Hollywood & Politics
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Amber Ruffin Mocks WHCA for Dropping Her From Dinner: ‘We Have a Free Press so That We Can Be Nice to Republicans’ | Video
“I thought when people take away your rights, erase your history and deport your friends, you’re supposed to call it out. But I was wrong,” Ruffin jokes
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Ronny Chieng Says JD Vance’s Wife Is Prepared to Visit Greenland Because the VP Is ‘Cold and Lifeless’ | Video
“Don’t worry, she’s going with Mike Waltz, so the whole world is going to know every move she makes,” “The Daily Show” host jokes
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Joaquin Phoenix, Sandra Oh, Emma Thompson and More Sign Letter Condemning Academy for Lack of Support for Hamdan Ballal
“It is an attack on all those who dare to bear witness and tell inconvenient truths,” the group of more than 500 Hollywood leaders writes
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Less ‘West Wing,’ More TikTok: How Democrats Are Losing the Messaging Wars
Liberals have Hollywood talent in their corner. But that reflects a long-form mentality in what’s increasingly a bite-sized media landscape
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Megyn Kelly Mocks George Clooney for Lecturing Americans on the Importance of a ‘Full, Free and Fair Press’ | Video
The actor currently stars on Broadway as Edward R. Murrow in “Good Night, and Good Luck”
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Courtney Love Applies for UK Citizenship to Flee ‘Emperor’ Trump: ‘It’s Like Cyanide Now’
“It’s frightening,” the musician says of President Trump’s reign over the U.S.
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Faced With Trump’s Attacks, Public Figures Are Clapping Back Less and Less
Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Seth Meyers are among those who stayed mum after Trump lashed out. Think of it as a new PR strategy
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Ellen Pompeo Asks Why ‘Old White Men’ Are the Only Group Allowed to Be Felons Under Trump | Video
The “Good American Family” star nods to the hypocrisy of the 34-time convicted president and his push to remove immigrants with criminal records
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Conor McGregor Visits White House on St. Patrick’s Day, Calls Trump’s Work Ethic ‘Inspiring’ | Video
The UFC fighter says he will discuss the “issues the people of Ireland face” with the president
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Debra Winger Protests Mahmoud Khalil Detention, Says She Has ‘A Debt to Pay’ Over Israel’s Actions | Video
The Oscar-nominated actress attended protests supporting the activist outside Trump Tower in NYC
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Jane Fonda Slams Gavin Newsom for ‘Cozying Up’ to Political Rival Steve Bannon | Video
“It’s a cause of concern to see this brave governor suddenly get silent and and not step up,” says the Oscar-winning actress
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Is Trump Still ‘Ratings Viagra’ for Cable News? | Analysis
CNN and MSNBC are struggling to draw the same surge of viewers they saw in 2017
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Ayo Edebiri Says She Received Death Threats When Elon Musk Shared a Fake ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Reboot Story
“Not only is he [a] double Sieg Heil-ing fascist, he’s an idiot,” the actress writes about the Tesla CEO and Trump advisor
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‘The American People’ Are Sharply Divided. What They Can Learn From ‘Star Wars’ Fans
The rifts within Lucasfilm’s far-away galaxy reveal myths of unity that permeate everything from our politics to our pastimes
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‘No Other Land’ Directors Update Statement on ‘Israeli-Led Ethnic Cleansing’ After Palestinian Watchdog Weighs Boycott
PACBI responded critically to the film’s Best Documentary Oscar win