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DNC Executive Producer: Even My Staff Believed Beyoncé Was Coming
Live-show veterans Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss just came off a very strongly rated Democratic National Convention — more than 26 million people tuned in Thursday night to watch Vice President Kamala Harris accept the presidential nomination. The Emmy-decorated pair (Kirshner executive produced; Weiss directed) fashioned a four-day event marked by both flash and substance. Though the DNC veterans […]
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Charli XCX Is “Happy to Help to Prevent Democracy From Failing Forever” With Kamala Harris ‘Brat’ Meme
Charli XCX has reluctantly embraced her tweet declaring Kamala Harris is “brat” becoming a phenomenon during this year’s presidential election. In her New York magazine cover story, the pop star was asked about the divisive social media statement about the vice president. She explained that she wrote it while relaxing in the pool at her […]
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Sally Field Says She Returned to Social Media Because of Kamala Harris’ Presidential Bid: “Hope Is Here”
Sally Field has returned to social media, thanks to Kamala Harris’ presidential bid. The Oscar-winning actress posted two separate posts on her Instagram, sharing that she is back on the platform as a result of Harris running for president alongside Tim Walz as her vice president nominee. “I’ve not been on social media. Not since […]
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Bill Maher Is Confused Why Charli XCX Labeled Kamala Harris “Brat”: “It Sounds Like Trump”
Bill Maher has realized he’s behind on current internet slang, namely “Brat Summer,” after being on a month-long hiatus from Real Time. While chatting with CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins on Friday’s episode, the host attempted to understand the viral phenomenon — which started after Charli XCX dropped her latest studio album titled Brat in June — that’s […]
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Cheryl Hines’ Enthusiasm for Donald Trump Could Not Be More Curbed
Cheryl Hines, who shot to fame playing the beleaguered wife of Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm, has faced her share of real-life headaches as the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. But the actress is about to face her biggest challenge yet as her husband suspends his independent campaign for president and throws his […]
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RFK Jr. Ends Campaign, Backs Trump as Wife Cheryl Hines Says “All Parties Are Truly Good People”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called off his long-shot presidential campaign and has thrown his support behind Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The move is a stunning bit of political calculus from a scion of America’s most storied Democratic dynasty. Teased earlier this week by the candidate and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, the news […]
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Would a Taylor Swift Endorsement Actually Impact the Presidential Race?
Bad blood appears to abound between supporters for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump heading into November’s tight presidential election. While both sides have enlisted varying degrees of star power at their respective national conventions, there appears to be one figure whose endorsement the two candidates seemingly covet: Taylor Swift. Trump took […]
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Kamala Harris Is Campaigning as a Prosecutor. Popular Entertainment Has Long Favored Their Antagonist.
As she accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday night, Kamala Harris played up her attorney-general past. “As a prosecutor, when I had a case, I charged it not in the name of the victim, but in the name of the people,” she told the United Center crowd. This follows a strategy she has pursued since ramping up […]
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DNC Day 4: Kamala Harris Accepts Nomination, Capping Four-Night Reintroduction to Voters
Vice President Kamala Harris strode onto the DNC stage at 10:30 p.m. on the convention’s closing night, just after her beloved sister laid a firm foundation for her reintroduction to America — something dozens of the most powerful people in the Democratic party also spent the past four nights doing. Harris presented herself to the […]
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Kerry Washington Invokes Olivia Pope at DNC, Has ‘Scandal’ Reunion With Tony Goldwyn Onstage
The Democratic National Convention delighted Scandal fans everywhere when it announced that Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn would be among the week’s lineup of nightly Hollywood hosts. The pair played out having proximity to the White House onscreen when they starred opposite each other as Washington, D.C., fixer Olivia Pope and President Fitzgerald “Fitz” Grant […]
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Rep: Beyoncé Is Not Performing at DNC; “Was Never Scheduled” to Attend (Exclusive)
A representative for Beyoncé says the singer will not attend the 2024 Democratic National Convention. “Beyoncé was never scheduled to be there,” the Grammy-winning star’s rep tells The Hollywood Reporter. “The report of a performance is untrue.” Rumors about the pop star attending and performing at this year’s DNC, celebrating Vice President Kamala Harris’ historic […]
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Ana Navarro Slams Ann Coulter for Mocking Tim Walz’s Son, Gus, After Emotional DNC Moment
Democratic National Convention host Ana Navarro slammed Ann Coulter for mocking Gus Walz, the 17-year-old son of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz. At the DNC’s third night in Chicago, Gus went viral for his emotional reaction to his father praising him, his sister Hope and mother Gwen. During his speech onstage accepting the nomination […]
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How to Stream the Fourth and Final Night of the Democratic National Convention Online
The Democratic National Convention is on its fourth and final day, with Vice President Kamala Harris set to accept the party’s nomination Thursday night. Kerry Washington hosts tonight’s festivities, which feature performances by Pink and the Chicks and speakers including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rev. Al Sharpton, Meena Harris, Ella Emhoff and more. The four-day […]
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Oprah, Spike Lee, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lil Jon and More Stars at the 2024 DNC
After July’s Republican National Convention attracted such luminaries as Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock and Amber Rose, this year’s Democratic National Convention is drawing arguably bigger stars like Oprah, Spike Lee, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Stevie Wonder. This year’s DNC, celebrating Vice President Kamala Harris’ historic presidential nomination, was hosted by Tony Goldwyn, Ana Navarro, Mindy Kaling […]
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“That’s My Dad!”: Tim Walz’s Children Steal America’s Heart Amid Tears at the DNC
The Walz family stole America’s hearts on the third night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted the party’s nomination as Kamala Harris’ running mate with wife Gwen, daughter Hope and son Gus tearfully cheering him on. After a touching tribute from his former high school football players, and amid […]
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DNC, Day 3: Gov. Tim Walz Takes Nomination as VP on Democratic Ticket to the End Zone
With a lead-up that included speeches from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, his home state Sen. Amy Klobuchar and none other than Sheila E. and John Legend covering Prince, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had a huge introduction at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, where he wholeheartedly accepted the party’s nomination for vice president on the ticket […]
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