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Rosalynn Carter, Outspoken Former First Lady, Dies at 96
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center said she died Sunday after living with dementia and suffering many months of declining health. The statement announcing her […]
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Sony Asks FEC for Go-Ahead to Air ‘The Good Doctor’ Amid Hill Harper’s Senate Run
Sony Pictures Television wants to know: Can The Good Doctor continue airing on U.S. broadcast TV? Sony has asked the Federal Election Commission for an advisory opinion on whether the show can continue to air new episodes, and older episodes currently in syndication, in the state of Michigan. The medical drama, which airs new episodes […]
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NewsNation and The CW Snag GOP Primary Debate, Megyn Kelly and Elizabeth Vargas to Moderate
Sorry ABC, CBS and CNN, there’s a new player in the political primary debate fray. NewsNation, the upstart cable news channel owned by local TV giant Nexstar, will host the fourth Republican primary debate next month. The debate, which will also air on the Nexstar-owned CW network, will be moderated by NewsNation anchor Elizabeth Vargas, […]
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Biden Hails SAG-AFTRA Deal With Studios, Says It Will “Ensure a Better Future” for Members
The tentative agreement between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP has the support of a major power player: President Joe Biden. Biden weighed in on the agreement in a statement Thursday, hailing the deal as one that “allows our entertainment industry to continue telling the stories of America.” “Collective bargaining works,” Biden said in the statement. “I […]
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UTA Executive Jay Sures Denounces Letter on Israel-Hamas Conflict
A top executive at one of Hollywood’s largest talent agencies weighed in at length on Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and denounced a letter that sought to take issue with statements of condemnation that were publicized shortly after the massacre that killed more than 1,400 people. Jay Sures, vice chairman at United Talent Agency […]
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When Stars Wade Into Politics, How Much Do People Listen?
Since Hamas’ attack on Israel, Hollywood studios, guilds, executives and talent have grappled with what, if anything, makes sense for them to speak out about during an escalating war. Perhaps that’s why multiple open letters — Gal Gadot and Amy Schumer were actively involved in one that launched with a website titled “No Hostage Left […]
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“Everyone Wants Us to Pick a Side”: Reporters Grapple With Covering Israel-Hamas War
Clarissa Ward was about to begin a top-of-the-hour CNN live shot in Sderot, Israel, when a Red Alert siren started to blare. The alert is “telling us to find shelter,” Ward said, as her crew hurried toward a bomb shelter. They didn’t make it in time. As Hamas rockets whizzed overhead and Israel’s Iron Dome […]
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls for Younger 2024 U.S. Presidential Candidates
Arnold Schwarzenegger agrees: Today’s leading candidates for U.S. president are too old. The 76-year-old action icon and former California governor was asked about the upcoming 2024 election during an interview with the BBC. “I just hope that America finds some really young blood,” Schwarzenegger said. “Because to me, it is a little bit odd that […]
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Why the Writers Guild Hasn’t Weighed In On Israel
An estimated 75 members of the Writers Guild of America met Friday afternoon for a 90-minute Zoom meeting that served as an outlet for their collective disappointment about their union’s silence after Hamas’ attack on Israel. Showrunners including Hank Steinberg (Without a Trace), Howard Gordon (Homeland), Joel Fields (The Americans) and Marc Guggenheim (Legends of […]
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President Biden Says Support for Israel, Ukraine Is “Vital” for U.S. Security, Will Ask Congress for Billions
President Joe Biden declared it is “vital for America’s national security” for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening U.S. involvement in two unpredictable foreign conflicts as he prepared to ask for billions of dollars in military assistance for both countries. If international aggression is allowed to […]
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Anti-Defamation League CEO: How Hollywood Can Help Israel While It’s At War (Guest Column)
The co-creator of the popular Netflix show Fauda, which depicts the conflicts and challenges of a fictional elite Israeli special forces unit, once had an idea for a storyline in which hundreds of Hamas terrorists infiltrate Israel and overwhelm a village. But, as Avi Issacharoff told a reporter, he decided not to go with it because “it […]
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Oprah Winfrey Disputes Mitt Romney’s Claim That She Asked to Join Him on a Unity Presidential Ticket
Oprah Winfrey is pushing back on a claim made by Sen. Mitt Romney in a new biography. A spokesperson for Winfrey tells The Hollywood Reporter that, despite a claim in a new book, Winfrey was never considering a run for president in 2020 and did not ask Romney to join her on a ticket. “In […]
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Democratic Party “Apathy” Is Major Concern in 2024 Elections, Warns ‘Texas, USA’ Director Andrew Morgan
Five years ago, with Beto O’Rourke mounting an electrifying campaign to unseat Ted Cruz from the U.S. Senate, Democrats seemed hopeful that the political winds were shifting in Texas to one day make it a purple state. He ultimately lost by 2.6 percent amid a record turnout for a mid-term election. Since then, Democratic hopes […]
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New California Senator Laphonza Butler’s Hollywood Connections
When actress Yvette Nicole Brown first heard that California Gov. Gavin Newsom had appointed Laphonza Butler to serve as U.S. Senator on Oct. 1, filling the seat left vacant following the death of longstanding Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein, her immediate thought was, “Of course.” Having been a part of the search committee that ushered in […]
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Filmmaker Rory Kennedy Joins Siblings to Denounce Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Independent Presidential Run
White House hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday a decision to switch parties in his presidential bid by exiting the Democratic party and running as a third party Independent. The move — revealed during a rally held outside the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia that featured remarks by his actress wife Cheryl Hines of […]
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Anti-Defamation League Director Criticizes MSNBC Coverage of Attacks on Israel While On Network
Amid the flurry of breaking news coverage of the attacks on Israel, Jonathan Greenblatt, national director and CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, appeared on MSNBC to critique the way the network, as well as some others in media, have depicted the conflict. Appearing on Morning Joe on Monday, Greenblatt — a frequent guest on cable […]
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