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Neve Campbell confirms she's 'having conversations' about Scream 5

Neve Campbell was "really apprehensive" about returning to the franchise with Wes Craven.




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Laura Dern performed Dynasty scene with Reese Witherspoon for her birthday

The Oscar-winning actress opened up about giving the star the best gift for her recent birthday as they chatted during a recent episode of The Morning Show star's web series.




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Andy Serkis to conduct marathon reading of The Hobbit

Andy Serkis has promised fans a "special surprise" if they hit his $123,600 (£100,000) fundraising target.




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Jennifer Aniston resorting to watching laundry spin on lockdown

Aniston also took a moment to mark America's National Nurses Day.




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Dwayne Johnson thrills retiring teacher with surprise sendoff

Propst also took to the site to express her gratitude and share a video her pal took of her reacting to the touching gesture.




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Rupert Grint and Georgia Groome welcome first child

The new parents have been dating since 2011.




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Sebastian Stan felt 'exposed' improvising scenes for Endings, Beginnings

Sebastian Stan appears opposite Shailene Woodley and Jamie Dornan in the new film.




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Ryan Reynolds blames goofing off with Dwayne Johnson for stalled Red Notice

The stars were close to wrapping the Netflix film, which also features Gal Gadot, when they were forced to shut down in March.




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Donald Glover reuniting with Community cast for virtual table read

Donald Glover will be joined by castmates including Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Alison Brie, and Ken Jeong.




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Jerry Seinfeld wins court case over Netflix show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Judge Alison J. Nathan has ruled that the 66-year-old comedian is the creator of the show.




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January Jones shares phone number to help fans during quarantine

January Jones wanted to give her followers a more "personal experience".




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Pete Davidson received weed delivery from complete stranger

In a separate Instagram Live chat with Apatow, the actor explained the bag contained "a couple weeks' worth" of marijuana, which he gave to a friend.




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Andrew Garfield shares tips to maintain mental health in self-isolation

A string of other stars, like Emma's friends Octavia Spencer and Jonah Hill, have also contributed to the #WeThriveInside campaign




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Edward Norton and Amy Schumer all in for charity poker tournament

Maguire, Adam Levine, and Sarah Silverman for the All-In For Feeding America event last month, raising $1.75 million (£1.4 million) for the hunger relief organisation.




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Magician Roy Horn loses coronavirus battle

The 75-year-old passed away in Las Vegas on Friday.




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Olivia Munn thanks Sandra Oh and Lucy Liu for representing Asian women in movies

The actress also championed filmmaker Justine Bateman, who she worked with on Violet.




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Chris Hemsworth hopes Marvel blockbusters will bring audiences to reopened cinemas

The Thor star was thankful to finally be on a well-deserved break from his hectic schedule.




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Bruce Willis has reunited with his wife but is still quarantining with former spouse Demi Moore

The 'Die Hard' actor has been in Idaho with the 'Ghost' actress and their children, Rumer, 31, Scout, 28, and Talluhah, 26, for the past




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Emily Ratajkowski never wanted to be famous

The 28-year-old model-and-actress has "capitalised" on her stunning looks in order to "survive" and gain stability, but she wasn't expecting to become a




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The Crazy State of Australian Politics: a Primer

There is something bizarre going down in Australian politics, and its name is Clive Palmer.

In 2013, this mining billionaire formed a political party he called the Palmer United Party (PUP). Some people paid attention, most tried to look the other way.

This is because Palmer isn't your regular politician

The one and only: Palmersaurus.

Image: Bradley Kanaris, Getty Images

First, the billionaire mining magnate built Palmersaurus, a theme park on the Sunshine Coast filled with fake dinosaurs. Then he moved on to bigger things — with a plan to build the Titanic II. He is a large man with a booming laugh and a twinkle in his eye. Read more...

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5 Outrageous Things Australian Senator Jacqui Lambie Said Out Loud

SYDNEY — Jacqui Lambie is an interesting character. On first sighting, one isn't really sure what to make of her

The tough-as-nails former Australian soldier and single mother of two boys won Tasmania's sixth and final Senate seat in last year's election as part of the Palmer United Party.

The Palmer party is headed up by eccentric mining billionaire Clive Palmer, but if you think he speaks his mind, you need to check out Lambie

From saying on live radio she wants a man who is "well hung" to telling anyone who supports Sharia law to “pack up their bags and get out of here,” Lambie is causing controversy across the country with her inappropriate outbursts. Read more...

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Watch Australian Politicians Cut Awkwardly Into Movies and TV Shows

MELBOURNE — Australia's politicians have sure made some memorable public appearances of late.

We've had Senator Jacqui Lambie make a case for a ban on the burqa by stumbling through an explanation of sharia law on live television, federal MP and resident dinosaur enthusiast Clive Palmer's diatribe on Chinese business relations and of course, Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowing to get all up in the face of President Putin

And what better way to archive the missteps of the nation's leaders than superimposing their faces into some of film and television's most iconic scenes?

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4 better titles Australia could award now it got rid of knights and dames

On Monday, Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced he had removed the titles of "knights" and "dames" from the Order of Australia, a formal award system that honours those who provide a great service to Australia.

The two archaic titles were only brought back last year in a controversial move by former prime minister Tony Abbott. In a decision that made many question Abbott's leadership, the first knighthood was awarded to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh — a man who has only been to Australia a handful of times.

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Australian politicians won't stop dropping references to Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift is currently sending Australia into Tay Tay fever as she tours the country, and it seems the nation's politicians aren't immune.

Take Treasurer Scott Morrison. The minister was responding to media questions Monday regarding whether he had been offered the treasury job by current Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in February, months before the dumping of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott

We won't bore you with the details, but please note the part where the Liberal Party member told reporters to "shake it off" in regards to these events.

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Australian politician mistakenly quotes neo-Nazi, deletes all his tweets

He's one of Australia's most outspoken politicians, but conservative South Australian Senator Cory Bernardi has decided to go radio silent on social media.

On Tuesday, Bernardi mysteriously deleted all his tweets but left his profile intact

It's unclear why Bernardi bid adieu to tweets of times gone by, but on Nov. 22, he made an epic Twitter fail. Bernardi mistakenly quoted a neo-Nazi on the social media platform: "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise."

The quote — often attributed to Voltaire — is actually by American Holocaust-denier Kevin Strom, adapted from his essay titled "All America must know the terror that is upon us." Read more...

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Australia's ex-prime minister buys second-hand fridge, turns out to be super chill

Selling a fridge would normally be a straightforward affair — money is exchanged, the other person gets the appliance.

For Emily Hastings and her husband Emmanuel it turned into a photo opportunity, when Australia's former prime minister Tony Abbott turned up to their Sydney home to buy their three-year-old Daewoo refrigerator

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#auspol: The Twitter hashtag Australia can't live without

For Twitter users in North America, Asia or anywhere in the world, there's a little hashtag that may from time to time stray into your Twitter trends. That would be #auspol, one of Australia's most popular hashtags, which also rated third globally among trending political topics on the social media platform in 2015.

On Twitter's 10th birthday, it's time to explain this seemingly immortal, often cranky, hashtag to the rest of the globe.

What is #auspol?

Short for Australian politics, #auspol is most often used for commentary and rumour spreading about the machinations of the federal government. Read more...

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#AskAntony trends as Australia falls into existential crisis

It has been days since Australia voted in its federal election, but still no winner has been declared. The frustration is real, so the country is doing what it does. Namely, making funny jokes on social media.

Antony Green, ABC's election analyst, is Australia's version of Paul the psychic octopusHe has a pretty good record of picking winners, and helpfully, he has a website that asks one simple question: "Has Antony Green called the election" 

The answer for days now has been an emphatic, "No."

They tried to make me go to rehab. What should I say? #AskAntony pic.twitter.com/xBvcEnrSUR

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Terrorists may soon be detained indefinitely in Australia

The Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has proposed legislation that would allow for convicted terrorists to be held indefinitely in prison if considered a threat.

The proposed changes to legislation would allow convicted terrorists to be detained in jails for an infinite amount of time, regardless of their sentence length. While Turnbull said the changes were about promoting and ensuring community safety in a time of heightened uncertainty, the proposal has been criticised on the basis of civil rights.

Australia has no Charter of Human Rights which would require the Parliament or the courts to consider whether counter-terrorism laws comply with human rights principles. Without this charter, the Australian Government can operate in a legal grey area. Read more...

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Great Barrier Reef brought to politicians' doorstep in artful protest

If you can't beat 'em, erect a coral reef on their doorstep. That's what Greenpeace activists in Australia did overnight in a bid to confront politicians with the realities of climate change. 

The protest held at Parliament House (Australia's Whitehouse) depicted a faux-coral reef in neon white, representing the coral bleaching occurring on the Great Barrier Reef; the only coral reef in the world to be granted World Heritage status.

"Almost a quarter of the reef's coral died this year," Greenpeace Australia Pacific campaigner Nikola Casule told Fairfax Media. "Australia can't have both a healthy Great Barrier Reef and a coal industry." Read more...

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Bow down to the politician who's the Queen of verbal smackdowns

Australia's political landscape has long been tumultuous and rough around the edges. But amoung the rough, there is a diamond. Enter ex-prime minister, sharp shooter and straight talker, Paul Keating. He's sassy AF.

Keating made headlines again Wednesday by implying the country's foreign policy was suffering because governmental powers are too concerned with appeasing the U.S. 

It's just the latest public comment in the long line of brutal honesty and cynical realism that is Paul Keating's autobiography. Need hard evidence? Watch and learn children. The shade. Read more...

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Lebanese Muslim spokesperson blasts politician for inciting 'bigotry'

A note to politicians: Stop blaming an entire race, creed, religion or any other social group for the actions of the radicalised. 

Australia's Lebanese Muslim Association President, Samier Dandan, said as much Tuesday when he responded to claims by Australia's own Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. 

The minister called out Lebanese Australians during parliament on Monday, responding to the wry question "Which group of people, from which country, does the minister believe should not have been allowed into Australia?"

His response was unbelievable. "The advice I have is that out of the last 33 people who have been charged with terrorist-related offences in this country, 22 of those people are from second and third generation Lebanese-Muslim background." Read more...

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What does Clash of Clans maker’s $10 billion sale say about the future of gaming?

Developer says it has over 100 million daily players for 4 games, including Clash.




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HTC separates successful VR sales from struggling smartphone side

Spin-off subsidiary subsequently shan't subsidize sickly smartphone setup.




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Nintendo is running low on time to show NX to the public

With nine months until its planned release, where is Nintendo's next console?




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In an effort to find more players, Evolve is now free

Hope you didn't buy the game last week or anything...





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After game industry failure, Curt Schilling agrees to pay back Rhode Island

Of $75 million in loans, state gets $2.5 million from "tapped out" baseball star.




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Microsoft cloud annualized run rate hits $13bn in strong first quarter

Surface revenue was also strong, up 38 percent year on year.




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Spreadsheets have ruled Earth for too long—business must embrace the cloud

Cloud-based business management software (CRM, ERP) can revolutionise an SME.




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We’ve been missing a big part of game industry’s digital revolution

NPD “restatement” shows consistent spending growth as digital sales dominate.





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For console games, downloads are approaching a tipping point

Destiny 2's digital success could spell long-term trouble for discs




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StarCraft II goes free-to-play seven years after launch

Single-player campaign, ranked multiplayer available free of charge.





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Despite backlash, loot boxes could be essential to gaming’s future

Analysis sees loot box spending ballooning 62 percent, to $47 billion, by 2022.




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Tesla posts bigger-than-expected loss, bigger-than-expected revenue [Updated]

Company expects to be cash flow positive in the next two quarters.




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Microsoft posts a record $29.1 billion Q1. Same old, same old

You know the drill by now: cloud money good, consumer PC sales not.




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Google Stadia will support “a variety of business models”

But the streaming gaming revolution "is not going to happen overnight."