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The cast of HBO’s coming The Normal Heart chatted with the Hollywood Reporter during a shoot for the magazine’s current cover.

Us Magazine has the recap: The new Lonely Island? Anna Kendrick hosted Saturday Night Live on April 5, and the Pitch Perfect 2 star brought several musical sketches along with her. One favorite entitled “Dongs All Over the World,” featured some of of SNL’s feistiest ladies — including Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, and Sasheer Zamata — singing about …

This afternoon David Letterman told his Times Square studio audience that he will retire in 2015 after 33 years as a late night television host. Letterman, who survived an emergency five-way bypass surgery in 2000, is the longest-serving late-night host in TV history and last year he surpassed his friend and mentor Carson when he hit 31-years on the air. …

“The Crab Nebula is about 6,500 light years from Earth. According to some beliefs, that’s the age of the whole universe, but if the universe were only 6,500 years old, how could we see light from anything more distant than the Crab Nebula? We couldn’t. To believe in a universe as young as 6,000 or 7,000 years old is to …

Rosanne cast member and talk show host Sara Gilbert married rocker Linda Perry on Sunday. News of the ceremony was revealed yesterday by co-hosts on Gilbert’s show, The Talk. “Let’s get started with a big congratulations for our own Sara Gilbert, who got married last night,” Julie Chen said. “It was magical. It was the most beautiful ceremony.” Aisha Tyler …

Gothamist sets the scene: While appearing on the latest episode of “Inside the Actors Studio,” “How I Met Your Mother” stars Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Segel were asked to sing a song from “Les Miserables”—thankfully, they obliged. Since “Les Miserables” is back on Broadway—and because the duo memorably sang “The Confrontation” back in 2006 on “The Megan Mullaly Show”—an …

Saturday Night Live opened last night with a stinker of a sketch which featured the president trying to create viral buzz for Obamacare. In the final 48 hours before the deadline to sign up for healthcare, Obama’s aides forced him to be photographed in Pharrell’s hat and alongside Kim Kardashian and Harry Styles. And “a cat dressed as Elsa from …

In just under three minutes we get shots of trucks, shotguns, dogs, horses, cattle, fishing, wrestling, NASCAR – every redneck cliche except the meth lab. You can probably guess the lyrics without even listening.

MSNBC’s graphics editor was, of course, referring to the four BASE jumpers who parachuted from the top of 1 World Trade Center, the news of which has added to already huge scandal regarding lapses in the tower’s security.  But what an unfortunate choice of words. Teabagger sites are exploding with outraged posts that are also laden with plenty of glee …

Titan Media director and JMG reader Jasun Mark describes the series via email: Project: Phoenix which is a sort of zombie/military sci-fi web series that stars a bunch of pretty big names including former Catwoman Lee Meriwether, gay Australian rugby star Ian Roberts, Sherilyn Fenn from Twin Peaks and even a small role played by former gay porn star Jeremy …

TIME Magazine reports: The upcoming FX television adaptation of Fargo — based on the 1996 hit film of the same name — is packed with stars, who all appear in the show’s new trailer. The cable network has been teasing the series for weeks now with several 30-second spots, but this trailer offers a full minute of famous faces and …

Entertainment sites are buzzing after last night’s episode of The Walking Dead.  Stay out of the comments if you’ve not yet seen the episode. Otherwise dive in and dish.

Capital New York reports that Sarah Palin has signed a deal to launch her own digital video channel to be named Rogue TV. The project is expected to be similar to Glenn Beck’s online network, The Blaze. The channel will be available through Tapp, the digital video service founded by former CNN chief Jon Klein and former NBC Universal entertainment …

Dish Network has signed an agreement with Disney that will limit the ability of customers to skip through commercials recorded on their DVR. The deal covers ABC, ESPN, and the other Disney-owned channels. “The agreement will result in dismissal of all pending litigation between the two companies, including disputes over PrimeTime Anytime and AutoHop,” the companies said in a joint …

Remember this guy? The Daily Mail tabloid reports: Kessler reached a settlement with Gilberton last week that pays him $30,000 and allowed him to retire from the force. The former officer and his attorney, Joseph Nahas, said he signed a development deal with Relativity Media, the production company behind such reality TV fare as ‘The Great Food Truck Race’ on …

Multiple Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Weeds star Elizabeth Perkins tweeted me this afternoon to announce her donation to the Center For Constitutional Rights, which is suing Scott Lively on the behalf of Ugandan LGBT activists. Donations go to funding subpoenas, paying for expert witnesses, and for airfare to the United States for Ugandans to testify against Lively.  Longtime JMG readers …

Stay out of the comments if you’ve not yet seen last night’s season finale. Otherwise dive in and dish.

“I’ve had a relatively charmed life. I loved to be out in the city. New York was my town. I’ve had people come up to me and say, ‘You’re a great New Yorker. You’ve given your time and money to so many New York charities. You’re a great supporter of the arts. I like some of your movies—and some of …

Let It Go, should you be unaware, is the Oscar-nominated song from Disney’s Frozen. It was written for and sung by Tony winner Idina Menzel, who will perform the track at next month’s Academy Awards. There are some cute bits in the clip below, especially the hug between two bears that could be read as an endorsement of gay marriage. …