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    Alicia Keys Tapped to Host Nickelodeon's 'Nick News' Specials

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    Set to debut on June 29, ‘Kids, Race and Unity’ aims to ‘amplify the voices and experiences of Black children across the country’ and will feature the leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement.
    Jun 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Bosses at kids TV network Nickelodeon are bringing back “Nick News” for a series of specials hosted by Alicia Keys.
    The original programme was hosted by journalist Linda Ellerbee for 25 years before she retired in 2016, and featured discussions on current events like the 9/11 terrorist attacks, HIV/AIDS, and Hurricane Katrina, all tailored for youngsters.
    Now the Emmy Award-winning series is set to return for the special “Kids, Race and Unity”, which will highlight the current discussions surrounding race in America.
    Set to debut on 29 June at 7pm ET on Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons the show, hosted by Keys, will “amplify the voices and experiences of Black children across the country amid current events”, according to a press release from representatives at the network.
    “‘Kids, Race and Unity’ will feature the leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement answering questions from kids, offer tools for families to have constructive conversations about race and inclusivity, and highlight teen activists who are fighting racial injustice.”

    Keys will also sit down with a variety of guests, including Black Lives Matter co-founders Patrisse Cullors and Alicia Garza, young protest singer and viral sensation Keedron Bryant, and the teens who founded Teens4Equality.

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    '#blackAF' Creator Explains Why He Believes His Show Deserves an Emmy

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    Kenya Barris, who is also behind the hit comedy ‘Black-ish’, argues that the content of the Netflix series speaks to the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.
    Jun 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – New Netflix show “#blackAF” deserves an Emmy because “there’s not another show” that better reflects America’s current racial turbulence, according to creator Kenya Barris.
    The writer/producer, who is also behind the hit comedy “Black-ish”, insists he has never chased awards or critical acclaim – until now, because no one else is making content which speaks to the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.
    “In terms of the polarizing nature of the show,” Barris tells The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, “I feel like the reason this show should get an Emmy – and I’ve never cared and I’ve never said this before about anything I’ve done – is because that is what art is.
    “There’s not another show right now that you can look back at, with what we’re going through (in the U.S.)… Black-ish never was awarded (an Emmy) because ‘the cool cable shows’ were taking it. This is the cool cable show!”.

    In #BlackAF, Kenya plays an exaggerated version of himself, alongside Rashida Jones as his wife, and he admits there is room for improvement in one area.
    “I’m a crappy actor,” he explains. “I got better, but I feel like some of that crappy acting actually helped the role. A true actor couldn’t have played that role. It would not have been the same show.”

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    'AGT': A Contestant Terrifies Sofia Vergara With Crazy Stunt

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    ‘I’ve never seen anything more horrible!’ the judge tells Chef Boy Bonez, who makes her scared so much that she trips and falls onto some audience members because of his performance.
    Jun 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “America’s Got Talent” aired its new episode on Tuesday, June 23. In the new outing, one contestant stole the attention of the judges, Sofia Vergara, Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel and Eric Stonestreet, who filled in for sick Heidi Klum. However, it was not in a good way.
    Chef Boy Bonez took the stage to show off his rapping skills. But it was his disturbing eye trick that received so much attention. He approached the judges’ panel before unexpectedly popping out his eye balls in front of Sofia, much to her surprise.
    She quickly stood up and went to the back because of the terrifying sight. She was so scared that she tripped and fell onto some audience members. The “Modern Family” star stayed sitting on the lap of some until the wild performance was over. Meanwhile, Eric yelled, “I can’t look! They are still out! Put them back in!”
    “I’ve never seen anything more horrible!” Sofia hilariously told the Chef Boy Bonez following the performance. He then responded, “Horrible?!” and popped his eyes at her again. “You’re gonna hurt yourself! How was I the only one that gave him an X?” she exclaimed.
    The Colombian star pushed her X buzzer for Chef Boy Bonez, hoping to eliminate him. However, the other judges gave him a yes. “I think there’s a market for this,” Simon argued. “I always say this: Without acts like you, we don’t exist. So I’m going to kick us off with a yes (vote).”
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    “Eric, don’t betray me,” Sofia told Eric, who then responded, “This is ridiculous. I don’t deserve this. Heidi deserves this. I’ll tell you what. This is probably the only day I’m going to be here this season, so I’m going to torture the rest of you guys with a ‘yes.’ ”
    Also among those who auditioned that night were Extreme Dance Force, comedian Ty Barnett, Australian singer Annie Jones, Nashville guitar player Jesse Krame and Bone Breakers.

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    'Lucifer' Gets Renewed for Sixth and Final Season

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    Originally set to conclude with the fifth season, the supernatural drama series starring Tom Ellis has been unraveled to be getting another run from Netflix.
    Jun 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Netflix hit “Lucifer” has been renewed for a sixth and final season after bosses at the streaming service announced season five would be the last.
    The series, in which Tom Ellis plays the devil, was set to conclude with the fifth season, which is set to air in August (20), but fans were given the good news on Tuesday, June 22 when it was revealed another run is being planned via the show’s official Twitter account.
    “the devil made us do it. #lucifer will return for a sixth and final season. like, FINAL final,” the post reads.

    “Lucifer” moved to Netflix in 2018 after it was cancelled by executives at FOX. Season five has been split into two parts and there is currently no premiere date set for the second half.
    The show also stars Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, DB Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, and Rachael Harris.

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    Keanu Reeves Praised by Winona Ryder for Refusing to Yell Insults at Her on 'Dracula' Set

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    The ‘Destination Wedding’ actress reveals that director Francis Ford Coppola instructed her co-star as well as Richard E. Grant and Anthony Hopkins to do so to make her cry for a scene.
    Jun 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Keanu Reeves refused to follow Francis Ford Coppola’s direction to verbally abuse Winona Ryder to make her cry for a scene in “Dracula”.
    The actress recounted the difficult experience on set, revealing Reeves defended her to the filmmaker after he instructed “The Matrix” star, Richard E. Grant and Anthony Hopkins to shout at her for the sequence in the 1992 film.
    The 48-year-old tells The Sunday Times, Coppola shouted, “You whore!” to try to make Winona emotional and insisted the others join in.
    “To put it in context I’m supposed to be crying,” Ryder said. “Literally, Richard E. Grant, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu … Francis was trying to get all of them to yell things that would make me cry, but Keanu wouldn’t, Anthony wouldn’t. … It just didn’t work.”
    She added: “I was, like, really? It kind of did the opposite.”
    The experience was the start of a longterm friendship with Reeves and despite her difficult time on set with Coppola, she insists they are “good now.”
    Ryder and Reeves went on to appear in “A Scanner Darkly” in 2006, “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” in 2009, and 2018’s “Destination Wedding”.
    The “Reality Bites” star revisited lighter times on the set of “Dracula” in 2018 when she shared that she and Reeves, who wed in the film, may actually be married as Coppola “used a real Romanian priest” for the scene.

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    Maggie Smith Likely to Ditch 'Downton Abbey' Movie Sequel Due to Covid-19 Concerns

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    The 85-year-old actress may not be able to reprise her role for the next ‘Downton Abbey’ film because of the higher risk posed to the elderly by the coronavirus.
    Jun 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Maggie Smith will reportedly be unable to reprise her role in the sequel to the “Downton Abbey” movie due to fears it will be unsafe for her to be on set due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
    The first film, released last year, concluded with her character, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, not having long to live, but it was thought she would appear in the sequel for a final farewell
    However, producers fear she will not be able to return as she will be 86 when filming starts next year 2021 and it will not be safe for her to be on set due to the risk posed to the elderly by the coronavirus.
    “Before lockdown, the hope was that Dame Maggie was considering a return for the sequel,” a source at the film’s studio, Focus Features tells British newspaper The Sun.
    “There was a genuine ­feeling that even having her return for just a flashback would leave fans delighted. Safety has to be their top priority and she will be 86 by next year. Everyone’s hands are tied.”
    “She has been the spirit and heart of the Downton project for years so it will be really sad if they can’t make it work.”
    The movie, which was a major hit – repeating the success Downton had as a TV period drama, earned more than $192 million in cinemas, with creator Julian Fellowes keen to proceed with a sequel.

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    Loni Love Talks About Being Blamed for Tamar Braxton's 'The Real' Firing in New Book

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    The comedian also explains why she thinks that the whole controversy ‘really tarnished’ the show and shares that she did try to reach out to Tamar to clear things up but got no response.
    Jun 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Loni Love is telling her truth in her new memoir, “I Tried to Change So You Don’t Have to”. In addition to telling stories about her childhood and dating mishaps, Loni addressed her career journey which included the whole controversy surrounding Tamar Braxton’s sudden firing in 2016 from “The Real” that most people believed had something to do with Loni.
    In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, she said, “Everybody gets their day in court and everybody gets to tell their side and everybody gets to tell their truth. That’s the reason why you write books — it’s to tell your truth,” referring to her other co-hosts, Adrienne Bailon, Tamera Mowry and Jeannie Mai who were equally shocked when they found out that Tamar was let go. “The fans deserve it, the fans want to know another side. Well, you’re gonna get it.”
    Talking about how people accused her of being responsible for Tamar’s exit, Loni explained, “I used to be the person that was like, ‘You know what? It will all blow over.’ But we live in the age now of social media where it doesn’t blow over. It’s there forever, there are things that everyone on the show has said that are still living. So, you still have to continue to fight for your character, and I think there’s nothing wrong with fighting for your character and fighting for your truth.”
    “I’ve always been a strong person, and in the book, you will understand why certain things were said, why certain things weren’t said,” the comedian added. “Hopefully this will give people another view.”
    “I think I got a bad rap, and all the girls got a bad rap. But it was really mostly on me because we weren’t allowed to speak about it and when you’re not allowed to speak about it, that means only one side of the story is out there,” Loni continued. “Then what happens is perception from that one side becomes reality, and that’s what hurts.”
    She said, “It’s so unfair, but people in the industry, they probably know, but outside people don’t and that’s what is totally not fair. None of the girls should have been blamed. None of us did anything.”
    Loni also noted that decisions about co-hosts were “all above my pay grade, but people want to believe what they want to believe.” While she said that she felt bad because she was blamed for it and because “somebody did lose a job,” Loni added, “That was embarrassing, it was hurtful, it was confusing for all of us. I have a set of fans that really want to understand it, so I put it in a book.”
    As to why she thought that the whole controversy “really tarnished” the show, Loni stated, “You look at other talk show hosts. They get canned and contracts end all the time. … This was the first show that was like, all women of color, and it really tarnished the show, I believe. It left this cloud of suspicion on the show, and it took like a couple of seasons for us to get over that. The show wasn’t meant for that. The show was really meant to uplift and show diversity amongst women.”
    Loni added that she did try to clear things up with Tamar but got no response from her. “I just wish her the best. I think she’s a powerhouse… But I think it’s time to really get together, and she knows that we’re not mad at her. We’re not upset, it’s just that we just want to clear the record, seriously clear the record. And the only way you’re gonna clear the record is if she says something or we all meet and we just have it publicly out there,” Loni divulged. “It doesn’t have to happen with any cameras or anything like that. I just want her to know.”

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    'Jurassic World' Director Working on Atlantis Movie

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    Colin Trevorrow is reportedly developing a big-screen project about the mythical lost city of Atlantis with the screenplay written by ‘Alien: Covenant’ scribe.
    Jun 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Colin Trevorrow, the director of the “Jurassic World” franchise, is set to explore the mythical city of Atlantis in a new film.
    The flimmaker has written the story with “Bridge of Spies” ‘ Matt Charman while the screenplay will be penned by “Alien: Covenant” writer Dante Harper. While previous onscreen ventures have depicted the city as an underwater kingdom, the latest production is set on a lost continent in the Indian Ocean between Africa, India, and Oceania.
    The project, in development since 2018, will team Trevorrow with production designer Kevin Jenkins, the brains behind the set of the upcoming “Jurassic World: Dominion”.

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