Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) got into a heated exchange at Thursday’s House Oversight meeting. The meeting focused on GOP efforts to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Garland refuses to release audio recordings of President Joe Biden‘s interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
The conversation veered when Greene tried to connect Democrats to Judge Juan Merchan overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial. Greene also asked if any Democrats employed Merchan’s daughter, a specific attack that led to Trump’s gag order. Trump previously took to Truth Social to insult Merchan’s daughter, claiming she worked for “Crooked Joe Biden.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) jumped in on Greene’s rant. “Please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” Crockett questioned. “Do you know what we’re here for? You know we’re here about Ag Garland?...
The conversation veered when Greene tried to connect Democrats to Judge Juan Merchan overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial. Greene also asked if any Democrats employed Merchan’s daughter, a specific attack that led to Trump’s gag order. Trump previously took to Truth Social to insult Merchan’s daughter, claiming she worked for “Crooked Joe Biden.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) jumped in on Greene’s rant. “Please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” Crockett questioned. “Do you know what we’re here for? You know we’re here about Ag Garland?...
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
One of the most anticipated moments of the 77th Cannes Film Festival finally arrived Monday night with the world premiere of the Donald Trump drama The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan as a young version of the real estate mogul in his pre-maga days.
Only Francis Ford Coppola’s wildly ambitious swan song Megalopolis had inspired more pre-premiere chatter and curiosity at this year’s edition of the glamorous French film festival. Ahead of its unveiling, virtually no one had seen The Apprentice, as the movie reportedly was finished only days before its premiere.
Ali Abbasi, Stan, Martin Donovan, and Maria Bakalova walked the Cannes red carpet for the premiere. Only Jeremy Strong, who plays notorious political fixer Roy Cohn in the film, was not in attendance.
Directed by acclaimed Iranian-Danish filmmaker Abbasi and written by Gabe Sherman, The Apprentice explores Donald Trump’s rise to power in 1980s America under...
Only Francis Ford Coppola’s wildly ambitious swan song Megalopolis had inspired more pre-premiere chatter and curiosity at this year’s edition of the glamorous French film festival. Ahead of its unveiling, virtually no one had seen The Apprentice, as the movie reportedly was finished only days before its premiere.
Ali Abbasi, Stan, Martin Donovan, and Maria Bakalova walked the Cannes red carpet for the premiere. Only Jeremy Strong, who plays notorious political fixer Roy Cohn in the film, was not in attendance.
Directed by acclaimed Iranian-Danish filmmaker Abbasi and written by Gabe Sherman, The Apprentice explores Donald Trump’s rise to power in 1980s America under...
- 5/20/2024
- by Patrick Brzeski and Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Even in Cannes, it’s hard to avoid Donald Trump.
“The Apprentice,” the story of the 45th and possibly 47th president’s early years as a real estate developer, earned a eight-minute standing ovation on Monday. It’s probably safe to assume that the film festival crowd isn’t a Maga-heavy one, so it helps that “The Apprentice” paints a blistering portrait, focusing on Trump’s relationship with Roy Cohn, the McCarthy-ite lawyer and fixer who took an interest in the “the Donald” before he was a household name.
Sebastian Stan (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”) stars as Trump, Jeremy Strong (“Succession”) plays Cohn and Maria Bakalova (“Borat 2”) portrays Ivana Trump, the thrice-married president’s first spouse. Ali Abbasi, the Iranian-Danish filmmaker behind “Border” and “Holy Spider,” directs the movie from a script by Gabriel Sherman, a journalist who covered the Trump White House, as well as...
“The Apprentice,” the story of the 45th and possibly 47th president’s early years as a real estate developer, earned a eight-minute standing ovation on Monday. It’s probably safe to assume that the film festival crowd isn’t a Maga-heavy one, so it helps that “The Apprentice” paints a blistering portrait, focusing on Trump’s relationship with Roy Cohn, the McCarthy-ite lawyer and fixer who took an interest in the “the Donald” before he was a household name.
Sebastian Stan (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”) stars as Trump, Jeremy Strong (“Succession”) plays Cohn and Maria Bakalova (“Borat 2”) portrays Ivana Trump, the thrice-married president’s first spouse. Ali Abbasi, the Iranian-Danish filmmaker behind “Border” and “Holy Spider,” directs the movie from a script by Gabriel Sherman, a journalist who covered the Trump White House, as well as...
- 5/20/2024
- by Matt Donnelly and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The Trumps were on the red carpet this evening at the Cannes Film Festival — sort of — as Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice world premiered in competition. The film was greeted with an 11-minute post-screening ovation at the Grand Theatre Lumiere.
Sebastian Stan, the Emmy and Golden Globe nominee known for his work in the MCU and the Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy, here plays a young Donald Trump with Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova (Borat 2) as Trump’s first wife, Ivana. Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jeremy Strong also stars as infamous attorney Roy Cohn, and Martin Donovan is playing Fred Trump.
Stan and Bakalova attended the red-carpet premiere. Strong was not in attendance as we understand he stayed in New York where he is starring on Broadway in An Enemy of the People.
Abbasi in remarks after the film said he wanted to embrace the politics of now in cinema with so much unrest in the world.
“In the time of turmoil, there’s this tendency to look inwards, to bury your head deep in the sand … and hope for the best, hope for the storm to get away,” he said. “But you know, the storm is not going away, the storm is coming, actually. The worst times are to come.”
The storm is coming, it’s time to make movies political again says director of ‘The Apprentice’ Ali Abbasi #Cannes pic.twitter.com/mEUVdXV8Dp
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) May 20, 2024
There was lots of hugs going around among Abbasi, Stan and Bakalova as the lights went up on the two-hour film. Cate Blanchett, Cynthia Erivo and Oliver Stone were among the crowd applauding afterward. Stone, who has made his share of political films, even offered a spot review.
Oliver Stone and @BazBam catch up after ‘The Apprentice’ premiere to discuss the film: “It’s like ‘Citizen Kane’ in that regard” #Cannes2024 pic.twitter.com/oCjYHmJnED
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) May 20, 2024
An exploration of power and ambition, and set in a world of corruption and deceit, The Apprentice examines Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the 1970s and 80s, also digging into his relationship with Cohn. It’s a mentor-protégé story that charts the origins of a major American dynasty. Filled with larger than life characters, it reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers.
The real-life former Potus is currently standing trial in a criminal hush-money case in New York.
Gabriel Sherman, whose bestseller The Loudest Voice in the Room inspired Showtime’s miniseries The Loudest Voice, starring Russell Crowe as Fox News founder Roger Ailes, wrote The Apprentice script.
The Apprentice producers are Daniel Bekerman of Scythia Films, Jacob Jarek of Profile Pictures and Ruth Treacy of Taylored Films. Executive producers are Grant S. Johnson, Sherman and Amy Baer, in association with Kinematics as the financier.
International sales are being handled by Rocket Science with CAA and WME on domestic sales in Cannes. Studiocanal recently acquired UK-Ireland rights.
Sebastian Stan, the Emmy and Golden Globe nominee known for his work in the MCU and the Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy, here plays a young Donald Trump with Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova (Borat 2) as Trump’s first wife, Ivana. Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jeremy Strong also stars as infamous attorney Roy Cohn, and Martin Donovan is playing Fred Trump.
Stan and Bakalova attended the red-carpet premiere. Strong was not in attendance as we understand he stayed in New York where he is starring on Broadway in An Enemy of the People.
Abbasi in remarks after the film said he wanted to embrace the politics of now in cinema with so much unrest in the world.
“In the time of turmoil, there’s this tendency to look inwards, to bury your head deep in the sand … and hope for the best, hope for the storm to get away,” he said. “But you know, the storm is not going away, the storm is coming, actually. The worst times are to come.”
The storm is coming, it’s time to make movies political again says director of ‘The Apprentice’ Ali Abbasi #Cannes pic.twitter.com/mEUVdXV8Dp
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) May 20, 2024
There was lots of hugs going around among Abbasi, Stan and Bakalova as the lights went up on the two-hour film. Cate Blanchett, Cynthia Erivo and Oliver Stone were among the crowd applauding afterward. Stone, who has made his share of political films, even offered a spot review.
Oliver Stone and @BazBam catch up after ‘The Apprentice’ premiere to discuss the film: “It’s like ‘Citizen Kane’ in that regard” #Cannes2024 pic.twitter.com/oCjYHmJnED
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) May 20, 2024
An exploration of power and ambition, and set in a world of corruption and deceit, The Apprentice examines Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the 1970s and 80s, also digging into his relationship with Cohn. It’s a mentor-protégé story that charts the origins of a major American dynasty. Filled with larger than life characters, it reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers.
The real-life former Potus is currently standing trial in a criminal hush-money case in New York.
Gabriel Sherman, whose bestseller The Loudest Voice in the Room inspired Showtime’s miniseries The Loudest Voice, starring Russell Crowe as Fox News founder Roger Ailes, wrote The Apprentice script.
The Apprentice producers are Daniel Bekerman of Scythia Films, Jacob Jarek of Profile Pictures and Ruth Treacy of Taylored Films. Executive producers are Grant S. Johnson, Sherman and Amy Baer, in association with Kinematics as the financier.
International sales are being handled by Rocket Science with CAA and WME on domestic sales in Cannes. Studiocanal recently acquired UK-Ireland rights.
- 5/20/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received wildly mixed feedback on social media for his proposal to put the United States budget on blockchain to make government spending more transparent.
“I’m gonna put the entire U.S. budget on blockchain,” Kennedy declared during a campaign rally in Michigan. “Every American can look at every budget item in the entire budget, anytime they want, 24 hours a day. We’re gonna have 300 million eyeballs on our budget. And if somebody is spending $16,000 for a toilet seat, everybody’s gonna know about it.”
A blockchain is a ledger of transactions used with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum. Many governments have implemented blockchain technology worldwide.
His idea received a range of reactions from users on X.
“[Americans] being able to see how their money is spent would be transformational,” the user @Levi_LCL wrote in an X post.
Some members of the...
“I’m gonna put the entire U.S. budget on blockchain,” Kennedy declared during a campaign rally in Michigan. “Every American can look at every budget item in the entire budget, anytime they want, 24 hours a day. We’re gonna have 300 million eyeballs on our budget. And if somebody is spending $16,000 for a toilet seat, everybody’s gonna know about it.”
A blockchain is a ledger of transactions used with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum. Many governments have implemented blockchain technology worldwide.
His idea received a range of reactions from users on X.
“[Americans] being able to see how their money is spent would be transformational,” the user @Levi_LCL wrote in an X post.
Some members of the...
- 5/20/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Update: Michael Cohen finished three days of cross-examination today in the hush money trial of his former boss, Donald Trump, facing another barrage of questions from defense lawyer Todd Blanche about his credibility as the Manhattan District Attorney’s star witness.
Cohen admitted for a second time on the stand that he stole $30,000 from the Trump Organization by overcharging for expenses. He also said that after news broke in 2018 that he had paid $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels for her silence about a claim of a sexual liaison with Trump, he told several people in confidence that Trump knew nothing about the payment.
“It would have been what I would have said at that time,” Cohen told defense lawyer Todd Blanche
At one point Cohen was asked by Blanche if he ever filed taxes for the $420,000 that Trump paid him, allegedly as reimbursement for $130,000 in hush money. The reimbursement is...
Cohen admitted for a second time on the stand that he stole $30,000 from the Trump Organization by overcharging for expenses. He also said that after news broke in 2018 that he had paid $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels for her silence about a claim of a sexual liaison with Trump, he told several people in confidence that Trump knew nothing about the payment.
“It would have been what I would have said at that time,” Cohen told defense lawyer Todd Blanche
At one point Cohen was asked by Blanche if he ever filed taxes for the $420,000 that Trump paid him, allegedly as reimbursement for $130,000 in hush money. The reimbursement is...
- 5/20/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Of all the various actors who've made their mark on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sebastian Stan might be the one who's chosen the most interesting career path upon stepping outside of the superhero limelight. Stan hasn't exactly shied away from some of the more challenging and, occasionally, downright controversial roles out there, arguably beginning this little streak of sorts with director Craig Gillespie's "I, Tonya" in 2017. He followed this up with a supporting turn in Karyn Kusama's brutal "Destroyer," the bizarre horror/comedy "Fresh" (let's just say that movie packs a bite), and, of course, his Emmy-nominated performance as Tommy Lee in "Pam & Tommy," the Pamela Anderson-centric Hulu miniseries that stirred up no headlines whatsoever.
Not content to rest on his laurels, Stan promptly went and attached himself to a role that likely gave his agent no shortage of heart palpitations: a movie about Donald Trump's rise to infamy.
Not content to rest on his laurels, Stan promptly went and attached himself to a role that likely gave his agent no shortage of heart palpitations: a movie about Donald Trump's rise to infamy.
- 5/20/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
No longer content with just owning the original General Lee car from the Dukes of Hazzard, Kid Rock mocked up a Tesla Cybertruck to look like the famous orange 1969 Dodge Charger.
The musician used it to make a grand entrance at his Rock N Rodeo show outside Dallas on Saturday night, singing “Cowboy” from the bed of the Elon Musk pickup while Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider drove the car. It was a spectacle very much in-line with Kid Rock and Schneider’s whole stick-it-to-the-libs vibe, down to the...
The musician used it to make a grand entrance at his Rock N Rodeo show outside Dallas on Saturday night, singing “Cowboy” from the bed of the Elon Musk pickup while Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider drove the car. It was a spectacle very much in-line with Kid Rock and Schneider’s whole stick-it-to-the-libs vibe, down to the...
- 5/20/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Cannes film festival
Ali Abbasi’s film presents young Donald as an amoral narcissist, wastes the talent of Jeremy Strong and includes a grisly rape scene that is quickly glossed over
News: new film about Donald Trump depicts him as a rapist
Donald Trump will not be the smallest bit worried by this genially ironic, lenient TV movie-style treatment of his early adventures in 70s landlordism, property and tabloid celebrity – and his own apprentice relationship with dark legal sorcerer and Nixon intimate Roy Cohn, the bully whose connections added to Donald’s wealth and who taught him to lie to others and himself and never admit defeat. There had been many rumours here in Cannes before this film screened about its rape scene, of which, more in a moment.
Director Ali Abbasi has given us fascinating monsters in the past with Holy Spider and Border but the monstrosity here is almost sentimental,...
Ali Abbasi’s film presents young Donald as an amoral narcissist, wastes the talent of Jeremy Strong and includes a grisly rape scene that is quickly glossed over
News: new film about Donald Trump depicts him as a rapist
Donald Trump will not be the smallest bit worried by this genially ironic, lenient TV movie-style treatment of his early adventures in 70s landlordism, property and tabloid celebrity – and his own apprentice relationship with dark legal sorcerer and Nixon intimate Roy Cohn, the bully whose connections added to Donald’s wealth and who taught him to lie to others and himself and never admit defeat. There had been many rumours here in Cannes before this film screened about its rape scene, of which, more in a moment.
Director Ali Abbasi has given us fascinating monsters in the past with Holy Spider and Border but the monstrosity here is almost sentimental,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The 2024 Cannes Film Festival is underway with Quentin Dupieux’s The Second Act starring Léa Seydoux and Louis Garrel serving as the opening-night film.
This year’s lineup includes major Hollywood premieres like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, Kevin Costner’s first film of a planned four-part series Horizon: An American Saga, Francis Coppola’s long-gestating Megalopolis, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness in a reteam with Emma Stone, Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada and Andrea Arnold’s Bird to name a few.
They are joined by new films from stalwart auteurs including David Cronenberg, Jacques Audiard, Ali Abbasi, Jia Zhang-Ke, Christophe Honoré, Paolo Sorrentino, Gilles Lellouche, Mohammad Rasoulof, Michel Hazanavicius, Guy Maddin, Noémie Merlant and Oliver Stone.
Read all of Deadline’s takes below throughout the festival, which runs May 14-25. Click on the title to read the full review and keep checking back as we update the list.
This year’s lineup includes major Hollywood premieres like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, Kevin Costner’s first film of a planned four-part series Horizon: An American Saga, Francis Coppola’s long-gestating Megalopolis, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness in a reteam with Emma Stone, Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada and Andrea Arnold’s Bird to name a few.
They are joined by new films from stalwart auteurs including David Cronenberg, Jacques Audiard, Ali Abbasi, Jia Zhang-Ke, Christophe Honoré, Paolo Sorrentino, Gilles Lellouche, Mohammad Rasoulof, Michel Hazanavicius, Guy Maddin, Noémie Merlant and Oliver Stone.
Read all of Deadline’s takes below throughout the festival, which runs May 14-25. Click on the title to read the full review and keep checking back as we update the list.
- 5/20/2024
- by Pete Hammond, Joe Utichi, Damon Wise, Stephanie Bunbury and Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
A lot of people would disagree with me, but I think there’s a mystery at the heart of Donald Trump. Many believe there’s no mystery, just a highly visible and documented legacy of bad behavior, selfishness, used-car-salesman effrontery, criminal transgressions, and abuse of power. They would say that Trump lies, slurs, showboats, bullies, toots racist dog whistles so loudly they’re not whistles anymore, and is increasingly open about the authoritarian president he plans to be.
All totally true, but also too easy. What it all leaves out, about the precise kind of man Donald Trump is, is this:
When Trump made “Stop the steal” the new cornerstone of his ideology, arguing, from the 2020 Election Night onward, that Joe Biden had stolen the election, was it simply the mother of all Trump lies? Or was it a lie that Trump told so often, in such an ego-shoring-up way,...
All totally true, but also too easy. What it all leaves out, about the precise kind of man Donald Trump is, is this:
When Trump made “Stop the steal” the new cornerstone of his ideology, arguing, from the 2020 Election Night onward, that Joe Biden had stolen the election, was it simply the mother of all Trump lies? Or was it a lie that Trump told so often, in such an ego-shoring-up way,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Don’t be confused about the title The Apprentice. This is not a movie version of the NBC reality TV series in any way, but instead a smart, sharp and surprising origin story of the man who hosted it. In this case the actual “apprentice” is Donald Trump, infamous real estate developer, former President of the United States and current presumed GOP nominee for 2024.
But the political Trump is not in Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi’s compelling film, which instead zeroes in on a specific period of Trump’s life in the early ’70s when he was in his 20s and struggling to make a name for himself in the world of real estate in New York City. But it isn’t just about him — it is equally focused on his unique relationship with his lawyer, the notorious Roy Cohn, often referred to as vicious, cruel, ruthless and sadistic, a...
But the political Trump is not in Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi’s compelling film, which instead zeroes in on a specific period of Trump’s life in the early ’70s when he was in his 20s and struggling to make a name for himself in the world of real estate in New York City. But it isn’t just about him — it is equally focused on his unique relationship with his lawyer, the notorious Roy Cohn, often referred to as vicious, cruel, ruthless and sadistic, a...
- 5/20/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
An otherwise rote and unsurprising Frankenstein story about a madman who loses control of the monster he’s created, Ali Abbasi’s “The Apprentice” does exactly one thing that no other movie ever has before or will again: It makes you feel the smallest possible mote of sympathy for Roy Cohn. That isn’t a compliment, necessarily, but it is some kind of testament to the talent of the actor who plays him, and also a very different kind of testament to the unparalleled soullessness of the future world leader who Cohn helped to invent.
When this scuzzy little drama first begins in the late 1970s, it’s Sebastian Stan’s Donald J. Trump — then an insecure Manhattan nepo baby who fumbles around the city in search of his slumlord father’s non-existent affection — whose receding humanity is still visible enough to inspire the same tender pity once evoked by Michael Corleone,...
When this scuzzy little drama first begins in the late 1970s, it’s Sebastian Stan’s Donald J. Trump — then an insecure Manhattan nepo baby who fumbles around the city in search of his slumlord father’s non-existent affection — whose receding humanity is still visible enough to inspire the same tender pity once evoked by Michael Corleone,...
- 5/20/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
To clear any confusion up front, The Apprentice has nothing to do with the NBC reality competition of that name, in which Donald Trump sifted through a field of aspiring businesspeople to identify the most promising of them, sending an eliminated contestant home each week with the brutal dismissal, “You’re fired!” On the other hand, you could say that Ali Abbasi’s biographical drama has everything to do with the television series.
It’s a reverse reflection of the mentorship process, in which the host becomes the hungry young upstart, laying the foundations for a business empire built in part out of smoke and mirrors, and operating under the guidance of a master manipulator.
Written by political journalist and Roger Ailes biographer Gabriel Sherman, the movie is first and foremost the story of a Faustian pact, in which the eager apprentice is schooled to ditch conventional notions of morality,...
It’s a reverse reflection of the mentorship process, in which the host becomes the hungry young upstart, laying the foundations for a business empire built in part out of smoke and mirrors, and operating under the guidance of a master manipulator.
Written by political journalist and Roger Ailes biographer Gabriel Sherman, the movie is first and foremost the story of a Faustian pact, in which the eager apprentice is schooled to ditch conventional notions of morality,...
- 5/20/2024
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor who played a pivotal role in former President Donald Trump’s schemes to steal the 2020 election, was having a blast evading Arizona law enforcement last week.
According to two people who talked to him about it — including during his 80th birthday bash this past Friday — the former top Trump attorney was absolutely jubilant about his success in dodging being served his indictment in the Grand Canyon State’s sprawling election-subversion case. Right up until Friday, Giuliani had even been soliciting additional ideas from...
According to two people who talked to him about it — including during his 80th birthday bash this past Friday — the former top Trump attorney was absolutely jubilant about his success in dodging being served his indictment in the Grand Canyon State’s sprawling election-subversion case. Right up until Friday, Giuliani had even been soliciting additional ideas from...
- 5/20/2024
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Cannes Film Festival hosted the world premiere of The Apprentice, the latest film from director Ali Abbasi led by Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova and Martin Donovan.
Abbasi was joined by the film’s cast including guests Molly Manning Walker, Nadine Labaki, and Cate Blanchett who all walked the red carpet at the Grand Théâtre Lumière, on Monday, May 20.
Related: Cannes 2024 in Photos: Parties, Premieres, Pressers & More
The film charts a young Donald Trump’s (Stan) ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn (Strong). Hinging on Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the ’70s and ’80s and charts the origins of a major American dynasty and reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers. Maria Bakalova portrays Ivana Trump and Martin Donovan as Fred Trump.
Related:...
Abbasi was joined by the film’s cast including guests Molly Manning Walker, Nadine Labaki, and Cate Blanchett who all walked the red carpet at the Grand Théâtre Lumière, on Monday, May 20.
Related: Cannes 2024 in Photos: Parties, Premieres, Pressers & More
The film charts a young Donald Trump’s (Stan) ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn (Strong). Hinging on Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the ’70s and ’80s and charts the origins of a major American dynasty and reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers. Maria Bakalova portrays Ivana Trump and Martin Donovan as Fred Trump.
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- 5/20/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival continues on Day 7 with the world premieres of Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova and Martin Donovan. Director David Cronenberg will present his latest film, The Shrouds, led by Diane Kruger, Vincent Cassel, and Guy Pearce.
The Apprentice charts a young Donald Trump’s (Stan) ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn (Strong). Hinging on Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the ’70s and ’80s and charts the origins of a major American dynasty and reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers.
Related: ‘Kinds of Kindness’ Cannes Film Festival Premiere Photos: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley & More
Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation studio co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki, was presented...
The Apprentice charts a young Donald Trump’s (Stan) ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn (Strong). Hinging on Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the ’70s and ’80s and charts the origins of a major American dynasty and reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers.
Related: ‘Kinds of Kindness’ Cannes Film Festival Premiere Photos: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley & More
Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation studio co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki, was presented...
- 5/20/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
A drunk and belligerent Kid Rock allegedly waved a gun in front of a Rolling Stone reporter while also repeating using the N-word and attempting to goad the reporter into a physical fight.
The encounter is described in detail by David Pesiner in a piece for Rolling Stone that was published late Sunday night. Pesiner visited Kid Rock at his Nashville ranch last month for what proved to be a dizzying, multi-hour interview, during which the Detroit rocker discussed his embracement of Donald Trump and right-wing culture wars.
As the drinks continued to pour and Kid Rock became more intoxicated and erratic, Pesiner described a scene in which the musician pulled out a black handgun and waved it in front of Pesiner’s face “to make some sort of point.” “And I got a fucking goddamn gun right here if I need it!” Kid Rock reportedly shouted. “I got them everywhere!
The encounter is described in detail by David Pesiner in a piece for Rolling Stone that was published late Sunday night. Pesiner visited Kid Rock at his Nashville ranch last month for what proved to be a dizzying, multi-hour interview, during which the Detroit rocker discussed his embracement of Donald Trump and right-wing culture wars.
As the drinks continued to pour and Kid Rock became more intoxicated and erratic, Pesiner described a scene in which the musician pulled out a black handgun and waved it in front of Pesiner’s face “to make some sort of point.” “And I got a fucking goddamn gun right here if I need it!” Kid Rock reportedly shouted. “I got them everywhere!
- 5/20/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
It looks like they might actually be happy with one another after all. There are new reports that say Donald Trump and Melania Trump both looked like they were having a great time together at their son Barron Trump’s high school graduation in Palm Beach, Florida. In other words, there was no drama at all. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Donald Trump And Melania Trump – Look Like A Couple At Barron Trump’s Graduation
It was reported earlier that Donald Trump wouldn’t be attending his son’s graduation, but the judge in his hush money case changed her mind. The former president begged the judge to allow him to travel to Florida from New York so he could attend this special day for his son.
That’s exactly what he did when both he and Melania were spotted at the Oxford Academy in Palm Beach,...
Donald Trump And Melania Trump – Look Like A Couple At Barron Trump’s Graduation
It was reported earlier that Donald Trump wouldn’t be attending his son’s graduation, but the judge in his hush money case changed her mind. The former president begged the judge to allow him to travel to Florida from New York so he could attend this special day for his son.
That’s exactly what he did when both he and Melania were spotted at the Oxford Academy in Palm Beach,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Maya Jimenez
- Celebrating The Soaps
When You Visit Bob Ritchie at his home in the jagged hills outside Nashville, the guy who will likely greet you at the door is a tall, well-dressed, exceedingly polite gentleman who goes by “Uncle Tom.” Because of course he does. Ritchie makes his living as Kid Rock, but a big part of being Kid Rock these days involves doing things that are simultaneously provocative, offensive, and, at least to him, funny. It tracks, then, that a middle-aged white guy who began his career more than three decades ago in...
- 5/20/2024
- by David Peisner
- Rollingstone.com
On Monday night, all eyes in Cannes will be on the launch of “The Apprentice,” the high-profile drama that stars Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump. The filmmakers and stars haven’t done any press on the ground at Cannes ahead of the film’s world premiere, and few have seen it, with plot details shrouded in mystery.
But one person who has seen it is Dan Snyder, the billionaire former owner of the Washington Commanders who is an investor in “The Apprentice.” And he isn’t happy.
Behind the scenes, a nasty battle has played out between the Snyder-backed company Kinematics and the filmmakers over the creative direction of the film. “The Apprentice,” directed by Ali Abbasi, covers Trump’s early years when he was mentored by political fixer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) and his marriage to his first wife, Ivana (Maria Bakalova).
Sources say Snyder, a...
But one person who has seen it is Dan Snyder, the billionaire former owner of the Washington Commanders who is an investor in “The Apprentice.” And he isn’t happy.
Behind the scenes, a nasty battle has played out between the Snyder-backed company Kinematics and the filmmakers over the creative direction of the film. “The Apprentice,” directed by Ali Abbasi, covers Trump’s early years when he was mentored by political fixer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) and his marriage to his first wife, Ivana (Maria Bakalova).
Sources say Snyder, a...
- 5/20/2024
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
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- 5/20/2024
- Look to the Stars
Just in case you weren’t sure where Jimmy Kimmel stood in the upcoming presidential election, he’s making it explicit, taking part in an upcoming fundraiser that will see him in conversation with President Biden and Former President Obama.
The event, which is scheduled to take place June 15th in Los Angeles, comes on the heels of a New York event hosted by Kimmel’s late-night competitor Stephen Colbert. That event, which saw Colbert interview Biden, Obama and Bill Clinton at Radio City Music Hall, raised a record-setting $26 million for Biden’s reelection campaign.
A venue hasn’t yet been announced for Kimmel’s event, but it’s set to include at least two other Hollywood heavy hitters in George Clooney and Julia Roberts, who are being billed as “special guests.”
A frequent foe of Donald Trump, Kimmel’s name has come up several times in the former president...
The event, which is scheduled to take place June 15th in Los Angeles, comes on the heels of a New York event hosted by Kimmel’s late-night competitor Stephen Colbert. That event, which saw Colbert interview Biden, Obama and Bill Clinton at Radio City Music Hall, raised a record-setting $26 million for Biden’s reelection campaign.
A venue hasn’t yet been announced for Kimmel’s event, but it’s set to include at least two other Hollywood heavy hitters in George Clooney and Julia Roberts, who are being billed as “special guests.”
A frequent foe of Donald Trump, Kimmel’s name has come up several times in the former president...
- 5/20/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
Ali Abbasi’s 1970s-set The Apprentice starring Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as his fixer Roy Cohn heads into tonight’s world premiere without US distribution in place despite selling across the world.
While Rocket Science has quietly sold international territories, US reps CAA Media Finance and WME Independent may be holding out for a deal after the first screening. “You need to see these films to gauge playability,” said one US buyer.
Yet the film may also be too hot to handle, exacerbating what is already a well-known lack of appetite for big bets due to...
While Rocket Science has quietly sold international territories, US reps CAA Media Finance and WME Independent may be holding out for a deal after the first screening. “You need to see these films to gauge playability,” said one US buyer.
Yet the film may also be too hot to handle, exacerbating what is already a well-known lack of appetite for big bets due to...
- 5/20/2024
- ScreenDaily
John Oliver trolled Donald Trump on Last Week Tonight after the former Potus said he had created a new nickname for corn.
The HBO late-night show host dedicated Sunday’s episode to corn and noted the way politicians pander to the corn farmers.
“There is a long history of American politicians being weird around corn,” Oliver said, mentioning Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and George W. Bush.
Oliver gave Trump the honor of being the weirdest discussing corn cutting to a clip of the 2024 presidential hopeful during a Maga rally in New Hampshire.
“I just met non-liquid gold, you know where it was? Iowa! It’s called corn,” Trump said in the clip. “You have more non-liquid gold. They said, ‘What is that?’ I said, ‘Corn!’ They said, ‘We love that idea.'”
Trump continued, “That’s a nickname in its own way, but we came up with a new word for…...
The HBO late-night show host dedicated Sunday’s episode to corn and noted the way politicians pander to the corn farmers.
“There is a long history of American politicians being weird around corn,” Oliver said, mentioning Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and George W. Bush.
Oliver gave Trump the honor of being the weirdest discussing corn cutting to a clip of the 2024 presidential hopeful during a Maga rally in New Hampshire.
“I just met non-liquid gold, you know where it was? Iowa! It’s called corn,” Trump said in the clip. “You have more non-liquid gold. They said, ‘What is that?’ I said, ‘Corn!’ They said, ‘We love that idea.'”
Trump continued, “That’s a nickname in its own way, but we came up with a new word for…...
- 5/20/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump is reportedly annoyed with Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake’s frequent trips to his Mar-a-Lago resort and worries that she will be a liability for his re-election.
Trump is concerned that Lake will also blow the GOP’s chances of gaining a Senate seat in Arizona and drag him down in a critical state he needs to carry to win the presidency.
Melania Trump is also said to be upset with Lake’s frequent presence at Mar-a-Lago.
The Senate race to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) is one of the most closely watched during the 2024 election, and Lake is expected to face Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona).
One of the problems Lake is facing is undoing the damage of her attack on John McCain’s followers, whom she degraded during her losing 2022 bid. She is also distrusted by GOP higher-ups in her state,...
Trump is concerned that Lake will also blow the GOP’s chances of gaining a Senate seat in Arizona and drag him down in a critical state he needs to carry to win the presidency.
Melania Trump is also said to be upset with Lake’s frequent presence at Mar-a-Lago.
The Senate race to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) is one of the most closely watched during the 2024 election, and Lake is expected to face Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona).
One of the problems Lake is facing is undoing the damage of her attack on John McCain’s followers, whom she degraded during her losing 2022 bid. She is also distrusted by GOP higher-ups in her state,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Former President Donald Trump demanded President Joe Biden take a drug test before their first debate. At the Minnesota Republican Party’s Lincoln Reagan Dinner on Friday, Trump claimed Biden was “high as a kite” during the State of the Union address.
“I’m gonna demand a drug test, too, by the way. I am, no, I really am. I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union; he was as high as a kite,” Trump stated.
In a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt, Trump accused Biden of being high on cocaine during the speech. “I think what happened is, you know, that white stuff that they happened to find, which happened to be cocaine in the White House, I don’t know, I think something’s going on there because I watched this State of the Union and he was all jacked up at the beginning.
“I’m gonna demand a drug test, too, by the way. I am, no, I really am. I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union; he was as high as a kite,” Trump stated.
In a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt, Trump accused Biden of being high on cocaine during the speech. “I think what happened is, you know, that white stuff that they happened to find, which happened to be cocaine in the White House, I don’t know, I think something’s going on there because I watched this State of the Union and he was all jacked up at the beginning.
- 5/20/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Former Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers (R), the leading candidate for the Michigan Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, was revealed to be a registered voter in Florida.
Rogers represented Michigan’s eighth congressional district from 2001 to 2015. As a native of the state, he hopes to once again represent Michigan in Congress.
“I’m proud to be born and raised right here in Michigan,” he wrote in an X post. “And I will be proud to serve my home in the U.S. Senate.”
The tweet caused Austin Cook, the communications director for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and Rogers’ rival, Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan), to post a screenshot of the former representative’s voter registration record.
The record shows a Florida Zip code and that he has “active” voter status in Cape Coral, Florida.
It also shows that he registered to vote in Florida on January 24, 2022.
“Fun fact: @MikeRogersForMI...
Rogers represented Michigan’s eighth congressional district from 2001 to 2015. As a native of the state, he hopes to once again represent Michigan in Congress.
“I’m proud to be born and raised right here in Michigan,” he wrote in an X post. “And I will be proud to serve my home in the U.S. Senate.”
The tweet caused Austin Cook, the communications director for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and Rogers’ rival, Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan), to post a screenshot of the former representative’s voter registration record.
The record shows a Florida Zip code and that he has “active” voter status in Cape Coral, Florida.
It also shows that he registered to vote in Florida on January 24, 2022.
“Fun fact: @MikeRogersForMI...
- 5/19/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Rep. Byron Donalds, without evidence, accused President Joe Biden of being “jacked up” and using “injections” in order to appear “coherent.”
There is no evidence that Biden uses or has used drugs. The Republican congressman lobbed the baseless speculation Sunday during an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, who countered Donalds’ allegation by responding, “These are obviously very serious charges… We’re not doctors. We have no idea.”
Rep. Byron Donalds recklessly speculates to Maria Bartiromo that Joe Biden is taking "injections" that make him "look coherent."
"We're not doctors.
There is no evidence that Biden uses or has used drugs. The Republican congressman lobbed the baseless speculation Sunday during an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, who countered Donalds’ allegation by responding, “These are obviously very serious charges… We’re not doctors. We have no idea.”
Rep. Byron Donalds recklessly speculates to Maria Bartiromo that Joe Biden is taking "injections" that make him "look coherent."
"We're not doctors.
- 5/19/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Elise Stefanik does not like being reminded that she once called Donald Trump a “whack job” and “insulting to women.” During a Fox News interview, the New York Republican got heated when host Shannon Bream read excerpts from a New York Times article that included quotes showing Stefanik was initially critical of Trump’s candidacy in 2016.
The Times article quoted Stefanik telling a radio station in 2016 that Trump was “insulting to women” in the Access Hollywood tape where he bragged that he liked to “grab” women “by the pussy.
The Times article quoted Stefanik telling a radio station in 2016 that Trump was “insulting to women” in the Access Hollywood tape where he bragged that he liked to “grab” women “by the pussy.
- 5/19/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
World leaders at a G7 conference politely bicker, copulate in the bushes and work on wafty, content-free speeches while a worldwide apocalypse commences — politicians, they’re just like us! — in collaborating Canadian directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson’s frequently hilarious latest feature.
Although they’ve kept busy with a steady stream of shorts, the trio haven’t made a feature with actors since the fantastical The Forbidden Room from 2015. With a proper beginning, middle and end, and barely any tributes to silent cinema or interactive tricksiness, Rumours may arguably be Maddin’s most conventional film ever, or at least since The Saddest Music in the World (2003). That is, if you can call a film conventional that’s got furiously masturbating bog zombies, a giant brain the size of a hatchback, and an AI chatbot that catfishes pedophiles. All the same, it’s a hoot, even if the energy flags in the middle.
Although they’ve kept busy with a steady stream of shorts, the trio haven’t made a feature with actors since the fantastical The Forbidden Room from 2015. With a proper beginning, middle and end, and barely any tributes to silent cinema or interactive tricksiness, Rumours may arguably be Maddin’s most conventional film ever, or at least since The Saddest Music in the World (2003). That is, if you can call a film conventional that’s got furiously masturbating bog zombies, a giant brain the size of a hatchback, and an AI chatbot that catfishes pedophiles. All the same, it’s a hoot, even if the energy flags in the middle.
- 5/19/2024
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oliver Stone is in Cannes today for a Special Screening of Lula, a documentary he co-directed with Rob Wilson about the unbelievable comeback of Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva. The film chronicles his extraordinary journey in 2022 to regain the Brazilian presidency after spending 19 months in prison. This happened after a hacker exposed a conspiracy meant to take down the labor leader in a corruption scandal that tied back to Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and the most powerful judge in the country. It’s a story you have to see to believe.
Here, Stone discusses his film, and how the four-time Oscar winner hopes to mount one final major drama after a career spanning Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street, JFK, Natural Born Killers and so many others. He also revisits his position on Vladimir Putin, whom he interviewed extensively several years ago, in light of...
Here, Stone discusses his film, and how the four-time Oscar winner hopes to mount one final major drama after a career spanning Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street, JFK, Natural Born Killers and so many others. He also revisits his position on Vladimir Putin, whom he interviewed extensively several years ago, in light of...
- 5/19/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Fans of Barron Trump are disappointed that they won’t get to see the teen at the July 2024 Republican National Convention.
Last week it was announced that the 18-year old only child of former Potus Donald Trump and former supermodel Melania Trump would have a key role in his father’s presidential nomination process.
But hours later those plans were dashed when Melina put the kibosh on her son’s participation. Her office issued a terse statement saying that Barron would be unable to attend due to prior commitments.
Barron Trump – Won’t Join His Siblings At RNC In July
Many felt that Barron’s presence at the convention would serve as his official foray into the political realm.
But then the Daily Mail announced that Barron would be absent (at least as a delegate) due to “prior commitments.” Barron himself has not spoken about the drastic change in plans.
Last week it was announced that the 18-year old only child of former Potus Donald Trump and former supermodel Melania Trump would have a key role in his father’s presidential nomination process.
But hours later those plans were dashed when Melina put the kibosh on her son’s participation. Her office issued a terse statement saying that Barron would be unable to attend due to prior commitments.
Barron Trump – Won’t Join His Siblings At RNC In July
Many felt that Barron’s presence at the convention would serve as his official foray into the political realm.
But then the Daily Mail announced that Barron would be absent (at least as a delegate) due to “prior commitments.” Barron himself has not spoken about the drastic change in plans.
- 5/19/2024
- by Tanya Clark
- Celebrating The Soaps
The stars of Cannes sensation “Emilia Perez” got personal about the politics of their genre-bending musical on Sunday.
Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña and Édgar Ramírez fielded questions at a press conference for the Jacques Audiard project about the film’s setting in Mexico — a country torn by cartel violence as it heads for a summer election. A Mexican journalist asked the actors if they could reconcile the beauty of the film with the real world corruption occurring in the nation.
“I’ve been living in LA for 20 years. Mexican culture, that’s something that’s dear to my heart. I have lots of family there. There is injustice and corruption, which is true of all places in the world. But I’m grateful to Jacques because he used a lot of creative library and freedom [in this story],” said Saldaña.
Gomez said she related “so much to what Zoe said. I still have family there and,...
Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña and Édgar Ramírez fielded questions at a press conference for the Jacques Audiard project about the film’s setting in Mexico — a country torn by cartel violence as it heads for a summer election. A Mexican journalist asked the actors if they could reconcile the beauty of the film with the real world corruption occurring in the nation.
“I’ve been living in LA for 20 years. Mexican culture, that’s something that’s dear to my heart. I have lots of family there. There is injustice and corruption, which is true of all places in the world. But I’m grateful to Jacques because he used a lot of creative library and freedom [in this story],” said Saldaña.
Gomez said she related “so much to what Zoe said. I still have family there and,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Matt Donnelly and Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update reacted to the planned presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, as well as an especially viral exchange in the House of Representatives this week involving Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-ga).
For a preview of the CNN debate in late June and the second on ABC in September, co-anchor Colin Jost suggested that viewers “take a bottle of Ambien and Adderall at the same time.”
Jost also mocked each candidate for their social media posts agreeing to the debate, as Biden addressed Trump with “Make my day,...
For a preview of the CNN debate in late June and the second on ABC in September, co-anchor Colin Jost suggested that viewers “take a bottle of Ambien and Adderall at the same time.”
Jost also mocked each candidate for their social media posts agreeing to the debate, as Biden addressed Trump with “Make my day,...
- 5/19/2024
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Oliver Stone is talking about “Lula,” his new documentary about Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which is premiering at the Cannes Film Festival, when the conversation turns to American politics. The conspiracy-minded director, who’s never seen a grassy knoll without glimpsing a second gunman on it, is drawing an analogy between Lula’s political travails, involving a corruption investigation that led to a 580-day prison stint, and those of Donald Trump. That’s when the film’s publicist interjects and politely tries to steer the topic back to the documentary. But Stone waves him off and plunges ahead.
“The charges on both sides of the Trump-Biden election are pretty wild — that Biden is corrupt and Trump is corrupt,” he says. “It’s a new form of warfare. It’s called lawfare. And that’s what they’re using against Trump. And I think there’s interesting parallels here in America,...
“The charges on both sides of the Trump-Biden election are pretty wild — that Biden is corrupt and Trump is corrupt,” he says. “It’s a new form of warfare. It’s called lawfare. And that’s what they’re using against Trump. And I think there’s interesting parallels here in America,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The 49th season finale of “Saturday Night Live” opened with James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump speaking at the barricades of a Manhattan courthouse, in a nod to Trump’s ongoing legal woes amid his presidential campaign.
During the sketch, Johnson as Trump spoke about his “weird and depressing” state at the courthouse, saying, “I don’t like being in court because they say very mean things about me as I’m trying to sleep.” (It was reported that Trump fell asleep in court during proceedings.) He goes on to say, “Now that my defense is supposed to begin on Monday, I would love to testify; I’m not afraid to testify at all, I’m just not going to out of fear.”
He continues to say how he doesn’t want to go back to the White House, “But it appears people want to send me there.” Johnson’s...
During the sketch, Johnson as Trump spoke about his “weird and depressing” state at the courthouse, saying, “I don’t like being in court because they say very mean things about me as I’m trying to sleep.” (It was reported that Trump fell asleep in court during proceedings.) He goes on to say, “Now that my defense is supposed to begin on Monday, I would love to testify; I’m not afraid to testify at all, I’m just not going to out of fear.”
He continues to say how he doesn’t want to go back to the White House, “But it appears people want to send me there.” Johnson’s...
- 5/19/2024
- by Anne McCarthy
- Variety Film + TV
The season 49 finale of Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) making an assessment of his potential running mates, who ranged from the boot-licking to the face-eating.
Among those who showed face were South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (Devon Walker) and embattled South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (Heidi Gardner), who arrived holding a stuffed dog at gunpoint. Most notable, however, was Hannibal Lecter, played by a wide-eyed Michael Longfellow who was rolled into frame on a dolly while masked and straitjacketed like in the Oscar-winning film. (In a speech last week,...
Among those who showed face were South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (Devon Walker) and embattled South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (Heidi Gardner), who arrived holding a stuffed dog at gunpoint. Most notable, however, was Hannibal Lecter, played by a wide-eyed Michael Longfellow who was rolled into frame on a dolly while masked and straitjacketed like in the Oscar-winning film. (In a speech last week,...
- 5/19/2024
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
During the Saturday Night Live monologue, Jake Gyllenhaal seemed to be trying to convince himself that he was Ok with hosting the season 49 finale, rather than the season 50 premiere.
“When you think of historic television seasons, the first number that pops into your head is 49,” Gyllenhaal said. “I mean, sure, you know, one more episode and I would have been hosting the premiere of the 50th season, but who cares?”
The Road House actor later broke out in song to the tune of Boyz II Men’s “End Of The Road,” listing off all the people the sketch comedy series asked to host the season finale before Gyllenhaal.
“You know, I was actually SNL‘s first choice to host the finale after a lot of people said no,” he joked. “I guess they’re all holding out for the 50th but not me.”
“I’m the one who said, yeah,...
“When you think of historic television seasons, the first number that pops into your head is 49,” Gyllenhaal said. “I mean, sure, you know, one more episode and I would have been hosting the premiere of the 50th season, but who cares?”
The Road House actor later broke out in song to the tune of Boyz II Men’s “End Of The Road,” listing off all the people the sketch comedy series asked to host the season finale before Gyllenhaal.
“You know, I was actually SNL‘s first choice to host the finale after a lot of people said no,” he joked. “I guess they’re all holding out for the 50th but not me.”
“I’m the one who said, yeah,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump returned to “Saturday Night Live” for one more appearance this season, with the cold open spoofing one of Trump’s many rants outside his criminal fraud trial. And, during this particular press conference, he ran through his shortlist for VP — from Kristi Noem to Hannibal Lecter.
To kick off his speech, the fake Trump noted that he was coming to viewers live from “my cage at the zoo,” speaking behind the barricades outside the courthouse. Naturally, he acknowledged the gag order put on him, though he complained that it “sounds like a challenge on RuPaul” more than anything else.
After following suit of the real Trump and complaining about how unfair the trial is to him, the fake Trump brought out his “short bus,” er, short list of VP candidates, though he caveated that the actual choice would be “determined by the winner of the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight.
To kick off his speech, the fake Trump noted that he was coming to viewers live from “my cage at the zoo,” speaking behind the barricades outside the courthouse. Naturally, he acknowledged the gag order put on him, though he complained that it “sounds like a challenge on RuPaul” more than anything else.
After following suit of the real Trump and complaining about how unfair the trial is to him, the fake Trump brought out his “short bus,” er, short list of VP candidates, though he caveated that the actual choice would be “determined by the winner of the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight.
- 5/19/2024
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
“I’m not afraid to testify at all, I’m just not going to out of fear,” said James Austin Johnson ‘s Donald Trump from the hall of a Manhattan courthouse in the cold open tonight of the final show of SNL’s 49th season.
Set to pick up with the defense’s case on May 20, Trump’s hush money trial is never short of providing laughs as much as it is tears. However, while the courthouse was the backdrop, the focus of the beginning of tonight’s show was a potential Vice President. Sen, Tim Scott, played by Devon Walker, and dog-killing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, portrayed by Heidi Gardner, both got a cameo, but there was only one true contender – at least according to Trump.
“And finally, my last and favorite choice is a man I can’t stop talking about in my rallies, It’s the late great Hannibal Lector,...
Set to pick up with the defense’s case on May 20, Trump’s hush money trial is never short of providing laughs as much as it is tears. However, while the courthouse was the backdrop, the focus of the beginning of tonight’s show was a potential Vice President. Sen, Tim Scott, played by Devon Walker, and dog-killing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, portrayed by Heidi Gardner, both got a cameo, but there was only one true contender – at least according to Trump.
“And finally, my last and favorite choice is a man I can’t stop talking about in my rallies, It’s the late great Hannibal Lector,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Ahead of the first presidential debate next month, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump is already rigorously fact checking President Joe Biden’s economic policies — regarding Snickers candy bars.
In a post on his failing social media company Truth Social on Friday night, Trump went off about Biden’s claim that Snickers were being manufactured smaller but cost the same due to inflation.
“Unbelievably, Crooked Joe went on television last week and proclaimed in an interview that Americans can actually Afford his brutal inflation tax,” Trump wrote. “He declared that families...
In a post on his failing social media company Truth Social on Friday night, Trump went off about Biden’s claim that Snickers were being manufactured smaller but cost the same due to inflation.
“Unbelievably, Crooked Joe went on television last week and proclaimed in an interview that Americans can actually Afford his brutal inflation tax,” Trump wrote. “He declared that families...
- 5/19/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell replied after former president Donald Trump said he “looks like s—” in a Truth Social post. During the former president’s hush money trial, Trump mocked O’Donnell’s appearance in the Manhattan court.
“I spotted Ratings Challenged Lawrence O’Donnell, of Msdnc, in the Courthouse today,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I haven’t seen him in years. He looks like s—, a real loser!”
O’Donnell later replied to it in an X post.
“Trump posted this right after my show tonight,” he stated about the Truth Social post. “Must’ve been something I said.”
He also placed an image of the former president’s post in his post.
Last week, the MSNBC host said on his show The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell that he had been in the Manhattan court and that Trump noticed him and had “glared” at him.
“It seems...
“I spotted Ratings Challenged Lawrence O’Donnell, of Msdnc, in the Courthouse today,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I haven’t seen him in years. He looks like s—, a real loser!”
O’Donnell later replied to it in an X post.
“Trump posted this right after my show tonight,” he stated about the Truth Social post. “Must’ve been something I said.”
He also placed an image of the former president’s post in his post.
Last week, the MSNBC host said on his show The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell that he had been in the Manhattan court and that Trump noticed him and had “glared” at him.
“It seems...
- 5/19/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Dr. Bruce A. Aronwald, Donald Trump‘s physician, has raised eyebrows with his unusual reports about the former president’s health. Aronwald is a member of Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
On November 20, 2023, Trump posted a letter from Aronwald to his social media platform, Truth Social, reporting that, after his medical examination on September 13, 2023, he is in “excellent” mental and physical health.
The physician, who has been treating the former president since 2021, wrote that his “physical exams were well within the normal range, and his cognitive exams were exceptional.”
He also mentioned that the recent lab results had been “even more favorable than prior testing on some of the most significant parameters.” The letter, however, did not cite any evidence supporting his claims, including measures of blood pressure or cholesterol levels, and did not contain any test results.
Trump’s clean bill of health came as both...
On November 20, 2023, Trump posted a letter from Aronwald to his social media platform, Truth Social, reporting that, after his medical examination on September 13, 2023, he is in “excellent” mental and physical health.
The physician, who has been treating the former president since 2021, wrote that his “physical exams were well within the normal range, and his cognitive exams were exceptional.”
He also mentioned that the recent lab results had been “even more favorable than prior testing on some of the most significant parameters.” The letter, however, did not cite any evidence supporting his claims, including measures of blood pressure or cholesterol levels, and did not contain any test results.
Trump’s clean bill of health came as both...
- 5/19/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
One of the Trump administration’s longest legacies has been the number of lifetime judicial appointments made during his term: more than 200 in total, including three to the Supreme Court.
Now, Donald Trump is openly bragging about appointing young, inexperienced lackeys to lifetime positions to further ensure his political impact outlasts his time in office should he be reelected.
Trump spoke Saturday at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting held in Dallas, Texas, after receiving the group’s official endorsement. During his rambling 90-minute speech, Trump told the story...
Now, Donald Trump is openly bragging about appointing young, inexperienced lackeys to lifetime positions to further ensure his political impact outlasts his time in office should he be reelected.
Trump spoke Saturday at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting held in Dallas, Texas, after receiving the group’s official endorsement. During his rambling 90-minute speech, Trump told the story...
- 5/19/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
Barrett Blade, the husband of Stormy Daniels, revealed that the couple would likely leave the U.S. if Donald Trump is acquitted in his New York hush money trial.
Blade made this declaration during an interview with CNN anchor Erin Burnett on Erin Burnett OutFront.
“Stormy spent more than seven hours on the stand,” Burnett noted. “She was there for over two days. Obviously, it’s the first time she was face to face with Trump since 2007. I was in that room. They’re only ten or 15 feet apart for those hours and hours. How does she feel now that her testimony is behind her?”
“I mean, I don’t think she feels any differently,” Blade responded. “Maybe a little relieved to not have to be stressed about going in there. But I think she feels the same way she always has felt about it.”
“How much stress did all...
Blade made this declaration during an interview with CNN anchor Erin Burnett on Erin Burnett OutFront.
“Stormy spent more than seven hours on the stand,” Burnett noted. “She was there for over two days. Obviously, it’s the first time she was face to face with Trump since 2007. I was in that room. They’re only ten or 15 feet apart for those hours and hours. How does she feel now that her testimony is behind her?”
“I mean, I don’t think she feels any differently,” Blade responded. “Maybe a little relieved to not have to be stressed about going in there. But I think she feels the same way she always has felt about it.”
“How much stress did all...
- 5/18/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
British royal family news reveals that Meghan Markle’s corrupt Nigerian Riviera Tour is being seen as a sign that she has her sights set on the White House. Because what screams political ambition better than cavorting with an overseas felon wanted for money laundering in the US?
Many see Meghan’s “presidential-like visit to her adopted ‘homeland’ of Nigeria” as the clearest evidence yet that she has more on her mind than scam-jam. Here’s what to know about Meghan’s Oval Office aspirations.
Royal Family News – Meghan Markle As Potus?
Few know Meghan better than her Suits co-stars and Erika Alexander just declared that the Duchess of Excess is “heading to the White House.”
Likewise, experts told MailOnline that Meghan could taking inspiration from former Potus Donald Trump.
US political analyst Christopher Phelps told MailOnline: “It would be a great story. The British prince who loved her so...
Many see Meghan’s “presidential-like visit to her adopted ‘homeland’ of Nigeria” as the clearest evidence yet that she has more on her mind than scam-jam. Here’s what to know about Meghan’s Oval Office aspirations.
Royal Family News – Meghan Markle As Potus?
Few know Meghan better than her Suits co-stars and Erika Alexander just declared that the Duchess of Excess is “heading to the White House.”
Likewise, experts told MailOnline that Meghan could taking inspiration from former Potus Donald Trump.
US political analyst Christopher Phelps told MailOnline: “It would be a great story. The British prince who loved her so...
- 5/18/2024
- by Tanya Clark
- Celebrating The Soaps
Rudy Giuliani spent most of the past month successfully evading an indictment for a 2020 false elector criminal case in Arizona — until officials tracked him down at his 80th birthday party.
CNN reported Giuliani was celebrating the occasion in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday when he was served the papers. Prior to being handed the lawsuit, he made a post on X, formerly Twitter, mocking Arizona authorities for failing to track him down.
“If Arizona authorities can’t find me by tomorrow morning: 1. They must dismiss the indictment; 2. They must concede they can’t count votes,...
CNN reported Giuliani was celebrating the occasion in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday when he was served the papers. Prior to being handed the lawsuit, he made a post on X, formerly Twitter, mocking Arizona authorities for failing to track him down.
“If Arizona authorities can’t find me by tomorrow morning: 1. They must dismiss the indictment; 2. They must concede they can’t count votes,...
- 5/18/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
“Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish-language musical drama starring Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón, has earned the biggest standing ovation of this year’s Cannes Film Festival so far.
Gomez wiped away tears as the Palais clapped for a full nine minutes, accompanied by plenty of hooting, whistling and cheering. During the standing ovation, director Jacques Audiard waved his hat at the balcony as stars Saldaña and Édgar Ramírez shared an emotional hug. There was huge applause for Gascón, who stars in the film as a drug cartel leader who seeks gender-affirming surgery.
In the film, from Palme d’Or winner Audiard, Saldaña stars as Rita, an “overqualified and undervalued” lawyer, whose firm is more inclined to help criminals than seek justice. She finds an unexpected way out when a feared drug cartel leader Manitas (Gascón) recruits her to aid him in surreptitiously completing a sex change operation to...
Gomez wiped away tears as the Palais clapped for a full nine minutes, accompanied by plenty of hooting, whistling and cheering. During the standing ovation, director Jacques Audiard waved his hat at the balcony as stars Saldaña and Édgar Ramírez shared an emotional hug. There was huge applause for Gascón, who stars in the film as a drug cartel leader who seeks gender-affirming surgery.
In the film, from Palme d’Or winner Audiard, Saldaña stars as Rita, an “overqualified and undervalued” lawyer, whose firm is more inclined to help criminals than seek justice. She finds an unexpected way out when a feared drug cartel leader Manitas (Gascón) recruits her to aid him in surreptitiously completing a sex change operation to...
- 5/18/2024
- by Ramin Setoodeh and Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said he had been wrong to say, “Lord help us,” if we support Donald Trump in 2016.
Vance said this while discussing his opinion about Trump’s New York hush money trial with CNN host Dana Bash.
Vance was one of many Republicans who visited the hush money trial last week.
“I want to ask about what we saw this past week, and it’s gonna continue this week – the trial in New York – adult film actress Stormy Daniels testified about her allegation of the sexual encounter with Donald Trump,” Bash told the Ohio senator. “Now, after the Access Hollywood tape in 2016, you tweeted: ‘fellow Christians, everyone is watching us. When we apologize for this man, lord help us,'” she added.
Bash reminded him that Vance has “since deleted that tweet” about the former president.
“Do you still feel that way about Donald Trump’s sexual indiscretions?...
Vance said this while discussing his opinion about Trump’s New York hush money trial with CNN host Dana Bash.
Vance was one of many Republicans who visited the hush money trial last week.
“I want to ask about what we saw this past week, and it’s gonna continue this week – the trial in New York – adult film actress Stormy Daniels testified about her allegation of the sexual encounter with Donald Trump,” Bash told the Ohio senator. “Now, after the Access Hollywood tape in 2016, you tweeted: ‘fellow Christians, everyone is watching us. When we apologize for this man, lord help us,'” she added.
Bash reminded him that Vance has “since deleted that tweet” about the former president.
“Do you still feel that way about Donald Trump’s sexual indiscretions?...
- 5/18/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
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