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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ABC’s female-focused talkfest The View—whose fractious interpersonal relationships on and off the air have provided endless fodder for tabloid-ready gossip over the past two decades—seems poised to claim yet another casualty. The show’s resident conservative Republican, Meghan McCain, daughter of the late Arizona Senator John McCain, is seriously considering calling it quits and not accepting ABC’s offer to return for The View’s 23rd season […]
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It’s been 30 years since Say Anything…opened in theaters and Cameron Crowe’s directing career took off, but when John Cusack appears on the screen via Skype at the anniversary screening of the film at the Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday night, it’s as if Lloyd Dobler never left. Dobler, of course, is the optimistic hero (played […]
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Black Panther won the biggest film prize of the night, taking home the best cast ensemble prize, SAG-AFTRA’s equivalent of a best picture award. Other big SAG Awards winners included Glenn Close, named best actress in a leading role for The Wife, and Rami Malek, who won best actor in a film for Bohemian Rhapsody. Also on the film side, Emily Blunt […]
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Blake Shelton spoke fondly of his girlfriend, Gwen Stefani, during an interview with Entertainment Tonight. He opened up about their new music video for their song, “You Make It Feel Like Christmas.” Stefani recorded the song, and it features the country crooner’s vocals. Stefani gave a lot of credit to Shelton, saying he helped her […]
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Disgraced ex-CBS chief Les Moonvesforced an aspiring actress to perform oral sex on him during a 1995 meeting — and his efforts to cover it up could cost him a $120 million severance package, according to a new report Wednesday. Bobbie Phillips, then 25, told the New York Times that she went to Moonves’ office at the Warner […]
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A pair of powerful sequels — “Ralph Breaks the Internet” and “Creed II” — are dominating at a robust Thanksgiving holiday box office, leading the way to a possible record-setting total for the five-day period. Disney’s “Ralph Breaks the Internet” is performing impressively as it heads for an estimated domestic launch of about $89 million […]
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This year’s story is about the power of a gift. And how that gift inspired, changed and influenced the course of a little boy’s life. That little boy just happens to be Elton John. The film begins in present day and works backwards chronologically through Elton’s life right until the moment on Christmas morning when […]
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The race for late-night supremacy has turned into a dead heat. CBS’ Late Show With Stephen Colbert has moved into a tie with NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon among adults 18-49 for the season so far. Through the first seven weeks of the season (Sept. 24-Nov. 9), the two shows are each averaging a 0.51 rating in […]
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The Entertainment Industry Foundation is accepting donations for its fire relief fund, which will support firefighters, first responders, and those affected by the wildfires currently ravaging in three separate areas of California. The fund was first set up in response to last year’s wildfires. Back then, three beneficiaries were selected: the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, which […]
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After Modern Family‘s emotional Halloween episode about the death of DeDe Pritchett (Shelley Long), the ABC sitcom is breathing new life into the series — literally. It was revealed in Wednesday night’s “Did the Chicken Cross the Road?” that Haley (Sarah Hyland) is pregnant, but given who her presumed baby daddy is, fans aren’t exactly thrilled. But before we […]
Read moreWhere do you go after you’ve been at the top and fallen to the depths? Megyn Kelly, just fired from NBC’s “Today” show, is probably asking herself that question now – and finding that her options are limited despite the explosive expansion of the media world she inhabits. “She’s an anchorwoman-without-portfolio and without a home – she’s stateless now,” says Mark Feldstein, a broadcast […]
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The Britannia Awards, which took place on Friday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, were supposed to be a collegial event at which the BAFTA Los Angeles gave its annual honorary awards to a group for actors and filmmakers. But Jim Carrey, who received the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy, had more […]
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Ariana Grande is on a “Wicked” mission to bounce back after ending her engagement to “SNL” star Pete Davidson, and reportedly returning that $93,000 ring. The singer appeared at an NBC taping of “A Very Wicked Halloween,” a concert special that will celebrate the 15th anniversary of Broadway smash “Wicked.” Sources told Page Six that Grande had skipped rehearsals, […]
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Back in April, Black-ish creator Kenya Barris was fighting to get out of his contract with ABC to leave for Netflix, a move he ultimately made last month. Barris, who had seen a few projects never come to fruition at the network, had reportedly been in conflict with ABC for awhile. But the reason Barris finally decided to leave was because […]
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The awards were handed out over two nights, Saturday and Sunday, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Outstanding Variety Special (Live) Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert • NBC • Universal Television, The Really Useful Group, Marc Platt Productions, Zadan/Meron Productions (WINNER) Outstanding Structured Reality Program Queer Eye • Netflix • Scout Productions, Inc. and ITV […]
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