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Anthony Q. Farrell is a Canadian writer, producer, and showrunner. Courtesy of Ian Watson Redeem now Anthony Q. Farrell is a showrunner and executive producer who used to be a writer on "The Office." After a successful run on the show, he couldn't land a

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The fast-rapping legend reflected on the latest update in Tupac's murder case as he promotes his unlikely new collab with Seraphina Sanan, which drops today Chicago native and hip-hop veteran Twista was at one point dubbed the fastest English-speaking rap

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Actress Judith Barsi is immortalized in the Don Bluth childhood classics The Land Before Time and All Dogs Go To Heaven, which feature her voice to bring the both films' most adorable young characters to life. She was also landing on-screen roles in films

The iconic cheerleader film Bring It On (2000) was a first-of-its-kind sports movie. It was centered on women, featured a diverse cast (though maybe not as diverse as the trailers made it seem) and delivered a ton of zippy lines fans still love to recite

Julia, Amber and Sarah Ross look back on life at the center of the Disney pop machine and discuss why it's the right time to work on new music Julia Ross, keyboardist and lead singer for the teen-sister rock band Everlife, can still remember how surreal i

When it comes to her marriage, Rasheeda Frost wants people to know, "It's my life and not theirs." In an exclusive interview with The Messenger to promote the second season of "Boss Moves With Rasheeda" on Philo, Frost opened up about what it's been like

Josephine Wright just wants peace — and she's hopefully a little closer to achieving that. The 93-year-old Hilton Head Island resident has been embroiled in a heated battle with developers who say her property, which has been in her family since the Civil

Author T.J. Newman has come a long way since scribbling plot notes on napkins during her red-eye flight shifts. Now a two-time New York Times best-selling novelist and major motion picture screenwriter, Newman's rise has become a beacon of hope to aspirin

Two years ago, Britney Spears was inside LA's Stanley Mosk courthouse testifying in her conservatorship battle while a substantial gathering of protestors gathered outside to support the pop star. The scene outside that same courthouse last month was mark

Before that other double K-named star became famous, Kato Kaelin was one of the original celebrities who became celebrities by association rather than acting or other profession. For him, it meant being in the wrong place at the wrong time — infamy he tur

Sometimes there really is such a thing as a free lunch. To the delight of striking writers and local businesses, Drew Carey has resumed a tradition he started sixteen years ago, picking up the lunch tab for WGA members. The Price is Right host and comic t

When 15-year-old Dante Basco gave a special gift to his costar Robin Williams on the set of Hook, he never imagined it would still be among the late actor's possessions over 30 years later. "The late, great Robin Williams is such a legend," Basco recently

The first rule of Netflix's Preview Club is that you don't talk about Netflix's Preview Club. Okay, not really, since The Messenger spoke to three members who talked about what it was like to join the club, which gives early access to watch movies and sho