Monday, February 23, 2026

Politics

Cannes: Julian Assange Film — Lady Gaga interviewed him secretly, iTunes was Warned by Wikileaks they are a backdoor

Cannes got headlines this morning. As Laura Poitras unveiled her Julian Assange doc called "Risk." Featured is Lady Gaga interviewing Assange with a small...

Craig Ferguson Intolerant of Donald Trump at Hollywood Tolerance Dinner: “You’re a d—“

Former CBS Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson does not like Donald Trump. At Monday night's Simon Weisenthal Center dinner at the Beverly Hilton,...

Cyndi Lauper Playing North Carolina, Donating All Profits to Local Pro-LGBT Charity

Cyndi Lauper is going to play North Carolina anyway. She's decided to go to Raleigh and turn her concert day into a day of...

Ellen DeGeneres on Mississippi ‘Religious Freedom’ Law: “I Could Buy That Governor’s Mansion, Flip It, and Make a $7 Million Profit”

I don't usually repost from "Ellen." But what she said yesterday about the racist law in Mississippi was so elegant, funny and succinct, I...

Kerry Washington Shoots for an Emmy Playing Anita Hill in Real Life Political “Scandal”

At the HBO premiere of "Confirmation,"  Oprah Winfrey, a surprise guest who was ushered in from the back and waited til the audience was...

Streisand vs. Sarandon on Twitter: Hollywood Superstar Liberal Divas Take Sides in Hillary vs. Bernie

It's getting wild out there. This evening Barbra Streisand and Susan Sarandon went head to head on Twitter repping Hillary vs. Bernie. Streisand Tweeted:...

Harvey Weinstein Will Pull Richard Pryor Bio Pic from Georgia if Anti-Gay Bill Passes

Harvey Weinstein has joined the chorus of movie industry people threatening to pull movies from the state of Georgia if their anti-gay rights bill...

Rupert Murdoch’s New Conservative Website Name Already Taken by Piercings Shop in South Carolina

It's very busy on Heat Street these days. That's the name of Rupert Murdoch/Fox News/NewsCorp's new conservative website being set up former right wing British...