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Dominic Patten

Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic

Dominic covers litigious Hollywood’s major lawsuits and weighs in on the current Golden Age of television with his video reviews and more. Before joining Deadline in 2012, he wrote for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, and the Toronto Globe and Mail. A frequent guest on NPR, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC and CBS, he also has been a documentary director, TV producer, national news correspondent and a newspaper editor.

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Kanye West Sets Off July 4th Fireworks With White House 2020 Bid; “Power” Rapper Plans To Take On Trump & Biden

Kim Kardashian West has spent a fair amount of time at the White House the past few years, but now it looks likes she is seriously thinking about moving into the ultimate reality show as first lady — at least if her husband has his way. Kanye West let off a July 4th fireworks display of his own today by announcing…
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’s Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Other Cast & EPs On Dystopian Leadership & Change – Deadline Virtual House

"I think a lot of the things that Bruce, the writers' room and I are dealing with is the concept of what it actually means to be a leader and if you were somebody who was not born for the job," declared The Handmaid's Tale's Elisabeth Moss of the primary theme and consequence of the Emmy winning series' tumultuous…
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Ri-Karlo Handy, Editors Guild & The Urban League Team Up With Mentorship Program For Creators Of Color

The history of labor unions and social change in America are obviously deeply entwined. Now a portion of that alliance is marching to increasing inclusion and opportunity in Hollywood with studios, streamers and Tyler Perry. The Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700 has teamed up with SunWise Media co-founder Ri-Karlo Handy…
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Can HBO’s ‘Succession’ Succeed? Is It ‘Morning’ For Apple? Will Netflix Finally Grab The Emmy Drama Series ‘Crown’? – Deadline’s TV Talk Podcast (Listen)

In this week’s edition of our weekly Deadline’s TV Talk podcast we survey the field of Emmy’s most prestigious category , Best Drama Series, along with acting contenders in both lead and supporting races for Drama. As we note it has been  a very strong year , despite the fact that the reigning champ, three- time Drama…
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Nervous NFL, NASCAR, Hollywood Studios & Unions Push For “Pandemic Risk Insurance” From Congress

As Hollywood and major league sports’ restarting looks to be stymied by soaring coronavirus cases, some of the biggest players in the arena want Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi to change the rules of the game in their favor. "Whether it be professional and collegiate sporting events, the next must-see film, a…
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WGA & Producers Reach Tentative Deal On New Film & TV Contract, Averting Strike During Pandemic

After long and hard negotiations conducted remotely, the WGA and the AMPTP have secured a tentative overall deal that brings much-desired labor stability to an industry already hobbled by the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. After a last-ditch marathon bargaining session that stretched into the early hours…
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Joe Biden Blasts Donald Trump’s “Cognitive Capability” & “Dereliction Of Duty”; Promises No Campaign Rallies In COVID-19 Pandemic

The GOP loves to point out that Joe Biden hasn't held a press conference in nearly three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. After the former Vice-President took questions from the media today, Donald Trump may be wishing the man who aims to kick him out of the Oval Office had continued to stay away from media…
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‘Upload’ Creator Greg Daniels, Robbie Amell & Cast Of The Near Future Comedy On “Weird Timeliness” To 2020 – Deadline Virtual House

"Definitely a feeling of weird timeliness to it," state Upload creator Greg Daniels on the connection the 2033-set Amazon series has prophetically proven to have to our times, in good and bad ways. "We shot that in 2018 January, when we shot the pilot, so it was just the costume designer's anticipation of what people…
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Hollywood Unions & MPA Lobby Nancy Pelosi & Mitch McConnell For More COVID-19 Relief To Restart Industry

It's not that often that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the GOP high command get a direct request from Hollywood, but the chaos, losses and wounds of the coronavirus pandemic have created a new normal. Looking for some significant measures to help the hobbled multi-billion-dollar entertainment industry…
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Sundance Film Festival Planning To Extend 2021 Edition Beyond Utah In COVID-19 Era

Sundance Festival Director Tabitha Jackson unveiled today in an open memo to the Sundance community what the 2021 Festival is bound to look like in the continuing COVID-19 environment. While recognizing that there’s still no vaccine, that many are unable to travel, yet socially distanced gatherings are permitted in…
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Colin Kaepernick & Ava DuVernay Team Up For Netflix Limited Series About Activist Ex-NFL Player’s Teen Years

Despite its platitudes, the NFL has still yet to offer former superstar quarterback Colin Kaepernick a deal to return to play. However, the activist athlete has now snapped a whole new kind of game by officially teaming up with Ava DuVernay for a limited series on Netflix. Long-time friends and campaigners-in-arms for…
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