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Patrick Ball Awards Chatter Interview About ‘The Pitt,’ Addiction

Patrick Ball Awards Chatter Interview About ‘The Pitt,’ Addiction

Published by Daniella Wilson

Patrick Ball, an actor who is quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s top young stars, first burst onto the scene in 2025 with the debut of HBO Max’s emergency room-set drama series The Pitt, on which he plays Dr. Frank Langdon, a senior emergency medicine resident. Langdon works under senior attending physician Dr. “Robby,” who initially regards him as a protégé, but later loses faith in him upon learning that he has been stealing prescription painkillers from the hospital in order to work through a back injury. The show, which marks a reunion of ER star Noah Wyle, writer R. Scott Gemmill and showrunner John Wells, has found a large and loyal audience, garnered massive critical acclaim and last year, for its first season, was awarded five Emmys including best drama series. This year, for its second season, it has landed a field-leading 25 noms, including, in the category of best supporting actor in a drama series, one for Ball, who the TV Academy egregiously overlooked for his work on season one. Over the course of …

Listen to 48 Emmy Nominees on THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast

Listen to 48 Emmy Nominees on THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast

Published by Daniella Wilson

Forty-eight past guests of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast received at least one Primetime Emmy Award nomination this week. You can find their names — and links to listen to their episodes — below, and you can click here to subscribe to the podcast — for free — in order to access all past and future episodes. Judd Apatow, best documentary/nonfiction special (Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!) — LISTEN Jason Bateman, best limited/anthology series (DTF St. Louis), limited/anthology series or movie directing (Black Rabbit), limited/anthology series or movie actor (Black Rabbit) and limited/anthology series or movie supporting actor (DTF St. Louis) — LISTEN and LISTEN Sterling K. Brown, best drama series and drama actor (Paradise) — LISTEN Quinta Brunson, best comedy series, actress and writing (Abbott Elementary) — LISTEN Ken Burns, best documentary/nonfiction series (The American Revolution) — LISTEN RuPaul Charles, best reality/competition host (RuPaul’s Drag Race) and unstructured reality program (RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked) — LISTEN Stephen Colbert, best variety series and variety writing (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and short form comedy/drama/variety series (Colbert Before Air) — LISTEN …

OpenAI says GPT 5.6 is the ‘preferred model’ for Microsoft Copilot 365 amid breakup chatter

OpenAI says GPT 5.6 is the ‘preferred model’ for Microsoft Copilot 365 amid breakup chatter

Published by skeptic

Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft was replacing some of OpenAI’s software with its own in-house models in an effort to cut costs. Those in-house models, known as MAI, were increasingly being used to power apps like Word and Excel, the outlet noted. The story raised an increasingly common question about the two companies, which were once seemingly inseparable, and have recently sent mixed signals about the status of their situationship: Were the two companies drifting apart? Now, OpenAI is attempting to put any insinuations of such a break to rest. During OpenAI’s launch of GPT 5.6 on Thursday, the company announced that it would become the “preferred model” powering Microsoft’s 365 Copilot. OpenAI noted in a blog post published Thursday that GPT 5.6 would support Microsoft users across the company’s suite of productivity apps, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Cowork. “Our partnership with Microsoft has always been about bringing the benefits of advanced AI to more individuals and organizations, and we’re excited to continue building on that shared commitment,” OpenAI wrote in a …

Constant Messi chatter causes Argentina boss Scaloni fatigue

Constant Messi chatter causes Argentina boss Scaloni fatigue

Published by Sam Flores

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 22 : Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni admitted to being fatigued by the endless questions around the regular record-breaking feats of Lionel Messi after seeing his captain become the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer on Monday. The Inter Miami player’s double in the 2-0 win over Austria at Dallas Stadium took him to 18 World Cup goals, surpassing both Miroslav Klose’s men’s record of 16 and Marta’s overall tournament mark of 17 to claim sole possession of the all-time record. “When the team was having a rough time without the ball he worked, he managed to steal the ball,” Scaloni said of his former teammate. “You could see his level of commitment. “There’s a reason for that, he has commitment and this is what he generates. I have no more words to talk about Leo. It makes us a little bit tired talking about him all the time.” Messi suffered one blot on his performance with an eighth-minute penalty miss but when he opened the scoring half an hour later the goal allowed …

Stanley Tucci on ‘Tucci on Italy’ & Possible Spinoffs — Awards Chatter

Stanley Tucci on ‘Tucci on Italy’ & Possible Spinoffs — Awards Chatter

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stanley Tucci, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is the ultimate character actor and the ultimate guide to Italy’s food and culture. The two professions may sound completely unrelated, but in actuality, they are not. Tucci, who was raised on the Italian cooking of his parents — both children of immigrants from Italy, who took him to live in Forence for a year when he was 12 — has experienced some of his greatest successes as an actor in projects related to food. They include 1996’s Big Night, a low-budget indie about Italian immigrant brothers who open a restaurant in the 1950s, which he co-wrote and co-directed at a time when he was “despondent” and “insulted” about being repeatedly cast as Italian-American criminals, with the hope of creating greater opportunities for himself (mission: accomplished); and 2009’s Julie & Julia, in which he gave one of his most acclaimed performances as the husband of Julia Child opposite no less a scene partner than Meryl Streep. Meanwhile, Tucci, who has played everything …

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Will Guest on Live Awards Chatter Pod

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Will Guest on Live Awards Chatter Pod

Published by Daniella Wilson

The Hollywood Reporter is pleased to invite attendees of the upcoming Cannes Film Festival to a very special event: a live recording of THR’s Awards Chatter podcast with the legendary actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The hour-long career retrospective interview, which will be followed by a reception, will take place on Thursday, May 14, in Meta House, Meta’s new activation space within the Majestic hotel along the Croisette. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. and the event will begin promptly at 10 a.m. Given the venue’s limited space, those wishing to attend are encouraged to RSVP as soon as possible via this link and to arrive on time. Louis-Dreyfus is, of course, best known for her comedic talents. A recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2018 and the National Medal of Arts in 2021, she shares with Cloris Leachman the record for most Emmy wins for acting — eight — which came for her work on the TV comedy series Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep. But she is coming to Cannes …

Nikki Glaser sparks online chatter after candid admission about her relationship

Nikki Glaser sparks online chatter after candid admission about her relationship

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Nikki Glaser surprised fans with a shockingly candid confession about her relationship with her longtime boyfriend, Chris Convy. The acclaimed comedian, 41, has been dating television executive Convy on and off for about 10 years. The two first met when Glaser was 29. Discussing her relationship on Wednesday’s episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, the stand-up admitted that she does not care if her boyfriend sleeps with other women during their relationship. “In fact, I kinda like it,” Glaser said, shocking host Alex Cooper. “But that is not a two-way street. I’m not someone who likes to hook up when I’m in a relationship. I don’t really care about that. But I don’t care if someone else were to.” Attempting to explain herself, …

Bill Lawrence Live Tapes Awards Chatter Pod at Napa Valley StreamFest

Bill Lawrence Live Tapes Awards Chatter Pod at Napa Valley StreamFest

Published by Daniella Wilson

Bill Lawrence, the Emmy-winning TV creator who made his name with Spin City, Scrubs, Cougar Town and Ted Lasso, and who currently has three shows simultaneously on the air — Apple TV+’s Shrinking, HBO’s Rooster and ABC’s revival of Scrubs — is the latest special guest confirmed to attend this year’s Napa Valley StreamFest. At 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, Lawrence will sit down with yours truly in front of festival attendees at the Uptown Theatre in Downtown Napa for an hourlong career-retrospective conversation that will be recorded for subsequent airing on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast. Immediately after that, two of the stars of Shrinking, Christa Miller and Ted McGinley, will be interviewed by SiriusXM host Julia Cunningham, who will then present them with the fest’s Vanguard Award in recognition of “their versatility and enduring impact across decades of television history.” Cunningham will also preside over the presentation of several additional honors including the Social Impact Award to Jonathan Scott (Property Brothers) and the Breakthrough Artist Award to actress Sarah Ramos (The Napa Boys), …

High-flying Bart De Wever’s Russia chatter tests Belgian coalition unity – POLITICO

High-flying Bart De Wever’s Russia chatter tests Belgian coalition unity – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

The remarks cut against the EU’s broadly hard-line stance toward Moscow since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began and threaten to fuel a sensitive debate in the bloc about sanctions and Russian energy. De Wever’s comments also come after a nationwide poll last week revealed he enjoys widespread support, with the Flemish-nationalist leader’s popularity not only at a record high in Dutch-speaking Flanders, but also growing in French-speaking Wallonia. The strong polling may help explain the prime minister’s willingness to push a politically sensitive argument. “The conflict must be ended in Europe’s interest. Without being naive about Putin. That’s a mistake we must never make again. We must rearm and remilitarize the border. And at the same time, we must normalize relations with Russia and regain access to cheap energy,” De Wever said in L’Echo, adding it was a matter of “common sense.” “Behind closed doors, European leaders tell me I’m right, but no one dares to say it out loud,” De Wever was also quoted as saying. You don’t speak for us De Wever’s …

Alec Baldwin Set for THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast

Alec Baldwin Set for THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast

Published by Daniella Wilson

Alec Baldwin, the award-winning actor who has distinguished himself on the stage and screen for nearly a half-century, will sit down with yours truly at the upcoming Boulder International Film Festival for a career-retrospective conversation that will also be recorded as an episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast. The event will kick off at 7:45 pm on Saturday, April 11, at the historic Boulder Theater. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, March 13, at BIFF1.com. Baldwin, 67, first made his name in films such as 1988’s Beetlejuice, Working Girl and Married to the Mob and 1990’s The Hunt for Red October. Later big screen credits include 1992’s Glengarry Glen Ross, 1996’s Ghosts of Mississippi, 2001’s The Royal Tenenbaums and Pearl Harbor, 2003’s The Cooler (for which he received an Oscar nomination), 2004’s The Aviator, 2006’s The Departed, 2009’s It’s Complicated, 2012’s To Rome with Love, 2013’s Blue Jasmine, 2014’s Still Alice and 2019’s Motherless Brooklyn. Remarkably, he has found even greater success on the small screen, most famously on NBC’s Saturday Night …