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Play video content Real Time with Bill Maher/HBO The brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine is hard for some Americans to understand, so Bill Maher broke it down in terms a pop culture consumer can easily grasp. Maher broke it down Friday night on “Real Time,” equating Ukraine to Kim Kardashian, NATO to Pete Davidson, and

Billie Sutton is a brave woman. Jessica Lucas truly shined as Bill during The Resident Season 5 Episode 14, an hour that served as Manish Dayal’s directorial debut on the series, too, and there were phenomenal performances all around. Join Resident Fanatics Carissa Pavlica, Leora W., Laura Nowak, and Meaghan Frey in discussing it all.

Jussie Smollett wants a do-over in court, he’s asking for a new trial in Chicago and taking issue with the initial jury selection process — but he’d also willing to accept a not-guilty verdict. The actor’s defense team just filed new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, asking the judge to reverse the verdict and find

Well, that was a different side to Erin’s personality! Throughout most of Blue Bloods Season 12 Episode 14, she was on her usual high horse about doing things by the book and not accepting evidence unless she had proof everything was above board. But in the last two minutes of the hour, she decided to

RELATED STORIES Judge Judy is still dispensing justice in reruns on daytime TV, but if you want new cases? You’ll have to head to IMDb TV, where the honorable Judith Sheindlin stars in a new courtroom show, Judy Justice, that made its streaming debut on Monday. (IMDb TV is a free-with-ads streaming service available through

With the names of comedy heavyweights Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd above the title, you’d probably expect Apple TV+’s The Shrink Next Door to be a silly laugh riot. But fair warning: It is not. The episode running times are actually a clue: The premiere is just 35 minutes, like a comedy, but later episodes

Rosamund Pike leads the charge in The Wheel of Time, Prime Video’s action-fantasy epic based on the long-running book series by Robert Jordan. With so much story to adapt in so little time, how does the potential Game of Thrones heir stack up? The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories

Warning: This review contains spoilers from Thursday’s And Just Like That… premiere. As a longtime Sex and the City fan — I even watch the butchered and bleeped reruns they air on E! — I was a little skeptical when HBO Max’s revival And Just Like That… was first announced. The movies weren’t great, the ladies are

I wasn’t quite expecting this, and you probably were not either. But HBO Max’s Peacemaker series is a bit of a blast, considering how polarizing its title character proved to be in 2021’s The Suicide Squad, of which it is spun off. Premiering Thursday, Jan. 13 with the first three of eight episodes (I previewed

Are network sitcoms making a comeback? Not too long ago, things looked dire for the genre — NBC didn’t even bother to put a single comedy on its fall primetime lineup — but CBS’ Ghosts, ABC’s Abbott Elementary and NBC’s Grand Crew have proven to be reliable sources of laughs already this season. And that hot

The producers of Hulu’s How I Met Your Father would really like you to not call it a reboot. Instead, they say, it’s a sequel to CBS’ long-running sitcom How I Met Your Mother — and of course, they’d like it to run for nine seasons, too. But having seen the first four episodes (premiering

Downton Abbey was such a resounding hit for PBS — a second movie spinoff debuts in theaters later this year — that it’s understandable TV networks would try to recreate that magic. So now we get The Gilded Age, a new HBO historical drama from Downton creator Julian Fellowes that’s also rich with luxurious interiors and finely

Shonda Rhimes already made her Netflix debut with Bridgerton, but her new true crime drama Inventing Anna — debuting this Friday; I’ve seen the first four episodes — feels even more Shonda-y than that. (She’s the series creator this time and wrote the pilot.) It’s a brisk, glamorous crime story that bears several of Rhimes’ hallmarks,

Things are getting tenser than a lethal game of Red Light, Green Light — “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk heard LeBron James bashing the show’s ending loud and clear … and fired back by clowning his panned ‘Space Jam’ movie!! James was heavily critical of the Netflix series’ final scene … discussing his dissatisfaction with

Was anyone else crying buckets? La Brea Season 1 Episode 5 was one of the most emotional episodes of the season. It connected survivors from different sinkholes together, and it explained the urgency of a rescue mission. Let’s discuss how so many people were connected and how our emotions went on an emotional rollercoaster. Soon

Stu Billett — the mastermind who created “The People’s Court” and birthed the whole genre of courtroom TV shows — has died. Stu died Friday in Los Angeles as a result of natural causes … according to reps for ‘People’s Court.’ He was surrounded by family when he passed. Billett dreamed up ‘TPC’ back in

Virgin River Season 4 is still a long way off, but at least we have some casting details to tide us over. TV Line has revealed two new series regulars, and they’re sure to get pulses racing. Mark Ghanimé (The Bold Type) has officially joined the cast as Dr. Cameron Hayek, who is on board

James Michael Tyler — famous for playing Gunther on “Friends” — has died. The actor’s rep tells TMZ … JMT passed away peacefully Sunday morning at his home in L.A. — this after battling stage 4 prostate cancer. His family says … “The world knew him as Gunther (the seventh “Friend”), from the hit series

James Michael Tyler, best known to Friends fans as Central Perk manager Gunther on Friends, has died. He was 59. Variety first reported the news. The actor opened up earlier this year about being diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer. At the time, Tyler revealed he learned of the diagnosis during a routine physical and

Robert Woods is ready to unleash a power and a force that you’ve never seen before — the Los Angeles Rams receiver just copped these amazing custom cleats featuring the Blue Power Ranger!!! TMZ Sports has learned, the wideout wanted to add to his royal blue custom cleat collection … so he hit up his

On October 23rd, 2011, Once Upon A Time premiered on ABC. It was a show about fairytale characters/Disney properties and what happens when they end up in our world. The show lasted for seven years, boasted one spin-off and an active fanbase.  It’s been ten years since Emma Swan blew out a candle on a

Peter Scolari, who famously co-starred alongside Tom Hanks in the sitcom “Bosom Buddies,” is dead, following an extended cancer battle. Peter’s reps announced he died early Friday … he’d been diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago, but it seems he kept that news private. The ABC sitcom “Bosom Buddies” put Peter and Tom on the

After years of rumors, Hayden Christensen is returning to the Star Wars universe. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the beloved actor will return as Anakin Skywalker. This latest piece of casting news reveals Christensen will appear on the forthcoming Star Wars spinoff series Ahsoka. Ahsoka nabbed a formal pickup last year alongside a plethora of

Play video content TMZ.com Jon Stewart has a message for everyone pissed off at Dave Chappelle — he’s asking them to pay attention to what’s in his friend’s heart … as much as what comes out of his mouth. We got Jon as he was leaving Capitol Hill, and asked for his take on the

Another person associated with The CW’s Batwoman is speaking out against Ruby Rose. Alexander J. Baxter, who worked on Batwoman Season 1 issued a statement exclusively to CBR to detail his experience of working with Rose. Rose came forward this week with allegations of a toxic set, and Baxter has said there were various issues

Get ready for some history to be made on “The Masked Singer” … because there’s going to be two celebs in the same costume, and we’re told they have quite a history between them. For the first time on the FOX competition show, there will be a double-faced costume with two people inside the same

Despite the multiple warnings she had for the family, the dealership has been compromised. Amanda is under scrutiny, and she’s not going to leave her protection up to the Kinsella family. Amanda, Michael, Jimmy, and Birdy have assembled because Frank has something to tell them. With Eric locked up, they are all that remains to

Adrian Holmes — the guy playing Uncle Phil in the new ‘Fresh Prince’ reboot — was involved in a car accident that resulted in fatal injuries for a man who was laying in the middle of the freeway. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Holmes was traveling southbound Monday on the 110 freeway just north

The town of Riverdale is spookier than ever. The first official trailer for Riverdale Season 6 dropped on Tuesday, and it teases a lot of twists and turns for the characters. We’ll start with Cheryl because the trailer zeroes in on what looks to be a cult she’s spearheading. “We must return to the old