Marissa Bode is responding to the disparaging remarks made on her character in Wicked. Bode, who plays Cynthia Erivo's role Nessarose, Elphaba's younger sister, uploaded a five-minute video to her TikTokslamming the barrage of criticism she has been receiving since the film's Nov. 22 debut. Bode said she was a little uneasy about some of the reactions, even though she enjoyed witnessing the outpouring of affection for the film. Bode, who uses a wheelchair both on-screen and in real life, admitted in the video that she has prejudices about her own role. Since Nessarose is a fictional character, she claimed it was completely acceptable to make jokes about her behavior or personality. However, Bode clarified that she did not approve of hostile remarks and jokes regarding Nessa's condition, de...

This holiday stretch has seen the highest-grossing Thanksgiving weekend at the box office ever thanks to a week of big film releases. First, audiences flocked to theaters to watch a vengeful gladiator battle the horrors of the old Roman Colosseum and sing along with the witches of Oz. After that, they went back to watch Moana's perilous sea voyage on the big screen. According to Comscore box office data, the three add up to an estimated Thanksgiving weekend total of $420 million, which surpasses the previous record of $315.6 million set in 2018 by the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Creed II. We not only broke Thanksgiving's previous records," said Paul Dergarabedian, a senior media analyst for the business. "This sets a completely ne...

In addition to causing an ejection and a disagreement between the Jacksonville and Houston Texans players on Sunday, an illegal hit on Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence resulted in the player being taken off the field. In the Week 13 game, Lawrence had started a feet-first slide to finish his play after running for a first down with four minutes remaining before halftime. Azeez Al-Shaair, a linebacker for Houston, kept running toward Lawrence and struck the quarterback with his forearm, slamming his head backward before it bounced off the ground. According to NFL regulations, a defender must draw up and avoid hitting a sliding player. As soon as the hit happened in front of the Jacksonville sideline, Al-Shaair's teammates rushed to confront him. Lawrence stayed on the field, still on his...

Just one day after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint Kash Patelto to lead the FBI as Wray's successor, GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., on Sunday voiced his support for FBI Director Christopher Wray. In an effort to prevent the FBI from being perceived as the president's political weapon, directors have generally held office for ten years after Watergate. Trump would have to remove Wray or Wray would have to resign willingly before 2027 for Patel to take over, given Wray had already been nominated by Trump and confirmed by the Senate in 2017. The first person the president nominated was Chris Wray. In an appearance on ABC News This Week, Rounds stated, "I believe the president chose a very good man to be the director of the FBI when he did that in his first term." "I d...

This holiday stretch has seen the highest-grossing Thanksgiving weekend at the box office ever thanks to a week of big film releases. First, audiences flocked to theaters to watch a vengeful gladiator battle the horrors of the old Roman Colosseum and sing along with the witches of Oz. After that, they went back to watch Moana's perilous sea voyage on the big screen. With the largest five-day opening ever, including the largest Thanksgiving debut ever, Moana 2 has broken box office records, grossing $221 million in North America since its Wednesday release. The movie nearly quadrupled the $15 million Thanksgiving day record previously set by Frozen 2, and it rocketed past The Super Mario Bros. Movie's previous five-day opening record of $204.6 million. The follow-up to Disney's 2016 film Mo...

Just one day after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint Kash Patelto to lead the FBI as Wray's successor, GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., on Sunday voiced his support for FBI Director Christopher Wray. In an effort to prevent the FBI from being perceived as the president's political weapon, directors have generally held office for ten years after Watergate. Trump would have to remove Wray or Wray would have to resign willingly before 2027 for Patel to take over, given Wray had already been nominated by Trump and confirmed by the Senate in 2017. The first person the president nominated was Chris Wray. In an appearance on ABC News This Week, Rounds stated, "I believe the president chose a very good man to be the director of the FBI when he did that in his first term." "I d...

Just one day after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint Kash Patelto to lead the FBI as Wray's successor, GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., on Sunday voiced his support for FBI Director Christopher Wray. In an effort to prevent the FBI from being perceived as the president's political weapon, directors have generally held office for ten years after Watergate. Trump would have to remove Wray or Wray would have to resign willingly before 2027 for Patel to take over, given Wray had already been nominated by Trump and confirmed by the Senate in 2017. The first person the president nominated was Chris Wray. In an appearance on ABC News This Week, Rounds stated, "I believe the president chose a very good man to be the director of the FBI when he did that in his first term." "I d...

As millions of Americans return home from their Thanksgiving trips, an Arctic blast has brought snow, frost, and dangerously cold winds to the northern Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes, making travel extremely difficult to impossible on one of the busiest days of the year. Winter alerts are in effect for over 7 million people in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, and some of them are predicted to stay in effect until Tuesday morning. Travel-delaying lake effect snow bands and showers have formed downwind of the Great Lakes in northeast Ohio, far northwest Pennsylvania, western New York, and parts of northwest New York, according to a National Weather Service advisory issued on Sunday. New Yorkers were cautioned by Governor Kathy Hochul on Saturday to refrain from needle...