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Britney Spears' longtime manager Larry Rudolph resigns, says the singer plans to "retire"

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*Kevin Can F**K Himself* sends Allison and Patty on a game-changing road trip

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Bruce Springsteen's daughter will be competing in the Tokyo Olympics

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When Zola becomes "@Stefani": The filmmakers and Zola herself explain the unforgettable scene

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If aliens attacked, Sam Richardson would probably pee his pants

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Where did Charlie Bucket's grandparents poop, and more burning Wonka questions

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Trick that truck: How Liam Neeson would customize his own big rig

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Netflix’s first Fear Street movie wants you to scream like it’s 1994

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On and off stage, Questlove’s Summer Of Soul is an invigorating and inspiring concert film

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Diarrhea incident continues to spell problems for Ultimate Slip 'N Slide

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Where did Charlie Bucket’s grandparents poop, and more burning Willy Wonka questions answered

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Quentin Tarantino doesn't get the criticism of Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood's Bruce Lee scene

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When Zola becomes “@Stefani”: The filmmakers and Zola herself explain the unforgettable scene

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The Best Show’s Tom Scharpling cuts through the crankiness in his hilarious and candid memoir

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If aliens attacked, Sam Richardson would probably pee his pants

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Desperation pays darkly comic dividends in Steven Soderbergh’s No Sudden Move

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James Franco has agreed to pay $2.2 million in sexual misconduct settlement

Two of James Franco's former acting school students accused Franco and his partner of engaging in sexually exploitative behavior in 2019

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Bill Cosby released from prison after conviction overturned by Pennsylvania Supreme Court

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Charlotte Nicdao teases the Mythic Quest season 2 finale and future of the show

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Lovecraft Country’s Jonathan Majors on Black art and that Superman fancasting

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Annie Murphy and Mary Hollis Inboden on *Kevin Can F***K Himself*’s genre-bending premiere

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