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In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, Kathy Bates discusses starring in a hit TV series at 77 with βMatlock,β and Jason Segel explains why he finds the emotional vulnerability of βShrinkingβ so creatively fulfilling. Mark Olsen: For the Los Angeles Times, Iβm Mark Olsen. Welcome to The Envelope podcast. Iβm here today…
From the opening moments of βHighest 2 Lowest,β Spike Leeβs remix-as-remake of Akira Kurosawaβs 1963 crime thriller βHigh and Low,β you should know that the filmmaker is here primarily for a good time and heβs asking us to play along. Over aerial shots of the sun hitting the New York City skyline, including the stunning…
Itβs a good time to be Danielle Brooks. She received an Oscar nomination for βThe Color Purpleβ in 2024 β her performance as Sofia also earned her a Grammy for best musical theater album β but Brooks has arguably had an even better 2025. So far this year, she has starred in the nearly billion-dollar-grossing…
The entertainment news show βExtraβ is getting a new host in its old age. Derek Hough, best known as a dance pro and now judge on βDancing With the Stars,β will replace Billy Bush as lead anchor of the syndicated series, which is going into its 32nd season in September. In a statement to The…
Comedy Centralβs βSouth Parkβ continues to target President Trump, and viewers appear to be loving it. Ratings for the 27th season of the irreverent and often ribald animated series have surged, according to data from Nielsen and Comedy Central. The second episode, which premiered Aug. 6, scored 6.2 million viewers across the cable network and…
Tech scion David Ellison and his leadership team at Paramount sent a message to Hollywood: A new era is underway. Nearly a week after taking the keys to the battered media company, Ellison and his top executives met with reporters at the Paramount Pictures lot Wednesday to show that they mean business. Ellison and his…
Taylor Swift will enter her latest era in a matter of months. The ubiquitous βShake It Offβ pop star announced her upcoming album, βThe Life of a Showgirl,β would drop Oct. 3 as she made her podcasting debut Wednesday on βNew Heights,β co-hosted by her NFL star boyfriend Travis Kelce and his retired football pro…
Marc Maron is not interested in being just another podcaster in a sea of mediocrity. In a new interview, the comic β who recently announced the end of his popular and long-lived podcast βWTFβ β criticized the current podcast landscape as awash in meh. βThings were better before everyone had a voice,β Maron told the…
Tory Lanezβs attempt to submit new evidence and challenge his 2022 felony conviction has collapsed. Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, brought forward two petitions in his case, which concerns the 2020 shooting of hip-hop artist Megan Thee Stallion. According to Complex, one involved Petersonβs driver not testifying and the other sought to bring…
Puerto Rican pop visionary Rauw Alejandro will be honored at the 38th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. On Wednesday, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation announced that the singer-songwriter will receive the 2025 Hispanic Heritage Award for Vision, a title that honors his groundbreaking contributions to Latin music and his role in shaping its global future. βAs an…