Cracker Barrel has been in the headlines for weeks—first over a botched logo redesign, then for quietly removing DEI and PRIDE content from its website. Now, the Cracker Barrel co-founder is speaking out, and he isn’t pulling any punches. In a blistering interview, 93-year-old Tommy Lowe slammed the redesign, blasted the company’s direction, and even took a direct shot at current CEO Julie Felss Masino’s background as a Taco Bell executive.
James Gunn has put an end to one of the internet’s wilder fan-cast rumors: Chris Pratt will not be Batman in the DC Universe. But before you cross Pratt off your DCU bingo card, Gunn has already made clear that doesn’t mean the Guardians of the Galaxy star won’t show up somewhere else down the line.
Megyn Kelly isn’t known for mincing words, but even by her standards, her latest comments about Blake Lively were scathing. On her SiriusXM program, The Megyn Kelly Show, the host revealed that Lively’s legal team had attempted to subpoena her in the ongoing lawsuit against actor-director Justin Baldoni. Kelly not only defeated the subpoena but took the opportunity to unleash a verbal barrage against the Hollywood star, branding her a “narcissistic bully” and much worse.
HBO’s The Last of Us has been one of the most hotly debated shows in recent memory. After a highly successful first season, the second season arrived with far more mixed reception—viewership drop-offs, fan backlash, and heated conversations about the show’s direction. Now, Bella Ramsey, who plays Ellie, has decided to fire back at critics in a way that’s raising eyebrows: telling frustrated viewers and The Last of Us fans that they simply don’t have to watch anymore.
When Snoop Dogg spoke openly about Disney Pixar’s Lightyear, he likely didn’t expect the cancel culture backlash he received to reach this level. What began as a grandfather voicing discomfort over a two moms subplot in a children’s movie has now escalated into a full-blown cancel culture campaign. From calls to strip him of TV roles to celebrities publicly condemning him, the entertainment industry appears determined to punish Snoop Dogg for stepping out of line and cancel culture is the weapon of choice.
Now, in a shift that has been years in the making, Disney appears to be phasing out MagicBands in favor of the company’s phone-centric MagicMobile system. The change hasn’t gone unnoticed, and for many longtime guests, it signals the end of a tangible era of convenience in exchange for one more digital screen added onto your Disney Day.
The Walt Disney Company has taken Sling TV to court with a lawsuit accusing the streaming service of violating its carriage contract by introducing short-term “passes” that give customers access to ESPN, Disney Channel, and other Disney-owned networks for as little as $4.99. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, highlights just how fragile content licensing agreements have become in the rapidly shifting world of streaming television.
Variety confirmed the news this week, highlighting how quickly the project has gone from announcement to active filming. At the same time, it’s impossible not to notice the stark contrast with the New Jedi Order film—better known as the Rey movie—which was unveiled with great fanfare more than two years ago at Star Wars Celebration, but still shows no sign of life.
The original Harry Potter director Chris Columbus is speaking out about HBO’s big-budget reboot, and his words are raising eyebrows across fandom.
Chris Columbus, the filmmaker who launched the wizarding franchise with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets, is openly questioning why Warner Bros. is treading old ground. After seeing leaked set photos of Nick Frost as Hagrid in the upcoming series, Columbus bluntly asked: “What’s the point?”
Cracker Barrel has made another major reversal, and this one goes deeper than logos and branding. After outrage over its abandoned logo redesign, Cracker Barrel has now removed all DEI and PRIDE-related pages from its website.
Halloween at Universal Orlando is known for big scares, elaborate sets, and headline-grabbing houses. But this year’s most extreme Halloween Horror Nights addition, based on the cult slasher Terrifier, made headlines on its very first preview night for all the wrong reasons.
It turns out the Cracker Barrel logo debacle wasn’t just a branding disaster—it was a preventable one. New revelations show that Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino and the company’s board dismissed explicit warnings from a top investor who predicted the chain’s “strategic transformation plan” would be an “obvious folly.”