Box Office: 'Freaky' Battles COVID-19 Surge With $3.7M Opening

There apparently are coronavirus vaccines around the corner. But convincing the American people to take them will prove a challenge, given that many don’t wear masks. A shot would be “a mask that hurts,” says Trevor Noah.

LOS ANGELES -- Native American tribes and advocates are condemning “Big Sky,” a Montana-set ABC drama, for ignoring the history of violence inflicted on Indigenous women and instead making whites the crime victims.They also have assailed the network and the show's producers for failing to respond to their complaints, which they first made known in a Nov. 17 letter.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger accused President Trump of throwing him "under the bus" in a column published Wednesday. Georgia had a "smooth" and "successful" November election, Raffensperger wrote in the piece published by USA Today, noting the state "finally defeated voting lines."  "This should be something for Georgians to celebrate, whether their favored presidential candidate won or lost," he asserted.

Will Thorne Staff WriterABC and its new drama “Big Sky” are being called out by multiple tribal nations and Indigenous leaders for an “incomplete depiction of violence against women and girls.”Following a letter last week addressed to ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke and series creator David E.

Following weeks of butting heads with fellow Republicans, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger accused President Trump of throwing him "under the bus" in a column published Wednesday. Georgia had a "smooth" and "successful" November election, Raffensperger wrote in the piece published by USA Today, noting that the state "finally defeated voting lines."  "This should be something for Georgians to celebrate, whether their favored presidential candidate won or lost," he asserted.

Chris Willman Music WriterAlternating currents led AC/DC to replace Ariana Grande at the top of the album chart this week. And, in fact, she got pushed down a few notches, as new albums by Chris Stapleton and the team of Lil Uzi Vert and Future also had highly impressive bows, coming in at Nos.

Taylor Swift won three awards at the 2020 American Music Awards, but she had a good reason for not being there in person! The 30-year-old entertainer gave a virtual acceptance speech for Artist of the Year during the event on Sunday (November 22) and she revealed she was speaking from the recording studio. “The reason I’m not there tonight is because I’m re-recording all of my old music,” Taylor told fans.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe American Music Awards gave three trophies apiece to Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Dan + Shay in a show that proceeded along the lines of a typical annual AMAs telecast while acknowledging that the live audience for this pandemic edition consisted of a bare handful of masked, cheering fans in the Microsoft Theater’s balcony.Viewers who prefer their awards telecasts politics-free finally had a 2020 show to pick not a single bone with. Host Taraji P.

told USA Today in an interview published Friday.As the holidays begin to take shape, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid down the law on travel. The organization is currently warning people to stay home rather than visit family and gather in large groups, which could potentially advance the new surges of COVID-19.

Pose fame, with the closing keynote given by adrienne maree brown, an American author, women’s rights activist and Black feminist from Detroit and the former executive director of the Ruckus Society.

Big Tech companies like Facebook and Twitter "crossed the line" censoring working-class America, billionaire tech firm CEO Peter Rex told "Fox & Friends." The founder and CEO of Rex, a tech, investment and real estate firm, moved his company from Seattle to Texas earlier this year and says tech companies need new leadership that aligns its location and thinking with the rest of America. "I'm proud to be an American.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Big Sky” pulled out all the narrative stops in its series premiere, but didn’t exactly return big numbers ratings-wise.The new ABC drama scored a 0.6 rating among adults 18-49 and its first episode drew just over 4 million total viewers. That puts it pretty much on par with the “American Housewife” season 5 premiere from three weeks ago.

Devon Lévesque is like "Fight Club," in 2020, without the anarchy. One of America’s top fitness trainers, he just broke barriers doing the New York City Marathon -- all of its 26.2 miles in a very unique way.

Andreas Wiseman, Tom Grater Few North American film markets have taken place amid such tumult as this year’s virtual AFM. If it’s not the deadly pandemic, it’s the excruciatingly tense U.S election and its fallout.Will the industry be able to pull itself away from CNN for a minute to focus on the event? “Last week it was very challenging to focus on AFM projects,” said one market regular.

McDonald's has unveiled its Christmas menu for 2020, including a double Big Mac and a festive Celebrations McFlurry. The fast food giant has delighted Scottish fans with its seasonal menu, which features everything from special desserts to festive coffees.

The wait is finally over: Joe Biden has beaten Donald Trump and won the 2020 presidential election!