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News of the reported plan comes out months after the ‘Bad Boys II’ actress got involved in a dispute with NBC and her fellow judge’s entertainment empire over her departure after only one season.
Feb 10, 2020
AceShowbiz – Gabrielle Union is reportedly planning to sue fellow “America’s Got Talent” judge Simon Cowell for “endangering her life” by smoking on the set of the NBC talent show.
The “Bad Boys 2” actress was fired from the show’s panel of judges in November (19) after just one season, amid reports suggesting her departure was linked to concerns she had raised about a number of controversial incidents which took place behind the scenes, creating a “toxic” work atmosphere.
An investigation into the complaint is currently ongoing but, according to Britain’s Mail on Sunday newspaper, Union has settled her dispute with the network and Syco, Cowell’s entertainment empire, over her departure – and is now planning to personally sue the mogul himself.
A source said: “Gabrielle was always cross that Simon would smoke when the cameras weren’t running.”
“For her, this is a big deal. She believes his smoking has put her life in danger. It can cause cancer and she doesn’t think she deserves to have been at risk when she was at work. This lawsuit will be sent to Simon at any moment. She is determined to see this one through.”
California has strict anti-smoking laws, banning employers from “knowingly or intentionally permitting… the smoking of tobacco products in an enclosed place of employment.”
Cowell is renowned for his smoking habit and has struggled to quit, after admitting to smoking up to 80 cigarettes a day in the past.

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The ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ star dresses up in drag costume as he receives a dramatic makeover from the ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ judge on ‘Saturday Night Live’.
Feb 10, 2020
AceShowbiz – Pete Davidson was given a complete drag makeover by “Saturday Night Live” host RuPaul during this weekend’s February 8, 2020 instalment.
As the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” judge took on presenting duties, show regular Davidson returned in his role as Chad – a lovable idiot who’s very agreeable and down for anything.
In the pre-taped segment, RuPaul appeared as himself, and was seen posing for a photoshoot for the cover of Drag magazine as he lamented that the world of drag needs a new star.
“Everyone take five!” RuPaul declares to the crew, turning to Chad. “Leave me, with the future of drag.”
He tells Davidson’s character, “There’s something dynamic about you, boy! Have you ever done drag?”
“Naw, just weed and pills,” Chad says with a shrug and a blank expression, before RuPaul begins the makeover.
“Step one: The Tuck!” RuPaul explains, teaching him to disguise his bulge, before presenting Chad with a dress, fake breasts, and finally applying his make-up.
Eventually, the “Skin Wars” host completes the full look, but Chad ends up walking away because he finds being a drag queen too much hard work.
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The “Saturday Night Live” social media pages also shared a time lapse video of Davidson’s full make-up session to transform Chad into his drag persona, The Queen.

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What’s on TVHOMELAND 9 p.m. on Showtime. Carried by Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, a bipolar C.I.A. officer, and Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson, her mentor, this series begins its final run. When the show began in 2011, a decade after the Sept. 11 attacks, Carrie was investigating a POW-turned-al-Qaeda-agent, who later became her lover. In battling the effects of the war in Afghanistan — a conflict that has lasted a generation — “Carrie was a kind of synecdoche for a rattled America,” James Poniewozik wrote in his review for The New York Times. “She both fought the shadow war for us and felt it,” he added. Now, in its eighth season, “Homeland” puts Carrie back in Afghanistan after months of Russian confinement. With the resurfacing of some Season 1 characters, the season places emphasis on Carrie and Saul’s relationship over the years.THE 92ND ACADEMY AWARDS 8 p.m. on ABC. The 2020 Oscars will forgo a host for the second year in a row, citing success from last year’s awards after Kevin Hart became enmeshed in controversy. Several nominees for the best picture title, including “Little Women” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” are period pieces. Among the nominees for best director are Sam Mendes for “1917” and Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite,” which is the only foreign film nominated in the best picture category.What’s StreamingHIGH MAINTENANCE Stream on HBO and Hulu. Rent on Amazon, Google Play, iTunes and YouTube. This narrator-free third-person series, which began on Vimeo before moving to HBO in 2016, is back for its fourth season on the platform. “High Maintenance,” at its most simple, is about a beloved, nameless pot dealer known as The Guy who, as he bikes around New York, is “a temporary friend-shrink-rabbi,” James Poniewozik wrote in his review of Season 1. But in the bigger picture, it’s a show about the lives and neuroses of New Yorkers, threaded together by The Guy with pot as a mere catalyst for their stories. “‘High Maintenance’ has a wide ambit,” Willy Staley wrote for The Times, “and its vignette-­based structure provides it the freedom to depict New York more accurately and fully than anything that has come before it.”GHOST (1990) Stream on Hulu. Rent on Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu and YouTube. Molly Jensen’s (Demi Moore) life is shaken when her lover, Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze), is suddenly killed in a violent mugging. But instead of moving to the next world, Sam becomes a ghost, and he’s incredibly confused by the situation at hand. As he learns the ways of partial existence (how to move objects and walk through doors, for example), he realizes he cannot communicate with his beloved — so he finds himself a psychic who can. Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) makes it her mission to help Sam connect with Molly, warn her of impending danger and enact revenge on his killer. More

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The CW teen drama television series based on Archie Comics is criticized for portraying unrealistic body images that could lead to youngsters suffering from body image issues.
Feb 9, 2020
AceShowbiz – Lili Reinhart is “intimidated” when she compares her body to that of her “Riverdale” castmates.
The 23-year-old actress, who plays Betty Cooper in the programme, was responding to a fan who tweeted her asking why everyone on the U.S. TV show has “perfectly chiselled bodies,” with the viewer continuing, “Don’t you think TV shows like this aimed at teenagers are contributing to unrealistic body expectations body image issues?”
Replying, Lili insisted she didn’t want anybody to feel body shamed by the CW show, explaining, “Actually, not everyone on this show is perfectly chiseled. And even I feel intimidated by the physique of my surrounding cast mates sometimes when I have to do bra/underwear scenes.”
“I’ve felt very insecure due to the expectation that people have for women on tv, what they should look like. But I have come to terms with my body and that I’m not the kind of person you would see walking on a runway during fashion week. I have bigger boobs, I have cellulite on my thighs/butt, and my stomach sticks out rather than curves in.”
Lili continued to tell the fan she feels an “obligation” to “be strong and show confidence in myself, looking as I do.”
“And I want other young women to see my body on tv and feel comfort in the fact that I’m not a size 0. And I’m not a perfect hourglass shape,” she said. “This industry struggles with accurate representation of female and male bodies. So I commend the women who have helped our industry take a step in the right – and authentic – direction. (Charli Howard being my favourite role model).”
Charli Howard is a British plus-size model and body activist.

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The VH1 star receives so many wide-ranging questions on Instagram from her relationship with fellow ‘Basketball Wives’ cast members to her next plan for the show.
Feb 8, 2020
AceShowbiz – Evelyn Lozada is in the mood of spilling some tea. The “Basketball Wives” star recently answered some inquiries from her fans during a Q&A session on her Instagram account.
The VH1 star received so many wide-ranging questions from her relationship with fellow “Basketball Wives” cast members to her next plan for the show. “Are you & Shaunie good??” one fan asked, referring to “BBW” executive producer and co-star Shaunie O’Neal. In response, Evelyn gushes over the ex-wife of Shaquille O’Neal, saying that she’s her “bestie for life.”
Another asked if she ever missed her ex-husband, former NFL star Chad Ochocinco. “Do you ever miss Chad…it honestly seems like he used to make you laugh all the time?” the question read. She replied, “The crying outweighed the laughter & no everyone has moved one.”
Someone else asked if she planned to get married again, and Evelyn said, “Yes!!!! This would be my first! Not sure what that other BS was.” That opened another question that read, “Are you still single?” She said, “No,” alongside a sticking out tongue emoji.
However, Evelyn made it clear that the new man wasn’t her ex-fiance, former MLB star Carl Crawford. “LOL! No,” she responded to a fan who asked if they would ever get back together. “But we’re cool friends and we love & adore.”
She also talked about whether or not she would be returning for upcoming 9th season of “Basketball Wives”. Judging from her answer, however, fans seemingly wouldn’t be able to see her on the show. “Most likely no,” she replied.
Fans were happy knowing that she wouldn’t return. “She doesn’t have an interesting storyline.. honestly. The drama gets old,” one commenter wrote. Someone else thought that Ogom OG Chijindu, with whom she’s beefing on the show, made her leave the show. “Oh now she don’t wanna be on basketball wives! OG ran her away lmao.”

“The crying outweighed the laughter but you reached out to the person that made you so miserable to get back at OG… make it make sense,” another person said.

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The unscripted reunion special reportedly will help launch the upcoming streaming service HBO Max as its main six stars are expected to make between $3 and $4 million each.
Feb 8, 2020
AceShowbiz – The long-awaited “Friends” special is reportedly moving forward, with the show’s original cast set to return.
According to Deadline, the hour-long special will help launch the upcoming streaming service HBO Max, which will also house the entire “Friends” library, which ran from 1994 to 2004.
A deal is apparently ready to be inked for the unscripted reunion special, with David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc all expected to return.
Each of the six stars will be paid between $3 (£2.3 million) and $4 million (£3.1 million) for the show, the publication reported.
Last month, chief content officer for HBO Max Kevin Reilly revealed of the project at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, “There’s interest all the way around, and yet we can’t seem to quite get that interest all aligned to push the button on it, so today, unfortunately, it’s still a maybe.”
Meanwhile, the cast of the show has been open about their interest in reuniting for a professional project, after keeping up with each other in their personal lives.

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