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Chris Gardner

Award-winning journalist Chris Gardner serves as a Senior Staff Writer at The Hollywood Reporter. For a decade, he wrote Rambling Reporter, a legendary column that dates back to the first issue of the magazine, published Sept. 3, 1930. In addition to writing about Hollywood culture, Gardner moves between breaking news, event coverage, talent interviews and features. He has covered the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes and Grammys, film festivals like Cannes, Sundance and Toronto, and cultural events including the Super Bowl. He has won a National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award, four Los Angeles Press Club Awards, a SoCal Journalism Award and been nominated for a Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award.

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Celebrities Flock to Paris to Catch Olympics Action

Gold medals aren’t the only thing glittering in Paris. Stars have flocked to France to catch the Olympics live and in person in the first few day of the international competition. Lady Gaga, fresh from performing “Mon Truc en Plumes” while dressed in Dior during the opening ceremony, cheered on superstar Simone Biles and the […]

Pregnant Lea Michele Reveals Multiple Miscarriages in “Painful” Journey to Conceive Second Child

Pregnant Lea Michele has revealed details about the challenging journey to conceive her second child. The Funny Girl star, who shares son Ever, 3, with husband Zandy Reich, sat down with Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt for an episode of her podcast, BDA Baby, and said that she suffered “two back-to-back very early failed pregnancies.” “I had […]

Lady Gaga Reveals French Connections to Olympics Opening Ceremony and Details of Dior Ensemble

The Olympics had a thing with Lady Gaga. The global superstar hit the world stage on Friday night by way of the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris where she helped kick off the festivities by performing “Mon Truc en Plumes,” a Zizi Jeanmarie song that translates to “My Thing With Feathers” — and there were […]

Barack and Michelle Obama Endorse Kamala Harris for President: “This Is Going to Be Historic”

Barack and Michelle Obama have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. The former president and former first lady revealed their prized endorsement in a short call with Harris, a video clip of which was released Friday morning across the VP’s social media and posted to her YouTube channel. In the almost minute-long clip, Harris […]

Taylor Swift (Sweetly) Trolls Ryan Reynolds with ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Post; Blake Lively Responds

Marvel and Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine is poised to break box office records this weekend, and the raunchy, expletive-filled R-rated superhero mashup received a ringing endorsement from none other than … Taylor Swift! “Over the past few years I have watched one of my best friends on this planet pour every bit of his heart, […]

Mo Brings Plenty Joins Teton Ridge as American Indian Cultural Affairs Director

Mo Brings Plenty is heading to Teton Ridge. The Yellowstone star has been named American Indian cultural affairs director for the Western sports, media, lifestyle and entertainment company. The role will find him helping to oversee “authenticity, diversity and overall industry culture” across a variety of Teton Ridge properties including Cowboys & Indians Magazine, the […]

Mindy Cohn Says “Greedy” Co-Star on ‘The Facts of Life’ Original Cast Sabotaged Potential Reboot

According to The Facts of Life star Mindy Cohn, a “greedy bitch” on the original cast sabotaged a potential reboot of the beloved ’80s sitcom. The veteran actress, who is enjoying a bit of a moment thanks to a role on the Emmy-nominated series Palm Royale, dished on the alleged betrayal during an appearance on […]

Jamie Lee Curtis to Receive Honorary Doctorate From American Film Institute

Dr. Curtis at your service. Academy Award winner Jamie Lee Curtis, who just snagged an Emmy nomination for her critically-acclaimed turn on The Bear, is poised to receive another accolade. The American Film Institute announced today that it will present a doctorate of fine arts degree honoris causa to Curtis in honor of “contributions of […]

Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld to Receive Changemaker Honors from Greenwich International Film Festival

Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld have a date with the Greenwich International Film Festival. The couple will receive Changemaker Award honors at the Connecticut festival’s gala event, scheduled to take place at L’Escale on Nov. 13. The fundraiser serves as a benefit for the Children’s Museum of Manhattan Family Connections program, which reunites parents incarcerated on Rikers […]

Conservative Media Voice Matt Walsh Goes Undercover as DEI Trainee in ‘Am I Racist?’ Doc

Conservative politico, podcaster, media personality and provocateur Matt Walsh is on a mission to answer a complicated question in the forthcoming documentary Am I Racist? The Justin Folk-directed film, described as a “social experiment,” comes from the Daily Wire and Digital Astronaut and will mark the company’s first theatrical launch for an in-house production with […]

Keanu Reeves Reveals Details on ‘Good Fortune’ Set Injury That Caused Knee to Crack Like Potato Chip

Keanu Reeves has revealed more details about the dramatic injury that caused his kneecap to crack “like a potato chip.” The veteran star took a seat opposite Stephen Colbert on The Late Show on Monday night to promote his new book, The Book of Elsewhere, a novel co-written with China Miéville. The subject turned to […]

Hailey Bieber Reveals Why She and Justin Bieber Confirmed Pregnancy News

The Biebers, as in Justin and Hailey, confirmed in early May that they had a baby on the way with a bombshell reveal on Instagram that featured photos from an intimate vow renewal in Hawaii and the first shots of Hailey’s baby bump. Now the supermodel and Rhode founder is opening up about why they […]

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