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(Washington Post) – Entertainment companies are severing ties with Justin Roiland, who co-created the popular animated series “Rick and Morty,” following recent media reports that he is awaiting trial for 2020 domestic abuse charges. Adult Swim said Tuesday that it had “ended its association” with Roiland. “We can confirm the show will continue without his involvement,” a […]
(HuffPost) – Following two consecutive years of women winning the Best Director Oscar, the Academy completely ignored the many women who directed acclaimed movies this year, nominating an entire category of men for Best Director on Tuesday morning. In the words of Issa Rae, who presented the Oscar nominations in 2020, the last time there was […]
(CNN) – The strange and sentimental film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led among the films nominated for the 95th Academy Awards on Tuesday, scoring 11 nominations. “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “The Banshees of Inisherin” followed with nine nominations each. Blockbusters “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” each landed […]
(CNN) – “Sesame Street” co-creator Lloyd Morrisett has died at age 93, Sesame Workshop announced Monday. “Lloyd leaves an outsized and indelible legacy among generations of children the world over, with ‘Sesame Street’ only the most visible tribute to a lifetime of good work and lasting impact,” Sesame Workshop tweeted. “Sesame Street” was created by Morrisett, […]
(MSN) – “American Idol” alum C.J. Harris, who competed on Season 13 and placed sixth overall, died Sunday at age 31 following a medical emergency, a spokesperson for the Walker County Coroner confirmed to USA TODAY. TMZ first reported the news, with a family member telling the outlet that Harris suffered a heart attack. An official cause of death has not […]
(CNN) – R’Bonney Gabriel from the United States was crowned the 71st Miss Universe on Saturday night. Gabriel, who last year became the first Filipino-American to win Miss USA, took the crown ahead of Amanda Dudamel from Venezuela and Andreína Martínez from the Dominican Republic. The pageant was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, with 84 women […]
(EW) – Meryl Streep, welcome to the Arconia. Only Murders in the Building has only been on the air for two seasons, but in that time, the show has already racked up an impressively starry list of celebrity cameos. (Shoutout to Sting.) Now, the Emmy-winning Hulu show might be adding its biggest name yet: three-time Oscar […]
(Variety) – Nicki Minaj’s search for new management continues, despite reports that she had signed with Range Media Partners, the fast-rising firm that handles Jack Harlow, Justin Tranter, Cordae, Wale, Midland, Nova Wav and others. It was believed that Minaj would be represented by Range partner Melissa Ruderman, whose roster includes Mariah Carey, but Ruderman […]
(CNN Business) – Four days after her disgraced father returned to WWE’s board, the wrestling company’s co-CEO and chairwoman Stephanie McMahon resigned from the company. “I cannot put into words how proud I am to have helped lead what I consider to be the greatest company in the world and I am confident WWE is […]
(Yahoo) – Avatar: The Way of Water is proving to be hugely successful, dominating the global box office. At the beginning of the year, the critically acclaimed sequel passed the top 15 highest-grossing film mark with $1.37 billion USD. In a recent episode of HBO Max‘s Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?, the director highlighted that the expensively-budgeted sequel has crossed […]
