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      'The Simpsons' Called Racist by Morrissey Over 'Hurtful' Portrayal in New Episode

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      The former frontman of The Smiths fires back at the animated television show after he became the subject of parody in latest episode ‘Panic on the Streets of Springfield.’

      Apr 20, 2021

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      Singer Morrissey was less than impressed with the latest episode of “The Simpsons”, which animated his former band The Smiths.

      “Panic on the Streets of Springfield”, which aired on Sunday (19Apr21), featured character Lisa Simpson making an imaginary friend – a depressed indie singer from 1980s Britain.

      And while Morrissey wasn’t involved in the show – with actor Benedict Cumberbatch tapped to voice him, alongside a series of 80s-inspired songs, written by Flight of the Conchords star Bret McKenzie – the rocker took to social media to release a lengthy statement, attacking writers behind the episode for portraying him as a racist.

      Insisting “The Simpsons” had taken a “turn for the worst” in recent years, he wrote, “Sadly, The Simpson’s (sic) show started out creating great insight into the modern cultural experience, but has since degenerated to trying to capitalise on cheap controversy and expounding on vicious rumors.”

      “Poking fun at subjects is one thing. Other shows like SNL (Saturday Night Live) still do a great job at finding ways to inspire great satire. But when a show stoops so low to use harshly hateful tactics like showing the Morrissey character with his belly hanging out of his shirt (when he has never looked like that at any point in his career) makes you wonder who the real hurtful, racist group is here.”

      He added, “Even worse – calling the Morrissey character out for being a racist, without pointing out any specific instances, offers nothing. It only serves to insult the artist.”

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      Morrissey, who was notably criticised for wearing a badge featuring the logo of far-right anti-Islam political party For Britain during a U.S. TV appearance, went on to reference Hank Azaria’s recent apology for playing Indian shopkeeper Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.

      “Simpson’s actor Hank Azaria’s recent apology to the whole country of India for his role in upholding ‘structural racism’ says it all,” the “How Soon Is Now?” hitmaker added.

      “Unlike the character in the Simpson’s ‘Panic’ episode… Morrissey has never made a ‘cash grab,’ hasn’t sued any people for their attacks, has never stopped performing great shows, and is still a serious vegan and strong supporter for animal rights.”

      “By suggesting all of the above in this episode… the Simpson’s hypocritical approach to their storyline says it all. Truly they are the only ones who have stopped creating, and have instead turned unapologetically hurtful and racist.”

      The statement concluded, “Not surprising… that The Simpsons viewership ratings have gone down so badly over recent years. (sic)”

      Show bosses have yet to respond to the star’s criticism.

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      'RHOA' Recap: Drew Sidora and LaToya Ali Almost Get Physical Over 'Prophet's D**k'

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      In a new episode of the Bravo reality show, the ladies are gathering at Cynthia Bailey’s cast holiday party where the Canadian YouTube personality arrives late.

      Apr 19, 2021

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      “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” returned with yet another dramatic episode. In the Sunday, April 18 outing of the Bravo reality show, the ladies were gathering at Cynthia Bailey’s cast holiday party where LaToya Ali arrived late.

      When the 34-year-old made her late entrance, Drew Sidora quipped, “Oh, perfect timing! She came to get her gift.” For the party, Cynthia asked the ladies to participate in a White Elephant gift exchange in which each person had to spend $1,000 on their gifts. Porsha Williams got a Tiffany & Co. jewelry from Cynthia, though she didn’t love it.

      That was not the worst gift because Drew basically brought a gag gift and donated money to charity. Kenya Moore apparently got the gift which was actually a furry cat carrier with a wig inside. Also among the gift was a boombox with a cassette tape.

      While Kenya wasn’t interested in listening to the tape, Porsha insisted. The said tape was actually a taped phone call between Drew’s assistant and Prophet Anthony Lott. Drew believed that LaToya had a romantic relationship even though she’s married. That enraged LaToya who snapped to Drew, “Drew, shut up.”

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      Drew fired back at LaToya, calling her “disrespectful.” She went on to say, “Something is wrong with you. You weren’t looking for God. You were looking for some d**k. You was looking for prophet d**k.” Not backing down, LaToya replied, “And your man looking for some new p***y, ’cause yours is dried up.” She then took the wig and threw it to Drew.

      Offended, Drew stood up and jumped across Cynthia’s coffee table to attack LaToya. Security guards were quick enough to break up the fight before it escalated. Because of the fight, the party ended rather earlier.

      This is not the first time the cast members almost had a physical altercation with LaToya. In a previous episode, LaToya and Falynn Guobadia butted heads when the Housewives were at the latter’s house for Halloween party. Things got ugly when LaToya mentioned about Falynn having a 65-year-old husband, while actually Simon is 56 years old. She kept making such comments until at one point, Falynn was ready to go at her with a golf stick before Kandi Burruss and others stopped her.

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      'Are You the One?' Star Gianna Hammer Slams Producers for Allegedly Enabling Sexual Assault on Her

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      When opening up about her experience, the season 5 star of the dating show says she was ‘drugged’ and persuaded by producers to allow the assaulter to stay instead of kicking him out.

      Apr 19, 2021

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      Gianna Hammer has some people to blame for her horrific experience on “Are You the One?”. Claiming that she was once “drugged” by producers before being “sexually assaulted” by one of the contestants while filming in the Dominican Republic, the season 5 star of the MTV dating series called them out for enabling the incident on her.

      When speaking to The Daily Beast, the 25-year-old divulged that anyone from the production or the network has yet to contact her about the ordeal. “I guess [I] really thought about it and was like, ‘Wow, that was really fucked up,’ ” she said. “They should have never left me in an unsafe position. I’m definitely a changed person after it all.”

      Gianna revealed she was assaulted by the unidentified cast member after three producers allegedly gave her one of her antidepressant medications to “calm down” during a drunken fight. “I was super confused, super nervous,” she said about the morning after the incident.

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      “I remember being shaky and not knowing what had gone on or if I was in trouble. That’s when they asked me if I remember anything that happened last night. I said no,” the reality star added. “They kind of start going over what had happened… and that’s when I started really thinking and seeing some type of flashes.”

      Gianna additionally noted that she was persuaded by producers for Lighthearted Entertainment to allow the assaulter to stay instead of kicking him out. She mentioned that the only solutions given were him being ordered to sleep on the couch and cut them both off from drinking alcohol for the rest of filming.

      Gianna’s accusations, however, were then shut down by the producers. “We are confident that any review will confirm the safety protocols that we have long had in place on the sets of ‘Are You The One?’,” the company stated to the outlet. “We deny the allegations made by the former contestant; throughout the eight seasons of the show, no contestant has reported an incident of sexual assault to Lighthearted.”

      Also responding to Gianna’s claims was MTV. A spokesperson of the network told the publication in a statement, “We take these issues very seriously and have paused production/casting to conduct an independent investigation into the allegations, the third party production company and further review our internal safety protocols.”

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      Justin Bieber to Make Cameo in 'Ridiculous Costume' for 'Friends' Reunion

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      The ‘One Less Lonely Girl’ hitmaker reportedly has agreed to make a cameo appearance and wear a silly costume for the much-anticipated reunion special of the classic television show.

      Apr 19, 2021

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      Justin Bieber is reportedly set to make a cameo appearance in the “Friends” reunion.

      The pop star has been convinced by the show’s producers to wear character Ross Geller’s famous Spudnik potato costume for the upcoming HBO Max special.

      A TV source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper, “Justin was honoured to be involved and didn’t mind sending himself up wearing a ridiculous costume. It was all run like a military operation to keep details under wraps, and Justin nailed it.”

      His casting is a big coup for bosses at HBO Max, who were forced to delay filming by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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      The original stars David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, and Matt LeBlanc are all expected to return for the much-anticipated reunion.

      Details of the project are still sketchy, but Jennifer previously said “it’s not scripted.” The Rachel Green depicter teased, “I will not be Rachel, although I kind of am. Well, we’re all sort of little fragments of them. Not really. But yeah.”

      Co-star Lisa also hinted that she would not be reprising her TV character, “I will not be Phoebe.”

      David later gave a bit more clues on what to expect, “We are all ourselves, although there is one section of it that I don’t want to give away, but we all read something.”

      While delays were usually considered as a setback, Jennifer thought otherwise, “You know what? This has also given us more time to make it even more exciting and more fun than it would have been. So I choose to see it as the glass is half-full that it got postponed. Look, we’re not going anywhere. You’re never going to get rid of Friends, sorry. You’re stuck with us for life guys.”

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      Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Lands Podcast Series 'Mask of Sanity', Rami Malek Joins 'Blackout' Season 2

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      The former ‘Game of Thrones’ actor is set to star in a new crime podcast series while the ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ star is added to the upcoming second installment of another podcast show.

      Apr 18, 2021

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      “Game of Thrones” star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is getting into the popular true crime podcast business – he’ll produce and star in new scripted series “Mask of Sanity”.

      The actor and Joe Derrick, his producing partner at Ill Kippers Productions, will oversee the audio series, based on the riveting real-life story of a journalist on the trail of a serial killer, according to Deadline. Coster-Waldau has not confirmed which role he will play.

      “Mask of Sanity is a great example of the storytelling that Joe Derrick and myself want Ill Kippers to make,” Nikolaj shares in a statement. “Entertaining, unexpected and thought-provoking, keeping the audience guessing right to the end… We can’t wait to share it with listeners everywhere through Audible.”

      The series will debut later this year (21).

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      Meanwhile, Rami Malek is plugged in for a second season of podcast thriller “Blackout” after the Oscar winner’s hit apocalyptic series was downloaded more than 12 million times.

      The “Bohemian Rhapsody” star will reprise his role of Simon Itani, a DJ-turned-activist trying to cope amid a massive power cut.

      “How To Get Away With Murder” star Aja Naomi King is joining the cast for the show’s second run, which will be written and co-directed by Jeremy Novick and Stef Abel Horowitz. Rami is also on board as a producer.

      Because the podcast’s first season was so popular, “Blackout” is also in line for a potential TV series commission although there is no word yet on whether or not Rami will appear in a small screen version.

      The podcast’s second season is due to debut this summer (21).

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      'Game of Thrones' Prequel Adds Fabien Frankel to Its Cast

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      Emilia Clarke’s co-star in 2019 film ‘Last Christmas’ has been cast as Ser Criston Cole, a member of King Viserys I Targaryen’s Kingsguard, on the upcoming ‘House of the Dragon’ series.

      Apr 17, 2021

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      Actor Fabien Frankel has landed a starring role on HBO’s upcoming “Game of Thrones” prequel.

      The Brit, who appeared opposite “Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke in 2019’s “Last Christmas”, has been cast as Ser Criston Cole – a member of King Viserys I Targaryen’s Kingsguard – on the upcoming “House of the Dragon”.

      In a post on his blog, author George R.R. Martin described the character as a knight whose bold actions helped pave the way to civil war.

      “He is the common-born son of the steward to the Lord of Blackhaven,” he teased. “He has no claim to lands or titles, all he has is his honor and his skill with sword and lance.”

      “He is a challenger, a champion, cheered by the commons, beloved of the ladies. He is a lover [or is he?], a seducer [or is he?], a betrayer [or is he?], a breaker of hearts and a maker of kings.”

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      “Welcome to Westeros, Fabien. And do keep that sword sharp.”

      Set 300 years before the events in “Game of Thrones”, “House of the Dragon” is based on George R.R. Martin’s book “Fire & Blood.” It will tell the story of House Targaryen, the ancestors of Clarke’s character, Daenerys Targaryen.

      Production is expected to start in the U.K. in April with a planned 2022 release. Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal will share the showrunner duties. The former will serve as the pilot and additional episodes’ director.

      Frankel is added to the cast ensemble that included Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Eve Best and Sonoya Mizuno.

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      Kourtney Says Everyone Originally Rejected 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians'

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      Kourtney Kardashian recalls the family’s attempt to shop around their reality television show and claims no one initially wanted to pick up the project until they met Ryan Seacrest.

      Apr 17, 2021

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      Kourtney Kardashian claims “no one” initially wanted to pick up her family’s hit reality TV show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”.

      The Poosh mogul and her family have all become global stars on the back of the hit programme, but Kourtney has claimed that TV companies were reluctant to support the idea to begin with.

      She said, “They came to the store and the girl was like, ‘Oh my God, you and your sisters! This is everything.’ ”

      “So then we started trying to pitch a show, like, about the sisters. I remember we went to E!, we went to everything – I think no one wanted it or something.”

      Kourtney revealed that a meeting between Kris Jenner and Ryan Seacrest played a big part in the show coming to fruition.

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      She told the “Emergency Contact” podcast, “They introduced Ryan to my mum and then we made a reel, and it just was picked up right away.”

      “I think something happened with like, Lindsay Lohan’s show and they needed filler, and so they were like, ‘Oh, this is going to be a one-season thing.’ ”

      “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” is set to end later this year, but the hit series has transformed the lives of the Kardashian/Jenner family, helping to make the likes of Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe household names around the world.

      Revealing how the show has evolved over the years, Kourtney added, “It’s hard when you first start filming because I would think about like, ‘Oh my God, what did I say? What did I do?’ ”

      “But then I didn’t realise how little of it is actually used, and that you also don’t know how editors are going to edit it and make you look, or what the intention is. I think once we started seeing edits, I felt more comfortable.”

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