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Mark Zuckerberg Says Trump’s Inflammatory ‘Looting and Shooting’ Comment Doesn’t Violate Facebook Policy
By Todd Spangler LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he “struggled” with how to respond to President Donald Trump’s posts — on both...
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Kiss Guitarist Bob Kulick Dies at 70
By Jordan Moreau LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Bob Kulick, who played guitar for the rock band Kiss, has died, his brother announced on Twitter. He was...
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Newsom Declares State of Emergency in Los Angeles as Protests Rage
By Gene Maddaus LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The National Guard is deploying to Los Angeles on Saturday night as the fourth day of protests sparked by...
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Los Angeles Sets Curfew as George Floyd Protests Continue Around City
By Jordan Moreau LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – UPDATED: Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti has imposed an 8 p.m. curfew on Saturday for all of Los Angeles...
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‘Insecure’ Actor Kendrick Sampson Hit by Rubber Bullets at Los Angeles Protest
By Angelique Jackson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Insecure” actor Kendrick Sampson was hit by police’s rubber bullets while protesting George Floyd’s death in Los Angeles on...
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TV News Scrambles to Cover Protests Nationwide
By Brian Steinberg LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – NBC News and ABC News broke into their networks’ Saturday-night schedules to cover protests breaking around the country in...
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SAG-AFTRA Condemns Police Attack on Louisville Journalists Covering Protest
By Dave McNary LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – SAG-AFTRA is condemning a Friday night attack by a police officer on two of its member journalists who were...
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‘Bachelorette’ Star Hannah Brown Promises To ‘Be Better’ After Saying the N-Word
By Elizabeth Wagmeister LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Former star of “The Bachelorette” Hannah Brown is speaking up after she said the N-word on Instagram Live while...
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Ryan Gosling’s ‘Wolfman’ Gears Up at Universal as Director Decision Nears (EXCLUSIVE)
By Justin Kroll LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Months after Universal successfully relaunched its monster universe with Elisabeth Moss’s “The Invisible Man,” the studio is pushing ahead...
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Billie Eilish Slams ‘All Lives Matter’ and White Privilege: ‘This Is Not About You’
By Ellise Shafer LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Following the death of George Floyd, Billie Eilish shared a passionate message to her Instagram followers calling on her...