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President Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit a federal prison, with the White House announcing today that he will make the trip as part of an upcoming “Vice” special for HBO. Deadline.com reports that the special…
An actor who starred in some of the most acclaimed films of all time has died. The New York Times reports that Omar Sharif died of a heart attack in a hospital in Cairo, Egypt. He was 83. The Egyptian-born…
“An outraged mother-of-three claims a chattering Happy Meal toy from the popular children’s film ‘Minions’ taught her children to swear after they heard it saying ‘what the f**k?,’” the U.K. publication The Daily Mail reports. The British mom, Vicky Brennan,…
The Sinclair Broadcast Group agreed to a long-term affiliation deal with CBS even though most of the current contracts were to remain in effect until next year, Deadline.com reports. The deal covers 16 CBS affiliates, which reach 7 million households….
A highly public cellphone-snatching incident during a stage performance in New York has brought a flurry of attention to two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone. “The renowned theater actress hit the No. 1 trending spot on Twitter on Thursday following…
Actress and pop singer Ariana Grande, known for the Nickelodeon shows “Victorious” and “Sam & Cat” and for hit singles including “The Way,” “Bang Bang” and “Break Free,” continues to take flak after video surfaced this week of her licking…
Press release from HBO, July 10, 2015: HBO has renewed the series BALLERS for a second season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. “The charismatic and hugely talented Dwayne Johnson, along with the rest of the…
“The most storied plays and games in Raiders history all had a common starting point: a slithering quarterback who liked to strike late in close games. Ken ‘The Snake’ Stabler, who led the Raiders to a Super Bowl title in…
The Wall Street Journal has purchased the rights to publish the first chapter of Harper Lee’s novel “Go Set a Watchman,” which will be in bookstores next Tuesday, July 14, 2015. As the Journal reports, “In 1957, when she was…
MTV pleased a lot of fans at Comic-Con when it announced the renewal of one of its longest-running series. “The network continued its annual tradition of announcing a series renewal at Comic-Con, this time revealing Thursday that the supernatural drama…