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Fox News Is Sorry for Using a Photo of Patti LaBelle in Aretha Franklin Tribute
Fox News Is Sorry for Using a Photo of Patti LaBelle in Aretha Franklin Tribute

While running a tribute to the late Aretha Franklin, Fox News mistakenly mistook Philly soul legend Patti LaBelle for the “Respect” singer in what is a pretty on brand gaffe for the network. In what is a sincere and … Read More

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Omarosa Releases Lara Trump Recording
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Omarosa Releases Recording of Lara Trump Offering Her Job in Exchange for Staying “Positive”

Omarosa Manigault Newman released tapes on Thursday afternoon that she claims prove that President Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump tried to buy her silence following the…
Maggie Serota / August 16, 2018
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Kellyanne Conway and George Conway Constantly Fight Over Trump
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Kellyanne Conway’s Husband Wishes He Never Introduced Her to Trump

On Wednesday, the Washington Post gifted us with a long-awaited look into the domestic thunderdome that is White House adviser Kellyanne Conway's marriage to high-powered GOP lawyer…
Maggie Serota / August 15, 2018
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Harvey Levin and Donald Trump No Longer Friends
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Report: Trump and TMZ’s Harvey Levin Aren’t Friends Anymore

TMZ employees who were upset over their boss Harvey Levin's cozy relationship with Donald Trump now have reason to rejoice. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, a source with…
Maggie Serota / August 15, 2018
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Can't Guarantee There's No Trump N-Word Tape
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Doesn’t Deny Existence of Trump N-Word Tape

On Tuesday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders returned to the White House briefing room lectern for the first time in weeks to field questions from reporters. As…
Maggie Serota / August 14, 2018
Culture
'The Romanoffs' Trailer Drops
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Watch the Trailer for Matthew Weiner’s New Series The Romanoffs

Amazon Studios has shared the trailer for The Romanoffs, the star-studded anthology series helmed by Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner. Some familiar faces from Mad…
Maggie Serota / August 14, 2018
Culture
'Documentary Now!' to Return with Sondheim Parody
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Documentary Now! to Return With Star-Studded Sondheim Parody

The brilliant IFC mockumentary series Documentary Now!, starring Saturday Night Live alums Bill Hader and Fred Armisen, returns in February 2019 with a star-studded parody of …
Maggie Serota / August 13, 2018
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Trump Thinks 'Nepal' Is Pronounced Nipple, Can't Find It on a Map
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Report: Trump Pronounced Nepal as “Nipple”

Stories of how Donald Trump doesn't like to read briefings or prepare in any way for important diplomatic meetings have been consistent since the very beginning of…
Maggie Serota / August 13, 2018
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Omarosa Says Trump Made Racial Slurs Against George Conway in 'Unhinged'
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Omarosa Says the N-Word Apprentice Tape Is Real in New Book

Former reality star/White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman made some explosive claims in Unhinged, her new tell-all book about her brief tenure in the Trump administration.
Maggie Serota / August 10, 2018
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Casey Affleck Admits to "Unprofessional" Behavior on 'I'm Still Here' Set
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Casey Affleck Apologizes For… Something

Casey Affleck addressed the "unprofessional" behavior he says took place on the set of I'm Still Here, the Joaquin Phoenix quasi-documentary/art project which Affleck directed and co-produced. Affleck sat…
Maggie Serota / August 9, 2018
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Trump Associates Rick Gates, Paul Manafort, Chris Collins, and Wilbur Ross Having Bad Week
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The Grifters of Trumpland Are Having an Especially Bad Week

Although it's only Wednesday, it has already been a terrible week for several of President Trump's supporters, associates, and former campaign aides who have been accused of…
Maggie Serota / August 8, 2018
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popular film category added to oscars
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Oscars Add New “Popular Film” Category

When he hosted the show in 2005, Chris Rock poked fun at how out of touch the Academy Awards were with America's true moviegoing habits. It's…
Israel Daramola / August 8, 2018
Culture
'Game of Thrones' Script Is Ridiculous
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Game of Thrones Script Confirms This Show Is Written by a Bunch of Goofs

In the interest of full disclosure, I'm not a Game of Thrones fan. I've tried watching the pilot no less than three times before pushing…
Maggie Serota / August 7, 2018
Culture
Donald Trump Holds Rally, Campaigns For Troy Balderson, In Ohio
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The QAnon Conspiracy Theory Is Now Subject to Its Own Conspiracy Theories

This morning, BuzzFeed News published an article with the headline "It's Looking Extremely Likely That QAnon Is A Leftist Prank On Trump Supporters." Its subject is…
Andy Cush / August 6, 2018
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Kieran Culkin Plays TV's Best Dirtbag
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Succession’s Roman Roy Is the Best Dirtbag on TV

As much as HBO's not-quite-comedy, not-quite-drama Succession is about the moral depravity and familial dysfunction of a billionaire Murdoch-esque clan presiding over a media empire, it's also…
Maggie Serota / August 6, 2018
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alex jones youtube ban facebook spotify apple deleted
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Alex Jones Booted From YouTube, Facebook, Spotify, Apple

Beet-faced conspiracy monger Alex Jones lost some megaphones today, as YouTube, Facebook, Spotify, and Apple announced steps to remove content published by the Infowars founder and infamous Trump whisperer.
Anna Gaca / August 6, 2018
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