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The Mr. Nancy depicter hits back at his former ‘American Gods’ co-star after the latter suggested the racism story was just Jones’ tactic to gain public sympathy.
Mar 1, 2020
AceShowbiz – Orlando Jones shared DMs from his former co-star Ricky Whittle who plays the lead role on “American Gods”. In his private message, Whittle expressed his dissapointment towards Jones for telling the public in December 2019 that he was fired from the Starz television series because of his race.
Whittle disagreed with Jones. The British actor described the situation as “incompetence” and not “racism.” He suggested Jones only used the race card to get back at the producers because Jones was angry. He also slammed Jones for putting him and the other cast members in an awkward situation.
He accused Jones of faking his racism claims, “Using the racism card to burn ur friends house down is clever but we both know it’s just incompetence not racism & we are caught in the crossfire. U have put me and the cast in a bad situation that’s unfair. I get ur angry, I get THEY cost u money, We totally had ur back on the incompetence, but pulling the race card to insight public trolls is a bulls**t tactic & u know it.”
“I’m proud of all the powerful ethnic stories we are telling this season & yes I wish you were still here,” Whittle added. “Honesly, I hope to remain friends but have to say what ur causing is upsetting & im disappointed.”
While Whittle wrote a lenghty message, Jones responded with a very short message. “So am I,” so he replied to Whittle’s disappointment.
Whittle responded by admitting Jones “wrote some beautiful stuff and really helped get us through a tough season 2,” but he insisted he and the other cast members just didn’t understand “where the racism card comes in.”
Getting no reply from Jones, he eventually wrote another message, “I know you’re just looking after you and yours, I respect that. Good luck, we always have love for you man and hope you get what you want fella #bless.”
Jones chose to respond to Whittle publicly. He scoffed at his former co-star, saying it was a little too late for Whitte to reach out to him. “This person didn’t call me in September when I was fired or November or December. Has my cell, email, WhatsApp etc,” he revealed, adding that Whittle only sent him DMs because of the SAG investigation.
Jones continued to put Whittle on blast over his seemingly fake concerns, “This man has no idea what transpired between me, Freemantle and Starz. Nvr asked. Nvr cared. Now he says he’s ‘caught in the crossfire.’ He also says, ‘I’m using the racist card to burn ur friends house down.’ ”
He mocked, “Holy s**t! Wait, we’re friends? Yay!”

Orlando Jones hits back at Ricky Whittle
He continued, “I’m so sorry my firing is SO upsetting to ‘we.’ When RodneyB & I were fixing ‘we’ in s2. ‘We’ was powerless & thankful. What makes u think ‘we’ experience as actors was anything like mine as an actor, writer, producer? How is my life, just like your lives? How are ‘we’ & me alike?”

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The former child actress describes Disney’s PG rating as limitations so she would love to bring her reboot series to Hulu after the project was put on hold by the Mouse House.
Mar 1, 2020
AceShowbiz – Hilary Duff has vented her frustrations over the upcoming “[t=Lizzie McGuire” reboot at Disney+.
Last month, January 2020, the project was put on hold as the show’s original creator Terri Minsky left the production after filming two episodes, amid claims studio bosses weren’t happy with the direction of the revived show was taking.
Earlier this week, Hilary, who plays the title character in the show, hinted she was unhappy with the network, and on Friday the 32-year-old actress took to Instagram to voice her concerns.
“Was incredibly excited to launch ‘Lizzie’ on D+ and my passion remains!” she wrote. “However, I feel a huge responsibility to honor the fans’ relationship with LIZZIE who, like me, grew up seeing themselves in her.”
She continued, “I’d be doing a disservice to everyone by limiting the realities of a 30 year old’s journey to live under the ceiling of a PG rating… It’s important to me that just as her experience as a preteen / teenager navigating her life were authentic, her next chapters are equally as real and relatable.”
The star went on to suggest a possible resolution for the issue would be changing network altogether, adding, “It would be a dream if Disney would let us move the show to Hulu, if they were interested, and I could bring this beloved character to life again.”
Hilary’s post comes after it was reported a TV series loosely based on the 2018 LGBTQ+ coming-of-age movie, “Love, Simon”, had been dropped by Disney + and picked up by Hulu, as it was apparently not “family friendly” enough.
At the time of the claims, she posted a screenshot of a headline reading, “Love, Simon TV Show Pulled From Disney+ as It’s Not ‘Family-Friendly,’ ” and added, “Sounds familiar…”

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The Marvel actor who plays Sam Wilson in MCU reveals he will take over the role of Captain America in the upcoming series with Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes.
Mar 1, 2020
AceShowbiz – Anthony Mackie has confirmed his character Sam Wilson will take over the role of Captain America in Disney+’s upcoming series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”.
Chris Evans debuted as the iconic superhero in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger”, but his storyline came to an emotional and touching conclusion at the end of “Avengers: Endgame”, when his character Steve Rogers passed his iconic shield on to Mackie’s Sam Wilson to take up the mantle of Captain America.
Speaking at the premiere of “Altered Carbon”, the 41-year-old actor confirmed to website shadowandact.com he’ll take on the “daunting” task of “being a black man and becoming Captain America.”
“At this day and age in America, I think we are open-minded to the idea of having my face represent us, as a country,” Anthony shared. “And my race represent us as a country because we’re truly a melting pot. So there is no distinctive look or feel or design of an American. We’re all Americans.”
He added, “To be Captain America, I want my Captain America to represent everybody. Not just a specific group of people.”
The star also teased details of the series, hinting fans will get to know Sam more in the show, which launches in August 2020.
“You really get to know Sam Wilson. You really get to know Bucky Barnes, as individuals and human beings and their thoughts and feelings,” he said. “So, I’m excited for people to see that part of Sam because in Avengers and in Captain America, he really was just like there for a brief time whenever Steve needed him. But now you get to see the ins and outs of his home life.”
He continued, “These shows are very different than the movies. These shows are art pieces. They are individual… They’re not origin stories. They’re more a day in the life story.”

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In a statement about the series’ ending, CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl gushes, ‘We cannot be prouder of its quality, longevity and are thankful for the passionate fan-devotion it inspired.’
Feb 29, 2020
AceShowbiz – The “Hawaii Five-0” reboot is set to wrap for good at the end of its current 10th season.
The hit crime drama series, starring Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan as task force partners Steve McGarrett and Danny Williams, will conclude with a two-hour finale in April, reports Deadline.
Kelly Kahl, President of CBS Entertainment, which produces the show, says, “It’s never easy to say goodbye to a hit franchise that carried on the legacy of the original with such distinction while establishing its own signature style.”
“From episode one, ‘Hawaii Five-0’ has been a huge success for us… We cannot be prouder of its quality, longevity and are thankful for the passionate fan-devotion it inspired.”
Developed by Peter M. Lenkov, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci, the series was launched in 2010 as a re-imagining of Leonard Freeman’s classic police procedural, “Hawaii Five-O”, which originally aired for 12 seasons until 1980 with Jack Lord as McGarrett and James MacArthur as Williams.

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What’s on TVSATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 11:30 p.m. on NBC. John Mulaney had to postpone a show in Toronto because he was “drafted” to host this episode, Lorne Michaels wrote in an apology to Mulaney’s Canadian fans. (Mulaney weighed in: “I’m afraid of Lorne, so I do what he says.”) This is the comedian’s third time hosting the show. He’s joined by the musical guest David Byrne, the former frontman of Talking Heads, who just wrapped up the first run of his critically acclaimed Broadway show “American Utopia.” (For those who missed the stage run, don’t fret — Byrne will reprise the production in the fall, and Spike Lee has announced that he will direct a film version to be released later this year.)TYLER PERRY’S YOUNG DYLAN 8:30 p.m. on Nickelodeon. Since retiring his Madea character last year, the prolific writer and director Tyler Perry has been preoccupied with several projects. The latest is this new children’s show, starring the charismatic child rapper Dylan Gilmer, who goes by Young Dylan. The aspiring hip-hop star plays himself — a cool, street-smart kid whose grandmother sends him to live with his cousins’ family, upending their conservative way of life.SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET 9 p.m. on BBC America. The first season finale of this globe-trotting nature show takes us to Africa for a close look at its wildlife, with scenes highlighting hippos in need of water and ferocious battles between giraffes.What’s StreamingCOLOR OUT OF SPACE (2020) Rent on Amazon, Google Play, iTunes or Vudu. More than 20 years after the director Richard Stanley was fired from the set of “The Island of Dr. Moreau,” he returns to narrative filmmaking with this trippy science fiction horror. The movie, an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story, follows a family that has recently traded the city life for a quiet New England Farm. When the father, Nathan (Nicolas Cage), finally manages to reignite the spark missing from his marriage, a meteorite crashes into his front yard. Its crater unleashes a mysterious energy — in the form of a hypnotic, purple hue — that goes after the family in bizarre, bloody ways. Jeannette Catsoulis named the film a Critic’s Pick in her review for The New York Times, writing that “lovers of aberrant, gooey B-movies will be all in.”PAAVO JARVI AND SOL GABETTA 2 p.m. on medici.tv. The Estonian conductor Paavo Jarvi leads Japan’s NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta in this live performance from Germany. The program starts with the Emily Dickinson-inspired piece “How Slow the Wind,” by the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu, followed by a Schumann Cello Concerto and Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony.IN SECRET (2014) Stream on Hulu; Rent on Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu or YouTube. Elizabeth Olsen seeks passion in a loveless marriage in this romantic thriller, set in 19th-century Paris. She finds it in her husband’s friend, and it’s all downhill from there. The movie leaves Hulu Saturday. More

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Before the promo of upcoming season 4 of the WE tv series ends, fans are glimpsed with the current state of Mama June who doesn’t look great as her front teeth is seemingly rotting.
Feb 29, 2020
AceShowbiz – “Mama June: From Not to Hot | Family Crisis” returns with more drama. In a new trailer for season 4 of the WE tv show, June Shannon a.k.a. Mama June can be seen being brought back into the family after months of dealing with the law following her and boyfriend Edward “Geno” Doak’s drugs-related arrest.
The dramatic clip opens with the flashback of June and Geno being arrested back in March 2019 for drug possesion and an alleged altercation. The pair pleaded not guilty in October but that doesn’t make June’s daughter Honey Boo Boo (Alana Thompson) regain her trust for her mom.
“I don’t even know who she is anymore,” Honey Boo Boo admits as someone adds in voiceover, “Geno’s got such a hold on her.” Meanwhile, June’s 20-year-old daughter Pumpkin (Lauryn Shannon) doesn’t hold back when it comes to blasting her mom’s boyfriend whom she dubs “a piece of s**t.” She adds to the camera, “I don’t think Mama really understands that everything she does affects all of us too.”
Later in the trailer, “Marriage Boot Camp” psychiatrist Dr. Ish Major is making an intervention to Mama June as he tries to convince Honey Boo Boo that her mom loves her. As if that isn’t dramatic enough, Jennifer, the current wife of Mama June’s ex Sugar Bear (Mike Thompson), is seeking for full custody of Honey Boo Boo since she doesn’t think that Pumpkin is capable to take care of the 14-year-old.
Before the clip ends, fans are glimpsed with the current state of Mama June. She doesn’t look great as her front teeth is seemingly rotting. Making her look messier is her unkept hair. She is getting emotional when she opens the door where Pumpkin is waiting.
“No one knows what the real story is,” June says to the camera while holding back her tears.
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“Mama June: Family Crisis” returns on Friday, March 27 at 9 P.M. on WE tv.

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Should they be romancing each other for real, it will not be the first time for the pair to be romantically linked as they hooked up on the MTV reality show over a decade ago.
Feb 29, 2020
AceShowbiz – Newly-divorced Jenni “JWoww” Farley may not have to wait for a long time to find a new love. New promo for “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” hints at a blossoming romance between her and co-star Paul “DJ Pauly D” Delvecchio as they appears to be having a heated moment at Angelina Pivarnick’s wedding.
In the trailer, which was released on Friday, February 28, Pauly can be heard saying in voiceover, “When I get the green light, me and Jenni.. We are going to hook up!” with Jenny declaring her love to Pauly during a chat with Angelina, who responds, “I know he has feelings for you.”
Elsewhere in the trailer, Jenni and Pauly are seen cozying up in her hotel bed with Pauly literally on top of her. Jenni then pulls Pauly into her before the latter kisses her on her lips.
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Should they hook up for real, it will not be the first time for the pair to be romantically linked as they hopped up on “Jersey Shore” a decade ago. Back in April 2019, Pauly talked about the possibility of him dating Jenni following her divorce from Roger Mathews.
“She’s a great girl, she’s awesome,” he told Us Weekly. “But she is like a sister to us, she’s like family. I wouldn’t want to cross that line again.”
His “Double Shot at Love” co-star Vinny Guadagnino also agreed as he said, “That’s like my older sister at this point. We never really had that thing.”
As for him throwing a 33rd birthday party for Jenni, the 38-year-old said, “She had no idea. You know how hard it is to keep a surprise from her?” adding that it was “awesome” to throw Jenni a birthday bash. “She pays attention to everything. … It was so, so hard,” he continued.
“I am still in shock,” Jenni said following the surprise birthday party. “I feel so special! Shout out to @illuminationpr and @djpaulyd for the ultimate surprise party & @harrahsresort #martoranosac for making it such a great night and everyone for coming.” A source previously revealed to Us Weekly that the reality TV star “was so happy and in great spirits and was truly blown away by the surprise.”

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The CBS global unscripted competition series is marks the latest production to be affected by the respiratory virus as many musicians canceling their upcoming concerts.
Feb 29, 2020
AceShowbiz – “The Amazing Race” has been affected by the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement on Friday, February 28, the production of the CBS show announced that it has taken “the precautionary measure of temporarily suspending production” on the upcoming season 33 due to “increased concerns and uncertainty regarding the coronavirus.”
“All contestants and production staff are in the process of returning home,” a CBS spokesman said in a statement. “At this time, no Racers or anyone on the production team travelling with them have contracted the virus, or shown symptoms, and we are not aware of anyone being exposed to it.”
The statement continued, “Out of an abundance of caution, everyone involved in the show will continue to be monitored when they return home. The health and well-being of the Racers and the production team are our top priorities.”
Although it has yet to be announced, season 33 of the global unscripted competition series is reportedly only a couple of weeks into production. According to Variety, they had filmed three episodes so far as the contestants headed to England and Scotland before the suspension of the production.
CBS hasn’t set a new production start date for season 33. Meanwhile, the production has completedly filmed season 32 though they haven’t announced the premiere date.
“The Amazing Race” marks the latest production to be affected by the respiratory virus which was first found in Wuhan, China. Disney’s “Mulan” and newest James Bond flick “No Time to Die” decided to cancel their premieres in China. Italian releases of several upcoming films may also be postponed in reaction to the spread of coronavirus with some musicians, including BTS (Bangtan Boys) and Green Day, canceling their upcoming concerts in several countries.

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