On a new episode of The Late Show, host Stephen Colbert emphasized the need to “talk about what everyone’s talking about” and opened the show by commenting on the deaths of seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza this week. “I hope there is one thing we can all agree …
Read More »'I Don't Look for Roles So That I Can Ham It Up': A Conversation With Walton Goggins
Over the course of an acting career that began when he was a teenager fresh out of Georgia, Walton Goggins has played crooked cops (The Shield), racist gunslingers in Quentin Tarantino movies (Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight), villains in both traditional superhero projects (Ant-Man and the Wasp) and off-kilter …
Read More »'Scoop': The Story Behind One Royal Bombshell of an Interview
Do yourself a favor and, whether you’ve only seen snippets or have never set eyes on it, watch the full 2019 Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew. You can find it on YouTube. The conversation is just as fascinating, revealing, and horrifying as you’ve heard it is. For journalists, it’s a …
Read More »Drake Bell Explains Why He Pleaded Guilty to Felony Child Endangerment
Drake Bell, a former teen actor who appeared on Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show and Drake & Josh, has denied that he groomed a teenage girl three years ago despite pleading guilty to felony attempted child endangerment and other charges at the time. “I responded on some DMs and was incredibly …
Read More »Halle Bailey to Sing Opposite Da'Vine Joy Randolph in Pharrell Williams, Michel Gondry Musical
Halle Bailey, who played Ariel in The Little Mermaid and Young Nettie in The Color Purple, has joined the cast of the upcoming, as-yet-untitled collaboration between Pharrell Williams and filmmaker Michel Gondry. The cast currently includes Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, according to Variety. The musical will take …
Read More »Filmmaker John Ridley, ABC, and Disney Named as Defendants in Discrimination Lawsuit
A woman who was working as a development executive for filmmaker John Ridley has filed a lawsuit alleging that her job was terminated in 2022 after she raised issues of pay inequality since she’s Asian American. Asta Jonasson filed the suit, which named Ridley, ABC, and that network’s parent company, …
Read More »George Carlin Estate Reaches Settlement Over AI Comedy Special
The estate of late comedian George Carlin settled a lawsuit with the Dudesy podcast over an AI-generated comedy special. On Tuesday, lawyers for the Carlin family shared that the podcast’s creators had pulled the computer-made special George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead from YouTube following a lawsuit filed in January. …
Read More »James Corden Talks Life After Late-Night: 'No One Believes That I Wasn't Fired'
James Corden exited The Late Late Show nearly a year ago and the former host says that most people still think he was forced out. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Corden reflected on his life since leaving late-night and explained the reactions he gets in England since moving home. “People …
Read More »Christina Applegate Details 'Pretty Bad' MS Relapse on 'Messy' Podcast
Christina Applegate recently faced a “pretty bad” relapse of multiple sclerosis. On MeSsy, her joint podcast with Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Applegate shared that she was in such debilitating pain she was unable to shower. “I’m in relapse right now, pretty bad,” Applegate said at the time of taping. “I haven’t slept …
Read More »'Housekeeping for Beginners' Asks: So What Is a Family, Anyway?
“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” (The quote is from Friedrich Nietzsche, but don’t hold that against it.) When it comes to the group of folks living under the same North Macedonian roof in …
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