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Streaming Ratings: ‘Your Honor’ Jumps to No. 1
A week after making its first appearance on the streaming charts, former Showtime drama Your Honor has rocketed to No. 1 overall. The series starring Bryan Cranston nearly tripled its viewing time on Netflix and Paramount+ in the week of June 9, grabbing 1.53 billion minutes (vs. 544 million the week before) and bumping Bridgerton […]
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Man Bites Dog: RFK Jr. Learns the Hard Way How White House Ambitions Can Be Undone by a Pooch
There are many, many reasons why Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will never be president. For starters, his claim that a parasitic worm ate part of his brain is likely a deal breaker for a large segment of the American electorate, even if it does explain some of Kennedy’s wackier conspiracy theories, like the one about […]
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Scandi Streamer Viaplay to Launch on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels in U.K.
Scandinavian streaming service Viaplay is coming to Amazon’s Prime Video Channels in the U.K., starting on Tuesday. The news comes after Viaplay closed its own app and direct-to-consumer streaming service in the U.K. in May, instead focusing its international distribution strategy “on building growth via partnerships and on bringing the best of Nordic and European […]
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Blake Lively Teases Ryan Reynolds on His ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Press Tour: “Boys Gone Wild”
Blake Lively is teasing her husband Ryan Reynolds during his Deadpool & Wolverine press tour. The Gossip Girl alum took to her Instagram Story on Saturday to poke fun at Ryan Reynolds and his friend and co-star Hugh Jackman, who were seen playing with water guns onstage at the 2024 Waterbomb Festival in Seoul, South Korea, a day […]
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Judy Belushi Pisano, Actress and Widow of John Belushi, Dies at 73
Judy Belushi Pisano, the widow of John Belushi and a former actress and producer, has died. She was 73. News of Pisano’s death was reported by The MV Times, which covers Martha’s Vineyard, where she spent much of her later years. She died after a long battle with cancer, the publication noted. Belushi’s official social […]
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Marlon Wayans Says He Was the Wrong Person to Rob: “I Don’t Own Sh**”
Marlon Wayans is breaking his silence following reports that his Los Angeles house was robbed on Saturday. The comedian and actor shared a video on Instagram where he thanked everyone who reached out to him to make sure he was OK after news of the robbery broke and said that everyone is doing fine, which […]
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Vanessa Hudgens Criticizes Paparazzi Photos That Revealed Birth of Her Child: “Our Family’s Privacy Was Disrespected”
Vanessa Hudgens took to Instagram on Thursday to criticize the publication of photos revealing the birth of her first child, writing that her family’s privacy had been violated as she left the hospital. “We’re disappointed that our family’s privacy was disrespected and exploited during this very special time due to the greed of a long […]
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New Mexico Denies Film Incentive Application on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Movie After Fatal Shooting
Producers of the Western movie Rust may have to forgo a robust economic incentive as they try to sell the film to distributors and fulfill financial obligations to the immediate family of a cinematographer who was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin during rehearsal in 2021. New Mexico tax authorities denied an application this spring by […]
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Sheryl Lee Ralph Is “Grateful” Hurricane Beryl Has Passed Jamaica Ahead of Son’s Wedding
Sheryl Lee Ralph is “grateful” that Hurricane Beryl has passed Jamaica. The Emmy-winning actress, who is currently on the Caribbean island for her son Etienne Maurice’s wedding this weekend, has continued to share weather updates on X (formerly Twitter). The Category 4 storm was expected to reach landfall midday July 3, according to the National […]
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Chet Hanks Defends His “White Boy Summer” Meme After Report Ties to Hate Groups
Chet Hanks is defending his “White Boy Summer” meme after a new report found that it has gone viral among hate groups. Tom Hanks’ 33-year-old son first coined the “White Boy Summer” Instagram meme in 2021. He said he was jokingly playing off Megan Thee Stallion’s “hot girl summer” and “Christian girl autumn.” “I just […]
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Ellen DeGeneres Cancels Four Stand-Up Shows
Ellen DeGeneres canceled four of her Ellen’s Last Stand … Up comedy shows this week after beginning her tour in June. Shows scheduled in July and August for Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago were canceled, per an announcement on the Ticketmaster website. “Unfortunately, the Event Organizer has had to cancel your event,” the company […]
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French Prosecutors Request Rape Charges Against Director Benoît Jacquot (Reports)
French media outlets are reporting that prosecutors have requested rape charges be brought against director Benoît Jacquot in connection to assault allegations made by actresses Isild Le Besco and Julia Roy. Jacquot was taken into police custody on Monday for questioning on those allegations as well as assault charges brought by filmmaker Judith Godrèche. According […]
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Kevin Spacey to Receive Italian Nations Award for Lifetime Achievement
Italy, it seems, has forgiven Kevin Spacey. On July 21, the two-time Oscar-winning actor will be honored with Italy’s Nations Award for Lifetime Achievement at a special gala in the historic southern Sicilian town of Taormina. The award is organized under the patronage of the Italian Senate and the state of Sicily. At the event, […]
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Jason Mraz Says He Came Out Later in Life Because Being Gay Was the “Punchline of a Joke” in the ’90s
Jason Mraz is getting candid about why he didn’t feel comfortable sharing his sexuality publicly when he was younger due to societal pressures. During a recent appearance on the Dinner’s on Me podcast with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, the “I’m Yours” singer, 48, explained why he chose to come out later in life. “In the ’90s, being […]
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Donald Trump Hush Money Sentencing Delayed Until September After Supreme Court Immunity Ruling
Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until at least September after the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Trump had been scheduled to face sentencing July 11 on his New York conviction on felony charges of falsifying […]
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Irish “Heiress” Who Conned Reality TV Producer Extradited to Northern Ireland
Marianne Smyth, the American whose elaborate con of a reality television producer was the subject of a 2020 Hollywood Reporter story, has been extradited to Northern Ireland to face trial over a separate alleged scam she ran there. Smyth was extradited on Tuesday, according to statements from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Police […]
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