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Jon Stewart opened The Daily Show on Monday by launching into criticism of President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran. via: Rolling Stone Jon Stewart criticized the ongoing missile strikes against Iran coordinated by Israel and the U.S., which killed Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei over the weekend. The late-night host joked he needed to bring back a “20-year recurring segment” titled “Mess O’Potamia.” “America, apparently, had to start an entire war to kill an 86-year-old ma

Though seemingly resolved months after it began in 2024, Justin Timberlake's driving-while-intoxicated saga rages on. via: Daily Mail Timberlake is fighting to keep body camera footage from his infamous 'ruin the tour' moment during his June 2024 DWI arrest from being released publicly. In an embarrassing moment for the singer during the arrest nearly two years ago, he was allegedly seen on bodycam telling the police officer, who did not know who he was, that the arrest 'woul

“Evil Dead” star Bruce Campbell revealed Monday that he has been diagnosed with cancer, but he says that it is “treatable,” if not curable. Campbell said work will have to take a back seat while he’s being treated. via: Rolling Stone Bruce Campbell, best known as the star of horror film The Evil Dead, revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer. “These days, when someone is having a health issue, it’s referred to as an ‘opportunity,’ so let’s go with that — I’m having one of t

Eric Dane's cause of death has been confirmed a little over a week after his family shared the news of his death. via: Rolling Stone The cause of death of Eric Dane has been confirmed following his death on Thursday, Feb. 19. The veteran actor died at the age of 53 from respiratory failure related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, according to People. Dane revealed his ALS diagnosis 10 months ago. The rare degenerative disease affects nerve cells in the brain and spin

Alan Cumming is finally breaking his silence over a 2026 BAFTA Awards attendee shouting the N-word toward presenters Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan from the crowd. via: Variety BAFTAs host Alan Cumming took to Instagram on Monday to address the outburst of Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson at the 79th edition of the ceremony, during which he shouted the N-word while “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were onstage. “What should’ve been an evening celeb

Zendaya's mother has reacted to claims her daughter has secretly married Tom Holland after her hairstylist let slip the wedding 'has already happened'. via: EW Days after celebrity stylist and RuPaul's Drag Race judge Law Roach claimed at Sunday's 2026 Actor Awards that Zendaya, his longtime client, had secretly married, the Euphoria actress' mom addressed the development on social media. "The laugh...." Zendaya's mom, Claire Stoermer, wrote over footage of Roach making the r

“ The Mummy 4 ” directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly on their press tour for “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” and teased the upcoming sequel as “really, really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome.” Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reuniting for the movie as Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, respectively. via: EW Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the directing duo known professionally as Radio Silence, are s

Paramount CEO David Ellison says the company's pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery will give it the scale it needs to compete with Netflix, especially when Paramount+ and HBO Max come together. via: Deadline “We will combine the streaming portfolios of the two companies into one stronger platform over the coming years,” Ellison told Wall Street analysts Monday on a conference call to discuss the $111 billion deal. On Paramount+ and HBO, he said, “there are more than 20

Get ready to update your Paramount+ parental controls. via: CBM Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has confirmed that the HBO Max and Paramount+ streaming services will be merged once the Warner Bros. Discovery deal goes through... Over the weekend, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance officially announced that their $111 billion megamerger is a go, and Paramount CEO David Ellison spoke about the deal for the first time during an investor call on Monday. It was gen

David Ellison isn’t planning for a Game of Thrones-style Red Wedding scenario at HBO. via: THR David Ellison wants to forge a modern media and entertainment empire, and Warner Bros. Discovery will become its centerpiece. The CEO of Paramount on Monday spoke for the first time about the $110 billion megadeal, which will see the smaller company, backed by tens of billions from his father Larry Ellison and tens of billions in debt from a consortium of lenders, swallow the larger

Paramount Pictures has unmasked the trailer for the latest installment in the “Scary Movie” franchise. via: THR The first trailer for the sixth Scary Movie has been released, and its getting some perfect placement in cinemas: It’s playing ahead of Scream 7. The trailer (below) for the Wayans brothers’ project includes many familiar faces from the previous films, with Anna Faris and Regina Hall — who starred in the first four installments — returning alongside Marlon and Shawn

Despite critical acclaim and early awards accolades for his starring role in Marty Supreme, Timothée Chalamet suffered his second best actor loss at a high-profile Oscar precursor award show in a week, losing the Actor Award to Sinners‘ Michael B. Jordan after losing the BAFTA Awards’ best actor prize to surprise winner Robert Aramayo of I Swear. via: Variety “Sinners,” a vampire movie that unfolds in the segregated South, triumphed at the 2026 Actor Awards on Sunday night, w

Shia LaBeouf is attributing his arrest in New Orleans last week to his fear of “big gay people.” via: CBM As we first reported on SFFGazette.com , Transformers star Shia LaBeouf has broken his silence after being arrested on two simple counts of battery during last month's Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. Given some of the actor's remarks and the guy asking the questions, the conversation gives off serious  Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis vibes. It's the real

There is a new code brewing for The Matrix 5. via: CBM In April 2024, we first learned that The Cabin in the Woods and Bad Times at the El Royale filmmaker Drew Goddard had signed up to helm a new Matrix movie for Warner Bros. Rumors of a reboot or spin-off have persisted for years, and while we're still in the dark about which category this one will fall into, the hope is that it ultimately marks a return to form for the franchise. The Matrix was released in 1999 to widespre

Michael B. Jordan has been the face of blockbusters. He’s been the architect behind ambitious film projects. He’s delivered physically transformative performances and emotionally layered ones. via: Variety “Sinners” dominated the 57th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, taking home awards for outstanding motion picture, actor (Michael B. Jordan) and breakthrough performance (Miles Caton) during the televised portion of the ceremony. Ryan Coogler‘s blockbuster vampire thriller won

Delroy Lindo took a few moments at Saturday night’s NAACP Image Awards to thank everyone for their support following last week’s incident at the BAFTA Film Awards, when an audience member with Tourette’s syndrome shouted a racial slur. via: Variety It didn’t take long for the NAACP Image Awards to show “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo some love following an incident at last weekend’s BAFTA Awards. During the international ceremony, the BBC broadcast an outbu

The good news continues for Paramount as Scream 7 blows past all expectations at the domestic box office, where the Spyglass Media pic is on course to open to $60 million or more, a franchise-best and the year’s biggest launch to date. It even has a shot at coming in at $65 million, the biggest start since the 2025 year-end event pics, including Five Nights at Freddy’s or Avatar. via: Variety The seventh installment in the long-running slasher franchise grossed $28.8 million

Four adult siblings are suing the estate of Michael Jackson for child sex trafficking, claiming that the late musician abused them when they were minors. via: Rolling Stone Four adult siblings who claim Michael Jackson abused them when they were minors have filed a bombshell child sex trafficking lawsuit against the late musician’s estate. The new complaint, filed Friday in federal court in Los Angeles, comes one month after the siblings — Frank, Dominic, Marie-Nicole, and Al

Shia LaBeouf is sharing his side of his arrest story. via: People Shia LaBeouf has spoken out about his Feb. 17 arrest, saying he doesn’t think he has a “drinking problem.” The 39-year-old actor sat down for an interview with Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan , posted on YouTube on Saturday, Feb. 28. During the discussion, LaBeouf said that while he doesn’t condone the personal behavior that led to his Feb. 17 arrest in New Orleans during a Mardi Gras celebration, he also does

Actor Gina Gershon from films like Cocktail and Showgirls turned down an offer to star in Prince‘s film Purple Rain. While she said that the film wasn’t the right fit for her, she told Prince she was in a play at New York University, and needed to return to school. via: Page Six In her new memoir, “AlphaPussy,” the sultry actress recounts how she “survived” growing up in California’s San Fernando Valley in the 70s and 80s —”right smack in the middle of the explosion of porn”