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Stars of the small screen descend on the red carpet for a night of Emmy history
LOS ANGELES — Merritt Wever of “Nurse Jackie” won the Emmy Award for best supporting actress in a comedy series Sunday, kicking off the ceremony on a surprising note and with a remarkably brief acceptance speech.
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Sara Gilbert: Ex-boyfriend, co-star Galecki helped her embrace her sexuality
Actress and talk show host Sara Gilbert on Thursday credited former “Roseanne” co-star and ex-boyfriend Johnny Galecki with helping her embrace her sexual orientation while they were still in a relationship.
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Ross Mathews’ new E! show celebrates pop culture
NEW YORK — With his high-pitch voice, infectious giggle and encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture and entertainment, TV personality Ross Mathews has broken into the in-crowd of Hollywood.
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Elton John to perform Liberace tribute at Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES — Elton John is about to do something he’s never done: Perform live at the Emmy Awards.
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Liberace biopic nominees Matt Damon, Michael Douglas to present at Emmys
Matt Damon and Michael Douglas won’t just be competing for an Emmy. They’ll be handing one out, too. Emmys producers announced the pair as this year’s first presenters Tuesday.
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Annual fall harvest of new broadcast TV shows approaches
It’s a familiar condition among the broadcast networks in their latest round of an aging tradition. For the Fall TV Season, there are too many new shows, with too many of them trying too hard to please.
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‘Prison Break’ star Wentworth Miller declines Russian invite, comes out as gay
Actor and screenwriter Wentowrth Miller, best known for his role on the Fox series “Prison Break,” came out as gay on Wednesday in an open letter in which he declined an invitation to be a guest of honor at the St. Petersburg International Film Festival in Russia.
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GLAAD finds movie industry lags well behind TV in featuring LGBT roles
NEW YORK — We may be seeing more prominent gay and lesbian characters on TV shows, but the movie industry lags well behind the small screen, according to media watchdog group GLAAD.
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NBC tells LGBT employees it will keep them safe during Sochi Olympics
NEW YORK — NBC is assuring its gay and lesbian employees who may cover the Winter Olympics in Sochi that it will do everything possible to keep them safe following Russia’s passage of anti-gay law.
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AIDS activist Sean Sasser dies
AIDS activist and educator Sean Sasser has died, according to an announcement Wednesday evening by longtime friends.