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Stephen Graham had a hell of a Sunday for someone who “is just a mixed-race kid from a block of flats in a place called Kirkby,” in his own words. Graham won best actor in a limited series and best writing at the 2025 Emmy Awards for his brilliant work in Adolescence, which also won for best limited series. Graham, …

Stephen Graham won the lead limited series actor Emmy on Sunday, recognizing his portrayal of Eddie Miller in Netflix’s “Adolescence,” which he co-created. “This kind of thing doesn’t normally happen to a kid like me. I’m just a mixed-race kid from a block of flats in a place called Kirkby,” said Graham, who is of Swedish and Jamaican descent. “To be here today in …

“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” won the Emmy for outstanding talk series Sunday for the first time — seven months before it goes off the air. Colbert, accepting the award to rapturous applause and cheers from the audience inside Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, thanked the roughly 200 “incredible professionals” who work behind the scenes of the late-night show, which …

Stephen Colbert took the Emmys stage following “The Late Show’s” win for Outstanding Talk Series on Sunday night. His victory was one of the most celebrated of the evening, causing the crowd to erupt into chants of “Stephen.” “Think of the children,” Colbert joked, nodding to host Nate Bargatze’s donation gimmick. He then opened up about what it was like …

Stephen Colbert took the stage at the Emmy Awards Sunday night as a presenter, earning huge applause after his “The Late Show” was shockingly canceled earlier this year. The crowd rose to its feet as soon as Colbert hit the stage, chanting “Stephen! Stephen! Stephen!” before Colbert presented the award for lead actor in a comedy series. “While I have …

A billionaire considered to be one of the most powerful people on Wall Street has infuriated neighbors by transporting 30 tankers of water a day to his $80 million estate in the U.K. Stephen Schwarzman, 78, has been shipping vast quantities of water to his 2,500-acre estate in Wiltshire, in order to fill a nine-million-gallon lake located on the premises. …

Stephen King has apologized after claiming that conservative activist Charlie Kirk “advocated stoning gays to death” in a since-deleted X post. But King also doubled down on the point of his original post, making it clear his apology was solely for the misinformation. “I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays,” King wrote Friday. “What he actually demonstrated was …

Stephen King’s social media post after Charlie Kirk’s assassination has drawn criticism. Kirk, 31, was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday during a campus Q&A session. Following his death, King sparked controversy by calling his murder “another example of American gun violence.” Stephen King reacted to the demise of Charlie Kirk, an ally of …

Stephen King apologized Friday for claiming that the conservative activist Charlie Kirk “advocated stoning gays.” King made the initial assertion in a since-deleted social media post written after Kirk was shot and killed Sept. 10 at an event he was hosting at Utah Valley University. “I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays. What he actually demonstrated was how …

Stephen King has issued a rare apology for a politically oriented tweet in the wake of Charlie Kirk‘s death. King originally posted on X about Kirk in the wake of his assassination: “He advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin.’” The tweet was in reaction to post by Fox News host Jesse Watters writing, “Charlie Kirk was not a controversial …