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Today — 23 January 2025Variety

Chloe Fineman Has ‘No Regrets’ About Calling Out ‘Mr. Nazi Salute’ Elon Musk for Making Her Cry as ‘SNL’ Host

By: Jack Dunn
23 January 2025 at 05:37
“Saturday Night Live” cast member Chloe Fineman has no regrets about calling out X owner Elon Musk for making her cry when he hosted “SNL” in 2021. On Tuesday night, Fineman took to her Instagram Story (via Daily Beast) to write, “Remember when I got in trouble for calling out mr nazi salute? Ya, no […]

Yesterday — 22 January 2025Variety

‘Zero Day’ Trailer: Robert De Niro Plays a Former President in Netflix’s Cyber Attack Thriller

By: Jack Dunn
22 January 2025 at 14:00
Netflix has released the trailer for its new limited series “Zero Day,” which features an ensemble cast of Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan, Connie Britton, Joan Allen, Matthew Modine and Angela Bassett. The six-episode procedural thriller hits the streamer on Feb. 20. According to an official logline, “Zero Day” follows “Robert De Niro […]

Variety Scores Two 2025 GLAAD Media Award Nominations for Outstanding Print Article and Magazine Overall Coverage

By: Jack Dunn
22 January 2025 at 14:00
GLAAD has unveiled the nominees for its 36th annual GLAAD Media Awards, with Variety securing two noms for outstanding print article (senior entertainment writer Adam B. Vary’s piece on Joe Locke) and magazine overall coverage. Other nominees include “Wicked,” “Queer,” “Love Lies Bleeding,” “My Old Ass,” “Abbott Elementary,” “Hacks,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” […]

Chris Brown Sues Warner Bros. for $500 Million Over Sexual Assault Allegations in Docuseries

By: Jack Dunn
22 January 2025 at 02:53
Singer Chris Brown is suing Warner Bros. for $500 million over sexual assault allegations posed in its Investigation Discovery docuseries “Chris Brown: A History of Violence.” In the lawsuit obtained by Variety, Brown accuses the producers behind the docuseries, which includes Warner Bros. and Ample, of libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress through defamatory […]

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Elon Musk Generates Controversy With Hand Gesture at Trump Inauguration Event, Draws Comparison to Fascist Salute

By: Jack Dunn
21 January 2025 at 00:23
X owner Elon Musk generated controversy hours after Donald Trump was inaugurated as the nation’s 47th president with a gesture made during a speech that drew immediate comparisons to a fascist salute. “Some elections are important, some are not, but this one really mattered. And I just want to say thank you for making it […]

Josh Gad Says He Was Denied a Role in ‘Avatar’ Because He Looked Like a ‘Tall Overweight Smurf’ As a Na’vi

By: Jack Dunn
20 January 2025 at 21:42
Josh Gad almost landed a role in the 2009 sci-fi epic “Avatar,” but he didn’t quite have the physical archetype James Cameron was looking for. In his new memoir, “In Gad We Trust,” the “Frozen” actor recalls while desperate to find a reprieve from starring in “The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee” on Broadway, […]

‘The Brutalist’ Director Brady Corbet Says Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones’ ‘Performances Are Completely Their Own’ Amid AI Dialogue Backlash

By: Jack Dunn
20 January 2025 at 19:36
Director Brady Corbet is defending the use of AI in “The Brutalist” after facing heavy backlash for utilizing the controversial tech to alter Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones’ Hungarian dialect and to create certain images in the film’s ending. “Adrien and Felicity’s performances are completely their own,” Corbet said. “They worked for months with dialect […]

Carrie Underwood Performs ‘America the Beautiful’ A Cappella at Trump Inauguration After Audio Malfunction: ‘You Know the Words’

By: Jack Dunn
20 January 2025 at 18:17
Carrie Underwood’s performance of “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump’s Monday inauguration was awkwardly interrupted by an audio error, prompting the Grammy winner and accompanying chorus to sing the patriotic tune a cappella. After Trump delivered his inauguration speech, Underwood and the Armed Force Chorus were introduced into the rotunda. “America the Beautiful” began to […]

Kevin Costner Says He’s ‘Lucky’ to Have Another Birthday as He Remembers Whitney Houston: ‘We Lost Such a Light When We Lost’ Her

By: Jack Dunn
20 January 2025 at 00:47
As Kevin Costner turns 70, he remembers his once costar Whitney Houston. On his birthday, Jan. 18, Costner shared a photo to his Instagram Stories of himself and Houston on the set of 1992’s “The Bodyguard,” in which the pair costarred. The photo originated from Houston’s account, which is run by her estate. “This photo […]

Rami Malek Says He Was ‘Thrown’ On the Hood of a Cop Car in Racial Profiling Incident: ‘I May Well Be Going to Jail for Something I’ve Not Done’

By: Jack Dunn
19 January 2025 at 20:35
In a recent discussion with The Guardian, Rami Malek detailed his experiences with racism as an Egyptian-American, pointing to one racial profiling incident where he found himself on the hood of a cop car. “I got thrown on the bonnet of an LAPD cop car because someone had robbed a liquor store and stolen a […]

TikTok Is ‘Restoring Service’ After Donald Trump Promises to Save the App

By: Jack Dunn
19 January 2025 at 18:17
After going dark for less than 24 hours, TikTok has confirmed it is “restoring service” after President-elect Donald Trump confirmed he will enact an executive order to extend the app’s ban deadline during his first day in office. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” TikTok stated. “We […]

Kat Dennings Says Casting Directors Told Her She Wasn’t ‘Pretty Enough’ and ‘Fat’ at Age 12: ‘There Was Not a Lot of Inclusivity at All’

By: Jack Dunn
19 January 2025 at 00:49
Since getting her start on the WB sitcom “Raising Dad” 24 years ago, Kat Dennings has seen it all. In a recent conversation with People, Dennings discussed casting directors who were “very cruel” to her even at a young age. “The time that I was auditioning and starting to act, it was a very different […]

David Lynch’s Children to Honor Him With a ‘Worldwide Group Meditation’

By: Jack Dunn
18 January 2025 at 22:59
To honor the life of their father David Lynch, who died last week at age 78, Jennifer, Austin, Riley and Lula Lynch will host a “worldwide group meditation” on Monday, which would have been the visionary filmmaker’s 79th birthday. “David Lynch, our beloved dad, was a guiding light of creativity, love, and peace. On Monday, […]

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Appoints Steve Soboroff to Lead Pacific Palisades Rebuilding Efforts

By: Jack Dunn
18 January 2025 at 21:31
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Friday appointed longtime L.A. businessman and civic leader Steve Soboroff to head rebuilding efforts in the Pacific Palisades following the raging wildfire that devastated the area. “Steve Soboroff’s name is attached to hope,” Bass said at a press conference announcing Soboroff’s new role. “It is attached to energy, and it is […]

Gwen Stefani’s No Doubt to Perform at FireAid Benefit Concert

By: Jack Dunn
18 January 2025 at 19:58
Gwen Stefani’s No Doubt is reuniting for the FireAid benefit concerts to raise money for those most affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. Taking place at both the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum on Jan. 30, the one-night event will also feature performances from Billie Eilish, Jelly Roll, Joni Mitchell, Lady Gaga, John Mayer with […]

Donald Trump Says He Will ‘Most Likely’ Give TikTok 90 More Days to Avoid U.S. Ban Once in Office: ‘We Have to Look at It Carefully’

By: Jack Dunn
18 January 2025 at 18:25
The fight for TikTok may not be over just yet. While speaking with NBC’s Kristen Welker on Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump said he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day grace period to avoid getting banned in the U.S. once he takes office on Jan. 20. “I think that would be certainly an option that […]

President Joe Biden Warns of Big Tech and Social Media Manipulation in Final Address: ‘The Truth Is Smothered by Lies Told for Power and for Profit’

By: Jack Dunn
16 January 2025 at 02:36
In his final address to the nation, five days before turning over the Oval Office to President-elect Donald Trump, President Joe Biden delivered a dire warning against the dangers of big tech and a social media landscape without a fact-checking. Biden first warned of an “oligarchy” forming in the upper echelons of America that is […]

Margaret Qualley Says It Took ‘a Year’ to Recover From the Damage Caused by Prosthetics Used in ‘The Substance’: ‘My Face Was So F–ed Up’

By: Jack Dunn
15 January 2025 at 04:16
In a recent interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Margaret Qualley said it took “a year” for her skin to recover from the irritation caused by the face prosthetics used in “The Substance.” The damage was so bad that director Coralie Fargeat had to frame out her face in certain shots. “At the end, […]

Gerard Butler Says There Were an ‘Insane’ Amount of Injuries While Shooting Zack Snyder’s ‘300’: ‘Every Day Somebody Was Getting Taken to the Hospital’

By: Jack Dunn
15 January 2025 at 01:16
Zack Snyder’s “300” grossed more than $450 million by the end of its theatrical run, but according to star Gerard Butler, that box office success wasn’t a bit of blood, sweat and tears. While speaking with People, Butler said that an “insane” amount of actors were injured while filming the 2006 action epic, which followed […]

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