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Ben Affleck Reveals Details Around Wonder Woman’s Cameo in ‘The Flash’
If you don’t want any spoilers about The Flash, stop reading now. Alas, the usually media-savvy Ben Affleck has dropped a clanger by revealing details about a certain key DC character cameo in Andy Muschietti’s upcoming The Flash. Affleck, who is currently on a press tour to promote his film Air: Courting a Legend, appeared […]
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Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks Set to Host Academy of Country Music Awards
Country music legends Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks are set to host the 58th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The iconic duo will front the event that will take place on May 11 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/5 p.m. PT at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The awards will […]
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Bethlyn Hand, Former Senior Exec at Motion Picture Association of America, Dies at 85
Bethlyn Hand, a former longtime senior executive at the Motion Picture Association of America, died on Feb. 14 of Alzheimer’s disease. She was 85. Hand joined the MPAA soon after Jack Valenti was made president of the Hollywood trade association and stayed for 37 years. One of the most powerful female executives in the movie […]
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Don Lemon to Undergo “Formal Training” After Nikki Haley Remarks, Will Return to CNN Show Wednesday
Embattled CNN This Morning anchor Don Lemon will return to the show Wednesday, CNN CEO Chris Licht told staff in a memo Monday night. Licht added that Lemon, who has stepped away from the news network’s nascent morning show amid controversy over his comments about Nikki Haley, will participate in formal training before his return, […]
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Anil Kapoor Talks ‘Night Manager’ Indian Adaptation, Playing Villains and Taking Risks
Anil Kapoor has never been afraid of taking risks. The Indian film icon, amongst the best-known Bollywood stars in the West after starring in 24, Slumdog Millionaire and Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, has always sought to blaze a trail, first by working in television well before it became acceptable for film stars in India […]
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Gabrielle Union-Wade and Dwyane Wade to Receive President’s Award at NAACP Image Awards (Exclusive)
Gabrielle Union-Wade and Dwyane Wade will receive the President’s Award at the 54th NAACP Image Awards, the NAACP and BET announced Thursday. The honor, recognizing notable achievement and valued public service, will be handed out at the ceremony airing live on Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. ET on BET. Previous honorees include Muhammad Ali, Colin […]
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Dave Hollis, Former Disney Distribution Exec, Dies at 47
Dave Hollis, former president of worldwide distribution at Disney’s movie studio and a motivational author, has died. He was 47. A rep for Hollis’ family said he died peacefully Saturday night at his home outside Austin. No cause of death was provided, but his family said he had been hospitalized recently for heart problems. A […]
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South Korea’s Hybe Acquires Atlanta Hip-Hop Label Quality Control
South Korean music giant Hybe has acquired Atlanta-based QC Media Holdings, the parent company of influential hip-hop label Quality Control Music, home to Migos, Lil Yachty and Lil Baby. According to a filing with Korean regulators, the deal is worth approximately $300 million, with Hybe paying a $250 million purchase price for QC, and issuing […]
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Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’: First Reactions From World Premiere
Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was unveiled to a Los Angeles audience following its world premiere at the Regency Westwood Theatre on Monday night. The official review embargo for Ant-Man 3 breaks on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 9 a.m. PT, but the social media embargo for early reactions lifted after the premiere. Directed by […]
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Henry Winkler, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ron Howard Among Those Remembering Cindy Williams: “Talent Was Limitless”
Henry Winkler, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael McKean and Ron Howard are among the notable figures in Hollywood remembering Cindy Williams, who died at the age of 75. The actress, who starred in the sitcom Laverne & Shirley, died in Los Angles on Wednesday following a short illness, according to a statement from her children. “Knowing […]
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Lisa Loring, Original Wednesday Actress on ‘The Addams Family,’ Dies at 64
Lisa Loring, the actress who played Wednesday Addams on the classic TV adaptation of The Addams Family, has died. She was 64. Loring died Saturday night at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank of complications from a stroke caused by high blood pressure, her daughter Vanessa Foumberg told The Hollywood Reporter. “She went peacefully […]
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Matt Gogin, Actor in ‘The New Guy’ and ‘Made for Each Other,’ Dies at 40
Matt Gogin, the little person actor who starred in the films The New Guy and Made for Each Other, has died. He was 40. Gogin died Dec. 13 of COVID-19 complications and pneumonia at Providence St. Jude’s Medical Center in Fullerton, California. Born in Los Angeles on May 28, 1982, Gogin was the son of […]
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