Cast members from Parks and Recreation, including the beloved mini-horse L’il Sebastian, reunited on the picket lines for the SAG-AFTRA strike outside of Amazon’s offices in Culver City, California on Friday. Aubrey Plaza, Nick Offerman, Retta, Adam Scott, Jim O’Heir, Sam Elliott, Ben Schwartz, Alison Becker, among others, banded together …
Read More »'Big Brother' Contestants Grapple With Luke Valentine's Eviction for Using Racial Slur
The Big Brother Season 25 contestants remaining in the house following the eviction of Luke Valentine for the use of a racial slur are now grappling with his removal. Earlier this week, during a non-televised Paramount+ live stream, the 30-year-old casually slipped the N-word into his conversation with three other …
Read More »Emmy Awards Pushed to January 2024 as Hollywood Strikes Continue
As expected, with the Hollywood double strike continuing into August and no end in sight, the Emmy Awards have pushed this year’s event to January 2024. When nominations were announced in July, the 75th Emmy Awards were originally scheduled to take place on September 18, but the writer’s strike and …
Read More »'Barbie' Banned in Some Middle Eastern Countries for Promoting 'Homosexuality and Sexual Transformation'
Barbie‘s journey will finally reach the Middle East on Thursday — but only in some countries. Kuwait and Lebanon have moved to ban the film, according to The Associated Press. Kuwait’s state-run KUNA news agency announced its resolution late Wednesday night, explaining that the movie supports “ideas and beliefs that …
Read More »Rob Lowe Recalls 'Super Unhealthy' Workplace on 'The West Wing': 'I Walked Away'
The set of The West Wing, a TV series set in a historically toxic workplace (the White House), was actually a real life toxic workplace, according to Rob Lowe. The actor, who played deputy communications director Sam Seaborn on the show, told Podcrushed (via Entertainment Weekly) that he worked on …
Read More »Johnny Hardwick, Voice of Conspiracy Nut Dale Gribble on 'King of the Hill,' Dead at 64
Johnny Hardwick, the Texan soul of the long-running animated sitcom King of the Hill — for which he voiced the eccentric, paranoid, chain-smoking neighbor Dale Gribble — died Tuesday at his home in Austin. He was 64 years old. The Travis County Medical Examiner and Coroner’s office confirmed Hardwick’s death …
Read More »Writers Guild to Resume Negotiations With Studios This Week
More than 100 days into their strike, the Writers Guild of America are still striving to get its members back to work soon. The union told its members Thursday that it intends to resume negotiations with major studios and streaming services on Friday, according to The Associated Press. Carol Lombardini, …
Read More »'Rust' Armorer Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Involuntary Manslaughter, Evidence Tampering
Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence in connection to the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the film’s New Mexico set. Gutierrez-Reed’s lawyers had previously attempted to have the charges against their client dismissed; however, at Thursday’s hearing, …
Read More »Angus Cloud Tribute Added to 'Euphoria' Episodes
Tributes to actor Angus Cloud were added to two episodes of Euphoria. Cloud, who played the soft-spoken and beloved character Fezco on the series,died on July 31 at the age of 25. The tributes appear before the pilot episode and the season 2 premiere of the HBO drama, with a …
Read More »Seth Rogen Says There's Still a 'Great Distance to Go' Between Studios and Striking Actors
Seth Rogen doesn’t see the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes coming to an end any time soon. In a new interview with Sky News, Rogen said the issue is that studios like Disney and Universal, who are represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), and the unions …
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