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Tom Tapp
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Tom has covered the entertainment industry for more than 20 years. He joined Deadline in 2020 after working on the homepage teams of both Yahoo and AT&T. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Premiere magazine and on The Daily Beast. Tom founded the popular industry website and newsletter HollywoodWiretap.com, which he later sold. Before that, he spent seven years at Variety, where he was the Managing Editor of Features. While there, he created the trade’s award-winning lifestyle publication, V Life, and was its Executive Editor.
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2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
UPDATED with latest: The 97th Oscars is in the rearview — time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise.
Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead as we move move toward Emmy season and look ahead to the Tonys, music awards and more. Check back often for…
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Eric Dane Reveals ALS Diagnosis Ahead Of Return To ‘Euphoria’ Set
Euphoria and former Grey’s Anatomy star and veteran actor Eric Dane announced today that he has ALS.
Dane, 52, made the revelations in an interview with People, and said that he will continue working.
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James Toback Ordered To Pay $1.68 Billion To Women Who Accused Him Of Sexual Harassment
More than seven years after dozens of women accused director James Toback of sexual assault, false imprisonment, coercion and psychological abuse, a New York State jury today awarded $1.68 Billion to 40 of those women. The jury awarded a total of $280 Million in compensatory damages and $1.4 Billion…
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By Tom Tapp, Greg Evans
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Mickey Rourke: Photos From The Actor’s Life & Career
Mickey Rourke began his career as one of the hottest young actors of the 1980s with roles in Body Heat, Diner, The Pope of Greenwich Village and 9 1/2 Weeks. Among the directors he worked with during that period: Stephen Spielberg, Michael Cimino, Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Roeg, Barry Levinson and Alan…
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Universal Officially Moving Forward With UK Theme Park & Resort; Construction To Begin In 2026
Just one month before it is set to open its highly-anticipated Epic Universe expansion in Orlando, Universal Destinations & Experiences announced today that it will proceed with previously-teased plans to build a new theme park in the United Kingdom.
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Florida Gators Win NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship
After two competitive Final Four games — one of which was an instant classic — the Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship was a nail biter as the Florida Gators defeated the Houston Cougars 65-63.
Houston led 31-28 at the half. Florida fell behind double digits in the second half, trailing 42-30…
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Epic Universe: Fans Get A Look Inside Universal Orlando Resort’s Ambitious New Park
Universal Orlando Resort recently invited a group of fans and theme park social media types for a live-action preview of its long-awaited Epic Universe expansion. While it seems many were whisked to Orlando junket-style and that may limit impartiality, the reactions are uniformly rapturous…
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‘SNL’ Promo: Jack Black & Elton John Aren’t Getting Along
The latest promo for Jack Black’s Saturday Night Live hosting stint sees the actor and Tenacious D frontman get into it with one of this weekend’s musical guests, Sir Elton John.
After the host introduces John in a very 007 way, Sir Elton refers to the actor as simply, “Black,” which seems to…
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Jane Fonda Will Deliver Commencement Speech To USC Annenberg School Of Communication And Journalism
Oscar winner Jane Fonda will deliver USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism commencement speech as its 2025 keynote speaker, the school announced today.
Annenberg Dean Willow Bay said in a statement that the actress and author “reminds us that communication — whether through…
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Patty Maloney Dies: Billy Barty Co-Star, Syd & Marty Krofft & ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’ Actress Was 89
Patty Maloney, an actress whose 30-plus year career included memorable turns on Little House on the Prairie, Syd & Marty Krofft’s Far Out Space Nuts, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and the Star Wars Holiday Special, has died. Her passing was confirmed via a post on the official Syd & Marty Krofft…
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Val Kilmer Dies: ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Doors’ & ‘Batman Forever’ Star Was 65
Val Kilmer, the Juilliard-trained actor with leading man looks known for taking on roles that transcended his appearance, has died. His daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, confirmed to the New York Times that the actor had passed away after battling pneumonia. He was 65.
Kilmer’s early films included…
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer Warns New Trump Tariffs Would Be “Horrendous For The Economy”
“Speaking as someone who's not a fan of free trade, I have to be honest here: A 20% across-the-board tariff on almost all imports, that would be horrendous for the economy,” Jim Cramer said on his CNBC show this evening.
Cramer was referring to a Wall Street Journal report that predicted Trump’s…
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