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Judd Apatow Rips Bill Cosby: ‘Guys Who Rape a Lot Aren’t Cool’

December 26, 2014, 6:13 pm
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Producer-director Judd Apatow used Twitter to blast Bill Cosby on Friday after first calling out two Canadian venues where the comedian, accused of rape by multiple alleged victims, is scheduled to perform in January.

“Are you really going to let Bill Cosby perform on your stage January 7?” Apatow tweeted at Toronto’s Centre in the Square.

“You too @BudGardens Jan 8?,” he wrote to another venue. “Is Cosby only popular in Ontario Canada at this point? Do people still find him delightful after 30 accusers?”

See photos: Bill Cosby’s NBC Sitcom Is Dead: 10 Other TV Dads Who Adopted a New Family

The venues’ Twitter accounts have yet to respond to Apatow’s question, though many other users have.

Twitter user “woofmachine” asked Apatow whether it was fair to prematurely judge Cosby, pointing out that most people are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, whereas the comedian hasn’t even been charged with a crime.

“[Cosby] should speak publicly about how false this all is,” Apatow replied.

The “Knocked Up” director called for “30 alibis” in reference to the dozens of women who have accused Cosby of rape, drugging or sexual assault over the course of several decades, with many of them only coming forward in recent weeks.

Also Read: CNN Fires Back at Bill Cosby’s Attorney for Remarkable ‘Dishonesty’

Apatow, who recently called out the media for its coverage of the Sony hack, is well known for voicing his opinions on social media. But user “mikeandrewb” wanted to know why the director is “obsessed” with talking about Cosby in particular.

“I guess it’s because guys who rape a lot aren’t cool,” Apatow responded.

As allegations against Cosby have mounted in recent months, his public profile has deteriorated. Netflix pulled its stand-up comedy special, TVLand has yanked reruns of “The Cosby Show” and many of his scheduled performances have been postponed or altogether canceled.

Also Read: Bill Cosby Accused of Sexually Assaulting Sammy Davis Jr.’s Girlfriend Katherine McKee

But the website for the Toronto venue still lists Cosby as performing on Jan. 7. So, too, does Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.

Neither venue has responded to TheWrap‘s request for comment, but Centre in the Square did address similar concerns back on Nov. 24 in a blog post called “Why Isn’t The Centre Cancelling the Cosby Show?”

“This is a rental show,” the post said, “and CITS is contractually obligated to move forward with the show unless it is cancelled by the external promoter.

“While we may personally share concerns raised by the community,” the post continued, “if The Centre forces a cancellation of this rental show… the Centre would need to pay any guarantee fee contracted to Mr. Cosby… compensate the promoter for any losses… and… refund patrons. For these reasons we will continue to discuss options with the promoter.”

Neither Apatow nor Cosby have responded to TheWrap’s request for comment, either, but you can view Apatow’s Twitter exchanges below:

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North Korea’s Internet, Mobile Networks Go Down Again

December 27, 2014, 9:34 am
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North Korea is suffering another outage of its internet and mobile networks, according to China’s Xinhua news agency on Saturday, according to media reports.

This is the latest outage since its networks went down on Monday. The outage also follows statements on Friday from North Korea’s National Defense Commission, which blamed the United States for the previous outage.

See photos: Sony Hack Attack Timeline: From First Cyberbreach and Leaks to ‘The Interview’ Release

“The U.S., a big country, started disturbing the Internet operation of major media of the DPRK, not knowing shame like children playing a tag,” said an unidentified spokesman from the Commission, which is led by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on the state-run Korean Central News Agency.

The statement accused the U.S. of a hostile North Korean policy, and threatened unspecified consequences. It also referred to President Barack Obama as a monkey after the U.S. placed blame for the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment and its movie, “The Interview” on North Korea last week.

Also read: North Korea Blames U.S. for Internet Outage, Calls President Obama ‘a Monkey’

“Obama always goes reckless in words and deeds like a monkey in a tropical forest,” said the statement. “The Interview” was described as illegal, dishonest and reactionary in the statements.

A large amount of employee records, damning email exchanges between Sony executives and talent, as well as the release of several upcoming movies were leaked in the cyberattack, which all culminated with a threat of a 9/11-type attack on theaters showing “The Interview.”

Also read: ‘The Interview’ Tops $1 Million in Historic Debut as Moviegoers Hail Free Speech

After initially deciding to pull the Seth Rogen, James Franco comedy from theatrical release, Sony released the film on streaming video on Christmas Eve and as scheduled to select theaters on Christmas Day.

11 Hollywood Hacker Movies: From an Angelina Jolie Stinker to a Potential Oscar Winner (Video)

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Sony is reeling from being hacked, but Hollywood has been producing stories around cyber crime for years. Here are 11 of the most memorable.

"Hackers" (1995): It's only on the top of the list because of the name, since this cyberpunk adventure starring Angelina Jolie, Jonny Lee Miller and Matthew Lillard didn't exactly impress critics. It was, however, on the forefront of predicting a cyber crime wave that has finally hit Hollywood.
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Former Sony Staffer Among Six Suspects in Hack, Says Security Firm (Report)

December 29, 2014, 6:32 pm
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A cybersecurity firm conducting its own investigation of the Sony Pictures hack claims it has identified six individuals involved in the criminal attack, including one former studio employee based in America as well as participants from Canada, Thailand and Singapore.

Norse Corp, which offers live attack intelligence to corporate and government clients, says a probe independent of the FBI and Sony’s internal investigation has turned up an ex-staffer with “extensive knowledge of the company’s network and operations,” according to the Daily Caller.

Before the holidays, the FBI issued a public statement saying the agency “has enough information to conclude that the North Korean government is responsible for these actions.” Sony’s own investigation is ongoing. Norse and Sony have not yet returned TheWrap’s request for comment.

Norse vice president Kurt Stammberger said the half-dozen suspects had “direct involvement in the hack,” in efforts that were coordinated using the employee’s firsthand knowledge. In a previous report, Stammberger identified the insider as “Lena,” whom he suggested has ties to self-identified hackers Guardians of Peace.

Also Read: Hackers Claim Amazon, Sony Playstation, XBox Customers’ Credit Card Numbers, Personal Information Leaked

“This woman was in precisely the right position and had the deep technical background she would need to locate the specific servers that were compromised,” Stammberger told CBS News.

Norse offered no further motivation for an independent review other than “the premise that the attack would have been best executed from the inside,” wrote the Caller.

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See TheWrap’s blow-by-blow of 2014’s devastating cyberattack on the studio

News of a massive cyberbreach at Sony Pictures began leaking out in late November. Later reports indicated the studio had been warned weeks earlier.

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Hollywood’s Wussiest Moves of the Year: TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2014

December 31, 2014, 5:30 am
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It’s silly to have the expectation that Hollywood could have some sort of courageous or moral center. That’s not the point of TheWrap’s list of Hollywood’s wussiest moves.

But when you consider that networks decided more people would want to watch “The Big Bang Theory,” “Grey’s Anatomy” or “The Biggest Loser,” than President Barack Obama’s landmark immigration speech in November, then you have to wonder if Hollywood and the media should at least be called out for their questionable decisions.

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This year saw crazy heights of the mea culpa among those claiming not to be racist, homophobic or sexist. And hackers exposed some of the superficial things executives say to one another behind closed doors. And so, it’s easier than ever to discover some of the spineless, thoughtless and craven things people do when they think no one is watching.

From erratic decisions to insincere apologies and thinly veiled racism and homophobia to sheer attacks on our intelligence, here is TheWrap’s list of Hollywood’s wussiest moves of 2014:

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1. Sony blames theaters for its decision to shelve “The Interview.”
Outrage swept across the nation from Hollywood to Washington, D.C. this month when Sony announced it had “decided not to move forward with the planned Dec. 25 theatrical release” of the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy. Instead of taking the heat, and backing up their decision not to risk any innocent lives if the cyber-terrorists did indeed follow through on their threat of 9/11-style violence, Sony executives placed the blame squarely on the five major theater chains that pulled the movie. “This was their decision,” the studio said in a statement. “We had no choice.” But they did, as the studio proved when it released the film through independent theaters, as well as streaming services including Xbox Live and Google Play.

Also read: Hollywood’s Boldest Moves of the Year: TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2014

2. White guys on late night.
Leno made room for Jimmy Fallon, who made room for Seth Meyers, then Stephen Colbert was named Letterman’s successor, while Craig Ferguson is ceding his late-night throne to a fellow Brit, James Corden. What these guys all have in common is not hard to ascertain, and it’s just more of the same for the musical chairs of revolving late-night network talk show hosts. Unfortunately, it seems like only one very specific type of candidate need apply, household name or not. Guess we’ll have to wait for the next round to see if any network heads are brave enough to put someone who’s not white and male in one of those chairs.

Also read: 15 Outrageous Shonda Rhimes Moments: Best & Worst of 2014

3. It’s too much, Shia.
The now-iconic photo of Shia LaBeouf sporting a paper bag over his head at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival premiere of “Nymphomaniac” says everything about the year he’s had. January brought a bizarre and inefficient apology for plagiarizing the work of comic book author Daniel Clowes, after a short film by LaBeouf lifted word-for-word passages from Clowes’ series “Ghost World.” The apology itself was also apparently plagiarized — lifted from a Yahoo! Answers post concerning Picasso, published years prior to Shia’s short film. Several more mini-apologies came via Twitter until his vortex of contrition had Daniel Clowes Keeps the Attention Rolling, Clears Up Nothing” href=”http://www.thewrap.com/shia-labeoufs-sky-writing-apology-daniel-clowes-keeps-attention-rolling-clears-nothing/” target=”_blank”>LaBeouf hire a skywriter to send Clowes an “I’m Sorry” over the heavens above Los Angeles. The problem for most media critics and social media users was the decidedly righteous tone Shia took, pinning the act on his artistic sensibilities instead of simply admitting he stuck his hand in the cookie jar. Apology. Not. Accepted.

4. Enough with the insincere apologies!
It’s one thing to admit you’re wrong when you’ve actually done something incorrectly. We in the media know that errors happen and often apologize for an errant name or a fact that wasn’t checked. It’s another to apologize, because you’ve expressed an unpopular belief or you were simply caught being bad. Often, public personalities will say or do something objectionable to many and then issue an apology as if they experienced some sort of temporary insanity. There are very few moments that we actually believe a person has moved from ignorance to enlightenment in a day or two. Why not stand up for what you believe and accept the consequences of your actions? On the flip side, angry public, why not engage in meaningful discourse with the person you disagree with instead of coercing an insincere apology out of your opposition?

See video: Watch Scenes From 15 Movies No One Remembers: TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2014

5. ‘SNL’ diversity is black and white.
“Saturday Night Live” welcomed new black, female cast member Sasheer Zamata last season — but only after backlash against its constant lack of diversity reached deafening levels. Lorne Michaels‘ still-popular sketch show didn’t even try to hide the fact that they only caved to public pressure when it became inevitable, auditioning only black female performers for the slot that went to Zamata. And while 2014 also saw the show promote writers Leslie Jones and Michael Che to cast members, it still remains mostly a wasteland for diversity — especially for races beyond black and white. The 2012 iPhone skit featuring an all-white cast playing Chinese factory workers would still very much look the same today, for example.

See photos: 15 Movies You Already Forgot About: TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2014

6. Roger Goodell misses his moment.
It’s kind of incredible that the commissioner of the country’s most powerful sports league blew this one. Roger Goodell is known to be heavy-handed when it comes to disciplining NFL players, dishing out strong punishments to the athletes he oversees. However, when former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocked out his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City casino elevator, Goodell passed down an incredibly weak suspension. It was actually Rice’s now-former team that delivered the swift justice, suspending their star player indefinitely. Later, when security footage of the incident went public, Goodell tacked on some stiffer consequences. Many believe the league office had seen the tape before it leaked online, though Goodell maintains otherwise. The commissioner — who has been widely criticized for being too strict on victimless crimes and too soft on team owners/coaches when they step outside the law — didn’t exactly score a touchdown with the way he handled Adrian Peterson’s disciplinary case either.

Also read: Top 5 Media Winners of the Year: TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2014

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7. A white “Exodus.”
Some things are better left unsaid and 21st Century Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch didn’t get that memo. Murdoch defended what many called the “whitewashing” of Ridley Scott‘s Biblical epic “Exodus” last month. He tweeted, “Moses film attacked on Twitter for all white cast. Since when are Egyptians not white? All I know are.” The film starred Christian Bale (Moses), Australian actor Joel Edgerton (Ramses), Sigourney Weaver (Tuya) and Aaron Paul (Joshua). Non-white actors played slaves and servants in the film. Sigh. The criticism prompted tough critiques from bloggers and spawned the Twitter hashtag “BoycottExodusMovie.” Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and reportedly Morocco banned the film for “historical inaccuracies.” Despite the backlash, the film debuted with a $24.5 million weekend debut. Either way, it wouldn’t hurt if Hollywood put more thought into casting.

Also read: Faith-Based ‘Exodus’ Crucified on Social Media for ‘Whitewashing’ Bible

8. Jay Z and Solange’s bumpy elevator ride.
It was the elevator incident seen around the web. Solange and Jay Z got into an intense scuffle while attending the Met Gala earlier this spring. The roughly three-minute clip showed Solange yelling at her brother-in-law before lunging toward the rapper with a bodyguard holding her back. Not only did Solange lose her cool, but the contents of her clutch. Beyonce stood idly by during the incident. The footage, leaked by a hotel employee who was then fired, sparked speculation about Solange being intoxicated to reports of the “Losing You” songstress defending her sister because of possible infidelity on Jay Z’s part. The family released a vague statement saying they worked through the issue. Just to reassure, Beyonce addressed the incident in her “Flawless” remix with Nicki Minaj, saying “Of course sometimes shit goes down when there’s a billion dollars on an elevator.” Girl. Please.

Hear audio: Beyonce Explains Jay Z and Solange’s Elevator Fight in Nicki Minaj Remix (Audio)

CBS

9. Limited TV series aren’t so limited.
Networks are learning all kinds of new tricks to mask their failures. See also “nothing is canceled anymore” below. One of the latest ways to curb possible failure is to market a new show as a limited series. These usually have big name directors (M. Night Shyamalan), producers (Steven Spielberg) or actors (Halle Berry) attached and they want to minimize their embarrassment when no one watches. “It was always meant to be a limited series,” publicists say when the show wraps, having not lived up to the hype. Then, of course, if the show does well, it’s suddenly not so limited. It graduates to an actual series, anthology or, as Starz recently called its renewal of “The Missing, a “sequel.” News flash networks, when you call something a limited series, we’re thinking everyone involved is making sure there’s an easy out when the ratings stink.

Hear audio: CBS Renews ‘Under the Dome,’ ‘Extant'; Cancels ‘Reckless’

ABC

10. Move over, Kerry Washington, says the awards shows.
Just as we’re seeing more melanin on our TV shows, this year’s awards season revealed a glaring and lingering diversity problem in Hollywood. ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder” star Viola Davis nabbed SAG and Golden Globe nominations for her brilliant work on the mystery drama, but “Scandal’s” Kerry Washington was suddenly shut out. The move had TheWrap asking: Viola Davis Takes Over Kerry Washington’s Drama Actress Slot: Do Awards Voters Still Have a Diversity Problem?” href=”http://www.thewrap.com/viola-davis-takes-over-kerry-washingtons-drama-actress-slot-do-awards-voters-still-have-a-diversity-problem/” target=”_blank”>If there’s only room for one black female lead in the minds of voters?

See video: ‘Scandal’ Cast Puts Spin on ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ for SAG Foundation Fundraiser

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11. Nancy Snyderman needs a taste of her own medicine.
NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman risked her life to cover the spread of Ebola in Liberia in October. But after she returned, her actions were considerably less courageous. When one of her cameramen came down with Ebola, her entire news crew was placed under a voluntary 21-day home quarantine. But, Snyderman left her house to grab some grub in New Jersey and wound up putting her fellow Americans at risk. We applaud the good doctor for facing Ebola on the front lines and we understand sitting at home for 21 days must be immeasurably boring, but as a physician she should’ve known better than to leave her house while at risk of catching or spreading the disease.

See video: ‘The View’ Calls Dr. Nancy Snyderman’s Apology ‘Crappy’ and ‘Not Enough’ (Video)

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12. “The Imitation” shame.
Critics raved over Benedict Cumberbatch‘s turn as Alan Turing in “The Imitation Game,” a World War II-era biopic about the famous code-breaker and computer science pioneer, who was eventually persecuted for being gay. But, many critics were disappointed by director Morten Tyldum’s failure to fully explore Turing’s sexuality on camera. “We are told Turing is gay, but it’s as if the picture is afraid to show he is,” Benedict Cumberbatch’s Awards Hopeful Hiding In The Closet?” href=”http://www.thewrap.com/the-imitation-shame-is-benedict-cumberbatchs-awards-hopeful-hiding-in-the-closet/” target=”_blank”>journalist Wayman Wong told TheWrap.

Also read: Benedict Cumberbatch Vows to Fight Anti-Gay Religious Extremists ‘To the Death’

NBC

13. TV shows don’t get canceled anymore.
“We don’t like to say that word,” a network representative told us of the word “canceled” as we were trying to confirm yet another rom-com series wasn’t getting a happy ending. Here’s how they’d like us to report shows had been canceled: “pulled from the schedule,” “production was shut down,” and “order was cut.” Most recently, NBC cut low-rated “Constantine’s” episode order, then said it was still in contention for a second season. How’s that good business (or even true)? Fox took note, then copied the formula when it announced that “Red Band Society” wouldn’t go past 13 episodes either, but could still be renewed. Seriously? Net up and cancel a series already.

Also read: Christian Slater’s ‘Mind Games’ Pulled From ABC Schedule, ‘Celebrity Wife Swap’ to Return

Rolling Stone

14. Rolling Stone passes blame to the victim, who wasn’t really a victim to begin with.
Rolling Stone earns both wussy and asleep at the wheel honors for their now-infamous “A Rape on Campus” story, depicting the sexual assault of an University of Virginia student “Jackie” by fraternity members. We’ve all been burnt by a source before, but most of us adhere to the basic tenants of journalism 101 — reach out to both sides. What could only be describes as deferring to the accuser, Rolling Stone author Sabrina Rubin Erdely failed to speak to the male students being accused, essentially writing a blockbuster piece completely based off a single source’s claims. Once the journalism community started screaming foul, Rolling Stone offered an editor’s note that came off as if it was blaming the victim for faulty information, instead of taking full responsibly themselves. First, RS wrote: “In the face of new information, there now appear to be discrepancies in Jackie’s account, and we have come to the conclusion that our trust in her was misplaced.” After receiving blowback, RS tweaked the editor’s note to “These mistakes are on Rolling Stone, not on Jackie.” File this one under, “should have said that the first time.”

Also read: Don Lemon, Rolling Stone Make Columbia Journalism’s Worst of 2014 List

15. TV shows adapted from movies
The well has officially run dry in Hollywood. Seen any good movies lately? Well, it doesn’t matter. You’ll get plenty of second chances the way things are going. Don’t expect too many original ideas coming your way in 2015. By our count, there are at least 27 (yes, 27) film-to-TV adaptations in the works — including “American Gigolo,” “Big,” “Ghost,” and “The Truman Show,” to name a few. Enjoy… again!

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In 2014, Hollywood Hubris Met Media Mayhem

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The year 2014 was anything but normal, but none of it was apparent until the year was nearly over – November 24, the day the Sony hack attack unfolded.

At that moment, Hollywood was turned upside down.

The implications of the hack are still playing out, but they will be profound for an industry that for too long has resisted the change clamoring outside its window. Change has now come charging through the front door.

Deep in our marrow all of us know what happened to Sony may have been bizarre, may have been unpredictable, may have been too outrageous for a Hollywood script. Nonetheless, it was a debacle waiting to happen, and one that could similarly befall any major entertainment company.

And still may.

Also Read: Sony’s Amy Pascal Gets Bombarded by Paparazzi at LAX (Video)

The immediate repercussions of the Sony hack are still in mid-ripple. Most in the industry and on Wall Street seem certain that Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal will lose her job (after a decorous though undetermined period of time).

Fatally damaged and apparently living inside a bubble, Pascal has no desire to leave her longtime perch, and no pressing inner voice telling her to step down for reasons of corporate responsibility. In a painful moment this week, TMZ ambushed her and husband Bernard Weinraub at the airport on their way home from a holiday and when asked if she thinks she will keep her job Pascal responded: “I hope so.” This from a corporate leader who has called a half-dozen industry colleagues to apologize preventively, in anticipation of what offenses may still emerge from her email outbox.

While less personally embarrassed, the fate of chairman Michael Lynton is also very much an open question. After all, he is ultimately responsible to Tokyo for the studio’s performance and for the slipshod handling of the hacking episode – underestimating early warning signs of danger, slow to realize the depth of the damage (he was in New York for Thanksgiving as the studio stood paralyzed) and then pulling the “The Interview” from its planned release, leading to a national, bipartisan outcry against the decision. His eleventh-hour reversal was a wise move to salvage things, but it will not erase the memory of his leadership decisions. (Tokyo may also be less than amused to learn of his attempts to find job opportunities at NYU and elsewhere.)

Also Read: Former Sony Staffer Among Six Suspects in Hack, Says Security Firm (Report)

Then there is the question of what will happen to the studio itself. Will Tokyo finally decide that the entertainment division no longer fits into a corporate entity focused on hardware? Might Kazuo Hirai decide that the negative blowback is not worth the trouble? At least one banking source has told me that an overture has been made to buy Sony Pictures. It is common knowledge in the investment banking community that Sony has been unofficially available for some time. That potential instability will hang over the studio’s head for the next period to come.

When one major studio is dealt a body blow, every other major studio feels the pain. The industry has always been interconnected, and it would be folly to wish for anything but Sony’s recovery.

Which brings me to the other profound implication of the Sony hack: the last-minute distribution of “The Interview” as a day and date release — in 331 independent theaters and major streaming services including Google Play, YouTube Movies and Xbox Video. This is the reality that major theater chains have dreaded and tried to prevent for years.

Also Read: FBI Reiterates North Korea Behind Sony Hack, Despite ‘Inside Job’ Claims

Now it has happened, by default. The future has been forced upon Hollywood, and the results are instructive: “The Interview” quickly became the number one rental on those streaming services and took in $15 million compared to less than $3 million over its theatrical opening weekend. Having gotten a taste of mass entertainment, there will be no putting the genie back in the box for Google and Microsoft.

So, brace yourselves for an upcoming battle between the old guard theater chains and the upstart streaming services. And as far as talent goes, the Seth Rogens and James Francos of the world may now find themselves more inclined to support the streaming services that supported them in their hour of cyber-terror rather than the theatrical chains that left them high and dry.

It seems that every year I write a column urging the entertainment industry to seize the future and to embrace change. I still believe that. But this year change came to our doorstep.

Ready or not, the future is here.

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‘The Interview’s’ Brilliance Reveals a Media Gone Berserk (Guest Blog)

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The wasteland known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is neither democratic nor a republic of the people. The atrocities and crimes to humanity that are visited upon the sad and starving people of this land are anything but funny — and here’s where the “The Interview” performs most brilliantly — it doesn’t lose sight of this.

Much like Mel Brooks‘ 1968 comedy “The Producers,” where producer Max Bialystok and his accountant Leo Bloom create a fraudulent scheme to bilk money out of star-struck live theater investors by creating a musical about Adolf Hitler — Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen bring that premise to life. Real life. This is not a movie that parodies and pokes fun at a bygone regime. “The Interview” makes a bold and compelling argument that only art can make, and in this case, it’s you who are buying into the premise and investing your interest.

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“The Interview’s” genius is not in the lampooning of the supreme leader of North Korea, but of the media in general. In “The Interview” — according to Dave Skylark who is part Harvey Levin and part Barbara Walters — the first rule of journalism is equated with the first rule of circuses and demolition derbies. That’s not just comedy, that’s social commentary.

North Korea and Kim Jong-un could just as well be Calabasas and Kim Kardashian. “The Interview” of Kim Jong-un that Dave Skylark, performed superbly by James Franco, is so intent on getting is played with the same intensity found in tabloid conference rooms when the rumor circulates that Beyonce’s water has broken. The only difference being is that the supreme leader of the DPRK considers himself the child of destiny, and Beyonce — well …you can fill in the blank. Both tails wag the dog, and Dave Skylark’s attraction to Un’s tail creates a premise that ushers in one of the greatest comedic performances, that of Randall Park as Kim Jong-un.

It’s hard not to like the character. Park plays Un as a charismatic bumbling emotional wreck. Lovable and relatable in ways that make you question your own values. Simmering underneath the oafish eagerness to be liked, you can almost see yourself hanging out with the tubby little despot. As I watched, it dawned on me why Dennis Rodman was so attracted to this guy. Park’s characterization embodied the qualities that get serial murderers life sentences and not the death penalty. Un’s back story as relayed to Skylark in the cockpit of a tank made you forget and forgive the heinous crimes that we know Un is guilty of — for a moment at least. The bonding between Skylark and Un leveraged ingenious dialogue via intense performances. What happened in that tank cockpit was a bonding not unlike Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Instead of skipping stones over the flat water banks of the Mississippi, Skylark and Un were firing high-priced ordinance at the unforgiving North Korean wasteland.

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You are in that cockpit with them, and Park’s performance seduces you like Hitler seduced Austria. The art of deception is presented many times in the film, and when the viewer finally catches on, it’s a revelation.

No review of “The Interview” would be complete without addressing the Sony hack. I would not have seen this film had it not been for the hack. To me, the hack was as much a part of the movie as the involvement of the CIA was with the movie’s interview of Un. Going a bit deeper, I found an interesting metaphorical parallel in both: In “The Interview,” the CIA seeks to leverage Skylark’s interview with furthering their own agenda with North Korea. In real life, the Obama Administration leveraged the Sony hack to further their own agenda with North Korea. Is that life imitating art or vice versa?

Kim Jong-un remarked to Dave Skylark, “Do you think I’d tease you and not take you all the way?”

“The Interview” is not about the hype that will bring you to see it, it’s about how the art of the cinema, in the hands of masters like Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, can spark commentary. I could say that in this case the tail is wagging the dog — but following suit with Rogen’s humor, I’ll leave dogs out of any conversation about North Korea or their fabled cuisine.

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After Five Percent Box Office Slide in 2014, 2015 Looks to Break Records

December 31, 2014, 11:30 am
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So long, 2014 box office. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

After a dismal year in ticket sales, down about 5 percent from 2013, the industry kicks off what most expect to be a record-breaking 2015 at the box office, at least in terms of revenues (attendance remains relatively flat).

Still, you wouldn’t know a new year is upon us by the major studios skipping the party — all of them — as just one big newcomer, “The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death,” makes it to the Cineplex. Relativity is rolling out the horror thriller from director Tom Harper in 2,602 theaters.

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Fearing that the Christmas tent-pole releases — “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” “Into the Woods” and “Unbroken” — would be cannibalized by competition between the holidays, big studios have all steered clear of Friday.

Without all of the hype surrounding last weekend’s release of “The Interview,” the box office looks ho-hum. The result could be a nip-and-tuck race between holdovers. And while “The Hobbit” won Monday’s daily derby, the question for the weekend is which leftover tastes more like family fare at the Cineplex. All three should flirt with healthy second-weekend frames of $20-$25 million.

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But “Woods,” Meryl Streep‘s fairy tale that debuted in second place last week with $31 million, could have the upper hand among Hollywood’s biggest repeat customers, kids and young girls. “The Hobbit” and Angelina Jolie‘s World War II saga “Unbroken” also hold aces in their box office hands: “Hobbit” will continue to plumb fanboy devotion, while Universal looks to tap the same military vein that made the studio’s  “Lone Survivor” an unlikely hit around the same time last year.

That will likely leave “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” and “Black” to vie for top 5 table scraps, likely between $9 and $11 million.

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The weekend after Christmas “is a little like the day after Christmas,” says Rentrak’s Paul Dergarabedian. “The presents have been opened. Time to let the kids play with the toys.”

Like “Nightcrawler,” “Black” will profit on a weekend that big studios choose not to tread. Purchased for just $1 million before the Toronto International Film Festival, and with international distribution rights already secured, the horror film is already nearly in the black for Relativity. And it will benefit from being a sequel to the 2012 original, a surprise hit at $54 million. This iteration, though, lacks “Harry Potter” Daniel Radcliffe as a lead and will likely come nowhere near its 2012 predecessor. “Nightcrawler” opened on a big-studio-free Halloween and collected $31 million (and some awards buzz for lead Jake Gyllenhaal).

Still, studios need the weekend to maintain a robust holiday frame to staunch the slide of 2014, which will likely land at $10.3 billion in tickets sold in North America, down about 5 percent from 2013’s $10.9 billion in domestic ticket sales and the lowest-attended year at the box office since 1995..

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Sony Hackers Threaten US Media Outlet, Further Press Attacks Possible Says FBI

December 31, 2014, 11:54 am
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Sony hackers Guardians of Peace have expanded their threats to an American news organization, according to a memo from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

While the FBI did not name the specific outlet, a Joint Intelligence briefing summarizing the Sony breach indicated that threats could extend to a media organization. In the FBI’s memo, they refer to Sony as “USPER1” and the media outlet as “USPER2.”

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First reported by website The Intercept, the memo’s intent was “to provide information on the late-November 2014 cyberintrusion targeting USPER1 and related threats concerning the planned release of the movie, ‘The Interview.’ Additionally, these threats have extended to USPER2 — a news media organization,” the memo said.

An earlier version of this story linked to reports indicating CNN had been identified as the media outlet facing a threat from hackers. However, the FBI later debunked the theory as a hoax.

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In terms of who is responsible for the Sony hack, the FBI continues to point a finger at North Korea, despite ongoing contradictory claims from private security firms.

“The FBI has concluded the Government of North Korea is responsible for the theft and destruction of data on the network of Sony Pictures Entertainment,” the FBI said on Tuesday, echoing earlier findings. “Attribution to North Korea is based on intelligence from the FBI, the U.S. intelligence community, DHS, foreign partners and the private sector.”

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US Sanctions North Korea Over Sony Hack Attack

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President Barack Obama has imposed new sanctions against North Korea as punishment for the country masterminding the hacking attack that crippled Sony Pictures Entertainment.

“In response to the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s numerous provocations, particularly the recent cyberattack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment and the threats against movie theaters and moviegoers, President Obama today signed an Executive Order (E.O.) authorizing the imposition of sanctions against the Government of North Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea,” the Department of Treasury said in a statement on Friday.

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The sanctions target three organizations: the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), North Korea’s primary intelligence organization, Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID), North Korea’s primary arms dealer, and Korea Tangun Trading Corporation, which is “primarily responsible for the procurement of commodities and technologies to support North Korea’s defense research and development programs.”

Furthermore, 10 individual officials of the North Korean government were listed in the executive order.

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“Today’s actions are driven by our commitment to hold North Korea accountable for its destructive and destabilizing conduct. Even as the FBI continues its investigation into the cyber-attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment, these steps underscore that we will employ a broad set of tools to defend U.S. businesses and citizens, and to respond to attempts to undermine our values or threaten the national security of the United States,” said Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew.

“The actions taken today under the authority of the President’s new Executive Order will further isolate key North Korean entities and disrupt the activities of close to a dozen critical North Korean operatives. We will continue to use this broad and powerful tool to expose the activities of North Korean government officials and entities.”

The sanctions come after Obama promised the U.S. would levy a “proportional response” after the FBI officially concluded North Korea was responsible for the Sony hack attack which led to terabytes of private company data being leaked online, forcing the studio to pull Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy “The Interview” from theaters after a threat of physical violence.

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North Korea suffered from severe Internet outages days after Obama’s public statement, but U.S. government officials declined to take credit.

“We aren’t going to discuss publicly operational details about the possible response options or comment on those kinds of reports in any way except to say that as we implement our responses, some will be seen, some may not be seen,” said deputy State Department spokesperson Marie Harf at a regularly scheduled briefing.

Obama also previously called the hacking “cyber vandalism” but stopped short of describing it as an act of war. For its part, North Korea has denied involvement in the Sony hack but turned the tables in the war of words, by threatening severe retaliation.

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The U.S. government “conceived and produced” the movie “The Interview” along with Sony, the Kim Jong-un–led government charged in a statement carried on the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), as TheWrap previously reported.

“Nothing is more serious miscalculation than guessing that just a single movie production company is the target of this counteraction,” the statement said in broken English. “Our target is all the citadels of the U.S. imperialists who earned the bitterest grudge of all Koreans.”

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Read the full statement from the Treasury Department below:

Treasury Imposes Sanctions Against the Government of The Democratic People’s Republic Of Korea

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Action Targets the Government of North Korea in Response to Recent Provocations

WASHINGTON – In response to the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s numerous provocations, particularly the recent cyber-attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment and the threats against movie theaters and moviegoers, President Obama today signed an Executive Order (E.O.) authorizing the imposition of sanctions against the Government of North Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea. This step reflects the ongoing commitment of the United States to hold North Korea accountable for its destabilizing, destructive and repressive actions, particularly its efforts to undermine U.S. cyber-security and intimidate U.S. businesses and artists exercising their right of freedom of speech.

Pursuant to the authorities of this new E.O., Treasury today has designated three entities and 10 individuals for being agencies or officials of the North Korean government.

“Today’s actions are driven by our commitment to hold North Korea accountable for its destructive and destabilizing conduct. Even as the FBI continues its investigation into the cyber-attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment, these steps underscore that we will employ a broad set of tools to defend U.S. businesses and citizens, and to respond to attempts to undermine our values or threaten the national security of the United States,” said Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew. “The actions taken today under the authority of the President’s new Executive Order will further isolate key North Korean entities and disrupt the activities of close to a dozen critical North Korean operatives. We will continue to use this broad and powerful tool to expose the activities of North Korean government officials and entities.”

Targeting the Government of North Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea

The E.O. signed today escalates financial pressure on the Government of North Korea, including its agencies, instrumentalities, and controlled entities, by authorizing targeted sanctions that would deny designated persons access to the U.S. financial system and prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in transactions or dealings with it.

The E.O. authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to apply sanctions against officials of the Government of North Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea, and persons determined to be owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, or to have provided material support for the Government of North Korea, Workers’ Party of Korea, or any other person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the Order.

Designations under the New E.O.

The following three entities are designated under the E.O. signed by the President today for being controlled entities of the Government of North Korea:

· Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB): RGB is North Korea’s primary intelligence organization and is involved, inter alia, in a range of activities to include conventional arms trade proscribed by numerous United Nations Security Council Resolutions. RGB was previously listed in the annex to E.O. 13551 on August 30, 2010. RGB is responsible for collecting strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence for the Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces. Many of North Korea’s major cyber operations run through RGB.

· Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID): KOMID is North Korea’s primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons. KOMID, a North Korean state-owned entity, was previously listed in the annex to E.O. 13382 on July 1, 2005 for its role in North Korea’s proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. It was also sanctioned by the United Nations in April 2009. KOMID has offices in multiple countries around the world and facilitates weapons sales for the North Korean government.

· Korea Tangun Trading Corporation is subordinate to the Second Academy of Natural Sciences and is primarily responsible for the procurement of commodities and technologies to support North Korea’s defense research and development programs, including materials that are controlled under the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) or the Australia Group. Tangun Trading Corporation was designated by the Department of State pursuant to E.O. 13382 in September 2009 and was designated by the United Nations in 2009. The identifier information for this designated entity is also being updated to include several aliases it uses to operate internationally. The new aliases for Korea Tangun Trading Corporation include Ryung Seng Trading Corporation, Ryungseng Trading Corporation, and Ryungsong Trading Corporation.

The following 10 individuals are designated under the E.O. signed by the President today for their status as officials of the North Korean government:

· Kil Jong Hun and Kim Kwang Yon are officials of the North Korean government and represent thesouthern African interests of KOMID. Kil Jong Hun is KOMID’s Representative in Namibia and an officialof the North Korean government.

· Jang Song Chol is a KOMID representative in Russia and an official of the North Korean government. He is working with individuals in Sudan who are procuring materials from him.

· Yu Kwang Ho is an official of the North Korean government.

· Kim Yong Chol is a KOMID Representative in Iran and an official of the North Korean Government.

· Jang Yong Son is a KOMID Representative in Iran and an official of the North Korean government.

· Kim Kyu is the KOMID External Affairs Officer and an official of the North Korean government.

· Ryu Jin and Kang Ryong are KOMID officials operating in Syria and are officials of the North Koreangovernment.

· Kim Kwang Chun is a Korea Tangun Trading Corporation representative in Shenyang, China and anofficial of the North Korean government.

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North Korea Blasts US Over Sony Hacking Sanctions

January 4, 2015, 11:02 am
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North Korea on Sunday slammed the United States for slapping economic sanctions on it in the wake of the cyberattack on Sony Pictures.

A spokesman for North Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday denied any role in the breach and accused the United States of “groundlessly” stirring up hostility. The sanctions show America’s “inveterate repugnancy and hostility toward the DPRK,” the official added, referring to the country’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The harsh words were the latest chapter in the twisting saga of “The Interview,” the controversial Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy about a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Despite doubts by some security experts, U.S. officials believe North Korea is responsible for the massive hack attack on Sony Pictures in November.

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“The policy persistently pursued by the U.S. to stifle the DPRK, groundlessly stirring up bad blood toward it, would only harden its will and resolution to defend the sovereignty of the country,” the North Korea spokesman said.

The U.S. on Friday sanctioned 10 North Korean government officials and three organizations, including Pyongyang’s primary intelligence agency, in what the White House described as an opening move in the response toward the Sony cyberattack.

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Sony released “The Interview” in 331 theaters on Christmas Day, after terror threats against theaters showing the film caused the cancellation of its nationwide release. The major exhibition chains boycotted the limited debut after Sony made the film widely available online at the same time.

U.S. investigators have reaffirmed their belief that North Korea or its agents were behind the attack, though questions have been raised by some experts who have suggested a Sony insider may have helped.

The exchanges between the U.S. and North Korea have become heated. Questions also remain about who was behind the recent shutdown of Internet service in North Korean. The U.S. has never said whether or not it was responsible. But North Korea blamed Washington and called President Obama”reckless” and a “monkey in a tropical forest.”

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Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai Speaks Out for First Time on Hack Attack at CES 2015

January 5, 2015, 5:27 pm
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Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai has spoken out for the first time since the cyberattack that crippled Sony Pictures Entertainment in November.

“I have to say freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of association, are important lifelines of Sony and our entertainment business,” Hirai said during his keynote address Monday in Las Vegas at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.

Hirai also praised the studio’s decision to release “The Interview” despite hackers’ threats of violence at theaters showing the film.

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Hirai went on to thank Sony employees, who worked “tirelessly, 24 hours a day, to bring ‘The Interview’ to audiences in the United States,” as well as “all of the partners who made this possible, the members of the media who supported our launch, but most importantly the people who have come out to see the movie.”

The Sony boss also urged moviegoers to seek out the studio’s musical remake “Annie,” before moving on to discuss the tech giant’s new offerings on the CES convention floor.

SPE initially pulled “The Interview,” a Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy depicting an assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, from theatrical release after major North American theater chains backed out of showing it on their screens after hackers threatened 9/11-style attacks on theaters showing the movie.

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In December, Sony cut deals making “The Interview” available on Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Bright House Networks. The studio had earlier added iTunes to the mix of online sites that initially offered it, including Google Play, YouTube Movies, Microsoft’s Xbox Video and Sony’s own streaming site.

The nation’s largest theaters chains, including AMC, Regal and Carmike, boycotted the film’s release to protest Sony’s decision to offer it online the same day it hit theaters. It went on to make $15 million on VOD and in limited theatrical release.

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‘The Interview’ Up to $31 Million from Online, VOD After Two Weeks

January 6, 2015, 1:58 pm
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The controversial movie comedy “The Interview” has brought in an unprecedented $31 million from online and video on demand after two weeks in release, Sony Pictures said Tuesday.

The Seth Rogen–James Franco film has been rented or purchased online and through cable, satellite, and telecom providers more than 4.3 million times, far more than any movie ever has. It brought in $15 million online in its opening weekend, and Sony last week added iTunes and several satellite and cable networks to the list of platforms offering the film for rent or purchase.

With the $1.8 million that it took in from its limited theatrical opening over the Christmas holiday and the $1.1 million it grossed last weekend added in, “The Interview” has rung up a total of $2.9 million at the box office. With the $31 million from VOD and streaming added in, it’s grossed a total of $33.9 million. Even with the record returns from online, “The Interview” remains a long shot to get into the black, since it had a production budget of $45 million and a marketing budget in the same range.

Also Read: Will ‘The Interview’s’ Online Haul Be a Game Changer for Hollywood?

Its online, VOD and box office haul so far is well under the $80 million that the comedy about assassinating North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was projected to take in from its original theatrical run. But it’s considerably better than nothing, which Sony was looking at. The original nationwide rollout, expected to put the film in at least 2,000 theaters, was canceled after terror threats from the purported hackers. Sony backtracked under pressure from President Obama and others, however. The studio released the film, directed by Rogen and Evan Goldberg and written by Dan Sterling, in 331 independent theaters on Christmas Day.

Major exhibition chains including AMC and Regal opted out of the release to protest Sony’s decision to make the film available online at the same time. That’s a hot-button issue for theater owners, who see it as harmful to their business and have been fighting it for years. “The Interview” played in 581 mainly smaller and independent theaters last weekend, as the major chains continued to stay away.

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News of a massive cyberbreach at Sony Pictures began leaking out in late November. Later reports indicated the studio had been warned weeks earlier.

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Former Sony Software Engineer Files Sixth Class Action Lawsuit

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Sony Pictures Entertainment has been hit with yet another class action lawsuit following the November hack attack that crippled the studio and made thousands of current and former employees’ personal information vulnerable.

The latest suit was brought by Anastasio Garcia Rodriguez, who worked as a software engineer at Sony’s Culver City office from February 2011 to May 2013. It was filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Jan. 2.

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In legal papers obtained by TheWrap, the suit alleges Sony “knew or should have known that it was failing to take the necessary steps to secure its current and former employees’ PII [personally identifiable information].” The documents go on to say “as a result of its actions and inaction, current and former employees and their families will have to monitor their data for years to come and have been potentially exposed to a lifetime of heightened risk of identity theft and fraud.”

Rodriguez said Sony informed him that “his PII may have been compromised as a result of the security breach, and [he] has confirmed that the PII obtained by the GOP and distributed on the internet includes at minimum his social security number, immigration information and visa, and passport information.”

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The lawsuit references past Sony hackings, as well as a 2007 article published in CIO Magazine, wherein Sony’s then-executive director of information security, Jason Spaltro, had been told by an outside auditor that Sony “had insufficiently strong access controls and that passwords used by Sony employees did not meet best practice standards.”

This marks the sixth class action lawsuit that has been brought against Sony. Most plaintiffs have been former employees who allege the studio did not adequately take steps to protect and then retrieve their stolen information after the hack.

Pamela Chelin contributed to this report.

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Golden Globes Executive Producer Reveals 4 Big Things to Expect on Sunday’s Show

January 9, 2015, 5:21 pm
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It’s almost here: the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual awards show, the Golden Globes, arrives Sunday to toast the best of the year’s film and television live from the Beverly Hilton.

TheWrap spoke with show producer and Dick Clark Productions exec Barry Adelman to take some of the guess work out of the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler-hosted fete. Here’s what you can expect:

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Mr. and Mrs. George  Clooney
George Clooney will receive the honorary Cecil B. DeMille award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment, but all eyes will be on his plus one.

“Not only is George the finest representative of Hollywood, but this is the first time Mr. an Mrs. Clooney will be at a Hollywood event together,” Adelman said of George and his new bride Amal Alamuddin. “It’s incredibly exciting, this is the first time she’ll greet the industry. I think everyone is incredibly excited to receive her.”

Also Read: Golden Globes Nominations: The Complete List

Amy and Tina’s Going-Away Party?
Fey and Poehler will complete their  two-year hosting deal come Sunday, but given the universal approval of their approach to gig, can we really count them out?

“Amy and Tina can stay forever if they’d like,” Adelman joked. “Their material is coming together and we’ll see the first of it on Friday.”

We pressed for details over what the “Saturday Night Live” alums might cover in their opening bit and throughout the evening, say the Bill Cosby scandal or the crippling Sony Hack?

“We put no restrictions on Amy and Tina, so we don’t even know what to expect. Whatever they, it’ll be very funny,” Adelman said.

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The Sweetest Hangover
Golden Globes is a party first and foremost. If it seems like there’s leftover energy from the top of the year, it’s not an accident.

“We just got in from New York on Tuesday, from New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, so we’re … jet lagged but excited. It’s a crazy time.” he said. That celebratory vibe translates into the broadcast this year in elaborate lighting and theme of “true Hollywood glamour. That’s what this show really is, it’s the hottest ticket in town.”

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A Fabulous Dinner Party
“What’s amazing is, any single person in the room would be your number one guest at a dinner party, But we have a room full of them,” Adelman said. And the producer won’t play favorites.

“We have to present each of the films and all the shows equally so I never choose favorites,” he said. “I hope they all win.”

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‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Star Jokes That He Hacked Sony Pictures; EP Talks Season 2 Changes

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AMC’s “Halt and Catch Fire” started slow in Season 1 — a strategy that showrunner Jonathan Lisco told reporters at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on Saturday was intentional, but will not be repeated.

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“AMC is one of these networks where you can burn a little more slowly.” Lisco explained away his first season pace, which was heavily backloaded with goodies. “It pays off in a way that mushrooms in your consciousness afterwards.”

Despite that ability and personal preference, this next one will be sped up with more digestible time lapses — or, “more grounded and a bit more contained,” Lisco said.

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In the sophomore effort, character Donna Clark — who actress Kerry Bishe admitted she initially had concerns over being the series’ resident “wet blanket” — will have an even stronger, more independent year.

As Lisco put it: “Last season was Donna holding the string on Gordon’s kite — this season there will be two kites.”

In terms of the other main female character, the executive producer/writer said that the main question surrounding Mackenzie Davis‘ character will the following: “Will Cameron be able to continue an egalitarian approach to her business?”

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Finally, of course, how could a room full of entertainment reporters resist asking the computer drama show folks about the recent Sony Pictures hack, that hijacked headlines late last year? Yeah, that happened at TCA.

“I have the answer, I just can’t share it with you,” male lead Lee Pace quipped.

Scoot McNairy one-upped him: “I hacked Sony.”

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TV stars and executives offer pearls of wisdom at the annual Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour

"It's a big misconception that we use data to craft perfect shows." – Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, on Netflix's refusal to release viewings numbers.

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Golden Globe Awards: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Best Opening Jokes (Video)

January 11, 2015, 5:53 pm
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This time around, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are old pros as co-hosts of the Golden Globe Awards. The 2015 ceremony marked the comedy duo’s third consecutive time presiding over the festivities, as well as their final bow leading Hollywood’s favorite party.

But the third time didn’t dull their edge at all. While they’ve never been as scathing as some other Globes hosts in teasing their fellow stars, they did open the 2015 monologue by saying, “Good evening and welcome, you bunch of despicable, spoiled, minimally-talented brats.

See photos: Golden Globes: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)

No topic or controversy was too hot for them to tackle as they made their way around the room and through the nominees with cracks and jokes for everyone. This year, they touched on everything from the Sony hack attack over “The Interview” and the sex-abuse scandal that has erupted around Bill Cosby.

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Following are some of their best jokes.

1. Sony hack attack
“Tonight we celebrate all the great television shows that we know and love as well as all the movies that North Korea was OK with,” Fey said in the first nod to the crippling cyberattack.

2. Freedom of speech
In talking about the catalyst for the Sony attack, Poehler said, “The biggest story in Hollywood this year was when North Korea threatened an attack if Sony Pictures released ‘The Interview,’ forcing us all to pretend we wanted to see it.”

3. What big eyes you have
“One of those famous big eye paintings is on display tonight,” Poehler said in reference to the film “Big Eyes.” A quick camera cut to Emma Stone was followed by Fey’s quip, “It’s cute, but it’s creepy.”

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4. Women of a certain age
“‘Boyhood’ proves that there are still great roles for women over 40 as long as you get hired when you’re under 40,” Poehler said, referring to the decade-plus filming schedule for Richard Linklater‘s awards contender.

5. Calling out Joaquin
Fey talked about Joaquin Phoenix‘ role in “Inherent Vice,” while poking fun at the outspoken actor. “Obviously he’s not here tonight because he has said publicly that awards shows are total and utter bull–” she said, before pointing him out in the audience. “Oh hey, Joaquin,” she said as he waved back gamely.

See photos: 19 Best & Worst Golden Globe Awards Moments (Photos)

6. The life of Clooney
The co-hosts touted the genuinely impressive career achievements of the new Mrs. George Clooney, Amal Alamuddin, before laughingly adding, “So tonight her husband is getting a lifetime achievement award.”

7. Pining for Chris
As it was their last time, they decided to play a game where they say who they’d rather sleep with out of two different men. But as soon as Poehler threw out Chris Pine, Fey launched herself at the microphone to select, “CHRIS PINE!” She stepped back then and said, “I’m sorry, was that too loud?”

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8. Civil rights solved
“The film ‘Selma’ is about the civil rights movement that totally worked and now everything is fine,” Fey said rapidly, leading to delayed laughter from the cast of the Martin Luther King Jr. film at just how ridiculous the claim was.

9. Put the pills in the people
There was a lot of anticipation about whether or not the ladies would take a jab at Bill Cosby after all of the allegations of sexual assault have been brought against him in recent months. They saved it for the end, and even played with the potential controversy of hitting the topic as a source of comedy.

It started with a joke about “Into the Woods,” with the line, “Sleeping Beauty just thought she was getting coffee with Bill Cosby.” When the audience balked a little, Fey jumped in with a Cosby impression saying, “I put the pills in the people.” Poehler cut her off, but it wasn’t because of the topic. It was because of the impression. She drove the joke deeper into the ground with an even more elaborate impression until the uncomfortable audience had no choice but to laugh.

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10. Always a bridesmaid
After spending nearly 15 minutes talking about the nominated films, Poehler said, “Finally let’s talk about television.”

But before she could even get started, Fey interrupted her. “Oh I am being told that were running out of time,” she said, “Our apologies to television.”

What were your favorite jokes of the opening monologue?

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Golden Globe Awards Review: Checking Boxes Doesn’t Make for an Entertaining Show

January 11, 2015, 10:04 pm
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Sunday’s Golden Globes telecast had the right hosts, the appropriate amount of surprises, some serious moments, several tight races and ended on time. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the show’s producers can certainly check all the requisite boxes, but that doesn’t mean it adds up to an entertaining show.

The show started on the right foot with hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey‘s rapid fire opening takedown of Hollywood and its wares. They picked all the right notes of the last year, including the Sony hack attack and the allegations against Bill Cosby.

See photos: Golden Globes: Red Carpet Arrivals

But, it seemed all the fun was front-loaded. And by fun, I mean there just wasn’t enough of Poehler and Fey throughout the ceremony. Call me greedy. I did appreciate the addition of Margaret Cho as a demanding North Korean journalist.

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The HFPA definitely lived up to its reputation of honoring new shows and actors for the first time. There were some I cheered for (Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin,” “Transparent”) and a couple I didn’t like (Ruth Wilson, “The Affair”). But, overall they seemed to get it right. TV is so blessed right now with so much good work that these races can become so close and almost impossible to say any winner didn’t deserve the nod.

See photos: Golden Globe Awards: Winners Gallery (Photos)

It was a tightly-run evening — again, the producers met all the basic requirements. But in the end, there was a spirit of the show that was missing on Sunday. Usually quite the party, Sunday’s telecast felt serious, even flat.

See photos: 19 Best & Worst Golden Globe Awards Moments (Photos)

Maybe, it’s the toll of the Sony hack, the allegations against a TV legend like Cosby and the terror attack on Charlie Hebdo that preceded these awards that contributed to sucking out the elements of the boozy party we’ve come to expect: mistaken teleprompter reads, off-the-cuff acceptance speeches and a levity in the stars that allows them to loosen up a bit and let down their hair. It’s a shame, because after the times we’ve just had we could’ve really used more laughs.

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‘CSI: Cyber’ EPs, Cast Discuss ‘Relevance’ of Their Show in Wake of Sony Pictures Hack

January 12, 2015, 12:37 pm
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The original “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” team is back together for 2015’s “Cyber” installment, and the gang discussed their new version and how it mirrors current crime in the wake of 2014’s Sony Pictures hack.

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“It just comes back down to relevance,” Executive Producer Anthony E. Zuiker told reporters when prompted about the recent leaks that made headlines. “We knew cybercrime was on the horizon as of five years ago. It was one of those things that first came on the scene that was very, very scary for everybody.”

“As time goes on, you cannot pick up a newspaper or go into a CNN app and not find something cybercrime oriented,” he continued. “I believe our audience will be very curious about what this subject matter is, and ‘CSI: Cyber’ will provide a level of entertainment, and also edu-tainment.”

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Zuiker explained that in addition to the plot timeliness, his team purposefully elected to do a non-physical environment — in this case, cyberspace — in place of a fourth city, calling the concept “the reboot and future of our franchise.”

His partner, fellow Executive Producer Pam Veasey, added that her return to the franchise was based on an inability to turn it down after seeing star Patricia Arquette play Avery Ryan intermittently on the regular “CSI.” The Ryan character is based on Mary Aiken, a show producer and cyberpsychologist, which the real-life inspiration explained to reporters is the study the impact of new technology on human behavior.

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“I feel like we’re in the dawn of a new time,” Arquette, who won a Golden Globe Sunday night for her work in “Boyhood,” said of the futuristic subject matter her show tackles. “This is like the Industrial Revolution.”

Plus, there’s a bigger picture to her lead role, she added, another one that breaks the mold of the more traditional procedurals.

“To be a woman in law enforcement, on television — it’s sort of important,” Arquette said.

“CSI: Cyber” debuts on Wednesday, March 4 at 10 p.m.

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TV stars and executives offer pearls of wisdom at the annual Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour

"It's a big misconception that we use data to craft perfect shows." – Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, on Netflix's refusal to release viewings numbers.

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Obama Administration Rolls Out Cybersecurity Plan in Wake of Sony Hack

January 13, 2015, 12:15 pm
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President Barack Obama made good on his promise to treat the crippling hack of Sony Pictures as an issue of national security, as the administration rolled out a new legislative plan Tuesday to combat future attacks and their subsequent economic effects.

“Cyber-threats are an urgent and growing danger,” the President Obama said as he visited the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, located inside Washington’s Department of Homeland Security building.

“This is a growing public safety and public health concern,” he added, according to the pool report.

In December, Mr. Obama spoke at length about the issue, saying “in this interconnected, digital world, there are going to be opportunities for hackers to engage in cyber assaults both in the private sector and the public sector. Now, our first order of business is making sure that we do everything to harden sites and prevent those kinds of attacks from taking place.”

Also Read: 45 Days After Hack Attack: What’s the State of Sony Pictures

“This is part of the reason why it’s going to be so important for Congress to work with us and get an actual bill passed that allows for the kind of information-sharing we need. Because if we don’t put in place the kind of architecture that can prevent these attacks from taking place, this is not just going to be affecting movies, this is going to be affecting our entire economy in ways that are extraordinarily significant.”

The proposed legislative action calls for bipartisan support, as well as collaboration between the private sector and law enforcement.

Also Read: Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai Tells Staff on Studio Lot: We Will Emerge ‘Stronger Than Ever’

On February 13, the White House will host a summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection. Additionally, the proposal calls for grants to expand cybersecurity education programs at the nation’s historically black colleges (as part of an initiative Obama launched in 2010).  Top-line priorities from the White House include:

Enabling Cybersecurity Information Sharing: The Administration’s updated proposal promotes better cybersecurity information sharing between the private sector and government, and it enhances collaboration and information sharing amongst the private sector. Specifically, the proposal encourages the private sector to share appropriate cyber threat information with the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), which will then share it in as close to real-time as practicable with relevant federal agencies and with private sector-developed and operated Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (ISAOs) by providing targeted liability protection for companies that share information with these entities.

The legislation also encourages the formation of these private-sector led Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations. The Administration’s proposal would also safeguard Americans’ personal privacy by requiring private entities to comply with certain privacy restrictions such as removing unnecessary personal information and taking measures to protect any personal information that must be shared in order to qualify for liability protection. The proposal further requires the Department of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, in consultation with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and others, to develop receipt, retention, use, and disclosure guidelines for the federal government. Finally, the Administration intends this proposal to complement and not to limit existing effective relationships between government and the private sector. These existing relationships between law enforcement and other federal agencies are critical to the cybersecurity mission.

Modernizing Law Enforcement Authorities to Combat Cyber Crime: Law enforcement must have appropriate tools to investigate, disrupt and prosecute cyber crime. The Administration’s proposal contains provisions that would allow for the prosecution of the sale of botnets, would criminalize the overseas sale of stolen U.S. financial information like credit card and bank account numbers, would expand federal law enforcement authority to deter the sale of spyware used to stalk or commit ID theft, and would give courts the authority to shut down botnets engaged in distributed denial of service attacks and other criminal activity. It also reaffirms important components of 2011 proposals to update the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), a key piece of law used to prosecute organized crime, so that it applies to cybercrimes, clarifies the penalties for computer crimes, and makes sure these penalties are in line with other similar non-cyber crimes. Finally, the proposal modernizes the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by ensuring that insignificant conduct does not fall within the scope of the statute, while making clear that it can be used to prosecute insiders who abuse their ability to access information to use it for their own purposes.

National Data Breach Reporting: As announced yesterday, the Administration has also updated its proposal on security breach reporting. State laws have helped consumers protect themselves against identity theft while also encouraging business to improve cybersecurity, helping to stem the tide of identity theft. These laws require businesses that have suffered an intrusion to notify consumers if consumers’ personal information has been compromised. The Administration’s updated proposal helps business and consumers by simplifying and standardizing the existing patchwork of 46 state laws (plus the District of Columbia and several territories) that contain these requirements into one federal statute, and puts in place a single clear and timely notice requirement to ensure that companies notify their employees and customers about security breaches.

Sony Hack Attack Timeline: From First Cyberbreach and Leaks to 'The Interview' Release (Photos)

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  • Movie posters for the premiere of the film 'The Interview' at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, California on December 11, 2014. The film, starring US actors Seth Rogen and James Franco, is a comedy about a CIA plot to assassinate its leader Kim Jong-Un, played by Randall Park. North Korea has vowed 'merciless retaliation' against what it calls a 'wanton act of terror' -- although it has denied involvement in a massive cyber attack on Sony Pictures, the studio behind the film. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
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7 Class Action Lawsuits Over Sony Hack to Become One Case

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A California federal judge is considering a motion to combine seven class action lawsuits filed by Sony Pictures employees into one, according to court documents obtained by TheWrap.

The suits came after November’s studio hack, that dumped thousands of personal employee documents on filesharing sites including their medical records, social security numbers and emails.

“Consolidation will eliminate duplication of effort and make litigating the case more convenient and efficient for the parties and the Court,” the papers read. Sony, referred to as SPE, did not oppose the ruling. A decision is expected in February.

See photos: Sony Hack Attack Timeline: From First Cyberbreach and Leaks to ‘The Interview’ Release

“Plaintiffs in each of the cases generally allege that SPE failed to maintain adequate security policies and practices to protect Plaintiffs’ information,” the suit goes on to say.

One reason Sony wouldn’t oppose a bulked-up lawsuit is that it expedites their legal efforts in getting all seven dismissed — one suit filed means only one to defeat.

Also Read: Obama Administration Rolls Out Cybersecurity Plan in Wake of Sony Hack

“While SPE does not oppose Plaintiffs’ assertion that these cases ‘involve a common question of law or fact’ for purposes of consolidation, SPE disputes that any of these actions can be prosecuted on a class basis and will oppose any motion Plaintiffs may bring thereunder,” Sony’s legal team said on Monday, according to media reports.

Meanwhile, day-to-day operations continue at the Culver City lot with leadership trying to remain optimistic.

CEO Michael Lynton wrote an upbeat memo at the top of the year trying to galvanize staffers for their resilience.

Also Read: Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai Tells Staff on Studio Lot: We Will Emerge ‘Stronger Than Ever’

“Over the past six weeks, I have seen incredible tenacity, resilience, and grit. This inspires me, and gives me great confidence that we will not only recover, but thrive because of what we’ve been through,” Lynton wrote at the time.

“We will take what we have learned from this experience and innovate our business together. We will continue to renew and redefine Sony Pictures.”

For the record: An earlier version of this story said a judge had approved the motion to consolidate the class action lawsuits, but the motion is still under consideration. TheWrap regrets the error. 

Pamela Chelin contributed to this report. 

Sony Hack Attack Timeline: From First Cyberbreach and Leaks to 'The Interview' Release (Photos)

  • sony hack email nightmare
  • Sony Pictures
  • Sony
  • James Franco, Seth Rogen, "The Interview"
  • James Franco, Seth Rogen
  • Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton
  • Sony Chiefs Amy Pascal, Michael Lynton 'Deeply Saddened' Over Hacking Attack
  • Sony Pictures
  • Sony's logo on a wall
  • "hacked by #GOP" message found on Sony computers
  • Sony's logo on a wall
  • Sony Chiefs Amy Pascal, Michael Lynton 'Deeply Saddened' Over Hacking Attack
  • Tom Hanks
  • Amy Pascal, Steve Mosko of Sony
  • Sony's logo on a wall
  • Sony Marketing Layoffs
  • Sony Pictures
  • Movie posters for the premiere of the film 'The Interview' at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, California on December 11, 2014. The film, starring US actors Seth Rogen and James Franco, is a comedy about a CIA plot to assassinate its leader Kim Jong-Un, played by Randall Park. North Korea has vowed 'merciless retaliation' against what it calls a 'wanton act of terror' -- although it has denied involvement in a massive cyber attack on Sony Pictures, the studio behind the film. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
  • The Throwaways
  • sony hack email nightmare
  • ArcLight Cinemas
  • Sony Chiefs Amy Pascal, Michael Lynton 'Deeply Saddened' Over Hacking Attack
  • Sony's logo on a wall
  • The Interview movie poster, Sony logo, President Obama
  • the interview hollywood tweets
  • Team America World Police
  • The Interview movie poster, Sony logo, President Obama
  • Mike Myers as Dr. Evil on "The Interview."
  • reince priebus republican chairman rnc
  • Sony attorney David Boies
  • sony hack email nightmare
1 of 67

See TheWrap’s blow-by-blow of 2014’s devastating cyberattack on the studio

News of a massive cyberbreach at Sony Pictures began leaking out in late November. Later reports indicated the studio had been warned weeks earlier.

View In Gallery
Related stories from TheWrap:

'CSI: Cyber' EPs, Cast Discuss 'Relevance' of Their Show in Wake of Sony Pictures Hack

Golden Globe Awards: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's Best Opening Jokes (Video)

45 Days After Hack Attack: What's the State of Sony Pictures

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