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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

      AceShowbiz –
      “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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      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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      'RHOA': Kandi Burruss Confirms Porsha Williams Hooked Up With Male Stripper, Says Marlo Hampton

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      Meanwhile, the Xscape singer is not too happy to be thrown in the middle of the drama as she asks Marlo not to involve her, to which Marlo replies, ‘I will [if I have to], so she better stop.’

      Apr 12, 2021

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      A new episode of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” was just as dramatic as before. In the April 10 episode of the Bravo reality series, the ladies were seen gathering at Kandi Burruss’ new restaurant tasting event when Marlo Hampton made a bombshell revelation regarding the infamous Strippergate.

      During the event, Marlo attempted to apologive for snapping at Porsha Williams the other day when they were at the event with Big Freedia. However, Porsha wasn’t interested to fix things with her on-and-off friend, and accused Marlo of lying about getting liposuction instead.

      According to Porsha and Shamea Morton, Marlo had the procedure just before the most recent cast trip to New Orleans, though she said otherwise. Following the argument, Marlo said to Kandi that she would spill some major tea if Porsha wasn’t careful.

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      “You know how right now I could go below the belt and tell her don’t play it off. I know [you] heard [her having sex],” Marlo told Kandi, referring to the rumors that Porsha had sex with male stripper Bolo at Cynthia Bailey’s wild bachelorette party. Later, a video of Marlo and Kandi chatting in South Carolina played.

      The clip featured Marlo asking Kandi who she thought was hooking up with the stripper that night. In response to that, Kandi said, “Oh, I know who it was.” While Kandi didn’t reveal the name on camera, Marlo made it seem like Kandi named Porsha offscreen.

      “Kandi told me about the b***h over there f***ing Bolo all night, but I’m going to keep it sealed,” Marlo said in confessional. Meanwhile, Kandi asked Marlo not to involve her in the drama, to which Marlo replied, “I will [if I have to], so she better stop.”

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      'DWTS' Pro Keo Motsepe Dubs Chaka Khan His Worst Celebrity Dance Partner

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      During a game of ‘Dancing With the Stars: Secret’, the 31-year-old South African dancer also spills that model Charlotte McKinney is his partner who hates practice the most.

      Apr 12, 2021

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      “Dancing with the Stars” professional dancer Keo Motsepe reflected on the celebrities who had been paired with him on the ABC show. During a game of “Dancing With the Stars: Secrets”, Keo was asked to name one of his leading ladies who was the worst partner for him.

      “I’ll say Chaka Khan,” the 31-year-old South African dancer told Us Weekly, referring to the 68-year-old star who competed on the show’s season 21. “I’m going to get a call from her! I remember asking her, ‘Why do we have to rehearse like at 11:00 P.M.? Like every night!’ And she goes, ‘That’s when I started working.’ ”

      The ex-boyfriend of Chrishell Stause went on to say, “That’s when she starts recording her music and I was like, ‘Oh, so you sleep during the day? So, your morning is, like, South African time, pretty much?’ And she goes, ‘Yes, honey!’ … So, I had to adjust my schedule, you know? ‘Cause I was like, ‘Wow.’ … It was just a challenging season.”

      During the game, Keo also spilled that Charlotte McKinney was his partner who hated practice the most. Of the model who appeared in season 20 of “Dancing with the Stars”, Keo said, “Charlotte McKinney did hate practice. Charlotte, I love you, but she didn’t love [practice]. I feel like so many celebrities come on the show, you know, they think, ‘Oh, great, just learn the dance and [perform] on Monday’s show.’ No, there’s so much that goes into the show.”

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      “It’s a huge preparation, huge preparation. So, I think she came in and was like, ‘It’s gonna be easy.’ And I was like, ‘No, it’s not. It’s not, you’re going to be facing me every single day and I’m going to annoying you, obviously,’ ” he went on recounting.

      In addition to Chaka and Charlotte, Keo worked with Jodie Sweetin, Barbara Corcoran and Evanna Lynch on the long-running ABC dance competition series.

      That aside, Keo was just out of relationship with Chrishell as they split earlier this year after three months of dating. According to a source, “there were multiple things that led to the breakup. [He’s] super upset over this and still trying to process it.”

      A separate insider claimed that Keo and the “Selling Sunset” star “had a fun time together but in the end, decided it would be best if they part ways. They are still friendly and cordial. It wasn’t a messy breakup, just wasn’t the right fit or right timing.” Another insider, meanwhile, reaffirmed that it was “a mutual breakup.”

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      Lena Waithe Slammed for Racist 'Trauma Porn' on Amazon's 'Them'

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      People on Twitter react harshly towards Waithe, who executive-produces two episodes of the series, with one writing, ‘Lena waithe is sick and twisted for this.’

      Apr 12, 2021

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      Amazon’s “Them” has drawn backlash against producer Lena Waithe. Following the premiere of the new horror series, Waithe was accused of appealing to “hate crime fantasies” as the series featured some scenes depicting racist violence.

      In a piece published by Los Angeles Times, the review blasted the limited anthology series which is set in the 1950s, centering on a Black family who moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood during the period known as The Great Migration. According to the piece, “the most shocking horror lies in the in its more realistic scenes of racist violence, which are arguably more disturbing than the vivid images in its recent predecessors.”

      On “Them”, a young black child was murdered while his mother was being sexually assaulted in its fifth episode. Not stopping there, two black people’s eyes were gouged with hot pokers.

      Following the Los Angeles Times’ article, people on Twitter reacted harshly towards Waithe, who executive-produced two episodes of the series. “Lena Waithe is unwell. Her art is telling me things I don’t like. Where did she grow up, go to school, hang out with? What inspires her art? These projects she’s putting out….eh,” one user tweeted. “Lena waithe is sick & twisted for this,” another person added.

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      Someone else chimed in, “When I log on and see Lena Waithe trending because y’all are dragging her to the depths of hell, where she belongs.” Another tweet read, “To be clear this is peak Lena Waithe. She seems incapable of being attached to projects about Black people without reveling in Black pain–especially when she is in charge. Play on the name, use one of the same actresses but expressly torture Black bodies.”

      Comparing “Them” to “Get Out”, another person wrote, “everyone called Them a Jordan Peele knockoff, but it’s WORSE than that, because Jordan Peele makes horror and Lena Waithe makes trauma porn.” Echoing the sentiment, another user added, “Once again we have a piece of media that believes Black trauma porn is Black horror. This is why Peele is a top dog. He knows how to blend Black horror & social commentary effortlessly. Twice Lena Waithe has proven she has no business screenwriting Black stories.”

      “I am again asking how do we protect ourselves and our communities from Lena Waithe,” one person penned. Also criticizing “The Chi” creator, someone said, “white people are not the only people who desire (actively desire, consciously & unconsciously) to witness black suffering. dramatized and real. simulated & stimulating. lena waithe get therapy challenge.”

      Waithe has yet to comment on the backlash.

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      Matthew Perry Teases on 'Friends' Reunion Preparation for Brief Period of Time

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      The actor known as Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom has received more than 27,000 likes for his behind-the-scenes post before removing the on-set image without any explanation.

      Apr 12, 2021

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      Matthew Perry gave fans a sneak peek at his preparations for the highly-anticipated “Friends” reunion by sharing a photo of himself in the makeup chair onset – before deleting the image.

      The actor, who famously portrayed Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom, revealed filming was about to get underway on the TV special on Saturday, April 10 as he posted a behind-the-scenes shot on Instagram.

      The picture featured Perry sitting in front of a mirror with his mouth open, as a makeup artist appeared to be in the middle of applying powder to his face. “Seconds before eating a makeup brush, not to mention reuniting with my Friends,” he captioned the snap.

      More than 27,000 fans were quick to “like” the post, before Perry removed the photo from his account without any explanation.

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      The unscripted special, during which Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc will revisit their characters and plots from the show, is being filmed at the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank, California.

      They had originally planned the on-camera get-together to take place last year (2020), but filming on the HBO Max project was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

      In June 2020, Aniston and Kudrow talked about the special project over video chat for Variety’s “Actors on Actors” issue. At some point of their conversation, Kudrow mentioned, “We don’t know everything about it, we need to say. I think we’re meant to be surprised by some things as well.”

      In response, Aniston added, “We know it’s not scripted, that we know.” Her statement led to Kudrow saying, “Yeah, no. I will not be Phoebe.” The Rachel Green depicter then added, “I will not be Rachel, although I kind of am. Well, we’re all sort of little fragments of them. Not really. But yeah.”

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