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Don Imus, the radio personality whose insult humor and savage comedy catapulted him to a long-lasting and controversial career, has died at 79. His three-hour radio program, Imus in the Morning, was widely popular, especially with the over 25-male demographic. Imus died Friday morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas, after […]

President Donald Trump has responded to the apparent Canadian snub of his cameo in Home Alone with two tweets. Canada’s public broadcaster cut Trump’s brief appearance in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York for its Christmas Eve airing of the 1992 holiday hit. It issued a statement denying any political maneuvering. “As is often the case with feature films adapted […]

Might there be a reboot of The Office in the future? Ellie Kemper, who co-starred on the NBC comedy series from 2009-13, posed that question to her former co-stars, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, while guest-hosting an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Said Fischer, who played Pam Beesly on the series for all nine seasons (2005-13): “I […]

Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak, who underwent emergency surgery for a blocked intestine in November, is on the mend. The 73-year-old game show veteran — who has hosted Wheel of Fortune since 1981 — gave his first interview since the ordeal on Friday’s Good Morning America, talking about his health scare in detail. “My blood pressure had fallen dramatically. They had […]

“Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” and “You vs. Wild” are among 12 other programs nominated for the first-ever Innovation Award at the 2020 Producers Guild Awards. Netflix, which streams both of these shows picked up the most nominations in the first wave of categories, with eight. Interestingly, the streamer nabbed four out of the five children’s program […]

Adam Driver, who stars in two of the most-talked-about movies this December – “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and Netflix’s “Marriage Story – recently walked out of an interview with NPR’s talk show “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross. Sources confirm to Variety that Driver, who was recording his side of the radio interview at NPR’s New York […]

Fox is developing a comedy with Ali Larter and Ben Stiller about a mom who becomes a pro football cheerleader. Larter (Heroes, The Rookie) will star in and executive produce The Sidelines, a single-camera comedy from SideCar Content Accelerator — the network’s in-house content arm — and Fox Entertainment. Stiller will also exec produce via his Red Hour […]

Charlize Theron is currently starring in Bombshell, the new movie that tells the story of Fox News women who tried to expose Roger Ailes’ sexual misconduct. In the film, Theron plays Megyn Kelly, who claimed in her memoir that Ailes tried to make many advances at her. Although Theron was not personally involved in the real-life scandal concerning […]

Hallmark Cards Inc. president and CEO Mike Perry on Sunday apologized to wedding planner website Zola after the Hallmark Channel removed four commercials that featured a same-sex wedding. “The Crown Media team has been agonizing over this decision as we’ve seen the hurt it has unintentionally caused,” Perry said in a statement. “Said simply, they believe this […]

Danny Aiello, a character actor best known for his work in such films as “Do the Right Thing” and “Moonstruck,” died on Thursday night in New Jersey. He was 86. Aiello’s literary agent Jennifer De Chiara confirmed his death to Variety. “It is with profound sorrow to report that Danny Aiello, beloved husband, father, grandfather, actor and […]

Amazon has renewed the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning comedy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for a fourth season. The renewal, following the Dec. 6 Season 3 premiere, also comes just days after the series received two Golden Globe nominations, for Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy, and best actress for star Rachel Brosnahan. “We were thrilled to hear that for […]

Syndicated talk show Tamron Hall has been renewed for a second season, making it the second syndication rookie to earn a pickup for 2020-21. The Disney-produced and distributed show has been cleared in 80 percent of the country for next season, with ABC-owned stations and Hearst Television stations serving as the flagship groups for Tamron Hall. […]

Lionsgate’s Bombshell, Netflix’s The Irishman and Sony Pictures’ Once Upon a Time In Hollywood led all film nominees with four apiece Wednesday for the 26th annual SAG Awards, which announced its nominations in 15 film and TV categories. Fox Searchlight’s Jojo Rabbit and Neon’s Parasite rounded out the marquee Ensemble honor, the closest SAG has to a Best Picture category. Last year’s winner was Black Panther, […]

Philip McKeon, the former child actor best known for his role on the CBS sitcom “Alice,” died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. He was 55. McKeon died in Texas after a long illness, family spokesman Jeff Ballard said in a news release. He was most recognizable as Tommy Hyatt, the son of the titular character […]

Apple has landed its first Golden Globes nominations. The Morning Show, which streams on the tech giant’s Apple TV+ subscription service, earned three Golden Globes nods on Monday morning. The show picked up a nomination for best drama series, and its stars — Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon — were both nominated for lead actress […]

René Auberjonois, best known for his roles in “Boston Legal” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” died at his home in Los Angeles due to metastatic lung cancer. He was 79. His son Rèmy-Luc confirmed the news to the Associated Press. Auberjonois was a prolific television actor, appearing as Paul Lewiston in 71 episodes of “Boston […]

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is packing up her beach bag and leaving “Jersey Shore.” The long-time cast member announced her retirement on Friday’s episode of her podcast “It’s Happening With Snooki & Joey,” which she hosts with Joey Camasta. “You do a drum roll first while I chug my wine because I can’t believe I’m saying […]