Politics/Hollywood
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Jon Stewart Says the Disappointed Left Treated Trump Indictment ‘Like the Final Confrontation With Thanos’ (Video)
The “Problem” host called the reaction an “epic f–king media fail”
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Paul McCartney Guitarist Decries ‘Tyranny in Tennessee’ Over Expulsion of Black Democrats: GOP Has ‘Kink for Self-Harm’
The renowned Brian Ray called for others in the industry to stand up and speak out for political action in Nashville and beyond
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How Hollywood Can Help Right the US-China Relationship | PRO Insight
There’s more than box office at stake — movies are a pillar of cultural exchange that keeps countries from going to war
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Mark Russell, Musical Comedian and Political Satirist Known for Longtime PBS Special, Dies at 90
Jon Stewart remembers him as “a DC institution who did the hardest thing a comic can do… relentlessly and righteously mock his neighbors”
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House Committee Rails Against TikTok as CEO Defends App: ‘Algorithm Preys on Vulnerable People’
House Energy and Commerce Committee members grilled Shou Zi Chew, expressing a willingness to ban the app over privacy issues
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Jen Psaki and Chelsea Handler Question Tucker Carlson’s Hatred of Trump: Maybe He’s ‘More Sane Than We Think’
New texts from Dominion’s lawsuit against Fox News revealed how its biggest star really feels about the former president
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Producer Sees Parallels With Young Russian Conscripts Sent to Ukraine as ‘Cannon Fodder’
“It is a timeless story, that we now see played out live in Ukraine,” producer Malte Grunert tells TheWrap
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Bryan Cranston Educates Chris Wallace on Why ‘Make America Great Again’ Can Be ‘Construed as a Racist Remark’
“Breaking Bad” star also goes deeper in his defense of critical race theory
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Kimmel Dubs Santos, Boebert and 2 Others in Congress ‘the Four Gun Whores of the Apocalypse’ (Video)
“With all the tragedy that’s happening in this country, this bonehead wants a bill naming the AR-15 our ‘national gun’” the late-night host said of the New York Republican
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Ticketmaster Complaints Mount as the Company Faces Scrutiny in Washington and Hollywood
As problems reemerge for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler comedy tour ticket sales, former CEO Irving Azoff is among the critics poised to weigh in on the industry’s problems
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Jane Fonda Calls Posing for ‘Hanoi Jane’ Photo a ‘Terrible Mistake’ but Refused to Be Intimidated by Backlash
“Maybe I was set up but I was an adult…I’m gonna take responsibility for it,” the anti-Vietnam War actress told Chris Wallace
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Sean Penn Says He Gave Oscar to Ukraine’s President Out of ‘Shame Towards the Motion Picture Academy’ (Video)
The filmmaker blasted the organization for “choosing to present Will Smith smacking Chris Rock” instead of Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Bill Maher Urges Congress to Lead by Hollywood’s Example: ‘Hate Each Other’s Guts’ but Still ‘Get Great Things Done’ (Video)
“Here in terrible, horrible, immoral show business, we hate each other and yet we still do our jobs,” the “Real Time” host said
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Colbert Jokes Dianne Feinstein Is Either Having Memory Problems, or Signed ‘With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’
Feinstein is the oldest currently serving senator at 89 years old
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Biden Urges Unity, Spars With Republicans – and Gets Them to Cheer for Social Security – in State of the Union Speech
Biden also vows to veto any attempt to ban abortion nationwide, and calls for new assault weapons ban