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Premiere of Kevin Spacey’s comeback film ‘Control’ reportedly canceled by “horrified” UK theater owner
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Kevin Spacey‘s comeback trail hit a major pothole when the world premiere ofm a movie featuring the Oscar winning actor was canceled because of his involvement in it. Spacey, who was recently [Read More…]
Former Batman Ben Affleck to be honored at Gotham Awards
Affleck on the ‘Air’ set/Amazon Studios “Batman to be honored at Gotham Awards” may sound like a headline from a comic book movie, but the guy who played the Caped Crusader, Ben Affleck, is actually [Read More…]
Pete Davidson tackles tabloid headlines, dating history in ‘SNL”s ‘Barbie’-spoofing “I’m Just Pete”
NBC/Rosalind O’Connor Pete Davidson wants his work to be taken seriously, but he’s not nearly serious enough to blame you for thinking otherwise. That’s the gist of “I’m Just Pete,” the Barbie-spoofing video that aired [Read More…]
Chris Evans confirms marriage to Alba Baptista
ABC/Randy Holmes — Netflix/Manolo Pavón At New York Comic Con on Saturday, Chris Evans proudly displayed his wedding band while confirming his marriage to fellow actor Alba Baptista. In front of the eager audience, Evans [Read More…]
Will Smith says Jada Pinkett Smith’s confessions about their marriage “woke him up”
ABC Will Smith has responded to his wife Jada Pinkett Smith‘s forthcoming memoir Worthy and the revelations about their marriage. In an email shared with The New York Times, Smith candidly expressed that his wife’s revelations in her memoir “woke [Read More…]
In Brief: Piper Laurie dead, and more
Piper Laurie, best known for her film roles as Sissy Spacek’s ultra-religious mother in Brian De Palma‘s Carrie and Paul Newman‘s love interest in The Hustler, died Saturday, October 14, in Los Angeles after a [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel to begin evacuation of towns near Lebanon border
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 1,300 people have died and 3,227 others have been injured in Israel after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented incursion from air, land and sea [Read More…]
‘Freaks me out’: Americans say they are trapped in Gaza
Maha Barakat, an American citizen stuck in Gaza, tells ABC News on Oct. 15, 2023, her agonizing ordeal attempting to flee the war-torn territory. — Maha Barakat (NEW YORK) — Terrified by constant bombings all [Read More…]
Illinois man charged with stabbing 6-year-old Muslim boy to death amid Israel-Hamas conflict: Police
The booking photo of Joseph M. Czuba — Will County Sheriff’s Office (PLAINFIELD, Ill.) — An Illinois man was charged with stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy to death and seriously injuring his mother in what [Read More…]
Judge to hear arguments on proposed Trump gag order in Jan. 6 case
SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case in Washington, D.C., is set to hear oral arguments Monday on a limited gag order proposed by the government. [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial live updates: Michael Cohen delays testimony as trial enters Week 3
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to [Read More…]
House Republicans will try, again, to elect a new speaker amid gridlock after McCarthy ouster
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans plan to hold a floor vote to try and pick a new speaker on Tuesday — exactly two weeks after eight of their members joined the Democratic minority [Read More…]
Biden says he and Dems raised $71M, Trump leads GOP and more third-quarter fundraising takeaways
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Presidential candidates are continuing to fill their coffers more than a year ahead of the 2024 election, with details of their third-quarter 2023 fundraising emerging ahead of Sunday’s filing deadline. [Read More…]
Americans favor continued support for Israel but still sour on Biden’s performance overall: POLL
Smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on Oct. 12, 2023, as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. — Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images [Read More…]
Bills running back Damien Harris taken off field by ambulance
Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images (ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.) — Buffalo Bills running back Damien Harris was taken off the football field by ambulance during Sunday night’s game with the New York Giants. Harris was tackled after [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 10/15/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Texas 2, Houston 0 (Texas leads series 1-0) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Charlotte 117, Oklahoma City 115 [Read More…]
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ tops the box office with record-setting $128 million global haul
Taylor Swift Productions Taylor Swift continues to have the Midas touch. Her concert film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour scooped up an estimated $96 million weekend at the domestic box office and another $32 million overseas, for a [Read More…]
TV icon Suzanne Somers, star of ‘Three’s Company’ and ‘Step by Step,’ dead at 76
Paul Archuleta/Getty Images Suzanne Somers, the actress best known for her roles in TV comedies including Three’s Company and Step by Step, has died, her longtime publicist announced Sunday. She was 76 years old. “Suzanne [Read More…]
Exclusive: US to send 2nd aircraft carrier to eastern Mediterranean
Richard Ross/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Pentagon has ordered a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean near Israel to deter Iran or Hezbollah from joining the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to U.S. [Read More…]
Michael Cohen delays testimony in Trump’s civil fraud trial
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump’s former lawyer and self-described fixer Michael Cohen is delaying his testimony, which was scheduled to begin as early as Tuesday, in the former president’s ongoing civil fraud trial [Read More…]