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The future has arrived. Today is the date of a future world foreseen in the 1989 movie “Back to the Future Part II,” which included a mockup of the front page of USA Today. In honor of the event, the…
Two of the writers behind the hit Fox drama series “Empire” will tell the story of Sylvia Robinson, the co-founder of Sugar Hill Records, who is known as the “Mother of Hip-Hop.” According to an exclusive in The Hollywood Reporter,…
A U.S. congressman is focused on convincing NBC to pull the plug on GOP presidential contender Donald Trump’s upcoming stint as host of the network’s “Saturday Night Live.” B&C reports that Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., sent a letter to NBC and…
ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at Donald Trump after Trump canceled an appearance on Tuesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Variety reports that Kimmel appeared Tuesday on Howard Stern’s radio show, telling Stern: “Donald Trump canceled on us last night.”…
Television personality Bob Barker, who hosted the CBS game show “The Price Is Right” for 35 years, was hospitalized Tuesday after a nasty fall on a sidewalk near his home in the Hollywood Hills. Barker, 91, was in stable condition…
A new study estimates the number of adults in the U.S. who use marijuana at just under 10% — more than 22 million people. The study also says the number has doubled in the past decade, the AP reports. “The…
Sexual assault accusations against veteran comedian Bill Cosby have become an issue in a political campaign. The AP reports that Cosby is being brought up in attack ads in a race for a prosecutor’s post in Pennsylvania. “Democrat Kevin Steele…
“Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN sports network, confronting rising programming costs and a loss of viewers, plans to eliminate as many as 350 positions, about 4.3 percent of its workforce, according to people with knowledge of the matter,” reports BloombergBusiness. The…
Comedy Central has given a series order to a new comedy. Variety reports that the project, “Detroiters,” is created by Sam Richardson and Tim Robinson, with “Saturday Night Live” alum Jason Sudeikis on board as an executive producer. Sudeikis will…
A number of top television executives, including Showtime’s David Nevins, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment’s Frances Berwick and Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, gathered Oct. 15 to talk shop at the annual State of the Industry newsmaker luncheon, hosted by the Hollywood Radio and…