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NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics

Nov. 16, 2024 13:46 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make “The View” co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of her political beliefs. Staten Island Borough President Vito...

'The View' abortion ad signals wider effort to use an FCC regulation to spread a message

Oct. 11, 2024 17:39 PM EDT

An anti-abortion ad that aired during “ The View ” this past week and criticized the show's personalities was the most visible manifestation of a campaign that is making use of a federal law that forbids broadcasters from turning it down. In the ad, a narrator says, “I am so...

Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald and Kelli O'Hara join livestreamed 'Broadway Rallies for Kamala'

Oct. 09, 2024 16:48 PM EDT

Stars of stage and screen — including Anne Hathaway, Kelli O’Hara, Kristin Chenoweth and Audra McDonald — are set for a campaign rally for Kamala Harris in New York City next week that will be livestreamed. “Broadway Rallies for Kamala” will be performed in front of a live,...

Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and 'Downton Abbey,' dies at 89

Sep. 27, 2024 18:58 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for the 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “ Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films,...

Maggie Smith mourned by 'Downton Abbey' colleagues, Helen Mirren, Daniel Radcliffe and others

Sep. 27, 2024 16:04 PM EDT

Actors, collaborators and fans who worked with Maggie Smith are paying tribute to the award-winning actor, known for her roles in the “Harry Potter” movies and “Downton Abbey.” She died Friday at 89. ___ “It’s a very sad day for the whole culture of theater...