The Emma Watson J.K. Rowling feud just reached a new level. After years of public distance between the Harry Potter creator and the actors who rose to stardom through her work, Rowling has issued her longest, sharpest statement yet — aimed directly at Emma Watson. This comes days after Watson attempted to soften her rhetoric on the woman who made her a temporary Hollywood star.
President Donald J. Trump made waves this morning by announcing a 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the United States. This trump movie tariff, framed as a way to bring the movie business back to American soil, could have the largest impact on Disney—Hollywood’s biggest player and one that has increasingly shifted its production to the United Kingdom.
Disney and ABC spent much of this week trying to trumpet the big Jimmy Kimmel return to late-night television (after the host spread misinformation about the Charlie Kirk tragedy) as a ratings comeback story. On paper, the numbers for his first night back looked like a victory: roughly 6.3 million viewers tuned in on September 23rd, marking his strongest performance in over a decade. But the spike didn’t last.
The largest affiliate blackout in modern television history has come to an end. Nexstar Media Group, the final holdout in a weeks-long revolt against Jimmy Kimmel Live!, has announced it will restore the late-night program to its ABC stations nationwide. The decision follows Sinclair Broadcasting’s earlier retreat, leaving Disney and Jimmy Kimmel with an unchallenged victory.
In a move that has sparked heated debate in Central Florida, the Lake County Commission voted unanimously this week to rename Schofield Road as Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway. For those unfamiliar, Schofield Road runs not far from Walt Disney World and borders one of Disney’s strangest and most legendary creations: the Hidden Mickey forest — an aerially designed grove of pine trees planted in the early 1990s to form the world’s largest Hidden Mickey.
For weeks, the battle between ABC affiliates and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel Live! has dominated the media landscape. Today, that standoff cracked. Sinclair Broadcasting, one of the largest owners of ABC affiliate stations in the United States, has reversed course and returned Kimmel to the airwaves.
Hollywood celebrities love charity… until it costs them something that goes beyond their abundant money. This was proven at the 2025 Emmys when a gag by comedian Nate Bargatze exposed the selfishness of Hollywood celebrities, who siphoned $100,000 away from a children’s charity with their longwinded self-indulgent acceptance speeches.
Bowser will be leaving Nintendo to retire at the end of 2025. No, not that Bowser… Nintendo of America confirmed this week that Doug Bowser will retire as President at the end of 2025, closing out a six-year tenure marked by both stability and growing fan frustration.
In a world so often marked by bitterness and division, the power of forgiveness can still shine through as a rare and transformational act. This week, Erika Kirk and her words of grace at her late husband’s memorial service reached far beyond the stadium where she spoke, touching the heart of beloved actor Tim Allen and leading him to a moment of healing he has carried for more than six decades.
Now, five years later, the dispute has shifted again. After Rowling told fans she would “never forgive” Radcliffe or Watson for what she views as betrayal, Watson has spoken publicly with a softer, more reflective tone — one that stands in sharp contrast to her early comments. This comes as attacks and threats against the authors life have intensified amid growing political violence.
James Gunn isn’t just overseeing Batman and the future of DC Studios — it seems as though he’s shaping it in ways that go beyond the usual role of a studio head.
Fans of Monsters Unchained at Epic Universe have one man to thank: legendary director Steven Spielberg.