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    'The Bachelor: LTYH' Recap: 2 Couples Eliminated at the End of the Episode

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    In the new episode of the spin-off series of ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’, the remaining six couples will be paired with someone from another couple to test their relationships.
    May 5, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart” returned with a new episode on Monday, May 4. In this episode, the remaining six couples would be paired with someone from another couple to test their relationships.
    Julia and Brandon were the ones who went on a date. They visited The Roxy, where they wrote a song together. The two bounded at the beginning of the season before Brandon eventually picked Savannah. Them going on a date together understandably made Savannah and Julia’s partner Sheridan worried.
    Later during their date, Julia and Brandon performed the song they wrote beforehand. They felt the chemistry between them growing up as they locked lips. Julia was convinced with her feelings for him and when she returned to the house, she told Sheridan about it. He was upset but he was left with no choice other than leaving the show. Savannah also left after a heartbreaking conversation with Brandon.
    Chris & Rudi and Jamie & Ryan then went on dates. Chris, whose partner was Bri, had a nice date with Rudi but there were no sparks between them. As for Jamie and Ryan, they went to enjoy a spa day as friends.
    Later, the remaining five couples performed in front of the celebrity judges including Rachel Lindsay, Bryan Abasolo, Andy Grammer and Toni Braxton. Before that, Natascha caused a drama between Brandon and Julia by telling Julia that Brandon would have stayed with Savannah if she didn’t leave.
    The first couple to perform was Rudi and Matt, who sang “Tennessee Whiskey” by Chris Stapleton. The two earned praises for their vocals and chemistry. Following it up were Jamie and Trevor who performed “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” by Meghan Trainor and John Legend. The judges noted that Jamie looked nervous while Trevor didn’t seem to be as passionate as Jamie throughout the performance.
    Chris and Bri then performed “Lover” by Taylor Swift. They showcased strong chemistry which earned them praises from the judges. At the end of their performance, Bri confessed to Chris, who told her that he felt the same.
    Julia and Brandon then hit the stage to sing Pat Benatar’s “We Belong”. Following the drama, they looked “disjointed” during the performance with Toni saying that she could feel the tension between them. The last performers were Natascha and Ryan, who opted to sing Ray LaMontagne’s “You Are the Best Thing”. The judges loved it.
    Julia then lashed out at Natascha, accusing her of being “vindictive and dirty” for choosing to tell Julia about Savannah right before the performance. Natascha apologized to Julia.
    At the rose ceremony, Chris and Bri were revealed to be safe. Joining them were Matt & Rudi, Natascha & Ryan and Jamie & Trevor. That meant Brandon and Julia were sent home.

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    Nicolas Cage to Tackle Joe Exotic Role in New 'Tiger King'-Inspired Series

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    Created by ‘American Vandal’ showrunner Dan Lagana, this eight-part series is said to revolve around the life of Joe Schreibvogel, an eccentric zookeeper in Oklahoma, who fights to keep his park open.
    May 5, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Nicolas Cage is set to take on the role of “Tiger King” star Joe Exotic in a new TV series.
    The 56-year-old “Con-Air” actor has signed on to portray a zoo owner based on the incarcerated Joe, who became an international name following the success of Netflix docuseries “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness”, which debuted on the streaming site in March.
    Variety sources claim the eight-part series will revolve around the life of Joe Schreibvogel, an eccentric zookeeper in Oklahoma, who fights to keep his park open.
    The show has been created by “American Vandal” showrunner Dan Lagana.
    Another “Tiger King” series, starring “Ghostbusters (2016)”‘ Kate McKinnon, is also in development.
    She’ll portray a character based on “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin, the owner of Big Cat Rescue in Florida, who Joe Exotic reportedly attempted to have killed. Kate will also executive produce the scripted show, based on stories from Joe Exotic’s podcast.

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    Jeffrey Dean Morgan Teases Possibility of Mini-Movie for 'The Walking Dead'

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    Production on season 10 of the hit series has been axed because of the coronavirus crisis, but the actor playing Negan could not help but be excited for the upcoming special episode.
    May 4, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Jeffrey Dean Morgan hinted “The Walking Dead”‘s upcoming “special” episode could be more like a mini-movie, after production on season 10 of the show was axed due to the coronavirus crisis.
    Nothing has been filmed for the new series as yet, and now there’s a “special” episode planned for later in the year – which Jeffrey told Entertainment Weekly could be more like a one-off feature.
    “It will be cool having a one off, almost a Walking Dead movie in the middle of the season, I guess,” he mused. “So we’re excited about that aspect of it.”
    He added that the season finale has to have “some sort of a resolution… whether that carries over to next season, I’ll leave that open, because who knows?.”
    “But we know (Jeffrey’s character Negan is) coming to wipe everybody out with his zombie horde so hopefully we’ll see that come to a head at some point,” he continued. “There has to be some sort of battle. Greg Nicotero directed it, so it’s going to be a big massive episode for sure.”
    Jeffrey and wife Hilarie Burton are working on their own talk show while in lockdown together. The weekly half-hour Friday Night In with the Morgans airs Fridays at 10 pm in the U.S.

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    Carrie Coon Brought In as Amanda Peet Replacement for 'The Gilded Age'

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    The former ‘Fargo’ actress has signed on to star as Bertha Russell in Julian Fellowes’ nine-episode period drama about the millionaire moguls of 1880s New York City.
    May 4, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Carrie Coon has joined the cast of Julian Fellowes’ new period drama, “The Gilded Age”.
    The star has signed on for the upcoming HBO network TV show created, written and executive produced by Fellowes, the man behind “Gosford Park” and the “Downton Abbey” series and movie.
    Carrie will portray Bertha Russell in the nine-episode drama about the millionaire moguls of 1880s New York City after Amanda Peet was forced to quit the project due to complications in scheduling, prompted by the coronavirus pandemic – the original spring start date for the project has been pushed back to the autumn, making Peet unavailable.
    Cynthia Nixon and Taissa Farmiga are also among the cast.

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    Leslie Jordan Recalls Lady GaGa 'Riding' Him on 'American Horror Story: Roanoke' Set

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    During his Instagram series ‘Pillow Talk’, the regular cast on the ‘AHS’ series franchise opens up about his first impression of the ‘Born This Way’ hitmaker and his experience working with her.
    May 4, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Leslie Jordan shared a hilarious memory about working with Lady GaGa on “American Horror Story: Roanoke” during his Instagram series “Pillow Talk”.
    During a new episode of his show, the 65-year-old actor recalled filming a scene with the 34-year-old hitmaker, when the two worked together on Ryan Murphy’s hit FX series.
    “I can tell when I meet you, within three minutes, how you were raised. When I met Lady Gaga on the American Horror set… beautifully brought up,” he shared. “‘Please, thank you.’ Lovely girl.”
    However, the star went on to explain GaGa’s interesting approach to acting, which came to light when they rehearsed a scene in which her character murders his.
    “We had a scene where she was gonna blow fairy dust in my face, and then knock me down, and blind me, chase me, and then roll me over, kick me,” Leslie explained. “And then she was supposed to squat down on me and cut me with a knife.”
    He continued: “She took me in the woods right before we shot,” and she said, “You know, I tend to sexualise all my acting partners”. I thought, “Where’s this going?.”
    “Well honey, she kicked me, rolled me over, and got down on me and started riding me… I didn’t know what I was supposed to do! I just laid there and thought, ‘How do I get myself into these situations?’.”
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    Check out the latest instalment of Leslie’s web show here: https://www.instagram.com/thelesliejordan/.

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    Netflix's New Series 'Katla' Resumes Filming Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

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    Director Baltasar Kormakur has returned to the set to resume the production of the new show, insisting they enforce strict measures to keep everyone safe.
    May 4, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Director Baltasar Kormakur has resumed production on new Netflix series “Katla” after imposing strict coronavirus rules on set.
    The filmmaker behind action-adventure hits like “Everest” and “Adrift” was working on the project in his native Iceland when the pandemic took hold and stay-at-home orders were imposed in March 2020, but now work on the eight-part supernatural series has resumed, becoming one of the first major filming projects to restart amid the lockdown – but only because severe measures have been enforced to keep castmembers and crew safe.
    “It was done in a safe way,” Kormakur tells Deadline. “I honestly believe that you are probably more safe on that set than anywhere else.”
    Katla is being shot in an isolated studio near Reykjavik and everyone working on the project is regularly tested for COVID-19.
    “We tested every single person and that’s also very helpful because the DNA company, deCode Genetics, has been helping the government and they are a private company, so we could get them to test our crew,” Baltasar shares. “Every morning, we check temperatures on everyone. Everything is sanitised regularly, there are security guards on set at all times.”
    “I built this plan in tandem with Netflix and Icelandic health company and they were very trusting and graceful to let me actually try this and see, while this is easing up, whether this could be done. Because the whole world cannot be on lockdown at the same time. There are going to be different times when things change.”
    The strict testing on the “Katla” set has actually unearthed asymptomatic cases that would have gone undetected if production did not resume.
    “We’ve caught cases which wouldn’t have been caught, and they didn’t get onto the set – so there has been no transmission on set,” he shares. “I better knock on wood now, but these people would have been walking around and wouldn’t have known (they had coronavirus), because they didn’t have any symptoms. We quarantined a few people, but they could work from home. If a person was caught with a fever, they got tested for the virus, but it never got onto the set.”

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    Kelly Clarkson Crying as Thomas Rhett and Wife Recall Adopting Daughter From Uganda

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    The former ‘American Idol’ champion is reduced to tears as she listens to the moving story of the country music singer and his wife bringing their adopted daughter home.
    May 3, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Kelly Clarkson was reduced to tears on her talk show on Thursday, April 30, 2020 as country singer Thomas Rhett and his wife told her the story of adopting their daughter.
    Kelly asked Thomas and Lauren why they’d decided to adopt a child before having their own biological baby, to which Lauren said her mum was adopted.
    “I just thought it was really cool,” she said. “We’d talked about it off and on, but it wasn’t something that we had sat down and had, like, a full-on adoption conversation.”
    But it was when Lauren went to Uganda on a charity trip in 2016 that she met a baby girl and called Thomas on FaceTime to tell him she’d found the child she wanted to adopt.
    “I was telling him her story and I was like, ‘Babe, we know so many people who are trying to adopt right now, and this little girl needs a forever home,’ ” she said. “I was, like, so moved. I mean, the second I touched her, it was, like, electric. I was like, ‘Oh my word. This little girl has just taken my heart.’ I was like, ‘Honey, we’ve gotta find her her forever home. Like, I know that’s why I’m here is to get this girl to her home.’ ”
    Struggling as she heard the tale, Kelly – a mother of three herself – broke down in tears as she explained, “It’s so beautiful because I know that feeling. As a mama, you touch them and you hug them. It doesn’t matter if it’s yours or not. We’re a blended family. You’re like, this is my purpose. It’s such a powerful thing.”
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    In the end, Thomas ended up telling his wife to bring the baby girl, who they called Willa Gray.
    “I don’t fully remember even saying it,” he said. “It was, like, such a spiritual thing for me that it came out of my body. Then, literally two weeks after, we were having home assessments and talking to adoption agencies.”
    Thomas and Lauren are also parents to daughters Ada, three, and Lennon, who was born in February 2020.

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    Chris Pratt and Amy Poehler Raise Over $3M With 'Parks and Recreation' Special to Feed the Hungry

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    Chris Pratt and Amy Poehler have reunited with their former TV co-stars including Paul Rudd to benefit a charity dedicated to feed the needy amid the ongoing health crisis.
    May 2, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Amy Poehler and Chris Pratt’s virtual “Parks and Recreation” special has already raised more than $3 million to help non-profit Feeding America amid the coronavirus pandemic.
    Rashida Jones, Rob Lowe, Aziz Ansari, and their castmates reprised their characters for the one-off on Thursday, April 30, 2020, which revolved around Poehler’s character, Leslie Knope, attempting to stay connected to her friends and colleagues during the coronavirus shut-in.
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    The show also saw former cast member Paul Rudd return as Bobby Newport, in an opening segment urging viewers to donate.
    “Hi, my name is Bobby Newport and as you can see, I’m in Switzerland at my family’s private fox hunting estate, but I haven’t caught any yet. They’re so fast. I get close and it’s like, zoom, they’re gone. Anyways, my friend Leslie Knope asked me if I would read this message,” Paul said while in character.
    At the end of the video, Paul, as Bobby, said, “Is something going on? I don’t watch the news.” After someone tells him, he looked shocked and said, “What?!” as the camera cut to black.
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    The new instalment was well-received by fans, who donated in their millions to the appeal. The running total also includes $500,000 in matching donations from State Farm, Subaru of America, NBCUniversal and the producers, writers, and cast
    “Thank you to everyone who has donated!” Chris reacted to the news on Twitter. “It’s not over. Let’s get that number up!”
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    He added, “There are a lot of wonderful pay check to pay check folks struggling to feed their kids right now. We’re making them stay home from work to protect our most vulnerable. They’ve earned our help.”
    Fans are able to contribute to the fund through May 21 at Feeding America website.

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