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After facing increasing pressure to take some form of action, Netflix has fired The Ranch star Danny Masterson, effective immediately. The actor stands accused of raping four women in the early 2000s; the Los Angeles County District Attorney and Los Angeles Police Department continue to investigate the claims. “As a result of ongoing discussions, Netflix and the producers have written Danny Masterson out of The Ranch,” a Netflix spokesperson tells TVLine. “[Monday] was his last day on the show, and production will resume in early 2018 without him.”... Masterson also serves as an exec producer on The Ranch, although there’s...

More GOP cavalry arrived in Georgia today as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz stumped with David Perdue and Gov. Nathan Deal in Canton, invoking memories of long gas lines and stagflation as he attacked their Democratic rivals. “Here in Georgia, we’ve got on the ballot Jimmy Carter and Sam Nunn,” he said. “It’s like ‘That 70’s Show.'” The Texas firebrand echoed Perdue’s talking points by saying that an election of Michelle Nunn, the Democratic nominee, equals a stamp of approval for President Barack Obama’s agenda. Republicans need a net gain of six Senate seats to take control of the chamber, and...

Lisa Robin Kelly, who rose to fame as Laurie Forman on “That ’70s Show” died on Wednesday night, her manager told FOX411. She was 43. … “Unfortunately, Lisa Robin Kelly passed away last evening. Lisa had voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility early this week where she was battling the addiction problems that have plagued her these past few years,” her manager Craig Wycoff said. “I spoke to her on Monday and she was hopeful and confident, looking forward to putting this part of her life behind her. Last night, she lost the battle.” …

SLINGER, Wis. -- WISN 12 News has uncovered new information about the Slinger homeowner who shot a man on his porch. As of Thursday, there was still no decision on whether the shooter will face criminal charges. But 12 News got a better handle on the timeline of events of the shooting that occurred early Saturday. Police said they responded to a noise complaint from a party at the Slinger home at about 12:20 a.m. Saturday. At 2 a.m., a man next door called to report that he had shot an intruder in his home. Police said they found 20-year-old...

The news came like a blow to the gut for this child of 1950s suburbia: Volvo, the company most associated with station wagons for the last 20 years, will stop selling wagons in the U.S. The market is drying up. The Volvo wagon had been on life support for months. After dropping the larger V70 Volvo in 2010, Doug Speck, CEO of Volvo Cars of North America, told Automotive News he was giving the V50 another year because there "is a bit more energy in the small wagon segment." Not enough, apparently. Volvo, which was sold to China's Geely in...

Drivers Seek Mileage Boost From Hydrogen, Oxygen BubblesBy TIM KNAUSS   Steve Kushnir's 'Hydrogen Hurricane' is an equipment package he sells that uses a car's electricity to make hydrogen and improve the way the engine burns gas. (Photo By Frank Ordonez)     [Liverpool, NY] -- Stephen Kushnir's 7-year-old Chevrolet Prizm used to get 35 miles per gallon on the highway. Not bad, but Kushnir thought he could do better. A month ago Kushnir, a middle school technology teacher in Liverpool, N.Y., popped the hood and installed a gas-saving gizmo he had purchased over the Internet. He got it from...

The show is said to be "loosely based" on Kutcher's new family life, with some key variations, a 20th Century Fox Television spokesman said... set in Chicago rather than Hollywood, and centres on a 30-year-old nightclub owner and a fortysomething businesswoman who get married and discover they are expecting a child. At the same time, the woman's 22-year-old daughter announces she is pregnant and plans to move home to raise her baby - turning the show's leading man into a grandfather overnight.

Ashton & the Bush Twins Party On! May 06, 2003 Crazy, sexy, cool actor ASHTON KUTCHER sat down with Rolling Stone magazine to talk JENNIFER ANISTON, getting "punk'd" and partying with the BUSH twins -- JENNA and BARBARA! ET has the juicy rundown of Ashton's tales -- don't miss tonight's show for the story! For the May 29th issue of the mag, on stands Friday, May 9th, Ashton shares tidbits from his sometimes loco life -- including an unforgettable party with the Bush gals. He tells Rolling Stone: "So we're hanging out ... The Bushes were underage drinking at my...

A private plane chartered by a few Hollywood actors made an unexpected landing in El Paso last week. According to the Knight Ridder News Service, after a Mardi Gras weekend in New Orleans, "That '70s Show" co-stars Ashton Kutcher, Wilmer Valderrama and Danny Masterson, along with Colin Hanks -- son of Tom Hanks -- and "7th Heaven" stars Geoff and George Stults, were flying back to Los Angeles when the cabin pressure in the plane dropped. Liz Bellegarde, spokeswoman for El Paso International Airport, said Saturday that there were no reports of a charter plane making an emergency landing at...