Comedy World Mourns Catherine O'Hara; Government Shuts Down Briefly
Catherine O'Hara, the celebrated comedy icon known for her roles in "Home Alone" and "Schitt's Creek," died Friday at the age of 71, prompting tributes from colleagues and fans alike. Simultaneously, the U.S. federal government entered a partial shutdown just after midnight on Friday, expected to last through the weekend.
O'Hara, whose career spanned more than half a century, was remembered for her "massive," histrionic, and unfiltered performances, according to Time. Steve Martin and Martin Short paused their "The Best of Steve Martin and Martin Short" comedy show in Austin, Texas, on Friday night to honor O'Hara, with Martin saying he met O'Hara when she was 18 years old, according to Variety.
The partial government shutdown occurred despite the Senate's move to pass a bipartisan spending package that would fund most of the government through the end of the fiscal year, according to Time. The package also aimed to buy two more weeks to negotiate new limits on the Administration's immigration enforcement tactics. However, with the House out of session until Monday, lawmakers acknowledged that sending the bill to President Donald Trump before the deadline was impossible, making a short shutdown unavoidable, according to Time. The pressure now shifts to the House, where lawmakers will decide whether to ratify the Senate plan or reopen a deeper fight.
In other news, files released by the Justice Department on Friday revealed email correspondence between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein from 2012 and 2013, according to Time. The files, part of a release of millions of documents related to investigations into Epstein, included 16 emails between Musk and the disgraced financier. Musk appeared to acknowledge the emails' authenticity on Saturday but denied any close connection to Epstein, according to Time. "No one pushed harder than me to have the Epstein files released and I’m glad that has finally happened," Musk said on X.
Also, the film "Send Help," now in theaters, features a savage final act that transforms the relationship between nepo baby CEO Bradley Preston (Dylan O'Brien) and his employee Linda Liddle (Rachel McAdams) after they are marooned on a desert island, according to Time.
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