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CNN’s Jake Tapper And Dana Bash Will Moderate June Presidential Debate

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Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the June 27 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the network said.

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Joe Biden’s Campaign Tells Donald Trump “No More Debate About Debates” After Ex-POTUS Says He’s Agreed To A Third Matchup Hosted By Fox News

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Hours after Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s campaigns swiftly finalized plans for two presidential debates, the president’s team is already warning that his rival is “playing games.” “No more chaos, no more debate about debates,” Biden…

‘South Park: The End Of Obesity’ Sets Paramount+ Premiere Date – Watch The Teaser

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Paramount+ announced on Wednesday that South Park: The End of Obesity, its latest South Park exclusive event, will premiere in the U.S. and Canada on Friday, May 24, debuting in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Italy,…

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NYPD Identifies Suspect In Random Attack On Steve Buscemi – Update

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UPDATE: The NYPD has identified a suspect in last week’s seemingly random attack on actor Steve Buscemi. Police say the man pictured in surveillance images is 50-year-old Clifton Williams.

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Biden Now Accepts ABC Offer To Debate Trump Again In The Fall; Candidates Set For CNN Face Off In June

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2nd UPDATE, 8:43 AM PT: Less than 24 hours ago there were no scheduled debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Now there are two. In the last hour, we had the self-described “breaking news” announcement by CNN boss Mark Thompson at the…

‘Have I Got News for You’: U.S. Remake Set At CNN

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Have I Got News For You is one of the longest running comedy panel shows in the UK and it’s finally set to get it own U.S. remake.

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Front Row Snaps Up World Rights For Saudi-Emirati Family Comedy ‘Al Eid Eiden’

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MENA distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired global distribution rights for Image Nation Abu Dhabi’s Saudi-Emirati family comedy Al Eid Eiden. The film features Saudi star Fahad Al-Butairi (Telfaz11’ Al-Khallat+, The Office…

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King Charles’ First Official Portrait Is Unveiled: It’s Eight Feet Tall, Features A Sword, A Butterfly And A Lot Of Red

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Official portraits of royalty or politicians are often very staid and forgettable. That is not the case with King Charles’ first official portrait.

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Donald Trump’s Attorney Spars With Michael Cohen In Tense Cross-Examination: “You Called Me … A Crying Little S–t”

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UPDATED: Donald Trump’s attorney in the former president’s hush money trial went straight at the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Cohen, kicking off a tense, profanity-laced cross examination. To start off, Todd Blanche introduced…

Tuesday, May 14

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Mothers Of Resigned Miss USA & Miss Teen USA Allege Pageant Bullying And Ill Treatment

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The mothers of the recently resigned Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava told Good Morning America today that their daughters were “ill-treated, abused, bullied and cornered” by pageant organizers, and…

Director Yance Ford Tells Doc Talk Podcast U.S. Police Power Is Enormous And Unregulated: “Police Aren’t Supposed To Be In Charge Of Themselves”

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What is the purpose of police in the U.S.? To ensure public safety, many people might answer. But that’s a thoroughly misleading definition in the view of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yance Ford. In his new documentary Power, premiering on…

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Freddy Rodriguez & Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr To Lead Indie Horror Feature ‘You Lose You Die’ From Carlos ‘Spiff TV’ Suarez

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EXCLUSIVE: Freddy Rodriguez (Six Feet Under) and Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr (WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair) are set to lead the Averted Vision Pictures indie horror/thriller You Lose You Die, written by Carlos “Spiff TV” Suarez who will also…

Neon Lifts The Lid On International Sales Ambitions & The Chances Of Making It Five Palme d’Ors In A Row – Cannes

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EXCLUSIVE: Thriving U.S. indie producer-distributor Neon is no stranger to the Cannes Film Festival with the Tom Quinn-founded banner having acquired a historic four consecutive Palme d’Or wins (last year’s Anatomy of a Fall, 2022’s…

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Cannes #MeToo: Fest Kicks Off Amid Starry Petition Calling For New Sexual Crimes Law & Allegations Against Veteran ‘The Pianist’ Producer But No Bombshell Exposé

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The Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with expectations that the big theme of this 77th edition will be #MeToo, even if rumors of an imminent bombshell exposé involving 10 prominent cinema figures were quashed overnight. France’s #MeToo…

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Well Go USA Acquires Domestic Rights For Thai Action Film ‘Bangkok Dog’

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EXCLUSIVE: Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Thai martial arts action film Bangkok Dog, with plans to release the film in October this year.

The Entourage: Speaker Mike Johnson, VP Hopefuls Join Donald Trump At Courthouse To Support His Claim Of A “Sham” Trial

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is the latest figure to lend his support to Donald Trump and his claim that the New York hush money trial is a “sham.” Johnson was in the background as Trump made his regular morning statement to the press in the…

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Roman Polanski Wins Charlotte Lewis Defamation Case After Paris Court Dismisses Charges

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A French court has dismissed charges against French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski that he defamed UK actor Charlotte Lewis after she accused him of sexually assaulting her as a teenager.

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Piers Morgan Says ‘Baby Reindeer’s Real-Life Martha Was “Failed” By Netflix

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Piers Morgan is reflecting on his interview last week with Baby Reindeer’s real-life Martha, arguing that Fiona Harvey was “failed” by Netflix. Morgan told ITV’s Lorraine show that Netflix had not done enough to protect Harvey’s identity…

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‘Haunted Heart’ Starring Matt Dillon Lands North American Distribution With VMI Releasing – Cannes Market

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EXCLUSIVE: VMI Releasing, the North American distribution arm of VMI Worldwide, has picked up North American rights to Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba’s latest pic Haunted Heart, starring Matt Dillon. VMI acquired the pic from Film…

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WABC Radio CEO Defends Decision To Drop Rudy Giuliani From Airwaves

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The CEO of WABC in New York said that Rudy Giuliani was removed from the station after being repeatedly warned about not discussing unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged. In a lengthy statement on what happened,…

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Michael Cohen Testifies That Donald Trump Approved Of Plan To Reimburse Him For Hush Money Payment — Update

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UPDATE: Donald Trump approved a plan to repay hush money for Stormy Daniels to his lawyer Michael Cohen in a meeting at Trump Tower days before his inauguration as president, Cohen told jurors today.

Monday, May 13

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‘9-1-1’ Crew Member Killed In Car Accident After 14-Hour Overnight Shift

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A 9-1-1 crew member died on Saturday in a freeway accident following a 14-hour shift on the ABC procedural. Rico Priem was a grip and a member of IATSE Local 80. His death was confirmed by the union, as well as the show’s studio, 20th…

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Judge Judy Sues National Enquirer Owner For Defamation Over Phony Menendez Brothers Article

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Judge Judy wants inquiring minds to know that a recent National Enquirer article claiming she is seeking a new trial for the long-convicted Menendez brothers is “unequivocally false.” So false in fact, that longtime small screen magistrate…

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Whoopi Goldberg Responds To “Snowflake” Donald Trump: “I’m Not Going Anywhere”

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Whoopi Goldberg today gave a no-uncertain-terms response to an insulting suggestion by Donald Trump, the ex-president Goldberg refers to as both “You Know Who” and “Snowflake.” Early this morning, just hours before his Manhattan hush money…

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Mohammad Rasoulof In An “Undisclosed Location In Europe” After Fleeing Iran Following Eight-Year Prison Sentence Ruling

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Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has left Iran and is currently staying in what he described as an “undisclosed location in Europe” in a statement shared with the international press this afternoon. “I arrived in Europe a few…

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Cannes Mayor Makes Stasi Allusions As He Wades Into Media Coverage Of #MeToo Rumors

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Cannes mayor David Lisnard has published a blistering critique of media coverage of #MeToo in France, suggesting that investigations into cinema figures accused of sexual harassment were not dissimilar to those of East Germany’s secret…

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Charlotte Hong’s Debut Feature ‘Tropical Rain, Death Scented Kiss’ Wraps Production

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EXCLUSIVE: Production has wrapped in Singapore and the United States on Charlotte Hong’s debut feature Tropical Rain, Death Scented Kiss. The animation and live-action hybrid film is set in an apocalyptic vision of Singapore falling into a…

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Actress Judith Godrèche Leads Protests Calling For Resignation Of CNC Head Dominique Boutonnat

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French actress and activist Judith Godreche is among a group of protestors who have set up a demonstration outside the CNC in Paris this morning calling for the organization’s head Dominique Boutonnat to be suspended. Images of the protest…

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Danny Devito & Andie MacDowell Holiday Movie ‘A Sudden Case Of Christmas’ Heading To Cannes Market With VMI Worldwide

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EXCLUSIVE: VMI Worldwide has taken international sales rights to A Sudden Case of Christmas and will present the holiday flick starring Danny Devito, Andie MacDowell, Wilmer Valderrama, and Lucy Devito to buyers at this week’s Cannes…

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Mark Damon Dies: ‘Monster’ Film Producer, Sales Executive & Spaghetti Western Actor Was 91

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Mark Damon, a film producer, sales executive, and spaghetti Western actor, died at 91, representatives for the executive told Deadline. Damon, born Alan Harris in Chicago, started his career in Hollywood in 1956 after signing a contract…