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      Ben Higgins Owns Up to His Failure in Standing Up for Olivia Caridi on 'The Bachelor'

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      ‘The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!’ host Chris Harrison also issues an apology to the season 20 alum who admitted to being ashamed of herself after being portrayed as a villain on the show.
      Jun 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Ben Higgins is trying to make amend with one of the most memorable contestants on his season of “The Bachelor”. When Olivia Caridi made an appearance on the Monday, June 22, episode of “The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!”, the Bachelor Nation alum joined in to express his regret for not standing up for her.
      Speaking to the former news anchor via video chat, the season 20 lead stated, “As I look back on that time, I think my lack of wisdom and maturity in standing up for you publicly while I knew this was hard for you.” He added, “I think the way I navigated the confrontations and the issues on the show could have been better to help you. But mostly I just wanted to speak to you and say ‘I’m sorry.’ ”
      Higgins then sent a special message to viewers. “Come on. This girl is a rock star. She laid her heart on the line for love and she tried her best. And you know what? Yes, it didn’t come off perfectly all the time, but none of us did,” he pleaded. “And that’s the beauty of the show is we lay our hearts out there and we do things to make people laugh and to join in on this experience and that’s what Olivia did.”
      “And so if we can’t wrap our arms around Olivia and say, ‘Well done, and we’ll lift you up, and we’re just happy you did this,’ then you’re crazy,” the 31-year-old went on to say, before once again claiming responsibility for the difficulties she faced post-the show. “So, Olivia, I’m sorry. I take responsibility for this, but I also just wanna tell everybody how awesome you are.”
      Caridi joined the Monday episode to share what it was like for her after being branded the villain of Higgins’ season. “I watched the first episode, and then I tried to watch the second, and I just couldn’t do it,” she told host Chris Harrison. “I was just mortified and hurt, and all these girls are saying this and that about me, and I realized this is going to be a really hard couple of months, or however long it airs.”
      “There was so much pain associated with it. I felt terrible that I had hurt people. I never wanted to, but obviously it was clear that I did, and so that hurt,” the 27-year-old went on. “And then seeing what people really thought of me and what people were saying, that was really hard. I’m sure a lot of it was deserved, but I did feel like some of it was a little ruthless. And it affected me.”
      Caridi confessed that the “making fun of my physical attributes that I can’t change” took a toll on her self-esteem. She became “ashamed of myself and embarrassed” as the season progressed. “I didn’t want to be out in public,” she recounted. “Then when I was out in public, people were [whispering]. Nothing prepares you for that.”
      While admitting that the experience was awful for her, Caridi insisted that she did not regret going through it. “The person that I am now is just so resilient and empathetic and compassionate towards all people. It’s been four years and I have struggled hard to become the person that I am today, but I am proud,” she said, “and I’m not ashamed anymore, because I know that I’m not that person.”
      Caridi’s candid confession prompted Harrison to also issue an apology of his own. “I hate to hear this,” the 48-year-old TV host stated. “I truly am sorry that you had to go through this and that you did go through this.”

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      Tina Fey Grateful for Shelving of '30 Rock' Episodes Featuring Blackface

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      After the episodes are pulled from streaming and syndication, the comedy series’ creator says, ‘I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for white people to use these images.’
      Jun 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Tina Fey has applauded TV bosses for shelving episodes of her hit comedy “30 Rock”, which featured actors in “race-changing make-up”.
      NBC chiefs have pulled four episodes of “30 Rock” from streaming and syndication following a request from Fey and her fellow creator Robert Carlock.
      “As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing make-up are best taken out of circulation,” Tina says in a statement.
      “I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for white people to use these images. I apologise for pain they have caused. Going forward, no comedy-loving kid needs to stumble on these tropes and be stung by their ugliness. I thank NBCUniversal for honouring this request.”
      One of the four episodes pulled features guest star Jon Hamm donning blackface for a spoof of the racist radio and TV program “Amos ‘n’ Andy”.

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      Drea de Matteo Gets Real About Her Initial Reaction to 'The Sopranos' Ending

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      When weighing in on the much-talked about conclusion to the hit series, the actress playing Adrianna La Cerva admits she thought there was an issue with her TV reception.
      Jun 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Actress Drea de Matteo thought there was an issue with her TV reception while watching the final moments of her hit drama “The Sopranos”.
      The much-talked about conclusion to the hit series aired in 2007 and featured James Gandolfini’s mob boss character Tony Soprano about to enjoy a meal in a diner with his family.
      But as his daughter, portrayed by Jamie-Lynn Sigler, enters the restaurant and sits down the screen cut to black, leaving many fans to debate what happened next.
      De Matteo, who played Adrianna La Cerva on the show from 1999 to 2006, admits she was so confused by creator and writer David Chase’s ending she thought she was having TV issues.
      “I remember that night vividly,” the actress tells TV Insider. “I had a Sopranos party at the house… and we’re watching what happens in the end. And I was like, ‘Wait a second. What just f**king happened?’ I thought my TV glitched out because we were watching it on a big, giant, old television.”
      She adds, “Then I called my girlfriend, who was still working on the show. She goes, ‘No, Drea. That’s the ending’. And I’m standing there and I look at everybody and they’re all cursing.”
      De Matteo has since had time to reflect on what Chase was trying to say.
      “I think the point is that you just fell for what happened,” she continued. “Or I don’t know, maybe everything the show has been saying for six seasons just goes to black and it’s all meaningless. The show was meaningless. Tony Soprano’s life was meaningless.”
      Chase himself appeared to reveal that Tony actually dies at the end of the series in a recent discussion with Rolling Stone writer Alan Sepinwall.
      “I think I had that death scene around two years before the end…,” he said, prompting the writer to note Chase had called it a “death scene”.
      Fans of the series can revisits their favourite characters as young men the prequel, “The Many Saints of Newark”, debuts in 2021. Galdolfini’s son, Michael Gandolfini, plays the young Tony Soprano in the film.

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      Henry Cavill Set to Be Back to Work in August to Resume Filming 'The Witcher'

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      The cast and crew members of the Netflix series are scheduled to resume filming the second season roughly five months after the production was shut down due to pandemic.
      Jun 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Production on actor Henry Cavill’s TV hit “The Witcher” has been green-lighted to begin again on August 17, 2020.
      Cast and crew will get back to the second season of the Netflix series after the coronavirus pandemic shut down all filming projects in the U.K. and U.S. in mid-March 2020.
      “The Witcher” was one of the first major shows to shut down, on the same day star Kristofer Hivju tested positive for COVID-19.
      Last week, Deadline sources revealed Universal’s “Jurassic World: Dominion” will be the first major studio movie to re-start filming in the U.K. on July 6, 2020 at Pinewood Studios near London.
      Producers of “The Witcher”, which shoots at Arborfield Studios – just outside the capital, confirm the restart in a Twitter message that read, “I’m dusting off my lute and quill / I have some news, some mead to spill / After all the months we’ve been apart / It’s time for production to restart / The Witcher and his bard – who’s flawless / Will reunite on set 17 August.”

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      'Workaholics' Episode With Chris D'Elia as Child Predator Yanked Off Streaming Services

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      Amazon, Hulu, and Comedy Central have all removed ‘Workaholics’ episode titled ‘To Friend a Predator’ starring Chris D’Elia amid allegations suggesting he preyed on underage girls.
      Jun 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – An episode of TV series “Workaholics”, featuring comedian Chris D’Elia as a sexual predator, has been removed from streaming sites following allegations he had inappropriate relationships with underage girls.
      D’Elia hit headlines last week after a Twitter user, named Simone Rossi, shared screenshots of alleged email exchanges between herself and the 40 year old back in 2014, when she was just 16.
      The correspondence suggests he was trying to solicit photographs of the teenager and arrange a meeting. The claims have prompted a number of anonymous women to come forward with their own allegations about D’Elia’s inappropriate conduct.
      D’Elia has denied the allegations, telling TMZ he “never knowingly” pursued underage girls, adding, “All of my relationships have been both legal and consensual and I have never met or exchanged any inappropriate photos with the people who have tweeted about me.”
      But the scandal has prompted bosses at Amazon Prime, Hulu and Comedy Central to pull an episode of “Workaholics”, in which D’Elia played the role of a child molester. The episode, titled “To Friend a Predator”, originally aired in 2011.
      A representative for Comedy Central has confirmed to Variety that the episode is no longer available.

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      Kelly Rowland Storms Off 'The Voice Australia' Following Spat With Guy Sebastian

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      The Destiny’s Child singer is furious at her fellow judge in another row for trying to force her to pick an act that he liked when his team was already full.
      Jun 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Kelly Rowland’s feud with fellow “The Voice Australia” judge Guy Sebastian reached new heights on Sunday, June 21, 2020 when she stormed off the set during a row with the singer.
      A week after the Destiny’s Child star attacked Sebastian on the TV talent show for trying to force her to pick an act he liked when his team for the series was full, she accused Guy of losing his mind before getting out of her spinning red chair and walking away.
      The row started when 39-year-old Kelly called Guy “unfair” for asking Mongolian throat singer Bukhu Ganburged and Johnny Manuel to perform Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song” together.
      Fellow judge Delta Goodrem also criticised Sebastian, saying the tune suited Manuel’s vocals but not his fellow contestant’s.
      “You chose a song where Bukhu is only backing up,” Kelly raged. “Right now we are in a battle and it is about giving a song that is fair to both artists. That’s it.”
      “I just want to make great moments,” he shot back. “I don’t care about the battle element. I care about both of you (Buku and Johnny) shining.”
      As the argument escalated on the show, Kelly walked off the stage, stating, “I just feel like this is becoming redundant and I’m not going to do this.”
      Guy refused to back down, adding, ” ‘Cause a walk-off does heaps. What are you going to do? What’s a walk-off going to do? That’s so disrespectful.”
      The show ended and Kelly and Guy are expected to battle on TV again on Monday night’s “The Voice” episode.

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      Michael Cimino Turns to Gay Cousin for His Lead Role in 'Love, Victor'

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      The ‘Love, Victor’ actor consults his openly-gay cousin to seek advice on how to play a teen struggling with his sexual orientations in the ‘Love, Simon’-inspired series.
      Jun 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Michael Cimino approached his openly gay cousin for acting advice in preparation for his title role in “Love, Victor”.
      The 20-year-old actor appears as teenager Victor in the series, which explores his journey of self-discovery as he faces challenges at home, adjusts to a new city and a new high school, and struggles with his sexual orientation. Speaking to People, the star revealed he consulted with his cousin before he started filming the Hulu series, explaining, “He told me things that really hurt him and helped him (when he was coming out). It was very special for both of us.”
      Michael added, “I wanted Victor to feel like a real human being. I feel like the most important thing about this whole story is that someone could relate to Victor and relate to his story, no matter what your sexual orientation is, no matter what ethnicity you are. I feel like adding elements of myself and of my cousin, did that.”
      “Love, Victor” is available on Hulu now.

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      Todrick Hall and Janelle Monae Tapped for HBO's 'Human by Orientation' Pride Month Series

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      HBO is having a Pride Month celebration through June 28 by providing ‘a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies to gather, recharge, and spread joy.’
      Jun 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Todrick Hall, Janelle Monae, and Kim Petras are among the stars tapped to perform as part of HBO’s “Human by Orientation” virtual Pride Month series.
      The U.S. network has repurposed its famous acronym – Home Box Office – to “Human by Orientation”, in celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride, to debut its first-ever digital Pride event.
      The new website is described as “a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies to gather, recharge, and spread joy – celebrating their queerest, proudest selves.”
      Fans can sign up and RSVP for free daily virtual events, from DJ sets to a drag brunch hosted by the cast of HBO’s “We’re Here” to queer comedy nights and more.
      Stars including Todrick, Janelle, Kim, and Cameron Esposito will also feature throughout the networks program of events.
      “Pride was, and is, a protest, originally led by black and brown trans women, fighting for all LGBTQIA+ people,” HBO bosses said in a press release. “It’s due to the activism of this oft overlooked community that Pride is the celebration we know today.”
      “Pride brings together the full spectrum of the queer family and it’s important-now more than ever-to stand in solidarity with those in need of support.”
      Events will remain ongoing through June 28. For more information, click here.

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