The Washington Post added a significant correction to conservative writer Marc Thiessen’s column slamming the media and the FBI over John Durham’s special counsel report. The Durham investigation concluded last week with the assessment that the FBI and the Justice Department should not have launched their probe into connections between Donald Trump’s campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 election. The Durham report argued the intelligence […]
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CNN anchor John King roasted a new “stunning” claim Republicans are making about President Joe Biden and a “bribery scheme” — saying it’s “more stunning the Republicans making this claim admit they have no evidence, just an unverified tip.” At issue is a new demand by Republicans in Congress for an alleged FBI document involving President Biden and his family. In letters and press […]
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Robert J. Dowling, who carried The Hollywood Reporter to great heights during his 17-year run as the trade paper’s classy publisher and editor-in-chief, has died. He was 83. Dowling died Friday at his home in Santa Monica after a short battle with cancer, a family spokesperson announced. Dowling joined THR in September 1988, taking over from Tichi Wilkerson, widow of the newspaper’s […]
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“Barry” has been renewed for Season 4 at HBO, Variety has learned. The news comes after the Emmy-winning dark comedy series has aired just four episodes of its third season. Episodes of the show air on HBO and HBO Max on Sundays. Production on Season 4 will begin in June in Los Angeles, with series star and co-creator Bill […]
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Taraji P. Henson was among those appointed to the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Also named to the board was NBA star Chris Paul. The members of the board work to to “increase the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest-quality education to its students and continue serving as engines of […]
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“CODA” and “Don’t Look Up” won the Writers Guild Awards for adapted and original screenplay, respectively, on Sunday night, during the WGA West-WGA East joint virtual ceremony, hosted by Ashley Nicole Black. On the television side, HBO Max’s “Hacks” won both comedy series and new series, while HBO’s “Succession” won for drama series and episodic […]
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) hit back at Newsmax host Eric Bolling on Friday, after the right-wing TV personality called him a “traitor” and suggested he switch parties. The Twitter spat started with Kinzinger giving an interview in which the outgoing congressman said he wants “this party to be better” and vowed to help defeat former President Donald Trump if he chooses […]
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Chris Cuomo has been fired by CNN. The anchor’s tenure at the network comes to an end only days after the company announced that it had suspended Cuomo from the company. CNN is continuing an ongoing investigation into disclosures that Cuomo provided assistance for his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, after his sibling was faced […]
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Fox News contributors Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes have opted to leave the network in protest of Tucker Carlson’s special “Patriot Purge” about the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol out of concern that it will “lead to violence,” according to a report in Sunday’s New York Times. The Times reports that Goldberg and Hayes exchanged […]
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“South Park” will premiere its first of 14 made-for-streaming films next month on Paramount+, as part of creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s expansive new deal with ViacomCBS. The made-for-TV event, titled “South Park: Post Covid,” will premiere on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25. A second one will debut in December. No plot details were announced. […]
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Piers Morgan doesn’t think the Rolling Stones should remove the song “Brown Sugar” from their U.S. tour setlist over criticism of racist lyrics. “Grow a pair, Mick (no apologies to any wokies offended by this phrase), stand up to the woke bullies, and sing Brown Sugar loudly and proudly at the rest of your shows,” […]
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Fox News’ Tucker Carlson went on a tear against Senator Lindsey Graham and specifically slammed him for not appearing on his show — roughly half an hour before Sean Hannity interviewed the South Carolina Republican. Carlson went after Graham for his votes in favor of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, saying the White House is able to get nominees through the Senate Judiciary […]
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Cobie Smulders will now play Ann Coulter in “Impeachment: American Crime Story” after Betty Gilpin, who was originally set in the role, exited the cast due to scheduling complications during the pandemic. Smulders is the newest addition to the cast of this season. This news comes just after FX released the official trailer on Wednesday. Smulders is known for playing […]
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Fox Quietly Implements its Own Version of a Vaccine Passport While its Top Personalities Attack Them
Tucker Carlson has called the idea of vaccine passports the medical equivalent of “Jim Crow” laws. And other Fox News personalities have spent months both trafficking in anti-vaccine rhetoric and assailing the concept of showing proof of vaccination status. But Fox Corporation, the right-wing talk channel’s parent company, has quietly implemented the concept of a vaccine […]
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Harvey Weinstein is appealing his conviction of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. Weinstein, who was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison in March 2020, argues he didn’t get a fair trial. In a lengthy appeal brief, his attorneys argue seven points: the jury wasn’t […]
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Hallmark, based in Kansas City, Missouri, has asked Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley and Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall to return its political donations. “HALLPAC, Hallmark’s political action committee, supports elected leaders from a wide variety of viewpoints–including Democrats, Republicans and Independents,” said a statement from a Hallmark representative. The statement continued: “Hallmark believes the peaceful transition […]
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Chaos erupted at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as a mob of supporters of President Trump stormed the building in a violent scene that’s been likened to an attempted coup or an insurrection. Lawmakers were evacuated as the rioters breached the barricades as Congress met to certify the results of the presidential election. Thousands of […]
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The Santa Monica Pier will be temporarily closed for New Years’ weekend, it was announced Wednesday. The city said in a statement that “in an effort to slow the rampant spread of COVID-19 throughout Los Angeles County,” the pier would close at 10 p.m. Wednesday and reopen at 6 a.m. Monday, January 4. “We are in the […]
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The song-catalog bonanza of 2020 just hit a peak that is not likely to be topped: Universal Music Publishing Group has acquired Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs in a blockbuster agreement encompassing more than 600 copyrights spanning 60 years, ranging from 1962’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” to this year’s “Murder Most Foul.” His catalog was previously administered in the […]
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Are you having “fun” tonight? John King sure is. Over on CNN, the chief national correspondent is manning the map on the “magic wall” and telling anchor Wolf Blitzer how “fun” things like the count in Florida are. “This is why elections are fun,” he said at one point, talking with Blitzer about the continually changing […]
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With the culture at her eponymous talk show under fire, Ellen DeGeneres is speaking out. In a letter to her crew, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, DeGeneres addresses the alleged workplace misconduct, which was detailed in a Buzzfeed story published earlier this month. The widely-circulated piece includes a host of former employees’ anonymous accusations of racism, intimidation, unjust termination and […]
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The body of Naya Rivera, the actress best known for her role as Santana Lopez on the hit Fox show “Glee,” was recovered on Monday from the Southern California lake where she went missing last week. She was 33. Ventura county sheriff’s department confirmed the news to TheWrap on Monday ahead of a 2 p.m. […]
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Disney has continued to break records at the box office this year — and is on the verge of setting a new one. The studio has already garnered more than $8 billion at the global box office since January, breaking the record for the highest-grossing year for a studio ever, which it set in 2016. Not […]
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A judge ruled in favor of “Criminal Minds” star A.J. Cook on Monday is her dispute with her former attorneys, who said they were entitled to 5 percent of her payments from the hit CBS drama. Cook argued that attorney Neil Meyer and his firm, Meyer & Downs, raised their fee from 2.5 percent per episode of […]
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Steven Soderbergh’s next film, a comedy starring Meryl Streep called “Let Them All Talk,” is heading to HBO Max, HBO announced Monday. Streep stars in the film alongside Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest, Lucas Hedges and Gemma Chan, and production on the movie kicked off last week in New York and will continue onboard the Queen […]
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