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    Andy Cohen on NeNe Leakes' Departure From 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta': 'She Is Always a Blast'

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    The executive producer of the reality series franchise praises the TV star’s contribution in a heartfelt tribute after she announces that she won’t be returning through her YouTube channel.
    Sep 18, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Andy Cohen has reacted to NeNe Leakes’ departure from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” After the original cast member announced that she won’t be returning for upcoming season 13, the executive producer of the reality series franchise gushed over her contribution in a heartfelt tribute.
    On Thursday, September 17, the “Watch What Happens Live” host shared a series of Instagram photos of the two to share the memory he had with the reality star. In the accompaniment of the pictures, he wrote, “Nene Leakes is an icon of the genre. She is a gif and catchphrase machine. In 11 years of #WWHL, Nene has been our most frequent guest, and she is always A BLAST.”
    “Nene nicknamed me ‘Buttercup’ the first day we met, and still calls me that today. Through her whole run, she has always had a serious concern and drive to maintain the success and well-being of #RHOA,” he continued. “I am going to miss Nene on the show, but I’m hoping we work together again soon and will remain in each other’s orbits forever. XO, Buttercup.”

    Andy’s tribute post was soon flooded with reactions from fellow “Real Housewives” stars and other TV personalities. Gizelle Bryant from “The Real Housewives of Potomac” expressed her surprise, “Oh wow….this is sad,” while Marysol Patton from “The Real Housewives of Miami” raved over Nene, “She is the best!! I love her.. great friend through the years!! Hell Yess to the OG’s.” Celebrity fashion stylist Brad Goreski, meanwhile, bemoaned, “2020 is really killing me.”

    Andy Cohen’s famous friends reacted to NeNe Leakes’ exit from ‘RHOA’.
    Before Andy came out with his tribute, NeNe went public about her exit from the popular series via her YouTube channel. “I have been on an extremely, extremely long, exhausting, tiring, emotional negotiation. There’s been a lot of emotion flying from both sides. It has been hard, and I have made the very hard and very difficult decision to not be a part of Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 13”, she divulged. “It wasn’t an easy decision for me. It was hard.”
    NeNe helped launch “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” in 2008. She has since been featured in 10 seasons of the show.

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    Drew Barrymore Takes on Comedy Roles to Survive When Life Gets Tough

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    The ‘Wedding Singer’ actress considers comedy as a ‘medicine’ and ‘survivalist mechanism’ to get through tough times in her personal life as she grew up under public scrutiny.
    Sep 18, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Drew Barrymore turned to comedy roles in an effort to get through tough times in her personal life.
    The 45-year-old endured a troubled and wild youth after shooting to fame as a child star in the 1980s, but rehabilitated her career with a series of well-received romantic comedies in the late 1990s, including “The Wedding Singer” and “Never Been Kissed”.
    Speaking to U.S. late night host Stephen Colbert on Wednesday (16Sep20), the star revealed that she uses comedy and laughter to get through tough periods in her life.
    “Comedy to me was a subconscious survivalist mechanism,” the actress said, adding, “When I was laughing, everything else fell away and the world was awesome, it was okay.”
    Explaining her outlook on life she continued, “I think laughter is medicine, and it’s necessary and we need it.”
    Drew hopes to get audiences laughing with her latest venture – “The Drew Barrymore Show”, a chat vehicle that debuted in the U.S. on CBS on Monday.
    Although she’s delighted to become a chat show queen, the “E.T.” star says she’s had to “go through a lot of different evolutions” before being ready to become a TV host.
    “I don’t think I would have done at least what I’m hopefully excited about doing and capable of now, at any other point,” she explained.
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    Monday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show” featured her “Charlie’s Angels” co-stars Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu, with Adam Sandler, her love interest in “The Wedding Singer”, also paying her a visit.

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    Kate Winslet and Anthony Hopkins Dedicate TIFF Awards to Frontline Workers

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    The ‘Titanic’ actress and the ‘Nixon’ actor are feted at the virtual ceremony of the Toronto International Film Festival along with another winner ‘Nomadland’ director Chloe Zhao.
    Sep 18, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Kate Winslet and Anthony Hopkins dedicated the awards they received at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to frontline workers fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
    The British actors both took part in the second annual TIFF Tribute Awards on Tuesday (15Sep20) night – a ceremony that was conducted virtually due to Covid-19.
    The fundraiser featured an introduction from Martin Scorsese and featured presenters such as Ava DuVernay, Jodie Foster, and Olivia Colman – but the main honourees Anthony and Kate chose to celebrate healthcare workers in their video speeches.
    “To be giving applause to anyone other than those who have and continued to be at the forefront of the battle against this virus across the world does feel decidedly out of place,” Kate, whose film “Ammonite” has screened at the festival, said.
    Expressing her sympathies for those who have lost those close to them to Covid-19, she added, “I’d like to express my deepest sympathies to families and individuals whose lives have been forever altered by this past six months.”
    Anthony also used his speech to thank those who have cared for those afflicted by the disease, saying, “I want to thank frontline workers, first responders, all over the world. This award is yours. So I thank you so much. From the bottom of my heart.”
    Other honourees included director Chloe Zhao, whose film “Nomadland” has been a huge hit at the festival – and she received an introduction from Colin Farrell before accepting the TIFF Ebert Director Award.
    The filmmaker, who is slated to direct the new Marvel movie “The Eternals”, shared after receiving her prize, “I feel incredibly lucky that the people I work with, they’re there when I’m succeeding and they’re there even more when I fail.”
    Canadian singer Shawn Mendes also appeared at the online awards bash – a centrepiece of the festival, which continues until Sunday.

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    Nene Leakes Announces Departure From 'Real Housewives of Atlanta'

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    The ‘Glee’ actress confirms her impending exit from the Bravo reality TV series, announcing that she won’t be returning to the show for the upcoming 13th season.
    Sep 18, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Glee” star Nene Leakes is handing in her “Real Housewives” key after 10 seasons on the franchise’s hit Atlanta, Georgia show.
    The series favourite has announced she will not be returning to the show for its upcoming 13th season.
    “I have been on an extremely, extremely long, exhausting, tiring, emotional negotiation,” she told fans via her YouTube channel on Thursday (17Sep20). “There’s been a lot of emotion flying from both sides. It has been hard, and I have made the very hard and very difficult decision to not be a part of Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 13. It wasn’t an easy decision for me. It was hard.”
    It’s not the first time Nene has stepped away from the show – she wasn’t part of the eighth and ninth seasons, but returned for season 10.
    Leakes helped launch the show in 2008.
    “I’m just so happy that I can say that I was a part of a genre that opened up doors for black ensemble reality shows,” she said.
    A spokesperson for Bravo, the network behind all the Real Housewives shows, says, “We wish NeNe all the best in her future endeavours and thank her for sharing her journey for over a decade with the fans of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She’s been instrumental since the start and will truly be missed.”
    She’s not the only big name to depart the franchise – earlier this month, Denise Richards announced she would be leaving “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” after two seasons.

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    Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2020: 'The Mandalorian' Sweeps Third Night

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    After three out of four nights of the prizegiving events, the ‘Star Wars’ spin-off leads the race, while ‘Watchmen’ and ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ are in tie with four trophies each.
    Sep 17, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Star Wars” spin-off “The Mandalorian” was the big winner at the third of four nightly Creative Arts Emmy Awards celebrations on Wednesday night (September 16.
    The acclaimed Disney+ series picked up five honours to lead the Emmys race so far, while “Watchmen” picked up four trophies to tie with second-placed “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, which picked up two awards on Monday and another pair on Tuesday night.
    Wednesday’s categories included cinematography, editing and production design to costumes and hairstyling.
    The four-night virtual prizegiving will wrap up on Thursday and there will be a live ceremony celebrating all the winners on Saturday night, on the eve of the Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on Sunday, September 20.
    The Creative Arts Emmy Awards night three winners list is:
    Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More): “The Handmaid’s Tale” – Episode: “Household” (Hulu)
    Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour): “The Mandalorian” – Episode: “Chapter 1: The Mandalorian” (Disney+)
    Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation: “The Mandalorian” – Episode: “Chapter 1: The Mandalorian” (Disney+)
    Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour): “Stranger Things” – Episode: “Chapter Eight: The Battle Of Starcourt” (Netflix)
    Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie: “Watchmen” – Episode: “This Extraordinary Being” (HBO)
    Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation: “The Mandalorian” – Episode: “Chapter 2: The Child” (Disney+)
    Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie: “Watchmen” – Episode: “A God Walks In To Abar” (HBO)
    Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series: “Succession” – Episode: “This Is Not For Tears” (HBO)
    Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series: “One Day At A Time” – Episode: “Boundaries” (Pop TV))
    Outstanding Period Costumes: “The Crown” – Episode: “Cri De Coeur” (Netflix)
    Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes: “Watchmen” – Episode: “It’s Summer And We’re Running Out Of Ice” (HBO)
    Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special: “Star Trek: Picard” – Episode: “Absolute Candor” (CBS All Access)
    Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-prosthetic): “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” – Episode: “It’s Comedy Or Cabbage” (Amazon Prime Video)
    Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling: “Black-ish” – Episode: “Hair Day” (ABC)
    Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-camera Series (Half-hour): “The Mandalorian” – Episode: “Chapter 7: The Reckoning” (Disney+)
    Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-camera Series: “The Ranch” – Episode: “It Ain’t My Fault” (Netflix)
    Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie: “Watchmen” – Episode: “This Extraordinary Being”, (HBO)
    Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role: “Vikings” – Episode: “The Best Laid Plans” (History)
    Outstanding Special Visual Effects: “The Mandalorian” – Episode: “Chapter 2: The Child” (Disney+)

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    'The Godfather'-Inspired Series Developed at Streaming Service

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    A new web series inspired by the classic gangster movie fronted by Marlon Brando and Al Pacino has been in the works with the original producer as an executive producer.
    Sep 17, 2020
    AceShowbiz – A series inspired by “The Godfather” is in the works as part of a rebranding of CBS ALL ACCESS as Paramount Plus.
    Set to launch next year (21), one of the new network’s big show will be “The Offer”, a scripted limited event series based on Oscar-winning producer Al Ruddy’s experiences of making the classic gangster film.
    The 10-episode project will be co-written and executive produced by Escape at Dannemora screenwriter Michael Tolkin, while Ruddy will serve as executive producer.
    Also among the new offerings at the network are a reboot of “The Game”, a spin-off of sitcom “Girlfriends”, featuring Mara Brock Akil, and CIA drama series “Lioness”.

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    Jim Carrey In Talks to Play Joe Biden on 'Saturday Night Live'

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    The ‘Batman Forever’ actor is reportedly close to being signed on for the upcoming installment of ‘SNL’ to portray Donald Trump’s opponent in the Presidential election.
    Sep 17, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Jim Carrey is in talks to portray Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential opponent, Joe Biden, when sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” returns to TV for a 45th season next month (Oct20).
    Alec Baldwin will reprise his role as the President on the show while former “SNL” regular Maya Rudolph will be back as Biden’s running mate and potential vice president Kamala Harris, and the programme’s long-running executive producer, Lorne Michaels, reveals he’s close to landing Carrey as Barack Obama’s number two.
    “Maya Rudolph is coming back, and Alec will be back, and I think Jim Carrey is going to do Biden,” Lorne tells Vulture. “There was some interest on his part. And then we responded, obviously, positively. But it came down to discussions about what the take was. He and (SNL regular) Colin Jost had a bunch of talks. He and I as well. He will give the part energy and strength.”
    Biden was previously portrayed by Jason Sudeikis on the sketch show.
    “Saturday Night Live” will return to TV screens on 3 October (20).

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    Jason Derulo Develops Superhero Movie

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    The ‘Savage Love’ hitmaker is working on his own superhero film revolving around a crime-fighting character named Uzo he introduced on the wildly-popular TikTok.
    Sep 17, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Jason Derulo is penning a script for a movie featuring his TikTok superhero alter ego Uzo.
    The R&B superstar has been an early adopter on TikTok, with the videosharing app propelling “Savage Love”, his track with fellow TikTok star Jawsh 365, to number one in the U.K. charts.
    Now the “Cats” star has bigger ambitions – saying he wants to make a movie about the crime-fighting character he has debuted on the app – and has been working with movie scribes to bring his dream to life.
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    “I have been screenwriting with some really cool writers and learning a lot, I love building stuff from nothing,” he tells Britain’s Daily Star newspaper.
    “I love creating stories and it’s just about seeing them through now and what will be the first big initial break-out movie or television show, it’s about finding the right one.”
    Discussing his superhero character’s popularity and why he thinks he’s onto a winner, Jason adds, “I have been teasing on TikTok, and that has like 100 million views in four videos. So I thought damn, I need to take this seriously and so I have been working on a longer form and we’re seeing what we can do.”

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