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Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby, once a fixture of prime-time TV who became known as “America’s Dad,” is suffering from a degenerative eye disease and has gone “completely blind,” according to a source quoted by The New York Post’s Page Six….
Two writers who were both literary fixtures in Southern California have died — longtime sports columnist Melvin Durslag and novelist Carolyn See. Durslag reportedly died Sunday in a Santa Monica convalescent home after a brief illness. He was 95. LA…
The Donald Trump campaign is blaming Hillary Clinton supporters for a controversy that erupted over a speech delivered Monday night at the GOP National Convention by Trump’s wife, Melania. USA Today reports that the speech attracted attention after someone noticed…
Paramount has hired a Google executive and implemented other personnel moves as it reinvents its marketing operation. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio hired Rebecca Mall, the former head of industry for Google, as co-president, domestic marketing. Paramount is setting up a…
CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert marked the kickoff of the GOP Convention by bringing back the character who hosted his Comedy Central show “The Colbert Report” — a conservative talk host version of himself. The previously retired “Stephen Colbert” appeared on Monday’s…
NPR announced Monday that one of the longtime hosts of its “Morning Edition” program will be leaving the show. Renee Montagne will depart the L.A.-based program after the election. LA Observed reports: “She’s not leaving NPR, but will give up…
21st Century Fox, the parent company of Fox News Channel, responded to a report Monday that the Murdoch family is maneuvering to oust Fox News chief Roger Ailes. The AP reports that the official position appears to counter the report…
Actor Charlie Sheen is reportedly pursuing a reality show in which the subject matter would include living with the HIV virus, People magazine reports, citing an unnamed source. Sheen, 50, announced in November that he’s HIV-positive. People quotes the source…
Share prices on Netflix stock headed south in after-hours trading Monday, with the big move coming after the company unveiled disappointing subscriber growth and an unhappy third-quarter outlook. TheStreet reported around 4:30 p.m. ET that shares were off 15.16% at…
Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman has reserved his “legal right to resign ‘with good reason’ in a move to protect tens of millions of dollars in potential severance pay,” Reuters reports. The story says that “According to regulatory filings made…