Tuesday, September 10, 2019
FCC Proposes $272,000 Fine Against CBS’ ‘Young Sheldon’ for Use of Emergency Alert
The hit CBS sitcom “Young Sheldon” is in hot water with the FCC over its use of sound effects avoking the Emergency Alert System tone during an episode that aired last April, and the agency is now proposing a $272,000 fine. The episode, titled “A Mother, A Child, and a Blue Man’s Backside,” aired April 22 and featured a character watching the broadcast of a cartoon that is interrupted by a tornado watch. The moment featured a background sound similar to the EAS tone. The tone was altered in an attempt to avoid violating FCC rules that forbid using such…
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Disney+ Scraps ‘Muppets’ Scripted Comedy Series From Josh Gad
Disney will not move forward on “Muppets Live Another Day,” a scripted comedy series that would have run on Disney+. Co-written by Josh Gad and “Once Upon a Time” duo Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, “Muppets Live Another Day” would have been set in 1984 — the period following the events of that year’s “Muppets Take Manhattan” — and seen Kermit reuniting the Muppets to look for a missing member of the troupe. An individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap that the decision not to go forward was amicable for everyone involved, and was primarily due to a…
Monday, September 9, 2019
Bobby Brown Removed from JetBlue Flight, Cops Called and Plane Deboards
A rep for JetBlue tells us Brown was “removed from the aircraft prior to departure after crewmembers observed indications of intoxication. The decision to remove a customer from a flight is not taken lightly. In this instance, the customer was… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Monday, September 9, 2019
Britney Spears' Doctor Dies Suddenly As Conservatorship Case Heats Up
The doctor who was responsible for Britney Spears’ medical treatment died suddenly, just weeks before the judge in her conservatorship case will receive a report focusing on whether she was receiving appropriate treatment. Dr. Timothy Benson died… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Monday, September 9, 2019
‘Jojo Rabbit’ Film Review: Taika Waititi Insists That Nazis Can Be Funny
It goes without saying that “Jojo Rabbit” shouldn’t work. A coming-of-age comedy whose hero is a 10-year-old German boy during World War II who wants to grow up to be a Nazi? Adolph Hitler as comic relief? That’s pretty much a recipe for disaster at a time when there’s nothing funny about the rise of neo-Nazism around the world. But here’s the thing about the New Zealand director Taika Waititi, whose previous films include “Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” “What We Do in the Shadows” and “Thor: Ragnarok”: He knows how to take things that shouldn’t work and make them work….
Sunday, September 8, 2019
Felicity Huffman's Daughter 'Has Nightmares' Over Mom's Armed Arrest In College Scam
The “Desperate Housewives” star and husband William H. Macy are breaking their long-standing silence on their role in the sweeping admissions scandal. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Sunday, September 8, 2019
‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Turns Into an Eddie Murphy Lovefest in Toronto
The world premiere of “Dolemite Is My Name” began on Saturday night with Toronto Film Festival creative director Cameron Bailey pleading with the crowd to stop cheering for Eddie Murphy because “we do want to show the movie.” It ended a couple of hours later with a post-screening Q&A in which “Dolemite” co-star Keegan-Michael Key said that Murphy was his comic hero and added, “We should just stand all night and clap for him.” It was that kind of evening: a raucous crowd going nuts for Eddie Murphy in the wild and entertaining film that plays like a blaxploitation riff…
Saturday, September 7, 2019
Lori Loughlin Hides Behind Yoga Mat Amid Felicity Huffman Sentencing News
You’d think Lori Loughlin would have something to smile about after Felicity Huffman got away with a relatively light sentencing rec from prosecutors — but she’s not happy here. The ‘Full House’ star was seen attempting to hide her face behind a… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Saturday, September 7, 2019
MIT Media Lab Covered Up Extent of Ties to Jeffrey Epstein (Report)
Staff members of the MIT Media Lab, including director Joi Ito, actively sought to conceal the lab’s relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new report by Ronan Farrow published in the New Yorker on Friday. Epstein became a frequent donor to the lab after meeting Ito in 2013. But after those financial ties became public following Epstein’s death by suicide Aug. 10, Ito apologized, saying in a statement Aug 15 that he was “deeply sorry,” and that “in all of my interactions with Epstein, I was never involved in, never heard him talk about, and never saw any…
Friday, September 6, 2019
Feds Want Felicity Huffman to Do 1 Month for College Admissions Scandal
Felicity Huffman’s about to dodge a huge bullet in the college admissions bribery scandal … that is, if the judge follows federal prosecutors’ recommendation. The U.S. Attorney filed docs Friday saying the actress should do one month in federal… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
