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Marc Malkin
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Variety's Senior Culture & Events Editor.
Red carpet correspondent. "Just for Variety" podcast host.
"Wow, I like his energy."--Howard Stern
From NYC and now in L.A.:
I'll be on @knxnews.bsky.social this morning talking #Emmys at about 7:45 a.m. PT.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
You can take the boy out of New York, but you can't take the New York out of the boy. I'll be on @710wor.bsky.social any minute now talking #emmys.
September 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
September is Aortic Disease Awareness Month. Truly honored that Cedars-Sinai is telling my story. #openheartsurgery
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Cedars-Sinai Saves Reporter from Silent Heart Killer
Cedars-Sinai marks Aortic Disease Awareness Month with the story of a reporter who received lifesaving surgery for an aortic aneurysm.
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September 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I talked to Angelina Jolie about filming "Couture." Alice Winocour's Paris fashion drama was partially inspired by Jolie's health journey and her decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy because she carried the BRCA1 gene. "I felt very vulnerable," Jolie told me.

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How Angelina Jolie’s Health Journey Inspired Alice Winocour’s Paris Ensemble ‘Couture’: ‘It Was Quite Healing in Many Ways’
Angelina Jolie stars in Alice Winocour's fashion drama "Couture" opposite Ella Rumpf and model-turned-actor Anyier Anei.
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September 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I had a lot of fun talking to James Sweeney about his new dark and hilarious comedy "Twinless."

‘Twinless’: James Sweeney on Why He Wrote a Letter to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Toe-Sucking and Working With ‘Chameleon’ Dylan O’Brien variety.com/2025/film/co... @variety.com #justforvariety
September 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Charlie Sheen is almost 8 years sober. Truly a miracle. He is now telling his story like never before in the Netflix documentary "aka Charlie Sheen." I caught up with him last night at the film's premiere.

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Charlie Sheen on How a Drug Dealer Helped Save His Life and Wanting a ‘Two and a Half Men’ Reunion: ‘It Would Be a Gift to the Fans’
Charlie Sheen opens up about how his drug dealer helped save his life and wanting a "Two and Half Men" reunion with Jon Cryer.
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September 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"I Think a Lot of Antisemites Might Learn a Thing or Two."
I was on the red carpet last night for the premiere of "Long Story Short," the new animated series about a Jewish family from "BoJack Horseman" creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg:
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‘Long Story Short’ Is About ‘Jewish Joy,’ Says Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg: ‘I Think a Lot of Antisemites Might Learn a Thing or Two’
"BoJack Horseman" creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg talks about his new show "Long Story Short": "A Lot of Antisemites Might Learn a Thing or Two"
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August 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I met and chatted with “The Pitt” star Katherine LaNasa today. We talked about our love of nurses, why she told producers that she deserved diamonds for shooting Season 2 and more.
#justforvariety #redcarpet @variety.com #HBOMax #ThePitt
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‘The Pitt’ Star Katherine LaNasa Shot Such a ‘Disgusting’ Scene for Season 2 She Told Producer ‘He Needed to Give Me Some Diamonds’
"The Pitt" star Katherine LaNasa says she told a producer to give her diamonds after shooting "disgusting" scene for Season 2.
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August 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I talked to Piper Perabo about her new spy action series “Butterfly,” playing the villain and that will-it-ever-happen “Coyote Ugly” sequel: "Somebody did call me and told me to stop talking about it."
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‘Butterfly’ Star Piper Perabo on Why Playing the Villain Was ‘Relaxing’ and Hoping for a Second Season: ‘I Want Even More Guns’
Piper Perabo talks about playing the evil villain opposite Daniel Dae Kim in Amazon Prime Video's action spy series "Butterfly."
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August 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Don’t sleep on “Smoke.”
Jurnee Smollett on Killing [SPOILER] and Filming That Harrowing Car Scene With Taron Egerton ‘Surrounded by Fire’: ‘Your Adrenaline Is Rushing’  variety.com/2025/streami... via @variety.com #justforvariety
‘Smoke’ Star Jurnee Smollett on Killing [SPOILER] and Filming That Harrowing Car Scene With Taron Egerton ‘Surrounded by Fire’: ‘Your Adrenaline Is Rushing’
"Smoke" star Jurnee Smollett talks about killing [SPOILER] and what it was like filming that car scene with Taron Egerton surrounded by real fire.
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August 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I talked to Daniel Dae Kim about his new action spy series "Butterfly," "KPop Deamon Hunters," Shakespeare and more.
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Daniel Dae Kim on ‘Butterfly,’ the One Stunt He Wasn’t Allowed to Do and the Success of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’: It Wouldn’t Have Been ‘Made Even 10 Years Ago’
Daniel Dae Kim talks about his new Amazon Prime Video action spy series "Butterfly" and the success of "KPop Demon Hunters."
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August 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I talked to Rhea Seehorn ahout the first time she saw the sets for Vince Gilligan’s new series ‘Pluribus’: ‘I was running around crying, high-fiving construction people.’ wp.me/pc8uak-1lGb06
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Rhea Seehorn Recalls First Time Seeing Sets for Vince Gilligan’s New Series ‘Pluribus’: ‘I Was Running Around Crying, High-Fiving Construction People’
‘Pluribus’ star Rhea Seehorn recalls the first time she saw the show's sets being built for the new Vince Gilligan show.
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August 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Bob Odenkirk sent a note to Sharon Stone asking her to be the villain in "Nobody 2" after they first met at the Golden Globes: "We needed a big villain, a big presence, a big personality."
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August 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I talked to Sharon Stone last night at the "Nobody 2" premiere about the inspiration behind her unhinged villain character. She also told me she starts shooting "Euphoria" in a couple of weeks. #justforvariety
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‘Nobody 2’ Star Sharon Stone Says Her Unhinged Villain Character Was Inspired by the ‘Cruelty’ of Social Media: ‘There’s a Lot of Pent-Up Feelings … That I Put on the Screen’
Sharon Stone explains the inspiration behind her deadly villain character in Bob Odenkirk's action comedy sequel.
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August 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This was a really fun interview. I caught up with Hunter Doohan to talk "Wednesday" Season 2, killing [SPOILER], not meeting Lady Gaga (ugh!) and much more.
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‘Wednesday’ Star Hunter Doohan on Killing [SPOILER] and Why Missing Lady Gaga on Set Felt Like a ‘Hate Crime’: ‘I’m the One Gay Guy on the Show!’
"Wednesday" star Hunter Doohan talks about killing [SPOILER] in Season 2 and why missing Lady Gaga on set felt like a "hate crime."
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August 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Scoop for ya...
KJ Apa to star in Jimmy Stewart biopic...
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KJ Apa to Star as Jimmy Stewart in Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)
"Riverdale" actor KJ Apa will star in "Jimmy," a biopic about beloved Hollywood icon James Stewart.
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August 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Happy Friday.
August 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
If two of my favorites --Seth Rogen and Nicole Kidman -- seem to be everywhere, I certainly don't mind.
I talked to Seth last night about becoming the new Nicole: ‘I’ve Always Been Proud of Having a Lot of Output’ variety.com/2025/tv/colu... via @variety #justforvariety
Why Seth Rogen Is Becoming the New Nicole Kidman Across TV and Film: ‘I’ve Always Been Proud of Having a Lot of Output’
With so many projects he's in or inolved with, Seth Rogen says he may be the next Nicole Kidman, joking, "Put me on 'Lioness' now!'
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July 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM