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“A Pennsylvania judge declared a mistrial Saturday after a jury was deadlocked on sexual-assault charges against Bill Cosby,” the Washington Post reported, adding that “ the prosecutor, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele, announced in court that he will retry Cosby.”…
“John G. Avildsen, who directed ‘Rocky’ and ‘The Karate Kid’ — two dark-horse, underdog favorites that went on to become Hollywood franchises — died Friday at age 81,” reports Time magazine. The article continues, “Anthony Avildsen said his father died…
McDonald’s pulled the plug on its long-running Olympics sponsorship three years before the deal was due to expire, Reuters reports. The fast-food company has been a sponsor of the Olympic Games for 41 years, and first became involved in the…
NBC News is holding its ground after attracting a ton of criticism over plans to air an interview by Megyn Kelly with right-wing provocateur and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The AP reports that the network plans to go ahead with…
Steve Harvey is in trouble with the people of Flint, Mich., including the mayor, who wants an apology from Harvey following a trash-talking incident this week on Harvey’s morning radio show. You can hear most of the exchange in the…
Apple signaled that it’s finally ready to get serious about producing original video content, tapping longtime Sony Pictures Television presidents Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht to oversee worldwide video efforts, Variety reports. “They will report to Apple’s top executive…
The jury in the Bill Cosby criminal trial, which is deliberating for the fifth day and has already said it is deadlocked and unable to reach a decision — prompting the judge in the case to urge the jurors to…
“Rumors are swirling inside Time Inc. that the company is looking at four magazines as selloff possibilities: Coastal Living and Sunset — as a unit — and maybe Health and Golf,” The New York Post reports. “There is also chatter…
Actress and director Elizabeth Banks offered a long apology to Steven Spielberg after taking heat for comments she made Tuesday night at the Women In Film Crystal + Lucy Awards. Banks, who was honored with the Crystal Award for excellence…
The 2017 Crystal + Lucy Awards were handed out this week, with two of the top awards going to Elizabeth Banks, recipient of the Crystal Award for excellence in film, and Tracee Ellis Ross, who was honored with the Lucy…