Isaiah Lee, the man who attacked Dave Chappelle onstage at the Hollywood Bowl in 2022 and was arrested and jailed over the incident, is suing the venue and the security team it hired, Los Angeles’ ABC 7 reports. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday, claims Hollywood Bowl’s security guards along …
Read More »Cobra Venom, Cocaine, and Corruption: New Documentary Reveals the Dark Side of Horse Racing
As millions of horse-racing enthusiasts tune into the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, the pageantry of “the sport of kings” will be on full display: magnificent thoroughbreds thundering down the muddy, mile-and-a-quarter-long track at Churchill Downs, a heavy-betting crowd in their most flamboyant finery cheering them on. …
Read More »John Mulaney's Latest Netflix Special Is Totally Weird, Unnecessary, and Wonderful
There’s a moment in the first episode of Everybody’s in L.A., John Mulaney’s delightfully chaotic live Netflix special, in which Mulaney asks special guest Jerry Seinfeld why he decided to make his Pop-Tarts origin movie Unfrosted (which was released on — you guessed it — Netflix the same day Mulaney’s …
Read More »'Star Wars' Marks 'May the Fourth' With New Trailer for 'The Acolyte'
May 4th annually marks “May the Fourth” in the Star Wars community, and on Saturday the space franchise celebrated the occasion with a new trailer for the upcoming Disney+ series The Acolyte. As previous previews have hinted, The Acolyte centers on a conspiracy to kill the Jedi in events that …
Read More »Adam Driver Balances on a Ledge in Anxiety-Inducing 'Megalopolis' First Look Clip
Adam Driver precipitously balances himself on a ledge of a building in a first look clip from Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis. The director shared the anxiety-inducing clip from his long-brewing project on May 4, the date of his late wife Eleanor’s birthday. “Megalopolis has always been a film dedicated to …
Read More »Hasan Minhaj Jokes His Fact-Checking Scandal Brought Jon Stewart Back to 'Daily Show:' 'I Saved a Dying Institution'
Hasan Minhaj joked about losing the opportunity to host The Daily Show following a scandal involving fabricated stand-up stories Thursday at an appearance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival. According to Variety, Minhaj served as the emcee of one of the fest’s stand-up showcases, with current Daily Show correspondent …
Read More »Quelle Joie! 'Emily in Paris' Announces Season Four Fall Premiere Date
Emily in Paris, the Netflix hit everyone hates to admit they love, has set its Season Four return. The show will premiere in two parts, with the first batch of episodes arriving on Aug. 15, and the second dropping on Sept. 12. Accompanying the season premiere dates is a short …
Read More »'Unfrosted': Jerry Seinfeld's Pop-Tart Comedy Is One Long Boomer Nostalgia Trip
Perhaps, like Jerry Seinfeld, you too have spent hours wondering: What’s the deal with Pop Tarts?! Is it a breakfast item or just undercover dessert? How do they get all that delicious fruity goo inside the tiny squares? Is there a goo gun? Who came up with the idea of …
Read More »'Spacey Unmasked' Gives Men the Floor in the #MeToo Conversation — And Shows Sympathy for a Disgraced Star
In October 2017, Hollywood became the story. The New York Times’ blockbuster investigation of Harvey Weinstein shook the entertainment industry, unleashing a torrent of stories about harassment, abusive bosses, and exploitative power dynamics. The vast majority of victims who came forward were women, but just three weeks into what is …
Read More »Ryan Gosling Wouldn't Change Much in His Career — Except His 'Hamburger Hands' on 'La La Land' Poster
La La Land received one of the most memorable do-over moments in Hollywood history when the film was incorrectly announced as the Best Picture winner at the 2017 Academy Awards, which was actually presented to Moonlight. But the film’s leading man Ryan Gosling would rather go back and change a …
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