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Paramount, A Skydance Corporation, will now be Paramount, an L.A.-based operation. After the $8.4 billion merger of Paramount and Skydance formally closed on Thursday, company leaders visited New York for a press conference. One detail to emerge from that 90-minute gathering was the fact that Paramount, whose corporate predecessors, Paramount Global, Viacom and CBS Corp., were all strongly identified with …

MGK Doesn’t Want to Be Cool Anymore  The New York Times MGK Reacts to Being ‘Hated for No Reason.’ Why It Doesn’t Bother Him — and What He’d Tell the Haters (Exclusive)  People.com MGK Says His Haters Are Just ‘Conformists’ Who Pretend to Dislike Him to ‘Fit In’  Billboard Machine Gun Kelly Samples Third Eye Blind, Says His Haters Are “Conformists,” Eats Only …

Jimmy Fallon hosted an unexpected guest on Thursday’s (August 7) episode of The Tonight Show as rival late-night host and Fox News favorite Greg Gutfeld joined him on the sofa. While Gutfeld has hosted his own titular late-night show on cable since 2015, his appearance on The Tonight Show marked the conservative comedian’s late-night broadcast debut. Gutfeld was on the …

The initial lineup has been announced for the Together for Palestine benefit concert at London’s Wembley Arena on September 17. Executive produced by Brian Eno, who announced it last week, the concert will feature performances from Damon Albarn, Jamie xx, King Krule, Sampha, PinkPantheress, James Blake, Hot Chip, Obongjayar, and more. The shows will include collaborations and performances of new …

There’s a saying among ARMY — BTS’ famously loyal fandom — that the South Korean supergroup’s songs find you when you need them the most. Feeling a bit melancholy? “Spring Day” is here to put things into perspective. Need something to pep up your spirit? “Dynamite” understands.  The solo careers of the band’s seven members have produced many similarly beloved …

Pamela Anderson plays Beth Davenport and Liam Neeson is Frank Drebin Jr. in The Naked Gun. Frank Masi/Paramount Pictures hide caption toggle caption Frank Masi/Paramount Pictures Fewer and fewer mainstream comedies play in movie theaters these days, which is what I’d call a tragedy. In the post-pandemic era, the studios, figuring that audiences will only buy tickets to blockbusters and …

Each year, Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights pushes the limit on what a seasonal after-hours event can be. For Mike Aiello, senior director of creative development at Universal Orlando Resort, this year is about ramping up the scares across the park, while also introducing new event experiences like roving zombie carhops and a DJ dance …

Kristi Noem, the United States Secretary of Homeland Security, appeared on Glenn Beck’s radio show and slammed “South Park” as “so lazy” and “petty” after she became the Comedy Central series’ latest target (via The Daily Beast). “South Park” eviscerated Noem during Season 27’s second episode, where she was depicted as a puppy-shooting, Botox-using ICE agent who arrests anyone suspected …

How The Creators of ‘The Naked Gun’ Crafted a Dumb Joke That’s Actually Funny  The New York Times The laughs land in ‘The Naked Gun’ reboot, but fall flat in ‘Freakier Friday’  NPR Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson’s loved ones aren’t spilling on their relationship, but they are supportive  CNN ‘Naked Gun’ Writers Weigh In on Most Talked-About Jokes: R-Word, O.J. and That …

This week, the first sequel to 2003’s Freaky Friday opens in theaters. This week, the fifth movie based on the book Freaky Friday opens in theaters. This week, the seventh movie based on the Freaky Friday book series opens in theaters. Perhaps it’s only appropriate, given the name of the franchise, but somehow all of these things are simultaneously true. …