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    'RHONY': Heather Thomson Refuses to Film Season 13 Following Leah McSweeney Fight

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    The tension between the two Housewives was hinted in season 13 trailer which Bravo released earlier this month in which Leah was heard calling Heather a ‘Karen’ for an unknown reason.

    Mar 30, 2021

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    Heather Thomson may not appear much in season 13 of “The Real Housewives of New York City”. According to a new report, Heather has stopped filming as she’s feuding with co-star Leah McSweeney.

    “Heather’s popular history with the old cast and the excitement about new cast member Eboni Williams prompted production to maneuver her return,” a source claims to Us Weekly. The source also shares that Ramona Singer invited the 50-year-old fashion designer to the Hamptons for the weekend during production.

    That was when Heather and Leah were involved in a verbal fight. “Shortly after she arrived, Leah [McSweeney] and Heather butt heads. Their exchanges got messy and included some name-calling,” the insider details. Heather allegedly “was stunned” over the fight as she “had minimal interaction” with Leah before season 13.

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    “Heather could see Leah was acting up for the cameras and using behavior she considered demeaning and exploitative and frankly, crossed a line,” says the source. “Heather wanted no part of Leah so after she left that weekend Heather had no interest in continuing the season at all and stopped filming.”

    The tension between Heather and Leah was hinted in season 13 trailer which Bravo released earlier this month. The video saw Leah calling Heather a “Karen” for an unknown reason.

    In addition to that, the clip saw Eboni calling out fellow Housewife Ramona for her comment on her housekeeper. She confronted Ramona for referring to her employees for her party as “the help,” saying, “The ‘help’ comment was a little triggering for me.” To that, Ramona fired back, “Here’s to ‘hospitality assistance.’ ”

    Elsewhere in the teaser, Eboni bragged about being the most educated person among other Housewives. “I have more education frankly than anybody at this table,” so the lawyer said. “Don’t come into my house and tell me I dont have an education,” Luann de Lesseps snapped at Eboni who responded, “I can leave your house Lu!”

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    Joel Edgerton to Join 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Series as Uncle Owen Lars

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    Gearing up for its production, the Disney Plus series unveils Kumail Nanjiani, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Sung Kang, Benny Safdie, Moses Ingram and Simone Kessell among the cast ensemble.

    Mar 30, 2021

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    Actor Joel Edgerton is reprising his role as Uncle Owen Lars in the upcoming “Star Wars” spin-off series about Obi-Wan Kenobi.

    “The Great Gatsby” star portrayed a younger version of the character in 2002’s “Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones”, and its sequel, “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” in 2005, and now he’s signed up to return as Lars, the stepbrother of Anakin Skywalker, aka Darth Vader, played in the prequel films and the planned “Obi-Wan” series by Hayden Christensen.

    Bonnie Piesse, who previously appeared as Edgerton’s onscreen wife, Beru Lars, is also stepping back into the “Star Wars” Universe, while other new additions to the cast of the Disney+ show include Kumail Nanjiani, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Benny Safdie, Moses Ingram, Simone Kessell, and Indira Varma, whose involvement was announced earlier this month (March 2021).

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    Production on “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, starring Ewan McGregor as the titular Jedi, is set to begin in April, with the story set 10 years after the events of “Revenge of the Sith”. Deborah Chow, who took charge of two season one episodes of “The Mandalorian”, will direct the new series.

    McGregor and Chow will share their executive producer role with Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan and writer Joby Harold.

    Back in October 2020, McGregor spilled a bit about the spin-off series during a Zoom appearance on “The Graham Norton Show”. While not revealing much, he stated at the time, “It’s the Obi-Wan Kenobi story, I suppose. It’s not all me, but it certainly will be a lot of me, which is good.”

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    Amanda Seyfried Steps In as Disgraced Elizabeth Holmes in 'The Dropout'

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    The ‘Mank’ actress has been brought in to the Hulu series, which is based on a podcast about the rise and fall of Holmes and her biotech company Theranos, in the wake of Kate McKinnon’s exit.

    Mar 30, 2021

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    Oscar nominee Amanda Seyfried has replaced Kate McKinnon as billionaire Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s upcoming “The Dropout”.

    “Saturday Night Live” regular McKinnon exited the series, based on a podcast about the rise and fall of Holmes and her biotech company Theranos, in February, and now the “Mank” star has stepped up to play the fraudster and also produce the project.

    This role as Holmes was Amanda’s first since receiving a Best Supporting Actress nomination at 2021 Oscars for her portrayal of Hollywood actress Marion Davies in “Mank”. She will be seen starring in Amy Koppelman’s “A Mouthful of Air” as well as an upcoming Netflix thriller, “Things Heard and Seen”.

    Showrunner Elizabeth Meriwether will executive produce this limited drama series along with Liz Heldens, Liz Hannah, Katherine Pope, Rebecca Jarvis, Victoria Thompson and Taylor Dunn. It was suggested that filming may start in May.

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    Holmes founded medical testing start-up Theranos and became the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire in 2014 after claiming scientists at her company would revolutionize blood testing. It was later revealed that none of the tech she created actually worked, putting thousands of people’s health in danger.

    In 2018, Holmes and another former Theranos boss were indicted on a string of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud charges for falsifying results to consumers.

    “The Dropout” is the latest screen project to explore Holmes’ story – it was also the subject of the 2020 documentary “The Inventor”, directed by Alex Gibney.

    Jennifer Lawrence had also previously been linked to the role of Holmes in a planned Adam McKay film, called “Bad Blood”, although it’s unclear if the film, initially announced in 2016, is still in development.

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    Addison Rae Supports TikTok Dance Creators Following Backlash Over Her 'Jimmy Fallon' Performance

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    The ‘Obsessed’ singer, who has been criticized for stealing from Black entertainers without giving due credit, says that ‘it’s kind of hard to credit during the show.’

    Mar 30, 2021

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    Addison Rae has reacted to backlash over her performance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”. Having been criticized for stealing from Black entertainers without giving due credit, the “Obsessed” singer stressed that she supports TikTok dance creators.

    The 20-year-old offered her two cents when speaking to TMZ during an outing on Monday, March 29. “I think they were all credited in the original YouTube post, but it’s kind of hard to credit during the show. But they all know that I love them so much. I mean, I support all of them so much. And hopefully one day we can all meet up and dance together,” she said.

    The “He’s All That” actress noted that she already talked about the criticism with host Jimmy Fallon. Despite the heat, she gushed that the performance was such “so much fun.” She further raved, “I’m very grateful and thankful. It was such a great time.”

    When pressed if she has plans to “collaborate” with those creators, Addison was quick to reply, “For sure. I mean, I think ever since the beginning that I’ve been talking about most of them, and um, definitely wanna collab with a lot of them.” She continued, “So hopefully, once the world opens up, we can all meet up and so something together because they’d be so much fun. And they’re also talented. And I definitely don’t do them justice. They’re amazing.”

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    Addison came under fire after she appeared in the Friday, March 26 episode of the late night talk show for a segment called “Addison Rae Teaches Jimmy Eight TikTok Dances”. In it, she performed some popular dances according to cue cards that the TV host held.

    Addison has since been slammed by many on Twitter. One in particular argued, “Addison Rae on Fallon is a prime example of how mediocre and basic white girls talent have to be to get far meanwhile she build her whole brand off of stealing tick tok’s from black girls…let me know when y’all ready to talk about how the media pushes WHITE #AddisonRaeonFallon.”

    The criticism did not stop there. More came forward with one stating, “these moves/dances were made by black ppl yet she’s the one getting the recognition and money. she doesn’t have any individual talent or creativity she’s just an average looking yt girl with colonizer tendencies and she gets all this. ridiculous.” Another raged, “Jimmy Fallon having Addison Rae on for Tiktok dances she clearly stole and butchered from black creators.”

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    'The Voice' Recap: One Coach Uses His Save Right Away as the Battle Rounds Begin

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    A new episode of the long-running singing competition show marks the premiere of Battle Rounds in season 20, featuring singers going head-to-head before some of them advance to the Knockout Rounds.

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    “The Voice” returned with a new episode on Tuesday, March 29. The episode marks the premiere of Battle Rounds in season 20, featuring singers going head-to-head before some of them advanced to the Knockout Rounds. During this round, each coach was given one steal and one save.

    The first battle was between Team Kelly Clarkson’s Ryleigh Modig and Gean Garcia. The pair took the stage to sing “POV” by Ariana Grande. Coach Blake Shelton commented, “If Kelly was here I would tell her, why did you pair these two together, it’s awful, what is she doing.” Kelsea Ballerini, who stepped in for Kelly as she was sick, was having a hard time to choose one between the amazing singers. Eventually, Riley won with John Legend and Nick Jonas hitting their buttons to steal Gene. Gene chose John.

    The next singers to go head-to-head were Connor Christian and Aaron Konzelman from Team Blake. The two sang Waylon Jennings’ “Ain’t Living Long Like This”. Nick gushed over Connor’s “rasp” while he loved Aaron’s “professional qualities.” As for John, he said, “I really had a fun time listening to the whole thing.” Coach Blake commented, “Aaron, I don’t know how you manage to do anything else when you are so good at this. Connor, once you are in the zone, nobody can get you out of there.” Blake eventually announced Connor as the winner and no one unfortunately stole Aaron.

    Dana Monique and Devan Blake Jones from Team Nick then hit the stage to belt out “Stuck on U” by Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber. Blake mentioned about Dana’s “powerful” vocal. John added, “Devan, I really think you are a great vocalist, you have so much fire, my only concern is that there were a few accuracy issues when it came to the pitch. Dana, you looked natural up there, when it came to execution you were on point the whole time.” Dana won the battle. However, Devan stayed on the competition as Nick decided to save him.

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    Battling next were Team John’s Christine Cain and Pia Renee who sang Brandy’s song “Baby”. “I feel like I just watched a sass off. Both of you look amazing, you look like I have it together, I am ready to go, and I think as a woman in music it is important to know yourself like that and I see that in both of you as well and that is really amazing,” Kelsea gushed. Meanwhile, Blake said, “Christine, you are such a good singer but at times I felt like you were so laid back and it goes to Pia and she explodes with these vocal moments that really hit the mark. For that reason, I think I would go with Pia.” The winner of the battle was Pia and no one stole Christine.

    Team Nick’s Jose Figueroa Jr. and Awari were then up next, singing “You Say” by Lauren Daigle. “This is genuinely a tough decision Nick Jonas. I feel like your voice Jose was a little more fluid and a little more effortless. Awari I love how strong and solid your voice is. Nick, I might very slightly edge towards Awari and I’m not even sure about that, it’s very close,” John commented. Nick also called the duet “phenomenal.” Eventually, Nick picked Jose as the winner of the battle. Awari was sent home as nobody hit their buttons.

    The final battle that night was between Ethan Lively and Avery Robinson as they sang “Just Got Started Lovin’ You” by James Otto. “I felt like it was inviting, the performance. This song did have that low note and I felt like Ethan has that robust low tone. It is amazing to me that Ethan is only seventeen. I think at this moment, Ethan did a little bit better, but this song played to his strengths,” John raved. “Ethan, you made Nick half the man, you made him jealous. Avery, you came in high demand, you had all four coaches want you. I say you come alive up there,” Blake added. After a tough decision, Ethan was named as the winner. As Avery was available to steal, Kelsea stole Avery on behalf of Kelly.

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    CBS Shuts Down Report That Sharon Osbourne Received $10M for Leaving 'The Talk'

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    The network announced Sharon’s departure in a statement on Friday, March 26, two weeks after the 68-year-old British was involved in a heated argument about race with black co-host Sheryl Underwood.

    Mar 30, 2021

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    CBS has responded to a report claiming that CBS gave Sharon Osbourne up to $10 million ahead of her exit from “The Talk”. According to Page Six, a source spilled that Sharon “is walking away with a $5 to $10 million minimum payout and was able to spin that it was her decision [to leave the show].”

    Another source, meanwhile, added that the wife of Ozzy Osbourne would be speaking out about her exit “when she is ready.” The informant continued, “She has been on that show for 11 years and knows all the secrets.”

    CBS, however, has denied the claims. “False, inaccurate or untrue. Take your pick,” a CBS spokesperson said.

    The network announced Sharon’s departure in a statement which was released on Friday, March 26, two weeks after the 68-year-old British was involved in a heated argument about race with black co-host Sheryl Underwood. “Sharon Osbourne has decided to leave ‘The Talk’. The events of the March 10 broadcast were upsetting to everyone involved, including the audience watching at home,” the statement read.

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    “As part of our review, we concluded that Sharon’s behavior toward her co-hosts during the March 10 episode did not align with our values for a respectful workplace,” the statement continued.

    CBS also denied Sharon’s claims that she was “blindsided” by producers over the confrontation in the episode. “We also did not find any evidence that CBS executives orchestrated the discussion or blindsided any of the hosts,” the statement also read. “At the same time, we acknowledge the Network and Studio teams, as well as the showrunners, are accountable for what happened during that broadcast as it was clear the co-hosts were not properly prepared by the staff for a complex and sensitive discussion involving race.”

    “During this week’s hiatus, we are coordinating workshops, listening sessions and training about equity, inclusion and cultural awareness for the hosts, producers and crew. Going forward, we are identifying plans to enhance the producing staff and producing procedures to better serve the hosts, the production and, ultimately, our viewers,” the statement concluded.

    Sharon received backlash after she defended Piers Morgan who said that he didn’t believe Meghan Markle’s claims, including her racism experience in the royal family. “I am with you. I stand by you,” she tweeted at the time. “People forget that you’re paid for your opinion and that you’re just speaking your truth.”

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    'RHOA': Porsha Williams and Marlo Hampton Involved in Tense Moment Over Kenya Moore

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    In the Sunday, March 28 episode of the long-running Bravo reality show, Porsha confronts her friend Marlo’s newfound friendship with co-star Kenya Moore.

    Mar 29, 2021

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    “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Porsha Williams and Marlo Hampton had a moment in the Sunday, March 28 episode of the Bravo reality show. In the new outing, Porsha confronted Marlo’s newfound friendship with co-star Kenya Moore.

    It took place when the ladies attended a dancing class in New Orleans. “Well, since this seems like a nice, healing space, I feel like we should talk,” Porsha told Marlo after she pulled her aside following the class. “I feel like your movement has changed being a friend to me.”

    Marlo responded, “It’s been like an elephant in the room and I feel it’s different because of Kenya.” To that, Porsha replied, “This whole thing with Kenya if you want to bring it up. You had your showroom, I didn’t know when the showroom was opening. I knew that you were having it because you had told me about it.”

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    Defending herself, Marlo explained to Porsha, “I didn’t invite anyone to it. She called and asked could she come.” Porsha then replied, “I would love to support my friends, but that opportunity wasn’t there. And then now you’ve been here this whole weekend, you have not called my phone, nothing.”

    That didn’t sit well with Marlo as she said to Porsha, “I am a friend to you and I feel like you don’t trust me being friends with someone who you do not f**k with. Let’s keep it one hundred. I wasn’t here for Kenya at all when y’all was doing playdates.” She referred to when Porsha and Kenya had baby playdates last year, way before the Strippergate this season.

    “Wasn’t I hating on her [then]? You was, ‘No, she’s so sweet,’ ” Marlo said. She then tried to explain why she chose to make up with Kenya earlier this season. However, Porsha insisted, “And as soon as ya’ll met up, that’s when your energy changed.” Clapping back, Marlo said, “I feel like that’s when you changed.”

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    'SNL' Cast Member Bowen Yang Addresses Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

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    During the ‘Weekend Update’ segment, the first Chinese-American cast member on the series shares about a helpful mantra for himself which is a Mandarin cheer ‘Jiayou’ that roughly translates to ‘Fuel up.’

    Mar 29, 2021

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    “Saturday Night Live” cast member Bowen Yang talked about something that really hit home in the new episode of the NBC comedy show. During the “Weekend Update” segment in the Saturday, March 27 episode, the first Chinese-American cast member on the series addressed anti-Asian hate crime that recently rises in the United States.

    In the segment, Yang shared about a helpful mantra for himself which was a Mandarin cheer “Jiayou” that roughly translates to “Fuel up.” The comedian said, “I don’t know what’s helpful to say to everyone, but that’s what I say to myself. Fuel up. Do more. It’s the Year of the Metal Ox, which basically means a car. So everyone get in, buckle up, it’s no pee breaks. We ride at dawn, grandmas!”

    The “Nora from Queens” actor referred to the 75-year-old Asian American woman named Xiao Zhen Xie. Earlier this month, Xie was punched by a white man in San Francisco, California, but then she used a wooden board to fight back. The suspect, Steve Jenkins, who attacked 83-year-old Ngoc Pham, was arrested at the scene.

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    The attack arrived just one day after Robert Aaron Long killed eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlors. Of the victims, six were women of Asian descent.

    Back to the show, Yang still attempted to bring laughter as he joked, “Six ways you can check in on your AAPI friends and tell them they’re so hot.”

    “Weekend Update” host Colin Jost then asked Yang if those tips were going to help Asian Americans. To that, Yang responded, “Maybe. I don’t know, Colin… What can I say to help how insanely bad things are?” The 30-year-old went on to say, “If someone’s personality is ‘punch an Asian grandma,’ it’s not a dialogue. I have an Asian grandma, you want to punch her. There ain’t no common ground, mama.”

    “Look, I’m just a comedian, I don’t have the answers. But I’m not just looking for them online, I’m looking around me,” he added. “The GoFundMe for Xiao Zhen Xie, the grandmother who fought back against her attacker, raised $900,000, which she immediately gave back to the community. That’s where we are as Asians. Come meet us there.”

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