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April 27, 2026
George Clooney Defends Jimmy Kimmel After Trump’s ‘Heated’ Call for His Firing: ‘Jokes Are Jokes’
George Clooney is speaking out in defense of Jimmy Kimmel after Donald Trump’s latest attempt to pressure ABC to fire the late-night host. The president blasted Kimmel’s “despicable call to violenc...
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April 24, 2026
Nikki Glaser Would ‘Absolutely’ Do a Leonardo DiCaprio Roast but Says He Shouldn’t Sign Up for One: ‘Maybe If He Was Donating To Climate Change’
Nikki Glaser further cemented her status as Hollywood’s go-to award show host at the Time100 Gala on Thursday night, taking playful jabs at a wide range of creatives being honored as some of the mo...
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April 22, 2026
Hilary Duff Felt ‘Quite Sad’ Watching Docs on Britney Spears and Exploited Child Stars: ‘I‘m Grateful I Wasn‘t Put in Too Many Positions That Left Battle Wounds‘
Hilary Duff reflected on her child star upbringing at the TIME100 Summit in Manhattan, where Time executive editor Dan Macsai asked if documentaries like “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” or...
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April 21, 2026
Anne Hathaway Pushed ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Producers to Cast Size-Inclusive Models Because ‘All Different Shapes Are Beautiful’
Meryl Streep made headlines last month after revealing that her co-star Anne Hathaway consulted producers on the set of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” to avoid featuring models who were too “skeletal.” ...
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April 19, 2026
Ted Danson Says Bill Clinton Questioned His ‘Intentions’ With Mary Steenburgen Under Secret Service Watch
Ted Danson recalled an intimidating first encounter with former President Bill Clinton and his Secret Service detail during an early date with his now-wife, Mary Steenburgen. Moderating a panel wit...
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April 19, 2026
Tina Fey Says Her Sarah Palin ‘SNL’ Sketches Were a ‘Fair Hit’: ‘If it’s Not True, it Will Not Be Funny’
Tina Fey reflected on how “Saturday Night Live” has covered politics at History Talks, a speaker series featuring some of the most prolific political and media figures in modern history. The starry...
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April 18, 2026
Nicole Kidman Recalls Learning of Mother’s Death Moments Before ‘Babygirl’ Venice Win: ‘I Was Completely Devastated’
Nicole Kidman was interviewed by Hoda Kotb during a History Talks panel in Philadelphia and was asked to recall the moment she learned about her mother’s death. Kidman revealed she learned the news...
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April 15, 2026
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Shocker: [SPOILER] on That Death, Kingpin’s Breaking Point and How Season 2 Moves Forward
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 5 of “Daredevil: Born Again,” now streaming on Disney+. The linchpin holding together Wilson Fisk’s sanity is dead. The fifth epi...
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April 9, 2026
Ian McKellen ‘Fell in Love With’ Johnny Depp on ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’ Set: ‘He’s in Spankingly Good Form’
Sir Ian McKellen says he “fell in love with” Johnny Depp after working together on “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol.” “He’s in spankingly good form,” McKellen told Variety on Wednesday evening at “The ...
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March 25, 2026
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Stars on Season 2 Premiere and Kingpin’s ICE Parallels: ‘Hopefully This Is a Wake-Up Call’ to ‘Fight the Oppression’
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 2 premiere of “Daredevil: Born Again,” now streaming on Disney+. “Daredevil: Born Again” is back a year after it was resurrected by Disn...
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March 6, 2026
Maggie Gyllenhaal on Casting Family in ‘The Bride!’ and Having Godmother Jamie Lee Curtis Champion the Film
Maggie Gyllenhaal cast several familiar faces in “The Bride,” her punk horror reimagining of the 1935 classic “Bride of Frankenstein.” The film features her husband, Peter Sarsgaard, and her broth...
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March 4, 2026
Variety’s 10 Creators to Watch Spotlights the New Class of Online Talent
For most of the 120 years that Variety has covered the entertainment industry, creatives followed a tried and true script to gain the attention of Hollywood’s gatekeepers by cutting their teeth on ...
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