“Western civilization is what gave the word every goddamn liberal precept to adore,” Bill Maher thundered during his “New Rules” editorial on Friday’s Real Time. He went on to list religious freedom and other benefits. So, Maher contended, citing a recent statement from President Joe Biden, “The world would be a better place if we
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UPDATE, 6:05 PM: Scientology is claiming the only reason the David Miscavige-led organization has ever attacked and defamed Leah Remini is because she attacked them first – and they want the Scientology and the Aftermath host’s suit against them gutted in the name of the First Amendment. “Refusing to remain silent in the face of the
Josh Androsky, listed as a senior advisor to Los Angeles City Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez, has resigned after making on social media about Jewish comedian and actress Amy Schumer. Androsky published his jokes on X. “The social media posts made by my staffer (earlier) were disturbing and reprehensible. With antisemitism on the rise in recent years,
How do you deal with a world where finger-pointing, bureaucracy, mob actions and a lack of initiative stall progress? That was the running theme of Friday’s Real Time on HBO, as a downbeat Bill Maher took on a world that was clearly vexing him greatly. The show started out with an appearance by former Democratic
EXCLUSIVE: The Writers Guild of America’s silence on the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel looks to be the only statement they’ll be making, at least according to West Coast president Meredith Stiehm. “In the past week, some members have requested that the Guild take a public stand on events in the Middle East,” WGA West
On the most recent episode of Mark Maron’s WTF podcast, Chevy Chase again addressed his departure from and, more obliquely, his feud with show creator Dan Harmon. “I honestly felt the show wasn’t funny enough for me, ultimately. I felt a little bit constrained,” he said. “Everybody had their bits, and I thought they were
Dancing with the Stars pro Sharna Burgess has some thoughts about the show’s upcoming Season 32 lineup. Calling it overall an “incredible” lineup, the Season 27 Mirrorball winner had one objection: former NFL running back Adrian Peterson. “There’s one person that I would love to share I’m really shocked is on there, which is Adrian
A campaigning Donald Trump did not receive the most rapturous greeting when he showed up at the Iowa-Iowa State game in Ames today. When the former president stepped out onto the concourse to wave and give thumbs up to the crowd, he got a few cheers — and some noticeable boos. According to the Des
The Pac-12, formed in 1915 and spending subsequent years as one of the top athletic conferences in the U.S., is down to two teams, and likely finished. Today, the ACC extinguished any small hopes that the Pac-12 could soldier on by attracting some new teams, announcing that it has accepted the Pac-12’s Stanford and the
On Wednesday’s episode of Saturday Night Live alums Dana Carvey and David Spade’s “Fly on the Wall” podcast, it was revealed that Hillary Clinton was upset with Julia Sweeney’s SNL impression of a teenaged Chelsea Clinton. The former Secretary of State “wrote a letter” to SNL creator Lorne Michaels about the sketch, which aired on
A task force formed to halt a wave of “flash mob” robberies at high-end stores has arrested 11 more alleged participants in the thefts. The Los Angeles Police Department announced arrests related to robberies at the Glendale Americana at Brand mall of a Yves Saint Laurent store, a Warehouse Shoe Store in Highland Park, a
The New York Film and Television Union Coalition is praising a pair of identical bills pending in New York State that would “prohibit applicants to the Empire State film production credit from using artificial intelligence that would displace any natural person in their productions.” The coalition is made up of SAG-AGTRA, the WGA East, the
“A League of Their Own” creator Abbi Jacobson is furious at the cancellation of her show. Prime Video is not moving forward with the previously ordered second — and final — season of comedy-drama A League Of Their Own, cocreated and starring Jacobson, Deadline has learned. The series was a reimagining of the 1992 film, A League
The power of a single vote was on full display yesterday in Nashville, where actor and stuntman Bill “Bilbro” Yarbrough defeated his nearest rival by a single vote to win a seat on the guild’s national board of directors. The voting there also shows the power of apathy, with only 213 (15%) of the Nashville
Survey says: life without parole possibility. Timothy “Tim” W. Bliefnick, a former “Family Feud” contestant who joked about regretting marriage on the game show, received three life sentences Friday in an Illinois courtroom for the murder of his wife, Rebecca. News station KHQA reports two of Bliefnick’s life sentences stem from two counts of first-degree
Former President Donald Trump was indicted for a third time on criminal charges related to his efforts to retain power in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. Trump signaled earlier today that he had been told charges would be brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith. The charges stem from the former president’s efforts, in the weeks leading
Hanging with Snoop Dogg is not conducive to playing with the big dogs. That’s a lesson former NBA all-star Kevin Garnett learned the hard way, as he confessed Friday on social media. Garnett and his teammates attended a Toronto concert by Snoop the night before they were scheduled to play the Toronto Raptors. “So we
EXCLUSIVE: Anna Delvey, best known as the inspiration for Shonda Rhimes’ Inventing Anna, has dropped her debut single. Delvey has performed vocals on What The Hell?, a single from TikTok celebrity and rising country star Brooke Butler. Listen above. The song will serve as the intro and theme song to Delvey’s new podcast The Anna
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