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Dominic Patten
Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic
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Dominic covers litigious Hollywood’s major lawsuits and weighs in on the current Golden Age of television with his video reviews and more. Before joining Deadline in 2012, he wrote for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, and the Toronto Globe and Mail. A frequent guest on NPR, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC and CBS, he also has been a documentary director, TV producer, national news correspondent and a newspaper editor.
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‘Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen Praises “Human Grease Stain” Tom Wambsgans After Golden Globes Win
In his first Golden Globes win Succession's Matthew Macfadyen put the praise and blame where it belongs.
"I just adored every second playing the weird and wonderful human grease stain that is Tom Wambsgans," Macfadyfen said on stage to more laughs than most of host Jo Koy's opening monologue. "Tom…
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Golden Globes Security Ramps Up Amid International Tensions, Creating Limo Logjams
The traffic congestion experienced by Golden Globes attendees Sunday made clear that while here may not appear to not be as much security onsite as in the recent past, things are actually much more buttoned down than usual.
Unlike previous years when there would be a wall of SWAT trucks and bomb-cop…
Regina King Praises “Stunning” ‘Origin’ At Academy Screening With Ava DuVernay & Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
EXCLUSIVE: "This is a beautiful piece of art that I had no idea was going to resonate so deeply with me," Regina King declared at last night's overflowing tastemaker screening of Ava DuVernay's Origin. "It's a film about connectivity," the Oscar winner added to the heavy hitter crowd. "I believe this is a…
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Joe Biden Blasts Donald Trump’s “Bad Fairy Tale,” Warns Of Rival’s Threat To The Future Of Democracy In First Campaign Speech Of 2024
Joe Biden, in his first reelection speech of 2024, sought to focus the coming year’s theme on the threat that Donald Trump poses to American democracy.
Tied to Saturday’s third anniversary of the attack on the Capitol, the speech also was intended to be a reminder of what happened that day, amid…
Martin Sheen Not Going To RFK Jr. Gala, ‘West Wing’ Cast Says; Organizers Insist Fictional POTUS’ Reps Confirmed Attendance – Update
UIPDATED with statement from RFK Jr gala organizers: The arguably greatest fictional TV POTUS ever is not endorsing the White House bid of Robert Kennedy Jr., and Martin Sheen sure as hell isn’t showing up as a warm prop at any RFK Jr fundraiser anytime soon.
About a week ago, invites went out for a…
Jonathan Majors Sits Down For Interview With ABC News Live’s Linsey Davis
Jonathan Majors sat down for an interview with Linsey Davis of ABC News Live, his first since he was found guilty last month of assault and harassment of ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.
In the wake of his conviction, Disney/Marvel Studios, a sister division to ABC, dropped him from the Marvel…
Disney Execs Knew About “Egregious Conduct” By Ex-Distribution VP & Did Nothing, Sexual Assault Suit Claims
“By 2022, many people in management were aware of Gonzales's egregious conduct and what he did to Plaintiff,” alleges a sexual assault suit filed yesterday by a current Disney employee against the Mouse House, its ex-VP Distribution Nolan Gonzales and various former Fox assets. “Plaintiff overheard a…
Sundance To Whip It Good: Devo Set To Play Park City As Band Docu Debuts At Snowy Fest
EXCLUSIVE: Devo will be coming to the Sundance Film Festival in more ways than one.
Just one day after the Chris Smith-directed documentary about the new wave band makes its SFF debut in Park City on January 21, Devo will be taking the stage at the newly opened Marquis on the luxury ski town's Main…
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Jeffrey Epstein Document Release Includes Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew Among Names Made Public; Court Website Crashes
In what is expected to be a series of releases over the next several weeks, the names of a couple of former presidents and dozens more were revealed Wednesday as associates of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Among the more than 180 individuals named in 943 pages of unsealed court documents, which saw…
Netflix & ‘Love Is Blind’ Producers Slapped By Renee Poche Over $4M Dispute & “Illegal” NDAs
Justice may be blind, but it's hard to look away from the legal mess Love is Blind has become.
Back in October, reality series contestant Tran Dang went after Love is Blind production companies Kinetic Content and Delirium TV with a sexual assault, false imprisonment and negligence lawsuit. Now…
Nigel Lythgoe Hit With Second Sexual Assault Case In Less Than A Week, But It May Not Have Much Legal Punch
Less than a week after Paula Abdul accused Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her twice over the past 20 years, the So You Think You Can Dance co-creator has been hit with another suit from two other women. However, unlike the action by the former American Idol judge, this latest blow against Lythgoe…
“Criminal Enterprise” Scientology Should Face RICO Charges, Danny Masterson Accusers Say – Update
(Editor’s Note – this story has been updated to reflect more information that has been presented about Leah Remini’s name on anti-Scientology websites) The Church of Scientology should be labelled a "criminal enterprise" due to its "pattern of racketeering activity," say the plaintiffs in the civil…
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