In his first comments addressing the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s protest and threatened defamation lawsuit, the scribe behind Clint Eastwood’s thriller accuses Kevin Riley of using the disputed scene to cloak the paper’s role in ruining the Olympic Park bombing hero’s life.
A former HGTV pilot star has been sentenced to serve three years in prison for sexual assault by a Connecticut judge.
Christopher Dionne, who once filmed an HGTV pilot that never aired, was convicted in October of molesting a 10-year-old girl in his Connecticut home during a sleep-over hosted by his daughter. Dionne…
Trevor Noah was very upset over the President Trump/Greta Thunberg Twitter wars during tonight’s monologue.
In a segment with the classy title Look At These Assholes, Noah fretted that Trump’s tweet saying Thunberg should take in a movie and “chill” was bringing down the dignity of his office.
“Come on, man. The…
The Late Show host Stephen Colbert said that President Donald Trump may be putting on a brave face in public, but he’s definitely concerned about the ongoing impeachment hearings.
Aides describe him as “distracted and unfocused,” which Colbert thought was a hoot. “Unlike the old laser-focused Donald Trump,” he…
Former Fox newscaster Gretchen Carlson today renewed her call for Fox to lift its non-disclosure agreements for employees.
Carlson voiced her complaints in an editorial in the New York Times. It arrives as the film Bombshell hits theaters tomorrow, dramatizing the efforts of women (including Carlson) to expose…
Steve Burke will depart as CEO of NBCUniversal next year, sources confirmed to Deadline, after a mostly successful decade operating a major media entity as it was absorbed by the No. 1 U.S. cable operator.
Burke, whose current contract ends in August 2020, had recently been telling close associates that he planned to…
Returning to Broadway, Harry Connick Jr. chooses his muse wisely and well, taking the stage in an attractively modern, multi-media setting to celebrate that most sophisticated of the American songbook’s founders, Cole Porter.
At its frequent best, Harry Connick Jr.: A Celebration of Cole Porter, opening tonight at the…
Writer and director Lulu Wang (The Farewell) is set as a writer and executive producer of The Expatriates, Amazon’s upcoming drama series based on Janice Y.K. Lee's novel, from Nicole Kidman and Per Saari’s Blossom Films. Wang will also direct multiple episodes.
The Expatriates explores the vibrant lives of a…
To be quite honest, I would rather have back surgery than sit through Terrence Malick’s previous three films ever again, or recommend that anyone submit themselves to the experience of To the Wonder, Knight of Cups and Song to Song. They were all excruciating, indulgent and pointless exercises for Malick, who in 2012…
EXCLUSIVE:Late Night director Nisha Ganatra has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios, a division of Disney Television Studios. Under the pact, Ganatra will write, direct and develop projects across all platforms through her newly launched Ladies’ Car Productions banner.
The overall deal with Ganatra…
The WGA has filed its opposition to the Big Three talent agencies' motion to dismiss the guild's antitrust and price-fixing claims in their ongoing legal battle.
The WGA's opposition, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, argues that the motion to dismiss – filed by WME, CAA and UTA – "largely ignores the detailed…
The Spongebob Musical: Live On Stage!, featuring the Broadway stars and director of 2017's multiple-Tony-nominated musical, has drawn strong ratings for Nickelodeon.
In Live+3, a December 7 simulcast across Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nicktoons and TeenNick drew 1.7 million viewers, up 24% from the Live+SD simulcast. It…
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios I hear is adapting Kathy Hepinstall’s novel The Book of Polly into a feature titled Life of Polly, which the author will co-write with George Sledge.
Ginger Sledge of Zenzero Pictures (Where’d You Go, Bernadette)Â and Jackson Pictures' Matt Jackson (Molly’s Game) are set to produce the…
Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and an all-star ensemble take a powerful deep-dive into the downfall of Roger Ailes, with director Jay Roach and screenwriter Charles Randolph.
