June 17th, 2025

Entertainment News

OAN’s Pentagon reporter learns the limits of expressing her own opinion

By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025

Assigned to cover the Pentagon for the conservative outlet One America News Network, Gabrielle Cuccia didn’t pretend to be an unbiased reporter. She describes herself as “a MAGA girl” who is unapologetically defiant in her support of President Donald Trump. Yet days after publicly criticizing a Trump appointee, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Cuccia found herself ... Read More »

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MrBeast aims to raise millions for his charity by offering a weekend experience to six-figure donors

By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast plans to turn the success of his Amazon Prime Video reality competition series into millions of dollars for charity. YouTube’s biggest creator is offering an exclusive weekend on the set of Beast Games Season 2 to the first 40 donors who make $100,000 gifts to his registered nonprofit. The earliest ... Read More »

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Corus touts new stars, returning hits to Global, while calling for loosened CanCon rules

By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment touted new stars and returning hits set to roll out across Global and its specialty networks on Monday, while making the case for loosened CanCon spending rules that would let it lean further into unscripted content. The broadcaster’s 2025/26 slate includes the first full season of programming for newly branded cooking ... Read More »

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‘King of the Hill’ voice actor Jonathan Joss fatally shot outside his Texas home

By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025

HOUSTON (AP) — Jonathan Joss, a voice actor best known for his work on the animated television series “King of the Hill,” was fatally shot near his Texas home, authorities said Monday. Police were dispatched to a home in south San Antonio about 7 p.m. Sunday on a shooting in progress call. When officers arrived ... Read More »

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Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon begins testimony in sex-assault civil trial

By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025

MONTREAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon is beginning his testimony today in his civil trial on allegations of sexual assault. Nine women are suing Rozon for nearly $14 million in damages for alleged sexual assault and misconduct. All nine women have testified about their experiences and faced cross-examination. The case has heard from ... Read More »

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Marc Maron to end his ‘WTF’ podcast after 15 years of interviewing comics, actors, musicians, Obama

By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comic and actor Marc Maron said Monday that he’s ending his popular and influential podcast “WTF with Marc Maron” after nearly 16 years. Maron said on a newly released episode that the last of the nearly 2,000 episodes he has hosted will be released later this year. “Sixteen years we’ve been ... Read More »

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Book Review: Michael Luo tells the harrowing story of Chinese exclusion in America

By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025

The history of Chinese immigrants in America has always been about much more than one particular ethnic group. As Michael Luo’s “Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America” demonstrates, understanding America’s efforts to keep Chinese laborers out, and the violence enacted against those who stayed in, is ... Read More »

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Marc Maron to end his ‘WTF’ podcast after 15 years of interviewing comics, musicians, Obama

By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comic and actor Marc Maron said Monday that he’s ending his popular and influential podcast “WTF with Marc Maron” after nearly 16 years. Maron said on a newly released episode that the last of the nearly 2,000 episodes he has hosted will be released later this year. “Sixteen years we’ve been ... Read More »

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Corus touts new stars, old hits in plans for Global, specialty channels Home, Flavour

By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment is touting new stars and returning hits to its flagship channel Global and specialty networks including Home, Flavour, History, National Geographic and Slice. That includes the first full season of programming for newly branded cooking channel Flavour and design and renovation channel Home, which launched in December after Corus lost rights ... Read More »

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Renée Victor, the voice of no-nonsense Abuelita in ‘Coco,’ dies at 86

By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025

Renée Victor, who voiced the no-nonsense, sandal-throwing Abuelita in Disney’s animated hit “Coco” and played the wisecracking Lupita on Showtime’s “Weeds,” has died. She was 86. Victor’s death was confirmed on Monday by a representative, Julie Smith, who said the actor had lymphoma for several years. She died Friday at her home in Sherman Oaks, ... Read More »

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Pulp is back for ‘More,’ their first album in 24 years. Even the Britpop band is surprised

By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Pulp has returned with a new album, their first in 24 years. Who could’ve predicted that? Not even the band, it turns out. “It took us by surprise as well,” dynamic frontman Jarvis Cocker told The Associated Press. “Why not?” If there are casual Pulp fans, they don’t make themselves known. ... Read More »

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