Local reporters were barred on Thursday from witnessing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) sign a controversial elections bill, sparking outrage from journalists and critics of the Republican governor. Journalists gathered outside the Hilton Airport Hotel in West Palm Beach, Fla., early Thursday morning to cover the governor’s signing of Senate Bill 90, a sweeping election-related measure that, […]
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Sacha Baron Cohen is set to receive the Comedic Genius Award at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards, MTV announced today. On May 16, the Academy Award-nominated actor, screenwriter, producer and comedian will become the fourth recipient of the award, which honors an actor who has made incomparable contributions to the world of comedy. Past honorees include […]
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group of journalists for outlets based abroad that is best known for presiding over the annual Golden Globe Awards, has voted to approve sweeping reforms to its organization that were proposed by its board on Monday. The vote occurred on the very date that the HFPA had cited as its self-imposed deadline to […]
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NBC and Lilly Singh will end her late-night program, “A Little Late With Lilly Singh,” after two years, the latest sign that TV networks are rethinking how to handle a widening array of wee-hours programs while viewing habits shift. Singh has signed a first-look deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, to develop […]
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Tucker Carlson’s crusade against vaccines took an even more dangerous turn than usual on Wednesday, as he began baselessly speculating that COVID-19 vaccines cause death after people take them. There is absolutely no evidence that supports this, but Tucker continued to peddle his misinformation anyway, speculating that people who died sometime after getting the vaccine […]
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“Succession” Season 3 has added Adrien Brody to its cast. Brody is the latest addition to the cast of the third season of the hit HBO series, with Alexander Skarsgård having been announced as a new addition on Monday. The main cast of the show currently includes Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Peter Friedman, […]
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Conan O’Brien has an official moving-out date at TBS: His long-running late-night show “Conan” will officially end on June 24. “Conan” will mark the end of its 11-year run with final weeks of shows that will include special guests, leading up to an hour-long finale. As announced last year as part of a new deal with WarnerMedia, […]
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NBC is returning to Night Court. The network has handed out a formal pilot order to a sequel of its Emmy-nominated comedy series with original star John Larroquette joined by Big Bang Theory grad Melissa Rauch at the top of the call sheet. The new Night Court is based on the original series from creator Reinhold Weege and revolves around […]
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that hands out the Golden Globe Awards, committed to a sweeping “reimagination” of the organization on Monday, pledging to increase membership by 50%, hold new board elections and hire professional executive leadership. “For the past 60 days we have worked hard to come up with a plan of […]
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Dick Wolf is spearheading another extension of his venerable Law & Order franchise, and this time he has partnered with one of the key auspices behind another hugely successful procedural drama franchise from the last two decades, CSI‘s Carol Mendelsohn. NBC has given a straight-to-series order to Law & Order: For the Defense, a new legal drama from Law & Order creator Wolf, which will […]
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo cleared the way for Broadway productions to reopen May 19, announcing Monday that most novel coronavirus-related capacity restrictions in New York and New Jersey will be lifted on that date, including those that have prevented Broadway theaters from operating for more than a year. Though Broadway can effectively reopen on […]
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CNN’s Brian Stelter knocked the Washington Post, New York Times and NBC over their retracted stories about Rudy Giuliani following the raid on his apartment by federal investigators. The three outlets were forced to make public corrections over the weekend after falsely reporting that the FBI warned Giuliani and One America News Network they were being targeted by a scheme to spread Russian disinformation. […]
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Pop star Billie Eilish left her trademark baggy outfits at home and opted for an ultra-sexy, revealing look at her curves for a British Vogue lingerie cover shoot, a choice for which she expects to be a deemed a “hypocrite.” In a candid interview with Vogue, Eilish opened up about gender power dynamics, her devotion to […]
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Johnny Crawford, the original Mouseketeer who starred as the young son of the Civil War veteran portrayed by Chuck Connors on the 1958-63 ABC series The Rifleman, died Thursday, it was announced. He was 75. In 2019, it was revealed that Crawford had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and a GoFundMe campaign organized by Paul Petersen — the advocate […]
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J.K. Simmons will replace Ed O’Neill in Amazon’s upcoming drama series “Lightyears.” O’Neill was announced back in March but had to leave due to personal reasons, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap. Simmons will co-star alongside Sissy Spacek. “Lightyears” follows Franklin (Simmons) and Irene York (Spacek), a couple who years ago discovered a chamber buried in […]
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NBC is staying in business with Dwayne Johnson and Kenan Thompson. The network has renewed comedies Young Rock and Kenan for second seasons. It marks the latest comedy renewals at the broadcaster, having ordered a second season of Mr. Mayor last month. NBC said Young Rock, which debuted in February, is the No. 2 new comedy of the season in the 18-49 demo and that the pilot […]
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Anne Douglas, the wife of Kirk Douglas and producer known for her philanthropy work, has died. She was 102. The Douglas family announced she peacefully died at her home in Beverly Hills on Thursday afternoon. Her death comes about one year after the death of her husband, who died in February 2020. The couple were married for […]
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World premieres from Disney+, AMC, Startz, Peacock, A&E, OWN, FX and National Geographic are among the highlights of the 2021 Tribeca Festival’s 20th anniversary celebration, announced today. The events will take place in New York City June 9-20 and claim to be the first major film festival to host in-person events since the worldwide pandemic began. […]
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Lena Headey has joined the HBO series “The White House Plumbers,” which delves into the Watergate scandal, Variety has learned. Headey joins previously announced cast members Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, and Domhnall Gleeson. The five-episode series tells the story of how President Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled […]
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Jimmy Kimmel has interviewed many eccentric guests as the host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” over the years, but one of his most surreal interviews took place on Wednesday night. Lindell is a prominent Trump supporter who has promoted debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. In February, he was hit with a $1.3 billion lawsuit by […]
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Controversial filmmaker Roman Polanski is set to get behind the camera again on The Palace, a drama set on New Year’s Eve 1999 in a luxurious Swiss hotel where the lives of various guests intertwine. The project was revealed today by Paolo Del Brocco, the CEO of Italian outfit Rai Cinema, which will produce alongside Luca Barbareschi’s Eliseo Entertainment. Fellow […]
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Saturday Night Live alum and Supermarket Sweep host Leslie Jones will emcee the 2021 MTV Movie & MTV Awards live ceremony. The annual MTV awards, which will honor the biggest and best moments in movies and TV, will air on Sunday, May 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Following its 2020 virtual event, the MTV Movie & TV Awards will return for a […]
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is scheduled to appear as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Wednesday evening, despite an online backlash. On Tuesday, a letter was posted to the website Common Cause, the political watchdog group, addressed to host Jimmy Kimmel and the production team of the ABC series. The letter noted that Lindell has been “a leading voice […]
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Reese Witherspoon’s company Reese’s Book Club has launched a fellowship for underrepresented and unpublished women writers. The star’s media company Hello Sunshine announced news of the fellowship, titled LitUp, on Tuesday, vowing to elevate marginalized voices and to mentor new authors penning diverse stories. “As our community and reach continues to grow, we have all collectively sought […]
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Podcast host and former UFC commentator Joe Rogan is being called out after a controversial episode of his show, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” in which he argued against children getting vaccinated against COVID-19. “If you’re like 21 years old, and you say to me, should I get vaccinated? I’ll go no. Are you healthy? Are you […]
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