UPDATE, with Quaid response In an Instagram video post titled, in caps, “NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPOLITICIZED,” actor Dennis Quaid says he’s “feeling some outrage and a lot of disappointment” about reports in “the cancel culture media” regarding his involvement in a public service campaign about COVID-19. “It was in no way political,” Quaid says
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Britain’s culture secretary Oliver Dowden has denied a report that the government has asked right-wing commentator Charles Moore and former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre to fill two powerful UK media jobs. The Sunday Times reported that Moore has been tapped to be the next chair of the BBC, while Dacre is set to be
Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa will fight in UFC 253‘s main event on Saturday Sept. 26 at 10/9c. Adesanya defends his middleweight championship against Costa, who is ranked second. Both are undefeated fighters whose well-known feud will finally come to blows in the ring. The pair have traded barbs in the press since Adesanya knocked out
Charles Barkely kept his silence about the Breonna Taylor ruling during Saturday’s NBA pregame coverage after he received backlash for his comments about the Kentucky attorney general’s decision. A day after the Kentucky official indicted Louisville Detective Brett Hankinson in the slaying of the EMT, Barkely said that he is wary to lump instances of
After seven, sometimes divisive seasons, The 100 draws to a close this week. There are a lot of streaming options debuting, including Hulu’s Monsterland and Netflix’s Emily In Paris. And if you’re hoping for a little more reality, ABC weighs in with Emergency Call, which is quite good, and Weakest Link returns to NBC with
President Donald Trump formally announced Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a move that will solidify the high court’s turn to the right. An appellate judge since 2017, Barrett appeared at a White House Rose Garden ceremony on Saturday along with her
Twice on Thursday, Senator Lindsay Graham plead with Fox News viewers to help save his campaign for reelection. First on Fox & Friends then later on Hannity, the sitting Republican senator from South Carolina complained that he had been massively out-fundraised by his Democratic rival. In tones that The Washington Post called “weepy,” Graham plead
Demi Lovato won’t be walking down the aisle with Max Ehrich … TMZ has confirmed the singer and actor called off their engagement. Demi and her former fiancé have officially called it quits, splitting just over 2 months after he popped the question on the beach in Malibu. A source close to the singer tells
On Wednesday, five Republican Senators fired off a letter to Netflix’s Ted Sarandos over the streamer service’s plan to have the executive producers of Game of Thrones adapt Chinese author Liu Cixin’s sci-fi trilogy The Three-Body Problem. Tonight, Netflix’s VP of Global Public Policy fired back, nicely but firmly. Accused of “normalizing” the Chinese government’s brutal incarceration of
Veteran youth talent agent Wendi Green, who spent the last nine years at Paradigm, is segueing to management. She has joined Atlas Artists, a subsidiary of Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment, as a talent manager to boost the company’s representation in the youth space. Her appointment is effective immediately. This marks the company’s second hire this
The Witcher has a complex mythology filled with prophecies, monsters, mages, and mutant mercenaries. All of these fantastical elements mean that in the world of The Continent, nothing is outside the realms of possibility — a truth which also applies to fan theories about what comes next in Season 2. In that spirit, earlier this
Jimmy Kimmel will continue to dribble into primetime with another round of Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night. The late-night show’s primetime specials will return to ABC every night of the NBA Finals, beginning with game one. This marks the 13th consecutive year for the special episodes. This year, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey and Adam Sandler
If there was one show that needed to NAIL its premiere, Star Trek: Discovery was it. On this stardate in 2017, Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 Episode 1 relaunched the television franchise that hasn’t embarked on a voyage since 2005’s Enterprise finale. Plagued by rumors of production issues and showrunner conflicts, fans could be forgiven for harboring some
President Donald Trump hasn’t promised that there will be a peaceful transfer of power if he loses to Joe Biden for the 2020 presidential Election. While the president remains mum, late-night hosts Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers warn viewers about what the Trump’s refusal to leave in peace may bring. “Trump refusing to say that
Lucas Kosoglad has segued from agenting to management. The Innovative Artists veteran has joined Odenkirk-Provissiero Entertainment as a manager. Kosoglad spent eight years in the talent department at Innovative, where he built a diverse roster with a focus on comedic voices and emerging talent. He has represented such clients as Ariela Barer (Marvel’s Runaways and
“Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro is recovering following a horrific bowling accident where his right hand was impaled … and required multiple surgeries. The famous baker suffered the gruesome injury Sunday while spending some QT with his family in the bowling alley in their home. A rep tells us there was a malfunction with the bowling
Local TV station owner E.W. Scripps said it will pay $2.65 billion to acquire national broadcast network ION Media, with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway putting $600 million into the deal. Scripps will combine ION assets — notably its broadcast spectrum holdings — with its own brands like multiplatform news outlet Newsy and multicast networks such
With October just around the corner, the 2020 Presidential Election is only coming closer and concerns about mail-in voting grow even more serious. On Wednesday The Daily Show with Trevor Noah touched on the multiple intricacies that come with the coronavirus-prompted voting practice. He started his segment by stating the FBI is warning voters to
ABC’s next series, Emergency Call, is a behind-the-scenes look at what happens when everyday people find themselves in emergency situations. Luke Wilson hosts the 10-episode docuseries, which follows 911 operators in cities like Austin, Texas; New Orleans; and Wasilla, Alaska, as they coach people through the scariest moments of their lives. Emergency Call documents what happens in
EXCLUSIVE: Sandy Kominsky will not have his trusted agent and friend Norman Newlander by his side for the last chapter of Netflix’s The Kominsky Method. Alan Arkin, who played Norman opposite Michael Douglas’ Sandy in the first two seasons of the Golden Globe-winning comedy, has left the Chuck Lorre-created show ahead of its upcoming third
You may not be aware, but Michael Hogan suffered a fall recently, and his friends, family, and fans have answered a call for help. Michael Hogan’s career has spanned over forty years, and in that time, he has portrayed such larger-than-life figures as Saul Tigh on Battlestar Galactica (2004), Otto Gerhhardt on Fargo, Dr. Eckland
Leading Hollywood analytics firm MarketCast is buying Deductive (formerly Dativa), a big data service provider to U.S media and consumer electronics in a deal that will help studio clients better predict audience behavior — including box office and PVOD consumption — and determine how best to target marketing dollars. The acquisition, said to be in
When I mentioned to a colleague that I’d just watched the premiere of AMC’s second spinoff of The Walking Dead, World Beyond, he asked just one question: “Do you think there’s an audience for it?” And I had to admit, I do. The series, which follows teenage sisters Iris (Aliyah Royale) and Hope (Alexa Mansour)
The United States reached a grim milestone Tuesday as the nation reached 200,000 COVID-19 deaths. The Daily Show‘s Trevor Noah put President Donald Trump in the hot seat for his lackluster, if not detrimental, response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Almost no one is doing worse than the United States with a number of COVID-19 cases
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Regina King pulled a real-life hero move by wearing a Breonna Taylor shirt while accepting her Emmy for playing a superhero … so says Breonna’s family attorney, Ben Crump. The civil rights lawyer was at LAX Monday, sporting a Breonna mask himself, when he lauded the “Watchmen” star and all
Shudder, the streaming service focused on horror, thrillers and the supernatural, said Tuesday it has passed the 1 million subscriber mark. AMC Networks launched Shudder in 2015. The company has pursued a niche streaming strategy, a contrast with larger media rivals launching mass-audience services like HBO Max, Peacock and Disney+. AMC executives have projected the
Many Americans probably think they know all there is to know about Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, which is what makes PBS The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden so fascinating. Debuting on Tuesday, The Frontline special presents the lives of Biden and Trump in ways that may surprise people. The focus is on moments from their
We’ve only seen one episode of Dancing with the Stars this season, and we’re already on a break? What a bummer! If you turn on your TV ready to shimmy and shake with your favorite stars and celebs Monday night, you’re going to be mighty disappointed not to see a single sequin. That’s because this week, Dancing with
Prior to the 2016 election, Republicans urged White House officials to hold off on picking a successor to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia until after the presidential election. More than four years later and the GOP wavers on their stance as the scramble to fill the vacant seat left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg begins. From
It’s game over for another Netflix original. Per THR, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance has been canceled after a single season. The series, which was a prequel to Jim Henson’s 1983 movie, won an Emmy for outstanding children’s program just days ago. “We can confirm that there will not be an additional season of