Anthony Rapp, the “Startrek: Discovery” actor whose allegations in Buzzfeed that Kevin Spacey had made sexual advances on him as a child had an explosive impact on the #MeToo movement in October, gave his first TV interview about Spacey on Friday. WATCH: @startrekcbs star Anthony Rapp (@albinokid) responds to the outpouring of support he has…
“Star Trek” actor Anthony Rapp says he has gotten much more support than criticism since he accused famed actor Kevin Spacey of childhood sexual assault in an explosive Buzzfeed report in October. But the allegations, which resulted in a tweeted apology from Spacey as well as his firing from the show “House of Cards,” attracted…
Once upon a time, news site Gawker was there to make public the whisperings of the Hollywood rumor mill. When it went bankrupt, it left a digital media hole that has yet to be filled. Luckily, we have “Difficult People” on Hulu. The show was created by Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner, two comedians who…
Billy Eichner would like to make it absolutely clear that he does not support the timing of Kevin Spacey’s decision to come out as a gay man. The actor, who also identifies his gay, tweeted Monday that Kevin Spacey had invented “a bad time to come out.” That Kevin Spacey statement. Nope. Absolutely not. Nope….
Just when you thought Israeli campaign videos couldn’t get any more lame (* cough * Bibi) you get Michael Oren trying to get in on the “House of Cards” craze. In a new election video released online by Kulanu, Moshe Kahlon’s new political party in which Oren holds the third spot, the former Israeli ambassador…
Kevin Spacey needs no business cards. He has “House of Cards.” In an interview with GQ for their “Men of the Year” issue, Spacey explained why he recently gave Woody Allen the gift of a Netflix subscription (and just in time for Hannukah!): “I believe this: If an actor wants a role or wants to…
Novelist Jonathan Lethem, author of “Motherless Brooklyn,” leaves Brooklyn for Southern California. Kevin Spacey unveiled his new Middle East Theater Academy in Dubai. Forward contributing editor Ilan Stavans talks about putting together the Norton Anthology of Latino Literature. Ketubahs aren’t just for Jews anymore, says Samuel Freedman in the New York Times. Tablet Magazine profiles…
Alex Ross and Norman Lebrecht examine digitized music manuscripts from the Morgan Library. A couple of Israelis have recorded a song entirely using iPhone apps — and it’s a hit. A forthcoming biography of J.D. Salinger and Henry Kissinger’s “On China” are among The Daily Beast’s most anticipated books of 2011. Is Frank Gehry’s design…
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