September 2019

Shane Gillis: Saturday Night Live’s new hire fired for slurs

Image copyright Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images Image caption Shane Gillis performs at the Clusterfest comedy festival in San Francisco US comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live has dropped a new cast member after videos surfaced online of him making slurs about Chinese people. Shane Gillis, 31, came under fire soon after his casting was announced, when […]

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Bingeworthy: Netflix Snaps Up Streaming Rights to ‘Seinfeld’

The battle for the streaming rights to 1990s sitcoms continued on Monday, when Netflix announced it had acquired the global rights to “Seinfeld.” The hit comedy will begin appearing on the streaming service in 2021. “Seinfeld” currently streams on Hulu in the United States and in many other countries on Amazon. Hulu has the rights

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During Kavanaugh Hearings, Senator Alerted F.B.I. to New Allegation

WASHINGTON — As the F.B.I. began looking into allegations of sexual assault against then-Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings last year, a Democratic senator wrote to the director of the F.B.I. saying he had “information relevant” to the inquiry, but the bureau apparently failed to follow up. The letter, sent early

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The Latest: GM contract talks extend into late afternoon

The Latest on the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Contract talks aimed at ending a strike by 49,000 auto workers against General Motors have extended into late Monday afternoon. United Auto Workers spokesman Brian Rothenberg says he hasn’t received any report about whether negotiators are making progress. Earlier

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Robert Downey Jr. Returning To The MCU In ‘Black Widow’: Report

Robert Downey Jr. loves Marvel 3000, and the feeling is apparently mutual.  The fast-talking, kebab-eating and gauntlet-snapping Tony Stark/Iron Man will reportedly live to see another day in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with a few caveats, of course.  The iron-clad superhero, who has appeared in 10 films in the ever-expanding franchise, is apparently set to

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Brad Pitt asks astronaut: Who was better? Clooney or me?

Brad Pitt, star of the new space movie “Ad Astra,” had a burning question for a real-life astronaut. “Who was more believable? Clooney or Pitt?” In a televised call Monday, NASA astronaut Nick Hague answered Pitt — “absolutely” — getting a big laugh. Pitt’s Hollywood pal George Clooney starred in the 2013 space film “Gravity.”

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