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Gymnast Mary Lou Retton has been keeping a secret all season on “Dancing With the Stars” — she finalized a divorce from her husband of 27 years in February. Retton told her dance partner Sasha Farber the news in a rehearsal segment aired on Monday night’s show. “I went through a divorce. People don’t know […]

The world’s most irreverent superhero — aka Deadpool, aka Ryan Reynolds — could soon be the newest Christmas tradition. If you thought Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Aquaman would be enough to quench your superhero appetite this December, you might want to reconsider. We can’t forget that the Merc With a Mouth is returning to the big screen, this time with a PG-13 cut of […]

Ask folks in Hollywood what they think of the Motion Picture Association of America’s Classification & Ratings Administration (CARA), and you’ll get an earful. (Documentarian Kirby Dick made a whole film about it, “This Film Is Not Yet Rated.”) Filmmakers have become so sophisticated about the vagaries of the ratings board (one F-word per PG-13 movie) that they often […]

 Producer/director Ava DuVernay is working with Netflix on a Princedocumentary, two sources have confirmed to Variety. The project has the full cooperation of the late artist’s estate, which is providing with interviews, archival footage, photos and archive access. The multiple-part documentary will cover the artist’s entire life. “Prince was a genius and a joy and a jolt to the senses,” she told Deadline in […]

As Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin and Al Roker — three of NBC’s prominent anchors of color — opened the 9 a.m. hour of Todayon Monday, negotiations between Megyn Kelly’s lawyer and the network kept going. Sources say the talks naturally slowed somewhat over the weekend, but ramped up again on Monday. Among the issues the sides are haggling […]

There was another feud happening at the World Series. On Sunday night, Oscar winner Matt Damon and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel attended the World Series Game 5, between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, and appeared to be sitting next to each other. Both stars were wearing the same T-shirt. Damon a […]

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born soundtrack holds steady at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a third week, earning 109,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Oct. 25 (down 24 percent) according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 61,000 were in traditional album sales (down 30 percent). A Star Is […]

NBC News’ Peter Alexander is officially joining Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer on Weekend Today as co-anchor, the network announced Saturday. On Saturday, Alexander joined the show to announce the news. “We are so excited to announce that Peter is officially joining the Saturday Today team. Congratulations,” co-anchor Jones said. Alexander said that he had been a longtime fan of the show. […]

TV news outlets scrambled Saturday morning to cover another horrific mass shooting after at least eleven people were slain at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. The suspect, identified as 46 year-old Robert Bowers, surrendered to authorities shortly after 11 a.m. ET and is listed in “fair” condition. The shooting unfolded at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s […]

Following on from “Star Trek: Discovery” and the in the works Jean-Luc Picard series, CBS All Access has handed out a two-season order for “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” a half-hour adult animated comedy series from “Rick and Morty” head writer and executive producer Mike McMahan. The series will focus on the support crew serving on […]

Megyn Kelly and NBC News executives are negotiating the terms of her departure from the news division. Her exit is not official yet, but it is likely to be announced in the days ahead, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. Kelly will not be returning to her 9 a.m. show “Megyn Kelly Today,” […]

A woman from “48 Hours” running “60 Minutes”? You must be joking. Snooty correspondents at CBS’ “60 Minutes” are apoplectic over the idea that Susan Zirinsky — the longtime boss of the network’s crime-focused “48 Hours” news show — could soon be their boss. The Post reported on Friday that 66-year-old Zirinsky had become the front-runnerto […]

CNN president Jeff Zucker, who has long sparred with President Trump throughout their decades of knowing each other, lashed out at him in a statement on Wednesday, hours after his network’s New York office was forced to evacuate due to a bomb threat. “There is a total and complete lack of understanding at the White House […]

The nation’s media outlets sometimes take swipes at one another, but they seem to be standing together after a series of threats of violence were made against Democratic figures and CNN. “We condemn all attempted acts of violence against media organizations and our thoughts are with CNN for the safety of all of their employees,” said Kevin Lord, […]

At the start of a new Oscar season, two films lead the pack that could not be more different in every way. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón’s Venice prizewinner “Roma” was ripped from the director’s childhood memories, shot in beautiful black-and-white with a cast of unknowns and will be presented by Netflix, the biggest streaming […]

As expected, the second week of ABC’s Roseanne spin-off dipped in the ratings. The big question last week was: By how much? ABC’s The Conners (1.7 in adults 18-49 Live+Same Day, 7.9 million total viewers) was down 29% in 18-49 (-26% from the fast national) and down 26% in viewers from the premiere. For comparison, the Roseanne revival was down 25% […]

There’s something funny happening with your Netflix thumbnails. The streaming giant has perfected a recommendations algorithm that keeps its subscribers happy, or so they probably thought. Their latest innovation — which seemingly sees Netflix targeting users by race and gender — may be doing more harm than good. If you’ve scrolled through your Netflix homepage recently, and […]

And then a hero comes along, with the strength to… help The Voice‘s contestants make it to the live shows. Grammy-winning singer Mariah Carey will join Season 15 of the competition series as the Knockout Rounds’ key advisor, NBC announced Tuesday. Beginning Monday, Oct. 29, Carey will mentor the 32 remaining Voice hopefuls as coaches Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer […]

Rosie O’Donnell has confirmed she’s engaged to girlfriend Elizabeth Rooney after weeks of speculation that the couple were set to be wed. The former “View” co-host revealed the news to People during the 15th-anniversary celebration of her organization, Rosie’s Theater Kids, in New York City. She told the outlet that while they’re definitely engaged, it’s far too soon […]

Oscar-winning producer Donna Gigliotti will produce the 91st Oscars, and Emmy-winning director Glenn Weiss will co-produce and direct the show, Academy president John Bailey announced Monday. Gigliotti, who will be overseeing the awards broadcast for the first time when ABC airs the 91st Oscars from Hollywood on Feb. 24, 2019, won a best picture Oscar […]