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Trump Plows Ahead With Kennedy Center Overhaul as Lawsuit Looms
The president’s handpicked board voted Monday to close the center for two years for renovations, a plan Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, who is suing Trump, calls “unlawful”
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Teyana Taylor Schools Trolls Saying She Was Too Energized at the Oscars: ‘Miserable Hearts Forget the Face of Happiness’
“Clapping for someone else’s victory requires something many people never learned,” the “One Battle After Another” actress adds
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David Zaslav to Get $551.5 Million in Cash, Equity and Benefits From Paramount Merger Payout
The executive is also eligible to receive a tax reimbursement depending on when the deal closes, though the actual amount will significantly decline with the passage of time
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Disney’s Dana Walden Sets Senior Leadership Team for Entertainment Division
Film chief Alan Bergman will continue in his role, while Joe Earley and Adam Smith oversee Disney+ and Hulu and Debra OConnell leads Disney Entertainment Television
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Jeff Shell Countersues Whistleblower for Defamation and Extortion
R.J. Cipriani is accusing the Paramount Skydance president of failing to pay for crisis communication services and disclosing material, non-public information
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AI Actors Are Coming, Even if Audiences Aren’t Buying It | Charts
An NRG survey shows a majority of audiences don’t believe AI actors will ever be as good as their human counterparts
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Fremantle Promotes Jimmy Fox to President of Content and Strategy
The executive previously served as EVP of unscripted development and sales for the production company
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BBC Files Motion to Dismiss Trump’s $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit
The president is suing over the network’s edit of his Jan. 6 speech in the Panorama documentary “Trump: A Second Chance?”
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A+E Global Media Renews Nielsen Measurement Deal | Exclusive
The multi-year pact offers access to ratings and information to develop advertising, programming and licensing strategies across brands like A&E, Lifetime and The History Channel
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The Media Front: Pete Hegseth Goes to War With the Press Over Iran Coverage
In this edition: Jeff Bezos opens up the books, Netflix takes on Murdoch succession and the New York Times sets a newsroom record
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Sean Penn’s Oscar Win Razzed by Presenter Kieran Culkin: ‘Couldn’t Be Here Tonight, or Didn’t Want to’ | Video
The “One Battle After Another” star didn’t show up to receive his third Academy Award
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‘One Battle After Another’ Wraps Up Oscar Season With Best Picture, Director Wins | Full Winners List
Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic won six Academy Awards, while “Sinners” took home four, including a history-making win for DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw
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Anti-Warner Bros/Paramount Merger Billboard to Circle Dolby Theater During Oscars: ‘Deal Is Not Done’
The planned action comes days after California Attorney General Rob Bonta accused Donald Trump of having “abdicated the federal government’s responsibilities”
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Oscars Betting Hits $100 Million — and Counting — Ahead of Chalamet-Jordan Best Actor Race
Polymarket and Kalshi are seeing plenty of action ahead of Sunday’s ceremony
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‘Hokum’ Review: Adam Scott Is Scary Good in Low-Key, Stephen King–Esque Horror Stunner
SXSW 2026: Damian McCarthy, director of the already strong “Caveat” and “Oddity,” delivers his best film yet














