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    Faith Stowers on Firing of Former 'Vanderpump Rules' Co-Stars: God Gave Me Sign of Optimism

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    Bravo confirms that Stassi Schoeder and Kristen Doute, who were accused of racially profiling, will not be making a return for season nine, along with new cast members Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni.
    Jun 10, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Faith Stowers is delighted with the outcome of her speaking out against Stassi Schoeder and Kristen Doute for their racism acts. Shortly after it was confirmed that her two former co-stars have been fired from “Vanderpump Rules” after eight seasons, the reality TV star shared her thought on the matter.
    Revealing that she was in the middle of praying when she heard the firing news, the 31-year-old told PageSix, “I felt a sense of – I know it sounds corny – I felt a sense of glory. I felt God’s presence and I’m seeing now [that the news has been revealed] maybe that is what that was.” She added, “He gave me a sign of optimism meant to be hopeful and showing that all of this was worth it.”
    The “Ex on the Beach” alum additionally expressed satisfaction over the reaction to her candid confession. “I feel so vindicated studios and production are able to see blatant racism and make these positive changes and help move the race forward – help with the fight forward,” she explained in her statement.
    “I was ready to put myself in the line of fire because I don’t know what will happen if I don’t say anything, but I’m glad I did,” Stowers continued. “Now I’m seeing Bravo follow suit – the same as MTV and ‘The Challenge’ – [by] letting go of castmates that have also made racist remarks. Bravo is releasing women that have given them crazy ratings because they want to be on the right side of history.”
    Noting that she is “seeing [that] people are finally hearing us,” the TV personality further voiced hope that the changes will not happen just this once. She expected that production companies and networks are “ready to hire casting directors and producers of color to make sure these changes are not just a one-time thing.”
    The letting go of Schoeder and Doute was made public on Tuesday, June 9. Through a statement to the press, Bravo announced, “Bravo and Evolution Media confirmed today that Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute, Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni will not be returning to Vanderpump Rules.” Both Boyens and Caprioni also took the fall due to their past racist tweets which resurfaced in January.
    Schoeder and Doute were accused by Stowers of racial profilling her one week earlier. During an Instagram Live chat with “Floribama Shore” star Candace Rice, Stowers revealed that the two made a police report against her over a crime she did not do. “It was just funny, because they thought it was me because it was a black woman with a weave,” she spilled. “So, they just assumed it would be me, and they called the cops on me.”
    Stowers’ revelation prompted both Schroeder and Doute to issue an apology. Schroeder said in her statement, “I have grown significantly from the person I was then, and I am still filled with remorse and regret for the hurt I caused,” as Doute clarified in a separate statement, “I’m ashamed, embarrassed, and incredibly sorry. I will do better. I have to do better.”

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    Issa Rae Baffled After Donald Trump Liked 'Insecure' Tweet

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    As if the possibility of POTUS watching the HBO series, which stars Issa and Jay Ellis among others, is not surprising enough, the tweet marks the only tweet that he likes as of now.
    Jun 9, 2020
    AceShowbiz – President Donald Trump is no stranger to sparking controversy with his online activities. Recently, POTUS confused “Insecure” fans as well as star Issa Rae after he liked a tweet someone posted during the show’s latest episode on Sunday, June 7.
    The said tweet was from an account named shiningheaux. Posting a GIF from “The Color Purple” where two characters are sitting in a field of flowers and clapping hands. “This is how I wanted tonight’s episode of insecure to end….Damn Molly,” wrote the user in the caption.
    As if the possibility of Donald watching “Insecure” is not surprising enough, the tweet marks the only tweet that Donald likes as of now. “Holy s**t. Donald Trump watches Insecure?!?!?!” a fan voiced his surprise while tagging Issa’s account. Catching wind of the post, Issa responded, “what the f**k is this.”
    Also chiming in on the matter was Issa’s “The Lovebirds” co-star Kumail Nanjiani. “Well I found one thing I have in common with him: we’re both big fans of @IssaRae,” he tweeted, referring to Donald Trump. Issa replied to the tweet, writing, “Kumail.”
    Fans were equally baffled with Trump’s recent Twitter activity. “He saw two black People in the field and liked it,” one said on Instagram. Another one suggested that the president had been “out his orange mind.”
    “Yoooo what is wrong with this man,” a confused user wrote. Either way, a person alluded that despite the controversial things surrounding him, “the man knows good TV.”
    This arrived after Trump once again drew the ire of public after mentioning George Floyd during his speech about jobs. In his speech on Friday, June 5, Trump suggested that Georg must be happy in heaven now.
    “Hopefully, George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that’s happening for our country,” he said. “This is a great day for him, it’s a great day for everybody. This is a great day for everybody. This is a great, great day in terms of equality.”
    Some news outlets, however, falsely reported that Trump suggested George must be happy in heaven because the number of unemployment dropped, while he actually mentioned the late 46-year-old African-American man when talking about the importance of equality in policing. That prompted some internet users to criticize him, with one of them calling him “despicable.”

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    'Percy Jackson' Author Vows to Fix Movie Errors Through New Disney+ Series

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    Rick Riordan admits to have not seen the big screen adaptations of his book series after being so turned off by the scripts when a fan expressed admiration that he dislikes the movies more than fans.
    Jun 9, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The author of the “Percy Jackson” book series is hoping his new Disney+ series will correct errors in the movie adaptations he has never seen.
    Rick Riordan admits he’s not a fan of the film franchise and was so turned off by the scripts he vowed never to watch the movies, starring Logan Lerman.
    When a fan tweeted it’s “refreshing” that the author dislikes the movies more than fans over the weekend, he responded, “Well, to you guys, it’s a couple hours entertainment. To me, it’s my life’s work going through a meat grinder when I pleaded with them not to do it. So yeah. But it’s fine. All fine. We’re gonna fix it soon…”
    ‘Percy Jackson’ author vows to fix movie errors through new Disney+ series.
    “Finally, I still have not seen the movies, and don’t plan on ever doing so. I judge them from having read the scripts, because I care most about the story. I certainly have nothing against the very talented actors. Not their fault. I’m just sorry they got dragged into that mess.”
    Rick Riordan is not a fan of ‘Percy Jackson’ movies.
    The author recently announced that he’s working on a “Percy Jackson” TV series for Disney+ – and this time it will be a faithful adaptation of the books.
    “We are very excited about the idea of a live-action series of the highest quality, following the storyline of the original ‘Percy Jackson’ five-book series, starting with ‘The Lightning Thief’ in Season 1,” Riordan wrote.

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    Amandla Stenberg Finds Her Natural Fit for 'The Eddy' Because of This Very Reason

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    During a recent SAG Foundation Conversations interview, the ‘Hunger Games’ actress discusses her participation in Damien Chazelle’s new Netflix jazz club drama.
    Jun 9, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Amandla Stenberg was the perfect choice to star in Damien Chazelle’s new Netflix jazz club drama “The Eddy”, because she’s named after a Miles Davis album.
    The actress reveals her mother was a big fan of Davis and when she learned the title of his “Amandla” album was inspired by an anti-apartheid “rally cry” in South Africa, she knew she had found her daughter’s name.
    “I was named after a Miles Davis album, and that album was named after a concept that is very powerful and big, which is ‘Amandla’ in South African means power to the people,” Stenberg explained during a recent SAG Foundation Conversations interview.
    “It’s an anti-apartheid rally cry there. I think Miles Davis took inspiration from that and entitled his album after that. My mum, who loves Miles Davis, named me after both.”
    Chazelle’s new project was a natural fit for “The Hunger Games” star, who grew up listening to jazz.
    “To be able to sing in this show was super exciting to me,” she added. “Every single day I got to be around these world class jazz musicians who set the tone of the set and would perform every day. It was a real pleasure and passion…”
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    “Everyone would hang out an hour after we wrapped because there would be a concert. Everyone wanted to enjoy the music together. It was very magical.”

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    Report: Matt Reeves' 'The Batman' Sequel to Introduce a New Joker

    According to an industry insider, the director plans to recast the role and feature the new incarnation of the supervillain in the second and third movies.
    Jun 9, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” sequel(s) may feature a new, yet familiar face. Words on the street are the filmmaker is going to include the famous DC Comics villain, the Joker, in his Batman trilogy, with a new actor taking on the role.
    According to The Direct, its contributing insider Daniel Richtman reveals that Reeves plans to feature the new incarnation of Joker in the second and third movies as one of the films’ multiple villains. The new Joker will also be referenced in the upcoming “The Batman”, though he likely won’t appear in the film.
    The site also notes that casting for the role has not begun yet.
    Previously, Robert Pattinson, who is cast as the Caped Crusader in Reeves’ movie, sparked a speculation of a possible crossover with Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker following his interview with Variety in 2019. At the time, Variety New York bureau chief Ramin Setoodeh wrote, “At one point in our conversation, [Pattinson] offers a mundane comment about Joaquin Phoenix, who stars in Joker (a movie he hasn’t seen yet), before asking to retract it.”
    ” ‘Oh s**t,’ he says, adding that he’s not accustomed to thinking about spoilers,” Setoodeh recalled. The British actor went on to tell Setoodeh, “I definitely should not say that. I’m so used to pretty art-house movies, where you can watch the movie three times and still not know what it’s about.”
    It’s not clear what spoiler that he might have dropped, but people started speculating about the possible crossover.
    Meanwhile, another report by We Got This Covered last April mentioned that the sequel to Reeves’ movie would feature its version of the Joker (or Jokers) taking center stage, along with the beginnings of a full-on love story between Batman and Catwoman, who will be portrayed by Zoe Kravitz in the movie.
    The movie production has been halted due to the coronavirus outbreak. The pic has been scheduled for a June 25, 2021 launch. It’s currently unknown if the coronavirus pandemic will affect the release date.

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    Willem Dafoe's Violent Acting During 'Tommaso' Filming Shocked Italian Neighbors

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    Cristina Chiriac, the wife of director Abel Ferrara and the actor’s partner in the film, reveals that they had difficulty convincing people not to call the police when they shot the aggressive scene.
    Jun 9, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Abel Ferrara and Willem Dafoe’s neighbours in Rome, Italy were so convinced a real-life drama was playing out before them as the old friends shot new movie “Tommaso”, they had to convince people not to call the police.
    Filmmaker Ferrara shot the film – his sixth with Dafoe – in his home in Rome and one scene called on his leading man to be violent and aggressive towards the director’s real wife and child.
    And the “Platoon” star’s acting was a little too realistic.
    “It was very real and very rough,” Ferrara’s wife Cristina Chiriac, who plays Dafoe’s partner in the film, says. “The neighbours would come out to their windows and stare like, ‘What happened!’.
    “We live in a building with five floors and a girl from the third floor saw this happening but she didn’t understand we were filming with the camera. She thought Willem was really hurting me! She said (through the door), ‘Did he do something to you? I’m going to call the police.’ We told her we were filming but she was absolutely convinced that Willem was going to hurt us and something happened.”
    And the director’s young daughter, Anna, had a real problem with all the shouting and the drama.
    “She usually does two takes but she didn’t want to do the second one in this scene where Willem loses his temper and screams, and throws a lamp,” Abel explains.
    Chiriac adds, “The scene with Anna and Willem, we did one take and she freaked out a little bit because she usually sees Willem as nice and gentle and then when he screamed out of the blue she said, ‘No, I don’t like it. Why is he screaming?’ We would tell her it’s not reality, it’s for the camera and he’s not mean, he’s a good man! It’s not cool to push something like that.”

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    Mayim Bialik Tapped to Front New Competition Series 'Celebrity Show-Off'

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    Diplo, Ja Rule, Jason Mraz, Kevin Smith, Tori Spelling, Bella Thorne as well as sisters Rumer Willis, Scout Willis and Tallulah Willis will all take part in the show based on the Korean hit ‘My Little Show’.
    Jun 9, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “The Big Bang Theory” star Mayim Bialik is set to host a remote talent competition series, titled “Celebrity Show-Off”.
    Based on the Korean hit “My Little Show” and executive produced by “The Masked Singer” boss Craig Plestis, the TBS venture will feature stars competing to see who can produce the most compelling content from their own homes.
    Diplo, Ja Rule, Action Bronson, Jason Mraz, Kevin Smith, Tori Spelling, Bella Thorne and sisters Rumer Willis, Scout Willis and Tallulah Willis will all take part in the show.
    Five contestants will compete each episode and attempt to generate the most online views. Each week, the lowest performing contestant will be replaced by a new star.

    The 10-part series will launch on 23 June at https://www.youtube.com/TBS.

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    'RuPaul's Drag Race' and 'Cheer' Dominate Nominations of 2020 Critics Choice Real TV Awards

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    Both series manage to land five nominations each, while Gwyneth Paltrow is up for Female Star of the Year, Kevin Hart is vying for its equivalent male prize, and Jeff Probst will receive Impact Award.
    Jun 9, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and the Netflix documentary series “Cheer” lead the nominations for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards.
    Winners of the awards recognising excellence in non-fiction, unscripted and reality programming will be announced on June 29 – with the two shows leading the way when the nominees were announced on Monday, June 08.
    “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is nominated for Competition Series, Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series, with judge Michelle Visage up for Female Star of The Year, and RuPaul Charles competing for Male Star of The Year and Show Host.
    “Cheer”, which follows the cheerleaders of Navarro College in Texas as they prepare for the National Cheerleading Championship, is nominated for Unstructured Series, Sports Show, Limited Documentary Series, with Jerry Harris up for Male Star of the Year and team coach Monica Aldama nominated for Female Star of the Year.
    “Queer Eye” follows closely behind with four nominations, with “Couples Therapy” bagging three nods.
    Other notable nominees include Gwyneth Paltrow, who is up for Female Star of the Year for her Netflix series “The Goop Lab”, and Kevin Hart, who is in with a chance of winning the equivalent male prize after starring in his YouTube Originals show, “Kevin Hart: What the Fit”.
    “Survivor” host and executive producer Jeff Probst will receive this year’s Critics Choice Real TV Impact Award, for his ongoing contributions to the unscripted television industry.
    Full list of 2020 Critics Choice Real TV Awards nominations:
    Competition Series
    Competition Series: Talent/Variety
    Unstructured Series
    “Cheer” (Netflix)
    “Couples Therapy” (Showtime)
    “Intervention” (A&E)
    “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked!” (VH1)
    “We’re Here” (HBO)
    Structured Series
    Business Show
    Sports Show
    “Blackballed” (Quibi)
    “Cheer” (Netflix)
    “Last Chance U” (Netflix)
    “The Last Dance” (ESPN)
    “Peyton’s Places” (ESPN+)
    “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (HBO)
    Crime/Justice Series
    “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children” (HBO)
    “The Innocence Files” (Netflix)
    “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” (Netflix)
    “The Pharmacist” (Netflix)
    “Trial by Media” (Netflix)
    “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” (Netflix)
    Ongoing Documentary Series
    “Abstract: The Art of Design” (Netflix)
    “The Circus: Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth” (Showtime)
    “Frontline” (PBS)
    “Last Chance U” (Netflix)
    “POV” (PBS)
    Limited Documentary Series
    “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children” (HBO)
    “Cheer” (Netflix)
    “Hillary” (Hulu)
    “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” (Netflix)
    “The Last Dance” (ESPN)
    “Trial by Media” (Netflix)
    “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” (Netflix)
    Short Form Series
    Live Show
    Interactive Show
    Culinary Show
    “Chopped” (Food Network)
    “Nailed It!” (Netflix)
    “Top Chef” (Bravo)
    “Tournament of Champions” (Food Network)
    “Ugly Delicious” (Netflix)
    Game Show
    “25 Words or Less” (Fox/Syndicated)
    “Brain Games” (National Geographic)
    “Cash Cab” (Bravo)
    “Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time” (ABC)
    “Mental Samurai” (Fox)
    Travel/Adventure Series
    “Expedition Unknown” (Discovery)
    “Extinct or Alive” (Animal Planet)
    “Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted” (National Geographic)
    “The Great Food Truck Race” (Food Network)
    “Somebody Feed Phil” (Netflix)
    Animal/Nature Show
    “Dodo Heroes” (Animal Planet)
    “Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet” (Nat Geo WILD)
    “Crikey! It’s the Irwins” (Animal Planet)
    “Serengeti” (Discovery)
    “Seven Worlds, One Planet” (BBC America)
    Lifestyle: Fashion/Beauty Show
    Relationship Show
    “90 Day Fiance” (TLC)
    “Are You the One?” (MTV)
    “Black Love” (OWN)
    “Couples Therapy” (Showtime)
    “Love Is Blind” (Netflix)
    Lifestyle: Home/Garden Show
    “A Very Brady Renovation” (HGTV)
    “Celebrity IOU” (HGTV)
    “Home” (Apple TV+)
    “Home Town” (HGTV)
    “Selling Sunset” (Netflix)
    Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series
    Female Star of The Year
    Male Star of The Year
    Show Host
    Outstanding Achievement In Nonfiction Programming By A Network Or Streaming Platform
    A+E Networks
    HBO
    National Geographic
    Netflix
    PBS
    TLC
    Outstanding Achievement In Nonfiction Production
    Anvil 1893 Entertainment
    Big Fish Entertainment
    Florentine Films
    Kinetic Content
    Raw TV
    Smart Dog Media

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