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Jackie Strause

Managing Editor, East Coast

Jackie Strause manages the breaking news team out of the New York bureau, covering 24/7 entertainment news and industry reporting. In addition to editing, she also writes TV feature stories and interviews with stars and showrunners. She came to THR.com in 2015 and is among the 2022 LA Press Club awards winners for THR's TV coverage on The Live Feed. Jackie previously worked on the digital teams at Yahoo and The New York Post. She graduated from the University of Maryland, with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism.

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Brian Cox Shares All-Time Favorite ‘Succession’ Line

Brian Cox has shared his favorite all-time Succession line — and it’s one many viewers will hear and nod with in agreement. “I love you, but you’re not serious people … that really sort of summed it all up, didn’t it?” host Seth Meyers asked while welcoming Cox to his Late Night show. “Well, actually, […]

‘Yellowstone’ Sets Production Date for Final Episodes

Yellowstone is saddling up for its final ride. Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount Network megahit will resume production on its final episodes in the late spring of 2024. Yellowstone, earlier this month, had set a premiere date of November 2024 for the second half of its fifth and final season, which last aired its midseason finale Jan. 6, 2023, […]

Jennifer Aniston to Late Friend Matthew Perry: “We Were Always the Six of Us”

The Friends cast is rolling out touching tributes to the late Matthew Perry, with Jennifer Aniston now sharing a message about her late co-star and longtime friend. “Oh boy this one has cut deep,” she began in an Instagram post shared on Wednesday. “Having to say goodbye to our Matty has been an insane wave […]

Matt LeBlanc Pens Message to Matthew Perry: “It Is With a Heavy Heart I Say Goodbye”

Matt LeBlanc has written a touching tribute to his iconic Friends co-star Matthew Perry, who died unexpectedly on Oct. 28 at age 54. “Matthew,” began LeBlanc in a post to his Instagram on Monday (below), “It is with a heavy heart I say goodbye. The times we had together are honestly among the favorite times […]

‘The Morning Show’ Boss Says Season 4 Will Explore Consequences of Finale: “Be Careful What You Fight For”

[This story contains spoilers from the finale of The Morning Show season three, “The Overview Effect.”] The Morning Show’s season three finale is the first time a season of the Apple TV+ series didn’t end with a black screen. Both seasons one and two had wrapped with a broadcast that cut to black, delivering back-to-back […]

Taylor Swift Breaks Her Own Record With ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’

Taylor Swift has done it again. Her new album 1989 (Taylor’s Version), a rerecording of her 1989 album, is now the top-selling album in America for 2023 in under one week. It has topped the Billboard 200, along with the vinyl albums and streaming albums charts this week, with over 1.6 million units in the […]

Inside Gerry’s Season of ‘The Golden Bachelor’: From First Kiss to “Knockin’ Boots” in the Fantasy Suites

When The Golden Bachelor was filming, star Gerry Turner discovered his celebrity doppelganger. Then unknown to the world — months before the golden-era Bachelor spinoff would premiere to record ratings for the ABC franchise — the 72-year-old retired widower was filming one of his hometown dates at the New Jersey shore. People started gathering, noticing […]

The End of ‘Yellowstone’: What Is Known About the Final Episodes

When Yellowstone aired its midseason finale back in January 2023, the future was looking ominous for the Dutton family on the fifth season of the Paramount Network mega-hit series. For a refresher, Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley) had just thrown down the gauntlet against his sister Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and father John Dutton (Kevin Costner) […]

‘Friends’ Director James Burrows Recalls Matthew Perry’s Magic, Shares Cast Devastation: “It’s a Brother Dying”

Matthew Perry’s comedic genius was apparent from the very first episode of Friends. That’s according to storied television director James Burrows, who helmed the pilot “The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate,” and would go on to direct 15 total episodes throughout the iconic NBC comedy’s 10-season run. Burrows spoke to the Today show on […]

‘Friends’ Creators Recall Last Conversations With Matthew Perry

Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman spoke to Matthew Perry two weeks before his death, and recalled that the actor, who played the beloved Chandler Bing for 10 seasons on the hit NBC sitcom, was happy during the chat. “It was great,” Kauffman said of the conversation during a joint virtual interview with Friends co-creator David Crane […]

Matthew Perry Spoke About How He Hoped to Be Remembered

Matthew Perry, who died at age 54 over the weekend, previously shared how he hoped he would be remembered for his lifetime accomplishments. A year before his death, the Friends megastar and beloved TV and film actor was promoting his 2022 memoir,  Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, during an interview with Q with […]

Matthew Perry’s Memorable ‘Friends’ Episodes

Matthew Perry, beloved for his iconic Friends role as Chandler Bing, has left generations of fans devastated following the news of his death at age 54. The actor died Saturday in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home. The Emmy-nominated actor went on to star in movies like the Whole Nine Yards franchise, Fools […]