During an extremely heated conversation with Chris Cuomo Thursday night on CNN, Rudy Giuliani appeared to directly contradict himself when he denied he ever asked the government of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, only to say “of course I did” moments later. Guiliani, who serves as Donald Trump’s attorney, was on to […]
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Kodi Lee is the winner of America’s Got Talent! After weeks of competition, Lee has been crowned the champion of season 14. On Wednesday’s episode, the star bested fellow finalists opera singer Emanne Beasha, violinist Tyler Butler-Figueroa, dance troupe Light Balance Kids, singer Benicio Bryant and Ndlovu Youth Choir. Quartet Voices of Service (fifth place), dance troupe V. Unbeatable […]
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Sander Vanocur, the longtime correspondent for NBC News and ABC News who logged more than 40 years in print and television journalism, has died. He was 91. Vanocur died Monday night in a hospice facility in Santa Barbara of complications from dementia, his son, Christopher, told The New York Times. He made his home in nearby Montecito. […]
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Cokie Roberts, a pioneering journalist who was perhaps best known for her savvy insight and analysis of politics, government and Washington D.C., has died at the age of 75, ABC News has announced. Her death was due to complications from breast cancer. “We will miss Cokie beyond measure, both for her contributions and for her […]
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NBCUniversal has unveiled the name, initial programming lineup and strategy behind its forthcoming streaming service. The ad-supported, direct-to-consumer platform will be called Peacock and launch in April 2020 with a lineup of more than 15,000 hours of content, including exclusive library titles like Parks and Recreation and originals including reboots of Battlestar Galactica, Saved by the Bell and Punky Brewster. Peacock will […]
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What one hand giveth, the other taketh away. Grounded by scathing reviews, Warner Bros.’ The Goldfinch bombed at the U.S. box office over the weekend with a debut of just $2.68 million, one of the worst starts ever for a film opening in 2,542 theaters. But the frame wasn’t totally bereft for the studio — It: Chapter Two stayed […]
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“Saturday Night Live” is officially cutting ties with Shane Gillis. “After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining ‘SNL,’” an “SNL” spokesperson on behalf of Lorne Michaels said in a statement. “We want SNL to have a variety of voices and points of view within the show, and we hired Shane […]
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Netflix has just scored a major content deal that could help it stem the loss of subscribers as competition among streamers heats up. The company announced it has acquired the global streaming rights to the popular sitcom “Seinfeld,” which will bring all 180 episodes of the Emmy winner to Netflix subscribers starting in 2021. The timing […]
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“Games of Thrones” raked in 10 trophies on Sunday to dominate the second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, held at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. “Thrones” cleaned up in craft and technical categories, from visual effects to single-camera, non-prosthetic makeup to main title design to drama series casting. The show is […]
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Norman Lear was already one of the most-honored people in television history, but now he has another distinction to add to his long career: At 97 years and 49 days, he’s the oldest person ever to win an Emmy Award. Asked about the achievement, he said backstage at the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday: “I don’t […]
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Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit” has won the coveted People’s Choice Award at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. The honor positions the film for a potential Oscar run and bolsters its awards chances. That’s good news for Fox Searchlight, which must have been disappointed by the lackluster critical reception for the movie, a dark comedy set […]
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James Corden opened up about his struggle with his weight as he responded, on Thursday’s Late Late Show, to Bill Maher’s recent call for fat shaming to make a comeback. In a recent episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, the host suggested that fat shaming should be make a return, in order to lower the obesity […]
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Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison Friday afternoon in a Boston federal courtroom for her part in the college admissions scandal that rocked the nation earlier this year. She was also fined $30,000, and given a year of supervised release and 250 hours of community service, according to courtroom reporters. Huffman was […]
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Saturday Night Live on Thursday announced three new hires ahead of Season 45, including the show’s first ever Asian cast member. Bowen Yang, who joined the late-night sketch comedy series as a staff writer last season, will become a featured player this fall. He made his unofficial debut back in March when he appeared as North […]
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Demi Moore revealed that she had a miscarriage while she was dating Ashton Kutcher in a profile for The New York Times. Soon after the pair began dating in 2003, Moore became pregnant with a girl that she planned to name Chaplin Ray. She lost the child six months into her pregnancy, which led her to start drinking […]
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It’s done! JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot have closed a five-year deal for him to keep his TV business and move his film business under the WarnerMedia umbrella. The wide-ranging pact, which runs through 2024, also includes games and digital content. The JJ Abrams Sweepstakes started last fall, with a number of media congloms vying for his services […]
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The totally unique and incredibly meta BH90210 concluded it’s six-episode first season on Wednesday and diehard fans are desperately pining for a second season. The show – which has yet to officially get picked up for another run – wrapped up in a drama-filled finale that saw things finally coming together for the show-within-a-show production, but with […]
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This power couple has been championing environmentalist causes for decades. Suzy Amis Cameron has led a charge toward plant-based eating in efforts to reduce the dramatic carbon footprint that meat protein creates. James Cameron, the filmmaker behind classics such as “Titanic,” has woven climate-conscious themes into franchises like “Avatar.” He tells Variety the forthcoming three sequels will do the same. The […]
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“Jeopardy!” fans can finally exhale. After four months on the mend, Alex Trebek returned to his iconic game show Monday night. The host was back on the air a mere six months after being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “I truly hope you folks have enjoyed revisiting some of our special tournaments throughout this past summer,” […]
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Bob Dylan will focus on the U.S. over the course of his Fall Tour 2019. The legendary artist will go coast-to-coast from October 11 – November 20 with more shows to be announced. The tour is currently scheduled to start at UC Irvine’s Bren Events Center in Irvine, California on October 11. Dylan and his band […]
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After several fallow years, the first-run syndication market is poised for a shot of adrenaline in 2019. The next two weeks will bring more national launches — seven — than any year since 2011, when Oprah Winfrey still had her daytime show. Three talk shows — fronted by music star and The Voice judge Kelly Clarkson, former NBC […]
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I have to admit that I’m not part of the target audience for Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film FestiIn fact, Heller and screenwriters Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster make a valiant effort to prevent A Beautiful Day from resembling a tearjerker for adults. Their main […]
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The news that Crazy Rich Asians co-screenwriter Adele Lim has left the franchise amid a pay parity dispute has sparked a widespread conversation featuring the collision of two entrenched Hollywood systems: its longstanding method of establishing pay and the more complicated, invisible but just as longstanding process of how value is assigned to workers who aren’t white and male. […]
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Woody Allen has reiterated his support for the #MeToo movement and his feeling that he was an early adopter of their objectives. Speaking ahead of the French premiere of A Rainy Day in New York, Allen was asked if he regretted comments made in 2018, in which he said he “should be the poster boy for the #MeToo movement”. […]
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Joe Biden traded jokes with Stephen Colbert while also defending his public record in his first campaign appearance on The Late Show on Wednesday night. The former vice president was in a joking mood when he sat down with the late-night host at the top of the appearance. Answering a question about how he was doing, Biden […]
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