Politics/Hollywood
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‘Morning Joe’ Slams GOP for Insisting They’re Fiscally Conservative While Adding $20 Trillion to Federal Debt | Video
“How any Republican could ever claim to be conservative and vote for a budget that adds $20 trillion to a $37 trillion debt and wrecks our economy is just beyond me,” host Joe Scarborough says
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‘Mountainhead’ Packs a Sobering Warning Within Its ‘Tech Bros Gone Wild’ Satire
Director Jesse Armstrong’s Emmy-bait movie can’t match “Succession,” but its take on oligarchs, AI and disinformation feels grounded in reality
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For CBS and ‘60 Minutes,’ It’s a Slow-Motion Saturday Night Massacre
The resignation of CBS News chief Wendy McMahon continues the exodus as parent Paramount faces a seemingly no-win scenario in trying to mollify Trump
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9 Senators Urge Shari Redstone’s Paramount to Fight Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit: Settlement Would Be ‘Grave Mistake’
“Do not capitulate to this dangerous move to authoritarianism,” the group, including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, write
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‘The Daily Show’ Mocks Trump’s Stephen A. Smith Town Hall Gaffe as ‘Beautiful Mix of Racism and Dementia’ | Video
“It’s almost like he’s talking about Black stuff because Stephen A. Smith is Black,” comedian Michael Kosta says
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Time100 Honoree Megyn Kelly Mocks Time100 for Being Full of ‘People Pretending’ to Be Most Influential | Video
“In no world is this person one of the most influential people in America,” she says of actress Blake Lively
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Jimmy Kimmel Says ‘Manufactured’ Liberal Outrage Over Comedians Is a Big Reason Trump Got Reelected
“A lot of these people who are angry aren’t really angry,” the late-night host says
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Anti-AI Deepfakes Bill Resurrected in Senate
Nearly a year after it was first introduced, a bipartisan bill supported by SAG-AFTRA, RIAA, MPA and YouTube is back out on the floor
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Sean Hannity Says Ex-Republicans Joe Scarborough and Nicolle Wallace Fake Being Dems for MSNBC Fame, Money
The Fox News host points to Scarborough’s transition from Florida Republican to “big liberal Joe”
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5 Ways Trump’s Tariffs Could Impact Hollywood
While the tariffs don’t directly target movies and TV shows, a pullback in consumer spending could weigh on media giants’ bottom lines
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Ronny Chieng Says JD Vance’s Wife Is Prepared to Visit Greenland Because the VP Is ‘Cold and Lifeless’ | Video
“Don’t worry, she’s going with Mike Waltz, so the whole world is going to know every move she makes,” “The Daily Show” host jokes
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Joaquin Phoenix, Sandra Oh, Emma Thompson and More Sign Letter Condemning Academy for Lack of Support for Hamdan Ballal
“It is an attack on all those who dare to bear witness and tell inconvenient truths,” the group of more than 500 Hollywood leaders writes
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Courtney Love Applies for UK Citizenship to Flee ‘Emperor’ Trump: ‘It’s Like Cyanide Now’
“It’s frightening,” the musician says of President Trump’s reign over the U.S.
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Nicole Wallace Shocked by Trump’s ‘Political Hit List’ in DoJ Speech: ‘Replacing the Rule of Law’ | Video
“This should scare you,” political strategist Basil Smikle tells the MSNBC host
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Donald Trump Is Weirdly Starstruck, and Mel Gibson Looks Like the Latest Beneficiary
A reported Justice Department attempt to restore the actor’s gun rights reflects how the president views his celebrity friends and foes
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