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inspiring documentary, “Will & Harper,” from the 2025 nominations list.“Ask me if we got Oscar-nominated,” Ferrell said to Stephen Colbert on a recent episode of “The Late Show.”“It’s such a good documentary, it’s one of the best documentaries I’ve seen in years,” Colbert, 60, told Ferrell.“It was beautiful, it was timely, it was heartfelt, I was inspired by it,” Colbert continued, before asking, “Tell me, how was the Oscar nomination?”“We didn’t get it,” Ferrell bluntly said. Colbert told Ferrell he was sorry about the snub, adding, “Well, f–k those guys, right?”“I know, right? Thank you,” Ferrell said.“F–k the academy.

tale of a real-life deadly treasure hunt – and, it sets up a surprise second treasure hunt. “Within the TV and film industry, this might have been the most pitched project of the last 20 years,” director Jared McGilliard exclusively told The Post. “You had this grand story of this amazing treasure hunt out there in the vast Rocky Mountains.

resident Rex Heuermann, 61, was arrested in 2023 for murdering seven women. “When I learned he was arrested, I was honestly just shocked.

former “7th Heaven” star Stephen Collins purportedly confessing to engaging in sexual misconduct with underage girls, which was leaked to TMZ. The recording was made during a 2012 counseling session and given to police by the actor’s estranged wife.“I remember just standing there and watching it play out and listening to that confession,” Price told Fox News Digital. “I know that even though they bleeped out the name, I knew he was saying my name.

disgraced by an underage sexual misconduct scandal. Former “7th Heaven” cast members Jeremy London and Kyle Searles react to listening to the recording of Collins talking about exposing himself to minors — which TMZ first published in 2014 — and his subsequent “20/20” interview with Katie Couric about it that same month.

Raquel Welch once came face-to-face with who her ex-husband called “a very violent man” – her father.The Hollywood sex symbol, who passed away in 2023 at age 82, is the subject of a new CW documentary, “I Am Raquel Welch,” which explores her life and legacy.It features candid sit-downs with friends, co-stars and film experts, among others.The documentary describes the actress and coveted pinup as a single mother of two who was living in between checks when she arrived in Hollywood. But she was also escaping a complicated relationship with her father, Carlos Armando Tejada.Luis I. Reyes, author of “Viva Hollywood,” detailed how an altercation between father and daughter forever impacted their relationship.“When she was 16 years old, something happened at the dinner table,” Reyes explained.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s love story — and love affair with New York — gets a close-up in the first trailer for “One to One: John & Yoko.”The upcoming documentary from Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald captures the couple in their post-Beatles early days in NYC in the early ‘70s, following them as they move into an apartment in Greenwich Village.The clip begins with Lennon calling for a man named Howard, and the woman who answers the phone begins to spell out his name before recognizing who it is.“You’re a member of The Beatles?” she says. “That’s right, yeah,” he replies.A cereal-eating Lennon then says, “Good morning, folks.

a report in the Guardian.A few vets boldly state on the record that they are directly aware of alien life existing on Earth right now, and suggest that spacecrafts have been traveling here since the 1940s to spy on our technological capabilities.They add that the government’s secrecy around these happenings has grown into what they consider to be a grave national security threat.One whistleblower is Luis Elizondo, a member of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, who says in the film that the concealment of this knowledge from the American public represents “the most successful disinformation campaign in the history of the US government.” He added that the alleged coverup amounts to “80 years of lies and deception.”Former government officials also say that they have witnessed UAPs flying more than 10 times the maximum speed of the fastest known human aircraft. That means upward of 50,000 miles per hour.Adding credibility to the film, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and New York Sen.

“Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy.”According to the autopsy report, Perry’s death was chalked up to “acute effects of ketamine” and the manner was accidental drowning.The “Whole Nine Yards” actor had been candid about his struggles with addiction and substance abuse, which the documentary covers.In the documentary, Estrada — who oversaw the case into Perry’s death before stepping down in January — said that the late actor had received 27 doses of ketamine from “people who should have known much better.”“Dr. Plasencia was very clear in text messages… that he saw this as an opportunity to make a lot of money in a short amount of time, and he allegedly did just that,” Estrada says in the new documentary.The documentary also covers the five arrests that were made in Perry’s death probe, which include two doctors, his live-in personal assistant, and an alleged drug dealer known as “the Ketamine Queen.”Some of them are still awaiting trial, such as Dr.

premieres on Peacock Tuesday, Feb. 25. “I don’t think it’s too soon for a [documentary].

became a media sensation in 2021. Now, a new Netflix documentary is revisiting the murder — and revealing new details. Called “American Murder: Gabby Petito,” the three-part docuseries premieres Feb.

According to IMDb, the documentary, “explores the reality of knife crime in the UK, meeting offenders, families, youth workers, and police to understand this crime and find solutions, including discussions with Keir Starmer and King Charles.”The 52-year-old actor spoke with the BBC shortly before the release of his documentary about how to solve knife crime. “The truth is that kitchen knives are perhaps 25% of the knives used in most of the terrible crimes. That’s one of the stats in the film.

the 20th century’s most famous trials. In the new Netflix docuseries “American Manhunt: OJ Simpson” (out Wed. Jan.

who died of cancer at age 76 in 2024 – was controversially acquitted. Called “American Manhunt: OJ Simpson” (premiering Wed. Jan 29), the four episode series features interviews with lawyers from each side such as “dream team” member Carl E.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former personal assistant broke down in tears in a new interview as he described the moment his former employer allegedly ordered him to have sex with a girl to “prove” his “loyalty.”Speaking with journalist Mara S. Campo for Investigation Discovery’s docuseries “The Fall of Diddy,” which released its first two episodes on Monday, Phillip Pines revealed new details about the shocking allegations he made against the disgraced hip-hop mogul, 55, in a lawsuit he filed in December.Pines, who allegedly worked for Combs from 2019 to 2021, is suing him for sexual battery, sexual harassment and sex trafficking, claiming that his job duties were to enable Combs’ alleged sexual activities.In addition to facing a lawsuit from Pines and several others, Diddy is currently locked up in a Brooklyn jail as he awaits trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.Diddy has pleaded not guilty to all the charges and denied Pines’ allegations.In his new interview for the ID doc, Pines claimed loyalty was “everything” to Diddy, adding that the moment the disgraced musician allegedly told him to “prove himself’ was “something I won’t forget.”“My life changed and I’ve never really recovered from it,” he said through tears.According to Pines, Diddy had been drinking all day before the alleged “freak-off.” The former assistant went on to claim he was allegedly pressured to partake in the sex party after his boss offered him alcohol.“I took a shot (of alcohol) with them.

The New York Times published Saturday as he promotes his new documentary, aptly titled, “This Is the Tom Green Documentary,” which dropped Friday on Amazon Prime Video.“I’m not really a Hollywood guy,” explained the Canadian native, who currently lives with chickens, a mule and a donkey on a 150-acre farm in a remote area of Ontario. “I started to feel like I wasn’t being true to my authentic self.” Glenn Humplik, Green’s sidekick on his ’90s MTV show, told the outlet that the relocation made sense to him, given how he has come to know the star over the years.“Tom is actually really reserved usually and serious,” Humplik said. “He’s very analytical about every single comedy bit and thing that he does.

“Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story,” Minnelli’s friend of 50 years, Allan Lazare, revealed her “disappointment” at not having children.“We have been with Liza through all her emotional setbacks, like miscarriages,” said Lazare, who died in February 2024. “If she had to pick one thing that she’s disappointed in her life and that’s not being a mother,” he went on.

who died of cancer in July 2023 at age 70. Director Matt Wolf sat with the funny actor for 40 hours over the course of a year to reflect on his life as a closeted gay man, his showbiz career and agonizing sex scandals.

Marlee Matlin is now looking back at a darker period in her life.A new documentary about the 59-year-old actress includes details about her relationship with William Hurt, her co-star in the 1986 movie “Children of a Lesser God.”In the new doc “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Thursday, Matlin said there was “a habit of abuse” with her then-boyfriend.Hurt, who died in 2022 at age 71, was 35, and the actress was 19 when the two were cast in the project, which marked Matlin’s first feature film debut.The movie was a screen adaptation of the Mark Medoff play about a deaf woman’s romantic relationship with a hearing speech teacher. When she won the Oscar for best actress at the 1987 Academy Awards, “The Miracle Season” actor presented her with the trophy.“I was afraid as I walked up the stairs to get the Oscar,” Matlin recalled about the moment in an interview with filmmaker Shoshannah Stern.

TMZ.Brown’s lawsuit alleges that the Jane Doe at the heart of the “A History of Violence” documentary has been discredited multiple times and adds that she previously withdrew a suit she brought against him.However, other reporting about the docuseries at the time of its release in October 2024 states that the Jane Doe’s $20 million lawsuit brought against Brown in 2022 was dismissed that same year by a judge who cited lack of prosecution. The woman had made a report to Miami Beach Police but, according to “A History of Violence,” they concluded that her claims were unfounded and that no probable cause existed to charge Brown.

One of Jerry Springer’s most famous guests — the 70lb baby — said it made him feel like a “circus act”.Zach Strenkert, now 29, appeared on the show for the first time in 1996, and is speaking out after the release of Netflix documentary Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera Action.He has Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS) — a rare genetic condition which causes rapid and excessive growth.His early life was marked by numerous appearances on shows like Oprah, Maury, and Inside Edition, which chronicled the then-17-month old’s extraordinary condition which made him grow an inch, and gain 2.5lb, every two weeks.Zach, from Port Jervis, New York, said his mom was simply searching for help, when she agreed to take him on TV.But instead it left Zach feeling ostracized.“I was known as the kid that was on TV,” said Zach, who has transformed his body due to huge weight loss.“And that wasn’t what my mom was looking for. We weren’t especially well off.“We just wanted help with geneticists, which wasn’t easy to come by with our insurance.“In hindsight, it felt like a circus act.