British royal family news showcases the amazing Nigerian Riviera Tour Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took this month, in which both claimed dominion over the country. As one might expect, this quasi-royal pomp and circumstance allegedly did not go over well back at Buckingham Palace where the real royals reside.
To say the little sojourn was controversial would be an understatement. It’s hard to digest the magnitude of vulgarity the Markles engaged in while partying down in Nigeria, but plenty of experts have dissected the visit with clarity. Here is what to know about the fallout from the Nigeria expedition.
Royal Family News – Harry and Meghan And The Money Launderer
Harry and Meghan were welcomed like the royalty they are not. To make up for her lack of royal-ness, the locals proclaimed the jam faker to be a Warrior Princess, and Harry played along by referring to corrupt government officials as his “in-laws.
To say the little sojourn was controversial would be an understatement. It’s hard to digest the magnitude of vulgarity the Markles engaged in while partying down in Nigeria, but plenty of experts have dissected the visit with clarity. Here is what to know about the fallout from the Nigeria expedition.
Royal Family News – Harry and Meghan And The Money Launderer
Harry and Meghan were welcomed like the royalty they are not. To make up for her lack of royal-ness, the locals proclaimed the jam faker to be a Warrior Princess, and Harry played along by referring to corrupt government officials as his “in-laws.
- 5/24/2024
- by Tanya Clark
- Celebrating The Soaps
“Screen Talk: went live at the American Pavilion in Cannes this year and drew a lively crowd. Anne Thompson raved about one of the big-epic Hollywood titles playing out of competition, George Miller’s prequel “Furiosa” (Warner Bros.), starring Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role, which opens May 14, while both Thompson and cohost Ryan Lattanzio panned Kevin Costner’s old-fashioned three-hour Western “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One” (Warner Bros.).
They both agree that this vanity project makes mad genius Francis Coppola’s self-funded $120 million “Megalopolis” look brilliant by comparison. Even if the Competition title is “unhinged,” at least he’s treading new ground, unlike Costner, who has spent some $100 million so far for the first two chapters of a planned four (the second part releases August 16). Coppola still awaits a North American buyer.
Both hosts admire Jacques Audiard’s Competition title “Emilia Perez,” a Spanish-language musical shot in Mexico...
They both agree that this vanity project makes mad genius Francis Coppola’s self-funded $120 million “Megalopolis” look brilliant by comparison. Even if the Competition title is “unhinged,” at least he’s treading new ground, unlike Costner, who has spent some $100 million so far for the first two chapters of a planned four (the second part releases August 16). Coppola still awaits a North American buyer.
Both hosts admire Jacques Audiard’s Competition title “Emilia Perez,” a Spanish-language musical shot in Mexico...
- 5/24/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio and Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Recently, The View fans became suspicious that co-host, Joy Behar, may have gotten herself into some trouble. Some fans believe the blunt conversationalist just might be on a suspension.
Joy Behar Has The View Fans Questioning
Although one of the big perks of working on The View is the way each of the co-hosts can assert their opinions, did Joy Behar take it too far? While viewers are familiar with the norms of the co-hosts’ schedule, something seems a little off for Joy. Notably, Whoopi Goldberg typically takes off on Fridays and Joy Behar is off on Mondays. However, fans were alerted when Joy’s seat was vacated two days in a row following an onscreen altercation.
Joy Behar doesn’t understand why Bill Maher disagrees with her Maga-swastika suggestion. – The View – YouTube Sparks Fly After Joy Behar Makes Shocking Statement
During the Monday episode of The View, Joy Behar...
Joy Behar Has The View Fans Questioning
Although one of the big perks of working on The View is the way each of the co-hosts can assert their opinions, did Joy Behar take it too far? While viewers are familiar with the norms of the co-hosts’ schedule, something seems a little off for Joy. Notably, Whoopi Goldberg typically takes off on Fridays and Joy Behar is off on Mondays. However, fans were alerted when Joy’s seat was vacated two days in a row following an onscreen altercation.
Joy Behar doesn’t understand why Bill Maher disagrees with her Maga-swastika suggestion. – The View – YouTube Sparks Fly After Joy Behar Makes Shocking Statement
During the Monday episode of The View, Joy Behar...
- 5/24/2024
- by Bonnie Kaiser-Gambill
- TV Shows Ace
The 2024 Cannes Film Festival is underway with Quentin Dupieux’s The Second Act starring Léa Seydoux and Louis Garrel serving as the opening-night film.
This year’s lineup includes major Hollywood premieres like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, Kevin Costner’s first film of a planned four-part series Horizon: An American Saga, Francis Coppola’s long-gestating Megalopolis, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness in a reteam with Emma Stone, Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada and Andrea Arnold’s Bird to name a few.
They are joined by new films from stalwart auteurs including David Cronenberg, Jacques Audiard, Ali Abbasi, Jia Zhang-Ke, Christophe Honoré, Paolo Sorrentino, Gilles Lellouche, Mohammad Rasoulof, Michel Hazanavicius, Guy Maddin, Noémie Merlant and Oliver Stone.
Read all of Deadline’s takes below throughout the festival, which runs May 14-25. Click on the title to read the full review and keep checking back as we update the list.
This year’s lineup includes major Hollywood premieres like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, Kevin Costner’s first film of a planned four-part series Horizon: An American Saga, Francis Coppola’s long-gestating Megalopolis, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness in a reteam with Emma Stone, Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada and Andrea Arnold’s Bird to name a few.
They are joined by new films from stalwart auteurs including David Cronenberg, Jacques Audiard, Ali Abbasi, Jia Zhang-Ke, Christophe Honoré, Paolo Sorrentino, Gilles Lellouche, Mohammad Rasoulof, Michel Hazanavicius, Guy Maddin, Noémie Merlant and Oliver Stone.
Read all of Deadline’s takes below throughout the festival, which runs May 14-25. Click on the title to read the full review and keep checking back as we update the list.
- 5/24/2024
- by Pete Hammond, Joe Utichi, Damon Wise, Stephanie Bunbury and Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Surely no one can blame him for feeling the way that he does. Even though he’s quiet, he doesn’t say much and he’s rarely seen in public, it looks like Barron Trump is interested in following in his father Donald Trump’s footsteps by getting involved in the world of politics.
While there’s no doubt that the former president would love to have his son by his side, if there’s one person that is totally against the idea, it’s his mother, Melania Trump. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Barron Trump – Wants To Follow In His Father Donald Trump’s Political Footsteps
There’s heavy speculation on social media that suggests Barron Trump wants to follow in his father Donald Trump’s political footsteps. It really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone as the young teen did spend his...
While there’s no doubt that the former president would love to have his son by his side, if there’s one person that is totally against the idea, it’s his mother, Melania Trump. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Barron Trump – Wants To Follow In His Father Donald Trump’s Political Footsteps
There’s heavy speculation on social media that suggests Barron Trump wants to follow in his father Donald Trump’s political footsteps. It really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone as the young teen did spend his...
- 5/24/2024
- by Maya Jimenez
- Celebrating The Soaps
Donald Trump likes to tell anyone who will listen that he’s absolutely convinced he will win his 2024 rematch against President Joe Biden. And, according to people who’ve spoken to the ex-president about this, Trump also seems convinced that if he wins another four years in the White House, state prosecutors will still be waiting for him on the other side of his term — ready to put him on trial, or even in prison, just as they are now.
To avoid such risks, the former and perhaps future president...
To avoid such risks, the former and perhaps future president...
- 5/24/2024
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
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“What surprised me is how good it is,” says Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro of the Cannes-debuting Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice. “You know, there are some people that have tried to ding it and say, ‘Oh, it’s an HBO movie,’” Deadline’s editorial director states from the South of France on today’s ElectionLine podcast. “But let me say this: it’s a very good HBO movie.”
“I just think it’s very well crafted.
“What surprised me is how good it is,” says Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro of the Cannes-debuting Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice. “You know, there are some people that have tried to ding it and say, ‘Oh, it’s an HBO movie,’” Deadline’s editorial director states from the South of France on today’s ElectionLine podcast. “But let me say this: it’s a very good HBO movie.”
“I just think it’s very well crafted.
- 5/24/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
British royal family news reveals that former Potus Donald Trump and former Flotus Melania Trump had several historic meet-ups with the royals and experts think that one half of the couple fared a lot better than the other. Do you think you know which US representative put the better foot forward? Read on to see if you’re correct!
Royal Family News – Melania And Donald Trump Met The Late Queen
As royal fans know, the monarchy is steeped in tradition and this means that there are copious rules and regulations to follow when meeting them.
Is it any wonder that former super model Melania breezed through her meeting with the royals while The Donald wasn’t as socially adept?
White House official Stephanie Grisham told CNN in 2019 that posh and polished Melania “spends a significant amount of time preparing for every trip.”
“This includes protocol briefings, event memos, logistics, speech preparation when applicable,...
Royal Family News – Melania And Donald Trump Met The Late Queen
As royal fans know, the monarchy is steeped in tradition and this means that there are copious rules and regulations to follow when meeting them.
Is it any wonder that former super model Melania breezed through her meeting with the royals while The Donald wasn’t as socially adept?
White House official Stephanie Grisham told CNN in 2019 that posh and polished Melania “spends a significant amount of time preparing for every trip.”
“This includes protocol briefings, event memos, logistics, speech preparation when applicable,...
- 5/24/2024
- by Tanya Clark
- Celebrating The Soaps
Joe Biden’s campaign has enlisted Robert De Niro to narrate his latest ad, one that warns that Donald Trump has “snapped” since leading the White House and wants to “terminate the Constitution.”
The 30-second spot will be part of the campaign’s paid media buy for May, airing in broadcast markets in battleground states and on national cable. It also will be featured on digital platforms in battleground states. The spot will start being show today.
De Niro is one of Trump’s most outspoken critics, speaking out about him on talk shows and in awards appearances, and the actor’s use of expletives often get the most attention.
“From midnight tweets, to drinking bleach, to tear-gassing citizens, and staging a photo op. We knew Trump was out of control when he was president,” De Niro says in the spot.
“Then he lost the 2020 election – and snapped. Desperately trying to hold onto power.
The 30-second spot will be part of the campaign’s paid media buy for May, airing in broadcast markets in battleground states and on national cable. It also will be featured on digital platforms in battleground states. The spot will start being show today.
De Niro is one of Trump’s most outspoken critics, speaking out about him on talk shows and in awards appearances, and the actor’s use of expletives often get the most attention.
“From midnight tweets, to drinking bleach, to tear-gassing citizens, and staging a photo op. We knew Trump was out of control when he was president,” De Niro says in the spot.
“Then he lost the 2020 election – and snapped. Desperately trying to hold onto power.
- 5/24/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Is Messi’s reign as cinema’s current top dog over?
The Palm Dog — Cannes’ annual celebration of on-screen canine performances which was last year won by the blue-eyed border collie from “Anatomy of a Fall,” the first step in a dramatic bound toward furry fame — has crowned a new champion.
The 2024 Palm Dog, presented at a special event on May 24, has been given to Kodi, the senior stray at the heart of acclaimed Swiss-French comedy “Dog on Trial.” The Un Certain Regard title from director and star Laetitia Dosch sees Kodi — believed to be a blonde Griffon cross — plays Cosmos, an aggressive pet who’s taken on as a client by a defense lawyer in story exploring the status of dogs in society. According to Palm Dog founder Toby Rose, Kodi is nearing his 10th birthday and will soon retire from acting, but bow-wows out having delivered a “fine four-legged swan song.
The Palm Dog — Cannes’ annual celebration of on-screen canine performances which was last year won by the blue-eyed border collie from “Anatomy of a Fall,” the first step in a dramatic bound toward furry fame — has crowned a new champion.
The 2024 Palm Dog, presented at a special event on May 24, has been given to Kodi, the senior stray at the heart of acclaimed Swiss-French comedy “Dog on Trial.” The Un Certain Regard title from director and star Laetitia Dosch sees Kodi — believed to be a blonde Griffon cross — plays Cosmos, an aggressive pet who’s taken on as a client by a defense lawyer in story exploring the status of dogs in society. According to Palm Dog founder Toby Rose, Kodi is nearing his 10th birthday and will soon retire from acting, but bow-wows out having delivered a “fine four-legged swan song.
- 5/24/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Dave Chappelle said Thursday a “genocide” is striking the Gaza Strip amid the Israel-Hamas war to cheers during his performance in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, while urging Americans to fight antisemitism, so Jews don’t feel like they need to be protected by Israel.
Chappelle’s comments come as Abu Dhabi has maintained its diplomatic relations with Israel even as it has increasingly criticized its conduct in the seven-month war.
Meanwhile, while pro-Palestinian marches have swept across the wider Middle East since the war began, protests and speech remain tightly restricted in the Emirates, a federation of seven sheikdoms on the Arabian Peninsula.
Even before Chappelle came on stage, the full crowd at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena cheered as DJ Trauma, who accompanied Chappelle on the trip, played the song “My Blood Is Palestinian” by the Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf. The thousands there agreed to...
Chappelle’s comments come as Abu Dhabi has maintained its diplomatic relations with Israel even as it has increasingly criticized its conduct in the seven-month war.
Meanwhile, while pro-Palestinian marches have swept across the wider Middle East since the war began, protests and speech remain tightly restricted in the Emirates, a federation of seven sheikdoms on the Arabian Peninsula.
Even before Chappelle came on stage, the full crowd at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena cheered as DJ Trauma, who accompanied Chappelle on the trip, played the song “My Blood Is Palestinian” by the Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf. The thousands there agreed to...
- 5/24/2024
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Missed Thursday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
Another Banner Day
A jaded nation rediscovered its capacity for shock last week when a photo surfaced of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flying an upside-down American flag in the days after the January 6 insurrection. That a Scotus judge would strip away all veneer of impartiality concerning an armed attack on the very foundations of American democracy by publicly signaling his support for those storming the Capitol Building to prop up defeated Republican ringleader Donald Trump was enough to make even centrists catch their breath. At least before immediately accepting Alito’s nonsense excuse that his wife did it because the neighbors were mean. But at least that was just a one-time treasonous thing from a guy who joined his right-wing Scotus colleagues in slow-walking a decision...
Another Banner Day
A jaded nation rediscovered its capacity for shock last week when a photo surfaced of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flying an upside-down American flag in the days after the January 6 insurrection. That a Scotus judge would strip away all veneer of impartiality concerning an armed attack on the very foundations of American democracy by publicly signaling his support for those storming the Capitol Building to prop up defeated Republican ringleader Donald Trump was enough to make even centrists catch their breath. At least before immediately accepting Alito’s nonsense excuse that his wife did it because the neighbors were mean. But at least that was just a one-time treasonous thing from a guy who joined his right-wing Scotus colleagues in slow-walking a decision...
- 5/24/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival witnessed a dazzling display of glamour as supermodel Candice Swanepoel graced the red carpet for the premiere of The Apprentice.
The South African beauty turned heads at the Palais des Festivals in a plunging-neckline gown by Vivienne Westwood with intricate floral embroidery accents. She accessorized her glam look with a statement necklace from Messika.
As cameras flashed and fans clamored for a glimpse of the renowned model, Swanepoel confidently walked the red carpet. She graciously interacted with her enthusiastic fans, signing autographs and posing for photographs.
The Apprentice, a highly anticipated film directed by Ali Abbasi, explores the early career of Donald Trump and includes a rape scene. The former president has already threatened to sue the film’s producers.
The red carpet appearance marked Swanepoel’s return to the Cannes Film Festival after a two-year hiatus. Swanepoel has become an icon in the...
The South African beauty turned heads at the Palais des Festivals in a plunging-neckline gown by Vivienne Westwood with intricate floral embroidery accents. She accessorized her glam look with a statement necklace from Messika.
As cameras flashed and fans clamored for a glimpse of the renowned model, Swanepoel confidently walked the red carpet. She graciously interacted with her enthusiastic fans, signing autographs and posing for photographs.
The Apprentice, a highly anticipated film directed by Ali Abbasi, explores the early career of Donald Trump and includes a rape scene. The former president has already threatened to sue the film’s producers.
The red carpet appearance marked Swanepoel’s return to the Cannes Film Festival after a two-year hiatus. Swanepoel has become an icon in the...
- 5/24/2024
- by Lauren Ramsey
- Uinterview
Former President Donald Trump has sparked backlash in a controversial interview when he hinted he would support restrictions on birth control access. The comments have prompted a fierce backlash from the Biden-Harris administration and women’s rights advocates.
In an interview with political analyst Jon Delano on Kdka-tv of Pittsburgh, Trump was asked whether he supports any restrictions on a women’s right to contraception. In response, Trump stated that he is “looking at that” and will release a policy on the issue “very shortly.”
When pressed further on the matter, Trump said, “You know, also, things really do have a lot to do with the states, and some states are going to have different policy than others.” This implication of potential state-level restrictions on birth control has drawn widespread criticism.
However, later on Tuesday, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to issue a categorical denial in all caps that he would “never,...
In an interview with political analyst Jon Delano on Kdka-tv of Pittsburgh, Trump was asked whether he supports any restrictions on a women’s right to contraception. In response, Trump stated that he is “looking at that” and will release a policy on the issue “very shortly.”
When pressed further on the matter, Trump said, “You know, also, things really do have a lot to do with the states, and some states are going to have different policy than others.” This implication of potential state-level restrictions on birth control has drawn widespread criticism.
However, later on Tuesday, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to issue a categorical denial in all caps that he would “never,...
- 5/24/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
This story is being published in partnership with American Doom, a newsletter that focuses on right-wing extremism and other threats to democracy.
Just after 3 a.m. last Friday, in a small Central Illinois city infamous in the area for being a former sundowner town, a Pekin police officer pulled over a car for a traffic violation, according to an affidavit. Dalton Mattus, 34, was a passenger inside the vehicle, and police say they found a canvas bag under his seat locked with a padlock. When an officer asked what was in the bag,...
Just after 3 a.m. last Friday, in a small Central Illinois city infamous in the area for being a former sundowner town, a Pekin police officer pulled over a car for a traffic violation, according to an affidavit. Dalton Mattus, 34, was a passenger inside the vehicle, and police say they found a canvas bag under his seat locked with a padlock. When an officer asked what was in the bag,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Justin Glawe
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden is buying into the meme economy. The Biden for President (Bfp) campaign has shared a job posting for a “Partner Manager” for “Content and Meme Pages.” The person hired for the role will be tasked with combing the internet in search of the dankest Biden content.
According to the posting, Bfp is looking for an internet-savvy employee who can “cultivate and manage relationships with top digital media companies, podcasters, and meme pages across a number of social media platforms.” The full-time position pays between $62,000-$82,000 and requires relocation to Biden’s backyard: Wilmington, Delaware.
The timing of the job posting is interesting, since it went up only a few weeks after Biden signed a law that will force ByteDance to either divest TikTok or remove the platform from U.S. app stores. Many creators have expressed their disapproval regarding the Biden Administration’s heavy-handed approach to TikTok regulation,...
According to the posting, Bfp is looking for an internet-savvy employee who can “cultivate and manage relationships with top digital media companies, podcasters, and meme pages across a number of social media platforms.” The full-time position pays between $62,000-$82,000 and requires relocation to Biden’s backyard: Wilmington, Delaware.
The timing of the job posting is interesting, since it went up only a few weeks after Biden signed a law that will force ByteDance to either divest TikTok or remove the platform from U.S. app stores. Many creators have expressed their disapproval regarding the Biden Administration’s heavy-handed approach to TikTok regulation,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Updated: Sean Penn, LeVar Burton and Wilmer Valderrama are among the entertainment figures on the guest list for tonight’s state dinner at the White House for Kenya.
President Joe Biden welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in an arrival ceremony earlier in the day.
Also on the list, per a pool report: Hunter Biden, Roger Goodell, Michaela Cole, Don McLean, Sheryl Sandberg, Barbara Kingsolver and Huma Abedin. Brad Paisley will perform.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also were there, having attended the last state dinner as well. Not on the list, but arriving to the event as well was former President Barack Obama.
Journalists on the guest list include NBC News’ Lester Holt, CNN’s Bianna Golodryga, MSNBC’s Symone Sanders-Townsend and The Grio’s April Ryan.
Other industry invitees include Paramount Global’s DeDe Lea, UTA Darnell Strom and Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp.
President Joe Biden welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in an arrival ceremony earlier in the day.
Also on the list, per a pool report: Hunter Biden, Roger Goodell, Michaela Cole, Don McLean, Sheryl Sandberg, Barbara Kingsolver and Huma Abedin. Brad Paisley will perform.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also were there, having attended the last state dinner as well. Not on the list, but arriving to the event as well was former President Barack Obama.
Journalists on the guest list include NBC News’ Lester Holt, CNN’s Bianna Golodryga, MSNBC’s Symone Sanders-Townsend and The Grio’s April Ryan.
Other industry invitees include Paramount Global’s DeDe Lea, UTA Darnell Strom and Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp.
- 5/23/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
As the GOP struggles to maintain its slim majority ahead of the pivotal November elections, House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office is reeling from the sudden departure of its top staff members.
Raj Shah, Johnson’s well-connected communications director and a former White House deputy press secretary under Donald Trump, is the latest high-profile departure. Shah’s impending exit comes just a day after the resignations of three top policy staff members who had worked for the previous speaker, Kevin McCarthy (R-California).
McCarthy was ousted in an internal party coup last October, but Johnson retained Brittan Specht, Jason Yaworske and Preston Hill, all respected policy experts. It was reported that they all committed to working for Johnson for six months, providing valuable experience and continuity during the transition of power within the Republican caucus. All three will depart at the end of May.
Yaworske, a key advisor on appropriations and budget issues,...
Raj Shah, Johnson’s well-connected communications director and a former White House deputy press secretary under Donald Trump, is the latest high-profile departure. Shah’s impending exit comes just a day after the resignations of three top policy staff members who had worked for the previous speaker, Kevin McCarthy (R-California).
McCarthy was ousted in an internal party coup last October, but Johnson retained Brittan Specht, Jason Yaworske and Preston Hill, all respected policy experts. It was reported that they all committed to working for Johnson for six months, providing valuable experience and continuity during the transition of power within the Republican caucus. All three will depart at the end of May.
Yaworske, a key advisor on appropriations and budget issues,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
A$AP Rocky is due to face a jury trial this fall over charges he opened fire on his former friend A$AP Relli on a Los Angeles street corner more than two years ago, a judge ruled Thursday.
The “Praise The Lord” rapper received a trial date of October 21, 2024 at a morning hearing attended by one of his defense lawyers, Sara Caplan. The judge said Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, must file his planned motion to dismiss the case by July 19. Caplan said she was still waiting...
The “Praise The Lord” rapper received a trial date of October 21, 2024 at a morning hearing attended by one of his defense lawyers, Sara Caplan. The judge said Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, must file his planned motion to dismiss the case by July 19. Caplan said she was still waiting...
- 5/23/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan in The ApprenticeImage: Premier
In many ways Roy Cohn is one of the linchpins of the 20th century, a man whose influence on global political and social life resonates to this day. He was the prosecuting attorney who sent convicted spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg...
In many ways Roy Cohn is one of the linchpins of the 20th century, a man whose influence on global political and social life resonates to this day. He was the prosecuting attorney who sent convicted spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg...
- 5/23/2024
- by Jason Gorber
- avclub.com
Few periods on the calendar mean more to cinephiles than the two weekends in May occupied by the Cannes Film Festival. Since its founding in 1946, the French festival has been a launchpad for some of the most artistically significant films of all time. The Palme d’Or is one of the most coveted film awards on the planet, and the festival’s ability to balance subversive arthouse work with major Hollywood premieres has led many to view it as the world’s most significant celebration of cinema.
The 2024 lineup featured a mix of buzzy premieres from New Hollywood titans like Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Schrader alongside exciting new works from emerging directors. Between the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, special screenings, and sidebars like the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week, the onslaught of new films can be overwhelming for anyone who isn’t able to give the festival their 24/7 attention.
The 2024 lineup featured a mix of buzzy premieres from New Hollywood titans like Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Schrader alongside exciting new works from emerging directors. Between the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, special screenings, and sidebars like the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week, the onslaught of new films can be overwhelming for anyone who isn’t able to give the festival their 24/7 attention.
- 5/23/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Too many comedians are taking “the path of least resistance” and failing to address contentious political topics, according to the creator of The Thick of It and Veep.
Storied British comedy creator Armando Iannucci said he often hears comics utter phrases like “I have to be careful about what I say,” with his comments coming as both the UK and U.S. warm up for general elections in six weeks and six months respectively.
Speaking at the BBC Comedy Festival in Glasgow, Iannucci urged comedians to meet these challenges head on.
“Comedy is not belittling a subject but if it chooses to look at that subject it is offering a way into it that might offer a surprising or fresh perspective,” he added. “It is asking us to tell ourselves what we think about something, and how we might respond to that. We shouldn’t feel that someone is telling...
Storied British comedy creator Armando Iannucci said he often hears comics utter phrases like “I have to be careful about what I say,” with his comments coming as both the UK and U.S. warm up for general elections in six weeks and six months respectively.
Speaking at the BBC Comedy Festival in Glasgow, Iannucci urged comedians to meet these challenges head on.
“Comedy is not belittling a subject but if it chooses to look at that subject it is offering a way into it that might offer a surprising or fresh perspective,” he added. “It is asking us to tell ourselves what we think about something, and how we might respond to that. We shouldn’t feel that someone is telling...
- 5/23/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flew an “Appeal to Heaven” flag at his New Jersey beach house. The flag’s close association with both far-right Christian nationalists and the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 raises serious questions about Alito’s ability to rule impartially. The conservative court on which Alito sits is largely the product of right-wing dark-money overlord Leonard Leo, and — wouldn’t you know it — Leo flew the same “Appeal to Heaven” flag outside of his house in Maine.
- 5/23/2024
- by Ryan Bort, Tessa Stuart and Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump has already refused to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election, and that he’s prepared to “fight” an outcome he doesn’t feel is “honest.” For his Republican allies, those are their marching orders, and on Wednesday night Ted Cruz struggled to avoid making his own commitment to supporting the peaceful transfer of power, and accept November’s results.
In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, the Texas senator was asked directly if he would certify the election results, regardless of who wins. He scrambled to avoid the question,...
In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, the Texas senator was asked directly if he would certify the election results, regardless of who wins. He scrambled to avoid the question,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Americans don’t want abortion to be banned. In fact, they barely want it legislated at all: A 2024 poll found that 81 percent of voters don’t want abortion issues to be regulated by the government. Instead, they want the decision to be between a patient and their doctor.
That overwhelming support for legal abortion leaves Republicans with a major problem: How do you defend and push a policy that no one wants? In the nearly two years since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the GOP has faced an unprecedented backlash.
That overwhelming support for legal abortion leaves Republicans with a major problem: How do you defend and push a policy that no one wants? In the nearly two years since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the GOP has faced an unprecedented backlash.
- 5/23/2024
- by Jessica Valenti
- Rollingstone.com
“The gatekeepers are gone,” Colin Jost told a roomful of journalists at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, before pivoting to the punchline: “Did you know that 90 percent of people now get their news exclusively from social media? And that must be true because I saw it in a random guy’s TikTok.”
For those (ever fewer) media gatekeepers who have major reach, trust is currency. And there’s still a halo effect for those TV stars with broadest viewership — i.e., network TV hosts — particularly evening and morning show anchors for NBC and ABC, a new THR/Morning Consult poll shows. The survey, conducted May 4-5 among a sample of 2,239 U.S. adults, asked opinions about 40-plus major TV news stars, as well as surveyed trends about America’s fractured media diet during a presidential campaign year.
Among those several dozen high-profile names, Lester Holt, who has held...
For those (ever fewer) media gatekeepers who have major reach, trust is currency. And there’s still a halo effect for those TV stars with broadest viewership — i.e., network TV hosts — particularly evening and morning show anchors for NBC and ABC, a new THR/Morning Consult poll shows. The survey, conducted May 4-5 among a sample of 2,239 U.S. adults, asked opinions about 40-plus major TV news stars, as well as surveyed trends about America’s fractured media diet during a presidential campaign year.
Among those several dozen high-profile names, Lester Holt, who has held...
- 5/23/2024
- by Erik Hayden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Meghan Markle seems unfazed by Prince Harry’s family cancer battle. While Kate Middleton and King Charles have been undergoing cancer treatments and Prince William has been hanging on by a thread, Meghan Markle has been moving full-steam ahead with her Netflix series and new company American Riviera Orchard.
But, that doesn’t mean her political aspirations have been put on the backburner. Will Meghan Markle run for Senate?
Is Meghan Markle Running For Senate
It has been an ongoing joke and rumor that Meghan Markle planned to run for President Of The United States.
Considering the fact that Kanye West campaigned for the position and Americans actually voted for Donald Trump at one point, the idea of Meghan Markle running for President is not as absurd as it sounds.
Meghan Markle’s political aspirations are very real, although she’s never openly stated she planned to run for President.
But, that doesn’t mean her political aspirations have been put on the backburner. Will Meghan Markle run for Senate?
Is Meghan Markle Running For Senate
It has been an ongoing joke and rumor that Meghan Markle planned to run for President Of The United States.
Considering the fact that Kanye West campaigned for the position and Americans actually voted for Donald Trump at one point, the idea of Meghan Markle running for President is not as absurd as it sounds.
Meghan Markle’s political aspirations are very real, although she’s never openly stated she planned to run for President.
- 5/23/2024
- by Amanda Austin
- Celebrating The Soaps
For those who say that he doesn’t pay attention to his son, well, we’ve got news for you. There’s a new report that says Donald Trump was beaming with pride when he praised his son Barron Trump for graduating high school with high honors. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Donald Trump – Praises Barron Trump For His High Honors
Donald Trump certainly has a lot of pride for his youngest child. According to the Palm Beach Post, the former president was front and center with young Barron graduated from the Oxbridge Academy near West Palm Beach just last week.
Trump said that Barron was a college prep stand and “got good marks and he’s a good boy and it was a big day.”
He also said, “I had my very tall son today graduate from high school, all 6’9. He was easy to spot.
Donald Trump – Praises Barron Trump For His High Honors
Donald Trump certainly has a lot of pride for his youngest child. According to the Palm Beach Post, the former president was front and center with young Barron graduated from the Oxbridge Academy near West Palm Beach just last week.
Trump said that Barron was a college prep stand and “got good marks and he’s a good boy and it was a big day.”
He also said, “I had my very tall son today graduate from high school, all 6’9. He was easy to spot.
- 5/23/2024
- by Maya Jimenez
- Celebrating The Soaps
Missed Wednesday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
Putting the Ass in Assassinate
In his traditional Monday Daily Show drop-by Jon Stewart went on at length this week exposing the GOP/Fox News victimhood complex. You know, the tendency for rich white conservatives to manipulatively manufacture controversies that they are facing insidious, widespread prejudice and existential threats where none actually exist. Well, Donald Trump’s supporters found a real doozy this week, as their chosen leader seized upon a supposed “shoot to kill” order contained in the 2022 search warrant for Trump’s Florida golf club and classified documents repository, Mar-a-Lago. Except that—and this may shock you—the guidelines about “use of deadly force” in the legal document is boilerplate FBI language used in every search warrant.
But privileged right-wingers gonna privileged right-wing, and so...
Putting the Ass in Assassinate
In his traditional Monday Daily Show drop-by Jon Stewart went on at length this week exposing the GOP/Fox News victimhood complex. You know, the tendency for rich white conservatives to manipulatively manufacture controversies that they are facing insidious, widespread prejudice and existential threats where none actually exist. Well, Donald Trump’s supporters found a real doozy this week, as their chosen leader seized upon a supposed “shoot to kill” order contained in the 2022 search warrant for Trump’s Florida golf club and classified documents repository, Mar-a-Lago. Except that—and this may shock you—the guidelines about “use of deadly force” in the legal document is boilerplate FBI language used in every search warrant.
But privileged right-wingers gonna privileged right-wing, and so...
- 5/23/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
GOP Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) wrote in a social media post that the Biden Administration’s Justice Department tried to “assassinate” former President Donald Trump in a new social media post that shows an escalation in her use of radical language.
The post seems to have started with a statement Trump made on Truth Social, where he claimed without evidence that the Department of Justice “Authorized The FBI To Use Deadly (Lethal) Force” during the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago in August 2022. The search found scores of boxes of classified documents illegally stored at the residence.
Greene went with the former president’s baseless accusation.
“I made sure that he knew,” Greene wrote on X. “The Biden DOJ and FBI were planning to assassinate Pres Trump and gave the green light. Does everyone get it yet???!!!! What are Republicans going to do about it? I tried to oust our...
The post seems to have started with a statement Trump made on Truth Social, where he claimed without evidence that the Department of Justice “Authorized The FBI To Use Deadly (Lethal) Force” during the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago in August 2022. The search found scores of boxes of classified documents illegally stored at the residence.
Greene went with the former president’s baseless accusation.
“I made sure that he knew,” Greene wrote on X. “The Biden DOJ and FBI were planning to assassinate Pres Trump and gave the green light. Does everyone get it yet???!!!! What are Republicans going to do about it? I tried to oust our...
- 5/23/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Sam Alito — the arch conservative Supreme Court justice — now has two flag controversies to explain, and another striking reason to doubt his impartiality in cases involving Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 defendants.
Alito has already been in the news for an upside-down American flag that flew at his primary residence during the period surrounding Jan. 6, 2021. Alito has blamed the placement of that flag — which is typically only to be flown to signify national distress, including when the government has fallen — on his wife Martha-Ann. He characterized her action as the...
Alito has already been in the news for an upside-down American flag that flew at his primary residence during the period surrounding Jan. 6, 2021. Alito has blamed the placement of that flag — which is typically only to be flown to signify national distress, including when the government has fallen — on his wife Martha-Ann. He characterized her action as the...
- 5/22/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Nikki Haley spent the 2024 primary season railing against Donald Trump, but now she’s pledging her vote to him, tail between her legs.
Haley made the admission during her first speaking event since suspending her campaign Wednesday afternoon at the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank where she was recently appointed the Walter P. Stern chair.
Though the event was primarily focused on national security weaknesses and responses to the Middle East, the moderator at one point asked Haley about Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the presumptive nominees for president.
Haley made the admission during her first speaking event since suspending her campaign Wednesday afternoon at the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank where she was recently appointed the Walter P. Stern chair.
Though the event was primarily focused on national security weaknesses and responses to the Middle East, the moderator at one point asked Haley about Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the presumptive nominees for president.
- 5/22/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump’s attorneys discovered four documents marked “classified” in his bedroom four months after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago estate. The new revelation is among those in a new filing by a federal judge in the case.
In the spring of 2022, the Justice Department subpoenaed Trump and directed him to return the classified documents he had taken. However, in June that year, Trump’s attorneys falsely insisted to law enforcement that there were no such materials at Mar-a-Lago. When Trump subsequently refused to comply with the subpoena, the FBI executed the search warrant in August 2022 to retrieve the classified documents.
In December 2022, Trump’s legal team swept his properties and found even more classified documents – this time in the former president’s bedroom. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell expressed bewilderment at this. “Notably, no excuse is provided as to how the former president could miss the classified-marked documents...
In the spring of 2022, the Justice Department subpoenaed Trump and directed him to return the classified documents he had taken. However, in June that year, Trump’s attorneys falsely insisted to law enforcement that there were no such materials at Mar-a-Lago. When Trump subsequently refused to comply with the subpoena, the FBI executed the search warrant in August 2022 to retrieve the classified documents.
In December 2022, Trump’s legal team swept his properties and found even more classified documents – this time in the former president’s bedroom. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell expressed bewilderment at this. “Notably, no excuse is provided as to how the former president could miss the classified-marked documents...
- 5/22/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Nikki Haley said that she will be voting for Donald Trump in November, ending speculation since she ended her presidential campaign.
“I will be voting for Trump,” she said at an event at the Hudson Institute today.
In a Q&a session after giving a speech, Haley told attendees that Trump “has not been perfect” on foreign policy and debt, among other things, but Biden “has been a catastrophe.”
Haley has posted criticism of Biden on social media since she dropped out of the presidential race in March. Back then, she said that it was up to Trump to “earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support” his presidential bid.
She continued to echo that plea in her remarks today. That is potentially significant, as she has continued to draw a significant share of support in the remaining primaries, even though she has...
“I will be voting for Trump,” she said at an event at the Hudson Institute today.
In a Q&a session after giving a speech, Haley told attendees that Trump “has not been perfect” on foreign policy and debt, among other things, but Biden “has been a catastrophe.”
Haley has posted criticism of Biden on social media since she dropped out of the presidential race in March. Back then, she said that it was up to Trump to “earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support” his presidential bid.
She continued to echo that plea in her remarks today. That is potentially significant, as she has continued to draw a significant share of support in the remaining primaries, even though she has...
- 5/22/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Republican lawmakers in the House have recently been skirting their legislative duties to make unholy pilgrimages to Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. They’re now using whatever time they do spend legislating to silence references to the former president’s many ongoing legal issues on the House floor.
On Tuesday, House Republicans voted to strike down comments made by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) during a floor debate. What was McGovern’s great parliamentary offense? Pointing out that the former president is facing a myriad of criminal indictments,...
On Tuesday, House Republicans voted to strike down comments made by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) during a floor debate. What was McGovern’s great parliamentary offense? Pointing out that the former president is facing a myriad of criminal indictments,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
As Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) celebrated her primary election victory on Tuesday night, her former colleague and boyfriend, special prosecutor Nathan Wade, watched from the audience.
In March, Wade abruptly resigned from his role as the special prosecutor in the high-profile Georgia election interference case and admitted to a romantic affair with Willis while he was working there. The presiding judge, Scott McAfee, stated that due to the affair, either Willis or Wade would need to recuse themselves from the case.
Lawyers who represented Donald Trump and the 14 others accused in the alleged scheme to illegally overturn Trump’s loss in the 2020 Georgia presidential election quickly seized upon the revelation. They requested McAfee dismiss the case and argued that Willis and Wade had benefited financially from their relationship through lavish vacations and that Wade had been paid more than other prosecutors who worked on the same case.
In March, Wade abruptly resigned from his role as the special prosecutor in the high-profile Georgia election interference case and admitted to a romantic affair with Willis while he was working there. The presiding judge, Scott McAfee, stated that due to the affair, either Willis or Wade would need to recuse themselves from the case.
Lawyers who represented Donald Trump and the 14 others accused in the alleged scheme to illegally overturn Trump’s loss in the 2020 Georgia presidential election quickly seized upon the revelation. They requested McAfee dismiss the case and argued that Willis and Wade had benefited financially from their relationship through lavish vacations and that Wade had been paid more than other prosecutors who worked on the same case.
- 5/22/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Charlamagne Tha God was a guest on The View to promote his book Get Honest or Die Lying and starred in a tense moment with the morning co-hosts.
Sunny Hostin asked the radio personality why he has not openly endorsed Joe Biden in his presidential reelection as he did in 2020.
“Well, since this book is all about having real conversations, let’s get to it. Let’s get real,” Hostin told Charlamagne. “You have a massive platform, reaching millions of listeners. You and I have talked about this before. You endorsed Joe Biden back in 2020, but this time around, you said you’re not going to endorse anybody. Charlamagne, now is not the time, in my opinion, to sit this one out.”
Charlamagne said, “I didn’t say that,” clarifying and adding, “I’m definitely voting in November but what I like to focus on is issues, not individuals.”
Hostin...
Sunny Hostin asked the radio personality why he has not openly endorsed Joe Biden in his presidential reelection as he did in 2020.
“Well, since this book is all about having real conversations, let’s get to it. Let’s get real,” Hostin told Charlamagne. “You have a massive platform, reaching millions of listeners. You and I have talked about this before. You endorsed Joe Biden back in 2020, but this time around, you said you’re not going to endorse anybody. Charlamagne, now is not the time, in my opinion, to sit this one out.”
Charlamagne said, “I didn’t say that,” clarifying and adding, “I’m definitely voting in November but what I like to focus on is issues, not individuals.”
Hostin...
- 5/22/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Farcical scenes in Britain, where Rishi Sunak’s speech announcing a July 4 election was drowned out by rain and a protester blasting D:Ream hit Things Can Only Get Better.
As the prime minister delivered his address to the nation, he was getting visibly drenched by a spring shower, while he had to fight to be heard over protests outside Downing Street.
A member of the public was playing Things Can Only Get Better, a famous Tony Blair campaign song and likely reference to the fact that there could be a change of government in the UK after 14 years of Conservative rule. Labour is around 20 points ahead in the polls.
“Things Can Only Get Better” by D:Ream is drowning out Rishi Sunak’s speech calling a general election. pic.twitter.com/JQlU3zGgrf
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) May 22, 2024
"Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future"
Pm Rishi Sunak confirms...
As the prime minister delivered his address to the nation, he was getting visibly drenched by a spring shower, while he had to fight to be heard over protests outside Downing Street.
A member of the public was playing Things Can Only Get Better, a famous Tony Blair campaign song and likely reference to the fact that there could be a change of government in the UK after 14 years of Conservative rule. Labour is around 20 points ahead in the polls.
“Things Can Only Get Better” by D:Ream is drowning out Rishi Sunak’s speech calling a general election. pic.twitter.com/JQlU3zGgrf
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) May 22, 2024
"Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future"
Pm Rishi Sunak confirms...
- 5/22/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump’s attorneys recently argued in court that the former president should be shielded from all criminal prosecution — even if they order the assassination of a political opponent. While no president has yet to test that bold legal theory, Trump and his Maga allies are now baselessly attempting to accuse Joe Biden of authorizing the assassination of Trump during the FBI’s 2022 raid of Mar-a-Lago.
Documents unsealed Tuesday revealed that more classified material was found at the former president’s Palm Beach estate after the FBI’s August 2022 raid.
Documents unsealed Tuesday revealed that more classified material was found at the former president’s Palm Beach estate after the FBI’s August 2022 raid.
- 5/22/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Barron Trump is being called ‘The new Melania Trump’ and for some people, that isn’t a compliment at all. While a lot of people believe that the young man carries himself in a regal manner in the same way that his mother does, others think that he has a hard time showing emotion, just like the former First Lady.
Either way, many critics can’t help but scratch their heads over the young boy’s behavior and are also wondering what good will come out of it. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Barron Trump – Is Being Called ‘The New Melania Trump’ For This Reason
Barron Trump is being called ‘The New Melania Trump’ by many people in the Palm Beach society circles.
That’s because they think that the young boy is certainly following in his mother’s footsteps more than his father’s, Donald Trump.
Either way, many critics can’t help but scratch their heads over the young boy’s behavior and are also wondering what good will come out of it. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Barron Trump – Is Being Called ‘The New Melania Trump’ For This Reason
Barron Trump is being called ‘The New Melania Trump’ by many people in the Palm Beach society circles.
That’s because they think that the young boy is certainly following in his mother’s footsteps more than his father’s, Donald Trump.
- 5/22/2024
- by Maya Jimenez
- Celebrating The Soaps
Picture two protests involving the American flag.
In one of them, a star NFL quarterback kneels during the singing of the national anthem. The reason? To call attention to the true, real plight of Black Americans whose lives seem not to matter as much as white ones — part of the unfinished business of American democracy. For this, he is booed, vilified, and effectively banned from the NFL. He never works as a quarterback again.
Now picture a second protest. A sitting Supreme Court justice (or perhaps his wife, but with...
In one of them, a star NFL quarterback kneels during the singing of the national anthem. The reason? To call attention to the true, real plight of Black Americans whose lives seem not to matter as much as white ones — part of the unfinished business of American democracy. For this, he is booed, vilified, and effectively banned from the NFL. He never works as a quarterback again.
Now picture a second protest. A sitting Supreme Court justice (or perhaps his wife, but with...
- 5/22/2024
- by Jay Michaelson
- Rollingstone.com
With his good looks and his great style and all of the mystery surrounding his persona, this really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. There’s a lot of speculation on social media that suggests Barron Trump is tipped to become the new star of the Trump family. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Barron Trump – Tipped To Be The New Star Of The Trump Family
Barron Trump is tipped to be the new star of the Trump family. With Ivanka Trump doing her own thing and the media still harping on Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr for their shady business deals.
It seems like all the focus is now going to Barron, who just turned 18 a few months ago. And it seems like a lot of people agree, too.
One source close to the situation even said, “Barron is handsome, tall — taller even...
Barron Trump – Tipped To Be The New Star Of The Trump Family
Barron Trump is tipped to be the new star of the Trump family. With Ivanka Trump doing her own thing and the media still harping on Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr for their shady business deals.
It seems like all the focus is now going to Barron, who just turned 18 a few months ago. And it seems like a lot of people agree, too.
One source close to the situation even said, “Barron is handsome, tall — taller even...
- 5/22/2024
- by Maya Jimenez
- Celebrating The Soaps
BuzzFeed has an activist investor, and it is a familiar name to close followers of Republican politics.
Vivek Ramaswamy, the entrepreneur who ran an unsuccessful campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has acquired a significant stake in the digital media company, with an SEC filing indicating that he intends to pursue an activist approach.
Ramaswamy dropped out of the GOP presidential race after the Iowa Caucus, and endorsed former President Donald Trump.
According to an SEC filing, Ramaswamy owns shares and call options worth just under $4 million, and equivalent to about 7.7% of BuzzFeed shares.
“The Reporting Person believes the securities of the Issuer are undervalued and represent an attractive investment opportunity,” the filing continues, adding that Ramaswamy “will seek to engage in a dialogue with the Issuer’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and/or management about numerous operational and strategic opportunities to maximize shareholder value, including a shift in the Company’s strategy.
Vivek Ramaswamy, the entrepreneur who ran an unsuccessful campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has acquired a significant stake in the digital media company, with an SEC filing indicating that he intends to pursue an activist approach.
Ramaswamy dropped out of the GOP presidential race after the Iowa Caucus, and endorsed former President Donald Trump.
According to an SEC filing, Ramaswamy owns shares and call options worth just under $4 million, and equivalent to about 7.7% of BuzzFeed shares.
“The Reporting Person believes the securities of the Issuer are undervalued and represent an attractive investment opportunity,” the filing continues, adding that Ramaswamy “will seek to engage in a dialogue with the Issuer’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and/or management about numerous operational and strategic opportunities to maximize shareholder value, including a shift in the Company’s strategy.
- 5/22/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Maria Bakalova doesn't consider 'The Apprentice' to be a Donald Trump "biopic".The 27-year-old actress plays the former US president's first wife Ivana Trump in the movie about his business career during the 1970s and 80s and insists that Ali Abbasi's film is about more than just the controversial politician - who is portrayed by Sebastian Stan in the flick.Maria told Deadline's Breaking Baz column at the Cannes Film Festival: "This is not a biopic. I don't see this as a biopic, because not every single detail of Trump's life exists in this movie."And I don't want to say this is a Trump movie. I think this is a bigger movie than just focused on one person that is not completely the same story. And it's inspired by him, but it's not a biopic for me."'The Apprentice' implies that Ivana, who died...
- 5/22/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Trump has spoken out against The Apprentice, but he’s not the first celebrity to attack an unflattering big-screen portrait
More than any film at this year’s Cannes film festival – more than Megalopolis or that film where Demi Moore pushes Margaret Qualley’s face out of her spine – Ali Abbasi’s new film The Apprentice has dominated the news cycle.
This is because The Apprentice is a Donald Trump biopic, and one that has aggressively chosen not to pull a single punch. Played by Sebastian Stan, the Trump of The Apprentice is seen receiving liposuction and hair transplants, and more seriously, raping his wife Ivana. Although reaction has been mixed – Peter Bradshaw called the film “obtuse and irrelevant” in his two-star review this week – it may yet prove to cause damage to Trump’s election chances this year.
More than any film at this year’s Cannes film festival – more than Megalopolis or that film where Demi Moore pushes Margaret Qualley’s face out of her spine – Ali Abbasi’s new film The Apprentice has dominated the news cycle.
This is because The Apprentice is a Donald Trump biopic, and one that has aggressively chosen not to pull a single punch. Played by Sebastian Stan, the Trump of The Apprentice is seen receiving liposuction and hair transplants, and more seriously, raping his wife Ivana. Although reaction has been mixed – Peter Bradshaw called the film “obtuse and irrelevant” in his two-star review this week – it may yet prove to cause damage to Trump’s election chances this year.
- 5/22/2024
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
Making it three features in a row that’ll have premiered on the Croisette, Iranian-Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi saw his sophomore feature Border play like gangbusters in the Un Certain Regard section (winning the top prize via the Benicio Del Toro-led jury). Four years later in 2022, he presented Holy Spider (read review) and that won Zar Amir Ebrahimi the Best Actress Palme. The film scored an average of 3.0 with our jury. Jumping into production in late 2023 in Toronto, The Apprentice features Silver Bear Winner Sebastian Stan plays a younger Donald Trump in this piece of satire.
Gist: Written by Gabe Sherman, taking place in 70s and 80s NYC, this charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.…...
Gist: Written by Gabe Sherman, taking place in 70s and 80s NYC, this charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.…...
- 5/22/2024
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Missed Tuesday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
Subliminal Hitler-izing
It shouldn’t have come as such a shock that the Donald Trump campaign put out a new political ad this week containing Nazi stuff. After all, Trump himself has referred to certain minorities as “vermin,” has complained of immigrants “poisoning the blood of America,” has openly adopted Nazi imagery to attack “Antifa,” has advocated for internment camps for undocumented immigrants, has praised Hitler for doing “a lot of good things,” and has called literal, torch-toting white supremacists “very fine people.” Plus, he’s been known to keep a book of Hitler’s speeches beside his bed, openly threatens to use the courts to jail his political opponents, has floated shutting down colleges and universities that don’t teach solely right-wing values, has promised to...
Subliminal Hitler-izing
It shouldn’t have come as such a shock that the Donald Trump campaign put out a new political ad this week containing Nazi stuff. After all, Trump himself has referred to certain minorities as “vermin,” has complained of immigrants “poisoning the blood of America,” has openly adopted Nazi imagery to attack “Antifa,” has advocated for internment camps for undocumented immigrants, has praised Hitler for doing “a lot of good things,” and has called literal, torch-toting white supremacists “very fine people.” Plus, he’s been known to keep a book of Hitler’s speeches beside his bed, openly threatens to use the courts to jail his political opponents, has floated shutting down colleges and universities that don’t teach solely right-wing values, has promised to...
- 5/22/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
Critics are blasting Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) for her poor management of the state of Arkansas while she eyes the national spotlight.
Arkansas chicken growers are still reeling after the state euthanized a million chickens last year.
The Huckabee-run Arkansas Department of Agriculture helped kill the chickens for Cooks Venture, a poultry firm closed due to financial issues.
The state Legislature’s Joint Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development heard testimony his month that the cull had been poorly managed and messaged.
It’s just the latest scandal to beset the Huckabee administration, which is in turmoil as the governor eyes a potential cabinet position in a second Trump administration.
In March 2023, Sanders signed House Bill 1410, also known as the Youth Hiring Act of 2023, which would eliminate a measure requiring employers to procure work certificates for children under the age of 16.
Critics said it was a thinly...
Arkansas chicken growers are still reeling after the state euthanized a million chickens last year.
The Huckabee-run Arkansas Department of Agriculture helped kill the chickens for Cooks Venture, a poultry firm closed due to financial issues.
The state Legislature’s Joint Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development heard testimony his month that the cull had been poorly managed and messaged.
It’s just the latest scandal to beset the Huckabee administration, which is in turmoil as the governor eyes a potential cabinet position in a second Trump administration.
In March 2023, Sanders signed House Bill 1410, also known as the Youth Hiring Act of 2023, which would eliminate a measure requiring employers to procure work certificates for children under the age of 16.
Critics said it was a thinly...
- 5/22/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) argued that President Joe Biden should have pardoned former President Donald Trump on the numerous federal charges against him.
During an interview with MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle, Romney discussed his opinions toward the indictments against Trump.
“I don’t want to get into the details of this criminal trial happening in New York, but there is one, and Donald Trump is the criminal defendant,” Ruhle stated, referring to the former president’s New York hush money trial. “Fifty year years ago, leaders in the Republican Party walked into the White House and told a criminal [President Nixon] needed to step down. This week, leaders in the Republican party went up to that trial, stood outside the courthouse and attacked our legal system. How does that make you feel about Republicans right now?”
“Yeah, I think it’s a terrible fault for our country to see people attacking our legal system,...
During an interview with MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle, Romney discussed his opinions toward the indictments against Trump.
“I don’t want to get into the details of this criminal trial happening in New York, but there is one, and Donald Trump is the criminal defendant,” Ruhle stated, referring to the former president’s New York hush money trial. “Fifty year years ago, leaders in the Republican Party walked into the White House and told a criminal [President Nixon] needed to step down. This week, leaders in the Republican party went up to that trial, stood outside the courthouse and attacked our legal system. How does that make you feel about Republicans right now?”
“Yeah, I think it’s a terrible fault for our country to see people attacking our legal system,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Update: The testimony is done in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and the jurors are off until next Tuesday, but Judge Juan Merchan still found cause this afternoon to call out one of Trump’s lawyers.
Merchan scolded lawyer Emil Bove during a conference on jury instructions for trying to resurrect a defense that the judge rejected during pre-trial motions. Merchan said it was “disingenuous” of Bove to bring the matter up again. It was a moment reminiscent of the judge warning defense lawyer Todd Blanche that he was “losing all credibility” during a gag order hearing in April.
The subject today was “advice of counsel,” in which defendants can lessen or eliminate their guilt by providing evidence that they relied on what their lawyers told them. More than two hours into the negotiation, Bove raised the subject — but apparently under a different name, “involvement of counsel.” The language...
Merchan scolded lawyer Emil Bove during a conference on jury instructions for trying to resurrect a defense that the judge rejected during pre-trial motions. Merchan said it was “disingenuous” of Bove to bring the matter up again. It was a moment reminiscent of the judge warning defense lawyer Todd Blanche that he was “losing all credibility” during a gag order hearing in April.
The subject today was “advice of counsel,” in which defendants can lessen or eliminate their guilt by providing evidence that they relied on what their lawyers told them. More than two hours into the negotiation, Bove raised the subject — but apparently under a different name, “involvement of counsel.” The language...
- 5/21/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
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