In brief: ‘Shark Tank’ season 17 guest Sharks announced and more

ABC has announced the guest Sharks who will appear on Shark Tank season 17. They include Allison Ellsworth, Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines, Alexis Ohanian, Kendra Scott, Michael Strahan, Fawn Weaver and Rashaun Williams. The unscripted series returns for season 17 on ABC and Hulu Wednesdays this fall ...Andrew Garfield has officially boarded Luca Guadagnino's upcoming film Artificial. Variety reports the actor has signed on for the film; we previously reported he was in talks to star. According to Deadline, […]

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2025 Emmy Awards nominations: How to watch and more

CBSNominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards are almost here.The Emmy nominations, which will be announced on Tuesday, will highlight the best of television over the past year.Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego said in a press release that the submissions this year "reflect the remarkable talent, innovation and breadth that define our industry."Abrego added, "Great storytelling depends on the collaboration, dedication and vision of so many across our creative community."Nominations will be presented by What We Do in the Shadows […]

July 15, 2025

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Long Island Music Hall of Fame film festival to include docs on The Beatles, The Zombies & more

Utopia FilmsThe Long Island Music Hall of Fame has announced details of their upcoming Music Documentary Film Festival, happening Aug. 8-10.The festival will include screenings of 24 music documentaries, covering artists like The Beatles, Harry Chapin and The Zombies.Opening day will include a screening of the documentary Building the Beatles, followed by a Q&A with the film’s co-director John Rose and a performance by British artist Billy J. Kramer.Also on opening night, there will be a screening of the Chapin doc, Cat’s in the Cradle 50th […]

July 15, 2025

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Bob Geldof says David Bowie, not Queen, caused surge in Live Aid donations

David Bowie performs at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London, 13th July 1985./Georges De Keerle/Getty ImagesBob Geldof is setting the record straight about a moment in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody that claimed donations to help famine relief in Ethiopia skyrocketed after the band performed at Live Aid.Geldof, one of the founders of Live Aid, told The New York Times that it was actually David Bowie who was responsible for the surge in donations."The movie isn’t right. Queen […]

July 14, 2025

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Prime Video issues community guidelines for ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ fans ahead of season 3

Erika Doss/PrimePrime Video is asking Team Conrad and Team Jeremiah to keep it civil.The streaming service has issued a statement asking fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty to keep online discourse respectful throughout the third and final season of the show."PSA for the Summer community," the show's official social accounts shared. "Cousins is our safe place. Everything good, everything magical. Let's keep the conversation kind this summer."A set of community guidelines were also put in place along with the […]

July 14, 2025

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Elmo X account hacked, posts ‘antisemitic and racist messages,’ Sesame Workshop says

Craig Barritt/Getty ImagesElmo's social platform X account is now secure after it was hacked and several racist and antisemitic messages were shared, according to the producers of Sesame Street."Elmo's X account was briefly compromised yesterday by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts. The account has since been secured," a spokesperson for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, said in a statement to ABC News on Monday.The compromised posts appear to have […]

July 14, 2025

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Bryan Adams looks back at 40-year milestones as he gets ready to release new single

Medios y Media/Getty ImagesBryan Adams is reflecting on some big milestones in his career.The rocker shared a video on social media noting that "incredibly" it’s been 40 years since he released his iconic track "Summer of ’69," as well as 40 years since his ballad "Heaven" went to #1. Both songs appeared on Adams’ fourth studio album, Reckless.He captioned the clip, "I can barely believe this!"But Adams’ career is far from over. "And we’re still out doing this every night,” he says in the video, adding […]

July 14, 2025

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Crowded House asking fans for help with new documentary

Brittany Long/WireImageA documentary on the Aussie band Crowded House is in the works, and the group is asking fans for help.In a post on Instagram, the “Don’t Dream It’s Over” outfit made a plea to their followers looking for unique footage that may be included in the film."Are you a longtime fan or journalist with rare footage or audio of Crowded House and its original members—Neil Finn, Paul Hester, and Nick Seymour? Maybe you captured a backstage moment, an interesting […]

July 14, 2025

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Rian Johnson on his scrapped ‘Star Wars’ trilogy: ‘Nothing really happened with it’

Tommaso Boddi/FilmMagic via Getty ImagesRian Johnson is sharing an update about his scrapped Star Wars trilogy.The director, who helmed the 2017 film Star Wars: The Last Jedi, had been set to direct a trilogy of films set in the Star Wars universe. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Johnson said he had been developing a three-film saga with Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy, but that plans were eventually scrapped.“Nothing really happened with it,” Johnson said. “We had a great time […]

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