Hollywood & Politics
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California Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Expand Film/TV Tax Credit Program
Legislation will lay the groundwork to increase the types of productions eligible for tax credits in the Golden State
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Dawn Porter Signals Devastating Impact of DEI Rollbacks: ‘We’re in 1968 Right Now’
The filmmaker also tells TheWrap about her HBO docuseries “Eyes on the Prize III,” which spotlights those who fought for equity and racial justice following the Civil Rights Movement
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Gavin Newsom Launches Apple Podcast Featuring Political Interviews – Including MAGA Leaders
“There’s an onslaught of information we take in. So let’s take it to the sources without the typical mumbo jumbo,” the California governor says of his new project
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Chelsea Handler Says She Hung Out With George W. Bush ‘High as a Kite’ and Was Surprised to Learn ‘He Was a Nice Guy’
“My sisters and my brother were both like, ‘Just take some drugs,’” Handler says of her reluctance to visit the Bush compound
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George Clooney Holds Out Hope Trump’s Conscience Will Catch Up to Him, Says ‘There’s Some Good Things’ He Can Still Do
“We’ve got to hope that he can have that Scrooge night where he wakes up and there are some ghosts of Christmas there,” the actor says
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Hunter Schafer Says Trump Executive Order Changed the Gender Listed on Her Passport: ‘F–k This Administration’
“I’m never going to stop being trans,” the “Euphoria” actress says
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Will Trump’s Assault on the FBI Affect CBS’ ‘FBI’ TV Franchise?
Dick Wolf’s three series might struggle to escape outside noise as the president seeks to reshape the bureau
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Fox Nation’s Plan to Infiltrate Hollywood: Passion Projects, Not Politics
Fox enlists A-listers like Martin Scorsese and Kevin Costner to put the “premium” in its Gen X-focused streaming service
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Super Bowl Ads Adopt a Play-It-Safe Game Plan for Polarizing Times | Analysis
A sharply partisan political environment has made advertisers skittish about the risks of tackling issues
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Muslims’ Pivotal Hollywood Moment: Trump, Karla Sofía Gascón and a TV Landscape Defying Invisibility | Guest Column
For the first time on American television, three series centering Muslim communities will premiere within the first quarter of 2025
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Trump’s View of Hollywood Pines for a Past ‘Bathed in Amber’ | Analysis
Mirroring his MAGA slogan, the president clings to an image of movies and TV rooted in an earlier era
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Pro-Palestine Protestors Gather at Sundance to ‘Educate and Motivate’ the Film Industry
The group held signs that read “Zionism is a death machine”
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Fallon Imagines Trump’s ‘Packed’ First Week To-Do List in Song: ‘Note to Self: Learn VP’s Name’ | Video
“Sunday: save TikTok. Monday: start job. Tuesday: watch TikTok. Wednesday: back to job,” Fallon says poetically
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Billy Ray Cyrus Says He Pushed Through Awkward Inauguration Tech Issues by Channeling Trump: ‘You Gotta Fight’
“I wouldn’t have missed the honor of playing this event whether my microphone, guitar and monitors worked or not,” the ’90s country legend says
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Still Outnumbered, Hollywood Conservatives Wave Their Flags a Little Higher as Trump 2.0 Begins | Analysis
The start of a second Trump Administration appears to have encouraged his entertainment-industry supporters, while tech CEOs and billionaires still occupy center stage
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