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Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski Expelled From the Academy
Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski Expelled From the Academy

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the expulsion of Bill Cosby and director Roman Polanski from its ranks today. The decision comes a week after Cosby was convicted on three charges of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and molesting Andrea Constand in 2004. Polanski was accused … Read More

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Arrested Development Season 5 and Season 4 “Remix” Are Coming to Netflix Soon

Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz has taken to Twitter to announce two updates about the future of his beloved comedy show: details about the formerly…
Winston Cook-Wilson / May 1, 2018
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Dave Chappelle, Stephen Colbert Approve of Michelle Wolf’s WHCD Routine

Did you watch Michelle Wolf's comedy routine from the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday? (It's down below if you need to catch up.) It's funny! She's funny. It's…
Anna Gaca / May 1, 2018
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Trump Loves Humiliating Michael Cohen
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People Can’t Stop Talking About How Much Trump Humiliated Michael Cohen

Last week, thanks to a report from Wall Street Journal, we learned that Donald  Trump loves humiliating Michael Cohen. In that story, early Trump campaign advisers Sam Nunberg and Roger…
Maggie Serota / April 26, 2018
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Trump's Fox & Friends Call: The Craziest Parts
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Here’s the Craziest Shit Trump Said During His Fox & Friends Call

President Trump called in to Fox & Friends Thursday morning, and treated the hosts, and by extension the country, to a spirited 30-minute rant peppered…
Maggie Serota / April 26, 2018
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Jury Finds Bill Cosby Guilty In Retrial
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Bill Cosby Found Guilty on All Charges in Sexual Assault Trial

Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and molesting Temple University employee Andrea Constand in his Philadelphia-area home…
Andy Cush / April 26, 2018
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SNL’s Colin Jost and Michael Che to Host the 2018 Emmys

Colin Jost and Michael Che, famous for their partnership on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, have been announced as the dual hosts of the 70th Annual…
Winston Cook-Wilson / April 26, 2018
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Hank Azaria Says He is Willing to “Step Aside” From Playing Apu on The Simpsons

Hank Azaria appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night and addressed questions about the future of one of the regular characters Azaria…
Winston Cook-Wilson / April 25, 2018
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Trump and Macron Meeting: The Most Awkward Moments
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The Most Awkward Moments So Far From Trump’s State Visit With Emmanuel Macron

President Trump is never more visibly pained than when he has to convey to the world that he's comfortable in his own skin. The president's…
Maggie Serota / April 24, 2018
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The Alt-Right Embraces Kanye West
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Here Are the Right Wing Creeps Cynically Embracing Kanye West

Ever since Kanye West tweeted praise for conservative commentator Candace Owens, the right wing fringe has been falling all over itself at the prospect of having…
Maggie Serota / April 23, 2018
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Westworld’s Season Two Premiere Has Lots of Dead Bodies and Almost Nothing Else

Westworld’s second season premiere lasts just two minutes before a character utters the phrase "What is real?" Dolores asks the question to Bernard,…
Winston Cook-Wilson / April 23, 2018
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Michael Cohen Endured Insults and Abuse from Trump for Years
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Report: Trump Actually Treated Michael Cohen Like Shit

Donald Trump's longtime attorney Michael Cohen is a confounding figure, one who is eager to keep sticking his neck out for Trump, despite the fact that…
Maggie Serota / April 20, 2018
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Kushner Kneecapped Tillerson According to Ronan Farrow's Book
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Report: Rex Tillerson Believes Jared Kushner Sabotaged Him

According to an interview between former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and New Yorker reporter Ronan Farrow, the retired Exxon CEO believes that President Trump's son-in-law/senior…
Maggie Serota / April 19, 2018
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John Travolta Calls Being Directed by Fred Durst “Maybe My Favorite Experience I’ve Had”

As we've reported previously, Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst is an award-winning filmmaker, and he's currently hard at work making a new comedic thriller with…
Winston Cook-Wilson / April 19, 2018
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Karen McDougal Let Out of NDA
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National Enquirer’s Parent Company Sells Out Trump, Allows Ex-Playmate to Legally Discuss Alleged Affair

Former Playboy model Karen McDougal has been let out of the NDA preventing her from discussing her alleged affair with Donald Trump, the New York Times…
Maggie Serota / April 18, 2018
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New Poll Has Beto O’Rourke Within 3 Points of Ted Cruz in Texas Senate Race

Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz is neck and neck with his Democrat challenger, congressman and former post-hardcore bassist Beto O'Rourke, in Cruz's bid for reelection, according to the race's…
Maggie Serota / April 18, 2018
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