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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix has decided to remove a graphic suicide scene from the Season 1 finale of its show “13 Reasons Why” as the series prepares to launch its third season.

In 2017, Netflix removed dozens of episodes of Chelsea — one in a lengthening line of failed talk shows on the platform.

Last week, Netflix debuted its comedy series “Mr. Iglesias,” starring comedian Gabriel Iglesias. The teen-oriented show is merely the latest program on the streamer to constantly bash President Trump and conservatives.

Planned Parenthood and the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit, challenging Georgia’s new law that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — On a high school trip to Jordan’s ancient city of Petra, a group of teenagers sneak out at night to drink beer, smoke weed and gossip around a bonfire. A girl asks her frisky boyfriend to take things slow.

Disney and Sony are among the film industry companies that donated to the re-election campaign of Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards in the wake of the governor’s trip to Los Angeles last fall to meet with Hollywood film executives.

Last week, we reviewed the evidence of “innocence” of the “Central Park 5” presented in the court of Hollywood. This week, we’ll review the evidence of their guilt — presented in courts of law and ruled on by actual judges and juries.

The Netflix documentary Knock Down the House, which follows the campaigns of female Democratic hopefuls in the 2018 election cycle, and highlights Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), is so far the highest rated film of 2019, according to Rotten Tomatoes.

Pro-abortion activist and actress Alyssa Milano has unveiled a map of the United States that she insists will help Hollywood studios, actors, producers, and directors decide “where it is safe for women to work” after several states passed laws restricting abortions after a heartbeat is detected. 

A former professor at Wiley College in Texas is suing Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Company over his claim that he is the original author of the Black Panther movie.

Democrat Gov. Ned Lamont has formally invited the CEOs of Netflix, Disney, and AMC to move their film production companies to his abortion-friendly state of Connecticut.

Netflix producer Neal Baer compared Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to the Islamic State (IS) in a recent interview in which he sounded off on topics including the Trump administration and the 2020 White House race. 

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama’s production company has entered in an agreement with Spotify to produce podcasts exclusively for the digital music giant.

The TV network behind the hit zombie apocalypse drama “The Walking Dead” — which has filmed in Georgia for nearly a decade — says it will “reevaluate” its production in the state if a new abortion law goes into effect next year.

Thousands of people in the UK have signed a petition that calls on streaming giant Netflix to end its plan to fight a democratically passed Georgia law that bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, generally at six or seven weeks of pregnancy.

The president of the Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) said Monday evening that her pro-life organization will spend $41 million working with its allies to advance its agenda during the 2020 election cycle.

Hollywood super-producer and media executive Peter Chernin has kicked off a campaign to raise millions to fund a “legal attack” against abortion laws sweeping parts of the country, according to a report.

Lila Rose, founder and president of Live Action, described Disney’s support for “pro-abortion ideology” as contrary to the company’s business interests given their focus on creating entertainment content for children.

Sophie Turner, who is best known for her role as Sansa Stark on the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones,” has vowed to not work in a state that restricts abortion. After being asked about her thoughts about working on “Game of Thrones” in Northern Ireland, where abortion is illegal, the actress said, “luckily we’re moving on.”

Film industry giants Disney and Netflix are threatening to boycott the state of Georgia over its new “heartbeat” abortion law, but have continued and even stepped up filming in countries in which abortion is entirely illegal or highly restricted.

Failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her daughter Chelsea are preparing to launch a Hollywood production company to focus on “stories by and about women,” according to a new report.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings donated more than $140,000 to Missouri GOP lawmakers who backed the state’s recent abortion law, public records revealed. This, despite the streaming giant he co-founded taking a stance on Tuesday against Georgia’s similar legislation on abortion, stating that the company may stop filming in the state if the law goes into effect.

Netflix has become the first Hollywood studio to speak out against the recent spate of state laws putting restrictions on abortion.

Rap megastar and fashion mogul Kanye West made it clear that liberals like to “bully” supporters of President Donald Trump after he was challenged by talk show host David Letterman on his support for the president.

Rock star and outspoken leftist activist Bruce Springsteen promoted his new Netflix film, Springsteen on Broadway, by telling an anecdote about how former president Barack Obama inspired the tour behind it.

Alfredo Ortiz of Job Creators Network writes at Fox News about the irony that the socialism espoused by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is being commercially promoted and heralded by the supremely capitalist enterprise of Netflix:

Former President Barack Obama announced this week that his Netflix venture with former first lady Michelle Obama would focus on racial and class issues.

Suicides among U.S. kids aged 10 to 17 jumped to a 19-year high in the month following the release of a popular TV series that depicted a girl ending her life, researchers said.

A long battle between streaming services such as Netflix and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences came to a close this week.

Actress-producer Amy Poehler, the Hillary Clinton supporter best known for her seven-season stint on Saturday Night Live and a six-year starring role on the NBC hit comedy Parks and Recreation, lamented in an extensive interview about the strain and stresses of life for a Hollywood star in the era of President Donald Trump. 

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings earned $36.1 million between salary and stock options in 2018, the same year the leading streaming company paid no income taxes.

Netflix released a trailer for its upcoming documentary Knock Down The House Monday, starring Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and profiling women who ran for seats in the 2018 midterms in underdog campaigns.

Did wildlife filmmakers from the $25 million Netflix series Our Planet accidentally drive a herd of walruses to their deaths – then lie about the incident afterwards in order to defend their preferred narrative that the creatures were tragic victims

Deutsche Bank raised its rating on Netflix shares recently, betting that the streaming service will become a global “cultural necessity.”

You know, nothing proves we’re closer to dystopia more than a massive, multi-national corporation like Netflix attempting to outlaw the term “chick flick,” to put a scarlet letter on speech it doesn’t like.

Would I have enjoyed The Silence on the big screen? Possibly, but nowhere near as much because it feels like a TV movie, plays like a TV movie, and on TV it works like gangbusters.