Seth Rogen Joins Hollywood Democrats Hoping to Flip the Senate

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterJulia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Larry David — the stars and co-creator of “Seinfeld” — will reunite on Friday for a virtual fundraiser for the Texas Democratic Party.The event is billed as a “Fundraiser About Something,” and the trio will be talking about their favorite “Seinfeld” episodes with host Seth Meyers.“Texas is a battleground state, period,” Louis-Dreyfus, Alexander and David said in a joint statement.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterPresident Trump kept up the attacks on NBC’s Kristen Welker on Monday, calling her a “dyed-in-the-wool, radical left Democrat.”Welker is set to moderate the final presidential debate on Thursday from Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. Over the weekend, the New York Post reported that Welker’s parents had donated to Democrats.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterPresident Donald Trump said on Friday that Savannah Guthrie had gone “totally crazy” during the NBC town hall on Thursday night.Speaking to a group of seniors in Fort Myers, Fla., Trump also weighed in on Joe Biden’s simultaneous appearance on ABC, which he said he did not watch.“He wasn’t looking too good,” Trump said.Trump and Biden held simultaneous town halls on the two networks.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterNBC went ahead with a town hall with President Trump on Thursday night, brushing aside criticism that the event coincided with a similar event with Joe Biden on rival ABC.Trump said he did not remember when he last tested negative for COVID-19, ducking a question from “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie.

Donald Trump at the same time that his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, has a similar event on ABC.Amy Schumer, Ben Stiller, Debra Messing, Seth Rogen, Jon Cryer, Jon Hamm, Sarah Silverman and Sterling K. Brown were among the actors beseeching NBC to change the scheduling through a letter sent to network leadership on Thursday.Cesar Conde, chair of the NBC Universal News Group, said the network shared the frustration of critics of the dueling town halls.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe entertainment industry has turned its focus on Albany, N.Y., over the last week, as it escalates the pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow movie theaters to reopen.Inside the Capitol, Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy has also been rallying support for the industry.

Cardi B is celebrating her 28th birthday on Sunday (October 11) and her estranged husband Offset gave her a surprise present to kick off the weekend! The 28-year-old Migos rapper placed a birthday billboard for Cardi on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. Cardi posted a video on her Instagram account from when she saw the billboard for the first time. It has a photo of Cardi and her daughter Kulture and reads, “Happy birthday Mommy.

Ted Johnson Jeffrey Katzenberg, J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath and other Los Angeles figures hosted a fundraiser on Thursday with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to raise money for the Senate Majority PAC, which aims to win back Democratic control this year.The virtual event also was co-hosted by Katzenberg’s wife Marilyn and Ellen Bronfman Hauptman and Andrew Hauptman.McGrath, CEO of Bad Robot, said in a statement, “The battle for control of the Senate is going to come down to the wire.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterWoodville is a small town in the forestland of East Texas. With a population of about 2,500, it is home to the Tyler County courthouse, where two circuit judges split their time with other counties.Woodville is, in other words, an unlikely place for a culture war over a French movie.But on Tuesday, Lucas Babin, Tyler County’s criminal district attorney, announced that he had indicted Netflix on a charge of distributing lewd content.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWriter Simon Rich, who counts Seth Rogen (for “An American Pickle”) and Lorne Michaels (for “Miracle Workers” and “Man Seeking Woman”) among his collaborators and Seth Meyers and John Mulaney among his friends, hasn’t had trouble staying productive during the pandemic.“It’s much easier to be a fiction writer than a feature director right now,” he observes.The rest of the world may be filled with existential dread, but Rich, whose resume includes “Saturday

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterApple TV Plus is joining the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, an entertainment industry group that seeks to crack down on piracy.The move represents a strengthening bond between Apple and the major studios, and draws the company deeply into industry efforts to check the flow of pirated content.Apple will be on the governing board of the group, along with Amazon and the six members of the Motion Picture Association: Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix,

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA Texas grand jury has indicted Netflix on a charge of disseminating lewd material by distributing the French film “Cuties.”The grand jury in Tyler County, Texas, returned the indictment on Sept.

Seth Rogen is winning sweet husband points.

Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen as the twosome have reached their ninth wedding anniversary.Seth and Lauren, both 38, honored the special milestone with separate heartfelt tributes via Instagram. The Pineapple Express star shared an adorable photo of the twosome playing video games during the reception portion of their big day.“Happy anniversary to us!!” he captioned the pic.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe first presidential debate got off to a bumpy start on Tuesday night, as President Trump repeatedly interrupted Joe Biden, who at one point told him to “shut up.”The candidates sparred over the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court and the COVID-19 pandemic.

David Robb Labor EditorMichael Schur, creator of The Good Place and Parks and Recreation, is urging his fellow writers to donate to the WGA West’s political action committee to help “flip the Senate and bring in bold leaders who will check the power of the Supreme Court.”“You undoubtedly already know how far Mitch McConnell and the party of Trump will go to enshrine their far-right agenda,” he said in a message sent out today to the guild’s members.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterMembers of the Writers Guild of America West are being urged to donate to the union’s political action committee, as Hollywood vents its outrage about Republican senators’ move to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election.Michael Schur, showrunner of “The Good Place,” sent a memo to members on Friday urging them to donate to the WGAW PAC, saying it was time to “counter power with power.”“We must flip the Senate and bring in bold leaders who will check the