George Clooney Fires Back After Donald Trump Mocks His French Citizenship

“I totally agree with the current president. We have to make America great again," the actor said

Asian Film Awards Suspends Competitive Categories After Hong Kong Fire

The Asian Film Awards Academy has modified the format of its upcoming 19th edition, eliminating competitive categories and the red carpet ceremony in favor of a scaled-back event focused on special honors following last year’s deadly Hong Kong fire. The academy announced that

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New CBS Evening News Anchor Tony Dokoupil Says News Has ‘Put Too Much Weight’ on Academics and Elites: ‘The Press Has Missed the Story’

Tony Dokoupil, who starts Monday as anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” spoke out on New Year’s Day about where he thinks the press has gone wrong, and vowed that starting Monday, the audience would come first — ahead of advertisers, politicians or corporate interests including

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‘Stranger Things’ Creators Defend Will’s Coming Out Scene and Confront Toxic Fan Review Bombing: ‘The Ultimate F— You to Vecna’

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the series finale of “Stranger Things,” now streaming on Netflix. Matt and Ross Duffer, the creators of “Stranger Things,” didn’t expect the review bombing that took place after the series’ penultimate episode dropped on Netflix

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‘Stranger Things’ Finale Spoiler Interview: Duffer Brothers on Whether Eleven Is Alive, Debating Who Got to Kill [SPOILER] and Why the Rock From the Briefcase Is Key to the Spinoff

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the series finale of “Stranger Things,” now streaming on Netflix. And so ends the nine-and-a-half-year journey of “Stranger Things,” which launched in July 2016 and concluded on Dec. 31, 2025. Creators Matt and Ross Duffer

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MTV Didn’t Shut Down on New Year’s Eve, Despite Social Media Posts — but the Music Left a Long Time Ago

You’ve probably seen a variation of this news on social media over the past few days: MTV officially shut down on New Year’s Eve, ending their final broadcast the same way the network started: With the clip “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles. But those posts are

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Will Smith Sued by Tour Violinist for Sexual Harassment and Wrongful Termination

Will Smith has been sued by a tour violinist who is accusing the rapper of sexual harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation. In the suit, filed yesterday and reviewed by Variety, musician Brian King Joseph names Smith and Treyball Studios Management as defendants and

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CNN’s Highly Anticipated Chevy Chase Doc Begins Streaming Tonight

A new documentary from CNN offers an unvarnished look at one of the most polarizing figures in comedy: Chevy Chase. “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not” premieres on CNN on Thursday, Jan. 1. Cable-cutters can stream the documentary online through a variety of Live TV streamers with

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Best Horror of January 2026: Sam Raimi’s New Thriller, Ralph Fiennes in ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,’ a Killer Chimpanzee and More

Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the executive digital director of Variety and the publication’s resident horror enthusiast. Please drop me a line at

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Chevy Chase Was ‘Depressed’ After His Fox Late-Night Show Was Canceled After 6 Weeks: ‘He Would Get in Bed and Not Come Out’

A brief chapter in Chevy Chase’s illustrious comedy career is his ill-fated late-night talk series “The Chevy Chase Show,” which ran on Fox for six weeks in 1993 and was cancelled after scathing reviews and low ratings. In the new CNN documentary “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re

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George Clooney Hits Back After Trump Slams Him on Social Media: ‘We Have to Make America Great Again. We’ll Start in November’

George Clooney suggested the midterm elections could put the country on the right track in a response to President Donald Trump’s snarky social media posts about the actor’s recent decision to get French citizenship. On New Year’s Eve, the president hailed Clooney’s move as

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Even Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper Can’t Stop Talking About ‘Heated Rivalry’

"I keep thinking nothing can surprise me at this point, but…" Rachel Reid, the author behind the show, said

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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Tops New Year’s Eve Box Office With $8.1 Million, Domestic Ticket Sales End 2025 With $8.9 Billion

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” continued to draw crowds on New Year’s Eve, topping the box office with $8.1 million. The film has become another holiday juggernaut for James Cameron and Disney, which acquired the rights to all things Pandora when it bought Fox in 2019. It has earned

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Watching the ‘Stranger Things’ Finale in a Theater: 11 Moments That Got the Biggest Reactions

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the series finale of “Stranger Things,” now streaming on Netflix. After five seasons and nearly a decade of anticipation, the “Stranger Things” finale has arrived. Unlike the 41 episodes preceding it, the finale was not exclusive

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