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People seemingly think that her eyebrow-raising absence has something to do with her trashing the network for releasing an ‘out-of-context’ clip that landed her in hot water.
Feb 8, 2020
AceShowbiz – Gayle King was nowhere to be seen in the Friday, February 7 episode of “CBS This Morning” amid the Kobe Bryant questions debacle. In her response to the backlash she received, the TV host appeared to blame the network for releasing an “out-of-context” clip that landed her in hot water.
People seemingly thought that her eyebrow-raising absence had something to do with the trashing. It also came roughly 24 hours after King revealed she would have “a very intense discussion” with network executives over the handling of an interview about the legacy of the late NBA legend, who died in a helicopter crash last month.
However, the network quickly set the record straight. Explaining in a statement, CBS said, “Gayle was off the show today because she had a long-standing commitment out of town.”
King was hugely criticized over an interview with former WNBA star Lisa Leslie in which she asked her about a 2003 rape accusation. Right after the clip was published, everyone, including rappers Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and Lil Boosie a.k.a. Boosie Badazz, came after her.
The criticism apparently was serious that Oprah Winfrey recently shared that her friend has been getting death threats. “She is not doing well,” she said on “Hoda & Jenna & Friends” on Friday, tearing up. “She has now death treats and has to now travel with security and she’s feeling very much attacked. You know, Bill Cosby is tweeting from jail. She feels that she was put in a really terrible position.”
King herself defended her line of questioning, stating in an Instagram video, “I know that if I had only seen the clip that you saw, I’d be extremely angry with me too. I am mortified. I am embarrassed and I am very angry.”
“Unbeknownst to me, my network put up a clip from a very wide-ranging interview – totally taken out of context – and when you see it that way, it’s very jarring. It’s jarring to me. I didn’t even know anything about it,” she continued.
King added, “We talked about that court case because that court case has also come up. And, I wanted to get Lisa’s take on it as a friend who knew him well, what she thought, where that should stand. It was very powerful when she looked me in the eye, as a member of the media, to say, ‘It’s time for the media to leave it alone and to back off.”

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The ‘Project Runway’ star addresses criticisms regarding her comments that favored ‘America’s Got Talent’ amid racism allegations made by former judge Union.
Feb 8, 2020
AceShowbiz – Heidi Klum has admitted “a lot of people got mad at me” after she weighed in on the controversy surrounding Gabrielle Union’s exit from “America’s Got Talent”.
The “Bad Boys II” actress was fired from the show’s panel of judges in November 2019 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.
Speaking during the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour, Klum said of her time on the series, “I can’t speak for (Gabrielle). I didn’t experience the same thing. To me, everyone treats you with the utmost respect. I’ve never seen anything that was weird or hurtful.”
However, some fans felt the star, who was a judge on the show for six seasons, was negating Gabrielle’s experience in her comments, and she told the New York Post’s gossip column Page Six she could “only speak to what I saw.”
“A lot of people got mad at me. I was called, for example, ‘a white woman,’ ” she said. “I think it is important for everyone to speak their truth. I think that when there is a story, it should be told. I had a different story.”
“I can only speak to what I saw – it has nothing to do with what colour I am,” she added. “I am a human so I just looked at what I saw.”
Union’s accusations were followed up by a “productive” meeting between the actress and network NBC, with an investigation by entertainers’ union SAG-AFTRA currently ongoing.
Klum served as a judge on the main show from 2013 to 2018, and returned for “America’s Got Talent: The Champions”, which is airing now.

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Benjamin Bratt who previously played Jonathan Pangborn in the Benedict Cumberbatch-starring Marvel movie has been signed on for an upcoming adaptation of DC Comics.
Feb 8, 2020
AceShowbiz – Benjamin Bratt is returning to the comic world as the star of the DC Comics adaptation “DMZ”, alongside Rosario Dawson.
The actor will headline the series for HBO Max, playing the role of Parco Delgado in the show, to be produced by Ava DuVernay.
Written and executive produced by showrunner Roberto Patino, DMZ is set in the near future, when America is plagued by a brutal civil war and the borough of Manhattan in New York City is a demilitarised zone, isolated from the rest of the country.
Dawson stars as a medic named Alma Ortega, who is desperately searching for her lost son while Bratt’s Parco is the leader of one of the most powerful gangs in the DMZ. He previously joined the world of comic book adaptions for “Doctor Strange”, starring alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in the 2016 film.

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Season 1, Episode 3: ‘The End Is the Beginning’The first three episodes of “Star Trek: Picard” feel like a long pilot unto themselves. We establish what Picard has been up to. We establish several new characters, the central conflict and the circumstances which led to the conflict; in this case, Picard’s efforts to rescue Romulus from the supernova. By the conclusion of “The End Is the Beginning” — an apt title — we have our central arc: Picard has formed a ragtag group of outsiders to solve this thing on their own.It’s telling, once again, how much Picard links his identity with Starfleet. The thought of mounting a rescue effort without the Federation’s backing is out of the question for Picard, as he notes to Raffi Musiker (played with charisma by Michelle Hurd) Which is what makes the arc a novel one for our dear captain. “Picard,” as a show, wants to make clear that we are not watching “The Next Generation”; this is something totally new.And yet, Picard still values Starfleet somewhere deep down. Note the way he recruits the swashbuckling pilot Chris Rios (Santiago Cabrera). He exhorts him with “You are Starfleet!” because his ship is clean. Picard doesn’t even consider that Rios doesn’t care about the ideals of Picard’s old haunts. Maybe, Rios just likes to keep things efficient.Raffi, in particular, knows how to cut Picard deeply. “I saw you sitting back in your very fine chateau,” she says sarcastically, while Picard grimaces. “Big oak beams. Heirloom furniture.”The not-so-subtle implication: You changed after quitting Starfleet in a huff, while I suffered. Picard swallows her anger, knowing he deserves her resentment and that she’s right. He’s been faking it for years. But Raffi’s biggest point of contention is that fact that Picard never called.If you consider Picard’s actions throughout the decades that he’s been on our screens, this makes sense. Starfleet came first. His entire life was about serving the Federation. That’s it. Once he left Starfleet, he had no purpose, and no reason to interact with Raffi since they had no work to do together anymore — Picard was never one for nostalgia and sentimentality.He also wasn’t suited to be cooped up at a vineyard, as he tells Laris. He’s a space explorer. As Laris says, “I suppose you’ve always had one eye on the stars.”But Picard also a sweet talker, so you knew Raffi was eventually going to come on board.This episode was a series of introductions. We got our first glimpse of Hugh, the former Borg drone who won over “The Next Generation” fans in episodes like “I Borg.” Jonathan Del Arco plays him again here — this version is unrecognizable from the original series, which makes the character the perfect callback for a series looking to explore fresh ground. He’s familiar to Trek fans, but not too familiar. Hugh is far more human now, perhaps an aspiration of his, but unhappy with where he’s ended up — much like Picard.Then there is the curt Rios, apparently the “Star Trek” answer to Han Solo. He’s of course the best pilot around and he doesn’t care about rules, lawyers or his holograms. He’s a welcome addition to the “Trek” franchise. Picard has historically been a man who loves order and regulations, and I’m sure this will eventually rub Rios the wrong way.Meanwhile, Soji the android is in a strange position. Everyone seems to know what she is except her. She interviews a Romulan named Ramda, who was once a former Borg drone, who tells her, “I remember you from tomorrow” and asks her repeatedly which sister she is. Ramda is an expert in ancient Romulan mythology, which surely ties into the attack at Chateau Picard, happening simultaneously on Earth. (I’m not sure where this story line is going, but the implication is that there is a prophecy involving Soji and Dahj.) Soji is getting suspicious of her own abilities, though, realizing that she has knowledge she’s not supposed to have. The manipulative Narek is unaware of what Soji knows.Let’s say a quick word about the attack on Chateau Picard by the Zhat Vash, the old Tal Shiar sect, mentioned in last week’s “Maps and Legends.” It is one of the most delightfully choreographed fight scenes in “Trek” franchise history. (Note how many “Next Generation” fights simply involved an open palm punch.) Picard, Laris and Zhaban defend themselves gracefully, with an assist from Jurati. The scene is shot beautifully — and no character does anything beyond their abilities. Picard has won many fights he probably shouldn’t have over the years but in this one, his actions made sense.Both Ramda and the captured Romulan refer to Soji as “the destroyer.” I haven’t seen any episodes past this one, so I feel free to speculate. I’m predicting that Soji and Dahj were created long before Jurati thinks they were and discovering Maddox on Freecloud will illuminate this. I’m guessing one of them was created as a weapon that the Romulans somehow discovered.I’m also typically wrong about everything, so take this prediction with a grain of salt. More

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Lisa Bloom reveals that the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star reaches out to her as a source shares that she’s unhappy with how ‘positively Kenya [Moore] is being portrayed on the show.’
Feb 7, 2020
AceShowbiz – NeNe Leakes is preparing a legal threat for “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” co-stars she’s beefing with. High powered attorney Lisa Bloom reveals to Radar Online that the 52-year-old TV star reaches out to her.
“Yes, I have spoken to Nene Leakes about her situation,” Bloom says after NeNe posted a photo of her and a cryptic message on her Instagram account. “I’m so pleased she reached out to me.”
When asked about what the two talk about, Bloom refuses to spill the tea. “While our conversation is confidential, I encourage everyone to stand up for their rights!” she says.
A source, meanwhile, claims that the reality TV star is frustrated with the current season of the Bravo show. “NeNe has expressed her unhappiness with how positively Kenya [Moore] is being portrayed on the show,” shares the insider. “NeNe feels like she is getting a bad edit and is being intentionally cut out of episodes.”
Prior to this, NeNe voiced her opinion on how people and the show treated her differently. “So there’s a rule, but you know the rules don’t apply for me, that when there’s a heated exchange, you do not get in people’s personal space,” she said in a YouTube video.
“That’s a rule among us, especially ever since Kenya put the scepter in Porsha [Williams]’s face, it has been a clear rule that when words are being exchanged, you stay out of people’s personal space. When she put her hand all the way in my face, listen, right over here in between my eyes, you know I wasn’t going to go for that. That’s crazy,” she continued.
Wendy Williams said earlier this year that NeNe was quitting the show. However, she quickly shut down report. “It’s been an especially difficult couple of weeks for Nene, and she was venting to her friend in private correspondence. Nothing has been confirmed or officially decided for next season,” a rep for NeNe said.
“NeNe has had a really tough few weeks,” another source echoed the sentiment. “She’s gotten a lot of heat lately and the fights have really been hard on her. It’s wearing her down especially since being in a different headspace after dealing with [husband] Gregg’s diagnosis.”

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The ‘Heart Attack’ singer has been tapped to host ‘Pillow Talk’ for a 10-episode series where she will interview celebrities and experts on issues ranging from body positivity to sex.
Feb 7, 2020
AceShowbiz – Demi Lovato has landed a new role as a talk show host.
The singer and actress will interview guests for “Pillow Talk with Demi Lovato”, a show set for Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new streaming site Quibi.
The 10-episode series will feature Demi chatting to celebrities and experts on issues ranging from body positivity to sex.

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Lovato, who will also executive produce the project, says, “I’ve always considered myself someone that speaks honestly about issues that face my generation. We’re excited to bring those frank conversations to a public forum, where people can have the opportunity to relate to the topics and guests, while finding room for laughter and learning.”
Quibi is scheduled to launch in April, with over 50 scripted and unscripted series, news, sports and lifestyle programmes booked. Each show will last 10 minutes or less.

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