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Jimmy Kimmel is back, and in his first public words since ABC benched him, he ardently defended free speech, growing emotional throughout the opening monologue of his late-night show. Tuesday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” marked the host’s return since Walt Disney Co.-owned ABC announced last week that it was suspending his show indefinitely. The…

“The Brady Bunch” superfans better hold onto their bell bottoms: The TV family’s retro home in Studio City will finally be accessible to the public for the first time. The double doors to the midcentury Studio City home — made famous with its appearance in the beloved 1970s sitcom — will open to fans for…

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who championed the creation of an independent commission to draw California’s congressional districts, returns to state voters’ TV sets on Tuesday in a new ad opposing a November ballot measure by state Democrats to boost their party’s ranks in Congress. A committee opposing Proposition 50, which would replace districts drawn by…

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta on Monday accused Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr of unlawfully intimidating television broadcasters into toeing a conservative line in favor of President Trump, and urged him to reverse course. In a letter to Carr, Bonta specifically cited ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air after Kimmel…

As ABC’s indefinite suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” enters its second week, the co-hosts of “The View” are throwing their support behind the late-night host and the 1st Amendment — on the network’s own airwaves. In the immediate aftermath of Kimmel’s suspension over comments about MAGA and the killing of right-wing activist and podcaster Charlie…

With so much uncertainty in the earliest round, consensus No. 1 picks are rare, but that’s just what Jessie Buckley of “Hamnet” is — one of only two in the entire BuzzMeter poll. She has double the points of runner-up Renate Reinsve, who is just one tally ahead of Emma Stone. Saying it feels “inevitable”…

Christopher Nolan was elected president of the Directors Guild of America on Saturday, taking over leadership of the union that represents more than 19,500 members. Nolan, 55, is among the most successful directors of his generation. His previous film, 2024’s “Oppenheimer,” made more than $975 million worldwide and won seven Academy Awards, including best director…

Spider-Man and a Hollywood tour guide were having it out. They stood right outside Jimmy Kimmel’s studio on Hollywood Boulevard, arguing about whether ABC was right to yank the host’s TV show off the air last week after he commented on the political response to right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s killing. “I like Kimmel!” said the…

Disasters are real — also, these days, frighteningly common, be they epic confluences of nature and negligence or the murderous and preventable kind. And when it comes to disaster movies, it’s hard to know what the acceptable level of exploitation is. Of course, director Paul Greengrass could never be confused with the unseriousness of producer…

Filming was about to start on David E. Kelley’s Apple TV+ series “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” in early January when the wildfires hit the Los Angeles area, devastating Pacific Palisades and Altadena. Crew members lost their homes or were dealing with severe smoke damage. Others on the show took people who were displaced into their…