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Expect Politics,
Celebrity
to Collide
at Oscars

the RUNDOWN

Feb 24, 2017 12:01 PM CST

Expect Politics, Celebrity to Collide at Oscars

But will President Trump be watching as usual?

(Newser) - This year's Golden Globes ceremony turned out to be quite the political affair , and Sunday's Oscars will likely be no different, especially with Donald Trump critic Meryl Streep in attendance. Here's what to expect:

Will host Jimmy Kimmel mention Trump? It's a safe bet. He tells

...

Judy Garland Is
Back in Hollywood

Jan 31, 2017 8:21 AM CST

Judy Garland Is Back in Hollywood

Her body was exhumed in NY last week

(Newser) - Judy Garland's remains have been moved cross-country to a mausoleum intended as the resting place for daughters Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft. The transfer from a crypt in New York's Ferncliff Cemetery to Hollywood Forever Cemetery was completed last Friday, Hollywood Forever rep Noelle Berman tells the AP...

'Hollyweed' Prankster
Gives Himself Up

Jan 10, 2017 12:01 AM CST

'Hollyweed' Prankster Gives Himself Up

Surrenders to police on trespassing charge

(Newser) - The alleged Hollyweed prankster has been apprehended. Zachary Cole Fernandez, 30, turned himself in to Los Angeles Police Department detectives Monday on suspicion of trespassing in the wee hours of New Year's Day in order to alter the iconic Hollywood sign to read "Hollyweed," reports the Los ...

Comedy and Darkness at the
Globes: Memorable Moments

GOLDEN GLOBES

Jan 8, 2017 10:53 PM CST

Comedy and Darkness at the Globes: Memorable Moments

From Trump disses to Jimmy Fallon hits and misses, the show had them all

(Newser) - There was no shortage of memorable moments at the 74^th annual Golden Globes, from Ryan Gosling thanking his partner, Eva Mendes, for handling their family life at home while he was filming his movie La La Land, to Meryl Streep revealing how one recent moment (a moment related to President-elect...

Streep Touches on Trump: 'It Kind of Broke My Heart'

Streep's Trump
Mention: 'It
Kind of Broke
My Heart'

GOLDEN GLOBES

Jan 8, 2017 9:49 PM CST

Streep's Trump Mention: 'It Kind of Broke My Heart'

Actress accepted Cecil B. DeMille Award with a statement about president-elect

(Newser) - Meryl Streep received the Cecil B. DeMille Award at Sunday night's Globes ceremony, but before she took the stage she received an emotional tribute from Viola Davis, who co-starred with Streep in 2008's Doubt and who won her own award Sunday for best supporting actress for Fences. "...

How Mixing Up One Word Got
Michael Keaton in Hot Water

GOLDEN GLOBES

Jan 8, 2017 8:55 PM CST

How Mixing Up One Word Got Michael Keaton in Hot Water

Actor called 'Hidden Figures' movie by the name 'Hidden Fences'—and he wasn't the only one

(Newser) - He had just one job, and that job was to present the Golden Globes award for best supporting actress in a film. But when Michael Keaton mentioned Hidden Figures —a movie starring Octavia Spencer (one of the nominees) and documenting a team of African-American women who helped NASA get...

La La Land
Wins Big at
Awards Show

GOLDEN GLOBES

Jan 8, 2017 7:13 PM CST

La La Land Wins Big at Awards Show

Jimmy Fallon hosted the 2017 awards show from the Beverly Hilton

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon kicked off the 74th Golden Globes Awards Show with a musical number that incorporated many of the night's stars, followed by a moment of mild panic as he started his opening monologue and realized that his teleprompter was broken (watch his ad-lib via a video posted by...

'Hollyweed' Prankster Elusive
as Stunt Inspires More Security

Jan 3, 2017 8:03 AM CST

'Hollyweed' Prankster Elusive as Stunt Inspires More Security

Hollywood Sign Trust worries future trespassers will injure themselves

(Newser) - The nonprofit that cares for the Hollywood sign says it will be "deploying additional technology to tighten up surveillance" after the sign was altered to read "Hollyweed" on Sunday. The black and white tarps that transformed the sign had been removed by mid-morning on New Year's Day...

Hollywood Sign
Now Reads
'Hollyweed'

Jan 1, 2017 11:59 AM CST

Hollywood Sign Now Reads 'Hollyweed'

Police investigating New Year's Eve prank

(Newser) - Los Angeles residents woke up on New Year's Day to find that the famed Hollywood sign read instead, "HOLLYWeeD," the AP reports. A prankster apparently vandalized the sign overnight, and Los Angeles police are investigating, KABC-TV reports. It's not clear why the iconic sign was adjusted...

Tech Bigwigs Headed to NYC
for Trump Tech Summit

THE RUNDOWN

Dec 12, 2016 11:42 AM CST

Tech Bigwigs Headed to NYC for Trump Tech Summit

It could be 'super awkward'

(Newser) - Donald Trump has invited some of the biggest names in tech to a summit at NYC's Trump Tower on Wednesday, and a good number of them have RSVP'd yes, per USA Today and Investor's Business Daily . Reported "ayes" are Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg, Apple's Tim...

Here's What's Left
of Donald Trump's
Hollywood Star

Oct 26, 2016 12:57 PM CDT

Here's What's Left of Donald Trump's Hollywood Star

Vandal decimated Walk of Fame landmark with pickax, sledgehammer—and it's all on tape

(Newser) - He didn't want to destroy it; he said he wanted to pry it out and sell it. But either way, a guy in construction worker getup smashed Donald Trump's star to bits on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday morning—and now the LAPD is on the hunt,...

Here Are the
Highest-Grossing
Actors of All Time

Jun 30, 2016 2:40 PM CDT

Here Are the Highest-Grossing Actors of All Time

Johansson has raked in $3.3B for her movies, making her highest-grossing actress ever

(Newser) - Scarlett Johansson has made lots of money for her bosses, according to tracking site Box Office Mojo , which figured out she's the highest-grossing actress of all time, with her movies earning a cool $3.3 billion over her career lifetime, Entertainment Weekly reports. The 31-year-old Johansson comes in at...

2 Decades After Her Murder,
a Huge Honor for Selena

Jun 29, 2016 10:56 AM CDT

2 Decades After Her Murder, a Huge Honor for Selena

She'll get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

(Newser) - Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, "the queen of Tejano music," will get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 22 years after her death. Selena, who was fatally shot at a Corpus Christi motel by the president of her fan club in 1995, will be honored with the star...

The 10 Most
Powerful People
in Hollywood

Jun 23, 2016 11:23 AM CDT

The 10 Most Powerful People in Hollywood

Leo is the only actor in the upper echelon

(Newser) - For the first time, the Hollywood Reporter has put together a list of the 100 most powerful people in entertainment, though it's what Paste Magazine describes as a list "celebrating the accomplishments of … white guys." Only 19 women and 10 people of color make the cut....

Graphic Novelist Accused
of Girlfriend's Grisly Murder

Jun 1, 2016 1:19 PM CDT

Graphic Novelist Accused of Girlfriend's Grisly Murder

Blake Leibel allegedly tortured and mutilated the mother of his newborn daughter

(Newser) - The son of a wealthy Canadian family stands accused of a horrifying Hollywood murder. The Washington Post says 35-year-old Blake Leibel is "fascinated by evil." He moved to Los Angeles in 2004 and wrote a graphic novel about serial killers and a screenplay about a "madman on...

Elijah Wood Dials Sex Abuse Comments Way Back

May 24, 2016 10:51 AM CDT

Elijah Wood Dials Sex Abuse Comments Way Back

Turns out he was just remarking on news articles, documentary

(Newser) - In a series of tweets Monday , Elijah Wood rolled his comments about pedophiles in Hollywood way, way back. "The Sunday Times interviewed me about my latest film but the story became about something else entirely. It prompted a number of false and misleading headlines," Wood tweeted. "I...

Elijah Wood: Hollywood Is Hiding Pedophile Scandal

May 23, 2016 6:26 AM CDT

Elijah Wood: Hollywood Is Hiding Pedophile Scandal

"There are a lot of vipers in this industry."

(Newser) - Elijah Wood, who started his movie career with a bit part in Back to the Future II when he was just 8 years old, says Hollywood is rife with pedophiles and he might have been a victim if his mother had been less protective. In a Times of London interview,...

2 Big Studios,
No Women
Directors
Through 2018

Apr 22, 2016 8:45 AM CDT

2 Big Studios, No Women Directors Through 2018

That's 47 male-directed movies

(Newser) - Nearly 50 movies from two major studios are slated to come out through 2018—and there's not a female director to be found among them, according to a tally by the Wrap . It found Paramount is set to release 25 films, while 20th Century Fox will debut 22 (that...

Everybody Loves
Raymond Star
Doris Roberts
Dead at 90

Apr 18, 2016 7:15 PM CDT

Everybody Loves Raymond Star Doris Roberts Dead at 90

Roberts won 5 Emmys in wide-ranging career

(Newser) - Doris Roberts, who played the much-loved mother on Everybody Loves Raymond and enjoyed a diverse career for more than 60 years, died Sunday in Los Angeles, TMZ reports. She was 90 years old. The winner of five Emmys (four on Raymond and one on St. Elsewhere), Roberts acted in an...

Oscars Kid Unfazed
by Asian Joke,
Mom Not So Much

Mar 3, 2016 8:46 AM CST

Oscars Kid Unfazed by Asian Joke, Mom Not So Much

'This was not OK and should never have happened'

(Newser) - Little Estie Kung has never seen Chris Rock's work (not even Madagascar) and doesn't quite understand the ins and outs of child labor. So when the 8-year-old child actor and chef (she's competed on FYI's Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown) became the center of a controversy...