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Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who is fighting pancreatic cancer, gave his first network interview since the protests over the death of George Floyd started across the country. “You cannot stop the call of history,” Lewis told co-anchor Gayle King. “You may use troopers. You may use fire hoses and water, but it cannot be…

The BAFTA TV Awards and TV Craft Awards emerged from their coronavirus slumber today, as nominations were unveiled for the delayed events, which will take place virtually on July 31 and July 17 respectively. As usual with award nominations, the list of those recognized provoked a number of talking points, as well the…

Piers Morgan and Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani were involved in a fraught exchange on ITV’s Good Morning Britain today over the U.S. president’s remarks about the George Floyd protests. Morgan, who claims to be a personal friend of Trump’s and has scored several exclusive interviews with the president, clashed…

EXCLUSIVE: Some of the biggest studios in the UK, including two at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, are beginning to open their doors again as UK film and television shoots take their first steps back into production. Elstree Studios and Twickenham Studios have announced that production work has resumed on…

Dwayne Johnson has called out Donald Trump in a passionate video in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. "Where are you? Where is our leader?" Johnson asks. "Where is our leader at this time when our country is down on its knees, begging, pleading, hurt, angry, frustrated, in pain with its arms out, just…

Broadcast and cable networks will be covering Thursday’s memorial service for George Floyd, whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police on Memorial Day has sparked days of mourning and protests throughout the country and the world against police violence and racism. The first of several memorial services for Floyd…

Chernobyl is leading the pack for this year’s BAFTA TV Awards and BAFTA TV Craft Awards after the Sky and HBO original scored 14 nominations, including best drama mini-series. The nuclear disaster drama’s 14 nods mean it is the most-nominated show in BAFTA history alongside Killing Eve last year, which was also…

Improv hip-hop group Freestyle Love Supreme has postponed the release of its documentary We Are Freestyle Love Supreme out of solidarity with protesters nationwide. The postponement comes two days before the film was set to begin streaming on Hulu. The announcement said the group’s "collective attention" has turned…

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health today confirmed 46 new deaths and 1,155 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health has identified 58,234 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 2,489 deaths. Ninety-two percent of people who died had underlying health conditions…

4TH UPDATE, 6:45 PM: L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced at his news conference on Wednesday night that, barring a setback, the curfews in L.A. would be discontinued after tonight. Earlier in the day, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva characterized Tuesday night as vastly more peaceful than previous nights…

As he began to speak about reforming the LAPD during his Wednesday evening press conference, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti called this an “urgent moment” for the city, “an inflection point.” He said he is “committed to making this moment not just a moment.” Garcetti said he would be making commitments to creating…

The Hollywood white paper on the safe return to work, issued Monday by the Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee Task Force, was a good start, but there's still a lot of work to be done before it can be implemented. Union leaders say that the proposals (read them here), which have been submitted to…