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Duke University's commencement ceremony on Sunday saw dozens walk out in protest of guest speaker Jerry Seinfeld, who has been a big supporter of Israel during the conflict in Gaza. A group of students left their seats when Seinfeld began, with at least one carrying a Palestinian flag. The…

Saturday Night Live skipped its traditional cold open and instead went with brief bits featuring cast members and their moms, in honor of Mother’s Day. “As you know, it is Mother’s Day in about 29 minutes,” said Kenan Thompson. “So still plenty of time to buy a gift,” said his mother, Ann…

UPDATE: Activist Greta Thunberg has reportedly been removed from the protest outside the Malmö arena. She was pictured wearing a Keffiyeh scarf while being escorted away from the protest. It is unclear whether there was an arrest. She was previously quoted as condemning Israel’s participation in the…

Eric Schlosser knows food. Not in the way Bobby Flay or Giada De Laurentiis does, but in a scholarly manner that knows its affects on the health of anyone who eats. The author of the classic study Fast Food Nation and an EP on several films, Schlosser came to Bill Maher’s Friday Real Time as a…

UPDATE: Judge Juan Merchan told the prosecutors in Donald Trump's hush money trial to pass along a message to one of their likely witnesses, lawyer Michael Cohen: Please stop talking or posting on social media about the case.  Moments before the day in court ended early around lunchtime, Judge…

Steve Bannon’s conviction for failure to comply with a congressional subpoena was upheld by a three-judge federal appeals court today, raising the prospect that the podcaster and right-wing provocateur will have to serve a four-month sentence. The appeals court decision, made by appointees of Joe…

Editors note: Running until the final general election results come in, 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 Dominic Patten, the…

UPDATE: Stormy Daniels took a swipe at Donald Trump and his legal team for their complaints about her testimony over two days in the New York hush money trial. “Real men respond to testimony by being sworn in and taking the stand in court. Oh…wait. Nevermind,” Daniels wrote on X/Twitter. Real men…

Media mogul Haim Saban sent an email to top White House aides criticizing President Joe Biden’s threat to withhold arms shipments to support an Israeli military invasion of Rafah. In the email — reported by Axios and Israeli media outlets — Saban, a longtime major Democratic donor, called Biden’s…

Donald Trump's hush money trial resumes today with one of his chief antagonists, Stormy Daniels, returning to the stand and court observers wondering if the former and possible future president is close to being thrown into jail.  Whatever happens inside the courtroom, there may no longer be…

Last Week Tonight host John Oliver almost indentured himself to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. A few months ago, he made Thomas an offer: if he would resign, Oliver would give him $1 million a year until one of them died, plus a new motor home. He gave Thomas 30 days to accept. Thomas…

Joe Biden sat for an interview with a mainstream, national news outlet, — a not-too-common occurrence. And while the clear intent in his chat with CNN’s Erin Burnett was to show a contrast with Donald Trump on the economy, the headline was what the president said about Israel. “I made it clear that…