No Joke, Here's What You Should Watch This Week

By H. Alan Scott

I don't know about you, but I'm still in the Beyoncé Cowboy Carter mood. (Had it on a loop all weekend.) But the rodeo of entertainment news does carry on. The biggest story out there remains the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex-trafficking investigation. The hip hop mogul posted to social media Sunday for the first time since the scandal broke last week, posting an Easter message. In other news, King Charles made his first major public appearance Sunday after he announced his cancer diagnosis in February. The king and Queen Camilla attended Easter church services.

But considering it's the start of the week, let's take a moment to go over exactly what you need to watch. In fact, both of my guests on the Parting Shot podcast this week have two big projects dropping this weekend. The first is Gillian Anderson, who stars in Netflix's Scoop (April 5), where she plays Emily Maitlis, the reporter behind the shocking BBC Prince Andrew interview on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. My other guest this week is Alex Edelman, whose hilarious and moving HBO comedy special Just for Us drops this Saturday. Both chats are just so good, so make sure you're subscribed to the Parting Shot wherever you get podcasts.

Other things to look out for this week include Maya Rudolph's Loot on Apple TV+, with the second season premiering Tuesday; the second part of the Kim Kardashian American Horror Story season debuts this Wednesday on FX; and Starz has the highly anticipated historic drama Mary & George premiering this Friday. (I've watched it and can tell you this show is steamy.) On the film front, if you missed Disney's Wish in theaters—and let's be real, you did considering it bombed at the box office—well, you can watch it this Wednesday on Disney+. There are quite a few fun films coming to a theater near you this Friday, including Dev Patel's Monkey Man, the horror flick The First Omen, and the very funny Olivia Colman film Wicked Little Letters.

Scroll down for more entertainment news, and I'll see you this Wednesday.

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April 1, 2024, marks the first anniversary of the controversial partnership between transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney and Bud Light.

Last April, Mulvaney shared a video to her Instagram account showcasing a brand deal with Bud Light, including a customized can of the beer to promote her transition to womanhood. The partnership sparked widespread backlash against Bud Light, mainly by conservatives who criticized the brand's decision to partner with a transgender individual.

Bud Light and its parent company, Anheuser-Busch eventually distanced themselves from Mulvaney.

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