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You Talkin’ to Me? Jury Rules Robert De Niro WAS Talking, Badly, to Assistant, Awards Her $1.2 Million

A NY Jury has ruled that Robert De Niro's film company has to give his former assistant $1.2 million. The jury awarded the money to...

Sirius XM Moves or Renames Dozens of Channels Including Soul Town (49), Deep Tracks (27) To Make Room for…What?

As a devoted SiriusXM listener I am outraged by the changes they've made to some of their channels today. Soul Town, ch 49, which played...

Media Mess: Website Jezebel Shuttered, 23 People Laid Off at Company, Join Conde Nast, Other Dismissals

It's no fun writing these stories. Jezebel, once a big deal website for women, is being shut today by G/O Media. Jezebel is part of...

Bleaker Street: Meg Ryan-David Duchovny Rom-Com DOA at Theaters After One Disastrous Week

Meg Ryan and David Duchovny's romcom, "What Happens Later" is DOA at theaters. So what does happen later, after the death of a movie?...

Jane Fonda Celebrates Victories of Climate Change Activist Candidates, Others Backed By Her Political Action Committee

Viva Jane Fonda! The tireless climate activist (and Oscar and Emmy winner, Tony nominee, and God knows what else) is celebrating, and rightly so. Fonda's Political...

Talking Heads Start Making Sense: Reunion Once in a Lifetime Tour May Be Shaping Up as Group Reconnects on Publicity Tour

"Stay tuned." Two words from Talking Heads guitarist Chris Frantz have set the rock world aflame. Is there a reunion tour coming? Of course there...

Rachel Maddow Was Back on MSNBC Monday After 2 Weeks– And She Beat Sean Hannity Again

Rachel Maddow was back on MSNBC Monday after a bout of COVID. She had to take last Monday off, which I'm sure alarmed network executives....

The Strike Ends: The Rush to Promote Movies for the Oscars Is On, Get Ready for a Flood

Even though Bradley Cooper's "Maestro" played at the Venice and New York Film Festivals, it still hasn't had a lot of ballyhoo. Cooper wasn't...