Jennifer Garner and James Marsden have joined the cast of Starz’s Party Down for season three and they joined the returning stars at the red carpet premiere!
04.02.2023 - 08:01 / deadline.com
China was much on Bill Maher’s mind in this week’s edition of HBO’s Real Time. His first mention came during the opening monologue, when he talked about people “freaking out” over the Chinese spy balloon over Montana.
“Now they know where we keep the cows,” Maher said. He noted the Chinese are denying that the balloon is being used to spy on us. “That’s what TikTok is for.”
Maher was against those who want to shoot it down, calling for calm. “We have to watch til it crashes and burns,” he said. “Like we’re doing with Kanye”
But Maher turned serious during his New Rules editorial, noting how the woke are trying to reinvent the very nature of human beings. He talked about the Red Guard movement in China, where people would attack those accused of not toeing the ideological line, making them wear dunce caps and publicly shaming them.
Such tactics, Maher said, were an attempt to change things by screaming at it, a problem then — and now, again, becoming more and more a fact of life here in the US.
To illustrate that, Maher cited the story of Jason Kilborn, a University of Illinois Chicago School of Law professor accused of engaging in behaviors that made some students of color feel uncomfortable. On an exam, he alluded to two racial slurs in a hypothetical question on a black female worker suing an employer. Complaints ensued, and he was banned from campus and had to undergo sensitivity training and write five self-reflective essays.
That was the modern version of what the Red Guard was doing. “If you can’t see the similarities between (Kilborn) and that, the person who needs reeducation is you,” Maher said.
He wrapped up his editorial by pointing out how Winston Marshall, the former banjo player of Mumord & Sons, was
Jennifer Garner and James Marsden have joined the cast of Starz’s Party Down for season three and they joined the returning stars at the red carpet premiere!
Halle Bailey is opening up like never before.
for the liberal outlet Salon, Cross complained about certain comedians who are trying to brand themselves as heroes of “free speech” by railing against cancel culture.He specifically mentioned comedians who make jokes about “trans people,” a dig that seem directed at comedians Dave Chappelle and Bill Maher, who have courted controversy for not pulling their comedic punches against the LGBTQ community. Cross stated they should just drop their cancel culture fight and stop with the jokes that hurt “hundreds of thousands of people.”During the latest episode of “Salon Talks,” the “Arrested Development” star and anti-Trump stand-up comic took aim at his colleagues, saying, “All the comics b—- and moan about, you know, ‘they’re trying to cancel me for this joke I made.’ Most of the time it’s a nothing joke and it doesn’t matter.”Further belittling comedians’ fight against cancel culture, Cross stated, “And now you are positioning yourself as this bulls— voice of ‘They’re not going to cancel me. You can’t silence me.’ For what? Your dumb joke that about trans people? Who gives a s—?”He continued, asking, “I mean, is it that important to you? Just move on and not hurt, you know, hundreds of thousands of people.”Cross’ dismissive account of certain comedians dealing with cancel culture seemed to overlook the consequences stemming from Dave Chappelle’s anti-trans jokes for instance. Chappelle’s jokes have prompted venues to cancel his stand up shows last minute and resulted in Netflix employees striking at company headquarters to get the streaming platform to remove his specials.Chappelle was even attacked during one of his L.A.
didn’t hate each other,” Maher said. “The editor of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ said Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy didn’t want to touch each other, they didn’t want to look at each other, they wouldn’t face each other if the camera wasn’t actively rolling.
Objective journalism was on trial Friday night on Bill Maher’s Real Time, with the New York Times as a focus for the discussion on whether opinion has buried news coverage.
BreAnna Bell Lake Bell is expanding her production chops, joining the production shingle London Alley as a director. An actor known for series like “Childrens Hospital” and “Harley Quinn,” Bell has also branched out into production — most recently as the co-creator, executive producer, director and star of the comedy “Bless This Mess.” At London Alley, Bell will join with collaborator Luke Anderson, who has signed on as a partner and executive producer. “I’m excited to be continuing my relationship with London Alley and officially joining the team as a director,” said Bell in a statement. “It’s an exciting opportunity to have a lane to create a new genre of work in ads and creative, and I can’t think of a better collective to join.”
Pogue night out! The Outer Banks cast made a statement as they celebrated their season 3 premiere at the red carpet event.
For all that is wrong with the world, at least we are alive to see actors like Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves beat Father Time to a standstill in some of the most innovative movie franchises of their day. Ever since revitalizing his career in the original “John Wick,” Reeves has cemented his place as an icon both onscreen and off.
A new poll conducted by YouGov for StepChange Debt Charity, has revealed that 43 per cent of the UK population, including 48 per cent of Scottish adults, equivalent to more than two million people, have found it difficult to keep up with household bills and credit payments in the last few months.
It’s time for Ursula to emerge from the ocean depths.
Fox News contributor Douglas Murray came to famous author J.K. Rowling's defense as she faces "malevolent" attacks from the left for comments about biological sex that were deemed transphobic. On "Fox & Friends" Wednesday, Murray said her opinion was straightforward and proves that conservatives don't have to "bow down" to the left.
Five episodes in and the HBO series The Last Of Us has already become one of the most talked about shows of 2023. The third episode of the series, which featured a gay storyline with Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman playing a gay couple, won critical acclaim.Murray Bartlett (right) and Nick Offerman play a gay couple in the HBO series ‘The Last of Us’.Ramsey plays the role of teenager Ellie in the series, who is travelling with Joel, played by Pedro Pascal, across America, after a mutated Cordyceps fungus outbreak. The Last of Us is based on a very successful video game and in Part II of the original game, Ellie falls in love with another woman Dina and also introduces a trans character Lev. Ramsey, who is non-binary, told British GQ in an interview that she was not concerned with the reaction of homophobes. Ramsey revealed that she had worn a chest binder for most of the shooting of Season 1 and had “honest” conversations around gender and sexuality with Pascal, who has a trans sister. “And they weren’t always deep: they could be funny and humorous, the whole spectrum. We were just very honest and open with each other,” Ramsey told GQ. Blair Durkee, the associate director of gaming for GLAAD, told that for “many LGBTQ people, to see characters like yourself represented in the games you play can be critical.
Oscar-winning “CODA” actor Troy Kotsur, who was the second deaf actor to win an Academy Award, signed the national anthem as well.The “Tennessee Whiskey” crooner joined the ranks of Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and the Chicks to make national anthem history.The performances at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, will preface the match between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles – with a halftime show by Rihanna.Stapleton, an eight-time Grammy winner, will jet off on a stadium tour in May, which will begin in Texas and make stops in Oklahoma, California, Washington and more. ‘I’m just trying to be the best version of that that I can be.’The 44-year-old country singer was named the Country Music Association’s male vocalist of the year in 2022, adding to his impressive sheet of music accords, such as the American Country Music Awards’ 2021 album of the year and 2020’s artist-songwriter of the decade.In 2022, he swept the country competition at the Grammys, winning Best Country Solo Performance, Best Country Song and Best Country Album.
all eyes were on Rihanna at the Super Bowl LVII, there was a lot more going on in the celebrity-packed stadium – and we don't just mean the nail-biting football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.From celebrity selfies to Marta Stewart's mishap and Blue Ivy's rare appearance with dad Jay Z, here are the Super Bowl 2023 moments you might have missed.WATCH: Rihanna's career-defining Super Bowl showRihanna preserved her energy while backstage, being driven around in a golf buggy ahead of her career-defining performance. Rihanna moved around backstage in buggyThe Diamonds singer, who revealed her pregnancy onstage, smiled and waved from the cart, like true pop royalty.She also revealed her pre-stage ritual, sipping on a bottle of Fiji water – with a straw, of course, to keep her red lipstick perfectly in place.WOW: NFL players' gorgeous wives and girlfriends: from Patrick Mahomes to Jason KelceNational treasure Martha Stewart proved she's a big football fan, arriving at the stadium exceptionally early at 2:11pm.
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Searches for missing Nicola Bulley have now entered the 18th day as her devastated husband has expressed that his 'gut instinct' is that she is not in the river. Lancashire Police are said to be keeping an 'open mind' as the investigation continues into the mum-of-two who disappeared on January 27 while walking her dog in St Michaels on Wyre.
A glimpse of stocking was once deemed shocking. But today, heaven knows…there are still limits on what you can say on certain broadcast outlets.
Holidays were much on the mind of Real Time host Bill Maher on Friday. He talked about the Super Bowl, Election Day, and Valentine’s Day during the course of the show, starting right at the top by acknowledging this weekend’s big game.
to pain medication.“I hate the word ‘taboo.’ I think it should be stricken from the dictionary,” Bell in a new interview, per . “There should be no topic that’s off the table for people to talk about.” keeps this same energy when discussing “hard topics” with ; nine-year-old Lincoln and eight-year-old Delta. “I talk to my kids about drugs, and the fact that their daddy is an addict and he’s in recovery, and we talk about sex,” she said.
EXCLUSIVE: Athens-based audiovisual group Tanweer is expanding its business into world sales of local language content, kicking off with an augural slate at the EFM.