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American Cody Pfister became a lightning rod for condemnation after taking part in a ‘coronavirus challenge’, including from British TV personality Piers Morgan. (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) In news that proves, somehow, the world truly can get worse, British broadcaster Piers Morgan made a fisting joke Wednesday night. The Good Morning Britain talkshow host
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Editors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that already has claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline’s Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences of seeing a great industry screech to a halt. The hope is for an
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Pornhub will also donate 50,000 face masks to first responders and hospitals. (Envato) Pornhub is offering free premium accounts to every one of its billions of users around the world, in a bid to encourage people to stay home during the coronavirus lockdown. Pornhub’s vice president Corey Price said in press release: “With nearly one
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Genius: Aretha is celebrating the Queen of Soul’s birthday. Aretha Franklin would’ve been 78 years old on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, and the upcoming National Geographic Channel series about her made a donation to celebrate the icon’s birthday. “During her lifetime, Aretha Franklin supported a large number of charities and advocacy organization, including Feeding America.
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Owen Paterson (R) leaving Downing Street on October 22, 2019. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) Tory MP Owen Paterson, who strongly opposed equal marriage in the UK, makes £100,000 a year from a company that is privately selling coronavirus testing kits. As the Northern Ireland secretary in 2012, Paterson became the first cabinet member to publicly say
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Taylor Swift‘s publicist is re-sharing her “unedited” statement regarding the infamous Kanye West phone call. Over the weekend, the full version of that highly-publicized conversation between Swift and West was leaked online, four years after clips of the conversation were posted to Snapchat by the “Follow God” artist’s wife, Kim Kardashian. During the conversation, West talked to Swift about a
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Editors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline’s Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences of seeing a great industry screech to a halt. The
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Kim Kardashianhas spoken.  In a series of tweets posted Monday night, the E! reality star responded to Taylor Swift‘s recent statement regarding the alleged release of never-before-seen footage from her and Kanye West‘s infamous 2016 phone conversation. According to Kim, Taylor is still lying about whether or not she ever approved the lyrics in Kanye’s song, “Famous.” Kim
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Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Starlight Children’s Foundation Little Women: L.A. star Christy McGinity is mourning the loss of her 2-week-old daughter. In a statement to E! News, Christy and boyfriend Gonzalo Justo Carazo confirmed their newborn died just two weeks after her birth. “It is with our deepest sorrow that we send our baby girl Violet Eva Carazo to
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Catholic Cardinal Raymond Burke. (Stefano Montesi – Corbis/Getty) An Italian homophobic Catholic cardinal, who blamed the church’s child sex abuse scandal on the “moral depravity” of gays and was exiled by the Pope for opposing condoms to prevent HIV, wants Catholics to keep going to church. Cardinal Raymond Burke is known as one of the
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During the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, animals rights advocates and celebrities are urging people who have the means and the time to help an animal in need and foster a pet from their local animal shelter.  Most recently, Queer Eye‘s Antoni Porowski stopped by Austin Pets Alive! and found a new furry friend in an adorable pit-beagle mixed name
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Anyone for a royal piggyback ride? Kate Middleton and Prince William shared on their Instagram page on Sunday, which is Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom, a never-before-seen photo showing them with their eldest two children, Prince George, 6, and Princess Charlotte, 4. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge give the kids piggyback rides on the grounds
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The National Association of Theatre Owners likes some of the elements of a coronavirus crisis relief package put forward by Senate Republicans because it includes employee assistance. business access to government-backed loans and tax postponement. The $1 trillion legislation, introduced on Thursday, includes $1,200 cash payments to individual taxpayers up to $75,000, as well as
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Writer Roxane Gay attends the Feminist AF Panel at Vulture Festival in Los Angeles, California.(TARA ZIEMBA/AFP/Getty) Roxane Gay has restored everyone’s faith in humanity by offering to buy groceries for people in financial trouble because of the coronavirus pandemic. The bisexual feminist writer, professor and commentator wrote on Twitter: “If you are broke and need
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Harry Langdon/Getty Images The music world has lost another legend: Country Hall of Famer Kenny Rogers has died at age 81. “The Rogers family is sad to announce that Kenny Rogers passed away last night at 10:25PM at the age of 81,” the Grammy-winning singer’s rep said in a statement on Saturday. “Rogers passed away peacefully at
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Who are you staying home for? That’s exactly what stars like David Beckham and Eva Longoria are answering, thanks to a social media campaign encouraging everyone to share why they’re social distancing in response to the coronavirus outbreak.  Kevin Bacon launched the initiative to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 with a cheeky spin on the eponymous concept that we’re
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Adam Aron, CEO of the nation’s largest movie chain said “the industry has to get liquidity from somewhere” since “we all have expenses and none of us have revenue” after exhibitors closed their doors across the country amidst the spreading coronavirus pandemic. “I am here as a representative of our industry. … The reality is
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A lawsuit states that the Trump administration haw ‘unlawful’ plans to strip LGBT+ Americans of vital discrimination protections, threatening access to federally-funded services. (Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images) A lawsuit states that the Trump administration has ‘unlawful’ plans to strip LGBT+ Americans of vital discrimination protections, threatening access to federally-funded services. The suit centres on a “notice
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