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 »Angus Cloud's Friends Remember Their 'Weird Homie': 'He Was Pure F-cking Joy'
Angus Cloud was having his first bout of bad press. The 25-year-old, who gained overnight success and adoration as Fezco, the lovable, soft-spoken but protective drug dealer in HBO’s Euphoria, had just been named as a person of interest in a hit-and-run case in Los Angeles in February. Headed back …
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 »'Big Brother' Evicts Housemate Luke Valentine for Casually Dropping N-Word on Livestream
Here’s to hoping the door hits houseguest Luke Valentine on his way out of Big Brother 25. The new season premiered only three days ago, but Valentine has already been evicted after he was captured casually saying the N-word in conversation on the ongoing Paramount+ live feed. Valentine tried to …
Read More »'Reservation Dogs' Revisits a Shameful Moment in American History
This post contains spoilers for “Deer Lady,” this week’s episode of Reservation Dogs, now streaming on Hulu. “Just ’cause you can’t see something, don’t make it less real.” This was something Deer Lady told Big the first time she appeared on Reservation Dogs, back in Season One’s “Come and Get …
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 …
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