"Not being a liberal doesn't mean you're a racist," a liberal Hollywood mogul declared in defense of White House advisor Steve Bannon. Bannon's former business partner, Jeff Kwatinetz, told "The Hollywood Reporter" that liberal media claims that Bannon is a racist, anti-Semite are "absurd" and that MSNBC is wrong to stubbornly repeat those accusations.
Fox News announced that host Tucker Carlson would be taking over Bill O'Reilly's prime-time 8 p.m. slot after O'Reilly was forced out following pressure from advertisers amid an increasing number of sexual harassment reports against the longtime host. However, Carlson has a long record of minimizing rape and sexual harassment reports, as well as making sexist and demeaning comments against women and gender equality.
A new study that finds gun violence in PG-13 movies has more than doubled since 1985 has prompted experts to urge parents to talk with their kids about the violence they see on the screen. A new study that finds gun violence in PG-13 movies has more than doubled since 1985 has prompted experts to urge parents to talk with their kids about the violence they see on the screen.
In this April 11, 2012 file photograph taken by AP Images for The Hollywood Reporter, 'Morning Joe' host Joe Scarborough arrives at The Hollywood Reporter 35 Most Powerful People in Media event in New York. On "Morning Joe" Tuesday, Scarborough reiterated his stance that he didn't attend a New Year's Eve party at President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate in Florida despite a photo that appeared to show him standing with Trump near revelers.
In a recent roundtable conversation with actresses put together by The Hollywood Reporter, the issue of the gender pay gap in the movie industry came up and Amy Adams had a strong opinion on how the topic is being covered by the media. "Who you should be asking is the Producer Roundtable: 'Do you think minorities are underrepresented? Do you think women are underpaid?'" she said.
Michael Moore has premiered a surprise film discussing the presidential election just three weeks before Americans head to the polls. Moore debuted "Michael Moore in TrumpLand" in New York on Tuesday night in front of an audience of his fans.
Actor Martin Sheen called Donald Trump an "empty-headed moron" during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that was posted online Tuesday. Sheen, who for seven years played President Jed Bartlet in the television series "The West Wing," was discussing his upcoming movie "The Vessel" when the question-and-answer interview turned to politics.