Awards
Rachel McAdams’ somewhat belated inclusion in the current movie awards conversation follows a pattern of consistently fine work meeting inconsistent recognition.
Hollywood Inc.
Maddow will be a nightly host through the first 100 days of the second Trump administration. Alex Wagner returns to the time period on May 1.
Entertainment & Arts
Movies
Rachel McAdams had a ‘totally honest’ answer about why she decided to not be featured in the ‘Mean Girls’ reunion in a Black Friday Walmart commercial.
Pioneering female cinematographer Rachel Morrison worked on films including ‘Black Panther.’ Then she stepped into the ring as director on ‘The Fire Inside,’ her feature debut.
Climate & Environment
‘I think if a bunch of people just do little things to help, and try to do it every day, or at least maybe once a week, then we could make some big changes.’
Rock icon Marilyn Manson dropped his lawsuit against former fiancée Evan Rachel Wood and will pay $327,000 in attorney fees. Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, sued the “Westworld” actor in March 2022 for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
California
DOJ reverses course after nonprofits sued the Trump administration for halting the $28-million program that provides legal orientation to detainees.
Trump’s executive order sought to dismantle asylum at the southern border. Lawyers say it has been illegally extended to migrants inside the country.
Lawyers asked a judge to reverse a stop work order on programs that provide detainees basic legal information, arguing that the funds had already been appropriated by Congress.