Spotify has quietly removed more than 110 episodes of Joe Rogan’s podcast following criticism from celebrities. The podcaster, whose series The Joe Rogan Experience is one of the platform’s most popular podcasts, has come under fire for promoting the spread of Covid-19 “misinformation”. Musician Neil Young led a boycott of the service, which has since seen his music, alongside Joni […]
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David Lynch has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg’s upcoming drama “The Fabelmans,” Variety has learned. His role remains a closely guarded secret. “The Fabelmans” will mark the first collaboration between Lynch and Spielberg, both seminal directorial talents that emerged in the 1970’s. Lynch has accumulated a celebrated body of work over the course of his filmmaking career, […]
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Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday of charges he cheated the porn actor Stormy Daniels out of nearly $300,000 she was supposed to get for writing a book about an alleged tryst with former president Donald Trump. Avenatti stared straight ahead as the verdict was read. It was another crushing defeat for the California lawyer, who has […]
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Former Vice President Mike Pence disputed that he had the ability to overturn the results of the 2020 election in a speech at the Federalist Society’s annual conference. He then delivered comments that were viewed as a strong repudiation of former President Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly contended that Pence could have chosen to recognize so-called “alternate electors” […]
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Denis Leary will recur on NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime. The Rescue Me co-creator and star will play Frank Donnelly, a fellow member of the NYPD who engages with Det. Stabler, played by Christopher Meloni. He is the latest star to join the series, after Deadline revealed that Jennifer Beals was set to play the wife of Mykelti Williamson’s […]
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Following the massive success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Sony is looking to to expand on its universe of Marvel characters as sources tell Deadline that Dakota Johnson is in talks to star in the studio’s Madame Web movie. S.J. Clarkson is on board to direct the pic. Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless penned the screenplay. In the comics, Madame Web is depicted […]
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) made her debut on Alex Jone’s far-right InfoWars Wednesday, where the two firebrands discussed presidential politics. Jones introduced Greene, saying, “MTG, who I hope becomes president one day, hell she’d probably be better than Trump, coming up in 2024.” Jones continued, “Can we get you to run for president in the next few years? Because I […]
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Yeehaw! Paramount has greenlit a fifth season of its neo-western, ratings-wrangling hit “Yellowstone.” The highly-acclaimed SAG and PGA-nominated series from MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios is set to begin production in May 2022 with the ensemble cast, as well as Jen Landon and Kathryn Kelly, who have been upped to series regulars. “Yellowstone,” created by Taylor Sheridan and […]
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Fox is staying radio silent on a report that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani — more recently remembered for his part in encouraging a coup against the elected United States president on Jan. 6, 2021 — was revealed as a contestant during a recent taping of its reality competition series “The Masked Singer.” The unmasking apparently […]
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As the media world continues to grapple with the stunning resignation of CNN’s longtime chief Jeff Zucker, one very interesting space to watch has been how rival networks covered the story – and it couldn’t have been more different. According to a search of SnapStream’s cable news feeds, Fox News mentioned Zucker over 170 times in the 24 […]
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Starz dropped the first teaser for its Sean Penn and Julia Roberts-led Watergate limited series “Gaslit” on Wednesday, revealing the actors’ on-screen transformations into Attorney General John Mitchell, President Richard Nixon’s most trusted advisor and best friend, and his whistleblower wife Martha Mitchell. Also announced was the show’s premiere date, which Starz has set for Sunday, April 24 at […]
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Jeff Zucker, the chairman of WarnerMedia news and sports, and the president of CNN, has resigned, effective immediately, he told staff Wednesday. According to a memo, Zucker resigned after being asked about a personal relationship with a close colleague as part of the network’s investigation into Chris Cuomo. The colleague was Allison Gollust, who leads marketing and communications […]
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Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from “The View” for two weeks after facing wide criticism for her remarks that the Holocaust was “not about race.” Goldberg’s suspension was announced in a statement released by ABC News public relations on Tuesday night. “Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful […]
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Lifetime’s Janet Jackson four-hour docuseries averaged 3.1 million viewers across Lifetime and A&E. The delivery on Lifet(ime was the cable channel’s best for a nonfiction program since “Surviving R. Kelly” in early 2019. “Janet Jackson.” — the documentary series’ official, stylized title — got off to the best start for any nonfiction program on all […]
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AXS TV has acquired all 10 seasons of Wahlburgers, the Emmy-nominated reality series that aired on A&E from 2014-2019. Starring Paul, Donnie and Mark Wahlberg, Wahlburgers will premiere Sunday, February 27, with episodes airing weekly in a four-hour block, from 7 pm to 11 pm ET. Wahlburgers takes viewers behind the scenes of one of the country’s most high-profile restaurant chains, […]
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Geoffrey Rush is set to play iconic comedian Groucho Marx in “Raised Eyebrows,” writer-director Oren Moverman’s upcoming adaptation of Steve Stoliar’s memoir “Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho’s House.” Moverman, whose credits include co-writing the Brian Wilson biopic “Love & Mercy” and writing and directing “Time Out of Mind,” worked on the “Raising Eyebrows” script with Stoliar. Rush […]
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CNN+ continues to come together, with a heavy emphasis on the cable news channel’s current on-air talent. The latest addition is CNN 10 pm host Don Lemon, who will host a talk show for the streaming service, which is slated to launch this spring. The Don Lemon Show will air weekly, and feature a live studio audience, with the […]
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Whoopi Goldberg issued an apology for saying that the Holocaust was “not about race” on the show Monday morning. “The View” co-host attempted to quell the outrage over her remarks by posting a tweet that offered her “sincerest apologies.” “On Today’s show, I said the Holocaust ‘is not about race, but about man’s inhumanity to man.’ I […]
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Hoda Kotb has split from fiancé Joel Schiffman after eight years together. The Today show anchor — who shares daughters Haley Joy, 4, and Hope Catherine, 2, with the businessman — announced the news during the third hour of the morning show on Monday. “Joel and I have had a lot of prayerful and really meaningful conversations over […]
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Whoopi Goldberg is receiving heavy criticism after making a comment on Monday’s The View that the Holocaust was not about race. The View host and moderator made the claim on the latest episode of the ABC program during a discussion about a Tennessee school district voting to pull Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel Maus, which is about the Holocaust, […]
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MSNBC’s top-rated host will announce Monday night that she is taking a hiatus from her prime time hosting gig. The hiatus comes just months after Rachel Maddow signed a new contract amid reports that she had considered leaving the network. An MSNBC source confirmed the hiatus to Mediaite, and said it will begin on Friday. The source […]
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Spotify has announced they will start applying advisory labels to their content whenever the coronavirus pandemic is discussed. This comes as the streaming service continues to face public outcry over Covid-19 misinformation aired on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek released a public statement defending the platform’s need to balance the creative freedom of their content creators with user safety. […]
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Howard Hesseman, a prolific character actor who became a beloved TV mainstay through his roles on sitcoms “WKRP in Cincinnati” and “Head of the Class,” died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles of complications from colon surgery he had undergone last summer. He was 81 years old. Hesseman’s death was confirmed to Variety by his longtime […]
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Stephen Hayes, the conservative writer who quit Fox News in protest of its coverage during the Trump era, is joining NBC News as a contributor and political analyst. Hayes, who co-founded and serves as CEO of The Dispatch, will make his first on-air appearance this Sunday on Meet the Press. “I’ve known and worked with Steve Hayes on […]
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“Nanny” was the big winner at the Sunday 2022 Film Festival Awards, announced in a virtual awards ceremony Friday. This year’s Best of the Fest announcement caps off the second year in a row in which the festival was forced to go virtual amid the pandemic, along with Cooper Raiff’s “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” which […]
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