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    Jeannie Mai Proud of 'Dancing With the Stars' Journey After Hospitalization Forced Her Exit

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    Producers of the dancing competition series announces that the sudden departure of ‘The Real’ co-host propel them to only eliminate one couple from the show this week.

    Nov 3, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Jeannie Mai has pulled out of “Dancing with the Stars” after being hospitalised with epiglottis.
    The 41-year-old is leaving the reality TV competition series after seeking medical attention for the potentially life-threatening inflammatory condition that can cause swelling and block airflow to the lungs, ABC reported on Monday, November 02.
    “My doctors discovered a health concern with my throat which requires immediate attention and surgery,” she said in a statement to “Good Morning America”.
    “I am heartbroken that my ‘DWTS’ journey has to end here. The last several weeks have been an amazing learning experience. I have pushed myself to new limits physically and mentally, and I am so proud of how far we’ve come.”

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    Adding a nod to her pro partner Brandon Armstrong, she said, “I can’t thank my partner Brandon enough for being so supportive and believing in me. I also want to thank MAI fans who voted every week and I wish everyone else in the competition the best of luck!”

    Jeannie was competing with professional dancer Brandon Armstrong on the show and, following her sudden departure, producers have opted to only eliminate one couple from the show this week.
    “Jeannie has inspired us, along with millions of fans, with her energy and dedication,” they added in a statement. “We wish her a full and speedy recovery. Since Jeannie had to withdraw from the competition, tonight’s show will feature the eight remaining couples and a single elimination.”
    Rapper Nelly, “Selling Sunset”‘s Chrishell Stause, Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean and Disney Channel actress Skai Jackson are among those competing in the current 29th season.

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    'RHOP': Dr. Wendy Osefo Calls Out Karen Huger Over Her 'Constant Jabs'

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    The doctor decides to confront her ‘The Real Housewives of Potomac’ co-star when they and other Housewives are invited to do a photoshoot for Robyn Dixon’s hat line, Embellished.

    Nov 2, 2020
    AceShowbiz – In the Sunday, November 1 episode of “The Real Housewives of Potomac”, a new feud erupted. After Monique Samuels and Candiace Dillard’s drama, it was fellow cast members Dr. Wendy Osefo and Karen Huger who were involved in a heated argument.
    The episode kicked off with Gizelle Bryant asking Karen about her marital problems with her husband Ray after Wendy told her and Robyn Dixon in last week’s episode that Karen appeared to resent Ray for using her own money to get him out of tax trouble. When Gizelle told Karen that Wendy made it sound that the whole thing drove her “stressful” because she “wanted the money back from [Ray],” Karen quickly denied.
    “That’s a reach…you’re saying Wendy said that?” she asked Gizelle. Later in a confessional, Karen slammed Wendy for saying such things to others. “Ray and I are going through a lot and for Wendy to take that information that I shared with her back to Gizelle and make it gossip and make fun of it is not cool. It’s not alright,” Karen shared.
    Although Karen told Gizelle and Robyn that she and Wendy “were going to be fine,” she proceeded to question the latter’s career and also imitate her walk. “I don’t know anything about blackouts or fits of anger,” Karen said, referring to Monique, who said she “blacked out” during her physical fight with Candiace. “This is medical … She says she’s a doctor … she’s not a medical doctor and she was speaking authoritatively to me.”

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    Meanwhile, Wendy responded to being called “ignorant” by Karen for trying to make the latter hold Monique accountable for her fight with Candiace. “I am tired of Karen’s constant jabs, and I’m not ignorant,” she said in a confessional in the episode. “For me to even get these degrees, it was a struggle. I got two of these degrees while pregnant. I lost my dad while getting my doctorate and even through all those struggles, I never quit.”
    Wendy then confronted Karen when they and other Housewives were invited to do a photoshoot for Robyn’s hat line, Embellished. “Karen, I spoke to Robyn and Gizelle. I find it odd that you were talking about me being a doctor and mimicking me, and you don’t even have one degree and I have four,” she said. “I am not one to brag about my degrees, [but] less than two percent of [people in] the world have [a PhD]. You always talk about uplifting women, well, goddammit, it’s an accomplishment to have a PhD. You should be uplifting it.”
    In response to that, Karen replied, “Let’s be very clear, you and I, each time we have an issue, it’s based on an interpretation of what I said to someone. It’s always taken out of context and said with a hint of funk to it. Understand that I understand the power of education. I come from an extremely educated family and even though I don’t have a degree.” She added, “I’m one of those people that succeed [without a degree]. There’s a lot of people in this country that do not have degrees.”
    Karen revealed in another confessional interview that she was more upset with Gizelle for “twisting” her words. “I think Gizelle twisting my words is an indicator that something’s not right in her personal relationship with Jamal,” she said. “Anytime she starts twisting her words, it tells me her s**t is not right. I’m going to forgive Wendy and I’m going to look straight at Gizelle and say, ‘What’s going on in your life?’ ”
    During the photoshoot, Karen also denied questioning Wendy’s career, though she admitted to doing an impersonation of her. She then showed everyone how exactly she “mimicked” Wendy, prompting Wendy and others to laugh it off.

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    Tamar Braxton's Sisters Defend Themselves for Addressing Her Suicide Attempt on TV Show

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    Traci, Trina, and Towanda Braxton sit down for an interview to talk about their younger sister Tamar’s angry reaction to the ‘Braxton Family Values’ trailer.

    Nov 2, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The Braxton sisters responded after Tamar Braxton was upset by the trailer of the family reality TV show “Braxton Family Values” for addressing her suicide attempt. Older sisters Traci, Trina, and Towanda Braxton defended themselves as they talked to Claudia Jordan on Fox Soul’s “Out Loud”.
    They began by revealing that they found out about Tamar’s hospitalization via social media. Trina said she was disappointed, “For someone else to tell me the story of something that happened to my own family is very disheartening and as family member.”
    Without mentioning Tamar’s former boyfriend David Adefeso who was with her when she was rushed to hospital, Trina continued, “I would not have allowed that 911 call to happen the way that it did.” She continued, “Things would have gone differently had we known at the time it happened.”

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    She went on to address Tamar’s angry comments after the trailer was released. “During season 7 of Braxton Family Values, we do not talk about Tamar’s physical or mental health,” she said. “We talk about how it affected us. But we do not physically address Tamar’s hurt, pain, or experience. We can’t speak to that. Tamar has her own story to tell and it’s very important for Tamar to tell her story in her way whenever she decides to tell it.”
    Towanda described it as a “damn if you do, damn if you don’t” situation. “If we didn’t say anything, we’re insensitive,” she claimed. The show “definitely touched on how we experienced it and how we felt when we found out about it,” she added, “And I don’t think anything’s wrong with that.”
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    Trina additionally said it’s “completely unfair and unwarranted” to attack them as a family. She explained, “We did not make that 911 call. We did not say anything to the media in regards to Tamara’s situation. We did not openly say anything about what’s happening with Tamar’s situation, except for the fact that we love her and we’re for her and we’re in her corner, and yet we’re the ones being ostracized when we’re not the ones putting things openly in the media.”

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    Whoopi Goldberg Forced 'Sister Act' Bosses to Address Pay Disparities

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    The co-host of ‘The View’ says she made herself absent from filming by feigning sickness in order to get the ‘Sister Act’ producers to address the pay disparities.

    Nov 2, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Whoopi Goldberg forced “Sister Act” producers to address pay disparities among the cast by taking days off “sick.”
    The actress starred as Deloris Van Cartier in 1992’s “Sister Act”, which depicts a lounge singer who is forced to join a convent after being placed in the Witness Protection Program, and its 1993 sequel “Sister Act 2: Back In the Habit”.
    Speaking during the Vulture festival this week (ends01Nov20), the 64-year-old “The View” host revealed that in order to show producers that the nuns on set deserved greater pay, she made herself absent from filming.
    “The ladies hadn’t gotten everything I thought they should have gotten – the nuns,” she explained. “They were older women. They were women who I felt…should be able to go and have dinner and not be worried about paying hotels or whatever it was.”

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    To fight the wage gap, Whoopi admitted she “fell ill for a day or two” until the producers took notice and promptly resolved the issue, raising the fee for the nuns who were aged up to 82 years old.
    “I got sick,” Whoopi shared. “I would never go on strike. But if my coughing and sneezing coincided with our brief problem… they fixed it and it was great.”
    The star previously told fans she’s “working diligently to try to figure out how to get the gang together and come back” for a third “Sister Act” movie.
    Of why the third installment of the popular comedy films didn’t come a lot sooner, Goldberg explained, “For a long time they kept saying no one wanted to see it.” But those movie execs have apparently changed their minds as the 64-year-old added, “… and then quite recently it turns out that may not be true, people might want to see it.”

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    'Supergirl' Star Laura Benanti Joins 'Gossip Girl' Reboot

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    The Broadway actress has been officially announced to join the upcoming ‘Gossip Girl’ revamp starring Emily Alyn Lind, Whitney Peak, Eli Brown, and Jason Gotay.

    Nov 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Laura Benanti has joined the cast of HBO Max’s “Gossip Girl” reboot.
    Benanti, who is best known for her Broadway career and has also worked on TV shows like “Supergirl”, “Younger”, and “Nashville”, is joining the ensemble cast, though little is known about her character, reported Deadline.
    The new “Gossip Girl” series is set to feature fashion blogger-turned-actress Tavi Gevinson, Thomas Doherty, Adam Chanler-Berat, and Zion Moreno.
    Joshua Safran will serve as showrunner after previously executive producing the original show, which ran from 2007 to 2012 and turned Blake Lively, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, and Leighton Meester into stars.

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    The popular teen drama was set to premiere this autumn (20) but, as cameras had yet to start rolling on the project prior to the pandemic, it has been pushed to 2021.
    The upcoming project is also expected to feature “Code Black” actress Emily Alyn Lind, “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” star Whitney Peak, Eli Brown, and Broadway actor Jason Gotay.
    The only original star confirmed to return for the remake is Kristen Bell. The “Frozen” star lent her voice to the hit teen drama from 2007 to 2012, and now she will return to the franchise to help tell the stories of a new generation of New York City-based private school teens.
    The “Gossip Girl” revamp will be set eight years after the events of the previous six-season run, which was based on Cecily von Ziegesar’s young adult novels.

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    Maggie Smith Set to Return for 'Downton Abbey' Movie Sequel

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    The ‘Harry Potter’ actress has been confirmed to reprise her role as the Dowager Countess of Grantham in the upcoming second installment of the big screen adaptation.

    Nov 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Maggie Smith is returning to screens for the forthcoming “Downton Abbey” movie sequel.
    Smith stars as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham in the hugely popular franchise, but her involvement in the new project was uncertain following a moving scene in the last film where she told her granddaughter that she was sick and “may not have long to live.”
    Despite sources claiming producers are worried it would be impractical for Smith, who turns 86 in December, to return amid the pandemic, according to the MailOnline she’s agreed to appear in the flick.

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    She’ll be joined by her screen family, including Hugh Bonneville’s Lord Grantham and Elizabeth McGovern as his wife Cora. Her granddaughter Lady Mary, played by Michelle Dockery, will also return, along with Matthew Goode as her husband Henry.
    Meanwhile, Jim Carter’s Mr Carson, Phyllis Logan’s Mrs Carson nee Hughes, Brendan Coyle’s Mr Bates and his wife Anna, played by Joanne Froggatt, will also be back, alongside Imelda Staunton’s Maud, Lady Bagshaw and Tuppence Middleton as Lucy Smith, who joined the cast for the first movie.
    The film will shoot from March until May next year under strict Covid-19 safety protocols. Creator Julian Fellowes has been “polishing” the screenplay during the lockdown.
    The first film based on the British hit drama series of the same name was released in 2019, four years after the TV show concluded. Serving as a continuation of the TV series, the big screen adaptation grossed $194 million worldwide against the budget $13 – 20 million.

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    Jodie Turner-Smith to Play Queen of England in New Tudor TV Series

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    The ‘Queen and Slim’ actress has been officially announced to portray the ill-fated Anne Boleyn in a television psychological thriller about the British monarch.

    Nov 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – British actress Jodie Turner-Smith is to play Anne Boleyn in a groundbreaking new TV series about British monarch Henry VIII’s second wife.
    The “Queen & Slim” star, who is of Jamaican heritage, will play Anne in the new three-part psychological thriller, which will air on U.K. network Channel 5, according to Deadline.
    With the working title “Anne Boleyn”, the show will reportedly follow her downfall from Henry’s much loved Queen to her beheading, and shine a feminist light on the brutal reality of a patriarchal Tudor society.
    It will also examine how her failure to give Henry a male heir affected her standing and her battle to secure the future of her daughter, the future Queen Elizabeth I.

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    On taking on the role, Turner-Smith says, “Delving deeper into Anne Boleyn’s immense strengths while examining her fatal weaknesses and vulnerabilities, Eve’s scripts immediately captured my imagination.”
    Producers Faye Ward and Hannah Farrell, add: “We feel that history has side-lined the voice of this ambitious Queen in favour of the men who brought her down, and that Lynsey Miller’s beautiful, intimate vision will put Anne’s gaze at the heart of the piece.”
    An air date for the show, made by ViacomCBS, is yet to be announced.
    Jodie Turner-Smith, 34, took a break this year as she’s pregnant with her first child. She gave birth to a baby girl in April, four months after she tied the knot with Joshua Jackson.
    She was last seen on the big screen last year with “Queen & Slim” and on TV with “Jett”. Her next movies include action thriller “Without Remorse” and sci-fi drama “After Yang”.

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    'Black Panther' Star Says Marvel All-Female Superhero Film Is 'Only a Matter of Time'

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    Letitia Wright claims Marvel bosses don’t need any convincing to do an all-female superhero blockbuster movie as they have secretly begun to develop the project.

    Nov 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Black Panther” star Letitia Wright is convinced Marvel bosses are secretly plotting an all-female “Avengers” blockbuster.
    The actress, who appeared as Shuri in a string of Marvel movies, including “Black Panther”, “Avengers: Infinity War”, and “Avengers: Endgame”, has already seen the wheels rolling on the potential project, and insists a big girl power announcement is imminent.
    “I don’t think we have to fight for it,” Letitia tells Yahoo Entertainment.
    The star moved on to explain that company COO Kevin Feige and Marvel Cinematic Universe producer Victoria Alonso have already made it clear that they want to see the movie.
    “She (Alonso) is very strong about spearheading it, alongside Kevin (Feige),” Letitia says. “It’s only a matter of time before they do it.”

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    Letitia is already envisioning a dream line-up for the all-women “Avengers” spin-off that includes her “Black Panther” co-stars, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o, and Angela Basset, as well as characters from other realms of the Marvel universe, including Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie and Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel.
    “Definitely have to have Captain Marvel,” Wright smiles.
    However, the future of the Black Panther franchise hangs in the balance following the death of the film’s star, Chadwick Boseman.
    Letitia recently confessed she can’t imagine another film without the actor.
    “We’re just still mourning Chad, so it’s not something I even want to think about,” she told Porter magazine. “The thought of doing it without him is kinda strange.”

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