Wendy Williams wants out. During an appearance on The View Friday, the former talk show host and media personality continued her campaign pushing back against evaluations that have deemed her cognitively impaired and incapacitated, which have kept her in an unwanted guardianship since 2022. “How dare they say I have …
Read More »Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan Aren't Feeling Like Themselves in 'Freakier Friday' Trailer
Curiosity gets the best of Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in the first official teaser trailer for Freakier Friday. Reprising their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman, respectively, the pair visit a psychic medium (Vanessa Bayer) who eerily notes that their lifelines suggest they’ve “walked in each other’s path” …
Read More »Gene Hackman's Estate Seeks to Seal Autopsy Photos, Body-Cam Footage
The estate of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa are seeking to block the release of autopsy reports, photographs, and other material stemming from the investigation into the couple’s deaths. Julia Peters, who represents the couple’s estate, filed a request with a Santa Fe district court to seal the …
Read More »Jason Isaacs Doesn't Like Talking About His Penis in 'The White Lotus'
Jason Isaacs would rather you not ask about his penis in the new episode of The White Lotus. The actor said he thinks there’s a “double standard” in how the public discusses male and female nudity. In an interview with CBS Mornings, Isaacs addressed the conversation around his character’s body …
Read More »Amanda Seyfried Says Her Joni Mitchell Performance on 'Tonight Show' Was 'Not an Audition'
Amanda Seyfried is just a big Joni Mitchell fan, OK? On Thursday’s episode of the Just for Variety podcast, the actress discussed her highly praised cover of Mitchell’s “California” during a recent appearance on the Tonight Show. The performance was so impressive that people began to speculate that she was …
Read More »'Severance' Episode 9: Goodbye for Now
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Severance, “The After Hours,” which is now streaming on Apple TV+. For the last two weeks, Severance has set aside events on the severed floor to provide backstory on Gemma, and then on Harmony, with mixed results. The Gemma episode was …
Read More »Get Ready to Believe Again: 'Ted Lasso' Is Returning for Season Four
Just two years after its supposed third and final season, Apple TV+ has confirmed that Ted Lasso will return. Jason Sudeikis is set to reprise his role as the titular coach in the fourth season, and it looks like much of the show’s creative team will be returning, too. That …
Read More »'The Electric State' Is What You Get When You Turn Movies Into Content
There’s art, there’s entertainment — and then there’s “content,” the catch-all term that refers to the endless supply of stuff that is pumped out in the name of numbers and inventory. Art enlightens. Entertainment provides escapism. Content is simply there, clogging up the arteries of streaming services and clickbait sites, …
Read More »Kimmel Jokes Trump's Feud With Rosie O'Donnell Is Longer Than His With Matt Damon
Jimmy Kimmel compared Donald Trump‘s long-running feud with comedian Rosie O’Donnell to his own (fake) beef with Matt Damon. On the most recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the host quipped that “this feud with Rosie’s been going longer than me and Matt Damon now.” Kimmel’s comment was in reference …
Read More »Joan Baez Tells John Mulaney America Is 'Being Run by a Bunch of Really Incompetent Billionaires'
Joan Baez was among the guests on the premiere episode of John Mulaney’s Everybody’s Live show on Netflix, where the legendary singer-songwriter took aim at the current Trump administration. Noting how the talk show was live and uncensored, Baez told Mulaney, “You said I could say anything I want out …
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