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      'Black Mirror' Writer to Shy Away From COVID-19 References Out of Fear of Inauthenticity

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      Although his hit Netflix show has built a reputation for its worrying depictions of the future, Charlie Brooker admits he is ‘not writing stories about societies falling apart at the moment.’
      May 14, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Charlie Brooker won’t be using the coronavirus pandemic as inspiration for an episode of his dystopian drama “Black Mirror” – as he’s been heartened by people’s response.
      Over five seasons, the British screenwriter’s hit Netflix show has built a reputation for its worrying depictions of the future, but he has been focusing on comedy writing while in lockdown at his home in London.
      And Charlie says that when he does get round to writing season six, fans should not expect many references to COVID-19 as he feels people have responded admirably to the public health crisis by caring for their neighbours rather than behaving like they’re in a nightmarish “Black Mirror” plot.
      “I’m not writing stories about societies falling apart at the moment, so read into that what you will,” he tells The Guardian. “If you look at classic dystopian stories, it becomes every man for himself immediately.”
      “Actually, in this crisis, what’s happened is you’re more likely to be sitting indoors watching ‘Tiger King’ and worrying that your neighbour’s OK and asking to see if they need you to bring in a bag of potatoes or whatever. What’s actually happening at the moment is much more cohesive and heartening.”
      In fact, he worries that if he did write a “Black Mirror” plot that drew heavily on the effect COVID-19 has had on the world, viewers would dismiss it as inauthentic.
      “At the moment, if you were trying to write a story about a pandemic sweeping the world and everyone immediately turning on each other, plenty of people would look at that and go: ‘Well, that isn’t what’s happened.’ So there’s plenty of room for bleak stories and horror movies – it’s just I think you’ve got to approach it slightly differently,” the 49-year-old explains.
      Charlie returns to British TV screens with “Antiviral Wipe”, his satirical take on life in lockdown, which airs on Thursday (May 14) at 9 P.M. on BBC Two.

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      'RHOA': Eva Marcille Believes Porsha Williams and NeNe Leakes Planned Their Reunion Attacks

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      The Bravo star also hints in a new interview that she isn’t planning to rebuild a friendship anytime soon, saying, ‘I will always offer respect first, however, I’m no doormat.’
      May 14, 2020
      AceShowbiz – In the aftermath of part 1 of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” explosive season 12 reunion, Eva Marcille is weighing on the attacks she got from co-stars NeNe Leakes and Porsha Williams. In a new interview with HollywoodLife.com, Eva shared she thought that nothing about the confrontation was spontaneous.
      “I feel like NeNe and Porsha were on one,” she said in the recent Instagram Live TVTalk. “I don’t know what their deal was, but it felt very planned. It’s easier to derail a plan when you’re in person. They were just mad the whole time. They were just mad.”
      “Porsha and NeNe came in there guns blazing,” Eva went on to say. “They were nasty!”
      “I think that just the ability to be able to read off of each other’s body language. You have to remember, these reunions start at old dark 30. It’s at the crack of dawn and they were on 10 from the beginning until whichever was their end,” she continued saying about having to film a reunion separately due to COVID-19 pandemic.
      Eva later hinted that she wasn’t planning to rebuild a friendship anytime soon. “I definitely am down to co-exist,” she shared. “I can definitely do that and I’ll always be respectful where it is warranted. I will always offer respect first, however, I’m no doormat. I’m no one’s lapdog and all the just be nice because I expect someone else to be nice to me, that’s out the window. We shall see!”

      During the reunion, which aired on May 10, NeNe and Eva were arguing after the latter confronted NeNe about her comments in which she called for Eva’s firing. The two got into a screaming match with NeNe yelling, “Nobody cares about you being on a carpet 17 years ago,” referring to Eva’s “America’s Next Top Model” win back in 2004.
      The two continued to take a jab at each other. Eva claimed that she was “the face of a cosmetic line,” but NeNe said that Eva was “broke” when she came to Atlanta. “All you can talk about is ‘Top Model’, and that was the last time you was on top. You’re a freshman, b***h. Remember that!” added NeNe, before demanding that Eva respected “the elders” and went “back to L.A.” At the end, host Andy Cohen muted NeNe’s video feed.
      As for Eva and Porsha, the tension rose up after Porsha went after Eva for saying that her daughter, Pilar Jhena, looked like “Dennis [Porsha’s fiance] with a bow.”

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      'The Masked Singer' Semi-Finals Recap: Baseball Star Is Revealed to Be the Rhino

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      First taking the stage in the semi-finals of season 3 to perform Lil Wayne’s ‘How to Love’ is the Night Angel, whose clue package features a soccer ball and football.
      May 14, 2020
      AceShowbiz – The final four, the Turtle, the Rhino, the Frog and the Night Angel, of “The Masked Singer” season 3 hit the stage in the semi-finals which aired Wednesday, May 13. In the new episode, “Saturday Night Live” alum Jay Pharoah made an appearance as he joined as the guest panelist.
      First taking the stage to perform was the Night Angel, whose clue package featured a soccer ball and football. She sang Lil Wayne’s “How to Love” and the panelists guessed that she might be Dawn Robinson from En Vogue, Ciara or Kandi Burruss.
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      Following it up was the Turtle. He said that he felt “pigeon-holed” throughout his career, adding that Robin Thicke was his childhood idol. The Turtle performed Nick Jonas’ “Jealous” and the guesses included Kevin Richardson, Nick Carter and Justin Guarini.
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      Performing “Humble and Kind” by Tim McGraw was the Rhino. In his clue, he revealed that he “faced many failures” early on in his career. Ken Jeong thougt he might be MLB player Barry Zito, while Jay went with Blake Shelton.
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      Concluding the night was the Frog, who hit the stage to belt out Naughty by Nature’s “Hip Hop Hooray”. It was such an epic performance that Nicole Scherzinger said that the Frog could very easily win season 3. Among the guesses were Chance the Rapper, Bow Wow and Lil Fizz.
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      It was later announced that the Rhino was the one who had to get unmasked and be sent home. This time, Ken made a correct guess because it was revealed that Rhino was really baseball star Barry Zito!

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      'Survivor: Winners at War' Finale Recap: The Winner Is…

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      Kicking off the episode, 14 players on the ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction’ compete with each other to get one chance to join Denise Stapley, Tony Vlachos, Sarah Lacina, Michele Fitzgerald and Ben Drieberge in the game.
      May 14, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Survivor: Winners at War” aired its finale on Wednesday, May 13. At the end of the episode, one of the five remaining contestants, Denise Stapley, Tony Vlachos, Sarah Lacina, Michele Fitzgerald and Ben Driebergen, would be named the winner of the season and taking home coveted $2 million grandprize.
      Kicking off the episode, 14 players on the “Edge of Extinction” competed with each other to get one chance to join back the game. They had to do a challenge featuring different stages. Natalie Anderson led as she pocketed three advantages and eventually won following a showdown between her and Wendell Holland.
      As soon as she joined the five players, Natalie told them that everyone on the jury wanted to vote Tony to win. The claims got Sarah, Tony’s biggest ally, worried as she wanted to prove that she played a crucial part in the big moves that Tony made.
      Later at the immunity challenge, the players were asked to run through an intense obstacle course to collect three bags of puzzle pieces. They later had to complete the puzzle. Michele came out as the winner.
      Tony wanted to out Natalie but he hesitated as he thought that she might have an advantage in her pocket, which was true. Natalie, meanwhile, formed an alliance with Michelle who later hinted to Tony that Natalie would be voting for him in hopes he would play the idol. Tony didn’t want to waste his idol so he tried to convince Sarah and Ben to vote for Denise with him.
      At tribal council, Natalie played her hidden immunity idol. That led Tony and Ben to play theirs too. Natalie got four votes with Ben getting two, but because they played their hidden idols, the votes didn’t count. They had a re-vote and eventually Denise was eliminated.
      Before the next immunity challenge, Natalie obtained an idol. For the new challenge, the players had to swim, climb and balance to obtain a key. Tony came out as the winner.
      Tony asked Sarah to find out whether Natalie had a hidden idol. Natalie told Sarah that he did, and Tony heard that. With that, the plan was to vote on Michelle to flush Natalie’s idol out and get Michele out of the game. Ben, however, worried that Natalie would blindside them and play the idol for Michele. He then urged Sarah to write his name down to help her if she gets to the final three.
      At tribal council, Natalie played her idol for herself. Meanwhile, Ben was sent to the jury as Sarah did what Ben asked her to.
      The final immunity challenge required the players to drop balls down a chute and catch them before they hit the ground while one of their hands was tied behind their back. They would be out if they dropped the ball. Natalie earned the first spot in the final three after she won the challenge. Natalie would choose one player to join her in the Top 3 while the rest had to win a fire-making challenge to earn the last spot.
      After much consideration, Natalie picked Michele to join her in the final three which meant Tony and Sarah were going head-to-head in fire-making challenge which Tony eventually won.
      It was finally time for the 16 jury members to vote among Tony, Natalie and Michele. Tony got 11 votes while Natalie earned 5 votes. That meant Tony was crowned as the winner!

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      Tyler Perry to Reopen Studios in July and Begin Production of His New Shows

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      The ‘House of Payne’ creator will fly all of his crew and cast members on his private plane and provide coronavirus testing before they start the production.
      May 14, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Tyler Perry is plotting to get back to work with two new BET series.
      Amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the 50-year-old producer has set start dates for the new U.S. shows, “Sistas” and “The Oval”, reported Deadline, with work on the seasons beginning one at a time at his Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 8, 2020.
      Sistas will go first, according to the report, followed by “The Oval” on July 28. Both will film 22 episodes of their second seasons in two and a half weeks.
      The plan involves “testing and sequestering the shows’ cast and crew on the sprawling, 330-acre lot of Tyler Perry Studios,” the publication reported.
      According to Deadline, Perry is providing his private plane for all involved and, after they test negative for Covid-19 pre-boarding, they will be flown from Los Angeles and New York to Atlanta. Everyone, including Perry, who is directing all episodes, will remain on the lot for the entire duration of the shoot.
      The existing structures on the lot, which once housed a military base, will provide accommodation for everyone working on each of the shows “so there will be no need for portable housing as originally thought,” the report continues.
      “Upon arrival, everyone will be tested and quarantined in their rooms for four hours while they wait for the results. The cast and crew will be tested four times over the 2.5 weeks of the shoot, with Carlos Del Rio, professor at Emory Vaccine Center, serving as testing consultant.”
      Editors at Deadline also noted the dates are early compared with other U.S. TV studios, which are looking to resume filming between August and October.

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      Michelle Williams, Naomi Watts, Amy Poehler Win Big at 2020 Gracie Awards

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      The other 2020 honorees at the female-only prize-giving event include the ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ filmmakers and the ‘Superstore’ cast ensemble among others.
      May 14, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Actresses Michelle Williams, Naomi Watts, Amy Poehler are among the winners for the female-focused Gracie Awards.
      Williams’ role in “Fosse/Verdon” has earned her the Actress in a Leading Role – Made for TV Movie or Limited Series prize while Watts has been recognized in the category of Actress in a Supporting Role – Made for TV Movie or Limited Series for “The Loudest Voice”, which has been awarded the Limited Series title.
      Poehler and her “Russian Doll” star Natasha Lyonne have been celebrated with the Producer – Entertainment accolade for the hit Netflix drama series while the team behind the “Surviving R. Kelly” docuseries have landed the Producer – Documentary/Unscripted/Non-Fiction – Grand Award.
      Other winners include “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” ‘s Stephanie Beatriz (Actress in a Supporting Role – Comedy or Musical), comedienne Niecy Nash (On-Air Talent – Entertainment for hosting the 2019 Black Girls Rock! ceremony), “Superstore” (Ensemble Cast), and Lifetime’s “Patsy & Loretta”, about the friendship between country singers Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, which scored the Made for Television Movie award.
      Winners are usually saluted at a special gala, but plans for this year’s event are still being reevaluated due to the coronavirus crisis. Details about the new ceremony are expected to be announced soon.
      The Gracie Awards are presented by officials at the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) and celebrate “exemplary programming created by, for and about women in radio, television and interactive media.”

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      Robert Downey Jr. Producing New Series Based on DC Comics

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      The Iron Man depicter jumps from Marvel to DC as he and wife Susan Downey are developing a new Netflix show based on the DC Comics graphic novel by Jeff Lemire.
      May 14, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Robert Downey Jr. is swapping Marvel comic books for DC by producing a new family-friendly Netflix series “Sweet Tooth”.
      The Hollywood superstar, who appeared on screen as Marvel superhero Tony Stark/Iron Man for what’s believed to be the final time in last year’s 2019 “Avengers: Endgame”, is executive producing the new show about a part boy, part deer, with his wife Susan Downey.
      Robert announced the new series, based on the comics written and drawn by Jeff Lemire and published by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint, in a post on Twitter.
      “The sweetest things are worth waiting for…Susan and I are producing a @Netflix original series, Sweet Tooth, based on the comic by @JeffLemire. Can’t wait to share it with you all,” he revealed.
      “Sweet Tooth” is described by Netflix as the “broad appeal, family-friendly, storybook adventure of Gus – part deer, part boy – who leaves his home in the forest to find the outside world ravaged by a cataclysmic event.”
      The plot will feature him joining a “ragtag” family of humans and animal-children hybrids attempting to find out the mystery of their origins, and will star “Beautiful Boy” ‘s Christian Convery, “Game of Thrones” actor Nonso Anozie, British actor Adeel Akhtar, and “Saturday Night Live” castmember Will Forte, as well as featuring James Brolin as the narrator.

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      'Game of Thrones' Actor to Host New Weightlifting Competition Series

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      ‘Beat the Mountain’ will see athletes showing off their strength and endurance as they fight for a chance to challenge Hafthor Bjornsson, who claimed the 2018 title of World’s Strongest Man.
      May 13, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Game of Thrones” star Hafthor Bjornsson is set to headline a new weightlifting competition series.
      The Icelandic strongman, who portrayed as Ser Gregor ‘The Mountain’ Clegane on the hit fantasy series, recently achieved a deadlifting world record and now he will use his expertise to host “Beat the Mountain”.
      The show will offer athletes the chance to show off their strength and endurance as they fight for a chance to challenge Bjornsson, who was named World’s Strongest Man in 2018.

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