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“This would ruin my life”: A dog just beat Ethan Hawke and Alison Brie for a film award

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“It feels cool to accept that”: Connor Storrie was asked about his YouTube channel, and he says leaving it up was “a choice”

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“I stopped eating gluten”: Matt Damon details the intense diet and training that helped him drop 30 pounds for “The Odyssey”

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“I don’t care about Instagram”: Maya Hawke’s comments about casting directors requiring a specific amount of “collective followers” in a movie resurface

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“He’s so self-aware”: Simu Liu, er,  “delicately” explained Robert Downey Jr.’s very intense on-set Marvel setup

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“I’m at a loss for words”: Fans are paying tribute to Udo Kier, who died before recording the next Kojima game

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“I hope she sues”: Kristen Bell, Brian Cox and other Hollywood actors shocked to learn Fox News is using their voices without consent

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Benedict Cumberbatch got real about AI in a Reddit AMA: “Our appetites are being overrun by the plentitude”

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“Open the schools”: Wallace Shawn’s viral canvassing moment with young voters sends fans into meltdown

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“Sure, blame the extras”: Simu Liu hits back at Kevin O’Leary’s suggestion to replace background actors with AI in movies

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A “Harry Potter” extra shares emotional reaction to seeing her deleted scene for the first time in 20 years: “My heart is racing”

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“I can see you recording”: Hamilton actor calls out the sudden rise of bootleg clips of Broadway shows posted to social media

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Hollywood reacts to news that agents are trying to “sign” an AI “actress” named “Tilly Norwood”

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“I cannot express the pain”: Javier Bardem speaks out against genocide in Gaza. “The View” cuts to commercial

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“Getting $300+ each for them”: People are reselling Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater soap for hundreds on eBay

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