In the British teen dramedy Boarders, five Black students of great intelligence, but modest means, are given scholarships to the elite private school St. Gilbert’s. Their presence has little to do with altruism, and a lot to do with the school’s PR problem, after a rich white student posts a …
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To viewers of MTV’s The Challenge, it shouldn’t have been a big surprise that Chris “CT” Tamburello won the second season of the U.S. incarnation of Traitors alongside his longtime Challenge co-competitor Trishelle Cannatella. He’s appeared on 19 seasons of The Challenge and won $1,365,000 — more than any other …
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A day after Nigel Lythgoecalled Paula Abdul a “fabulist” in response to her sexual assault complaint against him, the formerAmerican Idoljudge accused him of “classic victim shaming.” “Mr. Lythgoe’s answer to Ms. Abdul’s complaint is classic victim shaming,” read a statement from Abdul’s lawyers sent to Rolling Stone. “Mr. Lythgoe …
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Last summer, as unionized writers and actors were on strike for a combined six months against Hollywood studios, crew members marched and chanted by their side. On Sunday, the chants continued, as thousands of crew workers gathered for a Los Angeles rally ahead of Monday’s bargaining talks with Hollywood studios …
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Stormy Daniels is out of fucks to give and ready to discuss it all — Donald Trump, Michael Avenatti, the media, and much more — in the new trailer for Stormy, a documentary premiering March 18 on Peacock. Directed by Sarah Gibson, the film will examine Daniels’ personal and public …
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Andy Cohen is demanding a retraction and an “apology” from Real Housewives of New York City alum Leah McSweeney, claiming in a new letter from his lawyer that her recent lawsuit accusing him of cocaine use with cast members is “baseless” and a “shakedown.” “While virtually every statement about Mr. …
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A writing credit is probably a bit much, but a little acknowledgement might be due to Ashley Tisdale, who said she ad-libbed a line during her audition for the original Mean Girls that wound up in the final cut of the movie. On Watch What Happens Live Tuesday, Tisdale was …
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Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty Wednesday of causing the involuntary manslaughter of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins two years ago on the set of Alec Baldwin‘s Western flick Rust. The rookie armorer faces up to 18 months in prison for her role in the death of Hutchins, who was a …
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When Tilda Swinton first got the script for Problemista, she wasn’t sure what to make of the character Elizabeth, who the film’s writer-director-star Julio Torres was hoping she would play. Set in New York City, Problemista tells the story of Alejandro, a Salvadorian immigrant who is desperately navigating the brutal …
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On the same day Nigel Lythgoe answered Paula Abdul’s sexual assault complaint, calling the singer and former American Idol judge a “fabulist,” the embattled TV producer was hit with yet another lawsuit — this time from a Jane Doe accuser claiming he sexually battered her at his home in 2018. …
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