Ellen DeGeneres’ final comedy special to premiere Sept. 24 on Netflix

Netflix shared the release date for Ellen DeGeneres’ final stand-up comedy special, ‘Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval’.  Per Variety, “Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval” will premiere globally on Sept. 24 on Netflix; it marks DeGeneres’ second special for Netflix following Relatable (2018). According to DeGeneres, the new special will be the last comedy special of …

Paramount’s ‘Yellowstone’ shares trailer for Season 5, Part 2

Paramount Network has revealed a first teaser for the long-awaited second half of ‘Yellowstone’ Season 5, Part 2. A post on social media from the network read: “The hype is real. Don’t miss the epic return of Yellowstone Nov. 10, only on @ParamountNet. #YellowstoneTV” The trailer for the second half of Season 5 opens with …

Meta bans Russian state-run media outlets globally due to ‘foreign interference’

Meta said that it is banning some of Russia’s largest state media networks from its platforms for using ‘deception to run an influence campaign and to hide its efforts.’ The ban on the state-run media networks will expand to all Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp platforms, beginning sometime this week. Meta said in a statement: …

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs held in custody, denied bail after indictment on sex trafficking, racketeering charges

Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail and will be held in custody after his indictment on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution on Tuesday, September 17, one day following his arrest in New York. Combs appeared at his arraignment Tuesday wearing a black long-sleeve shirt and gray sweatpants, and entered …

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs held in custody, denied bail after indictment on sex trafficking, racketeering charges

Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail and will be held in custody after his indictment on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution on Tuesday, September 17, one day following his arrest in New York. Combs appeared at his arraignment Tuesday wearing a black long-sleeve shirt and gray sweatpants, and entered …

Nikki Glaser to host the 2025 Golden Globe Awards

Comedian Nikki Glaser is set to host the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards in 2025, with CBS sharing in a social media post: “The Globes have gone Glaser @NikkiGlaser is set to host the 2025 #GoldenGlobes on Sunday, January 5! LIVE on @CBS and streaming on @paramountplus ” Glaser said she is “absolutely thrilled,” about …

Suspected gunman in second Trump assassination attempt is charged with firearm offenses

The FBI is investigating what they call an apparant, second “attempted assassination” of former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday. On Monday, the suspect, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was charged with two firearm offenses (possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of …

China releases wrongly detained American pastor David Lin from prison after 18 years

The state department announced that Pastor David Lin, a U.S. citizen wrongfully detained in a Chinese prison for nearly two decades, has been released after 18 years.   A spokesperson for the US State Department said in a statement: “We welcome David Lin’s release from prison in the People’s Republic of China. He has returned …

Gina Rodriguez joins cast of ABC’s ‘Will Trent’ for Season 3

Gina Rodriguez has joined the Season 3 cast of the ABC drama “Will Trent” as a series regular. Per Variety, Rodriguez will play Marion Alba, who is described as a “charismatic, confident assistant district attorney who is new to Atlanta. After her first encounter with Will (Ramón Rodriguez) falls flat, the pair is surprised to …

Lady Gaga to release new single in October, dropping seventh studio album in 2025

Lady Gaga is teasing new music, as well as the upcoming release of her seventh studio album next year tentatively titled ‘LG7.’ Gaga, 38, first shared a photo in a post to her X account a glimpse at her itinerary for the next month, with her schedule ending with a line that read, “XX October: …