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April 9, 2026
Disney Expected to Lay Off as Many as 1,000 Employees
Disney is expected to lay off as many as 1,000 employees through role eliminations in the coming months, Variety has learned. Many of the cuts are expected to come from the media giant’s marketing ...
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April 9, 2026
Jenna Ortega Says She Almost Quit Acting Before Landing ‘You’ Role: ‘”It Was a Good Run” Sort of Thing’
Jenna Ortgea said during a recent appearance on Kid Cudi’s “Big Bro” podcast that she was seriously considering giving up acting until she landed the part of Ellie Alves on Netflix‘s “You.” “I didn...
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April 9, 2026
‘The Housemaid’ Author Freida McFadden Reveals Her True Identity: ‘I’m Tired of This Being a Secret’
“The Housemaid” author Freida McFadden said during a recent interview with USA Today that “it’s time” to unveil her true identity. She said her real name is Sara Cohen, and she works as a brain doc...
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April 9, 2026
Olivia Munn Says Male Co-Star Refused to Film Scene Being Saved by Woman and Stopped Production for ’45 Minutes’: ‘She Can’t Save Me. We’re Not Doing This’
Olivia Munn said during a recent appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show” that one of her former male co-stars refused to be saved by her in a scene and stopped production for “45 minutes” to fight ...
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April 8, 2026
George Clooney Slams White House for ‘Infantile Name Calling’ After Trump Administration Calls His ‘Terrible Acting’ a ‘War Crime’
George Clooney fired back at the White House after Communications Director Steven Cheung released a statement condemning the two-time Oscar winner for saying President Donald Trump committed a “war...
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April 8, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Says Donald Trump Threatens ‘Something Crazy’ and Then ‘Always Gives Two Weeks’ After Delaying Iran Strikes: ‘He’s Like a Conscientious Employee’
Jimmy Kimmel addressed the ceasefire between the United States and Iran during his Tuesday night monologue and pointed out a recurring pattern with President Donald Trump’s negotiating tactics. “Th...
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April 8, 2026
Attic Fire Breaks Out at Hollywood’s Magic Castle
An attic fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at Hollywood’s historic Magic Castle, according to the Los Angeles Times. LAT reports that firefighters were deployed to the scene at 5:28 p.m. The cause o...
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April 7, 2026
Jonah Hill Says It’s ‘Bizarre’ Kanye West Once Posted About Liking Jewish People Again Because of Him: ‘The Hate Stuff Sucks’ but ‘He’s the Greatest Artist to Ever Live’
Jonah Hill said during a recent appearance on “The Zane Lowe Show” that it was “bizarre” when Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, took to Instagram in 2023 and wrote that Hill’s performanc...
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April 5, 2026
Dan Levy Was ‘Thinking About’ a ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sequel Series Before Catherine O’Hara Died
Dan Levy told CBS Sunday Morning that he was considering a “Schitt’s Creek” sequel series before the death of his co-star, Catherine O’Hara. Although he asserted that a sequel series “can’t” be don...
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April 5, 2026
Savannah Guthrie Shares Emotional Easter Message Amid Her Mom’s Disappearance: ‘I Have Questioned Whether Jesus Really Ever Experienced This Particular Wound That I Feel’
Savannah Guthrie joined Good Shepherd New York’s digital Easter gathering on Sunday morning to share a message of hope amid her mother’s unsolved abduction. “Good morning, everybody. Happy Easter,”...
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April 5, 2026
‘Friends’ Star Lisa Kudrow Says New Sitcoms are ‘Too Afraid’ to Make Jokes That Make People ‘Uncomfortable’: ‘I’m Not Buying It’
Lisa Kudrow said during a recent Interview Magazine profile that she’s “not drawn” to new multi-camera sitcoms. The “Friends” star thinks it’s because new shows are “too afraid” to make jokes that ...
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April 4, 2026
Legendary ’60 Minutes’ Correspondent Steve Kroft Says He ‘Hated’ Working on The Show: ‘It’s Just 24 Hours a Day’
Longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft recently told Bill O’Reilly on his “We’ll Do It Live!” podcast that he “hated” his time on the CBS news show. “’60 Minutes’ was really appealing, and...
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April 4, 2026
Mike Colter and Finn Jones Spotted on ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Set With ‘Defenders’ Co-Star Krysten Ritter
Mike Colter and Finn Jones have been spotted on the set of “Daredevil: Born Again” Season 3 alongside “Jessica Jones” star Krysten Ritter. The trio appears to be gearing up for a “Defenders” cast r...
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April 4, 2026
Seth Rogen Says ‘The Studio’ Season 2 Is ‘Acknowledging’ Catherine O’Hara’s Death and Has ‘Heavy Themes’: ‘We Are Not Ignoring It’
Creators Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg recently told The Times of London that “The Studio” Season 2 will be “acknowledging” the death of series star Catherine O’Hara, who died in January at 71. “It ...
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April 4, 2026
Box Office: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Powers Up With $48 Million
Mamma mia! “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” powered up at the Friday box office and is on its way to an explosive opening weekend. “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” earned $48.3 million from 4,252 North...
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April 2, 2026
Donald Trump’s Iran War Address: Flaunts ‘Overwhelming Victories’ By U.S. Military; Repeats Claim That Strait of Hormuz Will ‘Open Up Naturally’
President Donald Trump addressed an uneasy nation on Wednesday as the United States’ war with Iran entered its second month. He used the prime time slot to briefly address skyrocketing gas prices, ...
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April 1, 2026
Megan Thee Stallion Hospitalized in New York After Exiting ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ Mid-Performance
Megan Thee Stallion was hospitalized in New York City after she fell ill during a performance of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” on Broadway and was forced to exit mid-show. “During Tuesday night’s pro...
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March 31, 2026
Jon Stewart Says Donald Trump’s Recent Behavior Is ‘Less “Commander-in-Chief at War” and More “Grandpa Who’s Lost His Filter in Public”’
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart attacked President Donald Trump for his lack of focus amid the United States’ war with Iran. “You know, honestly, his leering behavior is les...
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March 31, 2026
The Army Opens Inquiry After Kid Rock’s Personal Apache Helicopter Flyby
The Army has opened an inquiry into two videos shared by Kid Rock that show a pair of Apache helicopters flying by his Nashville residence over the weekend, Pentagon officials told the New York Tim...
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March 29, 2026
Alex Duong, Stand-Up Comedian and ‘Blue Bloods’ Actor, Dies at 42
Alex Duong, a stand-up comedian and TV actor who appeared on the CBS drama “Blue Bloods,” died on Sunday in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 42. Duong’s death was announced via a GoFundMe page. The p...
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March 29, 2026
‘The Pitt’ Star Sepideh Moafi Says Her First Agent ‘Wanted Me to Change My Name’: ‘I Immediately Said F— No’
“The Pitt” Season 2 star Sepideh Moafi recently told People that her first agent told her to change her name so that she could land more roles. “When I graduated from grad school, my first agent wa...
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March 29, 2026
Mary Beth Hurt, Who Starred in ‘The World According to Garp,’ Dies at 79
Mary Beth Hurt, who was nominated for three Tonys and appeared in films including “Interiors” and “The World According to Garp,” died on Sunday from Alzheimer’s. She was 79. Hurt’s death was confir...
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March 29, 2026
HBO Boss Casey Bloys Says ‘Harry Potter’ Season 2 Is Being Written ‘Now’: ‘Our Goal Is to Not Have a Huge Gap’
HBO boss Casey Bloys recently told The Times of London that the network is already developing the second season of the highly anticipated “Harry Potter” TV series. “Our goal is to not have a huge g...
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March 29, 2026
Rob Schneider Says the U.S. ‘Must Restore the Military Draft’ Amid Iran War: ‘These Freedoms That We Cherish Do Not Come Without Cost’
Rob Schneider took to X on Friday to declare that the United States “must restore the military draft for our nation’s young people” amid the ongoing war with Iran. “Each and every American, at eigh...
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March 28, 2026
Nick Cannon Calls the Democratic Party the ‘Party of the KKK’ and Says ‘I F— With Trump’
Nick Cannon let his politics be known on a recent episode of his web talk show “Big Drive” (via TMZ), during which he called the Democratic Party “the party of the KKK.” After his guest, model Ambe...
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March 28, 2026
Kim Novak Says Sydney Sweeney Is ‘Totally Wrong to Play Me’ in Upcoming Film About Romance With Sammy Davis Jr.: ‘I Would Never Have Approved’
Kim Novak recently told The Times of London that she would’ve “never approved” the upcoming drama film “Scandalous” about her relationship with Sammy Davis Jr., starring Sydney Sweeney and David Jo...
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March 28, 2026
Box Office: ‘Project Hail Mary’ Adds $14.6 Million; ‘They Will Kill You’ Cuts Down $2.3 Million on Opening Day
“Project Hail Mary” easily claimed the top spot at the Friday box office, already flexing its longevity as 2026’s first major four-quadrant hit. “Project Hail Mary” grossed $14.6 million on its sec...
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March 25, 2026
FKA Twigs Sues Shia LaBeouf Over NDA from 2020 Sexual Battery Settlement
Tahliah Barnett, better known as FKA twigs, is suing Shia LaBeouf over an “unlawful” NDA included in the settlement that resulted from the Grammy winner’s 2020 sexual battery lawsuit against the “T...
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March 25, 2026
Vincent D’Onofrio Says Marvel and Sony Need to ‘Get Their S—t Together’ So Spider-Man Can Fight Kingpin: ‘It’s a Complicated Rights Issue’
Vincent D’Onofrio is calling for Marvel and Sony to clear out the red tape so that his “Daredevil: Born Again” character, the villainous crime lord Kingpin, can face off against his longtime comic ...
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March 25, 2026
New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie From Stephen Colbert and His Son in Development at Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has revealed that Stephen Colbert and his son are developing a brand new “Lord of the Rings” movie. The announcement came Tuesday night via the studio’s various social media accounts. ...
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