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Viola Davis responds to The First Lady backlash, says it’s “incredibly hurtful” to be negatively criticized
Jackson Lee Davis/SHOWTIME Viola Davis‘ portrayal of Michelle Obama in the Showtime series The First Lady didn’t quite resonate well with some fans. And in response to the backlash she’s received — most of which was addressed at the “duck lip” face Davis [Read More…]
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Investigators’ video shows Alec Baldwin drawing pistol that killed ‘Rust’ cinematographer
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office on Monday released a trove of information related to the investigation into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Alec Baldwin‘s Western, Rust. The Colt-style [Read More…]
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Why not celebrate ‘Star Wars’ Day on Tatooine?
Travel + Leisure A new offer from the Travel + Leisure Club will soon let Star Wars fans step foot on two of the planets made famous by the movie series. Well, sort of. To [Read More…]
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HBO’s ‘We Own This City’ fights police corruption with truth, not slogans
Pictured: Jon Bernthal — HBO/Paul Schiraldi Fans of the The Wire, buckle up. The new series We Own This City, which premiered Monday night on HBO, is almost a sequel. It comes from The Wire creator David Simon, and it’s [Read More…]
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James Gunn fires back at Twitter troll’s “utterly false beliefs” about Chris Pratt
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic (NOTE LANGUAGE) James Gunn is a “ride or die” guy with Chris Pratt. On Monday, a Twitter user called @themeghanlodon_ posted a photo of Pratt next to Moonfall actor Patrick Wilson, snarking “Marvel. Hear [Read More…]
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Democrats raise alarms, Republicans celebrate, Twitter under Elon Musk
Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While Democrats raise alarms and Republicans celebrate Twitter’s announcement Monday that Elon Musk was buying the platform for $44 billion, experts weigh what political impact the [Read More…]
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Life expectancy in Chicago declined during first year of COVID pandemic, especially for people of color
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Life expectancy in Chicago fell by nearly two years during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with national trends, a new report finds. The data, released Monday [Read More…]
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Americans who haven’t had COVID are now in the minority following omicron surge
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A new CDC analysis estimates that at least three out of every five Americans have antibodies that indicate a prior COVID-19 infection. Prior to the omicron-fueled surge in [Read More…]
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Aspirin no longer recommended to prevent first heart attack, stroke for most adults over 60
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For years, doctors recommended people in their 50s start taking baby aspirin every day to protect against heart attacks and stroke. But in recent years, with new evidence of [Read More…]
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‘Rust’ movie set investigation ‘nearing completion,’ Santa Fe sheriff says
Sam Wasson/Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department’s investigation into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust is “nearing completion,” Adan Mendoza, the Santa Fe County [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: US gathers NATO allies in Germany for Ukraine aid talks
Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]
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Sony Pictures teases follow-up to ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’, ‘Venom 3’, and new Spidey spin-off starring Bad Bunny
Sony Pictures At Monday night’s Cinemacon event in Las Vegas, the annual confab for movie theater owners, Sony Pictures announced there will be a fifth Ghostbusters movie, as well as a third Venom film, and [Read More…]
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Ewan McGregor reportedly marries former ‘Fargo’ co-star Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for GreenSlate Ewan McGregor, star of the Star Wars prequels and of the forthcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series, apparently tied the knot over the weekend with his girlfriend, former Fargo co-star Mary Elizabeth [Read More…]
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In Brief: ‘The Batman’ scores for HBO Max, and more
Hulu on Tuesday released the first trailer for Fire Island, a new rom-com starring Saturday Night Live‘s Bowen Yang, Margaret Cho and comedian Joel Kim Booster, who also wrote and produced the feature film based [Read More…]
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Fight for Melissa Lucio’s exoneration continues after stay of execution granted
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Melissa Lucio was first sentenced to death in 2008 for the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah Alvarez. After nearly 15 years on death row in Texas, Lucio was [Read More…]
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‘American Idol’ recap: Luke and Katy win song contest, save 1 contestant from elimination
ABC/Eric McCandless The search for the next American Idol continued Monday night, with a surprising twist. For the first time ever, the show had a judge’s song contest, which meant that Luke Bryan, Katy Perry [Read More…]
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Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44 billion
Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — Twitter announced on Monday that Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, is acquiring the social media giant for approximately $44 billion. Per the terms of [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 4/25/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 6, Boston 2 Texas 6, Houston 2 LA Angels 3, Cleveland 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco 4, [Read More…]
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Supreme Court hears ‘Remain in Mexico’ repeal case
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could have major implications for President Joe Biden’s approach to immigration enforcement at the border, with the [Read More…]
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Looming Ohio primary promises early test of Trump’s endorsement power
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — In one week, Ohio voters head to the polls for the Republican Senate midterm primary election that is set to be the first major test of former President Donald [Read More…]