Politics/Hollywood
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Ticketmaster Complaints Mount as the Company Faces Scrutiny in Washington and Hollywood
As problems reemerge for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler comedy tour ticket sales, former CEO Irving Azoff is among the critics poised to weigh in on the industry’s problems
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Jane Fonda Calls Posing for ‘Hanoi Jane’ Photo a ‘Terrible Mistake’ but Refused to Be Intimidated by Backlash
“Maybe I was set up but I was an adult…I’m gonna take responsibility for it,” the anti-Vietnam War actress told Chris Wallace
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Sean Penn Says He Gave Oscar to Ukraine’s President Out of ‘Shame Towards the Motion Picture Academy’ (Video)
The filmmaker blasted the organization for “choosing to present Will Smith smacking Chris Rock” instead of Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Bill Maher Urges Congress to Lead by Hollywood’s Example: ‘Hate Each Other’s Guts’ but Still ‘Get Great Things Done’ (Video)
“Here in terrible, horrible, immoral show business, we hate each other and yet we still do our jobs,” the “Real Time” host said
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Colbert Jokes Dianne Feinstein Is Either Having Memory Problems, or Signed ‘With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’
Feinstein is the oldest currently serving senator at 89 years old
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Biden Urges Unity, Spars With Republicans – and Gets Them to Cheer for Social Security – in State of the Union Speech
Biden also vows to veto any attempt to ban abortion nationwide, and calls for new assault weapons ban
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Comcast Is a Media Outlier After Contributing $360,000 to Election Deniers
It was one of the few entertainment companies and ranked 20th on a watchdog list of companies backing politicians who questioned the outcome of the 2020 presidential election
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Bill Maher Warns the Woke Revolution About Trying to ‘Reinvent’ the Nature of Human Beings (Video)
The “Real Time” host says the problem with some ideologies in the U.S. “is that they think you can change reality by screaming at it”
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Director Jafar Panahi on Hunger Strike Protest of ‘Illegal and Inhumane’ Imprisonment in Iran
Panahi’s 6-year sentence has been voided by country’s Supreme Court but he has not been released
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Bill Maher Scolds DiCaprio, Clooney, Oprah and More for Preaching Environmentalism While Using Private Jets (Video)
The “Real Time” comedian admits he flies private, “And so does every other person who calls themselves an ‘environmentalist’ who can!”
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Sit On It, Ojai! How ‘Happy Days’ Star Anson Williams Lost a Mayoral Race to a Yoga Instructor
Recounts! “Popping” Ballots! Lawsuits! Inside the bonkers politics of a tiny mountain town where nothing is as mellow as it seems
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Taylor Swift Ticket Fiasco Has ‘Absolutely Unified’ Republicans and Democrat Senators as They Grill Live Nation Execs
The Senate Judiciary committee questioned whether the Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger is hurting consumers
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Randy Rainbow Guts ‘Thirsty Little Fish’ Kevin McCarthy in New Parody Song: ‘Poor Ol’ Power-Hungry Whore’ (Video)
“Quick to compromise, only took the motherf—er 15 tries!” Rainbow sings
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Bill Maher Attributes George Santos’ Success to His Talent for Pretending ‘to Be Everything to Voters of Both Parties’ (Video)
“Santos is just the first one to realize you could do both-sides shtick and get away with it,” the “Real Time” host says of the New York congressman
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OC Rep. Katie Porter Will Face Stiff Competition for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Seat
Best known for reading “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” on the House floor recently, does she stand a chance in the race for the coveted U.S. Senate seat?
 














