Jane Levy, star of NBC’s recently canceled musical comedy-drama Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, says the network’s decision not to renew the series is a “wrong move,” and suggests a show “about love” is much needed in a “crime and guns”-heavy TV line-up. “I’m sorry, but I have to say this: I look at the new NBC lineup, and […]
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Monica Lewinsky has found her own Alt Ending. 20th Television has signed the Vanity Fair contributing editor and her aptly named production company to a first look producing deal. The news comes as Lewinsky is prepping the latest installment of the American Crime Story anthology series, Impeachment: American Crime Story, for which she serves as a hands-on producer. As its title suggests, Impeachment will chronicle the […]
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As the entertainment world mourns the passing of Oscar nominee Ned Beatty, many stars are recalling arguably his most famous and ominous performance as TV executive Arthur Jansen in the Paddy Chayefsky satire “Network.” In his tweet commemorating Beatty, “Karate Kid” star Ralph Macchio called “Network” one of the “greatest screenplays and films of all […]
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Jon & Vinny’s is offering pizza with extra chess this weekend. As part of Netflix’s For Your Consideration campaign for its limited series “The Queen’s Gambit,” the streamer has partnered with the popular local pizza chain to hand out custom pizza boxes promoting the show’s awards hopes. As part of the campaign, the Jon & Vinny’s […]
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Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are set to star in the next film from “Carol” director Todd Haynes, a drama titled “May December.” Haynes is directing the film based on a script by Samy Burch (with a story by Burch and Alex Mechanik) and production is set to begin next year. It’ll be the sixth […]
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CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin returned to the cable news channel for the first time since last October, addressing the incident that got him fired by The New Yorker, and which kept him off of CNN for the 2020 presidential election. “To quote Jay Leno, what the hell were you thinking?” CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota asked Toobin, after explaining […]
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IT could be a battle of the billionaires to see who can launch themselves into space first as Richard Branson could beat Jeff Bezos. The Amazon CEO announced this week that he and his brother would be heading to space on July 20 on Blue Origin’s New Shepherd spacecraft However, according to a report by […]
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Four of the key men in the lives of Sex and the City‘s main characters are set to return for And Just Like That, a sequel series at HBO Max. Mario Cantone, David Eigenberg, Willie Garson and Evan Handler will all reprise their roles in the series, which revisits Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin […]
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Jean Smart comedy Hacks is returning for more Las Vegas laughs. HBO Max has renewed the series, which also stars Hannah Einbinder, for a second season. This comes ahead of the two final episodes of season one dropping on the streamer on Thursday June 10. Created by Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky, the series explores […]
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Some women are dripping in diamonds, some women are dripping with pearls — and Taraji P. Henson will be dripping with little girls during NBC’s holiday production of “Annie Live!” The Academy Award-nominated actress will play the orphanage’s cruel manager, Miss Hannigan, who hates all children but especially Annie. Henson will lead the musical opposite a soon-to-be-discovered star, as […]
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Chris Harrison has officially parted ways with The Bachelor franchise. After stepping aside during the controversial 2021 season of The Bachelor, the host and producer — who has served as the face of the hit ABC and Warner Bros. TV franchise since 2002 — has exited his veteran role upon reaching a confidential settlement and reportedly big payday, The Hollywood […]
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Embattled U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz was turned down after reaching out to Newsmax for a potential position, a spokesperson for the network told Reuters on Monday. “Newsmax has had no plans to hire Rep. Gaetz,” spokesperson Brian Peterson told Reuters. Gaetz’s query came earlier this year after news broke that the Republican lawmaker was under investigation […]
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Matthew Goode has been cast to play film producer and studio exec Robert Evans in the Paramount Plus limited event series “The Offer,” about the making of “The Godfather.” “The Offer” is based on the experience of Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy, about the behind-the-scenes events of the original 1972 film from director Francis Coppola, […]
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CNN on Monday reported that it had obtained a 2019 phone call in which Trump ally Rudy Giuliani can be heard pressuring a Ukrainian senior official to open an investigation into conspiracy theories about then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, appearing to imply that U.S.-Ukrainian relations would improve if such a request was granted. According to CNN, the 40-minute phone […]
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Nearly four years after New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor broke the bombshell Harvey Weinstein sex scandal report, Hollywood is ready to tell the story of how these two reporters persevered to break this game-changing story. Universal Pictures is prepping She Said, a drama based on the New York Times bestseller She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite […]
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Former President Donald Trump will join former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly on the road for four events in December. Billed as “The History Tour,” the first event will take place on December 11 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. The second event’s venue has yet to be determined, while the last two will be held at the Toyota Center […]
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To celebrate New York’s apparent reopening, Mayor Bill de Blasio is planning a large-scale performance by multiple acts in Central Park and is working with veteran producer and executive Clive Davis to help organize the talent, according to a report Monday in the New York Times. No acts have been confirmed for the show, which is tentatively set […]
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Ellie Kemper has responded to backlash about her 1999 involvement in a St. Louis debutante ball with racist origins. “The century-old organization that hosted the debutante ball had an unquestionably racist, sexist, and elitist past. I was not aware of this history at the time, but ignorance is no excuse. I was old enough to have […]
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Marking the return of the involvement of the White House in celebrating the Kennedy Center Honors, President Joe Biden taped a special message for the ceremony in which he said that the role of artists is “as important as ever” as the country recovers from the Covid-19 crisis. In the video, Biden said that he and First Lady […]
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Former President Donald Trump continued pushing the big lie about the 2020 election on Saturday, and this past week there’s been reporting that he has been talking to people about this ludicrous idea he could be reinstated (which is not how this works). Chris Wallace asked Trump ally and former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski about this, and Lewandowski said in […]
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Clarence Williams III, who starred as the brooding undercover cop Lincoln Hayes on the countercultural 1968-73 ABC drama The Mod Squad, has died. He was 81. Williams died in Los Angeles on Friday of colon cancer, his management told The Hollywood Reporter. An actor of uncommon intensity, Williams began his career on the stage and earned a Tony […]
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have announced the birth of their daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. Lili was born on Friday, June 4 at 11:40 a.m. at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, Calif. According to representatives for the couple, Lili weighed 7 lbs 11 oz., and both mother and daughter are in healthy condition and settling […]
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The NBC owned affiliates in New York and Los Angeles are launching 7 p.m. local newscasts on Monday, bumping Access Hollywood to 7:30 p.m. and going up against Jeopardy! and Inside Edition. The addition of the newscasts is unusual for the time period, which has been typically reserved for syndicated magazine and game shows. WNBC-TV in New York will feature […]
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Johnny Gilbert, the voice of “Jeopardy!‘, is opening up about his long tenure on the game show at the age of 92. Gilbert, who decided to stick with “Jeopardy!” after Alex Trebek’s death, faced the wrenching question once again as production for next season neared. This time it would mean adjusting to the quiz show’s yet-to-be-named […]
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Facebook said Donald Trump’s accounts on the social giant’s platforms will be suspended for a two-year period — until at least January 2023 — and will only be reinstated “if conditions permit.” The announcement comes after the independent Facebook Oversight Board upheld the company’s suspension of the ex-U.S. president last month — after Trump praised rioters who engaged in […]
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