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In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, JFL42, the largest annual comedy festival in Toronto, has been postponed until late 2021. The highly anticipated nine-day festival was initially set to run between Sept. 24 and Oct. 3, 2020, however, in an attempt to help mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, Just for Laughs

On the second day of courtroom proceedings in Johnny Depp’s libel suit against British tabloid The Sun, London’s High Court heard about the alleged first bout of violence between the actor and his ex-wife Amber Heard. (The heart of the case is Depp’s battle against the paper’s labeling him as a “wife beater” in a

CBS has fired Peter Lenkov following an investigation into multiple claims that the MacGyver showrunner created a toxic work environment. “Peter Lenkov is no longer the executive producer overseeing MacGyver and Magnum P.I., and the studio has ended its relationship with him,” a CBS TV Studios spokesperson said in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter. “Monica

Jonathan Groff’s King George III has three brief solos and less than 10 minutes onstage in Hamilton. But his impact—and dramatic ability to enunciate—is felt through the entire musical, a filmed version of which hit Disney+ on July 3. But it isn’t the first major musical role the 35-year-old actor has played. In fact, you’re

Following the release of the debut trailer for his upcoming crime-thriller film The Tax Collector, director David Ayer has been accused of “brownfacing” after casting actor Shia LaBeouf as one of the film’s characters. After the trailer’s release, multiple Twitter users questioned Ayer’s decision to cast LaBeouf in the role. “Tell all the kids how you’re

Don’t erase Hamilton from the Oscar narrative just yet. While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Monday that the filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s epic Broadway musical, which recently premiered on Disney+, is ineligible for the 2021 ceremony, a source close to the film told Vanity Fair this week that Disney

America’s father, Tom Hanks, continues to be the best as he, hopefully, shares messages people will listen to about COVID-19. The A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood star was one of the first celebrities to test positive for coronavirus and has since used his name and social media to talk about taking the necessary precautions

Thanks to the power of the internet, 266 rock fans from 35 different countries and six continents — no Antarctica — were able to come together in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic for a special, one-off cover of Linkin Park‘s 2002 smash-hit In the End. The four-minute, 35-second montage was posted to YouTube on

Side-lying T-spine stretch: Start laying on your right side, crossing your left leg over the right and bending the upper leg to 90 degrees. Now extend both arms at your side straight away from your body. Looking back over your left shoulder and rotate your top arm towards your backside. Gently attempt to bring that

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has dismissed the coronavirus pandemic as a “fantasy” even with his country second only to the United States in confirmed cases, has tested positive for COVID-19. The far-right leader, 65, announced his diagnosis to reporters Tuesday—standing a few feet away from journalists while not wearing a mask. “Just look at

Only one day after its long-awaited return, Unsolved Mysteries, the American mystery/documentary series, has already received more than 20 potentially credible “tips” to help solve some of the different crime cases explored in the first six episodes of its recent Netflix reboot. “We have received tips,” series co-creator and executive producer Terry Dunn Meurer confirmed

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, action movie hero Tom Cruise is set to return to the U.K. this summer to resume the filming of the upcoming and untitled, seventh Mission: Impossible film. That’s right, nearly four months after the novel coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, intense safety regulations set in place to help mitigate the

Buddy-cop movies can probably never get greenlit again, and they probably shouldn’t, but some officers are writing the story themselves: A two-cop (plus a fire marshal) team set out to issue citations to businesses in Montauk over July Fourth weekend, according to Page Six. They called themselves the “enforcement and compliance detail,” which sounds like

Back in 1980, Virginia-born author Sherryl Woods decided she’d had enough of cynicism. Trained as a journalist and working toward a career as a television critic, she’d always promised herself she’d never boast the “edge” she saw in her fellow reporters. “I had always said that if I got to the point where all I

Warning: This article may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your own discretion. After nearly a year of silence pertaining to the matter, American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams has spoken out about several sexual misconduct allegations pitted against him last year. In February 2019, the New York Times‘ reported that seven women claimed Adams offered to

After Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested last week, Eric Trump tastelessly tweeted a picture of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime friend/ex-girlfriend/alleged partner in sex trafficking. The picture shows Bill Clinton walking his daughter Chelsea down the aisle at her 2010 wedding, where Maxwell appears to be in the crowd of guests behind them. Trump captioned the photo “birds

Colin Kaepernick is on his way toward becoming a media mogul. On Monday, the activist and former NFL star signed a first-look deal with Disney, according to Deadline. The development arrives on the heels of Kaepernick’s announcement that he’s working on a different show about his life with Ava DuVernay for Netflix. Kaepernick’s Disney deal

Ahead of the release of her sixth studio album and the birth of her first child, Katy Perry spoke with London, Ont.-based radio station 103.1 Fresh Radio last week about her upcoming musical work, her pregnancy and why she’s “finished” with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Though Perry had initially announced her plan to take an

Welcome to another edition of Grooming Gods. This week: It’s all clean beards and bleached heads.  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Honestly nothing better than a heavyweight hoodie and a perfectly lined up beard. Or Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Wurld Wurld’s bare chest plus vest combo and his butterfly-inspired hair dye has some deep 00s energy.  Ross Lynch

Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, 41, has died after a months-long battle with complications from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. His wife Amanda Kloots posted on Instagram Sunday night. “My darling husband passed away this morning,” she wrote. “He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently

President Donald Trump celebrated America over the Fourth of July weekend with a pair of ugly speeches at Mt. Rushmore and in Washington, D.C. that attempted to rally conservative support by demonizing the left and defending monuments. “Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values,

If Kanye West is serious about running for president, the American rapper and fashion designer will face major obstacles to mount a serious campaign less than four months before the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election. West, who said in a July 4 Twitter post that he was running, would have to work fast to get

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani’s adorable romance is on full display in a new live music video for their hit duet “Nobody But You.” Blake shared the video on his Instagram, captioning it, “Man, I am a lucky guy.” Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani may be chart-toppers in the music scene… but their chemistry? Well,

A little less than one year ago singer-songwriter Ryan Adams wrote on Instagram “I have a lot to say. I am going to. Soon.” That day seems to have finally come. Adams has stayed predominantly mum since the New York Times reported allegations of abuse and sexting with a minor in February 2019. Among the

On the most infinitesimal level of reality, normal physics breaks down, and we end up struggling with the strangeness of quantum mechanics. Amongst the many theories seeking to explain how the universe works at the sub-atomic level is the Many-Worlds Interpretation (MWI), first brought forth by physicist Hugh Everett in 1957. At the risk of

[embedded content] As we celebrate our nation’s Independence Day, we are reminded now more than ever our country’s declaration of freedom was some of us, not all of us. In this short film, five young descendants of famed abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass read excerpts of his famous speech, “What to the Slave is the

American rapper Kanye West, a vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday that he would run for president in 2020 in an apparent challenge to Trump and his presumptive Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building