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As a former “SNL” cast member, Seth Meyers can usually put on a solid impression when he needs to. But on Monday night’s episode of “Late Night,” the NBC host petered out mid-impression, causing him to panic a bit.

The moment came as Meyers made fun of Donald Trump’s reaction to his own Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard testifying that there was no evidence of Iran building a nuclear weapon (Trump simply said “she’s wrong”). To the host’s ear, the president sounded similar to a character from “Sex and the City.”

“Trump reacts like Carrie when the others confront her about an affair,” Meyers joked. “‘I heard Big stopped by last night.’ ‘Who told you that? Steve? Well, Steve is wrong.’ ‘Oh gosh, Carrie. I mean, I could be wrong. I’m not trying to make trouble. I just thought I saw him go in your –.'”

But,...

Global talent, entertainment, sports and advisory company United Talent Agency (UTA) has appointed partner Darnell Strom as its head of UTA’s U.K. office in London. The executive has experience in politics, including past work with Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. At UTA, he has been a key player for its global strategy and has worked across business areas, representing such clients as Malala Yousafzai, Michaela Coel, Grace Wales Bonner, Jonathan Anderson, i-d Magazine, BBC/HBO hit Industry creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, Jon Batiste, Karlie Kloss, Jose Andres, Whitney Wolfe Herd, and Alexis Ohanian.

Moving from L.A. to London, “Strom will oversee UTA’s extensive U.K. operation and continued expansion into key markets across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa,” the company said. The newly created role “underscores UTA’s ambition to evolve London into a major international hub for the company,” following its...

Cara Delevingne and her pregnant older sister Poppy hold hands while attending the premiere of the documentary Ocean with David Attenborough held at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on Tuesday (May 6) in London.

The sisters joined many other celebrities at the premiere, celebrating the upcoming National Geographic documentary.

Also in attendance were King Charles, who posed with his longtime friend and the man of the hour, David Attenborough, as well as Felicity Jones and husband Charles Guard, Georgia May Jagger, Geri Horner, Sir Tim Peake, Secretary John Kerry, Sir Michael Palin, Ben Goldsmith, Jemima Jones, Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE, Meera Syal OBE, James Blunt and Penny Lancaster.

The upcoming film “takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean.”

Ocean with David Attenborough will debut on June 7th on National Geographic in the US...

Pope Francis’ funeral service Saturday drew 250,000 mourners to the Vatican, including foreign presidents, prime ministers, and other dignitaries.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re delivered the homily, calling Francis a “pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone.”

“Rich in human warmth and deeply sensitive to today’s challenges, Pope Francis truly shared the anxieties, sufferings and hopes of this time of globalization,” Re said. “His gestures and exhortations in favor of refugees and displaced persons are countless. His insistence on working on behalf of the poor was constant.”

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Don Mischer, the Emmy-accumulating director-producer who called the shots on the biggest live entertainment events in the world, from Super Bowl halftime shows and Olympic opening ceremonies to the Oscars and the Emmys, has died. He was 85.

Mischer died peacefully in his sleep in Los Angeles on Friday, a family spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter.

The San Antonio native also helmed the Kennedy Center Honors, starting with the inaugural 1978 event through 1986 — he then produced the CBS telecast from 1993-2001 — and guided Barbara Walters‘ highly-rated ABC interview shows beginning in the late 1970s.

Meanwhile, Mischer was the architect of dozens of landmark TV specials, including 1983’s Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, which featured a reunion of The Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson’s “moonwalk” during a “Billie Jean” performance, and 1990’s The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson and 1998’s Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers, both of which aired mere months after the shocking deaths...

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Yep! Johnny Depp reportedly spent $3 million firing Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes from a cannon. Because that’s exactly what the gonzo journalist wanted.

“All I’m doing is trying to make sure his last wish comes true,” Depp once said (via The Guardian). “I just want to send my pal out the way he wants to go out.”

Thompson, the legendary writer behind Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, had made it clear before his death in 2005: he wanted his ashes blasted into the sky in a grand, fiery send-off. Depp, who played Thompson in the 1998 film adaptation of the same name, made sure it happened.

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Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has released new documents that could be helpful in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s case, including his contact list and flight logs. It was a major disappointment for the people, though, as the said file did not reveal any explosive information.

Jeffrey Epstein / Credits: ABC News

In fact, it did not mention any names of celebrities, politicians, or high-profile figures who are confirmed to have been guests on his private island. All we have for now is a list of Epstein’s contact list whose names are familiar to the public.

Jeffrey Epstein’s contact list revealed several well-known celebrities and politicians

On Thursday afternoon, Jeffrey Epstein’s documents were released to selected right-wing social media influencers, and they were reportedly underwhelmed with the revelation. A source who had seen the files told the New York Post that they looked into a hundred pages of phone book,...

Harvey Weinstein’s brother, Bob Weinstein, might need to watch his back while he deals with the lawsuit filed against him.

As promised, President Donald Trump released the “first phase” of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and his contact list. While the 200-page long binder did not provide any breaking news related to the Epstein List, it did unveil a few big names who had been on his contact list. From Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson to Alec Baldwin and Ivanka Trump, the documents only confirmed what the masses had been suspecting all this time.

Jeffery Epstein | Credits: Filthy Rich on Netflix

One such name on the list was that of Bob Weinstein, film producer and the founder of Dimension Films, as well as the former co-chairman of Miramax Films and The Weinstein Company. Harvey Weinstein, now in jail, filed a lawsuit against his brother and a few others alleging financial fraud and conspiracy.

The Justice Department of the U.S. has released a document relating to the notorious s*x predator Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday evening, February 26th. The list includes a contact list and flight logs. The 200-page document has made no big revelations, but it has mentioned all the celebrities and politicians who were on the contact list of the offender. Attorney General Pam Bondi has claimed that the FBI office in New York will investigate the document further for it to be disclosed to the public.

Jeffrey Epstein | Credit: Filthy Rich on Netflix

Jeffrey Epstein had been charged with s*x offences against several underage girls in his homes and private islands. He had several acquaintances among whom some big Hollywood names are involved. The document containing the names of the contact list has revealed all the names related to the offences to the public.

Who are there on Jeffrey Epstein’s contact list?...

The Justice Department released the ‘Epstein Binder’, which contained documents like a contact list, flight logs, and other evidence related to s*x predator Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. President Donald Trump once maintained close ties with the disgraced financier. However, Trump’s name did not appear in the contact list released, and there is no proof that he was on the infamous ‘Epstein List’.

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The new document contains no significant new information pertaining to the case. The President’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, and his former wife, Ivana Trump, were among those listed as Epstein’s contact. However, the document didn’t imply that anyone in the contact list was associated with Epstein’s crimes.

Jeffrey Epstein’s contact list includes Donald Trump’s ex-wife and daughter Donald Trump’s ex-wife Ivana Trump in an interview with Jim Axelrod...

Although Elon Musk’s quixotic purchase of Twitter, which he redubbed X, seems to have played a significant role in giving him full and unfettered access to the gears of government, one right-wing rich guy’s purchase of a media company did not result in his desired electoral outcome last year. Putative billionaire David D. Smith, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s executive chair, bought The Baltimore Sun in January 2024 and, yet, his candidates in the primary and a ballot initiative that he solely funded were resoundingly defeated by voters in Baltimore.

As Ohio State and Notre Dame reached halftime of the college football championship in January, viewers watched as an unusual interruption crossed their screens: a prerecorded video of the newly inaugurated president.

“In recent years our people have suffered greatly, but starting now we’re going to bring America back and make it safer, richer and prouder than ever before,” Donald Trump said, standing stiffly in front of an American flag as he addressed an audience of 26 million who had tuned in to watch the game. “We will put America first, and by doing so we’re going to make America great again.”

Even some high-ranking ESPN employees were shocked by the Maga video. Presidents have appeared on the network’s broadcasts before, but usually for some idle chumminess, like Barack Obama and his March Madness picks, or during an emergency, as Joe Biden did at the Sugar Bowl in...

Josh Rubin, a foreign policy official in the Obama and Biden administrations, is joining the Motion Picture Association as senior vice president of global strategy and chief of staff.

Rubin, who will be based at the MPA’s global headquarters in Washington, D.C., will work with regional leaders on international government and industry engagement, and he will serve as a member of the MPA’s senior management team. He starts on Feb. 28 and will report to chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin and Hunter Paletsas, executive vice president and global chief financial officer.

Rubin is taking on some of the responsibilities of Urmila Venugopalan, who was executive vice president of strategy and global operations, and was recently appointed president and managing director of the MPA’s Asia Pacific region.

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Rubin was most recently director for Indo-Pacific affairs at the National Security Council. Before that post at the White House,...

Jim Acosta is leaving his longtime home of CNN.

The anchor’s decision to depart the cable news network comes five days after it was reported that The Situation Room, Wolf Blitzer’s long-running evening program, would move from its current 6 pm Et time slot to 10 am in March, replacing Acosta’s CNN Newsroom.

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In recent years, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been dealing with far more negative press than usual.

And that’s saying something, as these two had already encountered a tremendous amount of criticism in the earlier years of their marriage.

Most of it, of course, came from the British tabloid media, several members of which placed a target on Meghan’s back the moment she entered the international spotlight.

But perhaps the most impactful condemnation came from a highly respected noblewoman with close ties to several members of the royal family.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the cycling medal ceremony at the Cycling Track during day six of the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 on September 15, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) A Noblewoman Lashes Out

As we previously reported, Anne Tennant, Baronness Glenconner blasted Meghan in a surprising interview last month.

Glenconner was a close friend of Queen Elizabeth II’s,...

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… the trailer for the highly anticipated documentary about real-life superhero Christopher Reeve.

HBO has announced that DC Studios’ Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story will air Saturday, Dec. 7 at 8/7c (and stream on Max). “Chronicling his personal and professional life before and after the near-fatal horseback riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down,” the film “uses Reeve’s own words, as well as intimate input from his closest family members and friends, to paint a rich, nuanced portrait of a man who refused to be defined by...

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, a new documentary about the actor Christopher Reeve, will begin streaming on Max on Saturday, December 7th.

Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, Super/Man follows Reeve’s life, career, and resilience after a near-fatal horseback riding accident in 1995, which left him paralyzed from the neck down. Known for his iconic role as Superman in the 1978 film and its subsequent sequels, Reeve became a major advocate for disability rights after his accident and led the Christopher and Dana Reeve foundation up until his death in 2004 at the age of 52.

The film features interviews from several major figures in Reeve’s life, including his children, Matthew Reeve, Alexandra Reeve Givens and Will Reeve; actors Susan Sarandon, Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Whoopi Goldberg; half-brother Kevin Johnson; friend Michael Manganiello; Superman producer Pierre Spengler; and former secretary of state John Kerry. The film also features extended archival...

The long-running sitcom Cheers had quite a few guest stars in the course of its 11 seasons, and these 10 actors were the very best of the show's cameos and special appearances. Each season of Cheers varied in quality, but one thing remained consistent throughout the show's 11 seasons: the caliber of guest appearances. Some of the biggest comedians, politicians, and athletes in the world got a chance to visit Sam Malone (Ted Danson) and the rest of the bar, and they made the most of those opportunities. Only 10 can be considered the best, though, and the competition was quite stiff.

There are quite a few factors that make a cameo or special guest appearance memorable. The best cameos are ones that not only brought a famous person onto Cheers, but also the ones that used that cameo creatively. Many of Cheers' best guest stars played themselves, but the show used their real-world...

Vice President Kamala Harris called Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon to concede and congratulate him on winning the 2024 presidential election.

Harris discussed the “importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans,” according to CNN.

Trump declared victory to his supporters in Palm Beach, Florida, early Wednesday morning, saying the results were “a massive victory for democracy and freedom,” and that “many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason.”

Trump won all of the key battleground states called thus far,...

Fox News fanned the flames of Donald Trump’s election denialism in 2020, but now one of its anchors has rebuked Kamala Harris for failing to swiftly concede the 2024 vote.

Speaking at 2am Et on Fox News, host Dana Perino said: “You should concede and let your opponent have their election night … Let them have their moment.”

She recalled how John Kerry took time to concede defeat to George W. Bush in 2004 (he phoned Bush at 11am Et the day after voting), but in a clip circulating on social media, did not mention Trump’s failure to congratulate Joe Biden in 2020. Perino served as Bush’s White House Press Secretary.

“I don’t think it’s right.” Fox News anchor Dana Perino bashes Kamala Harris for not immediately conceding the election to Trump. Note: Trump has yet to concede the 2020 election results. (Video: Fox News) pic.twitter.com/peJKdWbDgq

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Hollywood figures are making a final push in the 2024 presidential election campaign, while Kamala Harris and Donald Trump plan to fill their final rallies this evening with some celebrity guests.

A massive phone bank, being billed as the “largest phone bank ever,” is being organized for Harris on Tuesday by Jamie Patricof and Rep. Eric Swalwell. Among those participating are Kerry Washington, Ben Stiller, Jessica Alba, John Legend, Kelly Rowland, Joel McHale, Mark Cuban, Bradley Whitford, Tony Goldwyn, Mark Ruffalo, Uzo Aduba, Bellamy Young, Ken Jeong, Sophia Bush, Mark Feuerstein, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Chris Messina, Doc Rivers, Max Greenfield and Billy Ray.

Some celebrities are making late-in-the-campaign endorsement videos, including Richard Gere, who posted a Harris endorsement aimed at voters in Pennsylvania. Gere noted that he was born in Philadelphia, and his parents were born and raised in Brooklyn, Pa. He said of Harris and her running mate Tim Walz,...

Atlanta rap superstar Lil Jon’s epic performance of his classic “Turn Down for What” during the Georgia roll call at the Democratic National Convention in August wouldn’t have happened without veteran social impact strategist Ashley Spillane. After seeing the “from the window to the Walz” memes about Kamala Harris’ vice-presidential pick Tim Walz (a play on Lil Jon’s 2003 hit “Get Low”) go viral, Spillane got to work. Drawing on both her pop culture and political connections, Spillane — who served as president of Rock the Vote, the nonprofit formed in 1990 to increase turnout among 18 to 24-year-old voters — was able to join forces with Lil Jon’s longtime publicist Tamar Juda as well as key members of the Harris and DNC team to create one of the political season’s buzziest moments.

Linking pop culture to civic responsibility has long been a sweet spot for Spillane, who founded her D.

Back in the ’90s, Robert De Niro’s trip to France took a shocking turn—one he vowed never to repeat. After a scandal shook up Paris, the Raging Bull star found himself in a nine-hour grilling session with French authorities. The issue? A connection to an investigation that left him fuming.

Robert De Niro in The Untouchables | Credits: Paramount Pictures

De Niro fiercely denied the claims, vowing he’d never set foot in France again. What started as a glamorous getaway ended in a headline-grabbing ordeal, adding a wild chapter to the legendary actor’s life that’s still buzzing decades later.

Robert De Niro’s Parisian Nightmare: Nine-Hour Interrogation Over Prostitution Claims Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver | Credits: Italo-Judeo Productions

“His name was mentioned by one of the call girls”—a line that landed Robert De Niro in hot water in Paris back in 1998. The Taxi Driver...

Alec Baldwin and Michael Keaton were among the Hollywood vets who are issuing 11th hour bids encouraging people to cast their vote in the ballot box.

“I think nearly all of us know what’s at stake,” Baldwin began in a front-facing video appeal posted to Instagram. “People say, ‘Oh, the future of the country is at stake,’ and that might be true, but what’s at stake is the next four years, and in terms of certain problems we have with — yes, the border and yes, what our military is gonna be asked to do and what we’re gonna pay for that, but the environment is the most important thing to me right now ’cause you can’t undo it.”

Baldwin’s plea, in support of VP and presidential candidate Kamala Harris, focused largely on climate protection. The actor cited the sea levels rising, air pollution and proliferation of plastics as major issues,...

Right now is a scary time to be living in America, as the country is just days away from an election that will decide the next president: Will it be the current vice president, or the anthropomorphic hemorrhoid who retroactively ruined Home Alone 2? Stay tuned.

At this crucial moment in history, the Fourth Estate is more important than ever. But since cable news is a dumpster fire, and major newspapers seem to be ethically-kneecapped by their billionaire owners, we will instead have to rely on the journalistic integrity of a rubber hand puppet.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (who as you may not be aware is secretly controlled by a human being named Robert Smigel) has been providing on-site election coverage for The Daily Show this year. Most recently, Triumph popped by Madison Square Garden to interview Trump supporters eagerly lining up for the city’s most toxic open mic night.

Since its beginning in 1975, Saturday Night Live has excelled at political impressions. They've been around for every Presidential election for decades, not to mention scores of political figures who have come and gone. Sometimes, you get an actor doing an okay impression, but other times, SNL crafts an impression so huge that it becomes a national sensation.

The best impressions are so famous that they can overwhelm the actual political figure being lampooned. Often, these politicians will pop up on SNL to confront their imposter and give them a stamp of approval. Not all of them are top-notch (their various takes on Donald Trump have been tricky), but these rank as the best SNL political impersonations over the last 50 years, and how you can always count on the show to nail some hilarious takes on famous political figures past and present.

Honorable mentions: Dan Aykroyd as Jimmy Carter, Jon Lovitz as Mike Dukakis,...

Exclusive: Matt Klaber remembers the first time he encountered Tim Walz, a teacher at his high school in Mankato, Minnesota.

Klaber, now a software engineer based in London and a longtime activist for the Democrats, was studying in the school library when he noticed a teacher in a bit of a rush. He tells Deadline:

“I recognised Mr Walz as an 11th grade geography teacher, the husband of my own journalism teacher, and he was dashing out of the door. What I found out was that he’d been activated in his role in the National Guard, responsible for responding to natural disasters. There was a flood in St. Paul, and he was off to lead the response to that. I can remember it struck a chord with me that a person would contribute to the community in such a way.”

Cut to the summer of 2004, and Klaber, by then 19 and freshly graduated,...

Bruce Springsteen, performing for the first time for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, said that Donald Trump “is running to be an American tyrant.”

“He does not understand this country, its history, or what it means to be deeply American,” Springsteen told the crowd at James R. Hallford Stadium near Atlanta.

Springsteen had just made the case for voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

He said, “I want a president who reveres the Constitution, who does not threaten but wants to protect and guide our great democracy, who believes in the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power, who will fight for a woman’s right to choose, and who wants to create a middle class economy that will serve all our citizens. There is only one candidate in this election who holds those principles.”

During his set, Springsteen performed “The Promised Land,” “Land of Hope and Dreams” and “Dancing in the Dark.

Bruce Springsteen will appear alongside former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris at a massive rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on Oct. 24, kickstarting a series of ‘When We Vote We Win’ shows in the seven major swing states during the closing days of the campaign.

A second event will take place Oct. 28 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with Springsteen and Barack Obama. According to a senior campaign official, additional ‘When We Vote We Win’ rallies will be announced in the coming days. They are likely to hit Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, North Carolina,...

While Bruce Springsteen has publicly supported the Democratic Party throughout his career, the Boss has gone out of his way to keep politics off the concert stage during these recent contentious times.

During a recent sitdown with George Stephanopoulos for the ABC News special Bruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets (via Asbury Park Press), Springsteen explained why. “People know where I stand for the most part, but I also wanted a space where people feel they can come and be with their neighbor regardless of what their particular political point of view is at a given moment.”

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“I have more faith in my audience than that,” he continued, acknowledging fans could be turned off by his political beliefs. “I think we can have differing points of view and still come together and share certain core values and core ideas about the country.”

Springsteen revealed some of...

Kamala Harris‘ presidential campaign is on the hunt for young voters, and to reach them where they are, the Democratic nominee tried out a novel format on her official Twitch account. That’s where the Harris team streamed a recent rally led by its Vice President candidate Tim Walz. At the same time, a split screen showed the streamer Preheat playing the classic Mmorpg World of Warcraft.

Harris quietly launched her Twitch account ahead of her speech at the Democratic National Convention in August, but before the WoW stream, the channel had not been used to broadcast any video games. Instead, it served as an alternative distribution hub for Harris and Walz’s campaign stops.

But the Harris team shifted its strategy when Walz went to Tucson, Arizona for a rally. To make the Twitch broadcast of the event a bit more exciting, Harris enlisted Preheat, a WoW player and...

Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. is commonly viewed as a patriotic song but holds deeper meanings about struggle and disappointment. Released in 1984, it quickly became a hit, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100.

Bruce Springsteen | Credits: Stian Schløsser Møller | Cca 4.0/Wikimedia Commons

Further, the song tells the story of a working-class man who faces many challenges, including his experience in the Vietnam War and feelings of being forgotten by his country.

Unfortunately, Ronald Reagan’s campaign used the song to promote American pride, leading many people to misunderstand its true message.

How Ronald Reagan Co-opted Bruce Springsteen’s Anthem Against the Singer’s Intentions Bruce Springsteen | Credits: Dharmabumstead | Cca 4.0/Wikimedia Commons

Many artists, including Bruce Springsteen, have spoken out against politicians using their music for campaigns. In September 1984, while his hit song Born in the U.S.A. was topping charts, politician Ronald Reagan claimed...

Bruce Springsteen has endorsed Kamala Harris, while calling Donald Trump “the most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime.”

“Perhaps not since the Civil War has this great country felt as politically, spiritually and emotionally divided as it does at this moment,” Springsteen said in a video posted on Instagram Thursday afternoon. “It doesn’t have to be this way.”

“The common values, the shared stories that make us a great and united nation are waiting to be rediscovered and retold once again. Now that will take time, hard, intelligence, faith and women and men with the national good guiding their hearts.”

Springsteen said that Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, “are committed to a vision of this country that respects and includes everyone, regardless of class, religion, race, your political point of view or sexual identity, and they want to grow the economy in a way that benefits all,...

With his selection as candidate for vice president, Tim Walz has burst onto the national political scene as one of the most folksy and estimable Democratic standard bearers in recent memory. Walz’s background includes having been a teacher, a football coach, a National Guardsman, a member of Congress, and one of the most accomplished progressive governors in the country.

In the aftermath of the Democratic convention in Chicago, Walz is the the only member of either ticket with a positive approval rating, and his polling (42 percent favorable, 36 percent unfavorable...

So you may know that Oprah Winfrey spoke Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention. This was something of a big deal to me, because without me, her political awareness may never have been stoked and it’s possible Barack Obama would never have been elected in 2008. In other words, I briefly changed Everything!!!

Well, sorta.

This is my story and I’m sticking to it:

In early October 2004, my thoughts were consumed by the race for President of the United States between President G.W. Bush – then gunning for his second term – and Senator John Kerry. The contentious campaigns had by then reached the “Your mama, and your daddy too!” stage when name-calling supersedes anything resembling constructive-issues dialogue. Only a superhero could save this thing from sinking further into the muck.

In other words, Oprah, then the empress of television and, really, the nation. My producer pal Erik Nelson...

Exclusive: Vice President Kamala Harris has turned to an old friend and Hollywood veteran to help reintroduce her to the nation and the world at the Democratic National Convention this week.

Reginald Hudlin has directed the short film on Harris that will precede the VP taking to the stage on Thursday for her acceptance speech as the party’s historic presidential candidate. Tracing Harris from her childhood in Oakland, CA to the corridors of power in Sacramento and Washington D.C., the August 22-debuting biopic is about 10 minutes long, we’ve learned.

“Reggie is the perfect person to do this,” an insider at the convention in Chicago says. “He knows her (Harris) well, they’re friends, and he clearly has the chops.”

Related: Democratic National Convention Lineup For Monday: Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Karen Bass And Aoc Among Speakers

The acclaimed CAA-repped filmmaker’s spouse Chrisette Hudlin was the...

Bill Maher challenged former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Donald Trump’s election denialism, as the two sparred on Real Time on Friday over McCarthy’s trek to Mar-a-Lago shortly after the January 6th attack on the Capitol.

“Did he win that election, Biden?” Maher asked McCarthy.

“Yes,” McCarthy insisted.

“I said from the beginning. I have no qualms with that,” McCarthy said.

“And you actually told that to Trump?”

“Yes,” McCarthy said.

“And then you switched,” Maher said.

McCarthy protested, before Maher said, “You went down to Mar-a-Lago and kissed his ass after that.”

McCarthy called that “bulls—” and said, “You’re so full of crap.”

“I was going to see Donald Trump. He’s my friend. I served with him. Just like I do anybody else.”

McCarthy trekked to Mar-a-Lago on Jan. 28, 2021, a week after Trump left office. The visit was viewed as the former president’s first step toward political revival.

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding has not only been a spectacular event but also a fashion extravaganza. The grand affair, held at the Jio World Convention Center in Bkc, Mumbai, saw Bollywood stars, international celebrities, and prominent political figures in attendance, all dressed to impress.

The wedding festivities, which began on July 12, include the Shubh Vivah or wedding function, followed by Shubh Aashirwad on July 13, and concluding with the Mangal Utsav or wedding reception on July 14. The dress codes for these events range from Indian traditional to Indian formal and Indian chic.

The guest list is a testament to the wedding’s grandeur, featuring a mix of Bollywood stars, political leaders, and international delegates. Notable Indian politicians attending the wedding include Ram Nath Kovind, Rajnath Singh, Yogi Adityanath, N Chandrababu Naidu, Nara Lokesh, Pawan Kalyan, Mamata Banerjee, M K Stalin, K T Ramarao, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Abhishek Manu Singhvi,...

A-list celebrities and top politicians have descended on India‘s second-biggest city for the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man.

Anant Ambani, 29, is marrying his longtime girlfriend, Radhika Merchant, also 29, in what has been dubbed the wedding of the year, turning heads for its display of enormous wealth and glamor.

The Kardashians, Adele, Drake, Lana Del Rey, David Beckham, and even former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson are set to be in attendance, according to local media. Kim and Khloe Kardashian have begun posting a host of wedding content on their Instagram stories, while Nick Jonas and wife Priyanka Chopra were photographed arriving in Mumbai.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas arrive in Mumbai.

Ambani’s father, often described as a plutocrat, is the chairman of Reliance Industries, a conglomerate with businesses in energy, gas, entertainment, retail, telecommunications, and more. With an...

The Ambani family’s reputation for hosting opulent events is evident once again with the wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. The lavish celebrations, which have included extravagant pre-wedding events and high-profile performances, are set to culminate in a grand wedding ceremony at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex (Bkc) on July 12.

One of the highlights of this star-studded affair is the performance by Nigerian singer Rema, who is known for his viral hit “Calm Down.” Reports reveal that Rema is charging over ₹25 crore for his performance, showcasing the scale of investment the Ambanis are making to ensure their event is unforgettable. Rema has already arrived in India, sharing his journey on Instagram with a video of him boarding a private jet, wearing an all-black outfit and a face covering, and featuring his latest hit “Azaman.”

Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian arrive in Mumbai for...

The wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on July 12, 2024, has become a global event, drawing celebrities and dignitaries from around the world. Among the latest to arrive is John Cena, the wrestler-turned-actor, who was warmly received in Mumbai on Friday afternoon. Dressed casually in a grey tee, tan shorts, and a cap, Cena smiled and waved at the paparazzi, adding to the excitement surrounding the wedding.

Joining Cena are reality TV stars Kim and Khloe Kardashian, who arrived in Mumbai on Thursday evening. Kim, in a figure-hugging dress and her hair in a bun, and Khloe, in a casual white tee and jeans, received a traditional Indian welcome at their hotel. Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas also flew in for the wedding on Thursday morning, enhancing the star-studded guest list.

The wedding is expected to be attended by an impressive array of international figures,...

Ram Charan, along with his wife Upasana Konidela and their daughter Klin Kaara, is all set to attend Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding in Mumbai. The family was spotted leaving Hyderabad on Thursday morning, looking cheerful and ready for the grand event.

In Hyderabad, the trio arrived at the airport in a brand-new Rolls-Royce, with Ram Charan himself driving. Upasana sported a casual and comfortable outfit of jeans, a t-shirt, and a white jacket, while Ram opted for an all-black ensemble. The family was also photographed upon their arrival in Mumbai, where Ram Charan waved to the photographers before heading to their car.

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding is set to be a star-studded affair, with a guest list that includes international and Indian celebrities, politicians, and industrialists. According to the Economic Times, high-profile attendees will include Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, futurist Peter Diamandis, artist Jeff Koons,...

Ari Emanuel insists he’s a kinder and gentler man these days, but in the wake of June 27’s presidential debate, the hard-driving agency head is still fighting mad at Joe Biden and his top aides.

Appearing before a packed house at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado, the Endeavor CEO had been invited to talk with the festival’s acting curator Tina Brown about his Hollywood career. But with Biden’s frail performance dominating the headlines, Brown made a quick detour. “Democrats are jumping out of the window,” she began after Emanuel took his seat. “What are you thinking?”

“Well, I’m pissed off at the founding fathers,” said Emanuel. “They had the start date of 35 years old, they just didn’t give us the end date. And, well, everybody died [back then], so they didn’t have to give the end date.”

Emanuel blamed Biden’s advisers for being less...

Sam Mendes is bringing back his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning blockbuster production of The Lehman Trilogy for a fourth run in London.

It’s quite a thing to bring the play, considered a modern classic, back into central London when it just played a 16-week season at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, running until May of last year.

“There’s an enormous appetite for the play, even more so because its been on screen in cinemas via Nt Live,” noted Caro Newling who runs the theater division of All3Media-owned Neal Street Productions, founded by Newling, Mendes, and Pippa Harris.

The new production, produced by the National Theatre and Neal Street, will return to that same Gillian Lynne stage for a limited 14-week slot from September 24 through January 5, 2025. It will be featuring the incredible rotating glass-box scenic design created by Es Devlin, dynamic videos designed by Luke Halls, and stunning lighting design by Jon Clark.

Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh is among this year’s 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced Friday.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom, presented annually, is the nation’s highest civilian honor, bestowed on individuals “who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,” per the White House.

Yeoh made history in with her starring turn in 2022’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” becoming the first Asian woman to receive the Oscar for best actress. She began her career starring in martial-arts action movies, notably “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,” and has starred in numerous other films including the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies,” “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” and Kenneth Branagh’s “A Haunting in Venice.” Yeoh also stars in the first Star Trek TV movie, “Section 31,” which recently wrapped filming.

President Biden on Friday announced that he would be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including a handful of names familiar to the world of media and entertainment.

The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor that the President can bestow, and is given to those “who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.”

This year’s list of honorees include Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh, who “continues to shatter stereotypes and enrich American culture,” according to the White House.

It also includes Phil Donahue, the journalist whose daytime talk show transformed syndicated TV and become one of the most influential programs of its era.

Other honorees include Bloomberg founder Michael Bloomberg, former Vice President (and the focus of An Inconvenient Truth) Al Gore and Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky.

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Phil Donahue and Michelle Yeoh are among the media and entertainment recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which Joe Biden will present at the White House later today.

Other honorees include former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. James Clyburn (D-sc), former Vice President Al Gore, former Secretary of State John Kerry and former senator Elizabeth Dole. Jesuit priest Gregory Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, also will be honored.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. The White House last held a ceremony in July, 2022.

Donahue is being recognized as “a journalist and television pioneer who pioneered the daytime issue-oriented television talk show.” Yeoh is being recognized as the first Asian to win the Academy Award for best actress, and as someone who “continues to shatter stereotypes and enrich American culture.”

Others on the list include Clarence B. Jones,...

Steven Spielberg has made no secret of his support for Joe Biden’s reelection, and now the Oscar winner is rolling up his sleeves for the team.

Spielberg is involved strategically in the incumbent’s campaign and even the specifics of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, Deadline has confirmed.

“Steven wants to be as helpful as possible to the president,” a well-placed source says. “He believes this is one of the most important elections in the nation’s history.”

The filmmaker is unlikely to helm a short movie at the DNC about Biden this year the way he helped do for John Kerry in 2004, and again at the 2008 convention when Barack Obama was nominated. However, Spielberg has been working with key advisors on how to “convey the president’s successes and his vision for the country” to viewers and delegates, I’m told.

Representatives for Spielberg had...

Exclusive: M88 has expanded its roster of multihyphenate talent with the signing of actor, environmental advocate and social entrepreneur Stephanie Suganami aka “Steph Shep.”

Since acquiring its sister firm Uncmmn in 2023, M88 continues to diversify its services for clients in traditional and new media.

“Now more than ever, it is obvious that the lines that once divided digital and traditional talent have all but disappeared,” M88 president and co-founder Phillip Sun said. “At M88 we have a deep understanding of what it takes to elevate multihyphenate talent like Stephanie Suganami and we look forward to our future together.”

Next up, Suganami will be seen in the A24 thriller Opus opposite Ayo Edebiri and directed by Mark Anthony Green, as well as the final season of Starz’s Power spinoff Ghost opposite Michael Ealy. Previous credits include Amazon’s Something From Tiffany’s and the FX/Hulu series Dave.

Outside of acting,...

Jonathan Powell has been hired as the MPA’s senior vice president for strategic communications.

Powell will shape “the organization’s messaging to local, national, and regional stakeholders around the world,” the MPA said. In the newly created position, he will report to Charles Rivkin, MPA chairman and CEO, and the executive vice president of media relations and communications. Emily Lenzner, who has been in the latter role since 2019, is departing and the MPA has posted her position.

Powell previously worked at the State Department, where he served under then-Secretary of State John Kerry and most recently as a senior advisor to deputy secretaries Wendy Sherman, Richard Verma and Victoria Nuland. He previously was an adviser to other public officials including Nancy Pelosi, as well as Alejandro Mayorkas, Penny Pritzker, Eric Garcetti and Antonio Villaraigosa.

Rivkin said in a statement that Powell’s “global policy expertise and his gift for...