VMAs: Nicki Minaj Teases New Song, Strips Down During “Last Time I Saw You” Performance
In addition to serving as the emcee for the 2023 VMAs, Nicki Minaj performed during the awards show, even treating fans to a preview of a new song at the end of her solo performance of “Last Time I Saw You.” Minaj initially took the stage at the top of Tuesday night’s 2023 MTV Video […]
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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion Deliver Debut Performance of “Bongos” at VMAs
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion delivered a debut performance of their new single, “Bongos,” which was just released Friday, at the 2023 VMAs. Both dressed in blue and accompanied by dancers sporting yellow-and-blue outfits, the “WAP” pair brought the tropical setting of their new music video to the stage of the 2023 MTV Video […]
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Streamy Awards: MrBeast Wins Creator of the Year
MrBeast was the big winner at the 2023 Streamy Awards on Sunday night. MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) won two awards out of the five he was nominated for: creator of the year and collaboration for his rock, paper, scissors video with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, “Surprised he didn’t pick rock every time.” Kai Cenat […]
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Daniels, Michael J. Fox and Padma Lakshmi Set for Clinton Global Initiative Meeting
Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once directors Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Michael J. Fox, Padma Lakshmi and Patrick Dempsey are among the entertainment industry figures set to participate in the 2023 Clinton Global Initiative meeting. The two-day summit, led by President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, will feature leaders from around […]
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New York Film Festival Unveils Spotlight Slate With ‘The Boy and the Heron’ and Garth Davis’ ‘Foe’ Starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal
The 2023 New York Film Festival has revealed the lineup for its Spotlight section, featuring world premieres of Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s Showtime series The Curse starring Emma Stone, and Garth Davis’ Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal-starrer Foe. A collaboration between Fielder and Safdie, The Curse stars Stone and Fielder as married entrepreneurs who […]
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Tribeca Festival Postpones Robert De Niro Celebration “De Niro Con” Amid Double Strike
The Tribeca Festival is postponing its “De Niro Con” celebration of festival co-founder Robert De Niro’s 80th birthday until April 2024 amid the ongoing writer and actor strikes. The fan event had been set for Sept. 29-Oct. 1, a little over a month after De Niro’s 80th birthday this Thursday, Aug. 17. In a statement […]
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Meryl Streep, Michael B. Jordan, Oprah, Sofia Coppola to Be Honored at Film Academy Museum Gala
Meryl Streep, Michael B. Jordan, Oprah Winfrey and Sofia Coppola are set to be honored at the Academy of Motion Pictures’ 2023 Academy Museum gala, set for Oct. 14. Amid concerns that the event could be affected by the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the Film Academy noted in its announcement about this year’s honorees […]
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Netflix’s New Releases Coming in August 2023
HBO’s Ballers, the docuseries Depp v. Heard, the Adam Sandler-produced You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah and interactive rom-com Choose Love are among the new projects debuting on Netflix in August. After adding all five seasons of Insecure last month, in the first time an HBO original series was available on Netflix […]
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New York Film Festival Reveals Main Slate Including ‘Poor Things,’ ‘All of Us Strangers’ and ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
The 2023 New York Film Festival has revealed its main slate, adding screenings of Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, starring Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe, and Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers, starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, and Cannes titles Anatomy of a Fall and La Chimera to its lineup. Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or-winning Anatomy […]
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Former Kinks Keyboard Player John Gosling Dies at 75
Former Kinks keyboard player John Gosling has died. He was 75. The Kinks announced his death on the band’s official social media accounts, writing, “We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of John Gosling. We are sending our condolences to John’s wife and family.” Drummer Mick Avory wrote, “Today we lost a […]
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Jamie Foxx Apologizes for Instagram Post Seen by Some as Antisemitic
Jamie Foxx has apologized for an Instagram post that was perceived as being antisemitic. In a since-deleted post, Foxx wrote “They killed this dude name Jesus … What do you think they’ll do to you???! #fakefriends #fakelove.” “I want to apologize to the Jewish community and everyone who was offended by my post,” Foxx wrote […]
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Bryan Cranston, Bob Odenkirk, Darren Aronofsky Remember Mark Margolis: “A Really Good Actor and a Lovely Human Being”
Bryan Cranston, Darren Aronofsky, Dean Norris and Better Call Saul showrunner Peter Gould are among those remembering their late colleague, actor Mark Margolis, who died Thursday at the age of 83 after a short illness. Margolis was a journeyman actor who delivered a memorable performance as the bell-ringing drug runner Hector Salamanca on Breaking Bad […]
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