Diana Nyad had been a world-class endurance athlete for years when, after swimming around Manhattan in a little under eight hours in 1975, she became a celebrity and a talk-show staple. At the age of 30, Nyad retired after breaking the open-ocean record by going from the Bahamas to Florida, …
Read More »HBO CEO Confesses to Trolling Critics With Fake Tweets After Rolling Stone Exposé
HBO CEO Casey Bloys apologized Thursday to a room of journalists following a Rolling Stone report that he instructed staffers to create fake social media accounts to troll TV critics who gave poor reviews to HBO shows. During a press event Thursday to unveil HBO and Max’s programming slate for …
Read More »Robert Durst Is Dead But 'The Jinx' Lives On With Sequel Docuseries
HBO will plunge once more into the story of Robert Durst with a sequel to The Jinx, the hit docuseries that ultimately led to the late real estate scion’s conviction on murder charges. While Durst died in January 2022 — months after he was found guilty of murder, though that …
Read More »'White Lotus,' 'Last of Us,' and More HBO Shows Delayed Due to Hollywood Strikes
If you thought waiting week to week for new episodes of The White Lotus was hard work, you’re going to need a long vacation. The beloved HBO anthology series “likely” won’t return with its third season until 2025, according to HBO exec Casey Bloys via Deadline. The network is also …
Read More »Lisa Marie Presley Begged Sofia Coppola Not to Take Elvis Down in 'Priscilla'
Four months before her death in January, Lisa Marie Presley sent a couple of emails to Sofia Coppola asking her to revise the script for Priscilla, which opens widely on Friday. In one of her messages, she described the screenplay, which tells the story of Lisa Marie’s mom, Priscilla, as …
Read More »Abigail Breslin Alleged Aaron Eckhart Was 'Aggressive' and 'Demeaning,' Lawsuit Reveals
Abigail Breslin has alleged fellow actor Aaron Eckhart acted so aggressively toward her on the set of the upcoming thriller Classified that she was afraid to be alone with him, a new lawsuit obtained by Rolling Stone reveals. The Little Miss Sunshine star made the allegations privately earlier this year, …
Read More »The 'Mean Girls' Reunion Is Here (as a Black Friday Ad, Obviously)
Nothing pairs better with mass conspicuous consumption quite like pop culture nostalgia bait. And in that spirit, with the holiday season officially around the corner now that Halloween has come and gone, much of the original cast of Mean Girls has reunited for a Walmart Black Friday ad. The spot …
Read More »Jonathan Majors: London Police Confirm Ongoing Inquiry into 'Physical Assaults' Accusation
Police in London have confirmed to Rolling Stone there is an ongoing investigation into a report of “physical assaults” leveled against Jonathan Majors amid his domestic violence case. The 34-year-old is facing criminal charges in New York after he was arrested for allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend in March. The matter …
Read More »Melissa McCarthy Grants Unlimited Wishes in 'Love Actually' Writer-Director's New 'Genie' Movie
Richard Curtis, the prolific writer-director behind Love Actually, is gifting audiences yet another holiday comedy this year. Set to release on Nov. 22 on Peacock, Genie stars Melissa McCarthy as Flora, a wish-granting being summoned by hapless workaholic Bernard, played by Paapa Essiedu. The trailer is filled with Curtis’ signature …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo Teases Haunting 'Can't Catch Me Now' for 'Hunger Games' Prequel
From the singer who brought us “Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl”comes “Can’t Catch Me Now” — a new song written and recorded by Olivia Rodrigo for the forthcoming Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The three-time Grammy Award winner shared a snippet of the new track, which …
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