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Want to Go to Outer Space? Olivia Rodrigo Won't Date You
Olivia Rodrigo Has
One Big Dating
Deal-Breaker
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Nov 9, 2024 4:20 PM CST

Olivia Rodrigo Has One Big Dating Deal-Breaker

Sorry, Elon, but the singer says she doesn't want to go out with men who want to go outer space

(Newser) - Everyone's got their own red flags when it comes to romance, and Olivia Rodrigo has a very particular one that has led her to start posing an "oddly specific" question of guys on their first date, per People . "I always ask them if they think that they...

Anna Kendrick Felt 'Gross' Getting Paid for New Film

Actor says she donated money she made from Woman of the Hour to anti-violence charities

(Newser) - Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, began streaming this month on Netflix, and it's garnering decent reviews . But while the 39-year-old Pitch Perfect actor is accepting praise for the film—which the AP describes as a "chilling, based-on-a-true-story drama about when a 1970s serial killer...

Netflix Has Bad News for That '70s Show Fans

Streaming service is canceling sequel series That '90s Show after 2 seasons

(Newser) - If you followed That '70s Show two decades into the future to watch its sequel series, That '90s Show, on Netflix, your time-traveling adventures have come to an end. Variety reports that the spinoff won't be coming back to the streaming platform for a third season, at...

Baby Reindeer Lawsuit Against Netflix Is a Go: Judge
Baby Reindeer Lawsuit May
Proceed, Thanks to 5 Words
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Oct 5, 2024 6:00 AM CDT

Baby Reindeer Lawsuit May Proceed, Thanks to 5 Words

California judge rules that 'this is a true story' at start of Netflix series may suggest 'actual malice'

(Newser) - A defamation lawsuit against Netflix brought by a Scottish woman who says she inspired the hit show Baby Reindeer may proceed, per a California judge who has ruled on her $170 million complaint . Fiona Harvey claims that the series created by Richard Gadd—who also starred in the show, which...

Netflix CEO Backs Harris, Cancellations Ensue

In days after Reed Hastings endorsement, cancellations spiked

(Newser) - Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings waded into presidential politics with a July 23 endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris and a $7 million donation to a super PAC affiliated with her campaign, but that donation might have cost his company some money. As Quartz reports, Netflix users canceled at...

Will Ferrell Gets an Education From Trans Friend

Netflix's Will & Harper aims to teach cis males a thing or two about the trans community

(Newser) - Will Ferrell and Harper Steele were hired at Saturday Night Live in the same week in 1995. They forged a bond that remained solid as Ferrell became a movie star and Steele emerged as SNL's head writer. Yet Ferrell admits he wasn't sure how to talk to his...

Fiddy Takes On Diddy in Upcoming Netflix Documentary

Streaming platform is producing 50 Cent's docuseries on allegations against Sean Combs

(Newser) - There's a documentary currently in production about the history of Sean "Diddy" Combs' alleged crimes, on the heels of his arrest earlier this month on sex trafficking, racketeering, and other charges —and it's in the hands of a fellow rapper. A publicist for Curtis Jackson, better...

Menendez Brothers to Break Silence for Netflix Show

Announcement follows Erik Menendez's criticism of Ryan Murphy's Monsters

(Newser) - Convicted killers Lyle and Erik Menendez will participate in an upcoming Netflix documentary after bashing a series about them now airing on the platform. Erik Menendez's wife, Tami, shared a statement Thursday in which her husband criticized Netflix and Ryan Murphy Productions for the brothers' portrayal in Monsters: The ...

Netflix Edits Disclaimer for Show Based on 1999 Hijacking

Viewers allege the Muslim hijackers are portrayed as Hindu

(Newser) - "When IC 814 gets hijacked on its way to Delhi, hundreds of lives are at stake as the country faces its longest and most alarming aviation crisis," reads the show description for the new Netflix miniseries IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack. The show has created a mini-crisis for...

Scott Peterson, Amber Frey Break 20-Year Silences

Convicted killer and his former mistress speak in separate upcoming docuseries

(Newser) - Scott Peterson, the man serving life in prison without parole for the 2002 murders of his wife and unborn son, admits he was "a total a-hole" to Laci Peterson. But "I didn't kill my wife," the 51-year-old vying for a fresh trial says in a docuseries...

Baby Reindeer Creator Has Much to Say About $170M Suit

Richard Gadd says he was indeed stalked by Fiona Harvey for years

(Newser) - Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd has admitted the stalker in his TV drama was partly inspired by a Scottish woman who sued Netflix for $170 million last month. Responding to Fiona Harvey's defamation lawsuit, Gadd claims to have suffered "stalking, harassment, abuse and threats" at her hands. He...

Cable Is No Longer King
Cable Is No Longer King
Jul 18, 2024 7:36 AM CDT

Cable Is No Longer King

Streaming claims new record with 40.3% of TV usage in June

(Newser) - Americans spent more than 40% of their TV time in June on streaming services, a record high not just for streaming but for any single category of viewership, per Variety . Younger viewers now on summer holidays drove a 2.1% increase in overall TV consumption and 6% increase in streaming...

Asked About Future Plans, DeGeneres Drops a Bomb

'This is the last time you're going to see me,' comedian says at show, suggesting retirement

(Newser) - There's quiet quitting , and then there's not-so-quiet quitting, which is what Ellen DeGeneres just apparently did. Forbes reports that the 66-year-old comedian is currently on her "Ellen's Last Stand ... Up" tour, which kicked off in April, and she's also got a Netflix comedy special on...

In Saudi Arabia, a Netflix Show Creator Is Sentenced

Abdulaziz Almuzaini's case shows conflicting state of affairs in the new Saudi Arabia

(Newser) - A dual US-Saudi citizen and celebrated animator with a Netflix deal says he's facing decades in prison in Saudi Arabia because of his art. Abdulaziz Almuzaini, the man behind Masameer , a cartoon likened to South Park, and a spinoff Netflix show Masameer County , has been publicly celebrated by the...

After Sad Hot Dog Contest News, a Match-Up for the Ages

Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi to compete in Netflix competition

(Newser) - After organizers for Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest said Joey Chestnut wouldn't compete this year because of a deal with a rival brand, Netflix swiftly announced a new hot dog-eating competition that will feature Chestnut and his "fiercest rival." Chestnut, a 16-time hot...

Mike Tyson Will Fight Again at Age 58
Mike Tyson Will Fight
Again at Age 58
UPDATED
Jun 7, 2024 1:04 PM CDT

Mike Tyson Will Fight Again at Age 58

But former heavyweight champ postpones bout against Jake Paul until November

(Newser) - Mike Tyson still plans to fight Jake Paul on Netflix, but he's postponing the bout after a health scare aboard a flight. The fight originally scheduled to take place in July will now happen on November 18 in Texas, reports the AP . Tyson, who has not fought professionally since...

Lawsuit: Baby Reindeer Is the 'Biggest Lie in TV History'

Woman who says she was the inspiration for stalker character is suing Netflix for $170M

(Newser) - A woman who says she was the inspiration for a character in Baby Reindeer is seeking a big payday from Netflix. Scottish woman Fiona Harvey filed a $170 million lawsuit against the streaming service in California on Thursday, saying she was the inspiration for the character Martha, but the claim...

Netflix Password Crackdown Is Working
Netflix Password Crackdown
Is Working
Apr 19, 2024 12:34 AM CDT

Netflix Password Crackdown Is Working

To the tune of millions of new customers

(Newser) - Netflix's decision to crack down on password sharing may not have been a popular one, but apparently it was a smart one for the streaming company. In its earnings report Thursday, the company announced an addition of 9.33 million subscribers in the first quarter, an increase of more...

Disturbing Netflix Series Leads to Probe of New York Boarding School

Rampant abuse alleged at now-shuttered institution

(Newser) - A Netflix docuseries spotlighting abuse allegations at a long-shuttered boarding academy for teens in rural northern New York has prompted dozens of new complaints to the local prosecutor and a fresh investigation, the AP reports. The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping started streaming last month. The three-part series by filmmaker...

Netflix Unable to Get Inventing Anna Suit Axed

Lawyer says Netflix defamed Rachael Williams after she sold her story to rival HBO

(Newser) - Netflix has failed to deflect a defamation lawsuit alleging it falsely portrayed one of the subjects of the Inventing Anna miniseries as a heartless, greedy mooch. Rachel DeLoache Williams, a former Vanity Fair staffer who penned a book about her friendship with con artist Anna Sorokin , filed the lawsuit in...

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