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Award-winning journalist Chris Gardner serves as a Senior Staff Writer at The Hollywood Reporter. For a decade, he wrote Rambling Reporter, a legendary column that dates back to the first issue of the magazine, published Sept. 3, 1930. In addition to writing about Hollywood culture, Gardner moves between breaking news, event coverage, talent interviews and features. He has covered the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes and Grammys, film festivals like Cannes, Sundance and Toronto, and cultural events including the Super Bowl. He has won a National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award, four Los Angeles Press Club Awards, a SoCal Journalism Award and been nominated for a Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award.
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Lauren Graham Hopes ‘Gilmore Girls’ Fans Will “Come Along for This Ride” on Her New TV Show
THR caught up with Graham at the Sundance Film Festival where she dished on her new show and why she'll never try and replicate "the beauty and the magic" of Lorelai Gilmore on the beloved 'Gilmore Girls.'
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Dylan O’Brien-Starrer ‘Twinless’ Wins Over Sundance on Opening Night Despite Audio Glitch
Technical issues aside, James Sweeney's sophomore outing as writer, director and star was very warmly received inside Park City's Eccles Center Theatre to help kick off this year's Sundance Film Festival.
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Kenneth Lonergan and ‘Succession’ Star Wife J. Smith-Cameron Attached to Feature Version of Sundance Short Film ‘Debaters’ (Exclusive)
'Debaters,' written and directed by Alex Heller, is being presented as a "proof of concept" at the festival and The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Lonergan and Smith-Cameron will reprise their roles in 'Debate Team.'
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Taylor Zakhar Perez Strips Down to Underwear as New Lacoste Ambassador
The partnership signals the start of a "long-term collaboration," as Zakhar Perez says, "it’s with great pride that I now carry the values of the crocodile."
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Juliette Lewis Plays a Chair in New Sundance Movie (Yes, You Read That Right)
After a lifetime of making movies and TV, Oscar nominated actress Lewis isn’t done taking risks: "This is a return to form for me.
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Veteran Hollywood Insider Pushes Back on Event Cancellations: “People Need to Get Back to Work”
Ashlee Margolis, founder of Beverly Hills-based The A List, said if the wave of cancellations continue it could have a dire impact on the town: "To have events canceled now is going to crush all of us."
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The Weeknd Donates $1M to L.A. Wildfire Relief
The news comes on the heels of the artist postponing a planned album release on Jan. 24 for 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' and subsequent concert at the famed Rose Bowl stadium.
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What We Lost in the Fires
Hollywood pays tribute to the irreplaceable artifacts and cultural touchstones that were destroyed, from the ‘Wizard of Oz’ piano to Altadena’s historic Black haven to a local recovery landmark.
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‘Dear White People’ Actor Recovering From Gunshot Wound That Shattered His Arm
DeRon Horton, who has starred opposite Samuel J. Jackson and Denzel Washington, is counting his blessings for not ending up "in a casket or paralyzed" from the shooting.
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Disgraced Writer Elisabeth Finch Defends Personal Fundraising Amid L.A. Wildfires
Finch, whose fraudulent behavior was exposed in Vanity Fair and on the Peacock series 'Anatomy of Lies,' was collecting donations via Venmo: "This is just me. Boots on the ground."
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See Gracie Abrams’ New Chanel Campaign with Artistic Direction by Sofia Coppola
The Grammy-nominated singer — coming off a breakout year during which she opened for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour and performed on 'Saturday Night Live' — wore Chanel at the Grammys and Met Gala.
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President Trump’s Inauguration to Include Gavin DeGraw and More, Drawing Fan Backlash
In addition to DeGraw, Carrie Underwood, Lee Greenwood, Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus, the Village People, Jason Aldean and Rascal Flatts, among others, are set to perform at various Washington, D.C., venues.
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