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Sunday night’s Emmy Awards rating sees 54% boost from last show
Disney/Mark Seliger Eugene and Dan Levy may never have hosted an awards show together, but the Schitt’s Creek stars’ stint onstage on ABC Sunday night delivered numbers not seen since 2021. The telecast broke a [Read More…]
John Cena revs up lead in Mattel’s ‘Matchbox’ movie
Prime Video A very large dude will star in a movie about very small cars. Deadline says John Cena has been cast in Matchbox, an action film based on the popular miniature toy brand. Back in [Read More…]
Watch Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix’s jail cell makeout sesh in new ‘Joker: Folie à Deux clip’
Warner Bros. Pictures So far, we’ve seen a lot of little bits of the movie Joker: Folie à Deux in the various trailers that have been released, but now’s your chance to see Lady Gaga actually [Read More…]
ABC floats trailer to Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson’s sexy ship series ‘Doctor Odyssey’
Disney/Pari Dukovic ABC has unveiled a full-length trailer to Doctor Odyssey, its buzzy new primetime series from Ryan Murphy in which Joshua Jackson plays Dr. Max Bankman, a physician on board a pleasure cruise ship. The coming attraction [Read More…]
Senate IVF bill fails again to advance on mostly party line vote
Andriy Denisyuk/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Tuesday failed for a second time to advance an in vitro fertilization (IVF) protection bill by a vote of 51-44. The legislation needed 60 votes to advance. [Read More…]
‘It’s a crying shame:’ Harris pans ‘harmful’ attacks on Haitian migrants in NABJ interview
Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris forcibly panned the recent “harmful” attacks on Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian migrants during a National Association of Black Journalists panel in Philadelphia [Read More…]
Nine dead, thousands injured after pagers explode across Lebanon: Health officials
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — At least nine people are dead and over 2,750 people were injured after pager devices owned by a large number of workers in various Hezbollah units and institutions exploded on Tuesday, [Read More…]
‘Baby Reindeer’ creator Richard Gadd reportedly snags Netflix deal
Disney/Scott Kirkland Having three Emmys on his mantel wasn’t the end of the good news for Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd. The creator, writer and star of the Netflix series — which took home six Emmys Sunday [Read More…]
Will Reeve describes moment he felt “alone” after deaths of Christopher and Dana Reeve
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images, FILE While most of the world knew Christopher Reeve as Superman, to his three children — Matthew, Alexandra and Will Reeve — he was simply their beloved dad. The three siblings watched [Read More…]
In brief: James Cameron reveals next non-‘Avatar’ project and more
James Cameron is planning to adapt Charles Pellegrino‘s novel Last Train From Hiroshima and the author’s forthcoming book, Ghosts of Hiroshima, into one “uncompromising theatrical film,” he tells Deadline. The film, to be titled Last Train From Hiroshima, [Read More…]
Donald Glover says his ‘Solo’ spin-off movie, ‘Lando’, will put the “fun” back in ‘Star Wars’
Lucasfilm While Lando, a Star Wars series bound for Disney+ starring Donald Glover, is no more, the project is being adapted into a feature film, with Glover reprising his lovable scoundrel Lando Calrissian from 2018’s [Read More…]
Instagram introduces mandatory ‘Teen Accounts’ with built-in limits, parental controls
Meta (NEW YORK) — For the first time in its history, Instagram on Tuesday announced the launch of accounts designed specifically for teenage users with built-in privacy protections. The new accounts, called “Teen Accounts,” will [Read More…]
Popeyes launches new $5 deal as fast food competition heats up
Popeyes (NEW YORK) — As fast food chains continue to drop prices on popular menu items in hopes of enticing hungry customers, Popeyes is entering the arena with a new $5 deal. The popular fried [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 9/16/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUENew York Mets 2, Washington Nationals 1Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Atlanta Braves 0Milwaukee Brewers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2Colorado Rockies [Read More…]
Trump Arlington cemetery incident still under investigation: Sources
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump at a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 26, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Law [Read More…]
Federal agency investigating RFK Jr. after severed whale’s head story resurfaces
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Libertarian National Convention on May 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association is investigating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after [Read More…]
Judge denies Meadows’ request to move Arizona ‘fake elector’ case to federal court
SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Monday denied former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ request to have the Arizona “fake elector” case against him moved to federal court from Arizona state [Read More…]
Harris, Obama and Hillary Clinton set to hold Los Angeles fundraisers for the vice president this month
Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris holds a campaign rally at the McHale Athletic Center on September 13, 2024 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris will hold [Read More…]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs hit with sex trafficking, racketeering charges in sprawling indictment
Sean Combs is seen arriving to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Show on October 30, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (JOCE/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) (NEW YORK) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged with sex trafficking by force, transportation [Read More…]
Secret Service agents ‘exemplary’ during Trump assassination attempt, friend says
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Steve Witkoff — a friend of, and donor to, former President Donald Trump — told ABC News’ Good Morning America on Tuesday that Secret Service agents protecting the Republican presidential [Read More…]