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With final Emmy voting underway, the crush of last-minute FYC events have tapered off since TV Academy members started filling out their ballots this past Monday. But at least one show made one last effort to appeal to voters… through their stomachs. New York’s famed James Beard House — named after the iconic chef and cookbook author — hosted Bravo’s perennial Best Reality Competition Program nominee Top Chef for a five-course dinner rustled up by Season 23’s winner, Rhoda Magbitang. Rhoda Magbitang at the ‘Top Chef’ FYC dinner Billed as “Island to Island” after the two water-surrounded enclaves — the…
Zach Hickerson, the brother of Hayden Panettiere’s on-off boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, has spoken out after the actress’ death. “There are a lot of assumptions, speculations and accusations currently swirling,” Zach told TMZ on Friday, August 21. “The truth will come out as the authorities complete and release additional details from the investigation. And that is important because the people who loved and adored Hayden deserve the truth.” He continued, “At this time, I want to clarify my involvement in effort to keep the focus on the fact that we lost one of the most precious individuals on this earth and…
Shaquille O’Neal will not be appearing in December’s “Avengers: Doomsday,” or any other “Avengers” film, for that matter. In an interview with Variety about his “Dunkman” league, the first professional dunking league where contestants from around the world compete for a grand prize of $500,000 — whose finals is airing the night of Aug. 25 on TNT — the NBA legend dished on his struggle to land roles in Hollywood where he doesn’t play himself. “I would love to do more action roles but we were told by top Hollywood executives that I’m too big, and what they mean by…
By Anna Menta Published Aug. 21, 2026, 8:00 p.m. ET With Jane Schoenbrun’s new horny slasher film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, opening wide in movie theaters across the U.S., this weekend is about to be big for lesbian sex. If you’re a queer woman who feels sexually awakened and ready to embrace your kinky desires after watching Gillian Anderson help Hannah Einbinder climax on the big screen, then you’ve come to the right place. While you can’t watch Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma at home just yet—though we do expect to see it streaming on…
The director of the Oscar-nominated docudrama The Voice of Hind Rajab has criticized the Israeli military investigation announced this week into the death of the 5-year-old Palestinian girl, who was killed after Israeli forces fired on her family’s car in Gaza City. “This announcement is a smokescreen,” Kaouther Ben Hania said on Instagram, questioning why it took so long to launch the investigation. “For more than two years, the evidence has been there: independent investigations, satellite imagery, ballistic analysis,” Ben Hania wrote. “And there was the most devastating evidence of all: Hind’s own voice, describing the Israeli tanks circling around…
Zach Hickerson is speaking out. As heartache over the shocking death of 36-year-old actress and animal rights activist Hayden Panettiere continues, her boyfriend Brian Hickerson‘s brother wants all the “assumptions, speculations and accusations” to stop. In a detailed statement to TMZ on Friday, he describes what happened the day he discovered the Nashville star unresponsive. He told the outlet: “On Sunday morning, I woke up at my Airbnb, got dressed and went to Church. I exchanged messages that morning with Brian on my way. We planned on us all getting lunch and playing indoor golf after the service. When I…
Picture Credit: Netflix Netflix continues to expand its robust library of Asian dramas by acquiring the highly anticipated Chinese workplace romance series The Early Spring. Licensed from YOUKU, the series will be rolling out weekly on Netflix in the US and most international regions starting in late August 2026. As Netflix’s catalog of C-dramas continues to grow alongside its massive K-drama output, fans of the genre have another exciting addition to look forward to. Directed by Chiang Chi Cheng and penned by screenwriter Gao Xiao Xian, The Early Spring (also known by its native title Zao Chun Qing Lang) is a 24-episode romantic…
After chasing the final season of past Best Comedy Series winner Hacks throughout the early predictions, Widow’s Bay has pulled ahead in Gold Derby expert odds for key categories in the week that Emmy voting officially kicked off. A late-breaking surge from the Apple TV horror-comedy boosted its odds in the top category. At the time of publication, Widow’s Bay climbed 7 percentage points, while Hacks fell by the same margin, suggesting that some experts have flipped their picks from the latter to the former. The Matthew Rhys-starring series now sits in the lead with almost 53 percent of the…
Anna Faris isn’t afraid to have deep conversations with her son. The Scary Movie actress got candid about how she approaches the topic of religion with her and ex-husband Chris Pratt’s son Jack, especially because the 14-year-old is more devout than she is. “I didn’t grow up with religion,” Faris explained to host Chelsea Handler on the Dear Chelsea podcast Aug. 20. “He’s asked me to accept Jesus Christ, and I told him I would do anything for him, including this, but it’s gonna take a whole lot of long conversations.” And the 49-year-old knew she’d be able to have…
Avengers: Doomsday will bring the Marvel Cinematic Universe together one more time to face the existential threat of Doctor Doom. The film, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, is set for release on December 18 of this year as part of Phase 6 of the MCU. To get up to speed on the events leading up to the new superhero film, Disney+ has assembled a list of movies and shows fans can watch to refresh their memories, as shown in the photo gallery below. RELATED: Everything Announced At D23: New X-Men Cast, ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Teaser, ‘Coco 2,’ ‘Tangled’ Live…