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6+ min ago (221+ words) The Trump administration has considered revoking visas of two prominent critics of billionaire Elon Musk " a once close ally of President Donald Trump " and his X social platform, according to a new Zeteo report on Thursday. New documentation viewed by Zeteo indicated that high-level talks were underway among top government officials to decide whether to make the decision. "Per a draft for an action memo outlining options for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the administration is weighing a move to revoke the visas of former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, CEO and founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate," according to the outlet. It could be the first attempt for the Trump administration to revoke visas of people it deems are censoring Americans. "Just last week, the State Department reportedly directed officials to screen out applicants…...

10+ min ago (299+ words) The actor called his latest creative jousts with the director "one of the most profound learning experiences" Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are preparing yet another collaboration. According to DiCaprio, these team-ups always come with months of debate before the cameras begin to roll. "[It's] lots of questions and lots of playing devil's advocate about a way to approach things that may not be the most obvious direction," DiCaprio said in conversation with Scorsese at Time's "A Year in Time" event Wednesday. "We're doing that on the new film that we're doing now, but it's been absolutely one of the most profound learning experiences." "We have this ability to collaborate together, and it's based on trust and love," Scorsese said. "We go to places sometimes that at times feel almost impossible." DiCaprio called the pair's months-long debates about film a…...

10+ min ago (1716+ words) Yet another musician has joined the choir of voices refuting the White House's latest string of ICE advertisements. SZA torched the Trump administration for using her music in a pro-ICE ad, claiming that the blatant intellectual property theft was really just a transparent bid to rage-bait artists into giving the violent campaign more attention. "White House rage baiting artists for free promo is PEAK DARK " inhumanity +shock and aw tactics," SZA wrote on X Wednesday. "Evil n Boring." The White House published a Christmas-themed montage of ICE arrests Monday set to SZA's track "Big Boy," focusing on the song's reprise "it's cuffing season'which, in the context of the song, refers to falling into short-term relationships during the cold winter months. Not ripping people away from their families and forcing them into modern-day concentration camps. "WE HEARD IT'S CUFFING SZN," the…...

12+ min ago (253+ words) Andrew Schulz and his co-hosts on the Flagrant podcast nuked President Donald Trump's recent pardon of a crypto billionaire whom the U.S. government accused of facilitating money laundering and called a national security threat. "And I think some people just straight paying for it. I think there's a price for it," replied co-host Alexx Media. "But what's the price, though?" pushed back Schulz. Co-host Mark Gagnon added, "Well, allegedly, I heard this with the Binance guy." "Yeah, what's the Binance one?" Schulz asked. "Like, allegedly it was like he got pardoned and then he has all these funds that he's able to like reinsert back into Trump's projects. Yeah, like his crypto projects. Allegedly. I don't know if this is the case " this is what I've heard," Gagnon replied. Schulz replied, "Yeah. I mean, that checks out. So then you're paying…...

13+ min ago (1065+ words) Netflix's merger argument indirectly centers around the growing creator economy Tis the season for giving Warner Bros. Discovery billions of dollars. At least, that's what Hollywood has decided.No one can stop talking about the ongoing war between Netflix and Paramount over WBD. Though Netflix officially won the bid to acquire the historic brand last week, Paramount hasn't taken no for an answer, combatting the possible merger with several appeals to WBD's shareholders. You cantalk about this Hollywood kerfuffle for eons (and we have!)But one of the few under-covered angles in this mess has to do with creators. Netflix is pointing to the size of the creator-dominated YouTube as proof that acquiring Warner Bros.' streaming and studio assets isn't anti-competitive, actually. But how legit is this claim? From a TV viewership standpoint, it's pretty credible. But Netflix isn't as…...

13+ min ago (365+ words) The Warner Bros. Television series from "Once Upon a Time" co-creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis was previously in development at HBO Max Amanda Seyfried will star in and executive produce a TV adaptation of Carl Hiaasen's "Skinny Dip" in the works at Amazon's Prime Video. Produced by Warner Bros. Television, "Skinny Dip" hails from "Once Upon a Time" co-creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, who serve as executive producers and writers. The one-hour dramedy series is described as an "action-romantic-comedy-triangle about murder, vengeance and the elusiveness of true accountability in this world." The project was first reported to be in development at HBO Max in March, but shifted over to Prime Video after the streamer stepped up with a $2 million+ package for the series in a deal that closed Wednesday, according to an individual with knowledge of the deal....

17+ min ago (491+ words) Heritage Action and President Donald Trump are coming under fire after the conservative advocacy organization made a claim that the president threatened to defund the state of Indiana should lawmakers not pass legislation to redraw its congressional district maps. "President Trump has made it clear to Indiana leaders: if the Indiana Senate fails to pass the map, all federal funding will be stripped from the state," Heritage Action wrote on social media on Thursday. "Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop. These are the stakes and every NO vote will be to blame." The post ended with, "#PassTheMap." While President Trump has publicly threatened to support primary challengers against lawmakers who oppose his redistricting push, NCRM has not found any news reports confirming Heritage Action's assertion. It is possible the group is relying on…...

18+ min ago (273+ words) Casting director Rich Delia breaks down the young cast of the harrowing Stephen King adaptation "I was completely awestruck. I had never seen a version of the character the way that he played it " it was an electric energy." "Cooper Hoffman is just a marvel, and that backstory really just made the audition something that was just not really an audition. It felt like you were watching the character from the film emerge." But two contestants does not a Long Walk make. "Mark Hamill is the ultimate hero. He is Luke Skywalker. He's such an icon in so many ways, and I thought that there was something really interesting about subverting audiences' expectations and of casting someone that they have such a warm association with in this truly villainous role." There are no small parts, and Delia needed someone who…...

21+ min ago (194+ words) White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday said that CNN "would benefit from new ownership" moments after a tense exchange with Kaitlan Collins. During Thursday's White Housing briefing, Collins asked the press secretary a question regarding inflation. When Collins claimed there were "mixed signals" regarding the state of the economy, Leavitt interjected to argue that inflation was actually down in comparison to the end of former President Joe Biden's term. When Collins said that "no one's arguing it wasn't high under Biden," Leavitt again interjected to accuse the media of not covering Biden-era inflation with the same vigor. The two repeatedly cut one another off until Leavitt said Collins and others "want to push untrue narratives about the president." Moments later, Leavitt called on Wall Street Journal reporter Brian Schwartz for a pair of questions. The second one focused…...

23+ min ago (319+ words) White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt brawled with CNN's Kaitlyn Collins Thursday over the affordability crisis and President Donald Trump's seemingly contradictory statement about Christmas presents. "If the economy is as strong as the president has said it is, why is he telling parents two weeks before Christmas that they should only buy two or three dolls for their children?" Collins asked. Leavitt then took a swipe at Collins, saying, "Again, with respect to affordability, every metric, Kaitlyn " and I wish you would report more on it " that the economy is getting better and brighter than what it was under the previous administration." Collins countered, "Grocery prices have been up, so, we've covered the economy, but there's mixed signals in terms of what that looks like," Collins said. Leavitt shot back about inflation numbers being down under Trump, who has…...