The latest trailer for The New Pope, which continues the story of 2016’s The Young Pope, has landed with a heaping of narcissism from its new pope, played by John Malkovich. The series is set to return to HBO in January 2020. In the trailer, which divulges limited information about …
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Elton John is the latest celebrity to defend Ellen DeGeneres’ friendship with former president George W. Bush, joining Reese Witherspoon and Kristen Bell who also stood by the talk show host. When asked about the situation in an interview with NPRwhile promoting his forthcoming autobiographyMeon Sunday, John said, “I admire …
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Ahead of their July tour dates, Broken Social Scene stopped by CBS This Morning to perform songs from their 2019 EPs Let’s Try the AfterVol. 1 and Vol. 2. The Canadian indie rock band, which fluctuates in size from six to 19 members, delivered a thrilling rendition of “Can’t Find …
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Moby claims that he once rubbed his penis on Donald Trump at a party before he became president, and in an appearance on Real Time With Bill Maher Friday, the Play artist spoke about the alleged incident, which he revealed in his new memoir Then It Fell Apart. “There was …
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Filter‘s concert in El Paso, Texas was canceled by the venue after the band posted an anti-Trump joke on their Facebook post advertising the gig. The venue also warned the band against using an upside-down American flag as part of their video display. The band was scheduled to perform at …
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Fifteen years after Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” during the Super Bowl halftime show, Adam Levine took off his shirt to reveal his own nipples during the Maroon 5’s halftime gig. While Levine’s strip show didn’t result in a nationwide uproar like the original Nipplegate, more than 50 viewers filed complaints …
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Saturday Night Live didn’t hesitate to address Brett Kavanaugh‘s appointment to the Supreme Court, which occurred earlier in the day Saturday following a historic and controversial vote. Later that night, SNL‘s cast portrayed the “euphoric” Republican senators as they celebrated in a locker room during the Awkwafina-hosted episode‘scold open. While …
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The Toronto International Film Festival is a grab-bag — all fests are, of course — but the 43rd annual edition of what’s arguably the major North American film event of any given year felt like an especially whiplash-inducing, something-for-every-film-nerd get-together this year. You could walk out of a prestige-seeking, Oscar-courting …
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Heading into the 2004 SNL appearance that culminated in a now-notorious lip-sync snafu, Ashlee Simpson knew she was in trouble.“During that time, I’d gotten two nodes, and I woke up and I couldn’t talk,” the singer, actor and reality-TV star tells Rolling Stone. In retrospect, she would have handled everything …
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If last week you didn’t know there was such a thing as a “New Yorker Festival,” you probably do now, after former Trump Svengali and alt-right Lenin Steve Bannon was booted from the lineup.New Yorkereditor David Remnick announced the un-vitation to staff Monday, after a slew of celebrities pulled out …
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