It’s all a con, continued: Bernie Madoff, the Guinness Book of Records Ponzi operator, had a rule that, for subscribers to the too-good-to-be-true dictum, served as a red flag: The rule: You’re not allowed to ask questions. Just give him as much cash as you can gather, then sit back and reap the totally unqualified … Read more
Lee Fitting’s somewhat mysterious dismissal from ESPN in August may have a bit more context now following Thursday’s report that the network engaged in a long-running scheme to acquire Emmy Awards for on-air talent that weren’t eligible to receive the awards. The Emmy statuette name-changing scheme did “factor” into Fitting’s dismissal, The Post’s Andrew Marchand … Read more
ESPN got caught. The network made up fake names for Emmy Awards in order to honor on-air talent who were ineligible to receive awards, only for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), which oversees the Emmys, to foil the scheme, according to The Athletic. “Some members of our team were clearly wrong … Read more
Ryan Reynolds had viewers in stitches during his Creative Emmy Award acceptance speech on Sunday after the actor used Hugh Jackman’s broken award to thank the Television Academy’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards Committee. The snarky speech comes after “Welcome to Wrexham,” a docuseries about the Welsh football club co-owned by Reynolds, and “It’s Always Sunny In … Read more
The strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards have a new date — one that places them squarely within Hollywood’s awards season, for a change. Fox announced Thursday that the Emmys will air on January 15 from the Peacock Theater at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. The show will air on the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday. The timing … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a comeback to Hollywood with their Netflix documentary series, “Harry & Meghan.” Despite the show bringing in a total of 81.6 million hours watched, the project failed to score any Emmy nominations when they were announced earlier this week. Royal expert Ingrid Seward recently claimed that the Duke and … Read more
WTF? The Television Academy did it again — making it a tone-deaf tradition to totally snub popular ranching epic “Yellowstone” from the roster of Emmy nominees. Shame on the Emmy voters. The biggest series in Paramount Network history failed to garner one measly nomination. Ignoring a show with this kind of success would be unprecedented … Read more
And the nominees are… The 2023 Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday via livestream on the official Emmys website and Facebook page. “Act Your Age” star Yvette Nicole Brown and Television Academy chair Frank Scherma hosted the nomination reveal. Brown received an Emmy nod two years ago for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her appearance in “A Black Lady Sketch … Read more
Soap opera legend Elizabeth Hubbard, who dazzled as businesswoman Lucinda Walsh on CBS’ “As The World Turns,” died at the age of 89 over the weekend, her son confirmed. Her son, Jeremy D. Bennett, announced the news in a Facebook post on Monday. Her cause of death was not disclosed. “I’m sorry to say with … Read more
Ooh, the payback has begun, Jimmy Kimmel! Emmy winner Quinta Brunson – who accepted her first Emmy Monday while Kimmel played dead on the stage below her – interrupted his monologue on ABC Wednesday night by showing off her shiny new hardware. Look who interrupted Jimmy’s monologue tonight! 🙌💗🏆 pic.twitter.com/3Zi9ZAPs13 — Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) … Read more
Sheryl Lee Ralph captivated viewers during the Emmys on Monday, when she won her first trophy, for supporting actress in a comedy for her work on Abbott Elementary, after decades in show business. Only the second Black woman to win in the category, she delivered a rousing speech in the form of… a song! Ralph felt … Read more
‘Thank you for glamming my dead body’: Pregnant Chrissy Teigen jokes she felt like ‘hot garbage’ at the 2022 Emmy Awards By Milly Veitch For Mailonline Published: 08:37 BST, 14 September 2022 | Updated: 09:13 BST, 14 September 2022 <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– She always looks incredible on the red carpet. But … Read more
CNN — Jennifer Coolidge has set a new standard on how award winners should respond to being played off the stage. Coolidge won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for her role as the quirky Tanya McQuoid in the HBO limited series “The White Lotus” on Monday, … Read more
Zendaya is making history yet again. Photograph by Marcell Rev/HBO Another year, another sweep of nominations for Ted Lasso, Ozark, Euphoria and Succession. No complaints. The latter deservingly leads the pack with a whopping 25 nominations. Looking at the newer contenders, comedy-drama The White Lotus is unsurprisingly in the mix, scooping a tidy 20 nominations. … Read more
Now that all the trophies have been put on their respective shelves, it’s no slight to say Monday night’s 74th Primetime Emmy Awards ended up being a tricky mix of the arcane, retro and optimistic, among other things. Offscreen, NBC’s Kenan Thompson-hosted broadcast of television’s big night had to contend with the awkward reality of … Read more
CNN — Quinta Brunson brought the audience to its feet when she won her first Emmy – but at her feet during the moment was Jimmy Kimmel, who pretended to be unconscious and stayed on the floor while she accepted her award as part of an intended joke that ended up miffing some viewers. Kimmel … Read more
UPDATED with additional photos: After the intensity and suspense of Monday’s Emmy broadcast, the winners, nominees and presenters gathered afterward to blow off some steam. From the Governors Gala to fetes thrown by HBO and Apple, many of the night’s biggest names were there — except for, of course, Jerrod Carmichael, who took his Emmy … Read more
The “About Damn Time” singer won the Emmy for outstanding competition program for “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,” an Amazon series that documented her search for backup dancers. “When I was a little girl, all I wanted to see was me in the media — someone fat like me, Black like me, beautiful … Read more
CNN — The 74th Emmy Awards, celebrating the best in television, were presented Monday in Los Angeles. “The White Lotus,” “Ted Lasso” and “Succession” picked up some of the biggest awards of the night. (HBO, Warner Bros. Television and CNN are all owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.) See who else won below: “Better Call Saul” … Read more
CNN — The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, which celebrate the best television shows and performances of they year, will be presented Monday. Here is everything you need to know ahead of TV’s big night. Kenan Thompson will take center stage as this year’s host, live from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. This is … Read more