Best-selling author Carl Hiaasen remembered his brother, Rob Hiaasen, in a Facebook post after he was killed in the deadly shooting in an Annapolis, Maryland, newsroom. Carl Hiaasen said he was “devastated” and “heartsick” to learn his brother was one of the five victims killed in Thursday’s shooting. “Rob was …
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LEESBURG, Va. — A grand jury in Virginia has indicted actress and activist Rose McGowan on one felony count of cocaine possession. News outlets report a Loudoun County grand jury handed down the indictment Monday. Charging documents say cocaine was found in a wallet McGowan left behind on a plane …
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Jerry Maren, the last surviving member of the group of actors who portrayed the munchkins from “The Wizard of Oz,” has died, family members and a California medical examiner’s office confirmed to CBS News. He was 98. Maren died in his sleep while he was in hospice care in San …
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After a racist tweet left Roseanne Barr without a job, the comedian apologized and told fans not to feel sorry for her or defend her “unforgiveable” comment. But early Wednesday, after a barrage of online criticism, Barr expressed empathy for someone else: President Trump. She tweeted: “i feel bad for @POTUS-he …
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“Arrested Development” star Jessica Walter said in an interview published Wednesday that co-star Jeffrey Tambor verbally abused her during filming the show. Tambor was fired from “Transparent” for alleged sexual misconduct, although he has denied the claims, but he did return for the fifth season “Arrested Development.” Tambor had previously …
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Months after covering the Rose Parade for Amazon Studios, health and fitness expert Cord Hosenback and Tish Cattigan, best known for her two-episode stint on “L.A. Law,” are back for the royal wedding. Fans might also know the “Pasadena broadcast legends” as Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon, respectively. Ferrell and …
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NEW YORK — The feud between Netflix and Cannes Film Festival is growing. Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, on Wednesday said the streaming giant is pulling its films from the Cannes Film Festival, further intensifying an ongoing dispute between Netflix and the world’s most prestigious film festival. Cannes earlier banned …
Read More »Two-time Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn has written his first novel, the dark comedy *Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff,” just published by Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster (a division of CBS). Like his character in 2015’s “The Gunman,” the protagonist of Penn’s novel is an assassin, but he’s …
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NEW YORK — It won’t be hard for Ava DuVernay to shake off the disappointing box office numbers and film reviews of her new movie “A Wrinkle in Time.” The director has already booked another big-budget project. Warner Bros. said Thursday that DuVernay will direct “The New Gods,” a DC …
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Legendary Marvel Comics creator and publisher Stan Lee has been hospitalized, a spokesman confirmed to CBS News. TMZ was first to report that the 95 year old had fallen ill. TMZ cites sources as saying Lee was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles form his home Wednesday night after suffering …
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