TheWrap Staff

  • ‘SNL’ Takes Pot Shots at Politicians on Gun Control (Video)

    “Saturday Night Live” got in on the gun control debate Saturday night, taking some pot shots at politicians who have dragged their feet on the matter. In the cold open, President Obama (Jay Pharaoh) appeared with Senator Joe Manchin (Jason Sudeikis) and Senator Patrick Toomey (Bill Hader). He noted how “amazing” it was that these…

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  • ‘Glee’ School Shooting Episode ‘Too Soon’ for Newtown Parents, One Says

    A Newtown, Conn., parent says he wishes Fox or "Glee" had reached out to parents in the community before airing an episode of the show that depicted a school shooting. David Paley, whose children survived the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, told CNN's Carol Costello that he didn't take issue with the…

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  • Bill Murray Slo-Mo: Still Discovering Cool Stuff He Did Years Ago (Video)

    Bill Murray is celebrated for dropping suddenly and casually into fans' lives: There's the kickball story. And the "no one is ever going to believe you story." And now this. Apparently Murray does so many strange, wonderful things that one from two years ago is only now getting wide notice. A group of fans and…

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  • Bill Murray Slo-Mo: Still Discovering Cool Stuff Murray Did Years Ago (Video)

    Bill Murray is celebrated for dropping suddenly and casually into fans' lives: There's the kickball story. And the "no one is ever going to believe you story." And now this. Apparently Murray does so many strange, wonderful things that one from two years ago is only now getting wide notice. A group of fans and…

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  • The Jackie Robinson You Won’t See in ’42’

    There is probably no one in American sports more beloved than Jackie Robinson, who receives worshipful treatment in the new Legendary Pictures-Warner Bros.’ biopic, “42.” The film, which stars Chadwick Boseman as the legendary ballplayer and Harrison Ford as the man who put him in the lineup – Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey – opens…

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  • Jon Stewart: ‘When Blowjobs Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Get Blowjobs’ (Video)

    Jon Stewart got very serious — and for a moment, very hacky — as he took on Virginia's anti-sodomy law. Virginia attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidtate recently petitioned to keep the state's law against oral and anal sex on the books. Stewart noted on "The Daily Show" Tuesday that the law would apply to…

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  • Jon Stewart: ‘When Blowjobs Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Get Blowjobs’ (Video)

    Jon Stewart got very serious — and for a moment, very hacky — as he took on Virginia's anti-sodomy law. Virginia attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidtate recently petitioned to keep the state's law against oral and anal sex on the books. Stewart noted on "The Daily Show" Tuesday that the law would apply to…

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  • NCAA Championship: Watch Rick Pitino’s Scary Moment (Video)

    Other coaches may tremble in fear at Louisville's Rick Pitino — but what seems to freak him out is fireworks. The Lousiville coach led his team to the NCAA men's basketball champtionship Monday, becoming the first coach to win the title at separate schools. He was also named Monday to the Basketball Hall of Fame.…

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  • NCAA Championship: Watch Rick Pitino’s Scary Moment (Video)

    Other coaches may tremble in fear of Louisville coach Rick Pitino, but the one thing that freaks him out is fireworks. Pitino led his team to the NCAA Men's Basketball championship Monday, becoming the first coach to win the title at two separate schools. He was also named Monday to the Basketball Hall of Fame.…

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  • NCAA Championship: Watch Rick Pitino’s Scary Moment (Video)

    Other coaches may tremble in fear at Louisville Cardinals coach Rick Pitino, but the one thing that freaks him out is fireworks. Pitino led his team to the NCAA Men's Basketball championship Monday, becoming the first coach to win the title at two separate schools. He was also named Monday to the Basketball Hall of…

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  • ‘Bible’ Satan Actor: Obama Link ‘Nonsense,’ But Good for Career

    Mehdi Ouazzani, the actor who played Satan in "The Bible," says his supposed resemblance to President Obama was "nonsense" — but has helped raise his profile. The Morrocan actor spoke to the Associated Press in Casablanca. "For someone like me, a simple unknown actor, to find himself in a controversy like this — even though…

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  • Michael J. Fox: From Tiger Beat to AARP

    Michael J. Fox jokes in a recent interview that his long career has taken him to demographic extremes. "I went from Teen Beat and Tiger Beat… to AARP,"  he said to Access Hollywood. "There's some great tips about colon health!" The "Family Ties" and film star is preparing to return to NBC with a new…

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  • Michael J. Fox: From Tiger Beat to AARP

    Michael J. Fox jokes in a recent interview that his long career has taken him to demographic extremes. "I went from Teen Beat and Tiger Beat… to AARP,"  he said to Access Hollywood. "There's some great tips about colon health!" The "Family Ties" and film star is preparing to return to NBC with a new…

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  • Michael J. Fox: From Tiger Beat to AARP

    Michael J. Fox jokes in a recent interview that his long career has taken him to demographic extremes. "I went from Teen Beat and Tiger Beat… to AARP,"  he said to Access Hollywood. "There's some great tips about colon health!" The "Family Ties" and film star is preparing to return to NBC with a new…

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  • Michael J. Fox: From Tiger Beat to AARP

    Michael J. Fox jokes in a recent interview that his long career has taken him to demographic extremes. "I went from Teen Beat and Tiger Beat… to AARP,"  he said to Access Hollywood. "There's some great tips about colon health!" The "Family Ties" and film star is preparing to return to NBC with a new…

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