President Joe Biden showed his support for the the Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers whowent on strikeearlier this month. “Nights like these are a reminder of the power of stories, and the importance of treating storytellers with dignity, respect and the value they deserve,” said Biden before a screening …
Read More »'I'll Die Here': Tucker Carlson Felt Chained to Fox, New Texts Suggest
Tucker Carlson was apparently not only worried that Donald Trump’s post-2020 election lies would “destroy” Fox News, but was thrown into an existential crisis by the former president. Newly-revealed texts from December 2020 obtained by the Daily Beast’s newsletter, Confider, suggest that Trump’s antics left the former headline host trapped …
Read More »Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Smoking Weed, Staying Married, and Bitching With Larry David
T he idiom “national treasure” tends to get thrown around quite a bit in the entertainment-journalism sphere, but no one is more worthy of it than Julia Louis-Dreyfus. After all, she’s appeared in two of the greatest television comedies ever in Seinfeld and Veep, cut her teeth on Saturday Night …
Read More »Inside the 'Death Match' that Helped Doom Tucker Carlson at Fox
In the spring of 2020, Tucker Carlson went to war with one of Fox News’ most powerful figures. Carlson had grown so furious with Fox’s communications and PR chief, Irena Briganti, that he attempted to get her fired, people familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone. Briganti, formerly a key …
Read More »Free Ed Sheeran! Songwriters Explain Why the 'Let's Get It On' Case Was a Near-Disaster
After threatening to quit his musical career if he lost the case, Ed Sheeran was, to say the least, highly relieved Thursday (May 4) when a federal jury ruled that his song “Thinking Out Loud” (co-written with Amy Wadge) doesn’t infringe on the copyright of Marvin Gaye‘s “Let’s Get It …
Read More »Anti-'Grooming' Republican Resigns After Alleged Sexual Relationship With Teen
Texas Rep. Bryan Slaton —a Republican known for introducing far-right legislation, including an anti-“grooming” bill to ban children from attending drag shows — resigned on Monday after a panel found he had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 19-year-old intern. Slaton’s resignation comes a day before the state legislature was …
Read More »Ray Liotta Cause of Death Revealed
Ray Liotta died of natural causes, with a medical report from officials in the Dominican Republic citing heart and respiratory issues, according to TMZ. Doctors characterized Liotta’s death as natural and nonviolent, saying he suffered respiratory insufficiency, pulmonary edema (fluid in his lung), and acute heart failure. They also noted …
Read More »King Charles's Silly Coronation Concert Was a Monarchist's Fever Dream
When I heard that there was going to be a Coronation Concert at Windsor Palace to celebrate the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, my first thought was: “Wow, who would voluntarily perform at that?” Some international viewers might have expected the biggest stars the U.K. has to …
Read More »Oath Keepers Leader Wants Leniency for Public Service … of Creating the Oath Keepers
Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers militia, is facing sentencing as the ringleader of a seditious conspiracy on Jan. 6, 2021 to prevent Joe Biden from becoming president. The government is seeking to lock up Rhodes for the next 25 years. But Rhodes is arguing he should get …
Read More »'Drag Isn't Dangerous' Telethon Raises Over $500,000 in Donations for LGBTQ+ Charities
Drag Isn’t Dangerous, the livestream telethon hosted by Justin Martindale, Alaska 5000, Peppermint, and Adam Shankman on May 7, has raised over $500,000 in donations for LGBTQ+ causes and drag performers. Pre-telethon donations had already topped $100,000, which was then bolstered by over $400,000 in additional contributions. “Thanks to your …
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