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    Nicki Minaj Unraveled as Guest Judge in Season 12 of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'

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    In a new promo for the hit competition show’s upcoming season, the ‘Barbie Dreams’ rapper steps out in a skintight red outfit and pledges her ‘allegiance to the drag.’
    Jan 31, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Nicki Minaj drag dreams have come true – she’s joining RuPaul’s hit show as a guest judge.
    The “Anaconda” rapper announced her new role on Instagram on Thursday, January 30, sharing a promo for “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, in which she is wearing a skintight red outfit.
    “Welcome to the Main Stage of RuPaul’s Drag Race!,” she says in the spot. “I’m Nicki Minaj, and I pledge allegiance to the drag!”.
    The clip also features a sneak preview of one of her comments, in which she describes a contestant in the drag competition as “like a Barbie out of the box”. She concludes the promo by stating, “Show up and make her-story (sic), boom!”.

    Nicki shared the same post on Twitter, but added the caption: “A dream of mine for so long,” alongside a crown and lipstick emojis.

    She will star in the premiere episode of Season 12, airing on February 28.
    The news comes at a difficult time for Minaj. This week (January 27), her older brother, Jelani Maraj, was found guilty of predatory sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. He was sentenced to 25 years to life in jail.

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    French's Oscars Slammed for Giving Roman Polanski Many Nominations

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    However, the head of Cesars Awards defends the organization’s decision as women’s rights activists stress that the director, who fled to the U.S. after his rape conviction, should not be celebrated.
    Jan 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – French feminists have attacked the Cesar Awards’ voters after they gave exiled director Roman Polanski’s new film 12 nominations at the country’s equivalent of the Oscars.
    The controversial filmmaker, who was convicted of statutory rape in the U.S. in 1977, became the toast of the French film industry on Wednesday morning (January 29), thanks to the success of his film “An Officer and a Spy”.
    However, women’s rights activists are outraged the Polish-French filmmaker, who fled the U.S. after his rape conviction, is being celebrated.
    Celine Piques, the spokeswoman for French feminist organisation Osez le Feminisme (Dare to be Feminist) told French TV channel LCI, “I am shocked. The 400 cinema professionals who voted for this nomination have applauded Polanski with 12 nominations – 12 is also the number of women today who accuse Roman Polanski of rape. This is not the field of morality, this is the field of justice.”
    But Alain Terzian, the head of the Cesars, has defended Polanski’s nominations, insisting “moral positions” should not affect the awards.
    In September (19), Polanski’s latest film landed the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival in Italy, two months before former actress Valentine Monnier accused the moviemaker of an “extremely violent” assault and rape in 1975, when she was 18.
    Hers is the latest in a long line of sexual assault accusations against the director.
    This isn’t the first time Polanski has created controversy at the Cesars – in 2017, he was asked to head the award show’s jury, but stepped down after a barrage of outrage.
    Polanski confessed to having unlawful sex with Samantha Geimer, a minor, at a Hollywood party, and served 42 days in prison, but later fled the U.S. over concerns that a plea bargain deal would be scrapped.
    He has evaded various extradition attempts over the years by U.S. authorities, who are still keen for Polanski to face justice on American soil.

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    Mel Gibson and Danny Glover Set to Return for 'Lethal Weapon 5'

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    Producer Daniel Lin claims that Warner Bros. has been working to bring a fifth and final ‘Lethal Weapon’ film, with director Richard Donner also on board to return for the new installment.
    Jan 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – A new “Lethal Weapon” movie could be coming more than 20 years since the last film hit theaters. According to producer Daniel Lin, the original main actors, Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, are ready to return for the fifth and final installment of the buddy cop action comedy film series.
    During The Hollywood Reporter’s Producers Roundtable chat, Lin said, “We’re trying to make the last ‘Lethal Weapon’ movie.” He added, “The original cast is coming back… Mel and Danny are ready to go.”
    Lin, who has produced movies like “Sherlock Holmes”, “It”, “Gangster Squad” and “The Lego Movie”, additionally claimed that Dick Donner, who helmed all four “Lethal Weapon” movies, is on board to return for the fifth movie. “And Dick Donner’s coming back,” he said.
    He went on gushing, “And it’s just amazing. The story itself is very personal to him.” While the project has not received an official green light yet, Lin said it’s now just “about the script.”
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    Talks about the potential “Lethal Weapon 5” first started in 2007, but it never showed any actual progress. Then in 2017, Gibson hinted that the fifth movie was in development, with Donner likely returning in the director’s chair.
    Also dishing on the upcoming installment, Donner said last year that if the movie ended up being made, it would be called “Lethal Finale” and would be “very dark.” He said that Channing Gibson, who penned the fourth movie, was writing the script of the fifth movie. Donner, however, said on the Maltin on Movies podcast that he wasn’t too confident of it getting the green light.
    The first “Lethal Weapon” movie was released in 1987. It follows near-retirement homicide detective Roger Murtaugh (Glover), who’s unexpectedly paired with wild narcotics detective Martin Riggs (Gibson), who has suicidal tendencies.
    The franchise was revived with a “Lethal Weapon” TV series starring Damon Wayans and Clayne Crawford which premiered on FOX in 2016. The show was canceled in 2019 after Wayans decided to quit following the end of season 3 production in December 2018.

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    Seth Rogen Joins Forces With 'The Batman' Screenwriter to Adapt 'Memetic'

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    Based on James Tynion IV’s horror comic, this big screen adaptation centers on a deadly internet meme which sends viewers into violent rages and leads to the downfall of society.
    Jan 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Seth Rogen has joined forces with the co-writer of “The Batman” for the big screen adaptation of horror comic “Boom!”.
    “Memetic” will be penned by Mattson Tomlin, the man behind the highly-anticipated Caped Crusader reboot, directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson.
    Based on James Tynion IV’s work, the film centres on a deadly internet meme, called Good Time Sloth, which sends viewers into violent rages and leads to the downfall of society.
    Tomlin is also currently developing the comic adaptation “Fear Agent” for Amazon.

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    'AGT': Nick Cannon Supports Gabrielle Union Amid Terry Crews Debacle

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    Current host Terry Crews previously insisted that he would never stand up for Gabrielle, who was reportedly fired because she raised concerns about racism and toxic culture on the show.
    Jan 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Nick Cannon is weighing on the controversy surrounding Gabrielle Union’s firing from “America’s Got Talent”. In a new interview with VLADTV, Nick, who previously served as a host on the NBC show, shows that he was sticking by Gabrielle’s side.
    “It was some eye-opening events that occurred that really shed light on some cultural insensitivities — ultimately, when it comes to women, when it comes to how the show is produced,” Nick said on January 28.
    He continued, “I believe, as a producer — I was over at ‘AGT’ for a damn near decade — you kinda see these things as a giant machine, but if you really take the time to step back, you see some things that are truly not fair… It’’s an institutional issue.”
    Nick later addressed Gabrielle and current host Terry Crews’ debacle after the latter insisted that he would never stand up for Gabrielle, who was reportedly fired because she raised concerns about racism and toxic culture on the show, because he never got such experience while working on “America’s Got Talent”. “I love Terry Crews, but it gets to that place… again it’s an institutional thing, so I’m not blaming him,” Nick said of the situation.
    “We get excited about the occupation, we get excited to work for the man and we gon’ defend the man cause he gave me a job,” Nick went on adding. “It don’t matter what you saw because I stood firmly by him when my former agent accosted him… Especially when it comes to our queens, when it comes to Gabby, I don’t care. Whatever she said, if it happened, I’m rocking with you.”
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    Terry previously said on “3rd Hour of Today”, “First of all I can’t speak for sexism because I’m not a woman, but I can speak on behalf on any racism comments,” he said. “That was never my experience on ‘America’s Got Talent’, in fact, it was the most diverse place I have ever been in my 20 years of entertainment. The Top 10 acts were asian, women, older, younger, black, white, it was everything in the gamut.”
    He continued, “When you look at what the allegations were about, it was given by an unnamed source. My thing is – it’s funny because I believe you should listen to women, you should always believe women so I asked my wife what I should do. She was like, ‘first of all, if it’s coming from an unnamed source – because Gabrielle Union has not made any statement to this day about any of these allegations publicly – …if she hasn’t made a statement, why would you?’ ”
    In response, Gabrielle fired back on Twitter, saying that there was an investigation going on regarding the issues and she waited for it to be completed before speaking out. She wrote, “Truth telling, wanting change & having MULTIPLE witnesses who bravely came forward to let EVERYONE know I didn’t lie or exaggerate, really exposes those who enthusiastically will throw you under the bus, forgetting quickly who stepped up 4 THEIR truth.”
    “Can someone please ask abt what happens to all that diversity folks are talking about BEHIND THE SCENES. Like, legit… where the hell is all that diversity in the production though homie? In the decision making ranks who control the fate of the diversity in front of the camera?” the wife of Dwyane Wade added.

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    David Schwimmer Clarifies Black 'Friends' Comments: 'I Meant No Disrespect' to 'Living Single'

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    The Ross Geller depicter was previously dragged after seemingly forgetting the existence of ‘Living Single’ which inspired ‘Friends’ by suggesting a reboot of ‘Friends’ with an all-black cast.
    Jan 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – David Schwimmer has broken his silence after being slammed online over his recent remarks over wanting to have an ‘all-black’ and ‘all-asian’ version of “Friends”, seemingly forgetting the existence of “Living Single” which inspired “Friends”. One of the criticism came directly from “Living Single” alum Erika Alexander. And now, David attempts to explain himself to Erika in a statement.
    “Hi Erika. As you know, I was asked recently in an interview for ‘The Guardian’ how I felt (for the thousandth time) about a reboot of ‘Friends’ immediately following a conversation about diversity on the show, and so offered up other possibilities for a reimagining of the show today,” David, who played Ross Geller in Friends, wrote in a reply to Erika’s tweet on Wednesday, January 29. “I didn’t mean to imply ‘Living Single’ hadn’t existed or indeed hadn’t come before ‘Friends’, which I knew it had.”
    “Please remember in an interview quotes are often pieced together and taken out of context, and then these quotes are repurposed in other articles by other people who are trying to be provocative,” continued, adding that he was “a fan of ‘Living Single’, and was not implying ‘Friends’ was the first of its kind.”
    David admitted that he wasn’t aware of the speculations that Warner Brothers and NBC, “encouraged by the success of Living Single, gave the Friends pilot a green light.” He said, “I honestly don’t know, but seems likely! If that’s the case, we are all indebted to Living Single for paving the way.”
    David went on to say, “In any event, if my quote was taken out of context, it’s hardly in my control. I assure you I meant no disrespect.”
    The statement arrives after Erika responded to David’s interview with The Guardian. “Hey @DavidSchwimmer @FriendsTV – r u seriously telling me you’ve never heard of #LivingSingle? We invented the template! Yr welcome bro. ;),” she wrote on Twitter.
    David previously suggested during the interview a reboot of “Friends” with an “all-black” or an “all-asian” casts. “But I was well aware of the lack of diversity and I campaigned for years to have Ross date women of color. One of the first girlfriends I had on the show was an Asian American woman, and later I dated African American women. That was a very conscious push on my part,” he told the site.

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    Roman Polanski's Movie Receives 12 Nominations at 2020 France's Oscars

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    ‘An Officer and a Spy’ leads the pack, dominating the nominations list with a dozen nods including Best Film, Best Director for Roman Polanski, and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin.
    Jan 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Exiled moviemaker Roman Polanski’s new film “An Officer and a Spy” leads all nominations for France’s Oscars.
    The drama picked up 12 nods when the Cesar Awards nominations were announced on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 – one more than Ladj Ly’s acclaimed “Les Miserables”.
    Polanski’s haul includes nominations for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor (for Jean Dujardin).
    The filmmaker has been living in exile in Europe since 1977 following a child sex conviction in America.
    “An Officer And a Spy” premiered at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, winning the Grand Jury Prize.
    The full list of feature nominees is:
    Best Film:
    Best Director:
    “La Belle Epoque” – Nicolas Bedos
    “Grace a Dieu” – Francois Ozon
    “Hors Normes” – Eric Toledano & Olivier Nakache
    “J’accuse (An Officer and a Spy)” – Roman Polanski
    “Les Miserables” – Ladj Ly
    “Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)” – Celine Sciamma
    “Roubaix, Une Lumiere” – Arnaud Desplechin
    Best Actress:
    Anais Demoustier – Alice et Le Maire”
    Eva Green – “Proxima”
    Adele Haenel – “Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu”
    Chiara Mastroianni – “Chambre 212”
    Noemie Merlant – “Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu”
    Doria Tillier – “La Belle Epoche”
    Karin Viard – “Chanson Douce”
    Best Actor:
    Daniel Auteuil – “La Belle Epoque”
    Damien Bonnard – “Les Miserables”
    Vincent Cassel – “Hors Normes”
    Jean Dujardin – “J’accuse”
    Reda Kateb – “Hors Normes”
    Melvil Poupaud – “Grace a Dieu”
    Roschdy Zem – “Roubaix, Une Lumiere”
    Best Foreign Film:
    Best Documentary:
    “68, Mon Pere et Les Clous” – Samuel Bigiaoui
    “La Cordillere des Songes” – Patricio Guzman
    “Lourdes” – Thierry Demaiziere & Alban Teurlai
    “M” – Yolande Zauberman
    “Wonder Boy Olivier Rousteing, Ne Sous X” – Anissa Bonnefont
    Best Original Screenplay:
    “La Belle Epoche” – Nicolas Bedos
    “Grace a Dieu” – Francois Ozon
    “Hors Normes” – Eric Toledano & Olivier Nakache
    “Les Miserables” – Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini, Alexis Manenti
    “Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)” – Celine Sciamma
    Best First Film:
    “Atlantique (Atlantics)” – Mati Diop
    “Nom de la Terre” – Edouard Bergeon
    “Le Chant du Loup” – Antonin Baudry
    “Les Miserables” – Ladj Ly
    “Papicha” – Mounia Meddour
    Best Original Screenplay:
    “La Belle Epoque” – Nicolas Bedos
    “Grace a Dieu” – Francois Ozon
    “Hors Normes” – Eric Toledano & Olivier Nakache
    “Les Miserables” – Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini, & Alexis Manenti
    “Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)” – Celine Sciamma
    Best Adapted Screenplay:
    Costa-Gavras – “Adults in the Room”
    Roman Polanski & Robert Harris – “J’accuse”
    Jeremy Clapin & Guillaume Laurant – “J’ai Perdu Mon Corps”
    Arnaud Desplechin & Lea Mysius – “Roubaix, Une Lumiere”
    Dominik Moll & Gilles Marchand – “Seules les Betes”
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Fanny Ardant – “La Belle Epoque”
    Josiane Balasko – “Grace a Dieu”
    Laure Calamy – “Seules les Betes”
    Sara Forestier – “Roubaix, Une Lumiere”
    Helene Vincent – “Hors Normes”
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Swann Arlaud – “Grace a Dieu”
    Gregory Gadebois – “J’accuse”
    Louis Garrel – “J’accuse”
    Benjamin Lavernhe – “Mon Inconnue”
    Denis Menochet – “Grace a Dieu”
    Best Female Newcomer:
    Luana Bajrami – “Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu”
    Celeste Brunnquell – “Les Eblouis”
    Lyna Khoudri – “Papicha”
    Nina Meurisse – “Camille”
    Mama Sane – “Atlantique”
    Best Male Newcomer:
    Anthony Bajon – “Au Nom de la Terre”
    Benjamin Lesieur – “Hors Normes”
    Alexis Manenti – “Les Miserables”
    Liam Pierron – “La Vie Scolaire”
    Djebril Zonga – “Les Miserables”
    Best Animated Feature:
    “La Fameuse Invasion des Ours en Sicile” – Lorenzo Mattotti
    “Les Hirondelles de Kaboul” – Zabou Breitman
    “J’ai Perdu Mon Corps (I Lost My Body)” – Jeremy Clapin
    Best Editing:
    Anny Danche & Florent Vassault – “La Belle Epoque”
    Laure Gardette – “Grace a Dieu”
    Dorian Rigal-Ansous – “Hors Normes”
    Herve de Luze – “J’Accuse”
    Flora Volpeliere – “Les Miserables”
    Best Cinematography:
    Nicolas Bolduc – “La Belle Epoque”
    Pawel Edelman – “J’Accuse”
    Julien Poupard – “Les Miserables”
    Claire Mathon – “Portrait de le Jeune Fille en Feu”
    Irina Lubtchansky – “Roubaix, Une Lumiere”
    Best Costumes:
    Emmanuelle Youchnovski – “La Belle Epoque”
    Thierry Delettre – “Edmond”
    Pascaline Chavanne – “J’Accuse”
    Alexandra Charles – “Jeanne”
    Dorothee Guiraud – “Portrait de le Jeune Fille en Feu”
    Best Production Design:
    Stephane Rozenbaum – “La Belle Epoque”
    Benoit Barough – “Le Chant du Loup”
    Frank Schwarz – “Edmond”
    Jean Rabasse – “J’Accuse”
    Thomas Grezaud – “Portrait de le Jeune Fille en Feu”
    Best Original Score:
    Fatima Al Qadiri – “Atlantique”
    Alexandre Desplat – “J’Accuse”
    Dan Levy – “J’ai Perdu Mon Corps”
    Marco Casanova & Kim Chapiron – “Les Miserables”
    Gregoire Hetzel – “Roubaix, Une Lumiere”
    Best Sound:
    Remi Daru, Severin Favriau, & Jean-Paul Hurier – “La Belle Epoque”
    Nicolas Cantin, Thomas Desjonqueres, Raphael Mouterde, Olivier Goinard, & Randy Thom – “Le Chant du Loup”
    Lucien Balibar, Aymeric Devoldere, Cyril Holtz, & Niels Barletta – “J’Accuse”
    Arnaud Lavalex, Jerome Gonthier, & Marco Casanova – “Les Miserables”
    Julien Sicart, Valerie de Loof, & Daniel Sobrino – “Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu”

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    'Knives Out', 'Jojo Rabbit', 'Maleficent 2' Win at 2020 Costume Designers Guild Awards

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    The other winners at the January 28 awards show include ‘Game of Thrones’ for the episode ‘The Iron Throne’ and ‘The Masked Singer’ for the season finale.
    Jan 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Knives Out”, “Jojo Rabbit”, and “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” took home the top honours at the Costume Designers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton in California on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.
    Jenny Eagan scooped the Excellence in Contemporary Film prize for her work on “Knives Out”, while the Excellence in Period Film award went to Mayes C. Rubeo for “Jojo Rabbit”.
    Ellen Mirojnick beat competition from the likes of “Avengers: Endgame”, “Captain Marvel”, and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”, to take home the Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film award.
    Over in the TV section, “Schitt’s Creek” ‘s Debra Hanson, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” ‘s Donna Zakowska, and “Game of Thrones” ‘ Michele Clapton were recognised for Contemporary, Period, and Sci-Fi / Fantasy Television respectively, while “The Masked Singer U.S.” scooped the Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television prize.
    Meanwhile, “Bombshell” actress Charlize Theron was honoured with the Spotlight Award at the ceremony, and film director Adam McKay received the Distinguished Collaborator Award.
    Also recognised was “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” costume designer Michael Kaplan, who received the Career Achievement trophy, and Mary Ellen Fields, who took home the Distinguished Service Award.
    The full list of winners is as follows:
    Excellence in Contemporary Film: “Knives Out” – Jenny Eagan
    Excellence in Period Film: “Jojo Rabbit” – Mayes C. Rubeo
    Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film: “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” – Ellen Mirojnick
    Excellence in Contemporary Television: “Schitt’s Creek”: #504, “The Dress” – Debra Hanson
    Excellence in Period Television: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”: #305, “It’s Comedy or Cabbage” – Donna Zakowska
    Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Television: “Game of Thrones”: #806, “The Iron Throne” – Michele Clapton
    Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television: “The Masked Singer”: #213, “Season Finale: And the Winner Takes It All and Takes It Off” – Marina Toybina
    Excellence in Short Form Design: United Airlines: “Star Wars Wing Walker” commercial – Christopher Lawrence

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