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HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 07: Actor Michael Madsen attends the Premiere of The Weinstein Company's "The Hateful Eight" at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on December 7, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Michael Madsen Dies

The 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' actor was 67.

By Michaela Zee

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Box Office: ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Roars With $25.3 Million on Thursday

Dinosaurs are ruling the box office heading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

By Brent Lang

Anime Expo Los Angeles Crunchyroll booth July 3 2025

Anime Expo Flexes the Art Form’s Global Muscle with 100,000 Fans Gathering in Downtown L.A.

The growing popularity of and intense fandom devoted to anime content is on colorful display in downtown Los Angeles over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Some…

By Cynthia Littleton

DES MOINES, IOWA - JULY 03: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a rally to kick off the July Fourth holiday weekend at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on July 03, 2025 in Des Moines, Iowa. The president used the opportunity to tout his just-passed "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" which outlines his administration's spending priorities. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump Claims '60 Minutes' Settlement Is Worth as Much as $35 Million Including ‘Advertising’; Paramount Denies Deal Includes PSAs

Paramount Global said it would pay $16 million under its deal with President Donald Trump to settle his “60 Minutes” lawsuit, which legal experts widely said was…

By Todd Spangler

Nicole Ari Parker on 'And Just Like That.'

Nicole Ari Parker on Her ‘And Just Like That’ Journey and Audience Expectations: ‘I Didn’t Realize the Fans Were So Insane!’

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Silent Mode,” Season 3, Episode 6 of “And Just Like That,” now streaming on Max. Lisa Todd Wexley, the paragon of…

By Daniel D'Addario

Dan Rather on Paramount’s Trump Settlement: ‘It Was a Sell-Out to Extortion by the President’

EXCLUSIVE: The former CBS News anchor shared his support for '60 Minutes' and disappointment in Paramount's $16 million Trump lawsuit settlement.

By Michael Schneider

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