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BBC Doc Alleges Trump Hit on Teen Models at Cocaine-Fueled ’80s Parties
BBC Doc Alleges Trump Hit on Teen Models at Cocaine-Fueled ’80s Parties

A BBC documentary detailing sexual harassment and assault accusations against President Trump is set to premiere in the U.S. this weekend after airing in the U.K. earlier this month, just days ahead of Trump’s meeting with Queen Elizabeth.  The half-hour report, titled Trump: … Read More

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Mark Zuckerberg Defends the Presence of Holocaust Deniers on Facebook
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Mark Zuckerberg Still Doesn’t Get It

Mark Zuckerberg's effort to curb the spread of conspiracy theories and blatant propaganda masquerading as legitimate news on Facebook is lacking, and everyone but Zuckerberg…
Maggie Serota / July 18, 2018
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Trump Had "No Collusion" Written on His Notes, Misspelled
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Trump’s Handwritten Note on Russian Collusion Statement: “THERE WAS NO COLUSION”

On Tuesday afternoon, Trump addressed Monday's shocking Helsinki summit where the commander-in-chief sided with Vladimir Putin over the entire U.S. intelligence community when it came to…
Maggie Serota / July 17, 2018
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Who Is America? Review
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Who Is America? Is a Slog With Little Reward

For 11 minutes, Sacha Baron Cohen's new half-hour Showtime series is simultaneously one of the most subversively funny and abjectly terrifying bits of political comedy…
Maggie Serota / July 16, 2018
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Joe Walsh Supports Arming America’s Toddlers on Sacha Baron Cohen’s New Show

Sacha Baron Cohen's new series Who Is America? has been getting a lot of free press lately courtesy of public outrage from Sarah Palin, Roy…
Rob Arcand / July 15, 2018
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Harvey Weinstein Admits to Offering Sex for Roles in Spectator Interview
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What the Hell Is Going on With This Bizarre Harvey Weinstein Interview?

Disgraced studio head Harvey Weinstein and his attorney Ben Brafman have already refuted an interview Weinstein conducted with personal friend/Greek shipping heir/The Spectator columnist Taki Theodoracopulos,…
Maggie Serota / July 13, 2018
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Sacha Baron Cohen Show Pisses Off Sarah Palin, Roy Moore
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s New Show Has Already Pissed Off Sarah Palin and Roy Moore

Sacha Baron Cohen's new show Who Is America? premieres on Showtime on Sunday, and marks like Sarah Palin and failed Alabama Senate candidate and accused child…
Maggie Serota / July 12, 2018
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2018 Emmy Nominations: Atlanta, Game of Thrones Dominate
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2018 Emmy Nominations Include Nods to Atlanta, Barry, and Game of Thrones

Nominations for the 2018 Emmys were announced Thursday morning. Games of Thrones dominates with a staggering 22 nods and is up for outstanding drama alongside The…
Maggie Serota / July 12, 2018
Culture
Stormy Daniels Arrested in Ohio Strip Club for Letting Undercover Cop Touch Her
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Stormy Daniels Arrested for Alleged “Motorboating” at Ohio Strip Club [UPDATE]

Adult performer turned Trump adversary Stormy Daniels was arrested Wednesday night (July 11) after allegedly allowing a patron of the Cleveland, Ohio strip club Sirens…
Maggie Serota / July 12, 2018
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A Grifter Is Impersonating Hollywood Honchos to Scam Creatives Out of Thousands of Dollars

For months, an elaborate international catfishing scam operated by grifters posing as powerful women in Hollywood has fleeced thousands from freelance creatives and others in the entertainment industry,…
Maggie Serota / July 11, 2018
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Trump Still Has "Rocket Man" CD, and "Little Gift" for Trump
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Trump Says He Still Has “Rocket Man” CD for Kim Jong Un, Along With “A Little Gift”

President Trump today confirmed reports that he intends to give his new buddy Kim Jong Un a signed (by Trump, not by Elton John) "Rocket Man" CD, a cute…
Maggie Serota / July 10, 2018
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Sharp Objects Review: HBO
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In HBO’s Sharp Objects, Amy Adams Gives a Thrilling New Twist on the Flawed Protagonist Trope

The new HBO thriller Sharp Objects tells the story of Camille Preaker, a reporter sent to investigate a possible serial killer of young girls in her tiny hometown…
Maggie Serota / July 9, 2018
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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Cmte
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It’s Working

The patriotic Americans who have spent the last few weeks making life miserable for people like Stephen Miller and Kirstjen Nielsen can take some comfort in…
Andy Cush / July 9, 2018
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Ty Cobb at Copstabber Show in DC
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Former Trump Lawyer Seen Rocking Out to DC “Scum Punk” Band Copstabber

Former Trump White House special counsel/turn of the century carnival barker Ty Cobb was seen wilding out to the "scum punk" band Copstabber in DC…
Maggie Serota / July 9, 2018
Culture
Roe v Wade Movie Loses Kevin Sorbo, Stephen Baldwin
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Anti-Abortion Movie Roe v. Wade Not Up to Kevin Sorbo and Stephen Baldwin’s Standards

On Tuesday, The Hollywood Reporter published a report about a secretive production of a anti-abortion movie in New Orleans helmed by Nick Loeb, the guy most famous for…
Maggie Serota / July 6, 2018
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Farewell to Scott Pruitt, the Trump Administration’s Most Shameless Dirtbag

The Trump administration's dream of rolling back every environmental regulation hit a bump on Thursday with the resignation of EPA chief Scott Pruitt, the human equivalent…
Maggie Serota / July 6, 2018
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