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ADDS IDENITY OF WOMAN AT RIGHT AS HEIDI FLEISS - In this Tuesday, June 12, 2018 photo Nevada brothel owner Dennis Hof, second from right celebrates after winning the primary election in Pahrump, Nev. Hof, the owner of half a dozen legal brothels in Nevada and star of the HBO adult reality series &quot;Cathouse,&quot; won a Republican primary for the state Legislature on Tuesday, ousting a three-term lawmaker. At right is former madam and reality TV personality Heidi Fleiss. (David Montero /Los Angeles Times via AP)

GOP brass shuns Nevada brothel owner who won primary

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, June 12, 2018 photo Nevada brothel owner Dennis Hof, second from right celebrates after winning the primary election in Pahrump, Nev. Hof, the owner of half a dozen legal brothels in Nevada and star of the HBO adult reality series "Cathouse," won a Republican primary for the state Legislature on Tuesday, ousting a three-term lawmaker. At right is former madam and reality TV personality Heidi Fleiss. (David Montero /Los Angeles Times via AP)

Nevada pimp Dennis Hof wins GOP primary, ousts incumbent

By Michelle L. Price - Associated Press

ADDS IDENITY OF WOMAN AT RIGHT AS HEIDI FLEISS - In this Tuesday, June 12, 2018 photo Nevada brothel owner Dennis Hof, second from right celebrates after winning the primary election in Pahrump, Nev. Hof, the owner of half a dozen legal brothels in Nevada and star of the HBO adult reality series &quot;Cathouse,&quot; won a Republican primary for the state Legislature on Tuesday, ousting a three-term lawmaker. At right is former madam and reality TV personality Heidi Fleiss. (David Montero /Los Angeles Times via AP)

Brothel owner who won primary shunned by Nevada GOP brass

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

In a photo provided by HBO date not provided, Serena Williams holds her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanion Jr., in a scene from the HBO's &quot;Being Serena,&quot; a five-part documentary series. The series airs Wednesday nights, starting this week. (HBO via AP)

Viewers see vulnerable Serena Williams in 5-part TV series

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 27, 2017 file photo, actress Mariska Hargitay attends the Hamptons Magazine Memorial Day Soiree in Southampton, N.Y. Hargitay, who stars as Detective Olivia Benson in the police procedural “Law and Order: SVU” for the past 19 seasons, has turned her clout as an advocate for victims in the upcoming HBO documentary, “I Am Evidence,” where she also serves as producer. It premieres Monday on HBO. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

Hargitay takes advocacy for sex assault victims to HBO

By JOHN CARUCCI - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 31, 2016 file photo, Wyatt Cenac participates in the &quot;People on Earth&quot; panel during the Turner Networks TV Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. Cenac's &quot;Problem Areas&quot; is a new entry into late-night television, and the former &quot;Daily Show&quot; contributor takes inspiration from John Oliver in his desire to inform along with being entertaining. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Cenac’s comedy series aims to inform as well as entertain

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

In this Nov. 5, 2005, file photo, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno acknowledges the crowd during warm-ups before an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin in State College, Pa. “Paterno” aims to tell the polarizing story of a legend’s fall, when the most essential question can never be answered. The HBO movie directed by Barry Levinson debuts April 7 and stars Oscar winner Al Pacino as Joe Paterno, the Penn State coach whose career ended in scandal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

‘Paterno’ movie a polarizing story with unanswered questions

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2017 file photo, comedian John Oliver performs at the 11th Annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit in New York. Oliver has trolled his way to the top. The HBO host’s spoof of a new picture book by the wife and daughter of Vice President Mike Pence was No. 1 on Amazon.com as of midday Monday, March 19, 2018. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)

John Oliver spoofs Pence picture book about bunny

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Comedian John Oliver attends the 11th Annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit, presented by the New York Comedy Festival and The Bob Woodruff Foundation, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)

John Oliver trolls Mike Pence with ‘Marlon Bundo’ gay rabbit book, hits No. 1 on Amazon

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Comedian Kathy Griffin speaks during a news conference, Friday, June 2, 2017, in Los Angeles to discuss the backlash since Griffin released a photo and video of her displaying a likeness of President Donald Trump's severed head. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Kathy Griffin touring after Trump severed head photo outrage

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In this Friday, March 9, 2018 photo provided by HBO, comedian Kathy Griffin appears with host Bill Maher on &quot;Real Time With Bill Maher, in Los Angeles. Griffin is embarking on her comeback, some nine months after she provoked outrage — and lost much of her work — by posing with a fake severed head that appeared to depict President Donald Trump. Griffin announced on HBO's &quot;Real Time With Bill Maher&quot; on Friday night that she had just booked upcoming shows at New York's Carnegie Hall and at Washington's Kennedy Center — &quot;Trump's backyard,&quot; she called it. (Janet Van Ham/HBO via AP)

Kathy Griffin to do new shows, 9 months after Trump photo

By JOCELYN NOVECK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2018, file photo, Joseph Percoco arrives at Federal Court, in New York. Jurors in the bribery trial of Percoco, a former top aide to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, may begin deliberations as early as next week. The government rested its case Thursday, Feb. 22, in federal court in Manhattan against Joseph Percoco and three businessmen. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Prosecutor: Gov. Cuomo’s ex aide’s own words can convict him

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2017 file photo, comedian John Oliver performs at the 11th Annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit in New York. A West Virginia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against HBO host John Oliver brought by coal company Murray Energy. A segment of Oliver’s show “Last Week Tonight” in June poked fun at Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray, who blames regulatory efforts by the Obama administration for damaging the coal industry. Oliver said the 77-year-old looked like a &quot;geriatric Dr. Evil.&quot; A Circuit Court judge in Marshall County, W. Va., ruled on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 that Murray’s company failed to state a claim. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)

Judge dismisses coal company suit against HBO’s John Oliver

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In this image released by HBO, Kathy Baker, left, and Al Pacino portray Sue and Joe Paterno in a scene from &quot;Paterno,&quot; a film about the late Penn State football coach. HBO says the film will focus on Paterno dealing with the fallout from the child sex abuse scandal involving his former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. The all-time winningest coach in major college football history was fired days after Sandusky's Nov. 2011 arrest and died two months later at the age of 85. (Atsushi Nishijima/HBO via AP)

HBO biopic about Penn State’s Joe Paterno premieres April 7

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Maggie Gyllenhaal as Candy in "The Deuce: The Complete First Season" and (Claire Danes) as Carrie Mathison in "Homeland: The Complete Sixth Season," now available on Blu-ray.

Blu-ray reviews: ‘The Deuce: The Complete First Season’ and ‘Homeland: The Complete Sixth Season’

By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times

Bill Maher, host of "Real Time with Bill Maher," addresses his audience during a broadcast of the show in Los Angeles, April 8, 2016. (Janet Van Ham/HBO via AP) ** FILE **

Donald Trump nearly completes ‘dictator checklist’ with military parade plans: Bill Maher

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment shows, Mark Hamill, from left, as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa, and Harrison Ford as Hans Solo in the original 1977 &quot;Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.&quot; The four-day Star Wars Celebration kicked off Thursday, April 14, 2017 in Orlando, Fla., marking the 40-year anniversary of Lucas’ space saga. (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment via AP) ** FILE **

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, ‘Game of Thrones’ creators, penning new ‘Star Wars’ films

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2018 file photo, actress Meryl Streep poses for photographers at the premiere of &quot;The Post&quot; in London. Streep will join the cast of HBO's &quot;Big Little Lies,&quot; playing Mary Louise Wright, mother-in-law of Nicole Kidman's character Celeste Wright. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

Meryl Streep starring in season 2 of “Big Little Lies”

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FILE - This file publicity image released by HBO shows Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in a scene from &quot;Game of Thrones.&quot; The final season of “Game of Thrones” will feature veterans of the show behind the scenes. HBO said Thursday that David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, David Nutter and Miguel Sapochnik will direct and Benioff and Weiss along with Bryan Cogman and Dave Hill will write the episodes. They will collaborate on the six-episode, eighth and last season, to air in 2019. (AP Photo/HBO, Keith Bernstein, File)

Final ‘Game of Thrones’ season will air in 2019

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