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Tom Hiddleston Came Home from ‘Ghostbusters’ To ‘Night Manager’ Emmy Noms
3 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
The acclaimed AMC miniseries “The Night Manager,” based on the novel by John LeCarre, was a big winner this morning, landing 12 Emmy nominations. That includes a first nod for star Tom Hiddleston, who is currently reprising the role of Loki in “Thor: Ragnarok,” filming in Australia. Variety spoke to Hiddleston this morning about the news and his very fun last 24 hours.
Congratulations on the Emmy nomination; how did you get the news?
It’s 3:30 a.m. in Australia. I was sort of dozing off; I’m here working on “Thor: Ragnarok,” which is enormous fun. Chris Hemsworth bought a round of tickets for “Ghostbusters” and a group of us went to see it. I’d just got home and my phone started exploding.
That sounds like pretty much the best day ever.
It’s been a great day: I got to play on set with Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth, went »
- Jenelle Riley
Emmys’ Diverse Noms Prevent #OscarsSoWhite-Type Catastrophe (Analysis)
4 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
#EmmysSoWhite? Not quite. When the Emmy nominations were announced Thursday morning, it was clear that the Television Academy has again sidestepped the thorny race problems that have long plagued the movies, a problem symbolized by the #OscarsSoWhite protest. A number of TV programs with racially diverse casts were honored in major categories, including ABC’s sitcom “black-ish,” FX’s docudrama “The People v. O.J. Simpson” and Netflix’s dating comedy “Master of None.” In the lead drama actress category, Taraji P. Henson will again face off against Viola Davis »
- Scott Collins
George Clooney and Wife Amal Obtain Restraining Order Against Man Who Allegedly Threatened Them
4 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
George Clooney and his wife Amal have been granted a restraining order against a mentally unstable man who reportedly made threats about them. In documents obtained by TheWrap, Clooney was granted a restraining order against Los Angeles resident Mark Bibbee, who according to the papers is currently in the psychiatric ward of the Veterans Administration Hospital. Bibbee, 55, must stay at least 100 yards from the Clooneys for the next five years. He is also barred from making contact with them in any way. Also Read: George Clooney and Amal Meet Pope Francis According to TMZ, Bibbee sent Clooney’s team 189 pages of documents containing. »
- Tim Kenneally
Lauren Graham Calls Gilmore Girls Revival Her "Most Favorite Thing," But Will There Be More?
3 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Lauren Graham was on hand to announce the 2016 Emmy nominations, but of course we couldn't let her go without talking about some Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life talk in. "It was my most favorite thing I've ever done. I was very thankful every day and really could kind of connect to, 'I'm so lucky. Wow, what an experience to get to do this again,' in the way that we don't often get those chances in life," she told E! News about returning to the role of Lorelai Gilmore for the Netflix revival. "It's not even a do-over, it's just to go back with an understanding of how rare it all was and is. Plus, I just love that material. I love it. I never get tired of it." Graham »
Tracy Morgan Dedicates Emmy Nomination to the Friend He Lost in Fatal 2014 Car Crash
2 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Tracy Morgan could not be more grateful. After the comedian received a 2016 Emmy Award nomination for an outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for the Saturday Night Live episode he hosted last October, Morgan was quick to share his thoughts. "I am just so happy and want to share this with so many people and am nominated with some extraordinary company," Morgan, 47, said in a statement obtained by People. "I love you guys. I just want to thank everyone who helped me and my family after that horrific night and the months after - Lorne [Michaels] and everyone at SNL for having me come home, »
- Christina Dugan, @Christina_Dugan
This High School Teacher Could Be the 'Never Trump' Movement's Last Hope to Stop Donald Trump's Nomination
31 minutes ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
It's summer vacation for Colorado high school teacher Kendal Unruh - but instead of taking a break, she's trying to take down Donald Trump. Unruh, a conservative activist, is a delegate on the Rules Committee of the Republican National Convention, according to NBC News. She hopes to use her position within the committee to convince other Gop party members that delegates are not required to vote for Trump. Helming the joint mission of the groups Free the Delegates and Delegates Unbound along with ally Dane Waters, Unruh is charging that Rnc primary results are not binding: "It's a preference poll, »
- Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
Charlie Sheen Has Been Pursuing a Reality Show About His Life with HIV: Source
41 minutes ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
In November 2015, Charlie Sheen shocked the world when he announced that he was HIV-positive. Now People has learned the 50-year-old actor has been mulling the idea of documenting his journey living with the virus on a new reality show. "Charlie was shopping a series around," a source tells People, "but it's not clear what the status of it is."In the bombshell interview with Today show's Matt Lauer, Sheen admitted that he was extorted for $10 million over several years as he tried to hide his status from the world. "I'm here to admit that I am in fact HIV-positive and »
- Christina Dugan, @Christina_Dugan
Love in Bloom! Kym Johnson Spills the Dirt on Her Wedding Flowers
46 minutes ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
The Countdown to Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec continues! After picking a glamorous wedding gown, Johnson is on to a task that's a little more down-to-earth. "[Flowers are] my favorite part of the whole wedding," says the Dancing with the Stars pro, 39, in an exclusive video from People's Countdown series. "I kind of like very simple, classic design," she continues. "I don't want it to be too full-on and crazy." Shark Tank star Herjavec, 53, admits, "The most challenging part of wedding planning has been the flowers - I want lots of flowers. Picking them is more of a Kym thing." Since the »
- Lanford Beard, @lanfordbeard
Former Cornell University Fraternity President Wolfgang Ballinger Indicted for Alleged Sexual Assault
46 minutes ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
A grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old former Cornell University fraternity president arrested four months ago for an alleged sexual assault in a fraternity house bedroom, People confirms. In late February, Wolfgang Ballinger - a resident of Ghent, New York, whose father owns the music venue Webster Hall in New York City - was detained on attempted rape, sexual abuse, and criminal sexual act charges. Soon after his arrest, Cornell suspended him and prohibited him from returning to campus. While he has consistently denied any wrongdoing, a formal indictment was returned against the onetime president of Psi Upsilon Chi's chapter at Cornell Thursday morning. »
- Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
Love in Bloom! Kym Johnson Spills the Dirt on Her Wedding Flowers
46 minutes ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
The Countdown to Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec continues! After picking a glamorous wedding gown, Johnson is on to a task that's a little more down-to-earth. "[Flowers are] my favorite part of the whole wedding," says the Dancing with the Stars pro, 39, in an exclusive video from People's Countdown series. "I kind of like very simple, classic design," she continues. "I don't want it to be too full-on and crazy." Shark Tank star Herjavec, 53, admits, "The most challenging part of wedding planning has been the flowers - I want lots of flowers. Picking them is more of a Kym thing." Since the »
- Lanford Beard, @lanfordbeard
Former Cornell University Fraternity President Wolfgang Ballinger Indicted for Alleged Sexual Assault
46 minutes ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
A grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old former Cornell University fraternity president arrested four months ago for an alleged sexual assault in a fraternity house bedroom, People confirms. In late February, Wolfgang Ballinger - a resident of Ghent, New York, whose father owns the music venue Webster Hall in New York City - was detained on attempted rape, sexual abuse, and criminal sexual act charges. Soon after his arrest, Cornell suspended him and prohibited him from returning to campus. While he has consistently denied any wrongdoing, a formal indictment was returned against the onetime president of Psi Upsilon Chi's chapter at Cornell Thursday morning. »
- Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
Zika Outbreak Expected to 'Burn Out' Within 3 Years, Scientists Say
51 minutes ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
The Zika outbreak will likely burn itself out in the next two to three years, based on the fact that people develop immunity to the virus. Scientists from Imperial College London and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have published a new study suggesting that the Zika epidemic will have run its course in Latin America within three years, but only because so many people are being infected that the population will become immune to it. "The current explosive epidemic will burn itself out due to a phenomenon called herd immunity," lead researcher Neil Ferguson said. "Because the virus »
- Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
Zika Outbreak Expected to 'Burn Out' Within 3 Years, Scientists Say
51 minutes ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
The Zika outbreak will likely burn itself out in the next two to three years, based on the fact that people develop immunity to the virus. Scientists from Imperial College London and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have published a new study suggesting that the Zika epidemic will have run its course in Latin America within three years, but only because so many people are being infected that the population will become immune to it. "The current explosive epidemic will burn itself out due to a phenomenon called herd immunity," lead researcher Neil Ferguson said. "Because the virus »
- Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
Amy Schumer Reveals Her First Sexual Encounter Wasn't Consensual: ''He Was Saying, 'I'm So Sorry'''
57 minutes ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Amy Schumer is known for making some raunchy jokes that are sometimes pulled from her own life, but not every sexual experience this comedienne has lived through is a funny matter. In an extended preview of the celeb's Marie Claire interview (via the Huffington Post), Schumer opened up about the time she lost her virginity at 17 years old, and revealed that it wasn't consensual. "My first sexual experience was not a good one," Schumer told the magazine, adding that she didn't understand what had happened until she revisited the experience in her journal. "I didn't think about it until I started reading my journal again. When it happened, I wrote about it almost like a »
Louis Tomlinson's Ex Briana Jungwirth Slams Danielle Campbell: ''You Will Never Be My Baby Son's Mother''
1 hour ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
There's some drama in Louis Tomlinson's life right now. The One Direction singer's ex-girlfriend and baby mama, Briana Jungwirth, is none too happy about their son, Freddie, spending time with his new girlfriend Danielle Campbell. Let us explain... Tomlinson and Campbell were photographed in Malibu on Wednesday while the singer spent time with his 6-month-old baby. Obviously, Jungwirth caught wind of these photos and decided to take to Twitter to make her feelings clear. "You can pretend all you want but you will Never be my baby son's mother," she wrote to her 35K followers, obviously directing it to Campbell. As we reported before, the constant paparazzi »
Beyoncé & Adele Are One Step Closer to an Egot After 2016 Emmy Nods: See Who Has One and Who Almost Does
1 hour ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Beyoncé, Adele and Cuba Gooding Jr.'s 2016 Emmy nominations mean more than just the possibility of winning another award. The three are now one step closer to being Egot winners—aka winners of a Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Beyoncé is nominated for her third Emmy, for co-directing her HBO visual album and film Lemonade. She has won 17 Grammys as a solo artist and three with Destiny's Child. Adele is nominated for her first Emmy, for Outstanding Variety Special for Adele Live in New York City. The singer has two out of the four Egot awards; She won her first and only Oscar in 2013, for her theme song to the James Bond movie »
Black Gop Senator Reveals He's Been Stopped by Police 7 Times in One Year
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In the wake of last week's deadly shootings in Dallas, Minnesota and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott delivered a powerful speech about the "deep divide between the black community and law enforcement" on the Senate floor in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Scott, one of two current black members of the U.S. Senate and the only black Republican senator, told his colleagues that he had been pulled over seven times in one year as an elected official. "Was I speeding sometimes? Sure. But the vast majority of the time I was pulled over for driving a »
- Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
Black Gop Senator Reveals He's Been Stopped by Police 7 Times in One Year
1 hour ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
In the wake of last week's deadly shootings in Dallas, Minnesota and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott delivered a powerful speech about the "deep divide between the black community and law enforcement" on the Senate floor in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Scott, one of two current black members of the U.S. Senate and the only black Republican senator, told his colleagues that he had been pulled over seven times in one year as an elected official. "Was I speeding sometimes? Sure. But the vast majority of the time I was pulled over for driving a »
- Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
Bryan Cranston Opens Up About His 'Out on a Limb' Acting Style and New Movie The Infiltrator
1 hour ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Bryan Cranston is not afraid to go all out for a role; look no further than Walter White's wrath in Breaking Bad or Hal's myriad breakdowns in Malcolm in the Middle. According to Cranston, pushing the limit is just part of his process for any character, including those based on real-life people like President Lyndon B. Johnson, Dalton Trumbo or undercover agent Robert Mazur in The Infiltrator. "When I start taking on a character, I basically put it in this analogy," Cranston tells Entertainment Weekly and People editorial director Jess Cagle in the most recent episode of The Jess Cagle Interview. »
- Will Robinson
Family of Philando Castile, Whose Fatal Police Shooting Sparked National Protests, Says Goodbye at Funeral
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The family of Philando Castile said goodbye on Thursday to their brother, son, boyfriend and nephew who was killed last week in a police shooting outside St. Paul, Minnesota that sparked nationwide outrage and protests. More than 1,500 people attended the public funeral, held at the Cathedral of St. Paul, according to the Star Tribune. It was followed by a private burial ceremony and public reception at J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet School, where Philando, 32, worked as a cafeteria manager and where he has been remembered as a bright presence. "He smiled at everybody who came in the building," Joan Edman, a »
- Adam Carlson, @acarlson91
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