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The Hollywood Reporter and iHeartRadio to Host Party for Inaugural Creators A-List Issue
The Hollywood Reporter and iHeartRadio are set to celebrate A-list creators and influencers at an exclusive event. The celebration — officially dubbed The Hollywood Reporter x iHeartRadio | Creators A-List | Presented by Meta and Cola-Cola — will take place Oct. 10. It will feature a live performance by multihyphenate rising star Huddy. The event […]
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Former Rapper Shyne Says Sean “Diddy” Combs “Destroyed My Life” Over Nightclub Shooting
Former rapper Moses “Shyne” Barrow has weighed in on the arrest of onetime Bad Boy mentor Sean “Diddy” Combs, by reflecting on a nightclub shooting that led to him serving nearly a decade behind bars. “When I was an 18-year-old kid, just wanting to do nothing other than make my mother proud and make Belize […]
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Margo Martindale Boards JonBenét Ramsey Series at Paramount+
Paramount+’s limited series about JonBenét Ramsey continues to attract a high-profile cast. The latest addition to the show is three-time Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans, Justified). She’ll recur as Nedra, the mother of Patsy Ramsey (Melissa McCarthy) and grandmother to JonBenét. The character is described as “tough, blunt, outspoken, and unafraid to speak her […]
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How Rhode Island’s Biggest Movie Showcase Became the “Fyre of Film Festivals”
Was RIIFF “The Fyre Festival of Film Festivals”? Every film festival has an occasional hiccup — remember the infamous screening of Reservoir Dogs at Sundance in 1992 when the lights came up before the movie ended? That said, according to one group of filmmakers, there was something going on at the Rhode Island International Film […]
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Sean “Diddy” Combs to Remain Detained Pending Trial
Sean Combs’ request to overturn a prior ruling denying him release on bail has been turned down, a court has ruled. U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter on Wednesday ordered Combs, also known as “Diddy,” to remain detained after he pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering charges. He will stay at Metropolitan Detention Center […]
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Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty to New Sexual Assault Charge
Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to one count of a criminal sexual act in the first degree Wednesday after Manhattan prosecutors arraigned the former mogul in a new indictment. The charge involves forcibly engaging in oral or anal sex with another person. It stems from a recent indictment returned by a grand jury and carries […]
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Kay Scarpetta Series Starring Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis a Go at Amazon
Prime Video is hitting the books once again. The Amazon-owned streamer has greenlit Scarpetta, a crime drama based on author Patricia Cornwell’s best-selling series of novels about Virginia medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. The series, in the works for more than a year, landed a two-season order at Prime Video; Nicole Kidman will play the title […]
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Chelsea Handler, Connie Britton, Andy Cohen Among Artists Urging Biden and Harris to Bring Israeli Hostages Home
Chelsea Handler, Connie Britton, Andy Cohen, Mayim Bialik, Patricia Heaton, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ali Landry, Rebecca Minkoff, Isaac Mizrahi, Michael Rapaport, Melissa Rivers, Gail Simmons, Amy Smart, Constance Zimmer and Ariel Martin are among 62 performers and artists — from across television, film, fashion, reality TV and social media — urging President Joe Biden and […]
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Why Pro-Israel Hollywood Stars Like Debra Messing and Ginnifer Goodwin Turn to Hen Mazzig for Advice
Amid the cacophony of debate surrounding the Israel-Hamas War, it’s grown virtually impossible to avoid the thoughts of Hen Mazzig. As the face of the Israeli cause, one might argue that he’s an unlikely candidate: The 34-year-old influencer is gay (he was out throughout his tour of service in the IDF) and spends his time […]
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Sean “Diddy” Combs to Be Detained Pending Trial as Mogul Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Trafficking
Sean “Diddy” Combs was ordered to be detained pending trial Tuesday after he pleaded not guilty to charges including sex trafficking and racketeering. On Tuesday morning, the government unsealed a three-county indictment accusing Combs of various crimes related to an alleged decades-long pattern of physical and sexual violence against women in his orbit. Federal prosecutors […]
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Sean “Diddy” Combs Charged With Sex Trafficking and Racketeering in Unsealed Indictment
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering for directing a vast criminal enterprise through which he assaulted and trafficked women with the help of his various businesses from at least 2008. Federal prosecutors, in an indictment unsealed on Tuesday, accused the music mogul of engaging in a “pervasive pattern of abuse” […]
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BlumFest to Include ‘Paranormal Activity’ Re-Release
BlumFest has found its lineup for this year’s Halloween season. It will kick off with the 2009 found footage feature Paranormal Activity, that will get a one-night only re-release. Writer-director Oren Pel’s Paranormal Activity kicks off the fest on Sept. 25 in 150 AMC locations in 54 cities. It will be followed every Wednesday by […]
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Suspect in Apparent Trump Assassination Attempt Camped Outside Golf Course for 12 Hours, Records Show
The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, faces […]
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Disgraced Ex-BBC Anchor Huw Edwards Handed 6-Month Suspended Prison Sentence Over Child Sex Abuse Images
Former BBC News presenter Huw Edwards has been handed a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children. The 63-year-old said he was “profoundly sorry” for the “repugnant” images before he was sentenced Monday at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court in a case that has shocked the U.K. […]
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Emmys: Shelley Duvall Omitted From In Memoriam Segment
The “In Memoriam” segment of the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday paid tribute to a host of small-screen stars who have died in the past year, but users on social media were quick to point out the notable names that did not make the montage. The poignant segment saw rapper Jelly Roll say a […]
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Stars Wear Red Pin in Support of Israel-Hamas Ceasefire at 2024 Emmys
Several stars brought Israel-Hamas ceasefire advocacy to the 2024 Emmys on Sunday. Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton), Dallas Goldtooth (Reservation Dogs), Devery Jacobs (Reservation Dogs), Brittani Nichols (Abbott Elementary writer) and Caroline Joyner were among those seen on the red carpet wearing a pin that featured a red background, orange hand and black heart. The pin symbolizes […]
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