After being accused of “inappropriate behavior” in April by a woman on the set of Being Mortal, Bill Murray paid the “much younger” production assistant $100,000 in exchange for confidentiality and no further legal action, according to Puck News. In April, Variety reported that a letter was sent to the …
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Anthony Rapp is getting candid about the effects of Kevin Spacey‘s alleged sexual harassment against him as a teen. During the civil trial regarding his lawsuit against the House of Cards actor, Rapp testified on Tuesday that he was haunted by the alleged abuse perpetrated by Spacey. “Every time I …
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“If it bleeds, it leads” goes the old saying about the way TV newsrooms choose their stories. Grisly murders, gruesome accidents, and graphic violence often lead news broadcasts because producers know just as well as politicians that scaring people is a great way to make sure they keep paying attention …
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The casts of Veep and The West Wing, two of Rolling Stone’s 100 Best TV Shows of All Time, reunited virtually for a livestream crossover event Sunday to raise funds for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. “The ultimate team-up!” Veep showrunner David Mandel tweeted Sunday to announce the event. “It’s …
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The King is dead. Long live…who, exactly? With the passing of Viserys Targaryen — valar morghulis, buddy — the big question posed by this entire first season of House of the Dragon has now become inescapable. Who will sit on the Iron Throne now that House Targaryen’s patriarch has finally …
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Netflix has released its new trailer for upcoming comedy horror series Wednesday, and it has revealed that Fred Armisen will portray Uncle Fester, and also gave a first peek at Christina Ricci‘s new role. Ricci previously portrayed a wicked Wednesday in the two Barry Sonnenfeld-directed Addams Family films, 1991’s The …
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“If you don’t recognize the accent, I’m Irish,” said actor Brendan Gleeson as he began his first-ever Saturday Night Live appearance as host. “And if you don’t recognize the face, I’m that fellow that you’ve seen in that thing that you’ve seen that you can’t remember but you think you …
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When SNL spoofed the Try Guys cheating scandal, the real punchline was the media for covering such a dumb story at all in light of everything else in the world (see: the SNL Cold Open.) The segment opened with Ego Nwodim as a CNN anchor speaking to White House correspondent …
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Saturday Night Live tackled Herschel Walker’s abortion scandal, President Joe Biden’s marijuana pardons and Kanye West’s White Lives Matter controversy in a packed Weekend Update segment. “The midterms are only a month away, and is it just me or are some candidates trying to lose?” co-anchor Colin Jost asked. Jost …
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Over two years after it was first reported that Tom Cruise might shoot a film aboard the International Space Station, it appears that the actor is inching closer to becoming “the first civilian to do a spacewalk.” Back in May 2020, NASA confirmed that they were in talks with Cruise …
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