"Now I am ready to become a god," says Anthony Hopkins as the Emperor Vespasian in the Roland Emmerich-directed Those About to Die. Of course, as ruler of Rome in the year 79 CE, the victor of the infamous Year of the Four Emperors was for all practical purposes a god on Earth. Which makes the…

UPDATED 03.52 a.m. PT: The latest concert in Tenacious D’s Australia tour has been postponed following alleged remarks about Donald Trump’s assassination attempt made by Kyle Gass. The guitarist’s “Don’t miss Trump next time” comment when asked to make a wish by his co-frontman Jack Black has…

In the aftermath of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump this past weekend, Joe Biden said from the Oval Office last night that "there is no place in America for this kind of violence." But in a tight race presidential race leaning towards his predecessor, Biden made it very clear to NBC's…

Less than two days after Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt, the former president's campaign has already started aggressively fundraising off the near tragedy. As Joe Biden and the Democrats and Republicans all declare a time of national unity and lowering the ideological volume in the…

"I'm not supposed to be here, I'm supposed to be dead," Donald Trump said one day after an attempted assassination on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania,. “I'm supposed to be dead." Detailing the experience of being shot in the ear while on stage at a battleground campaign stop on Saturday, the…

EXCLUSIVE: Alec Baldwin has today just seen the sudden dismissal of the involuntary manslaughter case against him for the fatal 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, but the Emmy winning actor could be back in court much sooner than he expected. Almost two years after Baldwin and Rust…

Days after Rebel Wilson assailed the backers of her directorial debut The Deb, those producers filed a defamation suit against her today in Los Angeles Superior Court. Suit comes from producers Amanda Ghost and Gregory Cameron and exec producer Vince Holden, whom Wilson accused of "vile and…

In a dramatic turn of events, Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial for the fatal 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was dismissed Friday over “critical evidence” that a New Mexico judge ruled had been concealed. “The state has repeatedly made representations to defense and…

The twists and turns of Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial for the fatal 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins just took a serpentine curve. In a surprise move on what was expected to be a long day of testimony, including potentially incarcerated Rust armorer Hannah…

Editor's note: Running until the final general election results come in & no matter who is at the top of either ticket, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Deadline's political editor Ted…

UPDATE: At his nearly hourlong press conference, Joe Biden countered perceptions of cognitive decline by delving into the details of complex national security situations. He insisted that he would “keep moving” in the presidential race, although he slightly opened the door to an exit if he sees that there…

UPDATE, 7:45 PM: The writing on the courthouse wall pretty much indicated where things were going in Rachel Leviss’ revenge porn lawsuit against her former Vanderpump Rules co-star Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval, but now it’s official. After a hearing Thursday morning in DTLA on Madix’s motion to…