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    Robin Wright Gets Candid About Bear Whisperer Hiring for 'Land' Filming

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    Speaking about her new film on ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’, the ‘Forrest Gump’ actress additionally shares her thought on filming in remote Alberta, Canada to make the scenes look authentic.

    Feb 8, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Robin Wright really went into the wild to shoot her new film “Land” – and needed a bear whisperer to keep her cast and crew members safe from the local creatures.
    The “Forrest Gump” star pulls double duty on the movie, as director and leading lady, a woman who retreats to a remote cabin as she battles grief and the urge to take her own life, before the kindness of strangers sets her on a new path.
    But filming in remote Alberta, Canada meant that even the production’s trained bear had to be protected from the local grizzlies, who took quite an interest in the Hollywood visitors.
    “We have a scene in the movie where a bear is basically in danger of being eaten by a bear, and we had to do (the scene with) visual effects because it wasn’t safe for the trained bear to be on the set, because we had wild bears around the set all day long,” Robin tells “Live with Kelly and Ryan”.

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    “We had to have a bear whisperer to keep them away.”
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    But Robin has no complaints about getting to grips with nature to make the country scenes look authentic.
    “First of all, it’s like medicine being out there,” she smiles. “We were at 8,000 feet at the top of a mountain and to wake up and hear birds and not honking horns and trains – it was peaceful and it was therapy.”
    In another interview, Robin admitted that she initially hesitated to direct the movie. “Should I? Can I? Yes, you can. You can do it. You just have to be committed to your strength and your confidence that you can do it,” she explained.

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    Comedian Ted Alexandro Seeks $1M as He Accuses 'SNL' of Stealing Zillow Jokes From Him

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    Making public his allegations regarding the jokes in a now-viral skit on Twitter, the comedian asks the hit NBC comedy show to ‘Venmo me the sum of 1 million dollars.’

    Feb 8, 2021
    AceShowbiz – “Saturday Night Live” introduced a new sketch about how sexy Zillow real estate listings were in its Saturday, February 5 episode. The skit quickly hit a nerve on social media, but the NBC show was accused of stealing the joke from a comedian.
    Comedian Ted Alexandro took to his Twitter account on Sunday to claim that the joke was from his material during his live performance at the Comedy Cellar in New York City. “Dear @SNL, since you stole my Zillow joke last night please Venmo me the sum of 1 million dollars,” so Ted wrote alongside a clip of him delivering the joke in his standup performance.
    “My full special Cut/Up is on youtube if you need more ideas,” he added. “You have until kickoff. Venmo: @Ted-Alexandro,” he continued in a follow-up tweet.

    Ted Alexandro accused ‘SNL’ of stealing jokes from him.

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    Not surprised by the allegations, one user responded, “When I was younger I was always so impressed that they wrote a whole comedy sketch show in a week every week and then I grew up to be a comedian and realized it’s easy when you piece together stolen tweets, jokes, podcast banter and already completed sketches. your joke is great!”
    Another user added, “While watching it last night, I literally said to myself, ‘This is funny. There’s no way that someone didn’t already make this joke. I bet tomorrow someone shows receipts.’ Not joking. Literally said that to myself.”
    Someone, however, tried to make Ted’s claims invalid by writing to him, “I usually support any comic who’s material is stolen, but I’m sorry Ted, I can only support your audience on this one. @SNL didn’t steal from you, they stole from the people who saw your Zillow bit. You didn’t write the material, you only caused audiences to think of it.”
    Echoing the sentiment, someone else argued, “Comedians are funny. And they have this power where if they think of something nobody else on the planet can ever have the same idea. It’s science.” To that, Ted replied, “I work at @ComedyCellarUSA where many SNL writers regularly perform. Stick to privacy apps.”
    Meanwhile, “SNL” has yet to respond to Ted’s accusations.

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    Fisher Stevens Regrets Behaving Like a 'D**k' on the Set of 'Friends'

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    Years after portraying Lisa Kudrow’s on-screen psychiatrist boyfriend on the hit sitcom, the ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ actor issues an apology to the stars of the series.

    Feb 8, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Actor-turned-filmmaker Fisher Stevens has apologized to the cast of “Friends” for behaving like a jerk on the first season of the hit sitcom.
    He starred in one episode of the show’s first season as the psychiatrist boyfriend of Lisa Kudrow’s character Phoebe whose unwanted assessments of the friends causes them to take an instant dislike to him. Now, he admits he went too far with his portrayal of an “a**hole.”
    “At that moment in my career, I had never done a sitcom before,” he tells PeopleTV’s “Couch Surfing”. “I had never heard of ‘Friends’ because it was just the beginning of the show and I didn’t watch TV at the time much.”

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    To make matters worse, he discovered the script he had studied before flying to Los Angeles had been rewritten.
    “That’s what sitcoms did and I didn’t know that,” he adds. “I was kind of an a**hole, I have to admit. (I was like), ‘What do you you mean? So I have to relearn lines that you’ve written that are worse than what you’d originally written?’ Yeah, I was a d**k. I’ve rarely seen any of those people on ‘Friends’ again, but I’m sure if you asked them about me, they would go, ‘What a New York snob.’ ”
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    But he wants the “Friends” stars to know that he’s not really the jerk they worked with all those years ago: “I’m sorry guys. I’m sorry I was a d**k to you all… I was bad, I was wrong.”

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    Chiwetel Ejiofor to Lead 'Man Who Fell to Earth', Serinda Swan to Play Liz Taylor in 'Devotion'

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    The ’12 Years a Slave’ actor is tapped for the a new series based on David Bowie’s classic movie while the ‘Ballers’ actress is set to portray Elizabeth Taylor in new movie ‘Devotion’.

    Feb 7, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Chiwetel Ejiofor will pick up where David Bowie left off as “The Man Who Fell to Earth”.
    The “12 Years a Slave” star will front Paramount’s new series based on the Walter Tevis novel and Nicolas Roeg’s classic 1976 film, in which Bowie played an alien.
    Chiwetel will play a new alien character, who arrives on Earth to save mankind.
    “Chiwetel Ejiofor’s stage and film career are staggering in their bravery, commitment and quality,” writers and producers Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet state. “He’s everything we could imagine and a million things we can’t. We couldn’t be more thrilled.”
    Kurtzman is also set to direct.

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    David Bowie took home the title of Best Actor at the Saturn Awards, thanks to his onscreen performance in the original “Man Who Fell to Earth” movie which went on to achieve the cult classic status.
    In another news, “Ballers” star Serinda Swan has been cast as a young Elizabeth Taylor in new war movie “Devotion”.
    She joins Joe Jonas, Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Christina Jackson, and Thomas Sadorski in the drama, directed by J.D. Dillard.
    Jonas will make his feature film drama debut in the movie about the true story of U.S. Navy fighter pilots Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner, based on a book by Adam Makos.
    Filming will begin later this month

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    Ryan Reynolds Feels 'So Good' After Throwing Axe at Hugh Jackman's Photo on Snapchat Series

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    The ‘Deadpool’ actor takes his feud with the ‘Wolverine’ star to a new level as he uses the latter’s headshot as a target during an axe-throwing session.

    Feb 7, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Ryan Reynolds has refuelled his fake feud with Hugh Jackman by hurling axes at his nemesis.
    The pair of pals has been poking fun at each other ever since they worked together on “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” over a decade ago, often embarrassing each other on social media – and now the “Deadpool” star has taken the spat to dangerous new levels on his web series, “Ryan Doesn’t Know”.
    In a new video, Ryan recruits an axe thrower to give him tips and after failing to hit the target with his first few attempts, the actor gave himself a little incentive by pinning a photo of Hugh to the centre of a board.
    The ploy worked and Reynolds hit the target straight away, calling it “satisfying.”
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    On his new series, Reynolds tackles a series of odd sports and pastimes, including ice sculpting and manicuring.
    Ryan Reynolds teamed up with Snapchat for “Ryan Doesn’t Know”. He is joined “by a group of talented emerging artists and creators from an array of fields” as he tries out some new tricks – including visual trickery with VFX expert Trevor Bell.
    The project is just one of the many original shows being launched by Snapchat.
    Will Smith has also hosted “Will From Home” on the social media platform. He talked to family members, guest stars like Tyra Banks, and members of the public who were staying home due to social distancing measures.
    Will’s son Jaden Smith additionally fronted a racial and justice series on Snapchat ahead of the Presidential election last year. He invited a number of his famous friends and family members such as Hailey Baldwin, Common, his sister Willow Smith, Janelle Monae, Yara Shahidi, and Lena Waithe to discuss topics like criminal justice and education reform and voting access.

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    Olly Alexander 'Blown Away' by Spike in HIV Testing in the Wake of 'It's A Sin' Success

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    The Years and Years frontman is fighting back tears upon learning about the impact of his drama series on its viewers as his co-star Omari Douglas acknowledges the rarity of such effect.

    Feb 6, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Gay Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander fought back tears after learning his new TV drama has led to a spike in HIV testing.
    The singer and actor and the cast of his hit show “It’s a Sin” reunited for a Zoom call on BBC Breakfast on Friday, February 5 and discussed the impact the series has had on viewers.
    “I’ve been blown away by how much it’s touched people,” he said. “But we were so touched when we read it! I’m still processing it.”
    “I’ve had really young gay people message me, saying they had no idea this happened and they can’t believe it. This is a recognisable past, it’s not that long ago. It’s not hard for people to imagine what it was like – and they’re seeing this treatment of gay people and they’re just shocked. Of course you’d be shocked. How is this happening?”

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    Castmate Omari Douglas added, “Just seeing the viewing figures is absolutely insane,” while co-star David Carlyle called the show’s success “like a tidal wave!”

    When the castmates were informed the popularity of “It’s A Sin” has led to an increase in HIV testing across Britain, Olly teared up and said, “I’m trying not to cry! It’s incredible to see a real time response to the show from the audience. I’m just really moved by it.”
    Omari added, “The fact that a piece of television has had such a cultural impact, but also the public heat impact is just crazy. It’s so rare that telly has that effect.”
    Multi-BAFTA Award-winning writer Russell T. Davies’ series follows a group of friends dealing with the outbreak of AIDS in the 1980s.

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    HBO Releases Teaser of Explosive Woody Allen and Mia Farrow Documentary Series

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    Titled ‘Allen v. Farrow’, the four-part series, which was shot in secret, is set to delve deep into one of Hollywood’s most public scandals surrounding the former couple.

    Feb 6, 2021
    AceShowbiz – HBO has announced a documentary series which will center on Woody Allen. The project is set to especially explore the movie director’s notorious relationship with Mia Farrow as well as the accusations that he sexually abused a daughter.
    Titled “Allen v. Farrow”, the four-part series will have Oscar-nominated documentarians Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering serving behind the lens. The project, which was shot in secret, is set to delve deep into one of Hollywood’s most public scandals which saw Allen being accused of sexually abusing his then 7-year-old adopted daughter Dylan. The director vehemently denied the claims.
    Not stopping there, it was later revealed in 1992 that Allen had been having a relationship with Farrow’s adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn. Allen and Previn eventually got married in Venice on December 22, 1997 as they later adopted two children together, Bechet Dumaine Allen and Manzie Tio Allen.

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    The docu-series will feature intimate home-movie footage, court documents, police evidence, revelatory videotape and never-before-heard audio tapes. It also offers exclusive, in-depth interviews on the matter with Mia Farrow, Dylan Farrow, Ronan Farrow, family friend Carly Simon, prosecutor Frank Maco, relatives, investigators, experts and other firsthand eyewitnesses. Many of them will speak on the subject for the first time on the series.
    Additionally, “Allen v. Farrow” will include “prominent cultural voices exploring Oscar winner Allen’s body of work in a broader context and reflecting on how public revelations about the personal lives of artists can lead to re-evaluations of their work.”
    Impact Partners, Chicago Media Project and Jane Doe Films Production for HBO Documentary Films produce the project. Meanwhile, Dick, Ziering, Dan Cogan, Tara Lynda Guber, Artemis Rising Foundation, Maiken Baird, Ian Darling, Steve Cohen & Paula Froehle, The Lozen Foundation, Debbie L. McLeod, Jenny Raskin and Geralyn White Dreyfous are on board as executive producers.
    “Allen v. Farrow” is scheduled to premiere on Sunday, February 21 on HBO. The network has also unveiled the first teaser of the series.

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    'T.I. and Tiny: Friends and Family Hustle' Halts Production Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations

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    Sources claim that MTV Entertainment and the embattled couple mutually agree to pause production for the show’s upcoming season 4 after starting its filming in Atlanta in December 2020.

    Feb 6, 2021
    AceShowbiz – It has been reported that the filming for “T.I.& Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle” has been put on hold amid sexual abuse allegations leveled at T.I. and Tiny (Tameka Cottle). Spokesperson for MTV Entertainment announced the decision in a statement on Friday, February 5.
    “We are aware of the allegations, and while they are not connected to our show, we have reached out to T.I. and Tameka Harris, as well as local and state officials,” the spokesperson said. “Given the serious nature of the allegations, we have decided to suspend production in order to gather more information.”
    Sources claimed that MTV and the embattled couple mutually agreed to pause production for the show’s upcoming season 4 after starting its filming in Atlanta in December 2020. Additionally, they allegedly had put on hold the previously announced plans to premiere season 4 this spring.

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    T.I. and Tiny made headlines after Tiny’s former friend Sabrina Petersen came forward with assault allegations leveled at T.I. in January. She claimed that the rapper once put a gun to her head in front of her children. She also shared T.I.’s other alleged victims’ accounts of their experiences of sexual abuse at the hands of the hip-hop couple.
    Additionally, she accused him of sex trafficking with other women, including minors. To back her up, there were over 15 women came forward with their similar experiences with the couple as one of them described T.I. as an “absolute monster who uses money and power to manipulate people and Tiny is his secret weapon.” It was also reported that one of the accusers hired Lisa Bloom to represent her in this case.
    T.I. and Tiny later issued a joint statement on January 29, shutting down the mounting allegations leveled at them. “Mr. and Mrs. Harris want to be on record and more importantly want the public to know they emphatically deny in the strongest way possible the egregiously appalling allegations being made against them by Sabrina Peterson,” the statement read.
    “The Harrises have had difficulty with this woman for well over a decade. They are taking this matter very seriously, and if these allegations don’t end, they will take appropriate legal action,” the statement continued.

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