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February 22, 2026
Donald Trump Demands Netflix ‘Immediately Fire’ Board Member Susan Rice or ‘Pay the Consequences’: ‘She’s Got No Talent or Skills’
Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday to demand that Netflix “immediately” fire former UN ambassador and board member Susan Rice or “pay the consequences.” His comments come as the streamin...
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February 21, 2026
Michael Imperioli Says ‘A Lot’ of ‘The Sopranos’ Characters Would ‘Probably’ Be Trump Supporters: ‘The Show Is About the American Dream’
“The Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli told The Independent that the characters in the HBO crime drama would “probably” be supporters of Donald Trump if the show were made today. “The show is about ...
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February 21, 2026
Mark Ruffalo Fires Back at James Cameron After ‘Avatar’ Director Slammed Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal: ‘Are You Also Against the Monopolization That a Paramount Acquisition Would Create?’
Mark Ruffalo fired back at James Cameron on Saturday morning after the “Avatar” director wrote in a letter to Senator Mike Lee, chair of the Senate subcommittee on antitrust, that Netflix buying Wa...
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February 21, 2026
Eric Dane’s Friends Launch GoFundMe After His Death to ‘Support His Girls and Their Future Needs’
Eric Dane’s closest friends started a GoFundMe to raise money for his wife and two daughters after the actor’s death on Feb. 19. The GoFundMe page says of Dane, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic l...
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February 21, 2026
Box Office: ‘Wuthering Heights’ Leads Again With $4.6 Million; ‘How to Make a Killing’ Takes Out $1.6 Million on Opening Day
A24 and Lionsgate each brought a newcomer to the Friday box office with “How to Make a Killing” and “I Can Only Imagine 2.” However, they were unable to usurp the No. 1 spot. from last week’s champ...
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February 19, 2026
UFC Fighter Sean Strickland Goes on Sexist, Homophobic Tirade About Bad Bunny and Ronda Rousey During Paramount+ Media Day: ‘No One Gives a F— About Women’s Sports’
MMA fighter Sean Strickland went on a bigoted tirade on Wednesday during the Paramount+ and UFC media day event, during which he called Bad Bunny a “f—-t” and said women have been empowered “too mu...
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February 19, 2026
Former ‘Rehab Addict’ Host Nicole Curtis Says ‘Someone Personal’ Demanded Money to Not Release Racial Slur Video: ‘I Didn’t Pay – Here We Are’
Former “Rehab Addict” host Nicole Curtis claimed on Instagram that “someone personal” tried to extort her for money before leaking a video of her using the N-word while filming her HGTV renovation ...
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February 18, 2026
Stephen Colbert Says CBS Released Statement About Pulled James Talarico Interview ‘Without Ever Talking to Me’: ‘I Really Don’t Want an Adversarial Relationship With the Network’
On Monday night’s broadcast of “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert slammed his home network, CBS, for releasing a statement denying it pulled his interview with Rep. James Talarico off Sunday night’s ...
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February 18, 2026
YouTube Goes Down: Platform Experiences Technical Issue with Recommendation System
YouTube went down on Tuesday night, with more than 300,000 users experiencing technical difficulties, according to DownDetector. Problems for the digital video platform began around 5 p.m. PT, and ...
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February 17, 2026
Francis Ford Coppola Remembers Robert Duvall: ‘Such a Great Actor and Such an Essential Part of American Zoetrope’
Francis Ford Coppola took to Instagram on Monday afternoon to honor his longtime collaborator and friend Robert Duvall, who died on Sunday at the age of 95. “What a blow to learn of the loss of Rob...
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February 16, 2026
Al Pacino and Robert De Niro Remember ‘The Godfather Part II’ Co-Star Robert Duvall: ‘I Will Miss Him’
Al Pacino and Robert De Niro have paid tribute to Robert Duvall, who died on Monday at the age of 95. “It was an honor to have worked with Robert Duvall,” Pacino said. “He was a born actor as they ...
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February 16, 2026
Frederick Wiseman, Legendary Documentary Filmmaker, Dies at 96
Frederick Wiseman, the prolific documentarian behind films like “Titicut Follies,” “At Berkeley,” “National Gallery” and “Ex Libris,” died on Monday. He was 96 years old. Wiseman’s death was announ...
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February 16, 2026
Trump Threatens Death Penalty If Nancy Guthrie Isn’t Returned Alive by Abductors
The kidnappers of Nancy Guthrie will face the “most severe” federal penalties if they do not release her unharmed, President Trump told the New York Post Monday. Trump said in a phone interview t...
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February 16, 2026
Robert Duvall Remembered by Adam Sandler, Viola Davis, Michael Keaton and More: ‘He Was Greatness Personified as an Actor’
Hollywood tributes are pouring out for Robert Duvall, who died on Monday at the age of 95. Duvall’s death was announced on Facebook via a statement from his wife, Luciana Duvall. Adam Sandler, who ...
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February 16, 2026
Robert Duvall, Star of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘The Great Santini,’ Dies at 95
Robert Duvall, who won an Oscar for “Tender Mercies” and was nominated for his roles in films including “The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now,” and “The Great Santini,” has died. He was 95. Duvall’s dea...
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February 16, 2026
Savannah Guthrie Tells Her Mother’s Kidnapper ‘It Is Never Too Late to Do the Right Thing’: ‘We Still Have Hope’
Savannah Guthrie took to Instagram on Sunday afternoon to share another message with her mother’s kidnapper. She calmly told the perpetrator that it’s “never too late to do the right thing.” “It’s ...
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February 15, 2026
‘Sinners’ Star Wunmi Mosaku Has ‘Not Been Able to Celebrate’ Her Oscar Nomination Because of the ‘Killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by ICE’: How Could I ‘Enjoy the Moment?’
“Sinners” star Wunmi Mosaku recently told The Sunday Times that she hasn’t been able to enjoy her recent Oscar nomination for best supporting actress because of the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renée ...
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February 15, 2026
‘Pulp Fiction’ Writer Says It Was ‘Impossible’ to Get His Movies Made Until He Started an AI Production Company: ‘Just Put AI in Front of it and All of a Sudden You’re in Production on Three Features’
“Pulp Fiction” co-writer Roger Avary recently told the “Joe Rogan Experience” that it was “impossible” for him to get his movies made through “traditional” means. But after launching his AI product...
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February 14, 2026
Barack Obama Reacts to Donald Trump’s AI Video Depicting Him as an Ape: ‘There Doesn’t Seem to Be Any Shame About This’
During a recent appearance on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast, Barack Obama gave his reaction after an AI video was posted to Donald Trump’s Truth Social account that depicted the former president and ...
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February 14, 2026
James Van Der Beek’s Brother Posts Statement Thanking Supporters For ‘Outpouring of Love’: ‘I Now Know Why People Call it Heartbreak’
James Van Der Beek’s younger brother, Jared Van Der Beek, took to Instagram on Friday to thank those who have reached out following James’ death on Wednesday. “There’s a special bond that exists be...
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February 14, 2026
Trump Slams Bill Maher as a ‘Highly Overrated Lightweight’ and Calls Their White House Dinner a ‘Complete Waste of Time’: ‘He Is No Different Than Kimmel, Fallon, or Colbert’
Donald Trump posted a lengthy message to Truth Social on Saturday morning in which he recalled his White House dinner with “Real Time” host Bill Maher. The president called the evening a “total was...
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February 14, 2026
Box Office: ‘Wuthering Heights’ Falls for $11 Million on Opening Day; ‘GOAT’ Takes Second With $7.1 Million
The Friday box office fell in love with Emerald Fennell’s sexy literary drama “Wuthering Heights,” which won out over fellow newcomers “GOAT” and “Crime 101” to claim the No. 1 spot. Fennell’s adap...
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February 13, 2026
FBI Increases Nancy Guthrie Reward to $100,000 and Releases More Detailed Description of Kidnapping Suspect
The FBI announced on Thursday that it would increase the reward to $100,000 for information leading to the location of Nancy Guthrie or to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disapp...
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February 12, 2026
HGTV Cancels ‘Rehab Addict’ After Host Nicole Curtis Used Racial Slur During Filming
HGTV has ended its long-running home restoration series “Rehab Addict” after star Nicole Curtis was caught using a racial slur during filming. “HGTV was recently made aware of an offensive racial c...
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February 10, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Slams Trump For Calling Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance ‘An Affront to the Greatness of America’: ‘This Is a Man Who Paid Off a Porn Star Who Spanked Him’
Jimmy Kimmel on Monday went after Donald Trump for his scathing review of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. “Bad Bunny got a bad review from our bad president, unfortunately,” Kimmel said durin...
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February 10, 2026
Jon Stewart Slams Conservative Outrage Over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: Trump Thinks ‘Bad Bunny Is the One Guy in the World That’s Fluent in Spanish’
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart covered the conservative outrage over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. “Mr. Bunny killed it, despite being trapped in an inescapable sug...
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February 10, 2026
Kid Rock Sounds Off on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: ‘I Didn’t Understand Any of It’ and ‘I Fault the NFL’
Kid Rock, who headlined the rival “All-American Halftime Show,” gave his review of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime performance during a Monday appearance on Fox News’ “The Ingrahm Angle.” “Like mos...
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February 9, 2026
Savannah Guthrie Says ‘We’re at an Hour of Desperation’ in New Video Amid Mom Nancy’s Disappearance: ‘We Believe Our Mom Is Still Out There’
“Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie shared a video message on Instagram on Monday, saying, “We are at an hour of desperation,” as she spoke about the disappearance of her mother, Nancy Guthrie. “We ...
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February 8, 2026
Olympic Skier Mikaela Shiffrin on Competing for Team USA Amid Political Turmoil in America: ‘There’s a Lot of Hardship in the World’
Team USA alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin on Saturday told reporters during a press conference (via USA Today) that she hopes to elevate “inclusivity… diversity and kindness” at the 2026 Winter Olympi...
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February 7, 2026
Savannah Guthrie Says ‘We Will Pay’ for Return of 84-Year-Old Mother Nancy: ‘This Is the Only Way We Will Have Peace’
Savannah Guthrie took to Instagram on Saturday afternoon to share another message with her mother’s kidnapper, this time saying she and her family will pay for Nancy Guthrie’s return. “We received ...
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