A former Facebook employee who has, with the release of a trove of internal documents, become a whisteblower over the company’s practices, revealed herself on Sunday on 60 Minutes. Frances Haugen, a data scientist who until May worked on the company’s efforts to combat misinformation, told correspondent Scott Pelley that the company is “paying for
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In a Saturday Night Live sketch that was cut for time from the season-opening broadcast, a dinner party featuring host Owen Wilson with cast members Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Heidi Gardner, Alex Moffat, and Ego Nwodim disagrees on splitting a check. Of course, the traditional haggling over who had what/who owes what quickly descends into
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Justin Bieber got “The Simpsons” treatment for this year’s Balenciaga show … with the cartoon nailing some of the celebs’ iconic looks. The FOX animated show teamed up with the fashion powerhouse to deliver a special 10-minute episode for Paris Fashion Week Saturday … which even featured Homer and Marge
Saturday Night Live went into Season 47 with eight cast members who had been on the show for at least seven seasons, which is the standard length of an SNL contract: Kenan Thompson (18 seasons), Kate McKinnon (10), Aidy Bryant (9), Cecily Strong (9), Colin Jost (8), Beck Bennett (8), Kyle Mooney (8), Michael Che
The Walking Dead: World Beyond Season 2 will conclude the second spinoff set in The Walking Dead universe. TV Fanatic got the chance to watch the first two episodes and speak with the cast about the upcoming season. When the second season begins, the characters are mainly split up, giving us many new storytelling possibilities.
On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 20 new deaths from Covid-19, as well as 1427 new positive cases. The number of deaths and confirmed cases reported today may reflect delays in weekend reporting. But today’s data brings the County to a total of 26,143 deaths and 1,462,013 positive cases. At
UPDATED with NBCUniversal statement. NBCUniversal and YouTube TV have renewed their carriage deal, averting a potential blackout. In a statement, NBCU said it didn’t want to “involve our fans” in a carriage battle, but felt “obligated” to warn them about the looming impasse last week. “We are thrilled to have reached a deal with YouTube
Play video content TMZ.com Jim Belushi has some interesting, almost ominous, advice for Kim Kardashian as she prepares to host “Saturday Night Live” … but ultimately he believes she’ll do great. Jim — who was an ‘SNL’ cast member in the ’80s after his famous older brother died — was out in Bev Hills when
Just one week after he became only the third contestant in Jeopardy! history to win more than $1 million, Matt Amodio took ownership of another record. Tonight, he became the player with the second-highest number of consecutive wins in the show’s history. Amodio’s streak is now 33, placing him behind only Ken Jennings, who remains
Blue Bloods is one of the few shows not to claim it has all the answers to complex issues. Blue Bloods Season 12 Episode 1 was no exception. The wave of violent crime, the investigation Erin reopened, and the incident that Witten got in trouble over were all complicated, and Blue Bloods did an excellent
EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ has opted not to order a second season of Mr. Corman, A24’s half-hour schoolteacher comedy-drama created, written, directed, executive produced and headlined by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The series’ final episode, “The Big Picture”, was released earlier today. Mr. Corman premiered Aug. 6 to mostly solid reviews (70% on Rotten Tomatoes) but did not
EXCLUSIVE: Discovery+ is ramping up its feature doc slate with a range of new titles including a documentary about Michael Brody Jr., a hippie-millionaire and heir to a margarine fortune who publicly offered his $25-million inheritance to anyone in need in 1970. The streamer has acquired the rights to Dear Mr. Brody, which is directed
Play video content FOX Tyga says he’s always felt like an underdog, so he performed as a canine on “The Masked Singer” … but this dog don’t hunt, because he’s been eliminated from the Season 6 cast of masked contestants. The “Taste” rapper yanked off his Dalmatian getup on Wednesday night’s episodes of the eccentric
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from the Season 2 premiere of ABC’s Big Sky. A couple of major twists and compelling new mysteries presented themselves in Big Sky‘s Season 2 opener, which saw John Carroll Lynch return from beyond the TV grave. In an interview with Deadline, the SAG Award winner confirmed the
When that victim told Stabler that the Albanian mob was crazy, she wasn’t exaggerating. Some of the violence was so graphic I had to avert my eyes, and Stabler narrowly became the mob’s latest victim. Bell tried more than once to convince him to let her pull him from the case on Law & Order:
3RD UPDATE, 3:39 PM: The ex-boyfriend of Hollywood therapist Dr. Amie Harwick has been ordered to stand trial for murder in connection with her death last year. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael E. Pastor ruled today that the prosecution had presented “more than enough evidence” against Gareth Pursehouse in the death of Harwick,
In one of Brian Robbins’ first major moves as Paramount Pictures President and CEO, he has brought in one of his top lieutenants at Nickelodeon, Ramsey Naito, to lead the film studio’s animation division in addition to her current duties as President of Nickelodeon Animation. Her new title will be President, Animation & Development, Paramount
Kenya Moore‘s decision to join “Dancing With the Stars” pissed off her bosses at the network where she got famous — so much so, they tried to force her into a very tough decision. Sources connected to ‘Housewives’ production tell us … when ‘DWTS’ approached Kenya months ago about being on its new season, she
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that this week’s high-stakes, unresolved and unpredictable drama on Capitol Hill was “like an episode of a TV show.” A reporter quickly asked, “What TV show?” “Maybe The West Wing, if something good happens. Maybe Veep if not,” she said. She was talking specifically about the prospects that
Well, that was a blast from the past. The last thing we expected to see on Chicago Fire Season 10 Episode 2 was for Griffin Darden, the son of late firefighter Andy Darden, to randomly show up at Firehouse 51, but that’s exactly what happened. Griffin’s return came out of the blue — it has been over
The Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, is “wholeheartedly” urging its members to authorize a strike against film and TV production companies all across the country. The leadership of all three IATSE locals with national jurisdiction – the Art Directors Guild, the International Cinematographers Guild and the Editors Guild – have now gone on record
Dave Chappelle is returning to Netflix with a new stand-up special, The Closer. Emmy-winning director Stan Lathan, who has directed all six of Chappelle’s Netflix specials, also returns to direct The Closer, which premieres globally on Netflix October 5. Billed as ‘the sixth chapter”, the special wraps up a body of work for Chappelle which
Play video content Good American Khloe Kardashian‘s latest ad campaign’s got it all — she’s topless and rolling around in bed — but you won’t catch even a glimpse of her on TV, because networks say it’s just too sexy. TMZ’s obtained the commercial for Khloe’s Good American clothing company, which was intended to launch
Jimmy Kimmel went all-in with the Donald Trump jokes on tonight’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The ABC late-night host got a fresh batch of insider info from former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham’s new book called I’ll Take Your Questions Now, which is set for publication via HarperCollins on October 5. “It turns out,”
Family in all its forms is complex, and so are the ties that bind us. We learn how tangled a web has been woven on Our Kind of People Season 1 Episode 2 as more secrets spill and dimension is added to many characters. Ms. Eve isn’t who we thought, and it seems everyone is keeping things
EXCLUSIVE: CBS’ Magnum P.I. adds Martin Martinez to its season 4 cast in a recurring role ahead of the show’s premiere on Oct. 1. Martinez will portray the character Cade Jensen, a determined but troubled teenager who attempts to charm his way into a job at La Mariana, and over the course of several episodes, ultimately
CNN has tapped marketing professor Scott Galloway to host a show for its upcoming subscription streaming service, CNN+, set to debut in the first quarter of 2022. Galloway’s show will focus on “the news and conversations where business and technology collide.” A professor of marketing at NYU’s Stern School of Business, Galloway is the host
Britney Spears is warning fans and viewers of a new documentary about her conservatorship to take it with a grain of salt … because she claims a lot of the information is untrue. According to our sources … Britney’s latest Instagram post is specifically calling out the CNN special — “Toxic: Britney Spears’ Battle For
On tonight’s episode of Late Night With Stephen Colbert, Colbert celebrated the results of Arizona’s election audit, reaffirming Joe Biden’s victory in the state. The late-night host described this as “a crushing humiliation for the GOP,” before summoning Steve Kornacki, political correspondent for NBC News, claiming he’d been standing by since last November. Unfortunately, nearly 10
A heatwave combined with a power outage means that Los Angeles is a hot mess. Literally. This disaster may feel smaller scale than some of the other 911 epic catastrophes, but it’s just as deadly. You mix a lack of power with heat exhaustion, and all kinds of crazy is bound to occur. During 9-1-1 Season