politics
David Letterman to Headline Biden Fundraiser With Hawaii Governor on July 29
David Letterman will headline a fundraiser with President Joe Biden in 10 days with Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a sign that his campaign is forging ahead despite continued calls for the president to bow out of the 2024 race. The fundraiser on July 29 will be at the home of a family friend on Martha’s Vineyard, […]
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Amazon Says ‘The Boys’ Assassination Episode Filmed Long Before Trump Shooting, Finale Similarities “Unintentional”
Amazon Prime Video has added a disclaimer to the season four finale of The Boys, which released on Thursday and contains similarities to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend that left two people dead, including the gunman. “The season finale of The Boys contains scenes of fictional political violence, which […]
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“Presidents Are Not ‘Talent’ to Be Replaced With a Snap of the Finger”: What Hollywood Democrats Are Mulling Over Right Now (Guest Column)
Like most of America, the events of this past weekend left me completely shaken up. My emotions ranged from anger and fear to anxiety and dread. But ultimately, once the dust settled and the hero images started to be disseminated, my emotions crystallized into one: determination. I came away with one overarching realization: As Americans […]
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Jack Black Cancels Tenacious D Tour After Being “Blindsided” by Partner Kyle Gass’ Trump Comment
The Tenacious D world tour has been canceled after comments from Kyle Gass during a performance in Australia sparked global outrage. Tenacious D is the musical act made up of Gass and his creative partner Jack Black. Black posted on Instagram on Tuesday morning that he was “blindsided by what was said at the show […]
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The Task Ahead for the New U.K. Government – and Why the Culture Secretary Is Not “Minister for Fun”
Within the U.K.’s entertainment industry, as the country soaks up the vast change brought about by a historic general election, there is hope. Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who takes over from Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak, made few promises during his campaign, but the Labour Party’s Creative Industries Sector Plan, published in March, […]
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19M Viewers Tuned In to TV News Outlets After Trump Rally Shooting
An attempt on former president Donald Trump’s life Saturday led millions of viewers tune in to TV news coverage. Broadcast networks and cable outlets quickly moved to special coverage of the shooting at a Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania. One person was killed and three people, including Trump, were injured before Secret Service agents killed […]
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Donald Trump Gives First Media Interview After Being Shot, Says He’s Rewritten GOP Convention Speech
Donald Trump says he’s rewritten the speech he will deliver at this week’s Republican National Convention in the aftermath of Saturday’s assassination attempt. On Sunday, the former president and presumed GOP nominee talked to The Washington Examiner’s Salena Zito, who was present at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the day before, where gunman Thomas Matthew […]
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Trump Says Bullet “Pierced” Ear During Rally Shooting Being Investigated as Assassination Attempt
Former President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a bloodied Trump, who said he was shot in the ear, was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried to his […]
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Biden Condemns Shooting at Trump’s Rally in Pennsylvania: “No Place for This Kind of Violence in America”
Joe Biden is among those across politics and Hollywood reacting to the deadly shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. The former president’s campaign said Trump was “fine” after being rushed off the stage when gunfire erupted. The shooting is being investigated as an attempted assassination on Trump, law enforcement officials told […]
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Biden Team Claps Back at George Clooney After Scathing Op-Ed
Who had a “media feud between Joe Biden and George Clooney” on their July 2024 bingo card? But that’s exactly what recent events have given us. President Biden’s team reportedly clapped back at the iconic actor on Wednesday after Clooney’s scathing New York Times guest essay that pushed for the president to step down from […]
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Controversial U.K. Politician Jacob Rees-Mogg Gets Discovery+ Docu-Series
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Discovery+ U.K. and Ireland has commissioned a new series focused on the professional and personal life of controversial British politician Jacob Rees-Mogg, titled Meet The Rees-Moggs. The five-part series, produced by Optomen, promises to “lift the lid on the man behind the public image” by offering exclusive access and fly-on-the-wall insight into […]
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Late Night Hosts Tackle Biden Debate Fallout: “I Don’t Know What’s the Right Thing to Do Here”
Late night shows returned following a hiatus on Monday night, giving hosts Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon their first chances to react to last month’s presidential debate. While Jon Stewart weighed in on the debate with a live Daily Show after the face-off on Thursday, June 27, Colbert, Meyers and Fallon were off […]
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