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Editors Note: Byron Allen is founder, chairman and CEO of Entertainment Studios, one of the world’s largest privately held media companies. Allen, who is African American, contributed this to Deadline as his discrimination suit against Comcast, citing violations of the Civil Rights Act, heads toward a showdown in the U…

The former love affair between President Donald Trump and Fox News may be on the rocks. At least, for some of its hosts. Speaking to a gaggle of reporters today, President Trump took a question about a new Fox poll that showed him behind several Democrat contenders for the 2020 presidential election. That set him…

The National Football League may believe it has bought peace in our time by aligning with rap mogul Jay-Z and his Roc Nation for various social justice initiatives and entertainment. But the shadow of Colin Kaepernick still looms over the league, and some players are listening to his siren calls for continued…

Fresh off being barred from Israel and then turning down a humanitarian visit to the West Bank, Rep. Rashida Tlaib has now called for a boycott of HBO’s Bill Maher, who has termed her Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions efforts a “bullshit purity test.” Tlaib tweeted that she was tired of folks like Maher "discrediting…

Fox News host Jeanine Pirro has questioned the autopsy results released on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, claiming the medical examiner may have rushed through the results. Speaking on her Justice with Judge Jeanine show on Saturday, Pirro said the preliminary findings are “nothing more than an…

President Donald Trump lashed out this morning against his old nemesis, the “failing New York Times,” accusing it in his Sunday Twitter stream of planning a “Racism Witch Hunt” in its ongoing coverage. "The failing New York Times, in one of the most devastating portrayals of bad journalism in history, got caught by a…

Fresh off a major rally in New Hampshire, President Donald Trump started off his Saturday tweetstorm by focusing on a brewing confrontation in Portland, Oregon between his supporters and the masked radical Antifa agitators. Planned protests this weekend between left and right wing demonstrators could explode, as…

I thought I'd figured out Hollywood's prevailing attitude toward firearms. Oscar winner John Legend seemed to sum it up at an appearance in Dayton this week when he said: "The NRA doesn't represent America," and "we're tired of bigotry and hate turning lethal because of easy access to guns." Then I saw the trailer for…

The financial markets are clearly spooked, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been in sharp retreat over the last few days. Stephen Colbert realizes the seriousness of the situation, and gave his “condolences to the entire Jones family. Our economy will be missed.” So why the sudden panic? The bond market flashed…

One of Hollywood's most respected casting directors cast himself in a thankless new role last week. As the new president of the Motion Picture Academy, David Rubin conveys a smooth self-confidence, but that likely will change. His predecessor, John Bailey, a cinematographer, became dour and defensive during his term…

President Donald Trump emerged from a rare day of Twitter silence late this afternoon, renewing his frequent war on three of his big MSNBC critics in “Little” Donny Deutsch, Joe Scarborough and “his very angry Psycho wife,” (aka Mika Brzezinski). Trump reminisced about his days on NBC’s The Apprentice, recalling how…

Jack Matthews has been booted from the Big Brother house, and now faces a larger jury – the world. Matthews was sent packing from the house during Thursday’s live eviction, but now is branded by the derogatory and racist remarks he made about his fellow guests on the show’s 24/7 live feed. The remarks have drawn…