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Hoa Xuande’s life changed on Sept. 21, 2022.  It was nine months after he had sent in his audition tape for HBO’s series “The Sympathizer”; he had gone through the gamut of Zoom calls, he’d met with director Park Chan-wook, he’d traveled to South Korea and even made some trips to Los Angeles as part of the […]

Actor Will Ferrell, dressed as his iconic Ron Burgundy character from “Anchorman,” brought laughter to viewers and attendees at Netflix’s live event in Los Angeles, where Tom Brady was being roasted. During the event, which was filled with jokes about Brady’s ex-wife Gisele Bundchen and his “golden skin,” Ferrell added to the comedic banter.

It’s been a very busy weekend in the ongoing rap beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and the latest installment came on Sunday evening (May 5) with the release of “The Heart Part 6.” Drake adds to Lamar’s ongoing, five-part “The Heart” series that he began in 2010 with his own entry, derailing his foe’s […]

On Sunday, the Kia Forum and millions of viewers at home experienced great discomfort while watching Netflix’s live special of “The Roast of Tom Brady” when comedian Jeff Ross joked about Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, and Tom Brady, asking if Kraft wanted a massage. Hosted by Kevin Hart, the event saw […]

Kim Godwin, the ABC News president who was the first Black woman to run a broadcast network news operation, is leaving the Disney unit amid increasing concern about the way she was managing the home of shows like “Good Morning America” and “World News Tonight.” Godwin told staffers in a memo Sunday that she planned […]

Paramount Global goes back to playing the field this week with two suitors still pursuing the company that has been surrounded by a highly public M&A drama for months. And it’s unlikely to end any time soon. The company reached the end of its 30-day exclusive negotiating window with Skydance Media on May 3 without […]