Phil Donahue, the longtime host of the trend-setting TV talk show The Phil Donahue Show, died Sunday evening following a long illness, surrounded by family including his longtime wife, actor Marlo Thomas.. He was 88. His death was announced on The Today Show this morning. Today shared a statement from Donahue’s family. Calling Donahue “a…

ABC News has tapped Almin Karamehmedovic, executive producer of its top rated World News Tonight, as its next president. Almin Karamehmedovic will report to Debra OConnell, president of Disney news group and networks. He succeeds Kim Godwin, who departed earlier this year. “Almin has devoted his career to ABC News, mastering every role and elevating…

Static Media/Getty Image Almost every Stephen King novel (or novella) is a page-turner. The author has experimented with varying styles over the years: sometimes, horror has taken a backseat, operating like an ominous shadow lurking amid the pages, and at other times, his stories have felt akin to…

Image Comics What would happen if Raymond Chandler and H.P. Lovecraft wrote a novel together? Comic series “Fatale” by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips offers an answer. Published from 2012 to 2014 across 24 issues at Image Comics, “Fatale” is named for the archetype every film noir needs:…

Taylor Frankie Paul & More #MomTok Stars: Meet ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Cast! Two years after a “soft swinging” sex scandal, the #MomTok community is stronger than ever. In fact, the group of Utah-based, Mormon TikTokers—who made headlines in 2022 after member Taylor Frankie Paul exposed some of the couples’ extramarital affairs—will prove…

Kalani Hilliker is dancing her way into an exciting new journey. The Dance Moms alum is officially engaged with to Nathan Goldman, saying yes to forever in a proposal alongside Italy’s Lake Como. “A lifetime of this,” the 23-year-old captioned her August 18 post. “I couldn’t be lucky enough or more grateful to get to…

Another Bachelor Nation baby is on the way. Madison Prewett, who first rose to fame in 2020 on Peter Webber’s season of The Bachelor, announced that she is pregnant with her first child with husband Grant Troutt. “WE’RE PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!” Madison, 28, captioned a series of sweet photos of herself in a white dress, gleefully holding…

ABC “Barney Miller” may not be one of the most talked-about sitcoms of the ’70s these days, but perhaps it should be. The NYPD-set show was in some ways the “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” of its time, a socially conscious, funny series that set its action squarely in the precinct…

Thai breakout hit How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has landed North American distribution. The film has secured a theatrical release through Well Go USA, and in China via Teamer Media, South Korea (NK Contents), UK & Ireland (Vertigo Releasing), the Netherlands (Vedette Film), Belgium (Vedette Film) and India (PVR). The film will open…

Taylor Swift is backing Donald Trump’s latest bid for the White House, at least according to the former president. Openly obsessed with the superstar performer, Trump took to his Truth Social on Sunday to claim the endorsement of Swift. In response to getting Swift’s supposed unexpected seal of approval, Trump declared “I Accept.” He may…