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• Jimmy Bennett speaks out after Asia Argento denies accusations of assault

  22-08-2018 23:38
  Bennett, who claims he was sexually assaulted by Argento when he was 17 and she was 37, said his trauma ‘resurfaced’ after Argento accused Harvey Weinstein of rape last OctoberJimmy Bennett, the 22-year-old actor who accused Asia Argento of sexually assaulting him in 2013, has released a statement to the Hollywood Reporter after Argento denied the allegations on Tuesday. Related: Asia Argento denies sexual assault of 17-year-old actorContinue reading...
  
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• Getting Real With the Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race

  22-08-2018 23:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  RuPaul’s Drag Race is a bona fide TV phenomenon. With ten seasons in the books, plus three editions of the Drag Race: All Stars spin-off — not to mention back-to-back Emmy nominations for Outstanding Reality Competition program, a third straight nod for two-time Outstanding Host winner RuPaul, and a just-greenlit...More »
  
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• Aretha Franklin Left No Will, Which Leaves Only One Question: Who Gets the Fur Coats?

  22-08-2018 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aretha Franklin left no will or trust prior to her death last week, new court documents filed in Michigan have revealed. Per the New York Times, Franklin’s surviving sons — Clarence, Edward, and KeCalf Franklin, and Ted White Jr. — have listed themselves as “interested parties” in documents filed with...More »
  
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• On Be the Cowboy, Mitski Packs Lifetimes Into Single Sentences

  22-08-2018 23:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  This spring, the North American leg of Lorde’s Melodrama World Tour delivered one of modern pop music’s most devilish feats of programming, as teens who arrived early to venues ready to shout along to “Royals” and “Green Light” ran headlong into the nihilist boom bap of the New York–Atlanta rap...More »
  
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• Review: ‘The Happytime Murders’ Has Puppets as Nasty as the Rest of Us

  22-08-2018 23:00 via nytimes.com
  Melissa McCarthy and Elizabeth Banks are part of a human cast trading jokes, bullets and bodily fluids with anthropomorphic, felt-covered toys.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn pledges to free BBC from ‘government influence’

  22-08-2018 23:00 via ft.com
  Labour leader proposes end to charter process and tech company tax to boost licence fee
  
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• Corbyn pledges to free BBC from ‘government influence’

  22-08-2018 23:00 via ft.com
  Labour leader proposes end to charter process and tech company tax to boost licence fee
  
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• Horizon: Stopping Male Suicide review – thoughtful, sensitive and powerful

  22-08-2018 22:59 via theguardian.com
  Dr Xand van Tulleken speaks to men who have tried to kill themselves, the families of those who succeeded and professionals addressing the problemKevin Hines – a sweet, articulate, sad-eyed man who has been suicidal for much of his adult life – is talking about the day he jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge. On the bus there, he screamed “leave me alone!” to the voice in his head urging him to kill himself. If one person said something, he decided he would not go through wi
  
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• Lois Lane Is Coming to the CW’s Arrowverse

  22-08-2018 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  As we’ve previously noted, we’re currently living in a tale of two Supermen. On the one hand, there’s Henry Cavill’s version of the Man of Steel, who has failed to really catch fire with audiences (perhaps because Warner Bros. made the mistake of removing that utterly perfect Mission: Impossible mustache)....More »
  
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• Yet Another Kevin Spacey Sexual-Assault Case Is Being Reviewed by the L.A. District Attorney

  22-08-2018 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is currently reviewing a new sexual-assault case against Kevin Spacey. A second separate investigation into the actor for a different assault was launched previously in April.News also broke last month that London’s Metropolitan Police had opened a new...More »
  
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• From Chicago to Jesus Christ Superstar, Craig Zadan Changed the Way We Saw Theater

  22-08-2018 21:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  A quiet giant of American entertainment is gone.Those who followed the career of Craig Zadan, who died yesterday at 69 after complications from surgery, might raise an eyebrow at calling him “quiet.” If you were fond of musical theater and showbiz history, the intersection where Zadan lived and breathed, you...More »
  
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• The Enduring Legacy of Spaceship Rock

  22-08-2018 21:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Forty years ago, a spaceship touched down in New York City. As the roof to the extraterrestrial pod rose up, a group of men known as the Electric Light Orchestra ascended in the smoke. The band was touring off their smash double album Out of the Blue, but amazingly, their...More »
  
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• The Big Bang Theory Will Finally End Next Year, After 12 Seasons on TV

  22-08-2018 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  After millions and millions of dollars and millions of repetitions of “bazinga,” The Big Bang Theory will end after its 12th and final season. CBS announced today that the sitcom, which will return to TV on September 24, will end its run of 279 episodes in May next year. In...More »
  
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• What TV Execs Really Think About This Year’s Emmy-Nominated Actresses

  22-08-2018 20:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Trying to predict the winners of any given awards show is an inexact science, and that’s particularly true of the Emmys. While slightly more than 7,000 people decided this year’s Oscar winners, the TV Academy’s membership rolls have swollen to more than 23,000 potential voting members, up sharply from an estimated...More »
  
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• Michaela Coel Says She Was Sexually Assaulted When She Worked on Chewing Gum

  22-08-2018 20:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  During a lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, actress, writer, and producer Michaela Coel revealed that she was sexually assaulted during the writing of her British comedy Chewing Gum. “I was working overnight in the company’s offices; I had an episode due at 7 a.m.,” Coel told the audience,...More »
  
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• Sarah Paulson’s American Horror Story: Apocalypse Character Is … an Evil Bingo Host?

  22-08-2018 20:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  It wouldn’t be American Horror Story if Sarah Paulson weren’t overachieving, and so, in the eighth season, she’s playing three different characters. There’s Cordelia Goode (her character from Coven), Billie Dean Howard (the medium she played in Murder House), and as you can see in the video below, a creepy...More »
  
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• TV star Michaela Coel speaks out about sexual assault

  22-08-2018 19:31 via theguardian.com
  Chewing Gum actor and writer calls on media industry to change in MacTaggart lectureMichaela Coel has called on the media industry to do more to protect young writers, after sharing the story of how she faced pressure to deliver scripts after being sexually assaulted.The screenwriter and actor, who has just been commissioned to write a new show for the BBC on sexual assault, described how she had been working overnight on a script before heading out to meet a friend for a drink. Continue reading
  
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• Fuelled by tequila, George Clooney tops list of highest-paid actors

  22-08-2018 19:17
  Clooney earned almost a quarter of a billion dollars in 2017, Forbes reports, largely through the sale of alcohol outfit Casamigos TequilaBetween 1 June 2017 and 1 June 2018, George Clooney made more money than any other actor has ever made in a single year, Forbes magazine has found. The star’s film-based enterprises accounted for only a fraction of his income, however, with most coming from the sale of spirit company Casamigos Tequila. In 2013, Clooney co-founded Casamigos with Rande Ger
  
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• The Dark Knight and A Star Is Born Leaving Netflix in September 2018

  22-08-2018 19:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  In nine days, some of Netflix's most popular movies will no longer be available to stream.13 Going on 30, Batman Begins, The Bucket List, Casino, The Dark Knight, Dead Poets Society,...
  
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• Black Panther and Spider-Man 3 Coming to Netflix in September 2018

  22-08-2018 19:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  Wakanda forever!Seven months after it broke the box office, Black Panther will become available to stream on Netflix starting Sept. 4. The movie--starring Angela Bassett, Chadwick...
  
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• Marilyn Johnson obituary

  22-08-2018 18:55 via theguardian.com
  Casting director with an eye for new talent who worked on Cracker, The Sweeney and A Touch of FrostThe casting director Marilyn Johnson, who has died aged 74, was universally loved by actors, producers and directors. It was her job to put performers in front of those making productions for television and film, and she was admired for her ability to help all of them feel comfortable in a meeting room. She had an eye for new talent, and many actors credited her with giving them their break. One of
  
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• Nico Walker’s Cherry Got Near-Universal Praise

  22-08-2018 18:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last week’s book news cycle had a clear winner: Nico Walker’s Cherry. Within a few days of the book’s release, pieces ran in the Washington Post, Esquire, NPR, Mother Jones, AV Club, Entertainment Weekly; the New York Times books beat reporter Alexandra Alter wrote a profile. A New Yorker feature...More »
  
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• ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel Is in the Planning Stages

  22-08-2018 18:35 via nytimes.com
  The director, Jon M. Chu, and the producers behind the original will reunite for “China Rich Girlfriend,” the second novel in Kevin Kwan’s series.
  
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• Alyssa Edwards Teaches the Children in Her New Netflix Docuseries Dancing Queen

  22-08-2018 18:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  In Netflix’s upcoming docuseries Dancing Queen, Alyssa Edwards, Rupaul’s Drag Race star and stage name of choreographer Justin Johnson, returns to teach the next generation at Johnson’s Beyond Belief Dancing Company in Mesquite, Texas. Based on the trailer, Dancing Queen seems like an extremely good combination of Drag Race and...More »
  
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• Bachelor in Paradise Recap: An Excessive Amount of Leo

  22-08-2018 18:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  “We don’t have any other footage!”“There has to be SOMETHING ELSE we can air! Did you look through all the back-up cameras?”“All they caught were crabs crawling around the hot tub! What are we gonna do? This is bad. This is really bad.”“No, no, we can make this worse. What...More »
  
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• Blake Rosier’s Still Killing Prank Videos

  22-08-2018 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  We’ve been celebrating Blake Rosier’s pranks for some time, and yet, I didn’t think I’d be covering another.These days “Gotcha!” videos are seen as old hat, reminiscent of the kind of hacky, broad, or even homophobic and sexist fare that helped YouTube rise to prominence among the masses. They’re least-common-denominator...More »
  
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• Rome extends threat to private sector after bridge collapse

  22-08-2018 17:51 via ft.com
  Thousands of state contracts under scrutiny — including Berlusconi media interests
  
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• Rome extends threat to Italy’s private sector after bridge collapse

  22-08-2018 17:51 via ft.com
  Thousands of state contracts under scrutiny, including Berlusconi media interests
  
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• Rome extends review of private sector after bridge collapse

  22-08-2018 17:51 via ft.com
  Thousands of state contracts under scrutiny, including Berlusconi media interests
  
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• Tribeca TV Festival Will Premiere the Final Season of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

  22-08-2018 17:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Tribeca TV Festival returns for its second year next month, offering an array of season premieres, celebrity sit-downs, and Meryl Streep from September 20 to 23. Included in this year’s offerings is the first episode of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’s 12th and final season. The only episode completed prior...More »
  
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• Idris Elba Shuts Down James Bond Rumors Once and for All

  22-08-2018 17:38 via feeds.eonline.com
  Idris Elba continues to shut down rumors about playing James Bond in the next 007 movie.While attending the premiere of his new movie Yardie, Elba was repeatedly asked if he was...
  
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• Crazy Rich Asians Sequel in Development Amid Box Office Success

  22-08-2018 17:24 via feeds.eonline.com
  A Crazy Rich Asians sequel is in the works!According to Deadline, Warner Bros. is already developing the sequel, with writing on the second film set to "begin soon" with...
  
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• Harvey Weinstein Is Being Sued for Allegedly Raping an Actress at Cannes

  22-08-2018 16:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Actress Emma Loman has filed a lawsuit against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, alleging he raped her at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006, The Guardian reports.In a lawsuit filed on Monday in Los Angeles, the German actress states that she first met Weinstein at the Venice Film Festival in 2004 —...More »
  
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• Who Was Shakespeare’s Muse? A Black Woman, This Play Imagines

  22-08-2018 16:08 via nytimes.com
  “Emilia,” at Shakespeare’s Globe, features three black actresses in the role of the “Dark Lady” who inspired some of the Bard’s sonnets.
  
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• Mira Sorvino Says She Is ‘Heartsick’ Over Asia Argento Accusations

  22-08-2018 15:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mira Sorvino has responded to reporting from the New York Times that Harvey Weinstein accuser Asia Argento is alleged to have sexually assaulted a minor. “I have been heartsick over the recent allegations against Asia Argento. Time will clarify things and perhaps she will be exonerated, but if true, there...More »
  
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• The Mindhunter Cast Knows How to Spot a Sociopath

  22-08-2018 15:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Despite being a 1970s period piece, Mindhunter feels eminently of the present moment. We’re living in the midst of a true-crime renaissance, and the David Fincher–helmed Netflix series stands out not only as a (heavily fictionalized) example of the genre, but as a critique of it. As FBI agents Holden...More »
  
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• Sissy Spacek on Castle Rock, Stephen King, and Why She Still Watches Carrie

  22-08-2018 14:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  This week’s episode of Castle Rock, “The Queen,” is a gift to Stephen King fans, classic movie fans, and TV fans alike. Above all, it’s a showcase for the legendary Sissy Spacek, who gives one of the year’s best single-episode performances in a stunning, hour-long examination of when inner and...More »
  
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• Danny Boyle's exit from James Bond throws franchise into chaos

  22-08-2018 14:29
  Director’s departure over ‘creative differences’ expected to delay production, and could even lead to loss of star Daniel CraigThe immediate future of the James Bond franchise is in chaos after the sudden departure of the director Danny Boyle.Three months before shooting on the as-yet-untitled film was scheduled to start, the Oscar-winning film-maker behind Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting quit, leaving producers scrambling.Continue reading...
  
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• Chewing Gum star Michaela Coel to write BBC drama on sexual consent

  22-08-2018 14:06 via theguardian.com
  Broadcaster announces series exploring ‘one of the defining issues of our times’Michaela Coel, who created the E4 sitcom Chewing Gum, is to write and star in a drama for the BBC exploring the issue of sexual consent.The “fearless, frank and provocative” series, which has a working title of Jan 22nd, will look into “the distinction between liberation and exploitation”, the broadcaster said. Continue reading...
  
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• The Conspiracist Manual That Influenced a Generation of Rappers

  22-08-2018 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Milton William “Bill” Cooper (1943–2001), while largely unknown in the hated mainstream media, was the most important “conspiracy” writer and thinker of his time. Chances are individuals like Alex Jones, QAnon, and even Donald Trump would not have manifested the way they have without the influence of Bill Cooper and...More »
  
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• The 11 Most Essential Episodes of Living Single

  22-08-2018 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This piece was originally published in February 2018. We’re republishing it today for the 25th anniversary of Living Single’s premiere.One of the most sincere pleasures I’ve had this year was rewatching Living Single shortly after Hulu made the entire series available in January. Running for five seasons beginning in 1993,...More »
  
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• Mayans M.C. Doesn’t Quite Measure Up to Its Predecessor

  22-08-2018 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mayans M.C. is the follow-up to Kurt Sutter’s long-running FX gang drama Sons of Anarchy, featuring a mostly Latino cast and focusing on a chapter of a motorcycle club that started out as the Sons’ rivals but became their allies. The network’s ads make it seem like the same show...More »
  
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