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The backlash was swift for Madonna’s rambling, egocentric tribute to Aretha Franklin at the MTV Video Music Awards, with media and Queen-of-Soul fans wondering why she got the gig in the first place.

Breitbart News Washington Political Editor Matthew Boyle joined One America News Network’s Graham Ledger on Thursday evening to discuss the left’s open borders agenda and the importance of the upcoming midterm elections.

MTV is launching its first-ever midterm election drive to encourage young people to register and vote, hoping fans make voting a communal effort with their friends.

Italian actress Asia Argento — one of the most prominent activists of the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment — recently settled a complaint filed against her by a young actor and musician who said she sexually assaulted him when he was 17, the New York Times reported.

Netflix has canceled The Break with Michelle Wolf, the political talk show hosted by comedian Michelle Wolf, after just three months and ten episodes. 

A New York judge has ruled that an aspiring actress can sue Harvey Weinstein for violating sex trafficking laws because the proverbial casting couch, in which women are asked to trade sex for Hollywood opportunities, could be considered a “commercial sex act.”

Aretha Franklin is seriously ill, according to a person close to the singer.

A photographer says actor Bill Murray slammed him against a door and poured a glass of water over him while he was taking photos of a band at a Massachusetts restaurant.

“Superman” actress Margot Kidder’s death has been ruled a suicide, and her daughter said Wednesday it’s a relief to finally have the truth out.

Big changes are coming to the Academy Awards, including the addition of a popular film award category and the promise of a shorter ceremony in an effort to combat declining viewership and criticisms that the awards are out of touch with the mainstream. But the Wednesday morning announcement was also met with immediate backlash online, raising questions about what the new category would mean for a film like “Black Panther,” a global blockbuster which has also been talked about as a favorite contender for the best picture Oscar.

Jim Carrey says his cartoons pillorying the Trump administration are a civilized response to what he called an unfolding “nightmare.”

Asawin Suebsaeng and Maxwell Tani write in The Daily Beast that Fox News contributor Sebastian Gorka is under a “soft ban” by the so-called “hard news” shows at the network.

U.S. Senate candidate Joe Arpaio argued the benefits of gun ownership to a tiny toy doughnut in the latest episode of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s new prank show.

LeBron James has yet to play a minute for the Los Angeles Lakers, yet the NBA superstar is already busy in Hollywood.

“Murphy Brown” will weigh in on the MeToo movement when the series starring Candice Bergen returns to a very different world in September, the show’s creator said Sunday.

Charlotte Rae, who played a wise and patient housemother to a brood of teenage girls on the long-running sitcom “The Facts of Life” during a career that encompassed many other TV roles as well as stage and film appearances, has died. She was 92.

Tom Cruise sped past Winnie-the-Pooh at the box office to lead all films for the second straight week with an estimated $35 million in ticket sales for “Mission Impossible — Fallout.”

New York Magazine’s Andrew Sullivan calls out The New York Times and its newest hire Sarah Jeong for the excuse that her history of bigoted social media posts is mere “satire” in response to “trolls.”

In a call with analysts, Les Moonves expressed confidence about the company’s future but did not address the pending investigation and no analysts brought it up during a question-and-answer session.

Jane Fonda has been honored with a lifetime achievement award at a northern Michigan film festival founded by Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore.

President Donald Trump is campaigning in Wilkes-Barr, Pennsylvania, at a rally with Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA)–the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate against Democrat incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)–on Thursday evening. Watch the rally live here:

A report claims that members of the intelligence community privately support revoking the security clearances of former CIA Director John Brennan and ex-DNI Head James Clapper.

Chris Hardwick is getting his career back on track after a review of sexual assault allegations made by a former girlfriend.

Robert Mueller has referred numerous high profile D.C. lobbyists to federal prosecutors, including befallen Democrat powerbroker Tony Podesta.

Appearing Tuesday on “CBS This Morning,” the former “M.A.S.H.” star said he was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disorder three and a half years ago. Alda says he expects a tabloid will soon publish a story about his diagnosis.

Despite enthusiastic discourse around diversity in film, a report from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative released Tuesday says when it comes to the numbers, little has changed. The most popular movies are still largely the domain of white, straight, able-bodied men, both in front of the camera and behind.

Singer Neil Diamond gave an unexpected performance for firefighters battling a blaze near his Colorado home.

After six movies, 22 years, countless bruises and a broken ankle, Tom Cruise’s death-defying “Mission: Impossible” stunts continue to pay off at the box office.

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dak Prescott’s best test yet as the new face of the Cowboys came two days after owner Jerry Jones once again declared that all Dallas players will stand for the national anthem and even said they wouldn’t be afforded the alternative of staying in the locker room.

The CBS Corporation announced Friday that it would investigate allegations of misconduct, reportedly to be published by The New Yorker magazine, against chairman and chief executive Leslie Moonves.

Taylor Swift is helping ease the pain of a Massachusetts city mourning the recent loss of a police officer.

Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway spoke out on the fatal stabbing of a black woman at a subway station in California and condemned white privilege.

“President Trump’s aggressive strategy on trade was vindicated this week as European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker agreed to work toward the elimination of tariffs on U.S. industrial imports in return for the same treatment from the United States,” writes Alfredo Ortiz, the president and CEO of the Job Creators Network, in an op-ed at The Hill.

In Roseanne Barr’s first TV interview since her ABC sitcom was canceled for a racist tweet, the comedian apologized for her “ill-worded” post and insisted she is not a bigot.

A former lawyer at the studio behind “The Hunger Games” and “Twilight” movies said a powerful boss she once viewed as a father figure demanded she be his slave and subjected her to nonconsensual sexual contact. She said she stayed quiet about it for years because she feared losing her job and never working in entertainment again.

Acclaimed singer-songwriters including Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle will lead a five-city concert series to support families who have been separated at the border due to immigration policies put into place by the Trump administration.