Demi Moore’s AmEx appears to have gone on a wild $169,000 shopping spree without her. Federal prosecutors are going after David Matthew Read for allegedly reporting Moore’s credit card missing and requesting a new one back in March, then spending nearly $200,000 on items before Moore’s assistant called American Express to report questionable activity later […]
Read moreThe sale of 21st Century Fox’s studio assets to Disney has triggered the first lawsuit from a shareholder, who complains about what was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The putative class action seeks to enjoin the transaction. The objecting shareholder also wants more information about debt and raises concerns about how a Goldman […]
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This year’s Primetime Emmy Awards nominations are set to be unveiled Thursday, after another noisy season of campaigning with plenty of drama to go around. There are several new series looking for the embrace of the Television Academy, and still more returning after hiatuses long and short. What kind of a mixture will we be […]
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Warner Bros. has a bold vision for an aerial tramway to transport visitors to and from its Burbank lot to the Hollywood sign. Like a plan that Musk has for a high-tech hyperloop that would shuttle riders between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Warners’ tramway would alleviate traffic and parking problems that plague the […]
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Just a few days after her NBC show echoed President Donald Trump in wondering whether the #MeToo movement has gone “too far,” Megyn Kelly spent Monday morning essentially attacking the Miss America Organization for doing away with its traditional swimsuit competition. Quoting a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Kelly noted that “22 state pageant leaders are seeking to oust […]
Read moreIn what was billed as a tribute to Evel Knievel, daredevil Travis Pastrana attempted three of Knievel’s motorcycle jumps on Sunday in Las Vegas ― and in the process, he bested the famed stunt performer three times. Travis Pastrana cleared the fountain at Caesar’s Palace, 52 crushed cars and 16 buses to successfully complete all three of […]
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It’s been mere days since filming on Game of Thrones ended forever, and HBO is getting right back in the saddle. The Belfast Telegraph reports that shooting on the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series will start soon. According to Fansided, the prospective series will take place about 1,000 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and will shoot in Belfast, Ireland. It seems like a […]
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Gretchen Carlson defended the actions of the Miss America board of directors amid criticism that she forced the organization into dropping the swimsuit competition from the annual beauty pageant. Carlson has come under fire in recent days from some board members who have resigned in what they say is a protest to decisions made by Carlson and other Miss […]
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French actress Emmanuelle Seigner has rejected an invitation from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to join the organization, calling it “one insult too many” because the Academy expelled her husband, director Roman Polanski, earlier this year. In a sternly worded open letter published in the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, Seigner wrote, “The Academy probably […]
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NBC has announced changes to their East Coast primetime schedule for Monday due to Donald Trump’s Supreme Court announcement. American Ninja Warrior will air 8-9 PM ET. The Supreme Court announcement will air approximately 9-9:20 PM ET. American Ninja Warrior will continue 9:20-10:20 PM ET followed by Dateline NBC 10:20-11 PM. EARLIER: Broadcast networks are gearing up for President Donald Trump’s Monday night primetime […]
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Taking things to the next level! Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are engaged, Us Weekly can confirm. Celebrity Engagements of 2018 Opens a New Window. A source close to the model confirmed the happy news to Us, adding that Baldwin “is obsessed with Justin and always has been.” TMZ was the first to break the news, reporting that the 24-year-old “Love Yourself” singer […]
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Disney/Marvel’s Ant-Man And The Wasp took flight in 41 offshore markets this session, supersizing to $85M for its international box office bow. The Paul Rudd/Evangeline Lilly sequel buzzed in about 45% ahead of the first film and landed above industry expectations, despite the lack of some key markets in this early mix. Overseas, the pesky superhero and his new female partner, The […]
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As temperatures soared past three digits in L.A. on Saturday, Hollywood shared how they were keeping cool — or failing to — on social media. Jennifer Lopez still opted for sweating, tweeting that she had gone to the gym and worked out in white snakeskin leggings. Halle Berry shared a photo at the beach. Paula Abdul asked […]
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Last night, MoviePass customers encountered a problem when they went out to their local theater: an outage prevented some users from checking in to a film. While the company says that the issue has been resolved, and that it’ll reimburse customers who paid out of pocket for tickets, it’s not a good look for the service, […]
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Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry brought vintage rock to the mythic stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival on Thursday, performing as the Hollywood Vampires for a sellout crowd. The American trio, all dressed in black with silver chains around their necks, lived up to their reputation as “bad boys” during the 90-minute […]
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Ed Schultz, former MSNBC talk show host, died on Thursday. He was 64. Schultz died of natural causes at his home in Washington D.C., according to RT America, his most recent employer. A prominent television and radio broadcaster in the upper Midwest region, Schultz began his career as a sports broadcaster for Fargo-Moorhead television stations before working as […]
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Scarlett Johansson faced a storm of criticism this week after it was reported that she would play a transgender man in a movie, a year after she drew scrutiny for taking on a role that was originally Japanese. The newly announced film, “Rub & Tug,” is based on the real-life story of Dante “Tex” Gill, […]
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Actor Ben Stiller has been named global goodwill ambassador to the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR. The agency announced the appointment on Monday after Stiller concluded a trip with UNHCR to Guatemala, where he met refugees who fled from their homes in Central America to escape violence from organized criminal groups and gangs. In recent years a growing number of […]
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Matt Damon will star as fugitive billionaire commodities trader Marc Rich in “The King of Oil” at Universal Pictures with John Krasinski producing through his Sunday Night Productions. The project, which is in the early stages, is being developed as a starring vehicle for Damon. It’s based on “The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich,” […]
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Comedian Andy Dick has been charged with sexual battery on allegations that he groped a woman in April. The Los Angeles city attorney filed two misdemeanor charges against the actor and is seeking an arrest warrant for him, The Times has confirmed. The charges, filed on June 27, include misdemeanor sexual battery and misdemeanor simple battery stemming […]
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A new half-hour comedy from Fred Armisen and “Saturday Night Live” boss Lorne Michaels has been ordered to series at HBO. And it’s in Spanish. According to the logline, “Los Espookys” (working title) is set in a strange and dreamy version of present-day Mexico City and follows a group of friends turning their love for […]
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President Donald Trump will likely be pleased to learn that longtime investigative reporter Brian Ross is leaving ABC News, along with his producer, Rhonda Schwartz. Trump publicly attacked Ross on Twitter in December, after the veteran reporter received a four-week suspension from the network for botching a story on the investigation into potential collusion between Trump’s […]
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Speaking at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival Saturday, Tim Robbins expressed outrage and shame at U.S. immigration policies and the Supreme Court’s new ruling allowing President Trump’s travel ban on some predominantly Muslim countries to stand. “That Supreme Court decision will be remembered as a disgrace,” he told journalists, building on comments at the fest opening that had galvanized […]
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Heather Locklear is getting long-term treatment for mental issues after her arrest and hospitalization, multiple sources tell Us Weekly. The Melrose Place alum, 56, was hospitalized on Monday, June 25, hours after she was released from jail after being arrested for allegedly attacking a police officer and an EMT who responded to her home for a domestic disturbance call. A source tells Us that Locklear is “entering […]
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While his past few months have been embroiled in controversies over female representation and MusiCares, there’s no question that Neil Portnow will leave big shoes to fill when he steps down from his post at the helm of the Recording Academy and Grammy Awards in July of next year. During his tenure, Portnow has negotiated a $600 million agreement that will keep […]
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