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    'RHOP': Andy Cohen Dragged for Being Biased Toward Candiace Dillard Amid Monique Samuels Feud

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    Viewers are taking to social media to express their anger at the reunion host as one slams him by writing on Twitter, ‘Never knew @Andy was so biased and loved Candiace so much.’

    Dec 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Andy Cohen was under fire following the broadcast of the third part of “The Real Housewives of Potomac” season 5 reunion. Many fans were not happy to see the host showing blatant bias when it came to the fight between co-stars Candiace Dillard and Monique Samuels.
    Seemingly siding with Candiace, Andy grilled Monique in the episode, which aired on Sunday, December 27. In one segment, Monique said that Candiace was the one who started the fight by putting her hands in her fight before things got physical. Even though a clip from production backed up Monique’s claims, Andy denied that it happened.
    Andy also cornered Monique for looking stoic in the reunion as if she showed no remorse over the brawl. Not stopping there, the “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” host criticized Monique for releasing her new song “Drag Queens”, dubbing it a poor decision in Monique’s part.
    In response to that, viewers took to social media to express their anger at Andy. “Never knew @Andy was so biased and loved Candiace so much. It showed Andy. You had no love for Monique. You wanted to take her down too. Maybe she should drag him #RHOP #cancelrhop,” one fan tweeted.

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    “Damn you Andy Cohen I hope you’re satisfied with the horrible way you came at Monique at the reunion! Newsflash: Don’t think for a moment that crying Candiace and those two boring, bunny-eyed GEMs (green eyed monsters), Gizelle & Robin can fuel RHOP’s future popularity,” another person slammed Andy.
    Calling him a bully, someone wrote on the blue bird app, “@Andy also really needs to take a step back and realize how disliked his own hosting was during #RHOP reunion. The bullying against Monique was disgusting,” another Tweeted. Another user chimed in, “Oh wow. I’ve never ever seen @Andy as unlikeable as he is during tonight’s #RHOP reunion. I’m not even sure I can finish the episode. The way you talk to Monique is simply unacceptable.”
    Meanwhile, Monique, who announced her exit from the show earlier this week, shared in an interview with All About the Tea that the third part of the reunion was unbearable for her. “I was excited to be back and to know that this time, I’d redeem myself and show my growth but when I saw episode three of the reunion, I said, ‘You know what, I can’t do this anymore,’ ” she divulged.
    “It probably would have been a little easier had they fired me instead of me having to sit down and be real and say I have to walk away…I feel like some part of me let a lot of my fans down who have been rooting for me,” she added.

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    'Quantum of Solace' Star Gemma Arterton Regrets Playing Bond Girl in Sexist Movie

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    The ‘Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters’ actress admits she’s got a lost of criticism for playing Bond girl in the 2008, but claims that she only agreed to take the role because she needed the money.

    Dec 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Gemma Arterton has shared her regret about starring as Bond girl in “Quantum of Solace”. Like many other actresses before and after her, the role has become a major stepping stone in her career, but the British beauty isn’t proud of it.
    Now, more than a decade later, Arterton realized that Bond movies are sexist. Admitting that she’s got a lot of criticism for taking the role, she defended her decision at the time because she was as “poor as a church mouse.”
    “At the beginning of my career, I was poor as a church mouse and I was happy just to be able to work and earn a living,” she told The Sun. “I still get criticism for accepting ‘Quantum of Solace’, but I was 21, I had a student loan, and you, know, it was a Bond film.”
    “But as I got older I saw there was so much wrong with Bond women,” she acknowledged, before sharing what she would’ve changed about her character’s storyline, “Strawberry should have just said no, really, and worn flat shoes.”

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    Arterton played intelligence operative Strawberry Fields in the 2008 movie, the second film to star Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Having just made her professional stage debut playing Rosaline in Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” at the Globe Theatre in 2007 and scored her first feature film role in 2007’s comedy “St Trinian”, playing Bond girl in “Quantum of Solace” marks her breakthrough role, which also earned her an Empire Award for Best Newcomer.
    Making amends of her past decision that she regrets, Arterton set up her own production company Rebel Park in 2013, which aims to promote female talent and help secure equal pay in the film industry. She explained, “I have my own production company which is all about giving women an opportunity in film.”
    “It’s [the industry] getting better but it definitely isn’t there yet. I struggled with that a little bit at first but I’ll keep making suggestions to people,” she continued. “I look forward to getting older and wiser.”
    She went on sharing, “My role model is my grandfather. Even in his mid-nineties he gave the impression of being in his twenties. He was very sharp-minded and looked like Clark Gable with his mustache and hair. He was still sexy – a really hot guy. I secretly hope I’ve inherited his genes.”

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    Dustin Hoffman, Paul McCartney and Elton John Celebrate Retiring Billy Connolly During TV Special

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    During the ‘It’s Been A Pleasure’ special, the Scottish comedian speaks from his home in Florida to explain why Parkinson’s disease played a big part in his decision to end of his stand-up career.

    Dec 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Dustin Hoffman, Paul McCartney, and Elton John were among the stars showering praise on Scottish comedian Billy Connolly on Monday night (December 28) as he marked the end of his stand-up career with a British TV special.
    The 78-year-old was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2013 and he announced his decision to retire from live performances in 2018.
    The “It’s Been A Pleasure” special, which aired on ITV, was his last hurrah, and it featured friends and celebrity fans paying homage to the comedy legend.
    Actress Sheridan Smith stunned viewers when she revealed she had named her first son, Billy, after the comic, while Hoffman, who directed Connolly in the 2012 film “Quartet”, said, “I want him to be around for a long, long time,” and Sir Elton called him “the first rock star of comedy.”

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    Speaking from his home in Florida, Connolly explained why he decided to hang up the microphone, adding, “I have done my stand-up. I did it for 50 years. I did it quite well and it is time to stop.”
    “My Parkinson’s disease has rendered me different. It would either mean renewing what I do and doing something else, or give up what I did and that’s what I’ve done… (but) it is a dynamite thing to be able to get a laugh out of someone.”
    “Since the Parkinson’s I’m still the same in many ways, but I don’t think as sharply as I need to to be a stand-up. I’ve done 50 years and that’s plenty. Quitting is the right thing to do.”

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    'RHOC': Tamra Judge Hints at Possible Cameo in Season 15 Reunion

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    When asked during a new interview if she has plan to return to the Bravo show, the 53-year-old reality TV star explains, ‘I never know what Bravo’s going to decide to do.’

    Dec 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Tamra Judge may have exited “The Real Housewives of Orange County” ahead of season 15, but it seems like fans will see her in the upcoming season 15 reunion. The former Bravo personality teased her appearance in an interview on Cj Skyes’s Instagram Live series “The Weekly Scoop With CJ”.
    During the live broadcast, Tamra shared to the host that the cast reached out to her during the filming of the reunion. “I did get a phone call during the reunion…you might see it, I don’t know,” the 53-year-old reality TV star teased.
    She went on to say that she got “a little bit of feedback” on the reunion taping which took place on December 18. “I think that the reunion is going to be better than the entire season,” she said, though she admitted that she didn’t really keep up with the current season.
    When asked if she had plan to return to the show, Tamra explained, “I never know what Bravo’s going to decide to do,” adding that she had yet to get “a former offer” to come back and even if she did, she wouldn’t be “telling anyone” because she wanted to make a surprise comeback. During the interview, Tamra also believed that “there’s going to be a shakeup, a big shakeup” on the series in the future.

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    Tamra, who had been on the show for 12 seasons, shockingly announced that she departed from “The Real Housewives of Orange County” in January allegedly due to reduced salary and “humiliating” demotion. “Bravo bosses wanted Tamra to be bridge from the old cast to the new in season 15 and she refused,” a source spilled to Radar Online at the time. “Tamra got her pick up contract letter last, after the other ladies, and it had major conditions in it.”
    The source added that Tamra “was even more than demoted to a friend role” which meant that “she’d have very little camera time. And it meant she would earn next to nothing in reality TV terms. She would go from $900,000 a season to $20,000 an episode for just three show appearances, which would add up to $60,000 total.” Thinking that “it was humiliating,” Tamra decided to walk away.
    In her statement, she said, “It’s been a wild ride, and after all these years, I’m looking forward to life away from the cameras. I was offered a chance to come back to the show in a limited role, but would prefer to walk away on my own terms.”

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    M. Night Shyamalan Explains Why He's Not Fit for Marvel Movies

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    The ‘Sixth Sense’ director insists Marvel wouldn’t want to hire him as a director for their superhero blockbuster because his filmmaking is ‘very quiet and tiny and introspective.’

    Dec 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – M. Night Shyamalan has insisted his filmmaking is too “introspective” for a Marvel or DC film.
    “The Sixth Sense” director revealed that he has had “many conversations” with the major studios about making a superhero flick but feels that his style behind the camera does not lend itself well to the iconic superhero franchises.
    “I’ve had many conversations over the years about many of the superheroes with many of the studios that own them, and how I would wanna approach it,” he told ComicBook.com.

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    “And it’s one of those things that I think this is my style, if there was ever a situation I mean, I said, ‘I did it’. I made my comic book movie, but the minimalism, the insinuating, the not using CGI all of that stuff is a very different language. So, whenever we’ve had those conversations in the past about XYZ person, it’s your character or franchise. I get so nervous about like, ‘Hey, this is not what you would want me to do to make it very quiet and tiny and introspective.’ ”
    The filmmaker admits he wouldn’t want to turn any of his own movies into franchises although he feels his 2000 thriller “Unbreakable” lends itself best to a series.
    “You never say never but I don’t believe I’d ever make a sequel, but the Unbreakable script in its entirety, was essentially three movies,” he mused. “When I first outlined it, it was three movies in one go. And I was like, ‘This is impossible! I can’t write this in two hours.'”

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    James Corden Insists He Had a Blast Filming 'Cats' Despite Reluctance to Watch the Movie

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    The ‘Late Late Night Show’ host claims he had the ‘best time’ filming the star-studded musical fantasy film although he hasn’t seen the critically-panned movie yet.

    Dec 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – James Corden had “the best time” working on the “Cats” movie.
    The 42-year-old actor loved working on the much-maligned film – which was based on the award-winning musical of the same name – although he hasn’t actually seen it himself.
    James shared, “I haven’t seen it. Here’s what I’ll say about Cats… I had such a great time. I went to London, shot the song with a brilliant group of actors – Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, all these people – and I had a blast.”
    “So I think you have to be really careful not to judge whether something was valuable to you as to whether it was successful at the box office.”
    The film was widely panned by fans and critics, but James doesn’t have any regrets about his role.

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    The actor – who played the part of Bustopher Jones – told the “Smartless” podcast, “I’ve had really miserable times on things that are really successful. So I should never look upon that as a success.”
    “I had the best time (on Cats).”
    Meanwhile, James previously insisted he tries to take criticism with a “bag of salt,” explaining, “You’ve got to try to take the criticism with a pinch, no, a bag of salt.”
    “And that’s easier or hard depending on factors that are outside of your control, particularly the thinness of your skin, your frailties, at any one time.”
    Directed by Tom Hooper, “Cats” also starred Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, and Jennifer Hudson. While it got a Golden Globe nomination for one of the theme songs, it was deemed one of the worst movies of the year.

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    Amy Ryan Credits Steven Spielberg for Pushing Her to Get Contact Lenses

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    Talking about her experience working with the renowned director, the ‘Bridge of Spies’ actress reveals one moment during filming that made her decide to give up pretending her eyesight was fine.

    Dec 28, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Amy Ryan gave up pretending her eyesight was fine thanks to an acting instruction from Steven Spielberg on “Bridge of Spies”.
    The star now wears contact lenses at all times after realizing poor sight was beginning to impact her craft.
    “I wear contacts now because of Steven Spielberg,” she explains. “I didn’t know how to get contacts in my eyes for the longest time, because it bothered me so I would make do.”
    “There was a scene (in ‘Bridge of Spies’), where I was walking upstairs to meet Tom (Hanks) and it’s supposed to be this loving moment where I’m so proud of him. Steven’s direction to me was, ‘Amy, softer face’, but I was just squinting because I couldn’t see, which came out so mean looking!”

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    “So I ran to my doctor and got contacts because I couldn’t see a thing.”
    Amy previously shared her eyesight problem during an interview with Interview magazine in 2014. Saying that she just got new glasses at the time, she said, “I can’t wear contacts so now when I act on a film I kind of get mean. Steven Spielberg on the last film said, ‘Make more of a soft face,’ because I was focusing.”
    Asked to confirm if it was Steven who instructed her to “look more gentle” for the scene, she replied, “Yeah, it was a loving scene and I was looking a little angry, but the truth is I couldn’t see a damn thing. I’ve got to get contacts; I’ve got to figure it out.”
    Amy played Tom Hanks’ onscreen wife in 2014’s “Bridge of Spies”. She is also known for her roles as Helene McCready in 2007’s film “Gone Baby Gone”, Beadie Russell on HBO’s series “The Wire”, as well as Holly Flax on NBC’s sitcom “The Office” (2008–2011).

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    Tom Cruise to Move 'Mission: Impossible 7' Filming to Former Secret Military Base After COVID Rant

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    The lead actor and producer of the upcoming action film is reportedly spending millions to build the world’s most secure studio in Surrey, South East England after lashing out at crew members over COVID breach.

    Dec 28, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Tom Cruise is once again willing to go great lengths to ensure the safety of the cast and crew of “Mission: Impossible VII” while filming on the movie continues on. Following his on-set rant due to breach of COVID-19 protocols, the actor/producer is said to be building a COVID-19 secure studio at a former military base.
    Per reported by The Sun, the Ethan Hunt depicter is spending millions to complete the new set at the former top secret military base in Surrey, South East England. When completed, the modified tank design base Longcross is hoped to be the world’s most COVID-secure studio.
    Cruise was caught launching into a profanity-laden tirade at crew members on the set in Leavesden, Herts earlier this month, after allegedly seeing two crew members standing too close to one another in front of a computer screen. In an audio obtained by The Sun, the 58-year-old actor was heard yelling at the crew, “I don’t ever want to see it again. Ever! And if you don’t do it, you’re fired, and I see you do it again you’re f**king gone. And if anyone in this crew does it… And you, don’t you ever f**king do it again. That’s it. No apologies.”

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    Following the rant, Cruise reportedly took a break from filming the action movie for an early Christmas holiday. Friday, December 18 was reportedly his last day on the set for the year end and he reportedly planned to take his private jet to Miami, Florida where he would spend some time with his son Connor.
    “Tom has decided he’s ready for a break and is now going to wind up filming for 2020 on Friday, and fly to Miami over the weekend on his private jet to spend Christmas with his son,” a source told The Sun. “It’s the end of a really tough year, and a bit of time out seems like a good idea for everyone as tensions have been mounting for a while.”
    Meanwhile, some crew members have come in Cruise’s defense following the rant. “Tom helped set up the COVID protocol. Of course, he takes it personally when the protocol is broken,” a source from the U.K. production explained. “In all the years of filming the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise, no one has ever even heard Tom raise his voice. He is usually just laser-focused on filming. This movie is very different though. He has to film while making sure everyone stays safe.”
    Cruise was previously reported to have paid £500,000 to rent an old cruise ship for the cast and crew of “M: I 7” to isolate on.

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