Year: 2017

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Sexy “Stranger Things” costume draws online backlash

NETFLIX(NEW YORK) -- Ick or treat? The Netflix hit show Stranger Things is sure to provide some costume inspiration this Halloween, but some online retailers are raising eyebrows with a "sexy" take on one of the series' central child characters. The "Upside Down Honey" costume is based on Millie Bobby Brown’s onscreen character, Eleven, but is intended only for adults. It features a short light-pink baby-doll dress with a ruffled […]

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Entertainment

Jimmy Kimmel on returning to Brooklyn: “People are more social…they’ll tell you you look stupid at the drop of the hat”

ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) -- Jimmy Kimmel is headed east. Jimmy Kimmel Live! will broadcast all week from the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York starting Monday. For Kimmel it's a homecoming -- he spent his earliest years in the New York City borough. And the long-time Angeleno says he still feels at home back East. "People are so on top of each other here...I think for the good and the bad and […]

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Entertainment

Woody Allen says he’s “sad” for Harvey Weinstein, later clarifies

Getty Images/Kevin Winter(LOS ANGELES) -- Woody Allen had to clarify a statement regarding producer Harvey Weinstein, after he was quoted as saying he was "sad" for the disgraced former movie mogul. "The whole Harvey Weinstein thing is very sad for everybody involved," Allen told the BBC. "Tragic for the poor women that were involved, sad for Harvey that [his] life is so messed up." The quote made headlines for the wrong […]

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Entertainment

James Corden apologizes for Harvey Weinstein jokes

CBS/Terence Patrick(LOS ANGELES) -- James Corden is apologizing for jokes he made Friday night about disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. While emceeing the amFAR Gala Los Angeles on Friday night, the Late Late Show host aimed several jokes at Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by numerous women, including actresses Ashley Judd, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie. He was fired last week from The Weinstein Co. he helped […]

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Entertainment

Harvey Weinstein expelled from Motion Picture Academy

Gotham/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to expel Harvey Weinstein, following numerous allegations of sexual harassment or assault against the former movie mogul and producer, the film academy announced Saturday in a statement. "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors met today to discuss the allegations against Harvey Weinstein, and has voted well in excess of the required two-thirds […]

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Entertainment

“SNL” turns Kellyanne Conway into the clown from “It”

NBC/Will HeathThis weekend's Saturday Night Live featured a parody of the horror film It, in which CNN host Anderson Cooper has an unexpected and terrifying run-in with President Donald Trump’s advisor Kellyanne Conway. In the taped sketch -- which by Sunday at midnight was still the number two top trending video on YouTube with more than three-and-a-half million views -- cast member Alex Moffet plays Cooper. In a scene reminiscent of the film, the Anderson Cooper 360 host is seen walking in […]

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Entertainment

“Happy Death Day” kills at the box office with $26.5 million weekend

Universal(LOS ANGELES) -- Happy Death Day slayed at the box office in its opening weekend, raking in an estimated $26.5 million. In second place was Blade Runner 2049, earning $15.1 million here in the States. It took in an estimated $29.3 million overseas, bringing its worldwide total to $158.5 million. The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, beat expectations, delivering an estimated $12.8 million in its opening weekend. The film, which made its international […]

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National

California wildfire death toll continues to rise

David McNew/Getty Images(SANTA ROSA, Calif.) -- A possibly weary contracted driver of a water truck helping to fight California's wildfires died Monday morning after his truck veered off the road and rolled over, officials said.The unidentified man was driving a water tender, also known as a tanker, that can supply thousands of gallons of water to firefighters.He was driving into Napa Valley's Robert Mondavi Winery to help battle blazes when […]

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National

Truck driver pleads guilty in human smuggling case that led to 10 deaths

iStock/Thinkstock(SAN ANTONIO) -- A man accused of transporting undocumented immigrants in a brutally hot tractor-trailer, resulting in the deaths of 10 people, has pleaded guilty to the federal charges against him.James Matthew Bradley Jr., 61, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to transport aliens resulting in death and one count of transporting aliens resulting in death, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.The truck was discovered […]

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