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Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ Premieres in North America as Director Calls For People to “Stand Up and Resist”

The TIFF debut Monday evening is part of an effort to change consciousness on the tech mogul. Musk is silent.

‘60 Minutes’ to Tackle Trump Pardons in Season Premiere

Lesley Stahl will lead the segment, titled 'The Pardon Economy,' for the show's season 59 premiere.

Robert De Niro, 9/11 and a Night at the Movies I’ll Never Forget

As a new documentary traces Tribeca’s unlikely beginnings, De Niro and festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal reflect on a city in mourning, the gamble of launching Tribeca and a screening unlike any other.

James Talarico Rips Decision to Move Jimmy Kimmel Interview to YouTube: “The Most Dangerous Form of Cancel Culture”

The candidate made the comments in an interview with MS NOW set to run tonight: "I'm still hopeful that we can have this interview on the air."

Steve Hilton Wants to Boost California’s Nightlife Economy If He Wins Governor

The Republican says he wants to audit rules related to live music, block parties, beer gardens and other events. Plus, create an "Office of Fun and Freedom."

Creator of Netflix’s ‘Fauda’ Attacks Mark Ruffalo Over Gaza Genocide Remarks, Citing Aid and Birth Figures

Avi Issacharoff called the actor a "rare combination" of "stupid" and "ignorant," but the statistics he offered do not resolve a legal question that remains before an international court.

Trump Escalates War on Press, Threatens FCC Case Against NBC’s Kristen Welker

It's the most direct move yet to weaponize the agency against an individual journalist by name — and the facts don't back him up.

Kenneth Lonergan Writes Letter in Defense of Mark Ruffalo, Calls Antisemitism Accusation “Cynical”

In a letter shared with The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar winner says the "notion he is antisemitic is overtly preposterous, and the accusation itself a cynical and disgusting lie."

Lone Democrat on the FCC Wants to Keep Fighting

Anna Gomez says she'd like to be reconfirmed after a term speaking out against many of the FCC's big decisions: "I just think it's so important to our democracy. This is a moment in time where I feel I have to do this."

Hannah Einbinder Defends Mark Ruffalo From Paramount “Antisemitism” Claim: “All of Us Artists Could Stand to Be More Like Mark”

The Emmy-winning 'Hacks' actress added that Ruffalo was “fighting for the working class of Hollywood” in his opposition to the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger deal.

Did Alex Vindman Just Get Burned by the Larry David Curse? 

There’s really no other explanation for why the whistleblowing military hero got pummeled in his Florida primary. (OK, there is, but this one's more fun.)

RFK Jr.’s Son Conor Kennedy Put on Russia’s Most Wanted List

A Moscow court charged Kennedy with acting as a “mercenary” for the brief period he volunteered to serve with Ukraine forces.

California AG Rob Bonta Says David Ellison Is “Desperate” and “Grasping at Straws”

In an expansive interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bonta laid out his strategy and took aim at the Paramount chief and emerging legal rival. “He cannot flee accountability.”

Hayden Panettiere’s Unexpected Ukraine Activism

How the actress' long relationship with a Klitschko brother turned her into a political figure too.

Did Politics Almost Kill the OG Kennedy Love Story?

15 years ago, History Channel’s ‘The Kennedys’ earned 10 Emmy nominations, although it barely made it to air.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to Step Down, Trump Reveals

The president wrote on Truth Social that Leavitt "will be departing her role at the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family, a decision I totally understand and respect!"