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    'The Voice' Recap: Find Out Who Makes It to the Knockout Rounds

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    The new episode of the NBC long-running singing competition show features the final night of the Battle Rounds as remaining contestants perform in front of coaches.

    Apr 13, 2021

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    Season 20 of “The Voice” is soon going to enter the Knockout Rounds. The Monday, April 12 episode of the NBC long-running singing competition show featured the final night of the Battle Rounds as remaining contestants performed in front of coaches Blake Shelton, John Legend, Nick Jonas and Kelsea Ballerini, the latter of whom was there on behalf of Kelly Clarkson.

    The first battle that night was between Team John’s Victor Solomon and Deion Warren who belted out Usher’s “U Got It Bad”. Following the performance, Blake commented, “Deion as much as I enjoyed watching your performance, I heard pitch things that I didn’t hear with Victor. I think if you could take a note, Victor from Deion’s book though is that he does have a lot of personalities when he performs. From what I heard vocally, I would be going with Victor.” John apparently agreed with Blake as he announced Victor as the winner of the battle.

    Next up were Ainee and Anna Grace from Team Kelly. For the night, they opted to sing “You Know I’m No Good” by Amy Winehouse. Blake noted that Ainee seemed to be “restricting” herself for a little bit when she was singing and that made him pick Anna. John, however, chose Ainee because she’s “more my style with your flow.” Eventually, Kelsea, on behalf of Kelly, announced Anna as the winner of the battle.

    Team Nick’s Raine Stern and Andrew Marshall then took the stage to sing “Adore You” by Harry Styles. “I love this song and Andrew this song is better suited to you. Vocally I was more drawn to Andrew, performance-wise I was more drawn to Raine, you are so fun to watch and you can see that you love it which is truly an artist,” Kelsea commented. Nick named Raine as the winner of the battle. However, it wasn’t the end for Andrew because Blake used his one and only steal to get Andrew on his team.

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    Savanna Chesnut and Pete Mroz from Team Blake then went against each other while singing “Have a Little Faith in Me” by John Hiatt. Nick loved both as he said that Savanna executed each note very well while praising Pete for his “soothing” voice that reminded him of Steven Chapman. John, on the other hand, thought that Savanna was a “wonderful singer,” but she was missing “a sense of urgency.” Pete was picked as the winner of the battle.

    Following it up were JD Casper and Kenzie Wheeler from Team Kelly. Singing “Fishing in the Dark” by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, they hoped to impress the coaches and be sent to the Knockout Rounds. “I think both of them were really well-executed performances, you both know who you are as vocalists,” John noted. Kenzie won over JD in the battle.

    Another Team Nick pair took the stage. This time, it was Rachel Mac and Bradley Sinclair who performed “Your Song” by Elton John. “You both just gave the best performance that we have had in the battle rounds,” Nick said after the performance. After a long deliberation, he picked Rachel as the winner of the battle.

    Concluding the night were Rio Doyle and Carolina Rial from Team John as they belted out “Somebody I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra. “Wow, I loved that so much. You guys are both incredible, your stage presence and you both didn’t lose your breath. I feel like there is more experience with Carolina, but you are both magnificent, and congratulations on making it this far,” raved Kelsea. John announced Rio as the winner. However, he wasn’t ready to let Carolina go so he decided to save her.

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    Carrie-Anne Moss Recalls Being Offered Grandmother Role Just Days After Turning 40

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    ‘The Matrix’ star makes the confession when discussing the topic of ageing in Hollywood with friend and filmmaker Justine Bateman at a conversation for New York’s 92nd Street Y venue.

    Apr 13, 2021

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    “The Matrix” star Carrie-Anne Moss was left flabbergasted when she was invited to portray a grandmother onscreen just days after turning 40.

    The actress, now 53, couldn’t believe the audacity of casting directors who had thought she would be a better fit as the grandma instead of the role as a mum.

    “I had heard that at 40, everything changed,” Moss shared as she discussed ageing in Hollywood with her friend and filmmaker Justine Bateman at a conversation for New York’s 92nd Street Y venue.

    “I didn’t believe in that because I don’t believe in just jumping on a thought system that I don’t really align with. But literally the day after my 40th birthday, I was reading a script that had come to me and I was talking to my manager about it.”

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    “She was like, ‘Oh, no, no, no, it’s not that role [you’re reading for], it’s the grandmother.’ I may be exaggerating a bit, but it happened overnight. I went from being a girl to the mother to beyond the mother.”

    Moss admits the sudden change in how she was viewed in Hollywood was tough to accept, particularly as male actors rarely have to face such scrutiny over their age or looks, but she is trying to let go of her insecurities to emulate the attitudes of her European peers.

    “I would look at these French and European actresses and they just had something about them that felt so confident in their own skin,” she said. “I couldn’t wait to be that. I strive for that. It’s not easy being in this business. There’s a lot of external pressure.”

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, the conversation between Moss and her old pal was held to promote the former actress-turned-author and director Bateman’s new book, “Face: One Square Foot of Skin”, which examines how society responds to women as they age.

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    Sheryl Underwood Clarifies on Her Unanswering Sharon Osbourne Text During 'The Talk' Return

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    In the April 12 episode of the talk show, Sheryl finds a defender in co-host Elaine Welteroth who claims that Sharon ‘was not listening and went off the rails into disrespect.’

    Apr 13, 2021

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    “The Talk” co-host Sheryl Underwood has broken her silence about her TV stand-off with Sharon Osbourne as the U.S. show returned on Monday, April 12 without the outspoken Brit.

    Underwood and Osbourne fell out during an episode on March 10, during a tense on-air discussion about racism that led to Sharon’s departure from the show.

    Sheryl addressed viewers at the top of Monday’s episode and revealed she feared being perceived as “the angry black woman”.

    She also addressed Osbourne’s demand that she should not “dare cry” to win sympathy during their awkward clash.

    “I’m not tearing up because I hurt your feelings or want some sympathy,” she said. “I’m crying because I have to restrain myself… To be told you can’t do something… I’m a grown-a** woman, but you have to suppress that.”

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    The entire episode of “The Talk” was devoted to racism and the March 10 showdown, which was sparked by Osbourne’s defence of her friend Piers Morgan following his outburst about Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex on a British breakfast show. Morgan had been accused of racism for comments he made about the royal and Sharon stated, “I feel like I’m about to be put in the electric chair because I have a friend who many people think is racist, so that makes me a racist.”

    The tense encounter came to a head when Osbourne turned to her co-host and asked her to be precise about how Morgan had been racist and as Sheryl started to respond, Sharon raged, “Don’t you dare cry.”

    On Monday’s show, Sheryl also confirmed she had not been in contact with Osbourne since the episode, although Sharon had texted her. Underwood said she did not respond because their on-air stand-off was under an internal investigation.

    Underwood was defended by another co-host, Elaine Welteroth, who said she believed Osbourne “was not listening and went off the rails into disrespect”, while shooting down reports that she and Sheryl had conspired to “attack” Osbourne, adding, “That is absolutely, categorically false.”

    “What you saw were two women who were maintaining their composure, their dignity and their respect every step of the way and were not being heard,” Welteroth added.

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    Luke Bryan 'Sad' to Skip 'American Idol' After Testing Positive for COVID-19

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    Original judge Paula Abdul is tapped to temporarily take over the country singer’s duty in the Monday, April 12 episode, which is set to have a live audience.

    Apr 13, 2021

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    Luke Bryan will temporarily step away from “American Idol”. Revealing that he has tested positive for coronavirus, the “That’s My Kind of Night” crooner said he was “sad” to miss out the first live episode of the ABC singing competition show.

    The 44-year-old came forward with his diagnosis via Twitter on Monday, April 12. “I’m sad to say I won’t be a part of tonight’s first live @AmericanIdol show. I tested positive for COVID but I’m doing well and look forward to being back at it soon,” he divulged.

    Luke Bryan tested positive for COVID-19.

    The country singer has since received well wishes from his fans. One user wrote, “Oh no! I pray you don’t have any adverse side effects from it. Wishes for a very speedy recovery.” Another replied, “Hope you get better soon Luke and I’m sorry you had to go through that.” A third chimed in, “Feel better Luke please take care of yourself we can’t miss a show without you Prayers for your recovery and get well soon.”

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    Luke’s tweet was then reposted by “American Idol” Twitter account. The message read, “Luke will be missed at our 1st #AmericanIdol LIVE show tonight, but is resting in quarantine at home & we wish him a speedy recovery. We’re so excited to announce [Paula Abdul] will be stepping in as a guest judge with Lionel Richie & Katy Perry as we get closer to a new winner!”

    Luke Bryan will be temporarily replaced by Paula Abdul on ‘American Idol’.

    Luke’s replacement, Paula, was an original judge when “American Idol” debuted in 2002. The 58-year-old songstress left the show on its eighth season. This will mark her first appearance on the series after it was moved to ABC from FOX.

    For the first live show since the coronavirus pandemic, “American Idol” showrunner told Deadline in March that audience members will be masked. They will also be tested and seated in pods with their immediate households as part of following COVID-19 guidelines.

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    'Shameless' Series Finale Forced by COVID-19 to Put Emmy Rossum's Return on Back Burner

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    Showrunner John Wells confirms there was a storyline that included Fiona Gallagher, but the actress portraying the character was not able to get to Los Angeles because of lockdown.

    Apr 13, 2021

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    The COVID lockdown scuppered Emmy Rossum’s return to “Shameless” for the series finale. Showrunner John Wells has confirmed there was a storyline that included the actress’ character, but Emmy couldn’t get to Los Angeles from her home in New York to shoot anything, so the writers had to abandon the idea.

    “We were trying to get Emmy and Emmy wanted to come back…,” Wells tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Based on what was going on with the pandemic, when we were planning it… the quarantines went back into effect between New York and Los Angeles and it was impossible to figure out how to get her back. It was a very minor but sad result of everything that’s happened in the pandemic.”

    Opening up about an imagined plot including Emmy’s Fiona Gallagher, Wells reveals it revolved around her character’s father, Frank Gallagher, battling dementia and the family gathering together to sort out his estate.

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    “The idea was with Frank’s dementia being discovered, there’s a call and she comes back to help everyone figure it out and that she would come back and be involved at the end with what to do with the house and all that,” John shared. “The travel was such a mess that we never got to the point of my actual writing it.”

    “We put it up on the writers’ room board and then took it down a few times… We had a lot of jokes for her but we never actually nailed it down.”

    Emmy left “Shameless” in 2018, at the end of the ninth season. The series finale, titled “Father Frank, Full of Grace”, aired in America on Sunday, April 11.

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    Jodie Turner-Smith Won't Do Action Film While Pregnant After Grueling Shoot on 'Without Remorse' Set

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    The mother of one talks about her experience of filming action movie while she’s pregnant with her first child, saying it’s not something she’d want to endure again.

    Apr 13, 2021

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    Actress Jodie Turner-Smith would think twice before making another action movie while pregnant after pushing herself on the set of “Without Remorse”.

    The “Queen & Slim” star – who shares 11-month-old daughter Janie with husband Joshua Jackson – plays Navy SEAL Karen Greer in the Tom Clancy film adaptation and, although she did her best to look after herself during the gruelling shoot, it’s not something she’d want to endure if she has another baby.

    She said, “I had to look after myself. In hindsight, would I do an action movie while pregnant again? Definitely not.”

    “It’s so often taken for granted when women have children that you just push through and keep going and you can’t slow down, when in all reality you have to give yourself as much time and space as possible.”

    However, Jodie doesn’t have any regrets about taking on the challenge of “Without Remorse”, “I’m glad I did it, it was an experience, but my body needed a lot more rest and relaxation than I was giving it.”

    That was partly because Jodie wasn’t able to skip many of the high-octane sequences.

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    She told Total Film, “I didn’t get the chance to sit out many action scenes! Stefano (Sollima, director) likes to capture as much as he can with the actors. So when it came to explosions and stuff like that, we were really in there.”

    “There’s an intense scene with the plane. When we filmed that, there were certain things with hydraulics and shaking that I wouldn’t do because of my baby, but when it came to being blown up and being in a gun fight, I did it. I had a knife fight as well.”

    And Jodie found it particularly “tough” because there were so few women on set.

    “There was one other woman in the cast. And I did it when I was pregnant! It was tough,” she admitted. “Everyone was obviously supportive, but men don’t have the same priorities that women do, and don’t understand what a woman’s body is going through.”

    “So you try to bridge the gap with as much communication as possible.”

    “Without Remorse” also stars Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell. It’s set for release on streaming service Amazon on 30 April (21).

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    Zac Efron Accused of Stealing Concept for His New Show 'Down to Earth'

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    The ‘High School Musical’ alum is given seven days to give explanation after an Australian presenter accused him of ripping off concept for new Netflix show ‘Down to Earth’.

    Apr 13, 2021

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    Zac Efron and Netflix have been given seven days to respond to Australian presenter Ben Waddell’s claim that they “stole” the concept for show “Down to Earth” from him.

    Waddell told the Daily Mail Australia that the documentary series, which sees Efron travel around the world with wellness expert Darin Olien to find healthy and sustainable ways to live, is an almost exact replica of the programme he shopped around the U.S. back in 2018.

    He failed to get the concept off the ground in America, so decided to return to his homeland to shoot a local version of the programme – the pilot of which he claims Efron and Netflix copied.

    After struggling to get hold of Efron, Waddell enlisted the help of local media to “track him down” and issued a legal notice demanding a response to his allegations within the next week.

    If the former “High School Musical” star doesn’t respond, Waddell is currently in the process of raising funds to be able to take the case to court.

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    He previously enlisted lawyers to write a letter on behalf of himself and his Ghost Donkey Media production company to Netflix and The Nacelle Company, which detailed eight scenes in Efron’s programme that he claims “appear to be directly copied” from his own show – adding that the similarities are “too extensive and specific to be a coincidence.”

    “The concepts are substantially identical as well: Both feature a young, charismatic host travelling around the world and immersing himself in the cultures he visits, in particular exploring how… (they) approach sustainability,” the letter read. “Even some of the individual shots that make up the trailer are the same.”

    Waddell’s lawyers sent the letter in September (20) but had no response, prompting the Australian star to take further action.

    Efron is currently filming the second season of Down to Earth in Australia – which Waddell noted was “brutal and gut-wrenching.”

    Netflix and Efron have yet to publicly respond to Waddell’s claims.

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    Michael B. Jordan: There's Always Respect and Love for Stallone Despite His Absence From 'Creed 3'

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    The Adonis Creed depicter explains why the original ‘Rocky’ actor won’t be returning for the upcoming third spin-off which will become his directorial debut.

    Apr 13, 2021

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    Sylvester Stallone won’t be in “Creed III” because the franchise wants to build the story around Adonis Creed going forward.

    Michael B. Jordan will reprise his role as the titular character and make his directorial debut in the forthcoming film and, while he admitted there will be an “essence” of Stallone and his character Rocky Balboa in the motion picture, the third movie in the series will focus on Adonis.

    “I think that Sly let it be known that he wasn’t coming back for this one but I think, you know, his essence and his spirit … there’s always going to be a little bit of Rocky within Adonis,” he told IGN.

    “But this is a Creed franchise, and we really want to build this story and this world around him moving forward.”

    While Stallone will not feature in the third film in the franchise, Jordan insisted the movie will be “something special.”

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    “So, it’s always respect and always a s**t-ton of love for what he’s built, but we really want to push and navigate Adonis forward and the family that he created,” he explained.

    “So, hopefully you guys will love what I’m thinking … what we’re cooking up. I think it’s going to be something special.”

    Last week (end11Apr21), Stallone confirmed he wouldn’t be appearing in “Creed III”, writing in an Instagram comment, “It’ll be done but I won’t be in it.”

    The 74-year-old star first appeared as the underdog fighter in 1976’s “Rocky” and starred as the character in several movies.

    He reprised the role for the “Creed” franchise, as Rocky became a mentor to Adonis ‘Donnie’ Creed, and his performance in the first “Creed” film led to an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

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