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    'American Idol' Recap: Some Pairs Are Struggling in Duet Round of Hollywood Week

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    The new episode of the NBC show sees the remaining contestants singing in duets with them choosing their own partner, though they still will be judged individually.
    Mar 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “American Idol” returned on Sunday, March 22 with a new episode featuring another night of Hollywood Week. The episode saw the remaining contestants singing in duets with them choosing their own partner. Despite going in a pair, they would be judged individually.
    The first pair to sing before judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie were Louis Knight and Francisco Martin. They opted to sing “Breakeven” by The Script but they didn’t kick it off perfectly as Francisco forgot some of the lyrics. Despite the struggle, both Louis and Francisco were moving onto the next round.
    Following it up were Hannah Prestridge and Grace Leer, singing Miranda Lambert’s “Mama’s Broken Heart”. While Grace was sent to the next round, Hannah was eliminated. Singing “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi were Jimmy Levy and Nick Merico. The stunning performance convinced the judges to keep them in the competition.
    Isa Pena and Olivia Ximines, meanwhile, offered an impressive performance of Pink’s “Try” that unsurprisingly sent them both to the next round. Madison Paige was paired with Peyton Aldridge but they didn’t have the best chemistry. That resulted in Peyton messing up the performance, though fortunately they were given another chance to continue being on the show. They were not the only couple who struggled. Zack Dobbins and Courtney Timmons’ performance of “Dangerous Woman” by Ariana Grande failed to impress the judges and they were eliminated.
    Next up were Travis Finlay and Genavieve Linkowski, singing a beautiful rendition of “The Prayer”. The judges loved it and sent them to the next round. Real life couple, Kat Lopez and Alex Garrido, were later separated after the judges decided to only let Kat move to the next round following their duet of “You Say”.
    Margie Mays and Jonny West then took the stage to sing “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” and they were barely moving on. Joining them in the next round were Cyniah Elise & Makayla Phillips and Lauren Spencer-Smith & Makayla Brownlee. Meanwhile, Tito Rey was eliminated though his partner Robert Taylor was moving on.
    Concluding the night were Just Sam and Sheniel Masionet who put a solid performnce of Shawn Mendes’ “Mercy”. They were both moving to the next round.

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    Wendy Williams Moves TV Show to YouTube Amid Coronavirus

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    Fans are excited for the update as one avid viewer says, ‘Yay Wendy! It’ll be nice to see you again… And have another distraction,’ while someone else is ‘looking forward to seeing you on YouTube.’
    Mar 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Wendy Williams is relocating her daytime TV show to YouTube amid the COVID-19 outbreak that requires everyone to practice social distancing. Wendy announced on her Sunday, March 22 Instagram post that she was planning to set up a YouTube video for “The Wendy Williams Show”.
    “I’m trying to stay calm. I walked downstairs & stepped in throw up! I know EXACTLY who did it! Myway loves to play with rubber bands & there was a rubber band mix in which means she swallowed!” the 55-year-old wrote on the photo-sharing site alongside an illustration picture of her meditating. “I keep telling them this is not the time to act a fool. Btw I’m gonna start YouTube tmrw evening #socialdistancing #meditation #calm.”
    Fans were excited for the update. “Yay Wendy! It’ll be nice to see you again… And have another distraction,” one commented. “Looking forward to seeing you on YouTube, missing you big time!” added another psyched fan.
    “Yaaaaayyyy Wendy on Youtube!!!!! I will follow you anywhere Muva” someone else wrote in the comment section. Feeling extremely joyous with the idea of seeing a new episode of “The Wendy Williams Show”, a user said, “So excited! I need Wendy in my daily routine!”
    During her appearance on “The Dr. Oz Show” on March 20, Wendy revealed that her popular talk show would be going on hiatus though she shared that she was willing to “risk it” all for her TV return. “I said, ‘But I can do it even with no audience. I don’t even have to have the staffers there because I did that for two days.’ But they said, ‘No. We need to have you home, indefinitely,’ ” she explained.
    “There will be no more Wendy or any of the other people for a period of time, and I’m willing to risk it with one camera and a flashlight,” she went on to say to Dr. Oz.
    Prior to this, Wendy decided to film episodes without live studio audience for an undetermined period of time.
    A released statement from the 55-year-old’s show read, “Wendy values her co-hosts and their daily participation but in light of the current health climate, ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ will not have a live studio audience until further notice.” It further noted, “We will continue to produce a daily live talk show and look forward to welcoming the studio audience back when the time is right.”

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    Vin Diesel Says Steven Spielberg Urges Him to Get Back on Director Seat

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    Recalling a recent meeting with the famed filmmaker, the ‘Fast and Furious’ actor says during an interview that the latter said that him not directing more movies is ‘a crime of cinema.’
    Mar 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Vin Diesel could find himself working behind the camera more often if filmmaker Steven Spielberg gets his way.
    Vin directed, wrote, produced, and starred in the 1997 movie “Strays”, in which he played a drug dealer looking for a better life. He also directed and starred in the 1995 short film “Multi-Facial”, which led Steven to cast him in “Saving Private Ryan”.
    Speaking during a recent interview with The National, the 52-year-old actor revealed director Steven has been encouraging him to direct more often.
    “Speaking of Steven Spielberg, I saw him recently, and he had said to me, ‘When I wrote the role for you in ‘Saving Private Ryan’, I was obviously employing the actor, but I was also secretly championing the director in you, and you have not directed enough. That is a crime of cinema and you must get back in the directing chair.'” Vin said, admitting: “I haven’t directed enough.”
    The star went on to say he hopes to complete a planned film series about famed Carthaginian military leader Hannibal Barca, who fought the Romans during the Second Punic War in around 200 BC.
    “I haven’t done it yet,” he added. “As much as I am grateful for the accomplishments, there are moments when I go ‘God, you promised the universe, very specifically, the Hannibal Barca trilogy, and you haven’t delivered it. You travelled all over the world.'”

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    Netflix Donates $15M to TV and Movie Crews Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

    According to a statement from the streaming giant, the money will go towards ‘third parties and non-profits providing emergency relief to out-of-work crew and cast in the countries where we have a large production base.’
    Mar 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Bosses at streaming giant Netflix are doing their bit to help those in the TV and film industry who have lost work because of the coronavirus pandemic with a $100 million (£86 million) support fund.
    As TV shows worldwide stop shooting as due to social distancing measures imposed in many countries to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the company is helping relieve the impact of the shutdown among its workers.
    “Most of the fund will go towards support for the hardest-hit workers on our own productions around the world,” chief content officer Ted Sarandos announced on Friday (20Mar20), with $15 million (£12.9 million) going towards “third parties and non-profits providing emergency relief to out-of-work crew and cast in the countries where we have a large production base.”
    The news comes after it was announced that Broadway producers and the unions that represent the people who work on shows have reached a temporary agreement to pay employees during the current shutdown.
    All shows on Broadway went dark on 12 March and will remain closed until at least 12 April – although it is believed that performances will not resume until May or June due to the health crisis.
    An “emergency relief agreement” was announced on Friday night, after the Broadway League negotiated with labour unions representing actors, stagehands, ushers, makeup artists, and more.
    All employees will be paid their normal salary for the first partial week of the shutdown, though anyone who makes more than the minimum salary will only get 150 per cent of their minimum salary.

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    Bob Odenkirk Pushing His Body to the Limit for 'Nobody'

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    For his role as Hutch Mansell in the upcoming movie, the actor has been training for two years with 87Eleven, who previously worked on ‘Hobbs and Shaw’ and ‘Deadpool’ among others.
    Mar 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actor Bob Odenkirk pushed his body to the limit for two years to train for his forthcoming action thriller.
    The star is well known for his comedy and drama work, but he wanted to try something different after wrapping the sixth and final season of “Breaking Bad” spin-off “Better Call Saul”.
    “I was a comedy writer for 25 years… and the good thing about being a comedy writer is I didn’t use my body,” the 57 year old quipped. “My knees were fine, my back was OK, and so… I put it out there that I would like to do an action movie.”
    “I thought that my character in Saul is a serious guy and he’s really earnest… he’s earnestly trying to get what he needs, and he fails and he fights back, he keeps trying, sans (without) fighting, actual fighting. He’s kind of the person you follow in an action movie.”
    Odenkirk was subsequently offered the lead in the movie “Nobody”, and he jumped at the opportunity: “It’s the craziest thing,” he marvelled at his latest gig.
    “I had to train for two years for it… I trained with a group of stunt people called 87eleven. They do all the big movies, ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’, ‘Deadpool’, and ‘John Wick’…”
    And Odenkirk’s role as Hutch Mansell required him to work out like never before.
    “I never spent so much time in a gym! It was like, five, six hours in a day,” he smiled.
    “Nobody”, written by “John Wick” Derek Kolstad, stars Odenkirk as a man who becomes the target of a vengeful drug lord after intervening to help a woman being harassed on the street.

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    Rosario Dawson Joins 'The Mandalorian' Cast

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    The ‘Josie and the Pussycats’ actress has been tapped to play Ahsoka Tano, an apprentice of Jedi Anakin Skywalker, on the ‘Star Wars’ spin-off that premiered in September last year.
    Mar 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rosario Dawson has joined the “Star Wars” universe by signing on for the new season of spin-off TV show “The Mandalorian”.
    The “Sin City” actress will play Ahsoka Tano, an apprentice of Jedi Anakin Skywalker, in the Disney+ streaming series.
    Ahsoka has only appeared in animated form before Rosario agreed to portray a live-action version of the character for the second season of the show.
    “The Mandalorian”, which was created by Jon Favreau and stars Pedro Pascal, premiered in September (19).

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    West End Theaters to Shut Down Until Late April Over Coronavirus Crisis

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered British cinema and theatre bosses to close down starting March 20 night in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19.
    Mar 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – West End theatres will be shuttered until at least 26 April, according to new guidelines.
    Officials at the Society of London Theatre have shut down over 40 London venues and they insist performances won’t start up again until late next month.
    “The theatre industry is lobbying Government for a clearer timeframe on closures…,” a statement reads. “We look forward to welcoming you back into our theatres as soon as we are allowed to resume performances. In the meantime stay safe and healthy.”

    Broadway theatres in New York have also closed down as city and state leaders attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
    British cinema and theatre bosses were told they must close on Friday night (March 20) during a press conference hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
    Pubs, bars, restaurants and gyms are subject to the same order.
    “I know this goes against the freedom-loving instincts of the British people,” Johnson said. “We will get through this.”

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    Andy Cohen Puts 'Watch What Happens Live' Home Edition on Hold After Coronavirus Diagnosis

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    The host of Bravo’s talk show explains that ‘as much as I felt like I could push through whatever I was feeling to do #WWHL from home,’ his health is the top priority now.
    Mar 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Andy Cohen is putting his health over his show. Taking to his Instagram account on Friday, March 20 to announce that he tested positive for COVID-19, the TV host also revealed that he has postponed plans to host a home edition of “Watch What Happens Live”.
    “After a few days of self-quarantine, and not feeling great, I have tested positive for Coronavirus,” the 51-year-old media personality told his fans the test result. Of how if affected his talk show, he explained, “As much as I felt like I could push through whatever I was feeling to do #WWHL from home, we’re putting a pin in that for now so I can focus on getting better.”
    The author of “The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a Shallow Year” went on to “thank all the medical professionals who are working tirelessly for all of us.” He then concluded his message by urging “everybody to stay home and take care of themselves.”

    Before he tested positive for coronavirus, Cohen planned to tape his famous talk show from home. “Our show is arguably the most lo-tech show in late night in its current form. So the idea of taking it down even further a few notches is just ironic and hilarious,” he told Variety earlier on Friday morning.
    “I mean, we’re the show that I still can’t believe gets a live signal out of a very small clubhouse in Soho,” the executive producer of the “Real Housewives” franchise shared, before explaining the format of “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen: @ Home”, “So we will now be from my own clubhouse in the West Village. My show has always been something of a little coffee klatch, party-line type show. And this seemed like a very natural extension of not only the show, but obviously the times that we’re in right now.”

    Andy Cohen announced “WWHL” home edition on his Twitter just hours before sharing his diagnosis.
    The first episode of the “WWHL” home edition was scheduled to air on Sunday, March 22 before it was canceled. Cohen had additionally tapped “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes, TV personality Ramona Singer and “Sliders” alum Jerry O’Connell as the guests, who would be joining him on video chat.”

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