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    Kelly Rowland Storms Off 'The Voice Australia' Following Spat With Guy Sebastian

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    The Destiny’s Child singer is furious at her fellow judge in another row for trying to force her to pick an act that he liked when his team was already full.
    Jun 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Kelly Rowland’s feud with fellow “The Voice Australia” judge Guy Sebastian reached new heights on Sunday, June 21, 2020 when she stormed off the set during a row with the singer.
    A week after the Destiny’s Child star attacked Sebastian on the TV talent show for trying to force her to pick an act he liked when his team for the series was full, she accused Guy of losing his mind before getting out of her spinning red chair and walking away.
    The row started when 39-year-old Kelly called Guy “unfair” for asking Mongolian throat singer Bukhu Ganburged and Johnny Manuel to perform Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song” together.
    Fellow judge Delta Goodrem also criticised Sebastian, saying the tune suited Manuel’s vocals but not his fellow contestant’s.
    “You chose a song where Bukhu is only backing up,” Kelly raged. “Right now we are in a battle and it is about giving a song that is fair to both artists. That’s it.”
    “I just want to make great moments,” he shot back. “I don’t care about the battle element. I care about both of you (Buku and Johnny) shining.”
    As the argument escalated on the show, Kelly walked off the stage, stating, “I just feel like this is becoming redundant and I’m not going to do this.”
    Guy refused to back down, adding, ” ‘Cause a walk-off does heaps. What are you going to do? What’s a walk-off going to do? That’s so disrespectful.”
    The show ended and Kelly and Guy are expected to battle on TV again on Monday night’s “The Voice” episode.

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    Audra McDonald and Adrienne Warren Win Big at First-Ever Awards for Black Theater Artists

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    The inaugural Antonyo Awards celebrating black artists on Broadway and Off Broadway has taken place on Juneteenth and crowned the Tina Turner play as the best musical.
    Jun 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Audra McDonald and Adrienne Warren were among the big winners at the inaugural Antonyo Awards for black theatre artists on Broadway and Off Broadway on Friday, June 19, 2020 night.
    McDonald took the award for Best Actor in a Play on Broadway for her performance in the Broadway revival of Terrence McNally’s “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” directed by Arin Arbus.
    Warren, who plays Tina Turner in “Tina”, was named Best Actor in a Musical on Broadway. “BLKS” was named Best Play and “Tina” took Best Musical.
    Meanwhile, LaChanze won Best Actor in a Musical Off-Broadway for “The Secret Life of Bees” while Okwui Okpokwasili took home Best Actor in a Play Off-Broadway for “Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf” – which also scooped the Best Revival gong.
    Lileana Blain-Cruz raking home Best Director for “Anatomy of a Suicide”.
    Created by multimedia organisation Broadway Black, the Antonyos’ featured presenters and performers including McDonald, Tituss Burgess, Alex Newell, Jordan E. Cooper, Teyonah Parris, Ephraim Sykes, LaChanze, Derrick Baskin, Nicolette Robinson, and Jelani Alladin among others.
    Online voting was open to the public.

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    Michael Cimino Turns to Gay Cousin for His Lead Role in 'Love, Victor'

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    The ‘Love, Victor’ actor consults his openly-gay cousin to seek advice on how to play a teen struggling with his sexual orientations in the ‘Love, Simon’-inspired series.
    Jun 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Michael Cimino approached his openly gay cousin for acting advice in preparation for his title role in “Love, Victor”.
    The 20-year-old actor appears as teenager Victor in the series, which explores his journey of self-discovery as he faces challenges at home, adjusts to a new city and a new high school, and struggles with his sexual orientation. Speaking to People, the star revealed he consulted with his cousin before he started filming the Hulu series, explaining, “He told me things that really hurt him and helped him (when he was coming out). It was very special for both of us.”
    Michael added, “I wanted Victor to feel like a real human being. I feel like the most important thing about this whole story is that someone could relate to Victor and relate to his story, no matter what your sexual orientation is, no matter what ethnicity you are. I feel like adding elements of myself and of my cousin, did that.”
    “Love, Victor” is available on Hulu now.

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    Sofia Coppola Reunites With Kirsten Dunst and Josh Hartnett to Mark 'Virgin Suicides' Anniversary

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    The female filmmaker has a reunion with the cast members of her teen cult classic to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 2000 movie adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’ book.
    Jun 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Director Sofia Coppola has reunited with “The Virgin Suicides” cast to honour the 20th anniversary of the teen cult classic.
    The filmmaker was prompted to write the script for the 2000 film because she couldn’t bear the thought of another moviemaker destroying the onscreen adaptation of the book – a fact she brought up during the reunion, hosted by Entertainment Weekly.
    “I loved that book, and I heard they (Hollywood producers) were going to make a movie of it, and I hoped that they didn’t mess it up – as that happens sometimes with books that you love,” she recalled. “I just had an idea of how I thought they should make it into a movie, so I thought I would try to learn how to write a screenplay. I started working on one just as a kind of practice. I thought I would just do a few chapters.”
    Sofia eventually convinced the original producers to greenlight her script to make the low-budget movie, which marked her directorial debut and featured classic performances from stars Kirsten Dunst and Josh Hartnett.
    During the chat Sofia revealed she claimed a wig Josh wore in character as the film’s heartthrob Trip Fontaine as a trinket from the set.
    “It’s in my storage! It was probably not the best quality wig, but it worked,” she noted while Josh chuckled reflecting on his experience filming scenes in the hairpiece. “I forgot about what a pain in the a** the wig was,” he laughed.
    Leading lady Kirsten, who shared a steamy kiss with Josh in the film, also had fond memories of the wig, particularly in the scene when her character jumped into Trip’s car.
    “The lights in the house would go off, and then I’d have to run out,” Dunst recalled. “It was such a long-winded thing to get in the car, jump on Josh, his wig would fall off… Then I bit him once, I remember. It was just a mess.”
    Two decades after the release of “The Virgin Suicides”, Josh insists the film still ranks as the best experience of his career.
    “I think it was the beginning of me finding confidence as an adult,” he said. “Everything’s changed since then. It’s been almost 22 years since we shot it. That’s so many lifetimes; it’s absolutely insane. It was a transformative experience for me, and I’ve always said if anyone cares to ask, it’s probably my favourite filming experience.”

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    Todrick Hall and Janelle Monae Tapped for HBO's 'Human by Orientation' Pride Month Series

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    HBO is having a Pride Month celebration through June 28 by providing ‘a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies to gather, recharge, and spread joy.’
    Jun 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Todrick Hall, Janelle Monae, and Kim Petras are among the stars tapped to perform as part of HBO’s “Human by Orientation” virtual Pride Month series.
    The U.S. network has repurposed its famous acronym – Home Box Office – to “Human by Orientation”, in celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride, to debut its first-ever digital Pride event.
    The new website is described as “a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies to gather, recharge, and spread joy – celebrating their queerest, proudest selves.”
    Fans can sign up and RSVP for free daily virtual events, from DJ sets to a drag brunch hosted by the cast of HBO’s “We’re Here” to queer comedy nights and more.
    Stars including Todrick, Janelle, Kim, and Cameron Esposito will also feature throughout the networks program of events.
    “Pride was, and is, a protest, originally led by black and brown trans women, fighting for all LGBTQIA+ people,” HBO bosses said in a press release. “It’s due to the activism of this oft overlooked community that Pride is the celebration we know today.”
    “Pride brings together the full spectrum of the queer family and it’s important-now more than ever-to stand in solidarity with those in need of support.”
    Events will remain ongoing through June 28. For more information, click here.

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    Dr. Dre to Narrate Lennox Lewis Documentary

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    The Grammy-winning hip-hop star has been tapped as a narrator for an upcoming movie called ‘Tough Love’ about the former champion heavyweight boxer Lennox Lewis.
    Jun 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rap legend Dr. Dre will narrate new Lennox Lewis documentary “Tough Love”.
    Directed by Rick Lazes and Seth Koch, the film’s trailer dropped on Friday, June 19, 2020 and features interviews with former champion heavyweight boxer Lewis, his family and entourage, and some of his toughest opponents, including Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson.
    Director Lazes tells Deadline, “One of the things that makes this film important is that it’s very current in the period of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. Lennox grew up during the Brixton riots and was alone in London for several years when his mom moved to Canada to get a job.”
    “The movie is about overcoming obstacles, passion, forgiveness and Lennox’s compassion, but it also questions who we hero-ise (sic). It’s interesting how someone like Mike Tyson gets so much attention while someone like Lennox, who was disciplined, dedicated, honest and worked so hard, hasn’t had quite the same spotlight.”
    Lewis adds, “This is a story that needed to be told. It’s a long time overdue. I’m very glad we were able to do it. A lot of people were telling me I should do a movie biopic but I thought a documentary would be better. I was inspired by the great documentaries about boxers like Muhammad Ali.”
    “There isn’t much information out there about me. I’m not like a Mike Tyson, so it’s a look behind the curtain at things that took place in my past. There are sad stories out there about kids of single parents – or maybe even no parents at all – who may feel like they can’t make it in life. But I am proof that you can.”

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    Mark Rylance to Play Golf Dreamer in True-Story Movie

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    The ‘Bridge of Spies’ actor has been tapped to play Maurice Flitcroft in the upcoming movie ‘The Fantastic Flitcrofts’ adapted from Scott Murray’s book ‘The Phantom of the Open’.
    Jun 20, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Oscar winner Mark Rylance has signed on to play real-life golf dreamer Maurice Flitcroft in a new movie.
    The “Bridge of Spies” star will lead the cast of “The Fantastic Flitcrofts”, portraying the man who shot the worst round in British Open Golf Championship qualifying history in 1976 after miraculously gaining access to the play-off.
    Actor-turned-director Craig Roberts will oversee the project, adapted from the book “The Phantom of the Open” written by Scott Murray.

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    'Jersey Shore Family Vacation' Season 3 Finale Captures Snooki's Decision to Quit

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    Nicole Polizzi, the longtime ‘Jersey Shore’ regular, announces her departure from the MTV series after a wedding day showdown with former castmate Angelina Pivarnick.
    Jun 20, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Longtime “Jersey Shore” regular Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi quit the MTV series after a wedding day showdown with castmate Angelina Pivarnick.
    The cringeworthy moment appeared on the “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” season finale, which aired in America on Thursday (June 18), after Snooki, JWoww and Deena Cortese made a series of jokes at the bride’s expense during a speech.
    Angelina made it clear she was not happy with some of things the trio said.
    In a straight-to-camera confessional, she said, “It’s the wrong f**king place. It’s the wrong time. You don’t do this at somebody’s wedding.”
    Snooki appears to have made the decision to exit the reality show at the wedding after an encounter with Pivarnick, telling Deena, “I’m quitting, I think. I think this is it. This is not fun.”
    In her confessional, Snooki said, “The fact that it has to end like this, for me, it really sucks.”
    Snooki announced she was leaving the show in December (19) on her “It’s Happening with Snooki & Joey” podcast, telling “Jersey Shore” fans, “I love you so much, and don’t hate me for my decision… I am retiring from ‘Jersey Shore’. I am not coming back to ‘Jersey Shore’ for season four if there is one.”
    “The main reason is really… I just can’t do it any more. Literally, leaving my kids to film it is really, really hard on me. I try and quit every single day. I quit every time we film because I just hate being away from the kids. I don’t like partying three days in a row. It’s just not my life any more. I want to be home with the kids. I don’t mind here and there going to a dinner or whatever, but it’s just really hard for me to leave the kids and film the show.”
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    Snooki also explained the show isn’t as much fun as it used to be, revealing it has become “so serious.”
    “I don’t want that and I’m not leaving my kids days on end to film this show when that’s the result of it…,” she added. “I don’t like the person I’m being portrayed as. This is getting a little too much. At 32 years old and with three kids, if I’m doing a reality show I just want it to be fun and light-hearted and lately it’s not like that and the show is getting so dramatic.”

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