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Jodie Comer to Star in ‘The Chain’ from Damon Lindelof, HBO

Jodie Comer to Star in ‘The Chain’ from Damon Lindelof, HBO

Published by Daniella Wilson

HBO has found the first link in The Chain. Killing Eve star Jodie Comer will play a lead role in the thriller from showrunner Damon Lindelof. Her character, Rachel, is described as a surburban mother “who must consider the unthinkable when her daughter is kidnapped.” HBO ordered the series in January as the first project to result from a two-year overall deal Lindelof signed with the outlet last year. The Chain is based on a 2019 novel of the same name by Adrian McKinty, which details a kidnapping scheme where an abductee’s parents must kidnap another child to secure their own child’s release. Lindelof is said to be expanding on the mythology of the book. “From the moment I heard the wild and original premise of Adrian’s book, I was shocked, surprised and angry I hadn’t thought of it myself,” Lindelof said when the series order was announced. “I’ve always wanted to try to adapt a great thriller and this one has all the dark, weird, exhilarating touches that fire up my imagination.” Comer won …

Jodie Comer: My dream is to garden in my underwear

Jodie Comer: My dream is to garden in my underwear

Published by Sam Flores

Jodie Comer has said her dream is to garden in her underwear. The actress said she had found a new love of horticulture while preparing for her role in the film The Death of Robin Hood. In a gritty adaptation of the English folklore, her character, Bridget, takes in the legendary outlaw, played by Hugh Jackman, after he is wounded in battle. Comer, 33, told Harper’s Bazaar UK: “I love the character, I love what she stands for. I related to her. Holistic medicine, nature: those are things that I’ve become interested in.” Comer, who took a six-month herbalism course to prepare for the role, added: “My dream, and I’m manifesting this, is to have a space where I can just be in my underwear, gardening.” Comer told Harper’s Bazaar UK she had become interested in holistic medicine – Harper’s Bazaar UK / Marcus Ohlsson The Death of Robin Hood, which will be released in June, follows the outlaw as he is “grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder”, according to …

Jeffrey Epstein victims to get House committee hearing: Comer

Jeffrey Epstein victims to get House committee hearing: Comer

Published by Sam Flores

House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) speaks to reporters in front of the House Oversight Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on March 18, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Victims of Jeffrey Epstein will get the chance to speak about the late sex offender’s crimes at hearings of the House committee investigating him and his procurer, Ghislaine Maxwell, the panel’s chairman said Friday. Rep. James Comer’s promise to hold those hearings came a day after first lady Melania Trump urged Congress to give “women who have been victimized by Epstein … a public hearing specifically centered around the survivors.” “I agree with the first lady and appreciate what she said,” Comer, R-Ky., said in a Fox News interview. “We will have hearings.” Read more about the Jeffrey Epstein files Comer said that hearings featuring victims of Epstein would be held after the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee finishes taking testimony from several high-profile people who had been connected to Epstein and his former associates. The panel has scheduled interviews …

Comer: ‘It’s going to be difficult’ for Clintons to plead the Fifth

Comer: ‘It’s going to be difficult’ for Clintons to plead the Fifth

Published by Sam Flores

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said Tuesday it would be “difficult” for former President Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to plead the Fifth during their testimony to lawmakers on Capitol Hill in relation to their ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  “I think it’s… Source link

Comer declines latest Clinton offer, setting up contempt vote

Comer declines latest Clinton offer, setting up contempt vote

Published by Sam Flores

House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) on Monday rejected the latest offer from lawyers for former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding their clients’ testimony regarding the panel’s probe into Jeffrey Epstein. Ashley Callen and Katherine Turner, attorneys for the Clintons, offered on Saturday for the former president… Source link

Comer pledges contempt of Congress for Hillary Clinton

Comer pledges contempt of Congress for Hillary Clinton

Published by Sam Flores

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said he will move to hold former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over her refusal to appear for a scheduled Wednesday deposition in the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The panel will consider the contempt resolution next week alongside one against her… Source link

Rep. Comer to launch contempt proceedings against Bill Clinton

Rep. Comer to launch contempt proceedings against Bill Clinton

Published by Sam Flores

The House Republican leading the congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein will launch contempt of Congress proceedings against former President Clinton next week after the 42nd president failed to testify on the case under subpoena Tuesday.  Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is also threatening contempt against former… Source link