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Marlon Wayans Says He Was the Wrong Person to Rob: “I Don’t Own Sh**”
Marlon Wayans is breaking his silence following reports that his Los Angeles house was robbed on Saturday. The comedian and actor shared a video on Instagram where he thanked everyone who reached out to him to make sure he was OK after news of the robbery broke and said that everyone is doing fine, which […]
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Vanessa Hudgens Criticizes Paparazzi Photos That Revealed Birth of Her Child: “Our Family’s Privacy Was Disrespected”
Vanessa Hudgens took to Instagram on Thursday to criticize the publication of photos revealing the birth of her first child, writing that her family’s privacy had been violated as she left the hospital. “We’re disappointed that our family’s privacy was disrespected and exploited during this very special time due to the greed of a long […]
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New Mexico Denies Film Incentive Application on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Movie After Fatal Shooting
Producers of the Western movie Rust may have to forgo a robust economic incentive as they try to sell the film to distributors and fulfill financial obligations to the immediate family of a cinematographer who was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin during rehearsal in 2021. New Mexico tax authorities denied an application this spring by […]
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Sheryl Lee Ralph Is “Grateful” Hurricane Beryl Has Passed Jamaica Ahead of Son’s Wedding
Sheryl Lee Ralph is “grateful” that Hurricane Beryl has passed Jamaica. The Emmy-winning actress, who is currently on the Caribbean island for her son Etienne Maurice’s wedding this weekend, has continued to share weather updates on X (formerly Twitter). The Category 4 storm was expected to reach landfall midday July 3, according to the National […]
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Chet Hanks Defends His “White Boy Summer” Meme After Report Ties to Hate Groups
Chet Hanks is defending his “White Boy Summer” meme after a new report found that it has gone viral among hate groups. Tom Hanks’ 33-year-old son first coined the “White Boy Summer” Instagram meme in 2021. He said he was jokingly playing off Megan Thee Stallion’s “hot girl summer” and “Christian girl autumn.” “I just […]
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Ellen DeGeneres Cancels Four Stand-Up Shows
Ellen DeGeneres canceled four of her Ellen’s Last Stand … Up comedy shows this week after beginning her tour in June. Shows scheduled in July and August for Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago were canceled, per an announcement on the Ticketmaster website. “Unfortunately, the Event Organizer has had to cancel your event,” the company […]
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French Prosecutors Request Rape Charges Against Director Benoît Jacquot (Reports)
French media outlets are reporting that prosecutors have requested rape charges be brought against director Benoît Jacquot in connection to assault allegations made by actresses Isild Le Besco and Julia Roy. Jacquot was taken into police custody on Monday for questioning on those allegations as well as assault charges brought by filmmaker Judith Godrèche. According […]
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Kevin Spacey to Receive Italian Nations Award for Lifetime Achievement
Italy, it seems, has forgiven Kevin Spacey. On July 21, the two-time Oscar-winning actor will be honored with Italy’s Nations Award for Lifetime Achievement at a special gala in the historic southern Sicilian town of Taormina. The award is organized under the patronage of the Italian Senate and the state of Sicily. At the event, […]
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Jason Mraz Says He Came Out Later in Life Because Being Gay Was the “Punchline of a Joke” in the ’90s
Jason Mraz is getting candid about why he didn’t feel comfortable sharing his sexuality publicly when he was younger due to societal pressures. During a recent appearance on the Dinner’s on Me podcast with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, the “I’m Yours” singer, 48, explained why he chose to come out later in life. “In the ’90s, being […]
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Donald Trump Hush Money Sentencing Delayed Until September After Supreme Court Immunity Ruling
Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until at least September after the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Trump had been scheduled to face sentencing July 11 on his New York conviction on felony charges of falsifying […]
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Irish “Heiress” Who Conned Reality TV Producer Extradited to Northern Ireland
Marianne Smyth, the American whose elaborate con of a reality television producer was the subject of a 2020 Hollywood Reporter story, has been extradited to Northern Ireland to face trial over a separate alleged scam she ran there. Smyth was extradited on Tuesday, according to statements from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Police […]
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Berlin Festival Introduces New Section, Perspectives for Film Debuts
The Berlin International Film Festival has introduced a new competitive sidebar section called Perspectives, dedicated to feature debuts. The new section will launch in 2025 as part of the Berlinale reboot spearheaded by incoming festival director Tricia Tuttle. The new section, which aims “to provide a more prominent platform for emerging filmmakers,” will showcase up […]
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China Box Office: Ticket Revenue Slips 9 Percent in First Half of 2024
China’s movie box office made a roaring start to the year, but sales have waned in the months since. Ticket revenue for the first half of 2024 totaled $3.4 billion (RMB 23.9 billion), down 9 percent from last year, according to data released Tuesday by consultancy Artisan Gateway. Total admissions for the period reached 550 […]
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Kanye West Sued by Yeezy Staff Over Alleged Illegal Labor Conditions and Hostile, Racist Environment
Kanye West and Milo Yiannopoulos are being accused of engaging in “forced labor and cruel inhuman, or degrading treatment” toward the team brought on to create the app that the rapper-mogul hoped would compete with Tidal and other streaming players, according to a lawsuit filed this weekend in Los Angeles. The lawsuit filed in the […]
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ESPN Responds to Criticism Over Prince Harry’s ESPY Award Honor
The ESPY Awards is addressing some criticism over Prince Harry’s upcoming honor during the ceremony. The Duke of Sussex is set to receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPYS for his work with The Invictus Games Foundation. The Pat Tillman Award for Service was named in honor of late NFL star and […]
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Andy Cohen Joins Influencers Against Antisemitism Summit, Encouraging Creators to “Represent Jewish Culture With Pride to Your Followers”
“I am a proud American Jew,” Andy Cohen declared to cheers at the Voices For Truth: Influencers United Against Antisemitism summit in New York, where the TV host appeared first at the opening gala on Sunday and then moderated an “Influencers Town Hall” conversation on Monday. The two-day event, organized by the Combat Antisemitism Movement, saw […]
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