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    Shay Mitchell Gets Candid About How She Feels Over 'Pretty Little Liars' Virtual Reunion

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    The actress playing Emily Fields on the teen drama series has reunited with Troian Bellisario, Sasha Pieterse, Lucy Hale and Ashley Benson as part of a fundraiser to aid the coronavirus relief effort.
    Jun 19, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Shay Mitchell is “grateful” she reconnected with her “Pretty Little Liars” cast members during a recent virtual reunion.
    The new mum reunited with Troian Bellisario, Sasha Pieterse, Lucy Hale and Ashley Benson via the conferencing platform Zoom, as part of a fundraiser to aid the coronavirus relief effort.
    “I’m so grateful to connect with them,” Mitchell tells Entertainment Tonight. “And truly who knows, maybe if it wasn’t over a virtual reunion we may not have been able to get together at the same time. I’m truly grateful we were able to connect even if it was not in person. It was so nice to be able to catch up.”
    Mitchell adds that prior to the broadcast, she was able to chat privately with her former co-stars.
    “I think we had about an hour prior to going live where we got to talk one another, which was really nice. It was great,” she continued. “I do see Troian quite often, so it’s always nice, but for other people I don’t see it was really, really special to be able to connect again.”
    The 33-year-old also shared her excitement over news that Pieterse is expecting her first child with her husband, Hudson Sheaffer.
    “Oh gosh, I’m so excited. I’m so excited for her,” Mitchell gushed. “We were able to say our congrats and ask her how it’s been. I’m just so excited. She’s going to be so wonderful, both her and her husband. Obviously I’m here if she needs anything; a diaper bag, I’ll send her mine. This is the most exciting time, you know? I’m so happy for her.”
    Mitchell gave birth to daughter Atlas in October (19).

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    'RHOC' Alum Tamra Judge Wants to Join 'RHONY' as It Needs Cast 'Shakeup'

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    Bravo may want to consider having the ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ alum on ‘RHONY’ following Tinsley Mortimer’s departure from the show after four seasons.
    Jun 19, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Tamra Judge may have left “The Real Housewives of Orange County”, but it seems like she’s not entirely ready to depart from the franchise. During her appearance in the Thursday, June 18 episode of “Behind the Velvet Rope with David Yontef” podcast, the 52-year-old revealed that she wanted to join “The Real Housewives of New York City”.
    “I think I’d want to go to the ‘Real Housewives of New York City’,” she shared. “Because [Leah McSweeney] is on there now and I feel like we could have a lot of fun. I told [Leah], ‘I am obsessed with you,’ ” Tamra added, referring to the fashion designer and founder of the Married to the Mob streetwear brand who joined “RHONY” for season 12.
    Additionally, Tamra noted that “RHONY”, which longtime stars include Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Ramona Singer and Dorinda Medley, needed some new faces. ” ‘NYC’ needs a shakeup, that’s why I stopped watching and that’s why I was so happy when they brought Leah in. I think it needs a little bit of a change in cast, it’s time,” she suggested.
    Bravo might want to consider having Tamra on “RHONY” following Tinsley Mortimer’s departure from the show after four seasons. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all my fans and friends who supported me and are happy for my fairy tale ending,” Tinsley explained. “Without #RHONY, I would never have met my prince charming, Scott. Being a Housewife was such a fun experience, and I thank @bravoandy and all the wonderful people at Shed Media and @bravotv. Swipe for a trip down memory lane. I love you all so much!!”
    As for Tamra, she announced her exit from “RHOC” back in January. “It’s been a wild 12 years . But it’s time for me to move on. Im sad to go but I’m very excited about my future,” Tamra wrote in an Instagram post, referring to her upcoming television show with her fellow “RHOC” alum Vicki Gunvalson. “It’s definitely a reality show, but it’s more about Vicki and I traveling and meeting up with other women in the world,” she said of the show back in May.

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    'The Bold and The Beautiful' Halts Production One Day After the Filming Resumes

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    The production on the CBS soap opera series comes to a halt in order to modify Covid-19 testing to really ensure the safety of the crew and cast members.
    Jun 19, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Production on CBS soap opera series “The Bold and the Beautiful” has been delayed to “better accommodate the large volume of testing needed” amid the Covid-19 crisis.
    The popular show, starring Katherine Kelly Lang, Scott Clifton, and Don Diamont, resumed filming at Television City Studios in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, making it one of the first shows to return to set following the coronavirus outbreak.
    However, on Wednesday it was announced work on the series had once again been paused to modify testing procedures, to ensure the safety of cast and crew.
    “We have paused very briefly to modify our testing protocol to better accommodate the large volume of testing needed,” a spokesperson told Variety in a statement.
    “Safety remains our top priority as we continue to move forward with the production of the Bold and the Beautiful. B&B filmed with cast and crew today and it was a successful first day back at work.”
    Production for “The Bold and the Beautiful” is now scheduled to resume on June 23, 2020.

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    Kevin Hart to Host Online Celebrity Game Show

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    The ‘Ride Along’ actor will be joined by his wife as he is set to host a new online special show featuring celebrity couples take on challenges for charities of their own choice.
    Jun 19, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Kevin Hart is staying busy during the coronavirus lockdown by hosting a virtual celebrity couples challenge.
    Celebrity Game Face will feature “outrageous at-home challenges” and feature Hart and his wife Eniko, as well as Terry and Rebecca Crews, Joel and Sarah McHale, and Sarah Hyland and her fiance Wells Adams.
    The special, which is being developed by bosses at E!, will feature physical challenges that those watching at home can also join in. The evening will conclude with the couples being awarded money for the charity of their choice with the winning pair taking home a gold trophy.
    The online venture is one of many to feature Hart since the coronavirus lockdown began, including the Feeding America Comedy Festival and At-Home Variety Show.
    The event will air on July 6, 2020 from 10 P.M. ET on E!.

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    Rachel Lindsay Details Her Racist Experience on 'The Bachelorette'

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    In a new interview on ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen’, the 35-year-old lawyer and former ‘Bachelorette’ reveals that she got ‘a lot of nasty messages trolling’ from the audience.’
    Jun 19, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rachel Lindsay may be the first black people to lead a season of “The Bachelorette”. However, that doesn’t mean she escaped a “nasty” racist experience while appearing on the show. In a recent interview on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen”, Rachel revealed that she got “a lot of nasty messages trolling” from the audience.”
    “I definitely experienced it when it came to picking the men. My husband [Bryan Abasolo] is Colombian so I got a lot of racism towards the fact that we were in an interracial relationship,” the 35-year-old lawyer explained.
    She also addressed one racist contestant, Lee Garrett, who was later removed from her season two weeks into production. “I did have a racist contestant on my season,” Rachel said. “They said they hadn’t done a good job of vetting out that he was racist or had done racist things in the past — but I would hope in the future it would never happen again. They received a lot of heat from that.”
    “One of the things that I’m fighting for with Matt James as the first Black Bachelor is for them to do a better job of vetting contestants. You need a person of color in the decision room so that doesn’t happen to them,” the Texas native said of Matt, who was previously announced to be the next leading man of “The Bachelor”.
    While the franchise made a history by appointing a black male to be the next Bachelor, Rachel admitted that she couldn’t help but question the timing. “It does seem like a reaction to what’s happening in our country. Did a man have to die in such a public way on a national stage for you to say ‘now is the time to have a Black Bachelor?’ ” she asked, referring to George Floyd, who was murdered by a Minneapolis cop.
    “That’s what I hate — it’s taking away from this moment. What I wanted was some acknowledgement and some recognition that they’ve been wrong in part of the problem and that they’re going to vow to take the necessary changes to bring diversity internally and to more contestants of color on the show,” she continued.
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    Of producers and ABC, Rachel said, “They told me that they heard me. And that they are wanting to do more and make changes. And they actually did release a statement after they announced [Matt James], and that they’re vowing to make changes internally and to have more contestants of color.”

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    New Sitcom 'Young Rock' Based on Dwayne Johnson's Childhood Scheduled for Fall Premiere

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    A television series based on The Rock’s younger years is expected to premiere on NBC this coming fall with the wrestler-turned-actor as an executive producer.
    Jun 19, 2020
    AceShowbiz – A sitcom based on Dwayne Johnson’s early years is set to air in America this autumn 2020.
    The “Jumanji: The Next Level” star, also known by his wrestling name The Rock, announced the project, “Young Rock”, earlier this year 2020. The comedy, which will debut on NBC, will focus on the early life of the action man. Johnson will serve as an executive producer and also appear on the show.
    “For the first time ever I’m bringing you along with me to experience my insanely unbelievable childhood, teenage years and adolescence,” Johnson said as he first shared news of the series in a January 2020 Instagram post, before comparing his story to that of the 1994 film “Forrest Gump”.
    “My close friends refer to me as the big, brown tattooed Forrest Gump because of everyone and everything that has weaved in and out of my surreal life,” he added, revealing the series will feature the harsh realities of his rise to fame, including “success, failure, homelessness, evictions, suicide attempts, arrests, hard times, good times, low times, high times… (and) all this s**t happened to me by the time I turned 21.”
    An exact premiere date has not yet been set.

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    NeNe Leakes Laughs Off Rumors of Her Being Fired From 'RHOA'

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    Speculations that NeNe is fired from the Bravo reality TV show start to circulate online after NeNe writes in a now-deleted tweet, ‘You are NOT going to get away with this! I promise.’
    Jun 19, 2020
    AceShowbiz – NeNe Leakes has broken her silence on rumors about her being let go from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”. The Bravo personality made use her social media accounts to laugh off the rumors.
    In a Wednesday, June 17 post on Instagram, NeNe shared a meme of herself laughing which seemed to be serving as her response to the rumors. “I can’t chileeeeeeee,” so she wrote in the caption. She also tweeted several laughing emojis on her Twitter page.
    While NeNe didn’t directly shut down the rumors, fans were hoping there wasn’t truth in the rumors. “I hope the rumors aren’t true. RHOA needs you,” a fan wrote in an Instagram comment. “Team Leakes she is the show,” another supportive fan added.
    “And we know you not goin NOWHERE,” said one user. Meanwhile, someone else stated, “You’re face when the haters finds out you got that season 13 contract.”
    Speculations that NeNe was fired from the Bravo reality TV show started to circulate online after NeNe wrote in a now-deleted tweet, “You are NOT going to get away with this! I promise.” That prompted people to think that the 52-year-old was permanently removed from the show.
    Further fueling the rumors was famed blogger B. Scott who shared an exclusive report of NeNe’s alleged firing. The blogger claimed that the producers of the show didn’t ask NeNe to return for the next season. Additionally, the report said NeNe’s rep asked the blogger to take down the story but refused.
    This arrives just one day after Eva Marcille announced her departure from “RHOA”. “I appreciate the bond of friendship that I have made with several of my cast mates and the strong personal relationships I have with numerous executives and producers at the Bravo and Truly Entertainment companies,” she said in a statement.
    Eva went on saying, “I am thankful for the opportunity I was provided, however, after speaking with my family and representatives, I believe that what I hope to accomplish for the culture and community will be better served by focusing on other opportunities.”

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    A Robert Kirkman Surprise: A New Walking Dead Story

    Fans of the Walking Dead comic book, which came to a surprise end last July, are getting something unexpected next month: a new story. Robert Kirkman, the creator and writer of the series, is teaming up with the artist Charlie Adlard to present Negan Lives! — an issue that focuses on a big villain of the comic.Kirkman is giving comic book retailers something else: The new issue will be free. In a statement, Kirkman said that it was part of his support of a #backthecomeback campaign for stores that were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.“The retailer community does backbreaking work to get comics into the hands of our loving fans,” he said. “We should all be doing more in these trying times to show them how appreciated they are.” To further entice fans to return to comic shops, the issue will not be available in a digital format.Negan Lives!, which arrives in stores on July 1, will give details on what has happened to the character since his last appearance. More