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    Cardi B's Best Friend Star Brim May Star on 'Love and Hip Hop' If She Snitches on Rapper

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    According to a new report, Star, who is currently pregnant, can be freed if she can turn state’s evidence and snitch on the Grammy-winning rapper after following her being named in an indictment of gang members.
    Feb 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Cardi B’s best friend Star Brim is currently facing serious legal issues after being charged with slashing a person and participating in a racketeering conspiracy in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday, February 18. Despite being chaotic, the situation may be not entirely bad for Star as she may be given an opportunity to start a new reality show career.
    According to MTO News, things don’t look good for Star, whose real name is Yonette Respass, who accused of being the highest ranking female member of a violent Bloods street gang, the 5-9 Brims. New York Federal presecutors a 95% conviction rate, but she may be out sooner if she does these things.
    Star, who is currently pregnant, can be freed if she can turn state’s evidence and snitch on bestie Cardi. While the feds didn’t mention the “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker, the feds claimed that Star ordered the attack with other gang members, implying that the wife of Offset was one of them.
    Should Star be snitching on the Cardi, she could have been offered with a “no jail time” deal. In addition to that, she might be hired by the producers of “Love & Hip Hop”. When asked if they would interested to have Star if she were to snitch on Cardi, two insiders said, “YES.”
    “The 5-9 Brims is a violent criminal organization that has terrorized residents of Brooklyn and Queens by committing brutal acts of violence in public places, trafficking narcotics on the streets and defrauding victims through financial schemes,” United States Attorney Donoghue stated.
    The indictment alleges these gang members had been feuding with a rival faction of the gang called the “Real Ryte,” with some of the defendants either participating in or conspiring in the murder of rival members. Star is additionally accused of orchestrating an attack at Angels night club in Flushing, Queens in August 2018.
    While many of the 5-9 Brims gang members have been arrested, Star herself has been allowed to delay her arrest until she gives birth to her baby. Prosecutors say they are in discussions with her attorney regarding a time and date for self-surrender.

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    'Parasite' Director Brings to Light Heartfelt Letter He Got From Martin Scorsese

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    During a press conference back in South Korea, Bong Joon Ho spills what message of support ‘The Irishman’ director gave him in the wake of his historic Oscars wins.
    Feb 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho was touched to receive a message of support from Martin Scorsese in the wake of his historic Oscars victory.
    The filmmaker took home four top awards at the prestigious Hollywood ceremony earlier this month, with the thriller becoming the first non-English language project to claim the Best Picture prize, as well as the first to triumph in both the International Feature Film and Best Picture categories.
    During a press conference back home in his native South Korea, the director revealed that Scorsese, one of his screen heroes, had sent him a letter of encouragement after his big wins.
    “This morning I got a letter from Martin Scorsese,” Bong shared. “I can’t tell you what the letter said because it’s something personal. But towards the end he wrote, ‘You’ve done well. Now rest. But don’t rest for too long’.”
    Bong added: “He continued by saying how he and other directors were waiting for my next movie.”
    The sweet exchange emerges after Bong heaped praise on Scorsese while accepting the Best Director Oscar, for which the “Taxi Driver” icon was also nominated for “The Irishman”.
    “When I was young and starting in cinema, there was a saying that I carved deep into my heart which is, ‘The most personal is the most creative’,” Bong recalled. “That quote was from our great Martin Scorsese.”

    “Parasite” also earned Bong the Best Original Screenplay accolade.

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    NeNe Leakes Says 'RHOA' Co-Star Kenya Moore 'Has a Mental Issue'

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    NeNe also discusses her future on the show, revealing that she hasn’t decided whether or not she will returning for another season of Bravo’s ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’.
    Feb 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The bad blood between NeNe Leakes and Kenya Moore doesn’t show any sign of stopping. NeNe recently stopped by “Extra” on Thursday, February 19 during which talked about many things including her feud with Kenya in season 12 of the Bravo reality show.
    Dissing her co-star, the TV star said that she wasn’t planning to get along with Kenya. “She is not a good person,” NeNe shared. While she praised Kenya for being “good for the show like all these girls are,” NeNe claimed that Kenya “has a mental issue that need to be fixed… That girl just lies.”
    However, NeNe thought she would be able to avoid physical altercation with Kenya. “She may want to run her mouth, but she wants to keep her teeth, so she knows what to do.”
    NeNe also discussed her future on the show, revealing that she hadn’t decided whether or not she would returning for another season of “RHOA”. “Our season is still going. I have to get together with my team and discuss whether it’s good for me to stay here or not,” she explained.
    “Kenya is the one saying I’m being phased out. She says Bravo is phasing me out… If I’m being phased out, then I’m being phased out — I don’t have a problem with that,” she continued. Noting that one person wasn’t always guaranteed to be featured in every episode, NeNe explained, “Yes… they are going to give each girl certain episodes and you have to work. They want to see you work to get into the others.”

    Denying rumors that Bravo cut her salary, NeNe stated, “I don’t know if they are cutting salaries… My salary I’m very okay with, so Bravo, please understand, I am very okay with my salary.”

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    'Parasite' Distributor Savagely Claps Back at Trump for Criticizing Its Oscars Win: 'He Can't Read'

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    President Donald Trump says during a campaign rally that this year’s Academy Awards was ‘bad’ because a non-American film got the Best Picture and slams Brad Pitt for his ‘little wise guy’ speech.
    Feb 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Donald Trump had some things to say about the 2020 Academy Awards during a rally campaign in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Thursday, February 20. Speaking at the podium, the president attacked this year’s prize-giving event for handing out the Best Picture prize, one of the coveted awards at the ceremony, to “Parasite”.
    “How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” he asked his supporters who were in attendance at the rally. Criticizing the Academy for giving Best Picture to a non-American movie, the 73-year-old went on to say, “And the winner is… a movie from South Korea! What the hell was that all that about? We’ve got enough problems with South Korea, with trade. On top of that, they give them the best movie of the year. Was it good? I don’t know. ‘Let’s get Gone With the Wind’ back, please? ‘Sunset Boulevard’. So many great movies.”
    Trump added, “I thought it was best foreign film, no?” “Parasite” won both the Best Picture and Best International Feature Film, the latter of which replaced the now-defunct Best Foreign Film category.
    NEON, which distributes the film in North America, didn’t take a long time to respond to Trump’s jab. Hitting back at the president, the company tweeted, “Understandable, he can’t read,” along with the hashtags #Parasite #BestPicture #Bong2020.

    NEON responds after President Trump criticized ‘Parasite’ Best Picture win at Oscars.
    During the rally, Trump also made it clear that he’s not a fan of Brad Pitt, mocking the actor for his political speech at the Oscars. “And then you have Brad Pitt, I was never a big fan of his. He got up, said a little wise guy thing. He’s a little wise guy,” he said of the Best Supporting Actor winner for his role in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”.
    Accepting his prize at the ceremony, Pitt said at the time, “They told me I only have 45 seconds up here, which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week.” He was referencing the former national security adviser who was not allowed to testify by the Senate during the Trump impeachment hearing.
    The 56-year-old star then joked that “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” helmer Quentin Tarantino might make a film about the controversial hearings. “I’m thinking maybe Quentin does a movie about it and in the end, the adults do the right thing,” he added.
    Trump’s son Eric Trump later called Brad one of “smug elitists,” blaming him for the Oscars low ratings. “Probably because Americans don’t liked to be preached to by smug elitists. The elegance has been lost and America has tuned these people out of their homes…,” the third-eldest child of the president wrote along with Fox Business’ post that featured a photo of Brad at the 92nd annual prize-giving event, with the caption, “Oscars ratings fall 25% to all-time low.”

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    'Power' Star Omari Hardwick snaps at Fans Clowning Him Over Character Ghost

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    Upon seeing the ‘Power’ actor’s new Instagram post, people seemingly assume on the comment section that he is currently going through some kind of Ghost withdrawals, much to his dislike.
    Feb 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Fans may have to start differentiate between the actors and the characters they are playing in TV series or movies. Omari Hardwick stunned people with his role as Ghost on Starz’s hit series “Power”, which ended two weeks ago, but he still wants everyone know that he isn’t above the role’s tactics.
    Omari took to his Instagram account on Thursday, February 20 to share a photo of him while quoting the poem called “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley. The post, however, made people assume that Omari was going through some kind of Ghost withdrawals, much to his dislike.
    “You miss being Ghost don’t you?” asked one follower, to which the actor replied firmly, “No. Left everything in him & left it all on the floor literally. No.” Someone also struck Omari’s nerve by commenting, “We want ghost f**k what you talking about.” Another fan agreed, saying, “honestly I agree holy s**t .. he was kool until I hear him in real life .. matter fact where’s tommy.”
    In response to the insult, Omari wrote, “now you ….you the clown. When i slap the s**t outa you (cuz you don’t deserve more than that) outa you….i will remind you thas from me, Omari. B***h a** f**k boy. Go be just THAT. Clown a** n***as. Should go ask your Momz if she can rebirth you. Matta fact….go find Tommy & Joe. See if they don’t say the same.”

    Fans quickly jumped into Omari’s defense. “you’re so disrespectful and that’s why he doesn’t miss it!” one of them said. “He is Omari, not Ghost. He gave his all during Ghost, a charter’s existence. Allow him to explore and be he!! You can’t be a fan speaking like this! Sad.” Another added, “well YOU wanted ghost don’t go looking for Tommy you no how he get down you might end up dead.”
    “Power” aired its finale on Sunday, February 9. The episode revealed the biggest mystery about the identity who shot Ghost to death. The finale saw that Tariq St. Patrick, Ghost and Tasha’s only son, was the person to pull the trigger and shoot his father in the chest, causing him to tumble off a nightclub balcony and later meet his demise.

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    Anthony Hopkins Set to Play Mike Tyson's Trainer in Biopic

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    The Odin of Marvel Cinematic Universe is signed on for true-story movie ‘Cus and Mike’ to play the legendary Cus D’Amato who helped shape Tyson into a boxing champion.
    Feb 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Sir Anthony Hopkins is stepping into the boxing ring to portray Mike Tyson’s famed trainer in a new biopic.
    The “Silence of the Lambs” star has been cast as Cus D’Amato in “Cus and Mike”, based on author Montieth Illingworth’s book, “Mike Tyson: Money, Myth, and Betrayal”.
    The film will explore the relationship between the pair and how D’Amato, who died in 1985, served as a tough father figure for Tyson, shaping him into a boxing great who became the youngest heavyweight title winner in sporting history at the age of 20.
    Filmmaker Nick Cassavetes adapted the story from an original screenplay by Desmond Nakano, and will also direct the project, reports Deadline.
    “This is an absolute dream scenario for me,” Cassavetes shared in a statement. “An opportunity to work with Sir Anthony in a movie about two of my all-time heroes, Cus D’Amato and Mike Tyson, the most ferocious (and my favorite) fighter who ever lived? In a story about father figures that disappear too soon? I’m in heaven… It should be one for the ages…”
    The role of the troubled, young Tyson, who D’Amato discovered in New York at the age of 13 in the 1980s, has yet to be cast.
    Hopkins is the latest actor to be attached to a project about D’Amato – in 2018, Bruce Willis signed on to play the trainer in a separate movie, which was pegged as the directorial debut for former “Homeland” star Rupert Friend.
    Martin Scorsese had also previously been reported to be teaming up with Jamie Foxx to make a biopic about D’Amato, who was played onscreen by George C. Scott in 1995 TV movie “Tyson”.

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    P. Diddy Surprises His Young Cancer-Stricken Fans

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    The Bad Boy founder drops by ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ to surprise a group of inspiring young cancer patients who make a viral video using his song ‘Bad Boys for Life’.
    Feb 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has thrilled a group of cancer-stricken children by paying them a surprise visit with the help of pal Ellen DeGeneres.
    The kids had previously attempted to catch the rap mogul’s attention in December 2019, when they featured in a viral video showing off their moves to his 2001 hit “Bad Boys for Life”, and inviting Diddy to join them for a dance.
    The clip was filmed for a campaign by officials at Miami, Florida-based nonprofit Fighting All Monsters (FAM), which supports families of young cancer sufferers, and on Thursday, February 20, 2020, eight members of the group appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to discuss the post.
    Explaining why they chose the tune for the promo, one of the kids, Will Walker, said, “In the song, it’s ‘survive what you been through,’ and we’re all battling cancer and we ain’t going anywhere (sic)!”
    The talk show host initially claimed Diddy was unable to join them on TV as he was currently on the road, and had instead sent in a video message just for them, which she aired for her guests.
    However, DeGeneres later confessed she had got the dates wrong, and Diddy was actually backstage, prompting the children to scream in excitement as the hip-hop star made his big entrance and encouraged the kids to dance with him.
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    After DeGeneres thanked Diddy for taking part in the surprise, he said, “It’s a pleasure.”
    He then turned his attention to his young fans and shared, “Thank you guys so much for reaching out to me.”
    “I was so touched that this song that has helped me get through a lot of trials and tribulations is fuelling you guys to know the power that you have in yourself to believe that we ain’t going nowhere (sic),” he added, quoting lyrics from his own song.
    Diddy has since posted a photo of himself with the kids on social media, captioning it, “Let’s dance!!!!!!!!!”

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    Jennifer Lawrence to End Acting Hiatus With Adam McKay's 'Don't Look Up'

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    The upcoming Netflix comedy itself follows two scientists who discover a meteor is set to strike Earth in six months and attempt to warn the rest of the world.
    Feb 20, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Jennifer Lawrence has ended her acting hiatus by taking a role in director Adam McKay’s upcoming Netflix comedy.
    The 29-year-old Oscar winner will star in the big budget “Don’t Look Up”, which follows two scientists who discover a meteor is set to strike Earth in six months and attempt to warn the rest of the world.
    “She’s what folks in the 17th century used to call ‘a dynamite act’,” McKay said of Lawrence in a statement. “And the fact that Netflix sees this movie as a worldwide comedy sets the bar high for me and my team in an exciting and motivating way.”
    Production will begin in April.
    “The Hunger Games” star announced she was taking a hiatus from the big screen in 2017.
    The new role will also be her first as a married woman – Lawrence wed Cooke Maroney last year (19).

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