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Bill Maher postpones return to the air, the latest TV host to balk at working during writers strike
Read full article: Bill Maher postpones return to the air, the latest TV host to balk at working during writers strikeBill Maher has delayed returning to his HBO talk show during the ongoing strike by writers and actors, a decision following similar pauses in the past few days by โThe Drew Barrymore Show,โ โThe Talkโ and โThe Jennifer Hudson Show.โ.
Drew Barrymore and 'The Talk' postpone their daytime talk shows until after the Hollywood strikes
Read full article: Drew Barrymore and 'The Talk' postpone their daytime talk shows until after the Hollywood strikesDrew Barrymore, who drew criticism for taping new episodes of her daytime talk show despite the ongoing writers and actors strikes, now says sheโll wait until the labor issues are resolved.
Hollywood strikes enter a new phase as daytime shows like Drew Barrymore's return despite pickets
Read full article: Hollywood strikes enter a new phase as daytime shows like Drew Barrymore's return despite picketsโThe Drew Barrymore Showโ will begin airing fresh episodes on Monday but a lot of off-air controversy will be clinging to its typically bubbly host.
Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host after her talk show resumes during strike
Read full article: Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host after her talk show resumes during strikeThe National Book Awards have dropped Drew Barrymore as the host for this yearโs ceremony, a day after her talk show taped its first episode since the Hollywood writers strike began.
Poet Rita Dove to receive an honorary National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement
Read full article: Poet Rita Dove to receive an honorary National Book Award medal for lifetime achievementPoet Rita Dove is this year's winner of an honorary National Book Award for โDistinguished Contribution to American Letters,โ a lifetime achievement prize previously given to Toni Morrison and Don DeLillo among others.
Britney Spears' husband seeks financial support, says in divorce filing their split came weeks ago
Read full article: Britney Spears' husband seeks financial support, says in divorce filing their split came weeks agoBritney Spears' husband Sam Asghari is seeking financial support from the pop superstar in his divorce filing.
Drew Barrymore will host the National Book Awards, where Oprah Winfrey will be a guest speaker
Read full article: Drew Barrymore will host the National Book Awards, where Oprah Winfrey will be a guest speakerDrew Barrymore, whose honors include a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award, will be presiding over a more literary ceremony this fall.
Not live, MTV Movie & TV Awards rely on plenty of old clips
Read full article: Not live, MTV Movie & TV Awards rely on plenty of old clipsA host-less, pre-taped and muted MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday became the first big awards show to air during the screenwritersโ strike, offering a commercial-heavy broadcast featuring lots of past recycled live clips.
New this week: Shania, 'Princess Power' and Pamela Anderson
Read full article: New this week: Shania, 'Princess Power' and Pamela AndersonThis weekโs new entertainment releases include a fresh album from Shania Twain, the megahit film โBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverโ lands on Disney+ and a new PBS โFrontlineโ documentary delves into Russian President Vladimir Putinโs interaction with the last five U.S. presidents.
New this week: 'The Handmaidโs Tale' and 'Goodnight Mommy'
Read full article: New this week: 'The Handmaidโs Tale' and 'Goodnight Mommy'This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Little Big Town and Marcus Mumford, โThe Handmaidโs Taleโ returns with high stakes for the future of Gilead, and twin brothers go to their motherโs house for a stay but find something is off about her in the film โGoodnight Mommy.โ.
New this week: Rebel Wilson, The Black Keys, 'Firestarter'
Read full article: New this week: Rebel Wilson, The Black Keys, 'Firestarter'This weekโs new entertainment releases include a fresh album from The Black Keys, Rebel Wilson starring as a popular high school senior who emerges from a coma after 20 years, and the period drama โOperation Mincemeat,โ based on a risky and real military operation in World War II.
'Wendy Williams Show' ending, new Sherri Shepherd show ahead
Read full article: 'Wendy Williams Show' ending, new Sherri Shepherd show aheadโThe Wendy Williams Showโ is ending because of Williamsโ prolonged health-related absence and will be replaced this fall with a show hosted by Sherri Shepherd.
Christian Siriano's latest show part matrix, bygone times
Read full article: Christian Siriano's latest show part matrix, bygone timesChristian Sirianoโs New York Fashion Week runway Saturday was part space age, part centuries gone by and part in the moment with a special guest: Social mediaโs star Italian greyhound Tika the Iggy.
MTV EMAs show in Hungary highlights support for LGBTQ people
Read full article: MTV EMAs show in Hungary highlights support for LGBTQ peopleThe 2021 MTV European Music Awards show has been held in Hungary's capital of Budapest where some performers expressed their support and solidarity to the country's embattled LGBTQ community.
Judge Judy returning to TV in November, with granddaughter
Read full article: Judge Judy returning to TV in November, with granddaughterJudge Judy Sheindlin will return to television on on November 1 with โJudy Justice,โ a new show where she will arbitrate cases on the little-known IMDb TV, a free streaming service offered by Amazon.
New this week: Whales, 'LFG,' 'Mysterious Benedict Society'
Read full article: New this week: Whales, 'LFG,' 'Mysterious Benedict Society'This weekโs new entertainment releases includes Conan OโBrien closing out his TBS late-night show and the new soccer documentary โLFG,โ a revealing look at the U.S. Womenโs National Soccer Teamโs battle for equal pay.
Barrymore sets high standard in her models as talk show host
Read full article: Barrymore sets high standard in her models as talk show hostNEW YORK โ Drew Barrymore is setting a high standard for herself as she joins the world of daytime talk show hosts on Monday. โWeโre all human beings on this planet going through our lives and our journeys and thereโs a way to connect through that,โ Barrymore said. Iโve never lived in that space.โโThe Drew Barrymore Show,โ retrofitted for the coronavirus era, is being distributed by CBS Television. Bill Carroll, a veteran television consultant and expert in the syndication market, said heโs impressed that Barrymore is shooting high. Yes, some may regard Barrymore as slightly loopy and hippie-dippie (โweโre all human beings on this planetโ), but itโs more endearing than annoying.
Pitt, Sandler and 'The Irishman' celebrated at NBR Awards
Read full article: Pitt, Sandler and 'The Irishman' celebrated at NBR AwardsRoger Deakins attends the National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in New York. The quick succession of the ceremonies, which this year are especially compressed, can give the NBR Awards a discombobulating feeling of deja vu. โI got sober because of this guy,โ said Pitt taking the stage. โWeโll see.โThe awards belonged equally to Sandler, whose performance in Josh and Benny Safdieโs โUncut Gemsโ has been one of the most celebrated of his career. Unlike some of the other winners, Bates hasnโt been a mainstay on the awards circuit.
Chrissy Teigen honored at Baby2Baby gala
Read full article: Chrissy Teigen honored at Baby2Baby galaKate Hudson arrives at the 2019 Baby2Baby Gala on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)CULVER CITY, CA โ Chrissy Teigen said she felt honored to receive an award at the Baby2Baby Gala, but her acceptance speech wasn't all about her achievement: "No kid should go hungry. "I feel honored to be honored," Teigen said. Legend praised Teigen for being an advocate for children through Baby2Baby. The nonprofit organization looks for high-profile celebs to highlight their mission of helping provide basic necessities to children living in poverty. Teigen said she and Legend have tried to instill the importance of giving to the less fortunate in their young children, Luna and Miles.
This Couple Is the Real-Life '50 First Dates'
Read full article: This Couple Is the Real-Life '50 First Dates'This couple is the real-life "50 First Dates." Like Drew Barrymore in the romantic comedy, Hannah Wallace would lose her memory every day after suffering psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, psychological disturbances brought on by stress. Cody Reinert, whom she had met in preschool and began dating in college, would have to re-introduce himself to her all the time. The Kansas couple spent their relationship falling in love and meeting as strangers all over again. But over time, Hannah had seizures less frequently and doctors helped her manage her condition.