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Tom Tapp
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Tom has covered the entertainment industry for more than 20 years. He joined Deadline in 2020 after working on the homepage teams of both Yahoo and AT&T. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Premiere magazine and on The Daily Beast. Tom founded the popular industry website and newsletter HollywoodWiretap.com, which he later sold. Before that, he spent seven years at Variety, where he was the Managing Editor of Features. While there, he created the trade’s award-winning lifestyle publication, V Life, and was its Executive Editor.
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Sam Rubin Dies: KTLA Entertainment Reporter’s Cause Of Death Revealed – Updated
UPDATED with official cause of death: In a report obtained by KTLA, the Los Angeles Medical Examiner said the station’s former entertainment reporter, Sam Rubin, suffered from “ischemic heart disease due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.” His manner of death was listed as “natural.”
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14,000 Disneyland Cast Members Will Vote In Next 10 Days On Whether To Authorize A Strike
All is not well in the Mouse’s house.
The largest bargaining unit of Disney workers in California – representing everyone from custodians and ride operators to candy makers and merchandise clerks – today announced that a strike authorization vote is scheduled for Disneyland cast members. The results…
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Tom Cruise Shows Up, Popcorn In Hand, To Promote ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Co-Star’s New Movie
If Top Gun: Maverick confirmed anything, it reminded Hollywood that Tom Cruise is a master at marketing movies.
The busy Cruise recently put his promo powers — including his megawatt smile — to work in service of a former co-star in that film, showing up for the European premiere of the upcoming July…
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Michael Moore Calls For Joe Biden To Step Aside As Nominee, Says Letting Him Continue Presidential Campaign Is “Elder Abuse”
Add one of America’s most political filmmakers to the list of those calling for Joe Biden to step aside as the Democratic candidate for president.
Oscar-winner Michael Moore published a piece on his website asking the president not to “let your enablers hound you into doing what your body is begging…
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New On Netflix For July 2024: Movies, TV Shows and More
Netflix's slate will adjust for summer viewing in July. The streamer's catalog will also incorporate action-filled films and content ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
Franchises to look out for this month include the Back to the Future films, Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, the Fifty Shades films and…
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By Tom Tapp, Dessi Gomez
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Mike Heslin Dies: Actor In ‘Lioness’ & ‘The Holiday Proposal Plan’ Was 30
Actor Mike Heslin, whose most prominent role came on Taylor Sheridan’s Lioness, has died after an unexpected cardiac event and a week-long hospitalization. He was 30. The news was announced by his husband, Nicolas James Wilson.
Heslin appeared as Polo on two episodes of Lioness, Season 1. He also had…
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Sweltering Palm Springs Hits All-Time High Of 124 Degrees As Death Valley Approaches Earth’s Highest Ever Recorded Temperature
It’s hot in California.
Numerous cities in the Golden State tied or broke heat records this week — not just for the date, but for their entire recorded histories.
Idyllwild hit 104 degrees today. That ties the town’s all time hottest temperature. Palmdale tied its record high for July 4 at…
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Dawn Hollyoak Dies: ‘Great British Baking Show’ Contestant Was 61
Dawn Hollyoak, who in 2022 competed on The Great British Baking Show, has died, according to a post on her Instagram account.
“It's with a heavy heart we announce the passing of our star baker Dawn,” the post began. “Not only a wonderfully talented baker but first and foremost an amazing mother…
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Major Media Outlets Hammer Biden As Cascade Of Post-Debate Fallout Continues
“My season of service is nearing its close. This was a hard truth to face. But it is the natural course of things — as evident as the progression from spring to summer, from fall to winter. This is why I have decided to withdraw from the campaign for president of the United…
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Alec Baldwin, Other ‘Rust’ Producers Denied Lucrative New Mexico State Film Tax Incentive
Rust, the ill-fated film production marred by the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, has been denied a portion of New Mexico’s film & TV tax incentives, despite the fact that it was made at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe.
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2024-25 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Guilds & More
UPDATED with latest: The Oscars, strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards and the 2023-24 awards season are history, and it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise.
Here is a list of awards shows, events and the like ahead as we cruise into Emmy season and look ahead to Cannes, the fall film…
‘Horizon’ Actor Michael Rooker Decries Current State Of Movies, Says Audiences Conditioned By TikTok Have “Gotta Get Over That Crap”
Audiences are accustomed to seeing Michael Rooker play tough characters in projects like The Walking Dead and Guardians of the Galaxy, but the actor himself had some tough-love advice for audiences who didn’t exactly flock to his latest film Horizon, which is directed by and stars Kevin Costner.
The…
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