closes a $71.3 billion acquisition of most of the Fox empire, Rupert Murdoch sent a wistful note to staff thanking them for their contributions to the business and promising that his new, slimmed-down Fox Corp. will “invest in high growth initiatives.” “When this transaction is complete, I anticipate tremendous opportunity for […]

Kevin Tsujihara is exiting his role as chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment, a job he’s held for six years. “It is in the best interest of WarnerMedia, Warner Bros., our employees and our partners for Kevin to step down as Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros.,” said WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey on Monday. […]

Donald Trump threatened “Saturday Night Live” and other late-night shows with a federal investigation for poking fun of him, calling it in a Sunday tweet, “one sided [sic] media coverage.” “It’s truly incredible that shows like Saturday Night Live, not funny/no talent, can spend all of their time knocking the same person (me), over & […]

Captain Marvel easily stayed No. 1 in its second weekend, earning another $69.3 million in North America and $119.7 million overseas for a mighty worldwide total of $760.2 million. The pic’s global tally includes $266.2 million in domestic ticket sales, and $494 million from overseas. The first female-led superhero pic from Marvel Studios and Disney — […]

Michael Jackson‘s daughter, Paris, reportedly attempted to commit suicide Saturday morning. But she quickly tweeted a denial: “f–k you you f—king liars.” The report from TMZ quoted family sources blaming the fallout from ”Leaving Neverland,” a documentary in which two men, Wade Robsonand James Safechuck, accuse her late superstar dad of molesting them when they were kids. Paris slit her wrists at […]

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced that the 2020 Golden Globe Awards will take place on Sunday, Jan. 5, the earliest date that the Globes have ever been held. As usual, the ceremony will be broadcast live on NBC and will be produced by Dick Clark Productions. While the Globes show has been steadily […]

Howard Bragman, a longtime PR strategist and crisis manager, weighs in on the college admissions scandal that has ensnared “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman and “Fuller House” actress Lori Loughlin. Neither actress is a client of Bragman’s. Seeing your spin doctor is just like seeing your medical doctor after a scary diagnosis: Everyone wants to know how bad […]

Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert on Wednesday both hit back at President Donald Trump for his tweeted attack on late-night TV comedians. Trump ranted about the “one-sided hatred” of the “unwatchable” shows Wednesday morning in response to a “Fox & Friends” discussion, which many people on Twitter noted the irony of. Kimmel said he and […]

Whoopi Goldberg made a surprise return to “The View” Thursday, her first appearance since Feb. 5 when she took an extended leave to recover from pneumonia. “The only way it’s going to get better is if I begin, so this is my beginning,” she said. Her fellow co-hosts were stunned by her arrival and Goldberg was greeted […]