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ABC this week accused the Trump administration of violating its free speech rights with a regulatory action focused on the talk show “The View,” according to a filing submitted to the Federal Communications Commission.

In the filing, ABC blasted the federal government for creating a “chilling effect” on First Amendment freedoms with an investigation of whether “The View” broke a requirement that broadcast stations give equal time to political candidates for the same office.

The FCC, which regulates the broadcast airwaves, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on ABC’s filing, which was made public Friday. Disney, which owns ABC, did not immediately respond to a request for additional comment.

Goldie Hawn knows it’s all fun and games when it comes to her friendship with Meryl Streep.

In an interview with Vanity Fair released April 30, Streep, 76, rewatched scenes from her famous films, including 1992’s “Death Becomes Her.” Recalling her time on set with Hawn, the Oscar winner shared that she had “beef” with her co-star for always running late.

“Goldie, she was always late to set,” “The Devil Wears Prada 2” star said. “But she was so adorable. And I’m always on time, you know — and annoying. But she’s late and she had a red convertible, I remember, and she’d drive herself to set. So that was probably the problem.”

Jake Reiner returned to the Dodgers podcast he co-hosts on Wednesday for the first time since his parents, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, were killed in their Los Angeles-area home.

Jake Reiner, 34, thanked all the people who have reached out to him and his family since the unthinkable happened on Dec. 14. Despite the loss of his parents, Reiner said he continues to feel close to his dad through their shared love of baseball.

“When it comes to the Dodgers, my first love, it’s something I’ve always connected with my dad first and foremost,” Jake said on The Incline podcast. “It’s something I will continue to connect with him for the rest of my life.”

Witches Winifred, Sarah and Mary will again bring chaos and mischief to the world in the upcoming “Hocus Pocus 3.”

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy will reprise their roles as the Sanderson Sisters in the movie, which is in early development at Disney Live Action Studios, TODAY.com has learned. Deadline first reported the news of the third installment and the possibility that the film will have a theatrical distribution following “Hocus Pocus 2.” The 2022 sequel, also starring Midler, Parker and Najimy, was released on Disney+.

The sisters first wreaked havoc on Salem residents in the original 1993 flick, which has since become a beloved Halloween classic. The movie followed a teenager who accidentally awakened and freed a coven of evil witches who lay dormant in an abandoned house. Nearly 30 years later, another group of naive teenagers brought the witches to life once more.

Rapper Kodak Black was arrested this week on a drug trafficking charge in central Florida in his latest run-in with law enforcement.

Orange County Jail records list the original charge as trafficking more than 10 grams and less than 200 grams of MDMA, the drug commonly known as ecstasy or molly. The case dates back to an incident in November, the rapper’s attorney said.

The Pompano Beach rapper, whose real name is Bill Kapri, was arrested following a police encounter in Orlando when officers were called to a neighborhood by residents who reported hearing gunshots. Officers encountered a bunch of people hanging out around parked luxury sports utility vehicles, including Black, according to a police report.

What, like it’s hard?

One of pop culture’s favorite blondes is making a comeback, but this time she’s not at “perfectly respectable” Harvard.

The official trailer for the highly anticipated prequel series “Elle” follows “Legally Blonde” main character Elle Woods in high school, where she navigates tricky friendships, forbidden romance, and some truly questionable fashion choices.