President Joe Biden delivered his final address from the Oval Office this week, using the speech as an opportunity to warn about the threat of an impending oligarchy in America. Late-night hosts, of course, had some thoughts about Biden’s farewell words. On The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon recounted Biden’s speech …
Read More »'Dear White People' Actor DeRon Horton Reveals He Was Shot Before Christmas
DeRon Horton, an actor best known for his work on Netflix‘s Dear White People, is on the mend after being shot last month. Horton revealed the news in an Instagram post with a photo of himself in a hospital bed and a series of images of his injured arm. “First …
Read More »'American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson' Docuseries Trailer Puts Bombshell Case Under New Microscope
Thirty years after a Los Angeles jury found O.J. Simpson not guilty of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, the case is still being poked and prodded under the microscope of curious filmmakers. The latest is Floyd Russ, whose documentary series American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson premieres Jan. 29 on …
Read More »Greta Gerwig's 'Narnia' Will Receive 2026 Theatrical Release Before Netflix Premiere
Netflix has approved a limited theatrical run for Greta Gerwig‘s forthcoming Chronicles of Narnia adaptation. The film will open in IMAX on November 26, 2026 for an exclusive period before premiering on the streaming platform on December 25, 2026. The deal between Netflix and IMAX allows Narnia to screen internationally …
Read More »Dame Joan Plowright, Celebrated English Actress and Tony Winner, Dead at 95
Dame Joan Plowright, one of the great English actors of both stage and screen died Thursday, Jan. 16, The Guardian reports. She was 95. Plowright’s family confirmed her death, saying she died at a care home in Northwood, England for people who’d worked in theater. A cause of death was …
Read More »Brad Pitt Responds to Story About Woman Scammed Out of $850,000
Brad Pitt (the real one) has issued a statement following news that a French woman was scammed out of $850,000 by someone pretending to be the actor. The 53-year-old interior designer, Anne, was contacted by a scammer disguised as Pitt’s mother, Jane, who told the woman Pitt needed kidney treatment. …
Read More »Lorne Michaels Gives Personal Archives to University of Texas
Lorne Michaels has given his personal archives — which provide a behind-the-scenes history of Saturday Night Live, as well as the producer’s other shows — to the University of Texas. The Harry Ransom Center announced the acquisition of “The Lorne Michaels Collection” Wednesday, noting that it spans from Michaels’ early …
Read More »Wendy Williams Slams Guardianship, Denies She's Cognitively Impaired: 'Do I Seem That Way?'
Wendy Williams, in one of her first interviews in years, spoke out against her court-ordered conservatorship and the claims from her own team that she’d been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia. Calling intoThe Breakfast ClubThursday, Jan. 16, Williams was adamant that her mental condition had not deteriorated at all …
Read More »Conan O'Brien Will Receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Back in 1993, Conan O’Brien’s career seemed like it might end before it really even began when NBC nearly canceled his fledging 12:30 am talk show, convinced they’d made a mistake by handing over David Letterman’s desk to an unknown comedy writer barely out of his twenties. But they kept …
Read More »Timothée Chalamet Fined $73 for Not Properly Parking Bike at 'A Complete Unknown' Premiere
On Tuesday evening, Aidan Zamiri, who has been photographing Timothée Chalamet during the press run for A Complete Unknown, shared an Instagram Story showing three notifications from Lime, the bike-sharing company. Two flagged an idle bike. The last was a parking penalty: “Your last ride did not end in a …
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