Several A-list celebrities are backing a new campaign launched Thursday to protest the “theft” Artificial Intelligence allegedly engages in to generate output.
An organization called the Human Artistry Campaign debuted the “<a href="https://www.stealingisntinnovation.com/">Stealing Isn’t Innovation</a>” initiative.
“America’s creative community is the envy of the world and creates jobs, economic growth, and exports. But rather than respect and protect this valuable asset, some of the biggest tech companies, many backed by private equity and other funders, are using American creators’ work to build AI platforms without authorization or regard for copyright law,” the web description says.
“​Artists, writers, and creators of all kinds are banding together with a simple message: Stealing our work is not innovation. It&#8217;s not progress. It&#8217;s theft &#8212; plain and simple.&#8221;
Their plight earned signatures from major celebrities including Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Fran Drescher, Jennifer Hudson, Kristen Bell, Michele Mulroney, Olivia Munn, Sean Astin, and &#8220;Breaking Bad&#8221; creator Vince Gilligan, to name a few.
The list of 700 supporters also included musicians such as Cyndi Lauper, LeAnn Rimes, Martina McBride, Rob Thomas, Gavin DeGraw, MGMT, One Republic, R.E.M., plus best-selling authors Jodi Picoult and Jonathan Franzen.
The Human Artistry Campaign puts forth the suggestion that AI companies should take the “ethical” route and pay to license the material they’re using. They also argue that creators should have the choice to opt out and not have their work included in AI generated content.
“Real innovation comes from the human motivation to change our lives. It moves opportunity forward while driving economic growth and creating jobs,” Human Artistry Campaign senior advisor Dr. Moiya McTier said in a statement, per <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/celebrities-back-stealing-isnt-innovation-campaign-ai-1236479303/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. “But AI companies are endangering artists’ careers while exploiting their practiced craft, using human art and other creative works without authorization to amass billions in corporate earnings.”
“America wins when technology companies and creators collaborate to make the highest quality consumer and enterprise digital products and tools. Solutions like licensing offer a path to a mutually beneficial outcome for all,” McTier concluded.
The argument over the use of AI in Hollywood is heating up, with industry players taking radically different approaches to the technology. Some creators are embracing it, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/social-media-rips-disneys-plan-for-ai-generated-fan-content">teaming up with AI companies</a> to prepare for what’s next in the industry. But others are going on record as vehemently opposed to advances such as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hollywood-actors-union-slams-ai-synthetic-performer-pitched-as-the-next-scarlett-johansson">AI-generated actors</a>.

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Hollywood Celebs Launch Anti-AI Campaign

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Kyle Gass, the less-famous half of the rock duo Tenacious D, admits that joking onstage about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in 2024 was a bad idea.
The 65-year-old singer, whose bandmate is actor Jack Black, said he made a mistake, speaking in a newly published Rolling Stone <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tenacious-d-kyle-gass-jack-black-donald-trump-interview-1235501791/">interview</a> tied to the promotion of his upcoming live album.
“It was terrible. It was terrible judgment, obviously,” he said of the incident, which happened in July 2024 shortly after an attempt on Trump’s life at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “I was naive, of course… I thought I was safe in the bubble.”
His controversial remarks came as Gass was presented with the opportunity to make a birthday wish while performing in Australia. He replied in front of the assembled crowd, “Don’t miss Trump next time.”
Gass says that he’s “felt terrible ever since, because it’s such a responsibility to not screw up like that.” He said he didn’t realize how bad things would get.
“I wouldn’t wish it on anybody,” he said of the aftermath. “It’s one of those things, once it was picked up, it just got worse and worse. It was a Defcon 2 for sure in the camp. And I did it. It was hard to take responsibility for it, but it was my f***-up. When you’re in it, it’s hard to even think straight. It’s just this thing flooding and coming at you. We had to take the break. And I got it. Jack has this magnificent career; I can’t even count the franchises now. So as hard as it was, I just had to take the long ride home.”
“I really wasn’t thinking straight through it,” Gass told Rolling Stone. “It is serious business. You never want to fan those flames or be snarky about it. And I touched the stove. But at the time, I was trying to make the band laugh. Trying to be a little outrageous. I wasn’t overthinking it — obviously.”
After the incident went viral, Black canceled the rest of the tour and distanced himself from his singing partner, saying he was “blindsided” by the remarks. But now Gass says he and Black have &#8220;hashed it out&#8221; and will reunite.

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Tenacious D Singer Admits Onstage Joke About Trump Assassination Attempt Was A Mistake

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The 2026 Academy Award nominations were announced today, which included some predictable nods, a few snubs, and one record-breaking film. 
The Ryan Coogler-directed film “Sinners” earned a whopping 16 nominations, breaking the record previously set by “Titanic&#8221; (1997), &#8220;La La Land&#8221; (2016), and &#8220;All About Eve&#8221; (1950), which each had 14 nominations.
“Sinners” is a horror film set in Mississippi in 1932 that also addresses the racism from that era. It follows Michael B. Jordan playing twin brothers who return to their hometown in the Jim Crow South, only to be confronted by a supernatural evil.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/leos-latest-is-a-woke-fever-dream-and-a-box-office-nightmare">ultra woke</a> Hollywood darling “One Battle After Another” scored the second most nominations with 13 total.  “Frankenstein,” “Marty Supreme,” and “Sentimental Value” each got nine.  
As for snubs, “Wicked: For Good” was totally shut out this year after the first film earned 10 Oscar nominations and won two awards at the 2025 Academy Awards. Actor Paul Mescal was favored to be nominated for his role in “Hamnet,” but ultimately didn’t make the cut. 
The Academy Awards will once again be hosted by Conan O’Brien. They are scheduled air live on ABC and Hulu on Sunday, March 15, starting at 7 p.m. ET.
Here is a <a href="https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2026">full list</a> of this year’s Oscar nominees:
Best Picture
<ul>
<li>“Bugonia”</li>
<li>“F1”</li>
<li>“Frankenstein”</li>
<li>“Hamnet”</li>
<li>“Marty Supreme”</li>
<li>“One Battle After Another”</li>
<li>“The Secret Agent”</li>
<li>“Sentimental Value”</li>
<li>“Sinners”</li>
<li>“Train Dreams”</li>
</ul>
Best Director
<ul>
<li>“Hamnet” – Chloé Zhao</li>
<li>“Marty Supreme” – Josh Safdie</li>
<li>“One Battle After Another” – Paul Thomas Anderson</li>
<li>“Sentimental Value” – Joachim Trier</li>
<li>“Sinners” – Ryan Coogler</li>
</ul>
Best Actor
<ul>
<li>Timothée Chalamet in “Marty Supreme”</li>
<li>Leonardo DiCaprio in “One Battle After Another”</li>
<li>Ethan Hawke in “Blue Moon”</li>
<li>Michael B. Jordan in “Sinners”</li>
<li>Wagner Moura in “The Secret Agent”</li>
</ul>
Best Actress
<ul>
<li>Jessie Buckley in “Hamnet”</li>
<li>Rose Byrne in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”</li>
<li>Kate Hudson in “Song Sung Blue”</li>
<li>Renate Reinsve in “Sentimental Value”</li>
<li>Emma Stone in “Bugonia”</li>
</ul>
Best Supporting Actor
<ul>
<li>Benicio Del Toro in “One Battle After Another”</li>
<li>Jacob Elordi in “Frankenstein”</li>
<li>Delroy Lindo in “Sinners”</li>
<li>Sean Penn in “One Battle after Another”</li>
<li>Stellan Skarsgård in “Sentimental Value”</li>
</ul>
Best Supporting Actress
<ul>
<li>Elle Fanning in “Sentimental Value”</li>
<li>Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in “Sentimental Value”</li>
<li>Amy Madigan in “Weapons”</li>
<li>Wunmi Mosaku in “Sinners”</li>
<li>Teyana Taylor in “One Battle After Another”</li>
</ul>
Best Adapted Screenplay
<ul>
<li>“Bugonia” – screenplay by Will Tracy</li>
<li>“Frankenstein” – written for the screen by Guillermo del Toro</li>
<li>“Hamnet” – screenplay by Chloé Zhao &amp; Maggie O’Farrell</li>
<li>“One Battle After Another” – written by Paul Thomas Anderson</li>
<li>“Train Dreams” – screenplay by Clint Bentley &amp; Greg Kwedar</li>
</ul>
Best Original Screenplay
<ul>
<li>“Blue Moon” – written by Robert Kaplow</li>
<li>“It Was Just an Accident” – written by Jafar Panahi; script collaborators Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian</li>
<li>“Marty Supreme” – written by Ronald Bronstein &amp; Josh Safdie</li>
<li>“Sentimental Value” – written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier</li>
<li>“Sinners” – written by Ryan Coogler</li>
</ul>
Best Animated Feature
<ul>
<li>“Arco”</li>
<li>“Elio”</li>
<li>“KPop Demon Hunters”</li>
<li>“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” </li>
<li>“Zootopia 2”</li>
</ul>
Best International Feature
<ul>
<li>Brazil, “The Secret Agent”</li>
<li>France, “It Was Just an Accident”</li>
<li>Norway, “Sentimental Value”</li>
<li>Spain, “Sirāt”</li>
<li>Tunisia, “The Voice of Hind Rajab”</li>
</ul>
Best Documentary Feature
<ul>
<li>“The Alabama Solution”</li>
<li>“Come See Me in the Good Light”</li>
<li>“Cutting Through Rocks”</li>
<li>“Mr. Nobody Against Putin”</li>
<li>“The Perfect Neighbor”</li>
</ul>
Best Animated Short
<ul>
<li>“Butterfly”</li>
<li>“Forevergreen”</li>
<li>“The Girl Who Cried Pearls”</li>
<li>“Retirement Plan”</li>
<li>“The Three Sisters”</li>
</ul>
Best Casting
<ul>
<li>“Hamnet”</li>
<li>“Marty Supreme”</li>
<li>“One Battle After Another”</li>
<li>“The Secret Agent”</li>
<li>“Sinners”</li>
</ul>
Best Cinematography
<ul>
<li>“Frankenstein”</li>
<li>“Marty Supreme”</li>
<li>“One Battle After Another”</li>
<li>“Sinners”</li>
<li>“Train Dreams”</li>
</ul>
Best Costume Design
<ul>
<li>“Avatar: Fire and Ash”</li>
<li>“Frankenstein”</li>
<li>“Hamnet”</li>
<li>“Marty Supreme”</li>
<li>“Sinners”</li>
</ul>
Best Documentary Short
<ul>
<li>“All the Empty Rooms”</li>
<li>“Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud”</li>
<li>“Children No More: ‘Were and Are Gone’” </li>
<li>“The Devil Is Busy”</li>
<li>“Perfectly a Strangeness”</li>
</ul>
Best Film Editing
<ul>
<li>“F1”</li>
<li>“Marty Supreme”</li>
<li>“One Battle After Another”</li>
<li>“Sentimental Value”</li>
<li>“Sinners”</li>
</ul>
Best Live-Action Short
<ul>
<li>“Butcher’s Stain”</li>
<li>“A Friend of Dorothy”</li>
<li>“Jane Austen’s Period Drama”</li>
<li>“The Singers”</li>
<li>“Two People Exchanging Saliva”</li>
</ul>
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
<ul>
<li>“Frankenstein”</li>
<li>“Kokuho”</li>
<li>“Sinners”</li>
<li>“The Smashing Machine”</li>
<li>“The Ugly Stepsister”</li>
</ul>
Best Original Score
<ul>
<li>“Bugonia”</li>
<li>“Frankenstein”</li>
<li>“Hamnet”</li>
<li>“One Battle After Another”</li>
<li>“Sinners”</li>
</ul>
Best Original Song
<ul>
<li>“Dear Me” from “Diane Warren: Relentless” –  music and lyrics by Diane Warren</li>
<li>“Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters” – music and lyrics by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon, and Teddy Park</li>
<li>“I Lied to You” from “Sinners” – music and lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson</li>
<li>“Sweet Dreams of Joy” from “Viva Verdi!” – music and lyrics by Nicholas Pike</li>
<li>“Train Dreams” from “Train Dreams” – music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner, lyrics by Nick Cave</li>
</ul>
Best Production Design
<ul>
<li>“Frankenstein”</li>
<li>“Hamnet”</li>
<li>“Marty Supreme”</li>
<li>“One Battle After Another”</li>
<li>“Sinners”</li>
</ul>
Best Sound
<ul>
<li>“F1” </li>
<li>“Frankenstein”</li>
<li>“One Battle After Another”</li>
<li>“Sinners”</li>
<li>“Sirāt”</li>
</ul>
Best Visual Effects
<ul>
<li>“Avatar: Fire and Ash”</li>
<li>“F1”</li>
<li>“Jurassic World Rebirth”</li>
<li>“The Lost Bus”</li>
<li>“Sinners”</li>
</ul>

Sinners premiere

2026 Oscars: Jim Crow-Era Horror Film Shatters Record For Most Noms Ever

2026 Oscars: Jim Crow Era Horror Film 'Sinners' Breaks Record For Most Noms Ever

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To the surprise of no one, Disney’s live-action version of “Snow White” was nominated for the internet’s most notorious film awards in 2026.
The massive flop was <a href="https://razzies.com/razz-newz.html">nominated</a> in six categories for the annual Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), making it the most nominated film alongside Ice Cube’s “War of the Worlds.” Both films were nominated for “Worst Picture.” 
“A slow-paced unnecessary re-imagining of a classic, filled with drawn-out musical numbers, dopey CGI dwarfs, and enough mediocrity to leave the audience in a very unhappy place,” the press release said of the nomination.
Somehow, activist actress Rachel Zegler managed to avoid being nominated for worst actress, despite many critics blaming her performances both on and off screen for contributing to the disaster. Besides Worst Picture, “Snow White” was nominated in the categories of Worst Remake, Supporting Actors, Screen Combo, Director, and Screenplay.
“Snow White” made just over $206 million worldwide, meaning it did not recoup its massive production budget. It has a 39% critics’ score and 69% audience rating on <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/disneys_snow_white">Rotten Tomatoes</a>.
The New York Times said of the film: “Neither good enough to admire nor bad enough to joyfully skewer; its mediocrity is among its biggest bummers.”
“Presumably one of the reasons to bring actors into remakes of animated classics would be to add a warm-blooded pulse to these characters. Zegler manages that, but everyone else in ‘Snow White’ — mortal or CGI — is as stiff as could be,” said a critic from The Associated Press.
One of the main issues was Zegler, who played the lead, not only insulting Trump voters but also disparaging the source material for the movie she was starring in.
During a 2022 expo, Zegler called Prince Charming a “stalker,” as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-hired-social-media-guru-for-rachel-zegler-after-anti-trump-posts-report?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Disney+Hired+%E2%80%98Social+Media+Guru%E2%80%99+For+Rachel+Zegler+After+Anti-Trump+Posts%3A+Report">reported</a>. 
“I mean, you know, the original cartoon came out in 1937 and very evidently so. There’s a big focus on her love story with a guy who literally stalks her. Weird! Weird. So we didn’t do that this time,” she said at the time.
“We have a different approach to, what I’m sure a lot of people will assume is a love story, just because we cast a guy in the movie, Andrew Burnap, great dude,” she added. “It’s one of those things that I think everyone’s going to have their assumptions about what it’s going to be, but it’s really not about the love story at all, which is really, really wonderful.”
At another point, Zegler said, “[Snow White is] not going to be saved by the prince and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love,” Zegler said in the clip. “She’s dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be and the leader that her late father told her that she could be if she was fearless, fair, brave and true.”
The Razzies were founded in 1981. Nominations are determined by a group of more than 1,200 voters, and anyone who pays the annual $40 fee or the lifetime membership fee of $500 can count themselves among the voting panel.
As always, the “winners” will be announced on the night before the Academy Awards, which this year falls on March 14.

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Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Nominated For 6 Razzies, Including Worst Of 2026

Disney's 'Snow White' Picked As Worst Of 2026, Gets Nominated For 6 Razzies

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&#8220;Landman&#8221; is arguably one of the most talked-about shows right now in the United States, but it&#8217;s not getting the recognition from Hollywood. The show&#8217;s leading man, Billy Bob Thornton, said politics are to blame for show creator Taylor Sheridan&#8217;s snubs.
&#8220;I think a lot of it’s political. I really do. I think some people assume Taylor is some sort of right-wing guy or something, and he’s really not,&#8221; Thornton said in an interview with Variety.
Sheridan is a hit maker, and there is no arguing that. The prolific storyteller is the brains behind &#8220;Yellowstone,&#8221; &#8220;Mayor of Kingstown,&#8221; and &#8220;Tulsa King,&#8221; just to name a few. But his awards don&#8217;t match his catalog. &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; only received one Golden Globe nomination and that was for Kevin Costner, which the actor won. Thornton was up for a Golden Globe this year for his role in &#8220;Landman,&#8221; but didn&#8217;t win.
The cast of &#8220;Landman&#8221; skipped the Emmys last fall because the show received zero nominations. During the five-year &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; run, the show had one Emmy nomination for production design.
Sheridan&#8217;s work isn&#8217;t represented on entertainment&#8217;s biggest stages. Thornton went to explain he thinks critics have the wrong idea about Sheridan&#8217;s work.
&#8220;Even with this show being about the oil business, he just shows you what it’s like. He’s not saying &#8216;Rah, rah, rah for oil.&#8217; It’s just the people who work in this business or who are affected by this business, the people on the periphery and within the families in the business; this is what happens. These are the kinds of problems and joys and triumphs and whatever happens in this world. It’s a world of gambling, and you never know what’s going to happen. But I think people got the wrong idea about that,&#8221; Thornton said.
Sheridan has pushed back on the narrative that his shows lean a certain way on the political spectrum. In 2022, he told The Atlantic he laughs when &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; is referred to as a &#8220;Republican show.&#8221;
&#8220;The show’s talking about the displacement of Native Americans and the way Native American women were treated and about corporate greed and the gentrification of the West, and land-grabbing. &#8230; That’s a red-state show?&#8221; Sheridan asked.
After years in the business, Thornton knows awards aren&#8217;t everything. The Oscar-winner said acting isn&#8217;t a sport, so the results aren&#8217;t always objective.
&#8220;If you run the 100-meter dash in the Olympics and you break the tape first, you win. There’s no question about it. Everybody saw it. How do you say in the artistic world who won? It’s an intangible thing. Then people say, &#8216;Well, any one of the nominees besides me could have won this. They’re all wonderful actors.&#8217; Not only them, some other actors in the audience who weren’t nominated, some other ones who aren’t even at the show, some other ones who aren’t even known by people have done an amazing job,&#8221; Thornton added.
Thankfully for Thornton, he is over the allure of more trophies. The 70-year-old finds more satisfaction speaking truth.
&#8220;I’m too damn old now to worry about stuff like that. I got enough awards. I’m good. I’m sure the people that I work for or work with me don’t like to hear that. But I guess when I said I’m too damn old, I guess I’m too damn old to not tell the truth,&#8221; Thornton said.

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Billy Bob Thornton Says Taylor Sheridan Gets No Respect Because Of Politics

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Actor Matt Damon explained some stipulations Netflix has for movies, taking into account what they describe as short attention spans from viewers.
The 55-year-old Academy Award-winner made the revelation during a recent appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast while promoting his new Netflix project, “The Rip.”
Damon said traditional movie setups have changed due to audiences being accustomed to short-form content, also because they’re only half paying attention as they check their phones.
“The standard way to make an action movie that we learned was, you usually have three set pieces. One in the first act, one in the second, one in the third,” Damon said.
“You spend most of your money on that one in the third act. That’s your finale,” he added. “And now they’re like, ‘Can we get a big one in the first five minutes? We want people to stay. And it wouldn’t be terrible if you reiterated the plot three or four times in the dialogue because people are on their phones while they’re watching.’”
Damon’s longtime collaborator Ben Affleck chimed in, pointing out that the Netflix hit “Adolescence” did not follow the formula and was still a success. “It didn’t do any of that sh*t,” Affleck said. “And it’s f*cking great.”
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The interview comes on the heels of Netflix announcing they are acquiring Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO, in a massive deal valued at $82.7 billion.
This move has led to criticism from the public, especially as rumors persisted that Netflix planned to reduce how long streaming customers had to wait to watch new theatrical releases. Multiple outlets reported that the window would be shortened from six weeks to seventeen days.
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos attempted to put those rumors to rest during a recent <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/business/media/ted-sarandos-netflix.html">interview</a> with The New York Times.
&#8220;We will run that business largely like it is today, with 45-day windows,&#8221; he told the outlet. &#8220;I’m giving you a hard number. If we’re going to be in the theatrical business, and we are, we’re competitive people — we want to win. I want to win opening weekend. I want to win box office.&#8221;

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Matt Damon Says Netflix Wants Movie Plots ‘Reiterated’ Multiple Times For Distracted Viewers

Matt Damon Says Netflix Wants Movie Plots 'Reiterated' Multiple Times For Distracted Viewers

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Bill Maher says “woke” Hollywood may nominate him for awards, but insists they’ll never actually give him one because he doesn’t play by their rules.
The 69-year-old comedian <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&amp;v=xMwFeeKvwno&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.dailywire.com%2F&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE">said</a> as much during an episode of “Club Random” that was filmed before the Golden Globes on Sunday. 
“I’ve been nominated for 33 Emmys, and they would never give it to me,” Maher told his guest, Joel Edgerton. “That’s not a gag number. That’s a real number. It’s crazy.” He went on to list all the things he’s been nominated for in various categories. 
“Obviously, it’s something I said. Well, it’s everything I said,” he joked. “Because I speak freely. And this woke town f*cking hates that. And that’s okay. I’ve made my peace with that.”
If by “some miracle,” he received an award, he said, “I really should be shocked.”
Maher was nominated on Sunday for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television. He lost to fellow Hollywood outcast Ricky Gervais.
Gervais, who is well known for his iconic no-hold-barred, celebrity roasting monologue at the 2020 Golden Globes ceremony, won a coveted statuette Sunday night for his Netflix special, “Morality.”
The 64-year-old comedian was not in the audience to accept his award, but later posted about it on X, writing, “I f*cking won. Again.”
The moment of Gervais’ triumph was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wanda-sykes-hijacks-golden-globe-win-by-ricky-gervais-makes-it-about-trans-community?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Wanda+Sykes+Hijacks+Golden+Globe+Win+By+Ricky+Gervais%2C+Makes+it+About+%E2%80%98Trans+Community%E2%80%99">hijacked</a> by Golden Globes presenter Wanda Sykes, who used Gervais’ absence to mock him. 
“There’s some people pissed off that a queer black woman is up here doing the job of two mediocre white guys,” Sykes said while presenting the award, “But first I want to give them some love.”
She also referenced Maher, saying, “You give us so much. But I would love a little less. Just try less.” The camera panned to Maher, who appeared perplexed and was not smiling.
“Ricky Gervais, I love you for not being here,” Sykes said while still listing nominees. “No, I love you. But if you win, I get to accept the award on your behalf, and you are going to thank God and the trans community. Oooh, Ricky!”

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Bill Maher Predicted His Golden Globes Loss: ‘I Speak Freely … This Woke Town F*cking Hates That’

Bill Maher Predicted His Golden Globes Loss: 'I Speak Freely...This Woke Town F***ing Hates That'

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The search is on for actor Timothy Busfield, 68, who has been accused of child sex abuse by minors who say the alleged misconduct occurred when they were working with him.
The prolific star is on the run as the Albuquerque Police Department teamed up with US Marshals to bring him into custody, per a <a href="https://deadline.com/2026/01/timothy-busfield-arrest-warrant-child-sexual-abuse-1236681301/">statement</a> APD issued on Monday. 
Busfield was served with an arrest warrant on Friday. The alleged crimes included two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and child abuse.
The actor worked with twin boys, born in 2014, on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” which aired on Fox from 2022 to 2025. Busfield directed some episodes and was named as an executive producer, per Deadline. One of the boys identified in court documents as “SL” told APD Officer Marvin Brown that Busfield touched his “penis and buttocks, masking it as play” more than once. The alleged abuse is said to have started with the boys when they were 7 years old.
An investigation began in November 2024 when a University of New Mexico Hospital doctor reported his suspicions of sexual abuse and grooming to authorities, as <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/01/13/us-news/us-marshals-join-search-to-locate-west-wing-actor-timothy-busfield-following-child-sex-abuse-charges/?utm_sf_post_ref=650479766&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_sf_cserv_ref=17469289">reported</a> by The New York Post. 
The actor allegedly had the boys refer to him as “Uncle Tim” and tickled them on their stomachs and legs. Busfield responded to these allegations in November and confirmed it was “highly likely” he engaged in “physical contact” with them.
“I don’t remember those boys,” Busfield said, per the affidavit. “No, I don’t. I don’t actually, I don’t remember it, if it happened. I don’t remember overtly tickling the boys ever, but it wouldn’t be uncommon for me.” The actor also indicated that the twins’ mother was making the claims as a form of revenge for the child stars not being part of the last season of “The Cleaning Lady,” which has since been canceled.
Investigators initially didn’t press charges, but the case was reopened in September 2025 when one of the boys reported the alleged abuse to his doctor.
The actor was accused but never charged in two previous sexual assault allegations in 1994 and 2012, Deadline noted.
&#8220;First allegation occurred in 1994. A seventeen-year-old extra on Little Big League sued in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming Busfield assaulted her, served her alcohol, groped her, atempted [sic] sex in a trailer,&#8221; Officer Marvin Kirk Brown wrote in the arrest warrant <a href="https://people.com/timothy-busfield-ordered-pay-150k-case-involving-sexual-assault-allegations-report-11883012">obtained by</a> People. No charges were filed, and both parties settled.
The second allegation is from March 2012. &#8220;A twenty-eight-year-old woman accused Busfield of battery in an LA movie theater—alleging he slipped hands under clothes, touched genitals for four minutes,&#8221; the arrest warrant said, noting that there was no lawsuit filed due to “slim evidence.” Busfield described the encounter as “consensual.”
Busfield has a long and successful Hollywood career, with credits in major projects such as “Field of Dreams,” “Revenge of the Nerds,” and “The West Wing.” He won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1991 for his role on the ABC series “Thirtysomething.” 
The actor is married to “Little House on the Prairie” actress Melissa Gilbert. They have no children. Busfield has three children from two previous marriages.

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All the Hollywood celebrities are out and showing their absolute rage — but not at the Iranian government mowing people down in the streets.
As cataclysmic events take place in Iran, with apparently hundreds or thousands of protesters being shot to death, a number that has even been estimated to be 10,000, it’s good to know the folks in Hollywood have their priorities straight. 
The Golden Globes were held on Sunday night, providing an opportunity for members of the Hollywood contingent — who prize their pseudo-morality over everyone else&#8217;s — to make a stand.
After all, they&#8217;ve made stands on issues as far back as Tibet in the 1990s (which they conveniently have now forgotten all about).
Remember when last year, a bunch of Hollywood celebrities pranced around like fools, claiming that a genocide that was not happening was, in fact, happening, and criticized the State of Israel for defending its own existence. 
This year, they have a different cause because, hey, new day, new cause. Now, what could that cause be?
The cause of the Iranian people who are out in the streets risking their own deaths to defy the mullahs? The people of Iran, many of whom are secular and westernized in their attitudes toward the state? Are those the people toward whom Hollywood directs all of its sympathies? Are they sparing a moment for those people? 
Of course not. 
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Hollywood put on a show at the Golden Globes, and everything was about ICE and LGBTQ and Bari Weiss taking over CBS, because, you see, these are the real threats. 
According to people in Hollywood, you should have your eyes focused like a laser beam on the predations of ICEt enforcing the law with regard to illegal immigration and deporting people for welfare fraud.
You should have your eyes focused like a laser beam on Bari Weiss taking over CBS News and preventing it from its long history of inaccurately reporting the news. 
You should be focused like a laser beam on the terrible predations that affect LGBTQ+- people all over the United States.
It is an act of bravery to stand up at the Golden Globes and virtue signal on behalf of the LGBTQ+- community.
So last night, a bunch of celebs showed up and decided — as our Moral Guideposts, the lodestars of our civilization — that the chief things you need to worry about as an American are ICE, LGBTQ+-, and Bari Weiss.
Hostess Nikki Glaser began the evening by going after the most deserving target, who deserved her absolute rage: Bari Weiss and CBS News.
Mark Ruffalo showed up and said it was hard to pretend anymore that we don&#8217;t live in a “dictatorship.”
Thus saith the man who wears a tux at the Golden Globes and gets paid millions of dollars to play the same character that he has played in every other miniseries and movie for the last two decades.
“We have a woman, Renee Good, was murdered in our streets of America today, and we got literally stormtroopers running around terrorizing. And as much as I love all this, I can&#8217;t. I don&#8217;t know if I can pretend like this crazy stuff isn&#8217;t happening. It&#8217;s so hard to pretend anymore,” he complained.
It&#8217;s hard for him to pretend? He’s an actor.
This is a person who spent the last two years basically standing on behalf of terrorist groups in the Middle East. But it&#8217;s very hard for him to pretend that there aren&#8217;t “stormtroopers” wandering the streets.
You know what&#8217;s cool about being able to say that sort of thing? There aren&#8217;t stormtroopers wandering the streets — because throughout history, when there were stormtroopers wandering the streets, celebrities didn&#8217;t get to go on camera and talk about how there were stormtroopers wandering the streets.
In fact, there are many places on Earth where the stormtroopers do wander the streets. For example, Iran, where there are stormtroopers shooting people in the head for protesting.
Did Ruffalo have a word for them?
Nope. He had a little pin that read, “Be Good,” referencing Renee Good.
Hollywood always seems to pick the side that opposes law enforcement or opposes the West.
“The guy’s a convicted felon or convicted rapist. He&#8217;s a pedophile,” Ruffalo said of President Trump. “He&#8217;s the worst human being. If we&#8217;re relying on this guy&#8217;s morality for the most powerful country in the world, then we&#8217;re all in a lot of trouble. So this is for her. This is for the people in the United States who are terrorized and scared today. I know I&#8217;m one of them. I love this country. And what I&#8217;m seeing here happening is not America.”
He slandered the president of the United States as a pedophile, called him the worst person in the world, for, among other things, extraditing Nicolás Maduro — a Marxist dictator responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands and probably hundreds of thousands of people and the exile of literally millions of people. That, to Mark Ruffalo, is a big moral problem.
Not a word to spare for the millions marching in the streets in Iran right now, thousands of whom are getting mowed down by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Ariana Grande also showed up wearing her ICE Out pin, the new hot thing in Hollywood.
Frankly, any amount of weight added to her garment puts her at risk of falling over.
Wanda Sykes showed up to talk about LGBTQ+-, saying, “You know, there&#8217;s some people pissed off that a queer black woman is up here doing the job of two mediocre white guys.”
This is where Hollywood puts its priorities. There are people on earth literally putting their lives at risk, their bodies on the line for their own freedom.
And Hollywood has nothing to say to them. Nothing.
Are you seeing protests on campuses in favor of the Iranian people right now? Have you seen a single protest?
You have not.
Have you seen a single mass protest by all of these international-law-loving, human rights-adoring left-wingers, the Zohran Mamdani wing of the Democratic Party, in favor of the protesters in Iran, who simply want their horrifying theocratic regime gone?
You have not.
Have you seen a single comment from Democrats, beyond a kind of “thoughts and prayers?”
You have not.
Have you seen protests in the streets?
You have not.
Have you seen calls for material aid?
You have not.
It’s sad-sack nonsense, because there are people in the world who are doing something courageous and incredible right now.
And Hollywood and the Left are gladly looking the other way.

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Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser used her time on stage to mock the network broadcasting the Hollywood awards show.
&#8220;I cannot believe the amount of star power we have in this room tonight. It&#8217;s insane,&#8221; Glaser said during her opening monologue. &#8220;There are so many A-listers, and by A-list, I do mean a list that has been heavily redacted. And the Golden Globe for Best Editing goes to the Justice Department. Yes. Congratulations.&#8221;
The host was seemingly referencing the redacted 30,000 documents related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department just days before Christmas.
&#8220;And the award for most editing goes to CBS News,&#8221; the comedian added as the audience laughed and applauded. &#8220;Yes, CBS News, America&#8217;s newest place to see BS news. We needed another.&#8221;
This dig likely referenced CBS News, under the new leadership of Bari Weiss, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-news-pulls-60-minutes-segment-on-notorious-el-salvador-prison-needed-additional-reporting">yanking a “60 Minutes” segment</a> on the Salvadoran prison where the Trump administration has sent hundreds of illegal immigrants. Critics <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5659963-bari-weiss-cbs-60-minutes-segment/">said</a> the move &#8220;reeks of political pressure.&#8221;
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Glaser’s comments come one week after anchor Tony Dokoupil began hosting &#8220;CBS Evening News&#8221; and months after the network welcomed Weiss, the new Editor-in-Chief, who formerly worked at The New York Times and founded The Free Press. Weiss was offered the job by David Ellison, the founder of Skydance and Paramount&#8217;s chairman, following a merger.
Dokoupil delivered a New Year’s Day message promising changes in coverage at the legacy media network, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-news-anchor-announces-new-direction-for-2026-actual-journalism?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=CBS+News+Anchor+Announces+New+Direction+For+2026%3A+Actual+Journalism">reported</a>.
“On too many stories, the press has missed the story. Because we’ve taken into account the perspective of advocates and not the average American. Or we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you,” the anchor said in part. “And I know this because, at certain points, I have been you. I have felt this way, too. I have felt like what I was seeing and hearing on the news didn’t reflect what I was seeing and hearing in my own life — and that the most urgent questions simply weren’t being asked.”
“So here’s my promise to you,” Dokoupil continued. “You come first. Not advertisers, not politicians, not corporate interests. And yes, that does include the corporate owners of CBS. I report for you — which means I tell you what I know, when I know it, and how I know it. And when I get it wrong, I’ll tell you that, too.”
Many mainstream leftists have been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-news-anchor-announces-new-direction-for-2026-actual-journalism">critical</a> of the changes at CBS and pushed back against their proposed new direction of responsible, factual journalism that&#8217;s free from bias.
Stars at the Golden Globes <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hollywood-virtue-signaling-leftist-stars-attack-ice-trump-at-golden-globes?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Hollywood+Virtue+Signaling%3A+Leftist+Stars+Attack+ICE%2C+Trump+At+Golden+Globes">used the red carpet</a> to signal their leftist virtues and air their grievances against President Donald Trump’s enforcement of immigration law. Following the shooting death of anti-ICE activist Renee Good during a confrontation with ICE agents — an incident the administration maintains was self-defense — the red carpet on Sunday transformed into a sea of “Be Good” and “ICE OUT” pins.
Several celebrities mentioned ICE and Trump during red carpet interviews at the event on Sunday night.

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British comedian Ricky Gervais, who is well known for his iconic no-hold-barred, celebrity roasting monologue at the 2020 Golden Globes ceremony, won a coveted statuette Sunday night for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television for his Netflix special, “Morality.”
The 64-year-old Gervais was not in the audience to accept his award, but later posted about it on X, writing, “I f***ing won. Again.”
The moment of Gervais’ triumph was hijacked by Golden Globes presenter Wanda Sykes, who used Gervais’ absence to mock him.
“There’s some people pissed off that a queer black woman is up here doing the job of two mediocre white guys,” Sykes said while presenting the award, “But first I want to give them some love.”
She referenced one of the nominees, Bill Maher, by saying, “You give us so much. But I would love a little less. Just try less.” The camera panned to Maher, who appeared perplexed and was not smiling.
“Ricky Gervais, I love you for not being here,” she said while still listing nominees. “No, I love you. But if you win, I get to accept the award on your behalf, and you are going to thank God and the trans community. Oooh, Ricky!”
After Sykes announced Gervais, an atheist, had won the award, she followed through on her promise.
“He would like to thank God and the trans community,” the comedian said from the podium. “Ricky Gervais could not be here, so we’ll accept this on his behalf.”
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Sykes was in a huff over jokes Gervais made in his 2022 Netflix stand-up special “SuperNature.” These included quips about “old-fashioned women… the ones with wombs.”
He also imagined a conversation with a woman who doesn’t want to share a bathroom with a “trans woman.” 
“They are ladies, look at their pronouns. What about this person isn&#8217;t a lady?” Gervais said before providing the response, “Well, his penis.”
Gervais said during an <a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/focus/ricky-gervais-comedy-walk-of-fame-star-1236408958/">interview</a> with Variety in May that he “likes that people feel slightly uneasy” when he makes a joke. “I can justify anything. I’m never that brutal. It just seems like it.”
Sykes was one of several Golden Globes attendees wearing anti-ICE pins in protest of President Trump’s enforcement of immigration laws. The comedian appeared at the awards show wearing a “Be Good” pin following the shooting death of anti-ICE activist Renee Good during a confrontation with ICE agents.

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The 2026 Golden Globes served as the latest backdrop for Hollywood’s elite to <a href="https://pagesix.com/2026/01/11/celebrity-news/mark-ruffalo-wanda-sykes-jean-smart-make-anti-ice-statement-at-2026-golden-globes/?_gl=1*8re7o9*_ga*MTUyODc3NDc4NS4xNzU1NzgwMjEz*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3NjgxODM2ODgkbzIwNiRnMCR0MTc2ODE4NDU1MyRqNjAkbDAkaDA">signal</a> their leftist virtues and air their grievances against President Donald Trump&#8217;s enforcement of immigration law. Following the shooting death of anti-ICE activist Renee Good during a confrontation with ICE agents — an incident the administration maintains was self-defense — the red carpet on Sunday transformed into a sea of &#8220;Be Good&#8221; and &#8220;ICE OUT&#8221; pins.
Leading the charge was perpetual activist Mark Ruffalo. Known more for his left-wing rants than his recent filmography, Ruffalo leveraged the spotlight to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/comments/1qakm4b/this_is_for_her_mark_ruffalo_said_on_the/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">claim</a> he is &#8220;terrorized and scared&#8221; by the current state of the country. &#8220;What I’m seeing here happening is not America,&#8221; Ruffalo declared, apparently forgetting that border enforcement and the rule of law are, in fact, foundational to the American experiment.
Comedian Wanda Sykes didn’t mince words either, abandoning humor to call for the total dismantling of the executive branch’s enforcement arm. &#8220;We need to be out there and shut this rogue government down because it’s just awful what they’re doing to people,” Sykes told Variety. It’s a familiar refrain from the Hollywood set: characterize federal agents as &#8220;rogue&#8221; while ignoring the complex, often dangerous realities of immigration enforcement.
Jean Smart, fresh off a win for Hacks, took the stage to lean into the &#8220;citizen and mom&#8221; defense. While acknowledging that the public finds celebrity politicking &#8220;annoying,&#8221; she couldn&#8217;t resist. Smart said, “I feel like we’re kind of at a turning point in this country. I hope people can keep their heads because that’s actually, really the hardest thing, I think, is to keep our heads. It’s going to take a lot of courage and concerns, but I think that’s important.”
“I know that there are people who find it annoying when actors take opportunities to talk about social and political things, but I’m not here right now speaking as an actor. I’m here speaking as a citizen and a mom, and I hope people understand that,” she continued.
She urged the audience to &#8220;do the right thing&#8221; — a vague platitude that, in the context of her &#8220;ICE OUT&#8221; pin, clearly meant opposing the administration’s mandate.
Backed by the ACLU and various leftist &#8220;grassroots&#8221; organizers, these stars utilized their platforms to cast ICE as a source of &#8220;chaos.&#8221; As usual, the gala served as a reminder that for Hollywood, &#8220;being good&#8221; is synonymous with being anti-Trump, regardless of the facts on the ground.

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