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Awardsline ‘Hacks’ Creators On What Inspired The Show, What’s Next & Who Might Get A Spinoff

Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky boast back-to-back Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy noms for their HBO Max show starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. They shared a statuette for writing last year, and Aniello also won for directing. And this year, Season 2 racked up a remarkable 17 nominations. The trio discuss their creative collaboration, the decision to take Deborah’s show on the road and how a series that gives nuanced voice to women and the LGBTQ community is more important than ever right now.

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Bill Maher Remembers His Friend Salman Rushdie On ‘Real Time’

While Salman Rushdie struggles for his life in the wake of a stabbing attack, an angry Bill Maher decried the treatment of his good friend (and frequent guest) by a man whose name had the host guessing”is not Amish.” Sal, as Maher called him, was planning to talk about how the US is a safe haven for controversial…

Gannett, America’s Largest Newspaper Chain, Lays Off Journalists After Dismal Earnings Report

In a late-Friday move Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper chain, executed layoffs at outlets across the country. While no official tally was available, journalists at the Athens (Georgia) Banner-Herald, (South Texas) Caller-Times, Columbia (Missouri) Daily Tribune, Ventura County Star, St. Cloud (Minnesota) Times…

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‘Stranger Things’ Final Season Will Not Muddy The Waters With New Characters

There will be no strangers on the final season of Stranger Things, according to EPs the Duffer Brothers. In a new interview with IndieWire, they claim the focus will be on the existing cast. “Whenever we introduce a new character, we want to make sure that they're going to be an integral part of the narrative,” Ross…

Anne Heche Had Been Eyed By ‘The Masked Singer’ Before Her Crash

In addition to Anne Heche’s extensive resume in features and daytime drama and primetime scripted series, she also made a foray into reality TV with a stint on the 2020 season of Dancing With the Star. Heche, a Daytime Emmy winner and Primetime Emmy nominee, was plotting a return to the reality competition arena…

Joan Scott Dies: Founder Of Writers And Artists Agency Was 98

Joan Scott, the founder and president of the talent and literary agency Writers and Artists, died of natural causes on Thursday, August 4 at her home in New York City. She was 98. Scott was instrumental in starting the careers of many award-winning actors, including Harrison Ford, Danny Glover, Roy Scheider, James…

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‘Bullet Train’ Heading For $12M+ Second Weekend During Sluggish Summer Frame – Friday PM Update

Those cricket noises you’re hearing are the sounds of the summer box office slowing down. Sony’s No. 1 movie from a week ago, David Leitch’s Bullet Train, will hold the top spot again this weekend in a session that technically doesn’t have any uber-wide releases backed by a multimillion-dollar major studio campaign…

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‘The Morning Show’ Season 3: Reese Witherspoon Reveals New Jon Hamm Character Details; Cory And Bradley’s Arc Will Be “Really Interesting”

The addition of The Morning Show's newest cast member Jon Hamm has "everybody excited." Emmy-nominee Reese Witherspoon said Friday during an FYC event at The Edition hotel in West Hollywood. As she prepared to begin production that same day, Witherspoon discussed Hamm joining for Season 3 as media mogul Paul Marks. "I…

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Salman Rushdie On A Ventilator, “Will Likely Lose One Eye” After Being Stabbed While Onstage In N.Y. – Update

UPDATED with latest: The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator after suffering grave injuries at the hand of an assailant who stabbed him multiple times onstage at a literary event Friday morning. Booker Prize-winning novelist spent hours in surgery after the attack, according to the New York Times.…

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Cecil Hotel: L.A. Looks To Infamous Property To House Its Homeless Population

A motion by city officials for Los Angeles to enter into a master lease with the Skid Row-adjacent Cecil Hotel for a permanent housing program to address homelessness on Thursday advanced in the Homeless and Poverty Committee. The hotel, a historic building which has attracted public fascination for its sordid past…

‘Big Sky’: Rex Linn Will Share The Screen With Reba McEntire In ABC Series – First Look

EXCLUSIVE: Rex Linn (Young Sheldon, Better Call Saul) has joined the Season 3 cast of ABC’s Big Sky: Deadly Trails, reuniting him on the small screen with girlfriend Reba McEntire. Linn will portray Buck Barnes, husband of McEntire’s character Sunny Barnes. The pair owns Sunny Day Excursions which specializes in…

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Ellen DeGeneres, James Tupper, Others Pay Tribute To Anne Heche

Colleagues, friends and others in Hollywood are paying tribute to Anne Heche, who was declared brain dead this week, but remains on life support following her horrific car crash in Los Angeles. As reports emerged that Heche would not survive and will be taken off life support, messages of love and appreciation for the…

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WGA West Board Candidates Address Wide Range Of Issues Ahead Of Next Year’s Contract Talks And Possible Strike

Next year's contract talks and a possible writers strike are looming large over the WGA West's ongoing board election, in which 17 candidates are vying for eight open seats. The WGA's current contract doesn't expire until May 1, but in their campaign statements, many of the candidates are making it clear that they're…