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There’s a lot to unpack in “Championships,” the studio album Meek Mill released Thursday night. But many folks immediately zeroed in on a Jay-Z verse on the track “What’s Free,” which named Kanye West. Jay-Z and West have had a long and complicated relationship. West first became big on Jay-Z’s label. They’ve collaborated together. There’s […]

Chef Eric Ripert, who was a longtime friend of Anthony Bourdain‘s and was with him during his final days, is speaking out about their friendship and Bourdain’s philosophies. “Anthony was very curious by nature. Very respectful of cultures and he wanted to share with the public, his discoveries. The idea was do not be scared of traveling […]

Pinocchio may have a new puppeteer. Tom Hanks is in early talks to play Geppetto in Disney’s live-action adaptation of its classic animation, which Paul King, the filmmaker behind the Paddington movies, is attached to direct. The project is the next remake to go before cameras as part of the studio’s successful strategy adapting its beloved animated films into […]

The New York Film Critics Circle has named Alfonso Cuaron’s autobiographical film Roma as its best picture of 2018. In addition, Cuaron was named best director of the black-and-white movie, which also was cited for its cinematography. Cuaron also wrote Roma — a foreign-language film set in Mexico City in the early 1970s — based on his childhood. Netflix […]

A day after doubling down on unscripted fare come January, the network is firming up its comedy slate for 2019, with its Murphy Brown reboot and Damon Wayans Jr. vehicle Happy TogeEnglish, has underperformed (6.2 million total viewers and a 0.9 in the key 18-49 demo) in its prime Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. slot and remains in consideration for […]

Adam Levine is still mourning the devastating death of his manager and childhood friend, Jordan Feldstein. The 39-year-old Maroon 5 frontman is named Variety‘s 2018 Hitmaker of the Year, and in the accompanying interview, he talks about taking control of his career after Feldstein died suddenly last December. Feldstein, who was the older brother of actor Jonah Hill, […]

Fox News said Tuesday it intends to “discipline” network employees who agreed to let former EPA boss Scott Pruitt review scripts ahead of his appearances on the cable channel’s popular “Fox & Friends” morning show,  The Associated Press reports. Fox News reps did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday evening. But earlier in the day, […]

Ava DuVernay has signed a multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Television. Under the agreement, which goes into effect in January, DuVernay will develop and produce television projects exclusively for Warner Bros. through her company Forward Movement. “Ava DuVernay is one of the leading lights in our industry, a brilliantly talented writer, producer, director and entrepreneur whose ability […]

Citing bruised vocal cords,Justin Timberlake has postponed his Man of the Woods concert stop slated for Los Angeles’ Staples Center Tuesday night, Nov. 27. Timberlake has been plagued by the issue for the last month, postponing a number of dates, including Oct. 24’s Madison Square Garden date in New York;  his Oct. 28 Buffalo, N.Y. appearance and two […]

Chloe Zhao’s “The Rider,” a tiny indie about a rodeo rider trying to recover from a serious injury, has been named the best independent film of 2018 at the Gotham Independent Film Awards, which were handed out on Monday night in New York. On a night in which many of the categories had upset winners, […]

After shying away from the public eye for a few years, Amanda Bynes opened up about her past ― and her present ― in the annual “Break the Internet” issue of Paper Magazine. The former child star spoke about her struggles with drug use and added that she didn’t start partying until she was 25 […]

Kit Harington is responding to a Russian model’s claim that he had an affair with her before and after his wedding to Rose Leslie. The model, Olga Vlaslova, allegedly shared online what she said was a nude photo of the actor, leading a Russian publication to report on the alleged affair. Vlaslova claimed that she met Harington in Luxembourg, […]

Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are married. The duo wed Saturday night in a secret ceremony in Washington D.C. at the National Archives, which houses the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, Vanity Fair reported. The couple, who have kept their relationship under the radar, reportedly chose the date because most […]

Decades after their last studio album, Queen is the unlikely champions of the box office and music charts. The rock band hasn’t dropped a music project in nearly 30 years, but thanks to the performance of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” their music has been given a new lease on life. After just a few weeks, the biographical […]

CBS News staffers are furious that an investigation into sexual harassment at the network is still ongoing, a year after Charlie Rose’s firing. Rose was sacked from “CBS This Morning” after it was reported that eight women had accused him of sexual harassment, spanning decades — and multiple networks: PBS also fired him. However, what was […]

Ricky Jay, one of the most compelling figures in magic, died Saturday in Los Angeles of natural causes, The Hollywood Reporter can confirm. His manager, Winston Simone, said of Jay, “He was one of a kind. We will never see the likes of him again.” In addition to his long career as a magician, he also appeared […]

Dick Van Dyke paid a pretty penny to play two roles in “Mary Poppins.” As part of Thursday’s “20/20” special, “Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic,” Van Dyke told Lin-Manuel Miranda that he asked Walt Disney for permission to play Mr. Dawes Sr., the banker, as well as Poppins’ good pal, Bert, in the 1964 […]