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    White Reporter Uses N-Word During Live News Reporting on Kobe Bryant's Death

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    The MSNBC reporter Alison Morris seemingly uses racial slur to describe the Los Angeles Lakers following the NBA superstar’s sudden passing in a helicopter crash.
    Jan 27, 2020
    AceShowbiz – MSNBC came under fire after their white reporter Alison Morris seemingly blurted out the N-word when covering Kobe Bryant’s tragic death. She described the NBA legend as “the kind of star that was perfectly cast on the Los Angeles N****** — Los Angeles Lakers.”
    Rumor has it, the network has a 15-second delay to edit the racial slur but the footage was released uncensored. “WTF! How can you even get to that word from anything?!” one exclaimed. “There’s a lot of news reporters and journalists that need firing tonight.”
    Alison quickly took to Twitter to apologize, insisting she never said the N-word. “Earlier today, while reporting on the tragic news of Kobe Bryant’s passing, I unfortunately stuttered on air, combining the names of the Knicks and the Lakers to say ‘Nakers.’ Please know I did not & would NEVER use a racist term. I apologize for the confusion this caused,” she wrote.
    However, many people were skeptical of her explanation. “I listened to the clip SEVERAL times and you said the N word with a HARD G. So no we dont believe you,” one commented. Another added, “Ma’am you did not say Nakers.” A third person agreed, “She KNOWS she said the wrong thing cause after the fact she started talking a mile a minute.. smh.”
    Kobe Bryant passed away in a helicopter crash Sunday morning, January 26 in Calabasas. His 13-year-old daughter Gianna also died. They were en route to the Mamba Academy for her basketball practice. One of her teammates and another parent also perished as no one on board survived.
    Kobe Bryant was 41. He was survived by his wife Vanessa and their three other daughters, Natalia, Bianca, and baby Capri who was born in June 2019.
    Just hours before his death, Kobe congratulated fellow basketballer LeBron James as the latter climbed up to the third rank on the NBA all-time leading scorer, replacing Kobe who was moved down to the fourth spot. “Passed the torch right before his passing,” a fan commented.

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    'Pinocchio' Live-Action Remake Gets 'Forrest Gump' Director

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    Robert Zemeckis has officially been signed on to sit behind the lens for the upcoming Disney movie while his frequent collaborator Tom Hanks is in talks to play Geppetto.
    Jan 27, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Oscar-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis has officially signed on to direct Disney’s live-action remake of “Pinocchio”.
    The “Back to the Future” and “Forrest Gump” director will also co-write the latest adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s story about the puppet who becomes a real boy.
    Sam Mendes and Paul King were both previously attached to the project. King stepped down at the beginning of last year 2019.
    Tom Hanks was in talks to portray Pinocchio’s carpenter creator Geppetto in the film, but it is unclear if the project is moving forward with the Oscar-winning star of Zemeckis’ “Forrest Gump”, “Cast Away”, and “The Polar Express”.
    The live-action movie is not the only Pinocchio project in the works – Guillermo del Toro has teamed up with Netflix bosses to make his animated feature film directing debut with a revamped version of the story.

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    Sam Mendes Wins Big at 2020 DGA Awards

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    The former James Bond director has taken home the top honor for his movie ‘1917’, beating his rivals Bong Joon-Ho, Quentin Tarantino, and Martin Scorsese.
    Jan 27, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Sam Mendes took home the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film prize for his war epic “1917” at the 2020 Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards on Saturday, January 25, 2020.
    The star beat off fierce competition from Bong Joon-Ho’s Neon’s “Parasite”, Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”, and Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” for the award, and thanked his grandfather as he took the stage.
    “My grandfather inspired this film, and he made me when I was 12 sign a contract promising I would write a novel by the age of 18,” he said. “Obviously I’m not a freak, so I didn’t do that, but I did do this.”
    Sam’s victory comes hot off his success at the Producers Guild Awards (PGA) last weekend, leaving the filmmaker a frontrunner for Oscars success next month.
    Meanwhile, Alma Har’el also enjoyed a successful night, winning the Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director award for Amazon’s “Honey Boy”, which started as notes from Shia LaBeouf who was doing a writing assignment for his court-ordered rehab.
    Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert were also recognised for their Netflix documentary movie, “American Factory”.
    On the TV side of things, HBO dominated with four of the 11 total categories on offer. Bill Hader took home the Comedy Series prize for “Barry”; Johan Renck was recognised for “Chernobyl” in the TV Movie/Limited Series category; Nicole Kassell won for her episode of “Watchmen” in Dramatic Series; and Amy Schatz won her sixth DGA Award for “Song of Parkland” in the Children’s Program race.
    Don Roy King also won his fifth DGA Award for “Saturday Night Live” ‘s fall finale, which featured returning host Eddie Murphy and musical guest Lizzo.

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    'Bambi' Live-Action Remake in the Works With Marvel Screenwriters

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    The scribe behind Brie Larson-fronted superhero movie is working with another screenwriter who is developing Marvel’s ‘Silver Sable’ for the upcoming Disney reboot.
    Jan 26, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The screenwriter behind hit blockbuster “Captain Marvel” has been tasked with penning a remake of animated Disney classic “Bambi”.
    Geneva Robertson-Dworet will team up with Lindsey Beer, who wrote Tom Holland’s upcoming film “Chaos Walking” and is developing a script for Marvel movie “Untitled Silver Sable and The Black Cat Project”, to rework the 1942 picture as a live-action project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
    “Bambi”, which follows a young fawn exploring the forest, is the latest Disney property to be revamped as a live-action picture following the success of 2016’s “The Jungle Book”, and last year’s “Aladdin”, and “The Lion King”.
    “The Little Mermaid”is also being rebooted for the big screen, with singer/actress Halle Bailey set to portray titular Princess Ariel, and “A Dog’s Way Home” actor Jonah Hauer-King cast as Prince Eric.

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    Taraji P. Henson Eyed to Play Whitney Houston in Biopic

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    The ‘Empire’ actress is one of the favorite candidates to portray the late ‘I Have Nothing’ singer in an upcoming true-story movie in the works with Clive Davis.
    Jan 26, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Taraji P. Henson could be set to channel late diva Whitney Houston on the big screen, if the singer’s sister-in-law Pat gets her way.
    Pat is working closely with record executive Clive Davis, who played a key role in the “I Have Nothing” star’s rise to success, on the upcoming project, and told TMZ her hopes for the planned movie.
    While the film is in its early stages, she teased the pair are considering several “options” to play the leading role, before adding, “I love Taraji P. Henson.”
    She added, “Taraji is my girl.”
    Pat was also full of praise for Clive, who she described as a “wonderful person.”
    “Let me just say this… We have a wonderful relationship,” she said, adding, “Anything that we can do for him… it’s done. ”
    Whitney passed away at the age of 48 after she was found unconscious in a bathtub on 11 February, 2012. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office listed her death as an “accident” caused by drowning and the “effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use,” while toxicology results discovered substances including Benadryl and Xanax in her system.

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    Tom Hanks Did 22 Takes for a Scene in 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'

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    The director Marielle Heller reveals the challenge of filming the Fred Rogers movie and how she forced her main actor to sing the ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ theme song live.
    Jan 26, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” director Marielle Heller forced Tom Hanks to sing live on set as it’s what his character Fred Rogers did.
    Tom plays the beloved children’s entertainer in the new film – a role for which he has bagged a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Oscars – but Marielle reveals the performance was far from effortless for the star.
    The filmmaker says she insisted he sing the theme to the show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” live, and that it took a huge number of takes to get right.
    “We made him sing live, which you don’t usually make movie stars do, but it’s what Fred did so it’s what we wanted to do,” she tells The Guardian. “It was genuinely tricky. We did 22 takes, the most takes I think I’ve ever done of any scene in my life.”
    Although Tom is famously easygoing, he still had to rein in his natural enthusiasm to play the naturally relaxed and reassuring Rogers.
    Explaining his process, Marielle adds,”It was almost like it was a martial art,” explaining that the Forrest Gump star was “genuinely slowing his heart rate down, slowing his energy down” during his performance.

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    'Grey's Anatomy' Addresses Justin Chambers' Exit in Midseason Premiere

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    The actor playing Dr. Alex Karev on the hit medical drama series has recently shared that he looks forward to enjoying ‘life, family, love and friendship’ following his departure.
    Jan 25, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Justin Chambers’ exit from “Grey’s Anatomy” was explained in the show’s midseason premiere on Thursday, January 23, with the star’s departure fairly low-key.
    The actor, known for his role as Dr. Alex Karev, last featured in the 350th episode of the show, which aired in the U.S. in November (19) as part of the current season 16.
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    However, he hasn’t filmed any episodes since, and his departure was confirmed in the show’s latest episode, as his character had returned home to care for his sick mother.
    As Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) visited Alex’s wife Jo Wilson Karev (Camilla Luddington) at their apartment and noticed that Alex wasn’t there, Jo explained, “He’s visiting his mom.”
    The 49-year-old previously revealed he’s “very excited” about the next chapter in his life, telling the New York Post’s gossip column Page Six he plans on taking things “one day at a time”, with ambitions to produce documentaries in the future.

    However, he’s first looking forward to enjoying “life, family, love and friendship”.

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    Taraji P. Henson Confirms 'Empire' Spin-Off Is in the Works

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    The Cookie Lyon depicter plays coy when asked in a television interview about the hip-hop drama spin-off rumors but she teases that ‘everything’s coming up roses.’
    Jan 25, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Taraji P. Henson has hinted her stint on “Empire” is far from over amid reports suggesting she has landed her own spin-off.
    The star portrays family matriarch Cookie Lyon on Lee Daniels’ hit hip-hop drama series, which is currently in the midst of its sixth and final season, but recent rumours have indicated Henson will continue playing her larger-than-life character in a new side project – and she isn’t denying the claims.
    Asked about the possibility of fronting her own Empire spin-off, she coyly told U.S. breakfast show “Today”, “I mean, it could be, I don’t know. Some things I can’t talk about.”
    Henson then tried to change the topic of conversation, looking over to a bunch of flowers on a table next to her and remarking, “Ooh, these are pretty. What is this?”
    But when guest presenter Maria Shriver remarked, “I think she just said something,” Henson tried to downplay her actions, insisting, “I didn’t say anything, I said the flowers are (pretty).”
    The Oscar nominee then dropped her biggest hint yet, adding, “I said everything’s coming up roses!” as she exaggerated a wink at the camera.
    “I didn’t say anything, I didn’t!” she quipped.
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    Henson’s interview emerges weeks after Fox network boss Michael Thorn admitted the topic had been discussed with “Empire” creators Daniels and Danny Strong – although there were no firm plans.
    “We have talked about it but there has been no pitch, and there has been no deals,” Thorn said. “Would we like to keep Taraji on our air for as long as possible? Of course!”

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