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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: Marvel's "Thor: Ragnarok" set to rule the box office for a second straight weekend.
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SCANDAL - From Variety: Louis C.K. performed a voice in the hit film, "The Secret Life of Pets," but he has been dropped from the sequel follow accusations of and his admission to sexual misconduct.
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POLITICS - From Newsweek: Danica Roem becomes Virginia's first transgender state lawmaker, and she beat the sponsor of an anti-transgender bathroom bill to win.
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SCANDAL - From THR: Hollywood lawyers up - Hollywood attorneys say that they are getting calls from the accused and accusers in light of the scandals involving Hollywood men being accused of sexual misconduct.
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MUSIC From XXL: Eminem releases a new single, "Walk on Water," and Beyonce sings the hook.
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SCANDAL - From TheNYTimes: Louis CK admits to the sexual abuse allegations against him.
From THR: FX cuts ties with Louis CK. He was producing four shows with the cable net and was the star of its Emmy-winning series, "Louie."
From THR: Indie film distributor, The Orchard, has dropped its distribution of Louis C.K.'s directorial debut, "I Love You, Daddy."
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WAR - From teleSUR: Since 9/11, the United States has spent $4.3 TRILLION on wars in Asia and the Middle East.
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POLITICS - From RSN: The voters of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania may have made a big move in ending mass incarceration with their recent choice for district attorney.
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STAR TREK - From TheWrap: CBS All Access has announced that "Star Trek: Discovery" Chapter 2 begins January 7, 2018.
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MOVIES - From THR: Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther, Creed) will make his directorial debut with a film adaptation of the novel, "The Stars Beneath Our Feet."
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Apple is investing a billion dollars in producing original content. It has given Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston's untitled TV drama a two-season straight-to-order series.
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MOVIES - From THR: Damn, Ridley Scott is the man! He has replaced in Kevin Spacey in his film, "All the Money in the World." Get this: the movie was finished filming and was scheduled for release in time for Christmas. Now, Scott will re-shoot Spacey's scenes with his original choice for his the role of J. Paul Getty, Christopher Plummer.
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SCANDAL - From TheWrap: Amazon now investigating a sexual harassment claim against Emmy-winning actor, Jeffrey Tambor.
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POLITICS - From Politico: Apparently, Time-Warner will have to dump CNN or all the Turner Broadcasting properties in order to get President Trump's Department of Justice to approve Time-Warner's merger with AT&T.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Grammy-winning hip-hop artist and rapper, Drake, LeBron James' business partners, Maverick Carter and Jamal Henderson, are helping to revive the British drug-dealer TV drama, "Top Boy," for Netflix. The original stars and creative team will return.
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COMICS-FILM - From DeadlineTV: Amazon has given a green light to the superhero drama based on the comic book, "The Boys." Seth Rogen and his partner, Evan Goldberg, are involved.
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BLM - From YahooNews: "That's how people like you get shot," a white male teacher in former slave state Georgia told a black male student.
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COMICS-FILM - From QuartzMedia: Marvel takes Hollywood.
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TELEVISION - From BleeedingCool: Woody McClain played Bobby Brown in BET's miniseries, "The New Edition Story." McClain will reprise the role in BET's two-part miniseries, "The Bobby Brown Story."
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HEALTH - From TheHill: Open enrollment for ObamaCare surges to record level in the early days of the sign-up, despite the roadblocks that President Clownface... I mean... President Trump placed in front of healthcare.
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POLITICS - From TheGuardian: Read "The Guardian's" series, "The Paradise Papers."
From TheGuardian: Senator Bernie sanders warns of an "international oligarchy" after the release of "the Paradise Papers."
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CULTURE - From BuzzFlash: "Jeff Bezos wants the keys to your house" by Jim Hightower
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MEDIA - From Deadline: In the possible Fox-Disney deal (which could be worth $20 billion), content is the weapon of choice.
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SCANDAL - From Variety: In the wake of the sexual allegations scandal involving Kevin Spacey, Sony Pictures is pulling Spacey's upcoming film, "All the Money in the World," out of the AFI Fest. Directed by Ridley Scott, the film is about the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Asher Angel, one of the stars of Disney Channel's "Andi Mack," will play Billy Batson, opposite Shazam, who will be played by Zachary Levi.
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COMICS-FILM - From ScreenRant: Marvel Cinematic Universe rumors - confirmed and otherwise.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/3 to 11/6/2017 weekend box office is "Thor: Ragnarok" with an estimated take of $121 million.
From Variety: "Thor: Ragnarok" puts an emphatic end to the month-long box office slump.
From CNNMoney: "Thor: Ragnarok" is Marvel Studios' 17th film to open at #1 in weekend box office.
From YahooEntertainment: "Thor: Ragnarok" director Taika Waititi and two of the film's star, Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie) surprised movie goers at a Los Angeles showing of the film.
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POLITICS - From NBCNews: During the 2016 Republican National Convention, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn led the crowd to chants of "Lock her up! Lock her up!" Now, he may be facing criminal charges from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential elections.
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BLM - From Truthout: St. Louis is still rising up against police violence, although the national new media mostly ignores it.
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COMICS-FILM - From Mashable: After the first 50 reviews, "Thor: Ragnarok" stands as the best-reviewed superhero movie of all time, but it is still early in the process.
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SCANDAL - From Indiewire: The New York City Police Department is reportedly gathering evidence to arrest Harvey Weinstein on a rape charge, and the department believes it has a "credible rape allegation."
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INTERNATIONAL - From YahooFinance: Dozens of Saudi princes have been arrested in sweeping corruption probe.
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CULTURE - From TheRoot: "The Culture of Male Silence: Men Treat Sexual Assault Like America Treats White Supremacy" by Michael Harriot
OBITS:
From THR: The actor John Hillerman has died at the age of 84, Thursday, November 9, 2017. He was best known for playing the snooty caretaker, Jonathan Quayle Higgins III, on "Magnum P.I," for which he won an Emmy Awards in 1987. Fans of Mel Brooks will also remember Hillerman as "Howard Johnson" in "Blazing Saddles."
From THR: A "Bond girl" has died. German actress Karin Dor has died at the age of 79, Monday, November 6, 2017. Dor played Helga Brandt (SPECTRE Agent No. 11) in the 1967 James Bond film, "You Only Live Twice."
From YahooSports: Former Major League Baseball pitcher, Roy Halladay, has died at the age of 40, Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Halladay was killed after his plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday afternoon. He was a two-time National League Cy Young Award winner. His pitched the 20th perfect game in MLB history on May 29th, 2010. He also pitched only the second postseason (playoff) no-hitter in MLB history on Oct. 6th, 2010.
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