Category Archives: News
French President Emmanuel Macron Says He Will Appoint New Prime Minister and Finish His Five-Year Mandate After Government Gets Toppled
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address on Thursday evening that he will finish his five-year mandate which ends in 2027 despite pressure for him to resign amid the fall of the go...
Dec 05, 2024
Jon Stewart Says the Media Is Making Americans Think ‘We’re Plunging to Our Deaths’ After Trump’s Win: It’s Not Helpful to ‘Get Us S—ing Our Pants This Much’
Jon Stewart used the latest episode of his “Weekly Show” podcast (via The Daily Beast) to criticize the media for getting Americans scared about Donald Trump’s second term as preside...
Dec 05, 2024
Laufey on Bridging the Gap Between Traditional Jazz Singing and Gen-Z Pop: Young Fans ‘Connect More With a Vibe or an Energy Than a Genre’
Is Laufey a jazz artist, or a bona fide pop star? The qualified answer, with asterisks to spare, is "both." And that's part of the fun in discussing everyone's favorite Icelandic-Asian-American singer...
Dec 05, 2024
Beyoncé’s Mom Details ‘Unbelievable’ Prep for NFL Halftime Show, Has ‘No Worries’ About Possible Netflix Glitches: ‘We Got Some Prayer Going on’
Beyonc's mom, Tina Knowles, is confident her Netflix NFL halftime show on Christmas Day won't run into any technical problems. "I have no worries," Knowles told me Wednesday at the Los Angeles premier...
Dec 05, 2024
Bill Murray Defends ‘SNL’ Against Viewers Slamming the Show as ‘Lousy’: The Cast Does ‘Stuff That’s Just as Good as Anybody Ever Did, All the Time’
Bill Murray appeared on Travis and Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast (via The Daily Beast) and defended the current cast of “Saturday Night Live” from critics who say t...
Dec 05, 2024
Guy Pearce on ‘The Brutalist’ Shocker, Watching Christopher Nolan Win the Oscar and the ‘L.A. Confidential’ Sequel That Almost Happened
Guy Pearce is having a moment - not that he ever left. “It feels funny when people kind of go: ‘Wow, so you’re back,'” he tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast. “A...
Dec 05, 2024
Alloy Entertainment Alum Gina Girolamo Sets Amazon MGM Studios Overall Deal (EXCLUSIVE)
Gina Girolamo has signed a TV overall deal with Amazon MGM Studios under her newly-launched Strega Stories banner, Variety has learned exclusively. Girolamo was previously the head of television for A...
Dec 05, 2024
Final Golden Globes Predictions: ‘Conclave,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Wicked’ Expected to Lead Nominations
And we're off. Golden Globe voters have received their ballots and are starting to consider their choices for the best work in film and television. With 15 film categories - six of them split between ...
Dec 05, 2024
Taylor Swift ‘Eras’ book sells more than 800,000 copies in first weekend
Taylor Swift’s Eras book has sold more than 800,000 copies during its first weekend on sale, new figures have revealed. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Tortured Poets Department&rsquo...
Dec 05, 2024
Ben Stiller Says ‘Meet the Fockers’ Avoided R Rating by Finding a Real Person With ‘Focker’ Last Name to Show the MPAA: ‘They Thought It Was Too Close to F—er’
Ben Stiller appeared on “Hot Ones” and confirmed that the team behind “Meet the Fockers” had to find an real person with the Focker surname in order to prevent the MPA (then ca...
Dec 05, 2024