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Dominic Patten
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Dominic covers litigious Hollywood’s major lawsuits and weighs in on the current Golden Age of television with his video reviews and more. Before joining Deadline in 2012, he wrote for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, and the Toronto Globe and Mail. A frequent guest on NPR, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC and CBS, he also has been a documentary director, TV producer, national news correspondent and a newspaper editor.
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Hollywood Shows Up Strong For Simone Biles & Team USA’s Gold Win In Women’s Gymnastics Team Final
Hollywood was out in force to support Simone Biles and Team USA as they won the gold medal in the women's gymnastics team final Tuesday at the Paris Olympics.
One of the most anticipated and hyped events of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and shown live this morning on NBC and Peacock, the intense…
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‘Baby Reindeer’ Creator Richard Gadd Backs Netflix’s Effort To Get $170M Suit By Self-Declared Real-Life Martha Dismissed
Baby Reindeer creator and star Richard Gadd isn't named as a defendant in Fiona Harvey's $170 million defamation suit against Netflix over the hit black comedy, but he sure as Hell is backing the streamer in getting the action tossed out.
“I am a comedian, writer, and actor. I created, wrote, and…
“Malicious” Netflix Hit With Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Suit Over Vaccine Mandates By Streamer’s Ex-Risk Management Director
Netflix's former Senior Manager of Risk Management is taking the streamer to court on a plethora of claims from sexual harassment to discrimination, retaliatory termination and now-shuttered Covid vaccine mandates.
"Combs alleges that the real reason for her termination was retaliation for her…
Teamsters, Basic Crafts Reach Tentative Deal With Studios Just Before July 31 Contract Expiration
It was getting a little too close to the deadline for comfort, but the Teamsters and the studios have a deal.
After a long final sprint of talks that had more than a few executives and labor leaders on edge, Teamsters Local 399 announced just before midnight Saturday that the Hollywood Basic Crafts…
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Viewership Sees Gold Medal Results For NBCUniversal With Huge Rise From Tokyo
Good news for NBCUniversal: The Paris Olympics are off to a great start with a big win out of Friday’s Opening Ceremony.
Nearly 29 million tuned in for the extravaganza, according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.
That’s a more than 60% leap up from the pandemic-delayed 2021 Tokyo Olympics…
Ava DuVernay’s Array Unveils Bill Duke Tribute, Patricia Cardoso & Ed Zwick Screenings Starting Next Week
EXCLUSIVE: There’ s going to be some glory, curves and rage over at Ava DuVernay's ARRAY this summer, in all the best ways.
Back for its fifth year, the ARRAY 360 conversation and screening series will feature films and more from directors Patricia Cardoso, Bill Duke Ed Zwick over the next two…
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Beyoncé Proclaims “Give It Up For Team U.S.A.” In Paris Olympics Boost For Simone Biles & Other Athletes
The opening ceremony of the Paris Games is barely over, and already its starting to look a lot like the #Beylympics, at least to Team USA.
Having given Vice President Kamala Harris permission to use her ‘Freedom’ tune for her newly launched POTUS campaign, Beyoncé is now flying the flag for Simon…
Olympics Opening Ceremony Review: Paris’ Lengthy Spectacle On The Seine Lost In Translation On The Small Screen
The skies over a soaked Paris remained overcast for Friday’s 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony as the promised trés unique spectacle on the River Seine proved rudderless despite some superstars, a historical mixtape, and a grande balançoire or two.
Despite the theatre on the grandest scale with…
NBA Slams Warner Bros Discovery Suit Over TV Rights As “Without Merit”; Media Giant Accuses League Of “Direct Breach” In Awarding Games To Amazon – Update
(Updated with NBA statement) Just hours before the Opening Ceremony is set to kick off in Paris, David Zaslav wants to remind everyone that the Olympics are not the only game in town, as expected filing a lawsuit against the NBA over TV rights.
Not that the NBA seem that impressed
“Turner…
Joe Biden Will Rank “Probably In The Top Five” Presidents, Ex-Sen. Doug Jones Tells ElectionLine Podcast; Kamala Harris’ Hollywood Appeal
Editor's note: Running until the final general election results come in this unpredictable race, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Deadline's political editor Ted Johnson and executive editor…
Harvey Weinstein Back In Hospital With Covid; Imprisoned Producer Facing NYC Rape Retrial This Fall
Harvey Weinstein has Covid again and is back in a New York hospital as his attorneys prepare for a pretrial on sexual assault charges against the incarcerated producer.
"Craig Rothfeld, Mr. Weinstein's authorized representative and prison consultant, confirms that Mr. Weinstein has been brought back…
SAG-AFTRA Calls Strike Against Major Video Game Companies After Nearly 2 Years Of Contract Talks
SAG-AFTRA is going on strike again.
This time, the union is calling a work stoppage against the major video game companies after nearly two years of trying to renegotiate its Interactive Media Agreement. The decision to hit the picket lines comes 10 months after the union's initial strike authorizatio…
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