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David Bossie, a conservative operative and president of Citizens United, is joining Donald Trump’s presidential bid as deputy campaign manager, a spokeswoman for the campaign confirmed. Trump, in an…
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Vice Media’s top content executive issued a memo Thursday outlining steps the company is taking to improve how it works with and pays freelance journalists. The missive from Ciel Hunter, recently…
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What if food waste could feed the hungry? That’s the question posed in the new trailer for “Theater of Life,” exclusive to Variety. The documentary follows chef Massimo Bottura, whose Osteria…
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Mark Ruffalo has defended Matt Bomer’s casting as a transgender sex worker in the feature film “Anything,” following criticism by the transgender community. Ruffalo is an executive producer on the…
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Mel Gibson has revealed new details about the possible “Passion of the Christ” sequel. Gibson said during an interview with pastor Greg Laurie at the SoCal Harvest in Anaheim, Calif., last weekend…
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SELLER: Reba McEntire LOCATION: Lebanon, TN PRICE: $7,900,000 SIZE: 12,816 square feet, 7 bedrooms, 5 full and 2 half bathrooms YOUR MAMA'S NOTES: Almost a year after her by all accounts amicable…
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Christopher Guest’s sense of the comically absurd returns in full force in the first trailer for Netflix’s “Mascots.” The trailer begins with Ollie the Octopus and Tammy the Turtle performing and…
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UPDATED: Melania Trump, the wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, filed a libel lawsuit on Thursday against a Maryland blogger and the parent company of the Daily Mail over reports…
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A New York State appeals court Thursday threw out a lawsuit against the makers of “Grand Theft Auto V,” finding that a purported parody of Lindsay Lohan was protected speech under the First…
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With Robert Downey Jr. already set to reprise his role of Tony Stark, Sony and Marvel are looking to add a familiar face from his “Iron Man” universe into their new “Spider-Man” realm. Jon Favreau…
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Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey’s Icon Productions has acquired the movie rights to Mark Donaldson’s bestselling autobiography “The Crossroad.” Donaldson was a rebellious teenager who had already lost his…