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Taraji P. Henson is censuring her fellow A-Listers for attending this year’s Met Gala, which is controversially sponsored by honorary co-chairs Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos. The Empire actress co-signed a social media post from Meredith Lynch titled “a warning for celebs,” in which she cautioned those attending to not wear ICE Out pins […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/N2mckxD

Taking a victory lap by any other name, Blake Lively showed up at the Met Gala tonight just hours after Justin Baldoni settled the It Ends With Us star’s retaliation lawsuit against him, his company and PR firm. The actress wore a pastel-colored gown of peaches, purples and yellows with a bejewled bodice and a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/V7b0Orf

Whitney Leavitt is departing Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, the reality television actress-turned-Broadway starlet announced during her final performance in Chicago on Sunday. Her representative confirmed the departure to Deadline. Leavitt has appeared in every episode of the hit Emmy-nominated reality show, which follows a group of Mormon mom-influencers who contend with a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/EntTGJm

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is currently in a Florida hospital in “critical but stable condition,” per reporting from The New York Times. It’s unclear what ailment led Giuliani to the hospital, nor when he was transported. His spokesman, Ted Goodman, said in an online statement: “Mayor Rudy Giuliani is currently in the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/VXYlI8c

“In summary, war is awesome!” A week after taking the stage as a part of Deadline’s Contenders TV shindig in L.A., Ashley Padilla took center stage in SNL’s cold open tonight in NYC as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Then, in what may would assume was the comedy twist she quickly handed things over […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3HZWoNI

Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly has always resisted easy categorization, as a prickly boss whose foundation is ultimately much more understanding. The Devil Wears Prada 2 star said in a recent interview that she appreciates how nuanced her character can be. During a conversation with Hits Radio Breakfast Show‘s, interviewer Fleur East pointed out that the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/EoQ4rsf

Deep in the middle of a tough reelection campaign, Karen Bass has discovered the middle of the road can be a very politically dangerous place with few good options. To that, the incumbent Mayor has today snagged the Hollywood production and competition proposals of her most threatening rival. Just like Councilmember Nithya Raman and most […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/SnNw5rY

How rude! Jodie Sweetin’s latest residual check from Full House sure isn’t buying her a San Francisco townhouse anytime soon. The actress recently revealed that she “got a one-cent check the other day” for residuals from her 1987-’95 run as Stephanie Tanner on the ABC sitcom, which she noted is no longer playing reruns on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/LKQ3ksC

Some of the most powerful state attorneys general in the nation just got eclipsed by five regular citizens in a move to put the brakes on Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros Discovery. “The April 23, 2026, stockholder vote materially changed the posture of the proposed acquisition,” says a wide-ranging antitrust filed Thursday in California federal […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/w30tIdV

As Olivia Rodrigo pulls double-duty to make her Saturday Night Live hosting debut this weekend, along with her third time musical guest, she’s hyping fans up for the episode with Ashley Padilla. On Thursday, the 3x Grammy winner appeared in a new promo for her episode of the NBC sketch comedy show with the cast […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/RlQuAbY

AMC Global Media is leveraging its relationship with corporate cousin Sphere Entertainment, lining up key promotions at New York’s Beacon Theatre and Sphere in Las Vegas. The company announced the plans Wednesday night at its annual upfront presentation to ad buyers in New York. June 2 is booked at the Beacon for The Vampire Lestat: […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Gr1btCP

EXCLUSIVE: Fox’s The Interrogator has added Michael Beach (The Perfect Couple, Tulsa King) to its series regular cast. The project, from Lionsgate Television and Fox Entertainment, has a 12-episode straight-to-series order for the 2026-27 season. The Interrogator centers on former MI6 agent Conrad Henry (Stephen Fry) and his elite team. When conventional methods have failed, Henry’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ePhrUpN

Mentalist Oz Pearlman will not appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight and has been replaced by Pod Save America’s Jon Lovett. Deadline understands that Pearlman backed out of the appearance. The move comes two days after Pearlman was set as the headliner for the White House Correspondents Dinner, which was canceled after a shooting at […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vuCzkHy

There’s going to be an unexpected casting change for Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical this week. Multi-Grammy winner Megan Thee Stallion said Monday that her final performance as the impresario Zidler in the show at the Al Hirschfield Theatre will be on Friday, May 1. Making her Broadway debut, she was to have played the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3xo8HIh

On the heels of Sunday’s Season 1 finale, Masterpiece PBS is giving us a first look at the upcoming second season of The Forstyes. Season 2 premieres next year on Masterpiece on PBS with actors Richard Rankin (Outlander, Rebus), Sarah Alexander (Pennyworth, Jonathan Creek) and Nia Ashi (Bob Marley: One Love) joining the cast. They join BAFTA-winner Francesca […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/IA10TiK

Deadline’s Contenders TV panel for Landman hosted a very cool group of guys: Sam Elliott, Andy Garcia, director/EP Stephen Kay and Billy Bob Thornton — who looked at every bit the rock star and cowboy onstage at the DGA Theater after playing a sold-out show with his band The Boxmasters at Stagecoach the night before. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/T2Shcje

Guy Ritchie’s Prime Video origin story series Young Sherlock follows a teenage Sherlock Holmes (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) in his pre-detective Oxford University era and introduces his longtime rival James Moriarty (Dónal Finn). We would never know that these two characters were destined to be mortal enemies, as their friendship is really the heart of the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/FqANuPR

The new Disney+ eight-part series Wonder Man, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Sir Ben Kingsley, all started as a joke. During a Deadline Contenders TV panel Executive Producer Destin Daniel Cretton got quite candid with how it all came to be. “The genesis of the idea actually sprouted when we were on the set of Shang […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ul7Ukv6

Although Law & Order: Organized Crime is over, Stabler and Benson are still partners for life behind the scenes. Following the spin-off’s cancellation after five seasons, Detective Elliot Stabler star Christopher Meloni reunited with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay, who has played Olivia Benson for the show’s 27-season run. “What one […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/6BjkcXQ

While Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has had plenty of familiar guest stars, the latest was a surprise even for Mariska Hargitay. After appearing in the Season 27 episode ‘Gimmick’ as a professional fighter, Melissa McCarthy shared a behind-the-scenes video of herself dressed in disguise so she could surprise Hargitay on set with her […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/oP90vGM