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    Gloria Estefan Heading Back to Big Screen With 'Father of the Bride' Remake

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    The ‘Conga’ hitmaker is preparing for movie comeback as she has been signed on for the upcoming revamp of ‘Father of the Bride’, joining Andy Garcia in the cast ensemble.

    Apr 25, 2021

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    Latin superstar Gloria Estefan is heading back to the big screen to join her pal Andy Garcia in the planned remake of “Father of the Bride”.

    The Warner Bros. reboot is set to revolve around a Cuban-American family, and now Estefan has been added to the cast, which features Garcia as the titular character and “Pacific Rim: Uprising” star Adria Arjona as his daughter, the bride, reports Deadline.

    Estefan, who will play Garcia’s wife, jumped at the opportunity to join the bridal party for the project, which will be directed by Gaz Alazraki.

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    In a statement, she said, “A resounding yes was my answer to the invitation to join my good friend, the incredibly talented Andy Garcia, for this new and wonderfully warm and funny incarnation of the classic, Father of the Bride!”

    The singer added, “I’ve been a fan of director, Gaz Alazraki, since I saw his record breaking comedy, Nosotros Los Nobles and can’t wait to experience how he brings this amazing script by Matt Lopez to life.”

    “Father of the Bride” previously hit screens in 1950 when Spencer Tracey and Elizabeth Taylor led the cast while Steve Martin and Kimberly Williams-Paisley took over the roles as father and daughter in the popular 1991 release.

    Estefan most recently tested her acting skills with a guest role on the revamped TV comedy series “One Day at a Time” while her previous movie credits include Wes Craven’s 1999 drama “Music of the Heart”, and 2017 comedy “A Change of Heart”, directed by Kenny Ortega.

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    Selena Gomez's Cooking Show Picked Up for Season 3

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    The ‘Come and Get It’ singer is heading back to kitchen to continue polishing her culinary skills after her show ‘Selena + Chef’ is ordered for a third installment.

    Apr 25, 2021

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    Selena Gomez is heading back into the kitchen for a third season of her popular cooking series “Selena + Chef”.

    The pop star and actress has been spending her time during the COVID-19 pandemic cooking up tasty treats at home with the help of noted chefs, and now her show has been picked up for another course on America’s HBO Max streaming service.

    Selena has also turned the TV project into a fundraising opportunity, with each chef highlighting a charity of their choice in each episode.

    In the first two seasons of the unscripted show, which was initially launched last summer (20), “Selena + Chef” has helped to raise $360,000 (£259,000) for a variety of non-profits.

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    Season two debuted in January, with Selena whipping up delicious dishes with the likes of Kelis and Curtis Stone.

    The line-up for the new run of episodes has yet to be unveiled, but the show will likely feature Selena with a whole new look – the natural brunette debuted a head-turning platinum blonde dye job on Friday (23Apr21).

    Meanwhile, the first season featured the likes of Ludo Lefebvre, Antonia Lofaso, Candice Kumai, and Roy Choi.

    One episode even featured a cameo appearance by her best friend Taylor Swift. “I’m very jealous of your whole setup and the fact that you guys are cooking together. It’s pretty great. I’m really envious,” the “Blank Space” hitmaker said.

    “If you don’t send me the recipe, we’re going to have words,” she also joked after Selena showed her the dish. “I want to be served that.”

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    Nicole Kidman's 'Being the Ricardos' Filming at Iconic Chateau Marmont Scrapped Amid Protests

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    Director Aaron Sorkin decides to call off the filming of his new movie at the iconic Sunset Boulevard celebrity hotspot following alleged sexual and racial discrimination at the hotel.

    Apr 25, 2021

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    Aaron Sorkin cancelled a new film shoot at West Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont after staffers at the popular celebrity hotel reported sexual and racial discrimination while at work.

    Just ahead of the weekend’s Academy Awards (25Apr21), at which Sorkin is a favourite to win gold for his “The Trial of the Chicago 7” screenplay, the writer/director scrapped the planned filming for his new Amazon movie, “Being the Ricardos”, which stars Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as “I Love Lucy” stars Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz.

    Sorkin and his producers made the decision after SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and big names including Jane Fonda, Martin Sheen, Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron, and actresses Lena Headey and Edie Falco recently spoke in defence of those employed at the iconic Sunset Boulevard hotspot owned by Andre Balazs.

    “Writer-director Aaron Sorkin, the cast and crew of Being the Ricardos stand in solidarity with The Chateau Marmont’s workforce,” producer Todd Black said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, announcing the shoot’s suspension.

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    “We are committed to supporting and building a safe and equitable environment where everyone has the right to work with dignity and free from fear. We are thankful to the organizers of the hospitality workers’ union of UNITE HERE Local 11 for sharing this information about the mistreatment of the workers. The production took immediate action to shut down the 1-day shoot as soon as this was brought to our attention.”

    A statement from Chateau Marmont bosses, meanwhile, reads in part, “Throughout its history, the Chateau Marmont has always been a safe haven for creative people to express themselves in accordance with the First Amendment.”

    “Today, Unite Here Local 11 broke that century-long compact by disrupting a union production who had the legal right to film on the hotel property.”

    Sorkin and his “Being the Ricardos” castmembers have not yet commented on the drama.

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    Sia's 'Music' Dominates 2021 Razzie Awards With Multiple Dishonors

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    The controversial autism movie directed by the ‘Cheap Thrills’ hitmaker leads the winner list at the 41st annual Golden Raspberry Awards on the eve of Oscars.

    Apr 25, 2021

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    Sia’s “Music” won three prizes at the 41st Golden Raspberry Awards.

    The controversial film – starring Kate Hudson and Maddie Ziegler – was awarded Worst Actress for Kate, Worst Supporting Actress for Maddie and Worst Director for Sia at the annual ceremony, which picks out the lowlights of the Hollywood year.

    The movie had been blasted by audiences and critics on its release and Sia had issued an apology for casting a neurotypical actress as a person with autism, and for scenes depicting the use of restraints on characters with autism.

    Sia previously tweeted, “I plan to remove the restraint scenes from all future printings. I listened to the wrong people and that is my responsibility, my research was clearly not thorough enough, not wide enough.”

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    Mike Lindell from “Absolute Proof” won Worst Actor while the movie also picked up the Worst Picture award.

    The documentary from American pillow magnate Lindell alleged that the 2020 Presidential election was marred by widespread fraud.

    Rudy Giuliani won Worst Supporting Actor for his appearance in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and Robert Downey Jr.’s “Dolittle” was named Worst Rip-Off or Sequel.

    The winners of this year’s Razzies awards were announced in a video on YouTube.

    The full list of winners from the Golden Raspberry Awards 2021 is as follows:

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    Dave Bautista Gets Candid About Pitching Himself as Batman Villain to Warner Bros

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    During an appearance at the virtual JusticeCon event, the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ star reveals his effort in making sure movie studio bosses are clear about his wish to play supervillain Bane.

    Apr 24, 2021

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    “Guardians of the Galaxy” star Dave Bautista has made his dreams of playing Batman villain Bane clear to movie studio bosses by holding a meeting to express his wishes.

    The actor plays Drax in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but almost became a part of the rival DC Comics world when he was offered a role in director James Gunn’s upcoming “Suicide Squad” movie.

    He had to turn down the part due to his busy schedule, but Bautista has made no secret on social media of his hopes of one day joining the DC family and heading to Gotham City to take on Batman as supervillain Bane – the character previously brought to life by Tom Hardy in 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises”.

    Now the wrestler-turned-actor reveals he’s actually taken his request right to the top, with a sit-down with bosses at both Warner Bros. and DC, even though they have no current plans to revive the character.

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    “I want to play Bane so bad I went to Warner Bros., had an appointment with them, had an appointment with DC, walked in the door and said, ‘I want to play Bane,’ ” he explained during a recent appearance at the virtual JusticeCon event.

    “I’m not kidding. They were a little like, ‘Woah, we’re not even casting Bane.’ I was like, ‘I don’t care, I’m playing him.’ ”

    Bautista still has to wait and see whether his pitch effort will pay off, but he has managed to check another dream role off his list. After failing to be a part of “The Walking Dead”, the 52-year-old landed a role in “Army of the Dead” which will be released on Netflix on May 21.

    “I’m a zombie fan. I tried to get on ‘Walking Dead’ for years,” Bautista previously spilled to Empire. “I said I would come and play a zombie for free, but they said, ‘You’re too big!’ ” As for Zack Snyder’s upcoming film, he raved, “What sets us apart is the heist. But there’s a whole bunch of different layers to this film.”

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    'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 13 Finale – Find Out the Winner

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    In the all-virtual finale, the Top 4, Gottmik, Kandy Muse, Rose and Symone, go against one another in all-out smackdown before one of them is given the title of season 13 Queen.

    Apr 24, 2021

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    Following a fierce competition, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” named its season 13 on season finale on Friday, April 23. In the all-virtual finale, the Top 4, Gottmik, Kandy Muse, Rose and Symone, went against one another in all-out smackdown before one of them was given the title of season 13 Queen.

    Kicking off the night was RuPaul herself as she performed “New Friends Silver, Old Friends Gold”. Later, the Top 4 hit the stage for a final runway as well as a drag ball. Each of the finalists also flaunted their best fashion in the three categories namely “Black and White”, “Red All Over” and “Grand Finale Eleganza Extravaganza”.

    During the finale, the contestants also paid a heartfelt tribute to Chi Chi DeVayne, who passed away in August.

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    Later in the Britney Spears-themed finale, Rose and Kandy Muse faced off in a performance of “Work B***h”. While they both tried their best to win the judges’ hearts, one of them had to be eliminated. Unfortunately, Ru decided that Rose had to be sent home.

    The next lip sync performance was between Symone and Gottmik. The pair offered a fierce battle as they performed to the tune of Britney’s “Till the World Ends”.

    After a long deliberation, Ru announced that Symone was the winner of season 13 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”. Looking stunning in a sparkling yellow fringe dress with streamers emerging from the top of her massive updo, Symone accepted the crown and scepter from season 12 winner Jaida Essence Hall. “I told y’all not to let the smooth taste fool you!” she exclaimed.

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    Joy Behar Denies 'Taking a Dig' at Caitlyn Jenner Despite Repeatedly Using the Wrong Pronoun

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    The ‘View’ co-host accidentally refers to the former Olympic gold medalist as ‘he’ instead of ‘her’ when they are discussing the latter’s intention to run for California governor on the show.

    Apr 24, 2021

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    Joy Behar did not intentionally misgender Caitlyn Jenner. Despite repeatedly using the wrong pronoun when discussing the latter’s intention to run for California governor on “The View”, the show’s co-host was reportedly not “taking a dig” at the athlete-turned-reality star.

    Offering more details of the 78-year-old’s phrasing was Page Six. A source told the outlet, “This was not political or her taking a dig. She didn’t say it pointedly. She kept making the mistake. She corrected herself, and then accidentally did it again.”

    The source went on stressing, “She was not being malicious by any means.” The insider further noted that she is an “advocate” who “has been honored by [LGBTQ+ rights group] GLAAD.”

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    Joy made the blunder on “The View” on Friday, April 23 when weighing in on Caitlyn’s gubernatorial run. “He’s got this guy Brad Parscale running his campaign. What do you think about that? I mean that guy was accused of using campaign funds to enrich himself,” she told co-host Sunny Hostin, before correcting herself, “That’s who is running his campaign, or her campaign, rather.”

    The comedienne then apologized on the show after going on a commercial break. “So first of all let me apologize for my pronoun mix-up, I think I just didn’t get enough sleep last night. I had no intention of missing them up, and I tried to correct it immediately, but, whatever, it just came out, so I’m sorry if anybody was upset by that,” she pointed out.

    Joy’s apology, however, was not well received by some people. “It was completely tone-deaf, the apology,” a separate source told Page Six. “I do think it was an honest mistake, but the apology was completely dismissive. She misgendered the woman four times and then said, ‘whatever.’ ” Another insider, meanwhile, described it as “so disrespectful” and “embarrassing.”

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    Sarah Jessica Parker's Farting Scene is Chris Noth's 'Sex and the City' Favorite

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    The actor who played Mr. Big in the franchise has a lot of fond memories working on the Carrie Bradshaw series but his favorite one is a gassy scene featuring SJP.

    Apr 24, 2021

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    Chris Noth’s favourite “Sex and the City” moment was smelly not sweet – because Sarah Jessica Parker’s character farted on him in bed.

    The actor played the show’s Mr. Big – the on-off love interest of Sarah Jessica’s character Carrie Bradshaw for years – and he has really fond memories of working with her, but their best time together revolved around a gassy scene.

    “My favourite (episode) was when she farted in bed,” he laughed on America’s “The Kelly Clarkson Show”, “and I insisted on doing the sound (for the scene) to get it right – because I’m an expert in farts.”

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    The scene sparked a prank idea for Noth, who later picked up a whoopee cushion. “She’s (Parker) getting a glass of wine and I put it (whoopee cushion) on her chair, and we were discussing future vacations and she sits on it and goes, ‘Waaaahh,’ ” he chuckled.

    Reminiscing about other favourite moments, Chris added, “I also enjoyed falling into the pond with her in Central Park (New York) – that was a one take shot. There were so many great moments of comedy. It was just a blast.”

    Noth and show favourite Kim Cattrall won’t be joining Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon for the upcoming HBO Max reboot of the beloved series, titled “And Just Like That…”, but it was announced earlier this week (beg19Apr21) that John Corbett, who played Aidan in the TV series, has signed on to return.

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