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    Tucker Carlson's Head Writer Quits After Exposed to Make Racist and Sexist Comments Online

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    Blake Neff who worked on Fox News’ ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ has resigned after it’s revealed he used N-word and made derogatory comments about a woman under a pseudonym.
    Jul 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Blake Neff, one of Tucker Carlson’s top writers for his Fox news show, has stepped down after a string of controversial posts were uncovered online.
    Bosses at CNN Business discovered remarks from Blake in an online forum, sharing racist and sexist material under a pseudonym. Among several posts, they confirmed he used the N-word and derided a woman for being a “megashrew.”
    After uncovering the unsavoury remarks, officials at the organisation contacted Blake for a statement on his comments, but a network spokesperson revealed that he had resigned the following day. Tucker could not be reached for comment.
    One of the comments in question showed Blake deriding a woman and posting information about her dating life as he invited others to mock her and invade her privacy.
    Another, made in the wake of ongoing Black Lives Matter protests worldwide, saw Blake write that the only people who care about changing the name of the NFL’s Washington Redskins are “white libs and their university-‘educated’ pets.”
    Tucker has been under fire from stars in recent weeks after he criticised celebrities, including Seth Rogen and Lil Nas X, for donating to bail funds amid protests against systematic racism.
    “F**k this pasty a*shole,” Seth responded, calling the anchor a “white supremacist.”

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    Ian Somerhalder Would Love to Be in New 'Jumanji' Movie as 'The Next Level' Crosses $800M Worldwide

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    The ‘Vampire Diaries’ star congratulates Dwayne Johnson and asks to be in the next movie as the former wrestler is celebrating ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ milestone.
    Jul 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Dwayne Johnson was celebrating on Wednesday (08Jul20), following the news that his movie sequel “Jumanji: The Next Level” has passed the $800 million (£640 million) mark in worldwide box office takings.
    Sharing an article from Deadline about the milestone, Johnson, also known as The Rock, wrote on his Instagram page, “This was a nice surprising call to get this morning. JUMANJI’s still going strong.”
    “First of all, THANK YOU. Secondly, I’m always grateful to see our JUMANJI having that unique, fun magic and mana for families around the (world) to enjoy. Our entire team will work even harder to make the next JUMANJI the best one yet. #showmeyoursmolder.”

    While it has yet to be confirmed whether or not a third movie in the franchise will be made, the ending of the last film leaves things open for a further tale, and Dwayne’s post seems to hint things are looking positive for a follow-up.
    And “The Vampire Diaries” star Ian Somerhalder will be front and centre if there’s a casting call for the next movie.
    Responding to Johnson’s Instagram post about the “Jumanji” success, he replied, “Congrats man! Umm, can I be in the next one?!”

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    Kevin Costner and 'Yellowstone' Co-Stars Ordered to Two-Week Quarantine Ahead of Montana Filming

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    Creator and director Taylor Sheridan claims to have spoken extensively with Governor Steve Bullock about his plans to start shooting the new series of the western drama.
    Jul 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Kevin Costner and his “Yellowstone” castmates have been ordered to quarantine for two weeks in rural Montana before they can start shooting the new series of the western drama.
    Creator and director Taylor Sheridan has spoken to the state’s Governor, Steve Bullock, about his filming plans and the official has green lighted the shoot as long as the cast and crew self-isolate upon arrival and then stay away from locals.
    “We’re supposed to start mid-August, and we’re putting that together as best we can,” Sheridan tells Deadline. “I’m fortunate that this show shoots on a ranch in Montana. We’re going to shoot exclusively there this year, or in and around it.”
    “We’ve got the crew and the cast up there, and it’s in an area of the state that has no active cases now. As long as we’re very careful to not bring any in… Once we’re there we’ll be very cautious about how we move. The best thing we can do for the community is limit our interaction with them, really, for now. And everyone will just stay there for the duration.”
    “I’ve spoken with the Governor extensively about how to mitigate this. He was very fair and also very aware that Los Angeles is a hot spot (for the coronavirus), and that’s where a fair amount of our crew and most of our cast lives. So he said, ‘Hey, look, bring them in, quarantine them for two weeks, test them when they get here, test them when they leave, and just ask them to stay on your set or at their home until that time. And keep a programme of very rigid testing as you’re going’, which is what we’ll do.”
    “I’ve spent a lot of time talking with my friend Tyler Perry, who is in a similar situation in that he’s starting up (production) very soon. He has his own studio, I don’t. He sent me some video the other day where he’s building housing on his lot, where the cast and crew and everyone can stay right there, with a restaurant and everything. We’re both debating the pros and cons of building a cantina and anything else we can do to get through this.”

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    'Jurassic World: Dominion' NOT Shutting Down Production Amid Reports of Crew's COVID-19 Diagnoses

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    Universal Pictures denies reports that the movie production is suffering another shutdown due to positive COVID-19 tests among the crew, just days after filming resumed in the U.K.
    Jul 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Jurassic World: Dominion” is not shutting down production again amid reports of its crew’s COVID-19 diagnoses. Universal Pictures has spoken up to deny the news which claimed that filming was halted again, just days after the movie resumed production in the U.K., after several crew members tested positive for the disease.
    “Universal Pictures Any reports indicating that ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ has halted production are categorically untrue,” said a Universal spokesperson. “The production is in its fifth day of shooting today, and we’re thrilled to be back in front of the camera on this incredible project.”
    The studio, however, didn’t address the claim about the crew members who tested positive for coronavirus.
    Earlier on Friday, July 10, rumors began circulating among U.K.’s tabloids that more than one crew member had tested positive after production resumed on July 6 at the Pinewood Studios. A source told The Sun, “This was the last thing anyone expected so soon. Everyone was excited about getting things back up and running on set but this has totally derailed that. There are millions and millions of pounds at stake here. Nobody wants more long delays.”
    As a result, producers, who have put in place stringent testing and measures aimed at keeping the set safe, were reportedly holding crisis talks.
    At the same time, Sam Neill, who has flown to England from New Zealand for the movie production, said that he has voluntarily gone into a 14-day quarantine before joining the cast and crew on the set. “I feel it’s incumbent upon me to do so,” he told The Guardian. “It’s only fair.”
    The production on “Jurassic World: Dominion” had kicked off in February and moved to England in March, before it was shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak. As the British government has waived quarantine restrictions for those working on major Hollywood productions in the country, the production on the “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” sequel was scheduled to restart in July. Earlier this month, lead actor Chris Pratt confirmed he has been back at work to film the movie after months in quarantine.
    Also starring Bryce Dallas Howard and original stars Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, the third “Jurassic World” movie has Colin Trevorrow returning as director. The movie is set for a June 21, 2021 release in the United States.

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    Ricky Gervais Says 'The Office' Would Have Sparked Fury Today Due to Easily-Offended People

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    The star of the original British television comedy series says the show would have been canceled today as producers would be intimidated by ‘outrage mobs.’
    Jul 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Ricky Gervais wouldn’t make his hit TV comedy “The Office” today as BBC bosses would be too scared of “outrage mobs” to air it.
    “The Office” ran for two series on the BBC from 2001, spawning its own hit U.S. spin-off and a 2016 movie, “Life on the Road”.
    However, he says that much of the show’s comedy, which was based around his character, bumbling executive David Brent’s insensitivity and obnoxiousness, would be lost today as people would take the jokes literally and be offended.
    “Now it would suffer because people would take things literally,” the funnyman tells Britain’s Times Radio. “There are these outrage mobs who take things out of context.”
    “This was a show about everything – it was about difference, it was about sex, race, all the things that people fear to even be discussed or talked about now, in case they say the wrong thing and they are cancelled.”
    In fact, he doubts he would have ever been given the chance to make the comedy, as BBC chiefs wouldn’t have the courage to air it.
    “The BBC have got more and more careful, people want to keep their jobs, so would worry about some of the subjects and jokes, even though they were clearly ironic and we were laughing at this buffoon being uncomfortable around difference. I think if this was put out now, some people have lost their sense of irony and context.”
    Gervais has himself come under fire in recent years for his close-to-the-bone sense of humour on social media – but says he can justify every joke he makes.
    “I genuinely think I don’t do anything that deserves to be cancelled,” he adds. “Some people now don’t care about the argument or the issue, they just want to own someone, they want to win the argument. There’s no nuance or discussion any more, it’s just fallen into two tribes of people screaming.”
    The stars’ comments come after 150 leading authors and thinkers, including J.K. Rowling and Salman Rushdie, signed a letter condemning “cancel culture” for stifling freedom of thought.

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    Vivica A. Fox Would Love to See Zendaya in 'Kill Bill' Reboot

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    The original Vernita Green depicter tips the ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ leading lady to portray her onscreen daughter in the rumored upcoming movie remake.
    Jul 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Vivica A. Fox wants Zendaya to play her onscreen daughter in the much rumoured “Kill Bill” reboot.
    The actress, who played Vernita Green in the 2003 movie, shared last month (Jun20) that director Quentin Tarantino and her co-star Uma Thurman were in talks over a return to the franchise, and was later asked who she thinks should play her daughter.
    “I haven’t got any official word… I had a feeling that hopefully (Tarantino) was waiting on (the actress who plays) my daughter to grow up a little bit,” Fox explained to NME.
    “But then I was doing an interview and they asked ‘What young actress would you get to play your daughter?’ and I was like ‘No, Ambrosia (Kelley)!’ but they meant an established actress,” she added, referring to the young actress who played her daughter Nikki in the first film.
    And when prompted for her views on recasting the role, Fox revealed she already had someone in mind
    “So I went, Zendaya! How hot would that be? And that would probably green light this project. Because her and Uma are both very tall, and it would just be kick-butt, and I love her,” she smiled. “Hopefully now we can put that out, like ‘Tarantino, cast Zendaya!’ And spark his interest to put it on the fast track. Wouldn’t it be amazing?”
    While she’s happy to consider new names for her onscreen daughter, the 55 year old, currently starring in movie “Arkansas”, isn’t so keen to see someone else play Vernita.
    “I’d get on the phone with my agent immediately, making sure that I could be a part of it,” she insisted. “Tarantino has a great way of figuring out how to bring a character back even if they died, in a flashback or something. People have been waiting, and I’m in the waiting line too!”

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    'The Batman' Movie to Get Companion TV Show at HBO Max

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    Matt Reeves, the director of the upcoming Caped Crusader movie, has signed a deal and teamed up with ‘Boardwalk Empire’ creator to explore Gotham in a new series for the HBO streaming site.
    Jul 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Matt Reeves will bring his “The Batman” to life on the small screen after signing a new television series deal.
    The director of the much-anticipated new Caped Crusader film, starring Robert Pattinson, is developing a TV companion show, which has been picked up by bosses at new streaming service HBO Max.
    “This is an amazing opportunity, not only to expand the vision of the world I am creating in the film, but to explore it in the kind of depth and detail that only a longform format can afford,” Reeves tells Deadline, revealing he’ll be working alongside writer Terence Winter, “who has written so insightfully and powerfully about worlds of crime and corruption.”
    Winter created hit period drama “Boardwalk Empire”.
    It is unclear whether Pattinson will appear as the Caped Crusader on the TV show as the series may centre around various characters in the Batman story.
    Filming on Reeves’ “The Batman” movie recently resumed in the U.K. following the coronavirus shutdown. It’s due for release in late 2021.

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    '90 Day Fiance': Larissa Dos Santos Lima Says She Misses Being in Relationship With Ex Eric Nichols

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    The TLC personality admits that she’s ‘hopeful’ about their date, adding that she’s been feeling lonely when she sees Eric, with whom she broke up in September 2019 after dating for eight months.
    Jul 11, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Is Larissa Dos Santos Lima trying to get back together with her ex-boyfriend Eric Nichols? In a video from Sunday, July 12 episode of “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” that is obtained by Entertainment Tonight, Larissa can be seen meeting up with Eric at a restaurant, calling it a “date.”
    The TLC personality admits that she’s “hopeful” about their date. She also says that she’s been feeling lonely when she sees him. “I’m very hopeful that he will like me,” Larissa said in a confessional. Additionally, Larissa tells TLC cameras that she cares the most for Eric, much more than she ever felt for ex-husband Colt Johnson.
    “I was always in love with Eric when we were dating, but I decided to break it up with him because of all the kind of relationship problems and I thought that he don’t admire me anymore. But I miss being in relationship with him,” she opens up about Eric, with whom she broke up in September 2019 after dating for eight months. “Eric isn’t perfect, but he always tried to help me out when we were together. And he doesn’t judge me for anything that I did in my life.”
    This arrives after Larissa’s latest interview in which she compared Colt and Eric. “Between Eric and Colt, I pick Eric, of course,” she said in June. “Well, Eric is a Ferrari, and Colt is a Honda from 1980.”
    The Brazilian star went on to say, “Eric and I, we are very complicated because we have kind of the same personality. We always make up, then break up, so it’s very complicated. … Sometimes I just can’t deal with him, he can’t deal with him, and we just blow [up].”
    She then noted it was different from her relationship with Colt, to whom she married in June 2018 before getting divorced in May 2019. “But different from Colt in that it’s not that fight that leads to arrests or something bad, you know? This is the good thing about Eric and I … we never end up in very bad situations. But yes, we have arguments and we have a lot of drama.”

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