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Dominic Patten
Executive Editor, Legal, Labor & Politics
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Dominic covers litigious Hollywood’s major lawsuits and weighs in on the current Golden Age of television with his video reviews and more. Before joining Deadline in 2012, he wrote for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, and the Toronto Globe and Mail. A frequent guest on NPR, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC and CBS, he also has been a documentary director, TV producer, national news correspondent and a newspaper editor.
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Kamala Harris Makes Surprise Appearance On First Night Of Democratic National Convention
Vice President Kamala Harris made her first appearance at the Democratic National Convention, kicking off its primetime lineup with one of her signature lines, “When we fight, we win.”
There had been buzz on the floor that Harris would make an appearance, given the presence of the vice president’s…
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Taylor Swift: Rumors About A DNC Appearance? Shake It Off, It’s Not Happening
EXCLUSIVE: Despite the ardent wishes of politicians and pop fans, Taylor Swift will not be appearing at the Democratic National Convention this week.
"Everybody loves Taylor, but having her here would overshadow everything," a DNC insider tells Deadline of a drop-in by the “Shake It Off” singer…
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Two Charged With Murder In Johnny Wactor Death – Update
UPDATED, 2:15 PM: Four people arrested in the killing of General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor have now been charged, two of them with murder, according to Los Angeles County prosecutors.
Eighteen-year-old Robert Barceleau of Huntington Park, and Sergio Estrada, also 18, both have been charged with…
Disney, CAA & Miramax Fail To Get Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Suit From Julia Ormond Dismissed
(Updated with CAA statement) Julia Ormond's lawsuit against Disney, CAA and Miramax over an alleged 1995 sexual assault by the now-incarcerated Harvey Weinstein will be going forward.
"Upon the foregoing documents, and oral argument having been held before the court on May 20, 2024, it is ordered…
Reginald Hudlin Directed Kamala Harris Biopic To Precede VP Speech At DNC On Thursday
EXCLUSIVE: Vice President Kamala Harris has turned to an old friend and Hollywood veteran to help reintroduce her to the nation and the world at the Democratic National Convention this week.
Reginald Hudlin has directed the short film on Harris that will precede the VP taking to the stage on…
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“I Accept”: Donald Trump Falsely Claims Taylor Swift Election Endorsement
Taylor Swift is backing Donald Trump's latest bid for the White House, at least according to the former president.
Openly obsessed with the superstar performer, Trump took to his Truth Social on Sunday to claim the endorsement of Swift.
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Five People Charged, Including 2 Doctors, In Matthew Perry Overdose Death, U.S. Attorney Says; Arraignments Begin – Update
UPDATED with arraignment details: Five defendants have been charged in connection with the ketamine-related death of actor Matthew Perry, U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced Thursday during a news conference in Los Angeles.
The five include a live-in assistant, two doctors and a woman known as the…
Jeff Shell Faces Scrutiny Over Past Conduct As Top Paramount Job Looms – The Dish
EXCLUSIVE: As Jeff Shell prepares to re-enter the C-suite leagues under the proposed Skydance-Paramount merger, we hear there’s a lot of digging to find some dirt on the former NBCUniversal executive to either derail or taint his new job before it starts.
Shell exited NBCU as CEO in April 2023 due to…
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Olympics Closing Ceremony Review: Tom Cruise’s Big Stunt & LA 2028 Handover Outshines Paris’ Artistry
Au revoir Paris, Hola LA.
In a nutshell, that was the just completed ceremony of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad.
It was Tom Cruise leaping off the rim of the Stade de France to take the Olympic flag from LA Mayor Karen Bass and Simone Biles. As the guitar riffs of H.E.R. filled the air…
Tom Cruise Dives Into Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony, Drives Off With Flag To LA 2028
Tom Cruise swooped into the Paris Olympics today in a spectacular stunt straight out of Mission Impossible.
A fixture at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad since the July 26 Opening Ceremony, the Top Gun star proved the pivot point in Paris’ handover to Los Angeles 2028. Daniel Craig, the late Queen Eli…
Mayor Karen Bass On Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony, LA 2028, Kamala Harris, & More Tax Credits To Keep Production In Hollywood
EXCLUSIVE: Karen Bass is about to make some history, again.
The first woman elected Mayor of Los Angeles, the former Congresswoman is in Paris for Sunday’s Olympics Closing Ceremony and the handover to the City of Angels for the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad. In that handover from Paris Mayor Anne…
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‘Fallout’s Walton Goggins & EPs Talk Mixing Humor With A “Darker Place” In Post-Apocalyptic Series – Contenders TV: The Nominees
"I've always felt throughout my career that you can always get the audience to a slightly darker place if you tell them a couple of jokes along the way," says Fallout executive producer/director Jonathan Nolan about the approach and tone the multi-Emmy-nominated Prime Video drama has taken in its debut…
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