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Tom Tapp
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Tom has covered the entertainment industry for more than 20 years. He joined Deadline in 2020 after working on the homepage teams of both Yahoo and AT&T. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Premiere magazine and on The Daily Beast. Tom founded the popular industry website and newsletter HollywoodWiretap.com, which he later sold. Before that, he spent seven years at Variety, where he was the Managing Editor of Features. While there, he created the trade’s award-winning lifestyle publication, V Life, and was its Executive Editor.
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Disneyland’s Multi-Decade, $1.9B Expansion Plan Clears Crucial Hurdle After Contentious Public Meeting
Disney cleared a crucial hurdle today in its plan to revamp Disneyland to the tune of $1.9 billion over the next decade, but not without contention.
The Anaheim City Planning Commission voted 5-1 to approve sending the corporation’s DisneyForward plan to the full City Council. DisneyForward would…
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Oscars 2024: Watch All The Best Song Performances
Jon Batiste, Becky G, Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, Scott George and the Osage Singers and Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson are performing the trophy hopefuls during the 96th Oscars tonight.
Below is the list of the Best Song nominees, songwriters and Oscarcast performers along with the clips of…
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Saying Goodbye: A Video Tribute To The Hollywood And Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2024
Saying goodbye can be hard. With 2024 barely begun, we’ve already lost a number of beloved actors, directors, musicians and other media figures, including Curb Your Enthusiasm standout Richard Lewis.
Deadline’s in memoriam video pays tribute to many of the notable figures who’ve passed away in the…
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Jennifer Hudson Says She’s “Heartbroken” Over Death Of ‘Idol’ Vocal Coach Debra Byrd: “She Will Be Dearly Missed”
Two days after the news broke that American Idol vocal coach Debra Byrd had died, one of her most successful students has paid tribute.
Jennifer Hudson took to social media and wrote that she was “heartbroken” at the news of Byrd’s passing.
“She encouraged and supported us from the very…
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Flash Flood Warning Issued For Los Angeles, With Special Concern For Malibu, Beverly Hills, Woodland Hills & Hollywood
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard just issued a Flash Flood Warning for Southwestern Los Angeles County until 10 p.m. A flash flood warning means flash flooding is in progress, imminent, or highly likely.
At 5:53 p.m., the NWS reported that Doppler radar indicated heavy showers…
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David Libert Dies: Alice Cooper’s Ex-Tour Manager, Shep Gordon Protégé & The Happenings Co-Founder Was 81
David Libert, a founding member of the ’60s pop group The Happenings as well a tour manager for Alice Cooper and Prince, manager for George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins, the Runaways, Living Colour and many more, died February 20, according to a post on his official Instagram page. He…
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Oscars Set Red Carpet Date With Vanessa Hudgens: Actress-Singer Will Host Arrivals Coverage Again; Julianne Hough Joining In This Year
In what’s becoming tradition, Vanessa Hudgens will host The Oscars Red Carpet Show again this year. It marks the third year in a row the actress and singer will front the official lead-in. She’ll be joined by Dancing with the Stars vet Julianne Hough this year as co-host.
The Oscars Red Carpet Show…
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Janice Burgess Dies: Nickelodeon Executive Who Oversaw ‘Blues Clues’ Development, Created ‘The Backyardigans’ Was 72
Janice Burgess, who as an executive, producer or creator had a hand in some of the most seminal Nickelodeon animated series of the past 20 years, died Saturday in Manhattan, according to the New York Times. She was 72.
In 1998, Burgess created the first iteration of what would eventually become The Ba…
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Charlie “Griff” Griffin Dies: Boating Accident Takes Life Of ‘Wicked Tuna’ Captain And His Dog
Wicked Tuna Captain Charlie “Griff” Griffin and his dog Leila died on the Outer Banks in what is presumed to be a boating accident. The incident occurred some time between Sunday night, when the boat was reported missing, and Monday, when a boat and the body of a man and a dog were found near Oregon…
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Richard Lewis’ Wife Joyce Lapinsky Speaks Out After Comedian’s Death, Thanks Fans
Three days after losing the love of her life, Joyce Lapinsky posted thanks to Richard Lewis’ many fans, and offered a thought about how they might remember him.
“This is Joyce, Richard's wife,” Lapinsky wrote on her husband’s X page. “Thank you for your loving tributes. He would be beyond thrilled…
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Drea De Matteo Reveals Full Extent Of Financial Troubles Before Admitting, “OnlyFans Saved My Life, 100 Percent”
Despite her years on The Sopranos, Drea De Matteo had two kids, a mother with dementia, a flooded house, a massive unpaid mortgage bill and $10 in the bank when she decided to post racy photos on the subscription site OnlyFans. The impact was immediate.
“I was like, holy sh*t,” recalled the actress…
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Larry David Remembers Friend & ‘Curb’ Co-Star Richard Lewis As “The Funniest And Also The Sweetest” Person
Richard Lewis and Larry David became inextricably linked in the public mind after Lewis was cast in David’s Emmy-winning Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2000. But their connection goes back much further.
David made note of that today when he paid tribute to Lewis, who passed away last…
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