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Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- The man behind Kangaroo Jack, Steve Bing, has died by suicide.  He was 55. Deadline confirms that Bing, a philanthropist, screenwriter and producer died Monday in Los Angeles.  The local police and the coroner's office, while not identifying Bing by name, claim a man matching the 55-year-old's description jumped to his death off a city apartment building that afternoon. His death is a major loss to the […]

Disney+(LOS ANGELES) -- (NOTE LANGUAGE) Hamilton is making its way to Disney+ but fans might notice two things, or in this case words, will be missing -- 2 f-bombs.  In a Twitter thread on Monday, creator and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda explained that the popular show drops the f-word three times, however, for it to appear on the streaming platform he had to drop two of them.  "On July 3, you’re getting the whole show, every […]

L-R: Macchio, Zabka/ABC(LOS ANGELES) -- The Karate Kid sequel, Cobra Kai, has found a new home at Netflix, the streamer announced on Monday.  The future of the show, which was a breakout hit for YouTube in 2018, and scored a record-setting season two premiere, became uncertain when the online video service signaled it was shifting from scripted to unscripted programming. The series, featuring original Karate Kid stars Ralph Macchio and […]

Photo by Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA Foundation(LOS ANGELES) -- In a video chat with fellow former Friends star Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow got personal about why it took her so long to get back to TV following the run of their NBC sitcom. "When I'm producing my own thing, that's different, but I have a commitment issue since Friends, to be honest with you," she told Aniston in a […]

Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Tina Fey, co-producer Robert Carlock, and NBCUniversal have banded together to have four episodes of 30 Rock that contain blackface removed from streaming and syndication.  In a note obtained by Variety, Fey explained the reasoning behind the successful request, which resulted in the episodes becoming unavailable for purchase, streaming, or played via reruns. "As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in […]

Photo by Whitney Hayward/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- The "holy grail" of Star Wars collecting -- a prototype of a never-released, rocket-firing action figure of bounty hunter Boba Fett -- can be yours right now for a few clicks.  And about a quarter of a million dollars. An extremely rare action figure depicting a character who spoke just four lines in The Empire Strikes Back is available on eBay for […]

ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) -- Jimmy Kimmel apologized for a series of impressions of African-American celebrities he performed in the past when he was a personality on Los Angeles' KROQ radio station and, later, on TV's The Man Show. While on the latter, he imitated NBA star Karl Malone, while wearing blackface. "I have long been reluctant to address this, as I knew doing so would be celebrated as a victory by those who equate apologies […]

Christopher Polk/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Michael Keaton, who played the titular characted in Tim Burton’s 1989 film Batman and its 1992 sequel, Batman Returns, is in talks to reprise the role in the upcoming DC Comics movie The Flash, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. That’s not all, though.  If a deal is struck, the veteran actor could also turn up as the caped crusader in other DC films.  Insiders tell the industry trade that Keaton’s Batman could […]