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The FOX animated series “The Simpsons” has ramped up its effort to push partisan politics, this time in the show’s 31st Treehouse of Horror Halloween special, which shows viewers 50 reasons why voters should not re-elect President Donald Trump.

The NFL is considering the idea of pumping in fake crowd noises into stadiums to make it seem like people are watching the game.

“The Simpsons” star Harry Shearer, who plays a host of characters including Dr. Julius Hibbert, Montgomery Burns, and Principal Seymour Skinner, has expressed what appears to be a critical view of the Fox show’s recent decision to forbid white actors from voicing non-white characters.

Rapper and “The Masked Singer” host Nick Cannon has issued an apology for his anti-Semitic remarks that have resulted in ViacomCBS severing its relationship with him.

The new Fox ‘Soul’ network has announced that it will air Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan’s “Message to America” on a special July 4th program, despite his history of racism, antisemitism, and homophobia.

The Simpsons on Fox will no longer allow white actors to voice non-white roles — a decision that is likely to impact a range of beloved supporting characters on the long-running animated series including Dr. Julius Hibbert, Carl Carlson, Judge Roy Snyder, and the Bumblebee Man.

Actor Tim Allen announced Tuesday that Fox has renewed his hit sitcom Last Man Standing for a ninth season, signalling continued viewer interest in the series that ABC mysteriously cancelled in 2017 after six seasons.

Elton John will host a live concert Sunday evening on Fox that will feature pop stars including Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, and Tim McGraw performing remotely from their homes in keeping with the federal government’s guidelines about social distancing and avoiding groups of ten or more.

If the story is true about Timothy Hutton, it’s harrowing and awful, but “if” is not how things are supposed to work in America.

Actor Tim Allen used his hit sitcom, “Last Man Standing” to humorously school Democrat presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren about the dangers of socialism and how capitalism is the “recipe for economic success.”

The ad will be one of two spots that will air during the Super Bowl broadcast, according to the campaign.

Lyric Gillett, founder of Faces of Choice, a group which highlights the stories of abortion survivors, is expressing frustration after Fox delayed acceptance of a Super Bowl ad until it was too late to run.

“Prominent barrister beats fox to death wearing a kimono.” This, believe it or not, is the biggest news story in Britain today. It was prompted by a barrister’s arguably ill-advised announcement on Twitter that, while dressed in a kimono, he had beaten to death with a baseball bat a fox that was trying to eat the chickens in his London garden.

Empire showrunner Brett Mahoney has hinted at a possible return for disgraced actor Jussie Smollett in the Fox drama’s finale, arguing it would be “weird to end the show without him.”

The so-called “Squad” — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) — battle President Donald Trump in a Simpsons video clip that saw the left-wing Congresswomen tell the cartoon Trump that his “nose is right up Putin’s ass” and how they can’t wait to see him “behind prison glass.”

Three liberal U.S. Senators and presidential candidates have teamed up to oppose Sinclair Media’s pending purchase of the former Fox RSNs.

“Empire” creator Lee Daniels blames Jussie Smollett for the cancellation of the hit TV show and has cut him out of his life.

Recently released records show disgraced “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett denied to the Chicago Police Department that Abel and Ola Osundairo were his attackers, citing their dark skin color.

The FOX drama ‘Empire’ is slated to end after season six as producers for the embattled program say there are still “no plans” for actor Jussie Smollett to return, according to a report. 

Vince McMahon has released the schedule for the revival of his XFL pro football league, announcing deals with Fox, ABC, Fox Sports 1, and ESPN.

Fox TV announced late Tuesday that Jussie Smollett will not be returning for Empire’s sixth season.

The brother of Jussie Smollett has claimed that the disgraced “Empire” star is having “night terrors” over the hoax attack that police say he perpetrated against himself back in January.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago filed a lawsuit against Jussie Smollett on Thursday in a bid to recoup the costs of investigating a racist, anti-gay attack that authorities say was orchestrated by the “Empire” actor as a publicity stunt, with the city saying — at minimum — that it now wants triple the amount it initially asked Smollett to pay.

An attorney for Empire actor Jussie Smollett on Thursday responded to Chicago officials demanding repayment for the investigation costs into his alleged hate hoax by threatening his own legal actions, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Appearing Thursday on ABC’s “The View,” “Empire” actress Taraji P. Henson said that her co-star Jussie Smollett will return to the Fox Entertainment program next season despite accusations of staging a hate crime against himself. 

Ratings for the Fox TV series Empire have just barely improved this week since hitting an all-time low last week after its star, Jussie Smollett, was cleared of felony charges for allegedly faking a hate crime against himself.

President Donald Trump mocked Empire’s Jussie Smollett as “the actor that nobody ever heard of” in a Tuesday evening speech before the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Smollett’s scheme was so stupid and poorly planned he is now the Wile E. Coyote of hate crimes, which begs for ridicule.

The Fraternal Order of Police in Chicago is protesting outside the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office on Monday, demanding the resignation of top prosecutor Kim Foxx after her office dropped all charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.

Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday released a statement branding the “outrage” surrounding Jussie Smollett as “fake news” and called on people still angered by allegations that the Empire actor staged a hate crime against himself to move on from the scandal.

The City of Chicago on Thursday warned “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett that he could be prosecuted for lying if he fails to repay the six-figure cost of the Chicago Police Department’s investigation into his alleged hate hoax in the next seven days.

Appearing Thursday evening on the Fox News Channel, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo told host Laura Ingraham that Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx could serve up to 20 years in prison if convicted of corruption for her handling of the Jussie Smollett case.

Actor and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) awards host Anthony Anderson has revealed he is happy that the “system worked” for Empire star Jussie Smollett, after prosecutors in Chicago decided to drop charges against him of faking a hate crime against himself. 

CHICAGO (AP) — A city official says Chicago is seeking $130,000 from “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett to cover the costs of the investigation into his reported beating, which police say was staged.

Ratings for the FOX drama Empire crashed to an all-time low on Wednesday following the abrupt decision by the Cook County prosecutor to drop all charges against the show’s embattled star Jussie Smollett.

We are only at the beginning of this story. What had been a scintillating celebrity scandal is now a full-fledged political and corruption scandal that reaches all the way up to a former president.