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John Oliver: Donald Trump Hits Omelette Bar After Declaring National Emergency

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John Oliver's Last Week Tonight made its raucous return to HBO on Sunday night after a three-month hiatus, quickly bringing viewers up to speed on all the news the show had missed: – Every single person is now running for President – Jeff Bezos tol us all to keep an eye out for his dick pic – The President has been very busy. Among Trump’s accomplishments of the past few months, he famously posed for a feast of 300 hamburgers, or as he put it in a tweet "over 1,000… Read

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Jussie Smollett Gets Renewed Support From ‘Empire’ Showrunner Over Attack

Empire actor Jussie Smollett and television executive Brett Mahoney. (Credit: AP/Shutterstock)

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As Chicago cops seek more information from Jussie Smollett over what really went down in the alleged assault of the Empire star nearly three weeks ago, the showrunner of the long running Fox drama has today once again spoken up in support of the increasingly embattled actor. Taking to social media Sunday for the second time for Smollett since the supposed racist and homophobic attack in the early hours of January 29 in the Windy City, Empire executive producer Brett Mahone… Read

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Writers Guild Awards 2019: ‘Eighth Grade’ & ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ Take Top Prizes – Full Winners List

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There were a two big suprises on the film side of the 71st annual Writers Guild Awards, which were handed out tonight during simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. The respective winners of the marquee Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay prizes were movies that often have been overlooked this awards season for the most part: Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade and Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty’s Can You Ever Forgive Me? Eighth Grade, for which Burnham did wi… Read

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Writers Guild Awards Live Blog: Follow The Trophy Show Here

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The 71st annual Writers Guild Awards are being handed out tonight in simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. Deadline will be liveblogging the action here and updating the winners here as they are announced. Click on the link below for the full list of nominees. Along with the hardware being handed out for best screenwriting of 2018, the big topic is the WGA’s ongoing tussle with the Association of Talents Agents. We’ll keep you posted on any mention of that… Read

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Adam McKay: “I Stand In Solidarity With The WGA” In ATA Negotiations; Farrelly Brothers & Barry Jenkins Agree

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Tricky negotiations between the Writers’ Guild of America and the Association of Talent Agents have many writers considering their options right now. And at the WGA Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, it emerged that many big-name writers are standing behind their union, and will even walk away from their agents if necessary. "I love the WGA," Adam McKay told Deadline at the awards show. "I voted for our leaders, I've supported the guild for years and years, so whatever… Read

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Kelly Clarkson Covers Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s ‘Shallow’

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Kelly Clarkson said she’s a huge fan of Lady Gaga and wanted to show her appreciation for the Oscar nominee by performing a cover of “Shallow” from A Star Is Born. During a tour stop Friday night in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the chart-topping singer and Voice coach told fans she’s always admired Gaga. "It's cool just to know that someone that talented is also really nice," Clarkson said about the singer and actress. "I've been rooting for her for a while. This song! I just, I… Read

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Jussie Smollett Still Hasn’t Talked To Cops Again About Attack & “Developments”

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Things may be moving towards some sort of formal prosecution in the Jussie Smollett alleged attack case but Chicago PD have definitely yet to have a new sit-down with the Empire actor as more "developments" come to the surface. As rumors swirl of a Grand Jury being convened soon on what was once classified as a "potential hate crime" on January 29, the Windy City cops said Sunday that they "cannot confirm any details as the investigation is still on-going." However, a… Read

Ava DuVernay, Civil Rights Activists React To New Turns In Jussie Smollett Attack Case

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 20: Jussie Smollett, At Spring Premiere Of FOX's "Empire" At The Pacific Theatres at The Grove In California on March 20, 2017. Credit: FS/MediaPunch /IPX

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Ava DuVernay has spoken out about the latest developments in the Jussie Smollett case, saying she wants more details before rushing to judgement. “Despite the inconsistencies, I can't blindly believe Chicago PD. The department that covered up shooting Laquan McDonald over a dozen times? That operated an off-site torture facility? That one? I'll wait. Whatever the outcome, this won't stop me from believing others. It can't,” DuVernay tweeted today. African-American teen… Read

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‘Alita’ Adds $56M Overseas; ‘The Wandering Earth’ Becomes #2 Movie Ever In China – International Box Office

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UPDATE, WRITETHRU: After getting off to an early start in Asia last weekend, Fox/Lightstorm's Alita: Battle Angel moved into wide offshore release this session with $56.2M in 86 markets. That brings the total on the expensive James Cameron-produced pic to $94.4M at the international box office. Key releases in China and Japan are on deck for Friday. Fox had earlier taken advantage of the Chinese New Year to push Alita out in South East Asia where the source material and… Read

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Colin Kaepernick May Soon Sign With An NFL Team: Mark Geragos

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Fresh off a settlement of his collusion case against the National Football League, Colin Kaepernick wants back into the NFL. And his attorney predicts it may happen. Mark Geragos, who helmed the Kaepernick case that was confidentially settled for what some estimated could be as much as $60 million to $80 million, told CNN his client "absolutely wants to play." "He wants to compete at the highest level," Geragos said.  "This is a competitive young man." Geragos reportedly… Read

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The Film Academy’s Annual Report Shows Assets Way Up, But Bond Proceeds Going Fast

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday sent members its annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, along with a video review of the year. As predicted, the big number was really big: Total assets of the nonprofit rose to $1,073,953,000, up almost 12 percent from 961,531,100 a year earlier. Liabilities fell to $411,879,000 from $418, 657,300; so the gain in net assets was a handsome 22 percent, to $662,104,000 from $542,873,800. Looking a… Read

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Presidents Day Weekend $151M+ B.O. Is The Lowest Since 2001

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Talk about a terrible Presidents Day weekend at the box office. The four-day frame, which has come alive in recent years with such opening hits as Universal’s Fifty Shades of Grey ($93M), Fox’s Deadpool ($152.1M) and last year’s Disney/Marvel epic Black Panther–the third-highest 4-day opener of all-time with $242.1M–is down a whopping 56% from a year ago with an estimated $151.1M.  A year ago at this time, Black Panther led all films to the 4-day holiday’s best result… Read

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