The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed that the 2019 Oscars will not have an official host, ABC News reports. The confirmation comes nearly two months after Kevin Hart accepted, and then stepped down, as host of the Oscars after years-old homophobic tweets of his resurfaced online. Hart …
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Rami Malekopened up about the sexual assault claims surrounding Bryan Singer, who directed him in the Oscar-nominated filmBohemian Rhapsody. In a conversation at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival where he was honored for his portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, Malek was askedbyThe Hollywood Reporter about the recent allegationsagainst …
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Earlier this week, Nike unveiled their first self-tying shoe, a slip-on with laces that can be tightened or loosened with an app. As Jimmy Kimmel cracked on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday, “This is the reality Back to the Future predicted, right down to Biff being the most powerful man in …
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Bob Einstein, the gravelly-voiced actor best known for playing Curb Your Enthusiasm‘s Marty Funkhouser and the spirited stuntman Super Dave Osborne, died Wednesday at the age of 76. New York Daily News reports that he had been battling cancer. Although best known as an actor, Einstein, the older brother of …
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A retired Wisconsin sheriff’s detective, Andrew Colborn, is suing Netflix for defamation, alleging that the hit docu-series Making a Murderer falsely claims he planted evidence to frame Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey for murder, Variety reports. The suit, filed in Manitowoc County Circuit Court in Wisconsin, alleges that the series …
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Megyn Kelly is out at NBC after making controversial comments about blackface and Halloween costumes during an episode of her morning show Tuesday. “‘Megyn Kelly Today’ is not returning,” according to an NBC statement. “Next week, the 9 a.m. hour will be hosted by other TODAY co-anchors.” During her 9 …
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Stephen Colbertcriticized President Trump’s Twitter response to the disturbing news that pipe bombs were sent to numerous prominent Democrats and Trump critics – including Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama,former Attorney General Eric Holder, California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, Democratic donor George Soros and CNN‘s New York bureau. On Wednesday’s Late Show, …
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Sundance has shared their new trailer for Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle, a two-night, four-part docuseries about Jim Jones, the cult leader who orchestrated the deaths of over 900 people in 1978. The docuseries, co-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, mixes archival footage with stirring recreations of life atthe Guyana-based Peoples Temple, …
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Saturday Night Live host and former cast member Seth Meyers returned to “Weekend Update” to revive his old segment “Really!?!” alongside current anchors Michael Che and Colin Jost. Meyers used to perform the bit alongside his former co-anchor Amy Poehler. The Late Night With Seth Meyers host was visibly thrilled …
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Lady Gaga defended Dr. Christine Blasey Ford during an impassioned interview on Thursday’s Late Show, calling the nationwide debate over her credibility “one of the most upsetting things I have ever witnessed.”The singer-actress called it “heartbreaking” that people have dismissed and ridiculed Dr. Ford, who alleges that Supreme Court nominee …
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