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      'Mom' Showrunners Confirm Season 8 Ending to Be Series Finale

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      The TV sitcom, which was launched in 2013, has lost its leading lady Anna Faris in a shocking departure days before the current season went into production in September 2020.

      Feb 18, 2021
      AceShowbiz – TV sitcom “Mom” will wrap for good in May at the end of its current eighth season, following Anna Faris’ shock departure last year.
      The beloved U.S. show, which revolved around the relationship between Faris’ character and her unconventional mum, played by Allison Janney, launched in 2013, and remains among the the best-rated comedies on the CBS network, but it appears showrunners have run out of stories after trying to make the comedy work without their leading lady.
      Over the course of the current season, her character’s absence has been explained in a storyline about her attending law school.
      “For the past eight years, we’ve had the great honor to bring these wonderful characters to life, sharing their struggles and triumphs with millions of viewers every week,” executive producers Chuck Lorre, Gemma Baker and Nick Bakay shared in a statement on Wednesday, February 17.
      “From the beginning, we set out to tell stories about recovery from alcoholism and addiction that are rarely portrayed in a network comedy series. Whether it was the emotional reactions of the live audience on tape night inside Stage 20, or discussions at The White House regarding the opioid crisis, or the personal stories we continue to receive on social media, we take great pride in knowing ‘Mom’ has positively impacted so many lives. We are forever grateful to our brilliant cast and guest stars, wonderful writers, and amazing crew for going on this journey with us.”

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      Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment, added, “Since its premiere, Mom has touched people’s lives by sensitively tackling weighty yet relatable topics, with a perfect, deft touch. ‘Mom’ redefined what a comedy can be, and we are proud to have been the network home to this wonderful series. We are deeply grateful to Chuck Lorre and his tremendously creative production team, helmed by Gemma Baker and Nick Bakay, and the amazingly talented cast, led by the phenomenal Allison Janney.”
      Janney has yet to comment but on the eve of the announcement she told chat show host Ellen DeGeneres she was finding filming without Faris “odd”, while explaining she and the rest of the cast – Jaime Pressly, Mimi Kennedy, Beth Hall, Kristen Johnston, and William Fichtner – hoped to “keep telling stories”.
      “Anna is missed and her character on the show is missed,” “The West Wing” star told Ellen. “And I think there are some really wonderful characters that have been established. And people love the show so, we’re gonna keep telling the stories as long as we can.”
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      Faris reportedly blindsided producers with her decision to leave “Mom” days before season eight went into production in September (2020).

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      Mia Farrow Fears Woody Allen Will Do Anything to Save Himself After 'Allen v. Farrow' Release

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      The new HBO documentary series, which explores the breakdown of the ‘Hannah and Her Sisters’ star’s relationship with the filmmaker, will premiere on February 21.

      Feb 18, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Mia Farrow is “scared” of her ex-partner Woody Allen.
      The “Hannah and Her Sisters” star was in a relationship with the filmmaker between 1980 and 1992, and almost 30 years after their split, the actress has said she fears her former partner.
      Mia spoke as part of the new HBO documentary series “Allen v. Farrow”, which explores the breakdown of their relationship – which began when Allen had an affair with his now-wife and Mia’s adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn – and the child sexual abuse allegations made by their adopted daughter Dylan Farrow.
      And Mia has said she’s worried the documentary will put Allen “on the attack again” to “save himself from the truth”.
      Speaking in a preview for the four-part series – which will premiere on 21 February – Mia said, “I don’t know, I’m just scared. I’m scared of him. A person who has no allegiance to truth will do anything. A person who will do anything is somebody to be scared of.”
      “So I worry that when this documentary comes out, he’ll be on the attack again. He’ll do whatever he has to do to try to save himself from the truth, from the mess he made.”

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      Elsewhere in the documentary, Mia also expressed her regret for ever embarking on a relationship with Allen, as she said he “should never have been in the family”.
      “If I could take it all back, I would. I wish I’d never met him,” she continued. “That’s my great regret of my life, to bring somebody like that who should never have been in the family.”
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      “Allen v. Farrow” features interviews from Mia and Dylan, as well as other members of the Farrow-Previn family, including Ronan Farrow, Fletcher Previn and daughters Quincy and Tam Farrow.
      Their family friend and singer Carly Simon and prosecutor Frank Maco are also interviewed, and never-before-seen home footage from Mia and Allen’s life together before their split in 1992 is shown.
      Allen and Soon-Yi did not participate in the series, although portions of the director’s memoir, “Apropos of Nothing”, are included via audiobook.

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      'Masked Dancer' Finale: Winner Cotton Candy Is Unmasked as Olympic Gold Medalist Gymnast

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      FOX

      The grand finale kicks off with host Craig Robinson singing ‘(I’ve Had) Time of My Life’ while the finalists, The Cotton Candy, The Tulip and The Sloth, perform alongside him.

      Feb 18, 2021
      AceShowbiz – “The Masked Dancer” aired its season 1 finale on Wednesday, February 17. The grand finale kicked off with host Craig Robinson singing “(I’ve Had) Time of My Life” while the finalists, The Cotton Candy, The Tulip and The Sloth, performed alongside him.
      The Tulip was the first contestant to hit the stage that night, offering an energetic routine to Ava Max’s “Kings & Queens”. Her Word Up clue included “followers.” Meanwhile, her other clues were the letter “E” with an angry face on it, makeup palettes and a barrel labeled “X Ale.” Judge Ken Jeong believed that The Tulip was Lucy Hale, while Ashley Tisdale thought she was TikTok star Mackenzie Ziegler.
      As for The Sloth, his final clue package included him wearing a cowboy hat. As he had white dollar bills falling around him, Sloth was seen standing next to a street sign that read, “Jump Street”. That night, he danced a Jive as his Word Up clue was “magical.”

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      The last performer was The Cotton Candy, whose clue package included her hand being clasped in prayer as well as a constellation repeating in the sky four times. As for her Word Up hint, it was “foundation.” For the final performance, Cotton Candy took the stage to dance a choreography to Kesha’s (Ke$ha) cover of “This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman”.
      It was time to find out the results. The Tulip was announced to be third place finisher. Before she revealed her identity, the judges made final guesses including Liza Koshy, Lucy Hale, Mackenzie Ziegler and Sabrina Carpenter. Ashley was right because The Tulip was indeed Mackanzie!
      Later, The Sloth was named as the runner up, which meant that The Cotton Candy was the show’s first-ever winner. Paula Abdul thought that The Sloth was “Dancing with the Stars” pro-dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Ken guessed Channing Tatum, while Ashley named Hugh Jackman. As for Brian Austin Green, he guessed Maks’ brother Valentin Chmerkovskiy. It was then revealed that Sloth was Maks!
      The final guesses for Cotton Candy included figure skaters Michelle Kwan and Tara Lipinksi, though Paula thought she was Gabby Douglas. She got it right because Cotton Candy was the Olympic gold medalist gymnast. “This experience has been so, so amazing. I thank everyone so much and I love everyone so much,” Gabby gushed. “It was my first time performing and not being judged. I had so much fun, and I’m so grateful and so honored.”

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      'Real Housewives of Miami' Gets a Reboot Treatment on Peacock

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      The cast for upcoming season 3 has yet to be confirmed but the original show featured Larsa Pippen, Lea Black, Adriana de Moura, Alexia Echevarria, Marysol Patton and Lisa Hochstein among others.

      Feb 18, 2021
      AceShowbiz – “The Real Housewives of Miami” is set to return soon. Peacock, NBCuniversal’s streaming service, officially announced on Wednesday, February 17 that it is currently developing a reboot of the “Housewives” franchise. The announcement was made during the Television Critics Association Press Tour.
      Andy Cohen, an executive producer on Bravo where the show originally aired, has been tapped to executive produce the new project. Also serving as executive producers are Matt Anderson, Nate Green and Cooper Green at Purveyors of Pop.
      “The Real Housewives of Miami” initially ran for three seasons from 2011 to 2013 on Bravo. The series is one of two iterations of “Real Housewives” franchise that was canceled. The other one is “The Real Housewives of D.C.” which was canceled after 1 season in 2012.
      The cast for upcoming season 3 has yet to be confirmed. The original show featured Larsa Pippen, Lea Black, Adriana de Moura, Alexia Echevarria, Marysol Patton, Lisa Hochstein, Cristy Rice, Joanna Krupa, Ana Quincoces and Karent Sierra. It’s unknown if any of the original cast members are returning to the reboot.

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      Just recently, it was reported that Larsa was considering to make a return on the show. “Larsa is in Miami and is not coming back to L.A. anytime soon. She loves it there,” a source revealed on February 15. “One thing has nothing to do with the other, but she is seriously considering joining the RHOM cast.”
      The insider, however, noted that “nothing has been signed yet, but she’s thinking about it.” The source went on to say, “She’s just a little skeptical because she doesn’t know if it’s right for her right now. She’s kind of playing devil’s advocate right now but there’s definitely been conversations.”
      Prior to this, Andy hinted at his plan to bring back the show on Peacock. During his appearance on “Everything Iconic” podcast in November 2020, the TV personality shared, “I have really been trying to get [NBC’s streaming platform] Peacock to pick up ‘Miami’.” He went on to say, “i don’t know if I’m allowed to say this. I don’t know where we are with that. I have to say the fans of ‘Miami’ are still very vocal, and so I’ve been an advocate for Peacock bringing back ‘Miami’.”
      “I think ‘Miami’ as it was on Bravo really suffered from Mama Elsa not being around in season 3,” Andy also shared. “She was very sick. I think she was a more important part of that show than people realized. The problem with the third season was that the ratings were declining as it went on and they went down for the reunion, which is usually the opposite of what happens. I think that went into the decision to not pick it up,” he added.

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      Tamron Hall Defends Controversial Interview With 'Drag Race' Predator Sherry Pie: I Don't Give Free

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      Despite pleas from LGBTQ+ commentators and former ‘Drag Race’ contestants to reconsider the interview, the ‘Tamron Hall Show’ host still goes on with her plan to have the admitted sexual predator as a guest on her talk show.

      Feb 17, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Tamron Hall remained defiant over her controversial interview with “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum Sherry Pie. Having drawn backlash for revealing that she would have the admitted sexual predator as a guest on her talk show, the “Tamron Hall Show” host stressed that she did not “give free passes” to him.
      The 50-year-old offered the clarification when opening the Tuesday, February 16 episode of her show. “I’ve been a reporter for 30 years. I’ve conducted and I’ve watched interviews with people who have done bad things,” she first said. “It’s not giving away your platform. It’s called an interview. And people who do bad things are interviewed.”
      “We believe the men who have gone on record about Sherry Pie,” she continued. “We believe in being fair and we don’t give free passes. I don’t give free passes. Sherry Pie agreed to an interview. No conditions. We’ve offered no opportunity to promote a book, a podcast, anything that could be seen as profiting. This interview is what we say every day on this show: Let’s talk about it. And that’s what we’re going to do.”
      Tamron’s statements came one day after she announced on Twitter that she would invite Sherry, whose real name is Joey Gugliemelli, on her show. Many of her followers, however, were quick to express their disappointment upon learning the news.
      One argued, “Why are you giving her a platform to speak when you don’t even care about her victims???!!! She doesn’t deserve to play the victim in all of this!!! I’ve never watched your show, and now I know that I never will.” Another wrote, “HARD PASS. I don’t tune in to shows that give platforms to sexual predators.”

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      Also calling out the TV host was “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant Jackie Cox. Taking to his own Twitter page, Jackie raged, “I am publicly calling on @TamronHallShow to reconsider giving Sherry Pie access to the platform of national television to tell their side of the story without first speaking with the victims of her abuses and allowing them to weigh in on their own trauma.”
      Despite the heat, Tamron still pushed ahead with her plan to interview Sherry. In the Tuesday’s discussion, Sherry clarified, “There are no allegations. I admit to my wrongdoings. Beyond wrongdoings, just horrible behavior. I don’t know if after I do this interview if more will come forward. I’m here to just apologize.”
      “I am prepared to take any responsibility,” Sherry went on to claim. “I’m not here to hide… I didn’t want to be somebody who was accused of something and just kept denying, denying, denying. This was not something that I deep down felt good about doing.”
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      Sherry was disqualified from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” in March 2020, days after the premiere of season 12. Sherry’s termination came following multiple catfishing accusations that were leveled against him.

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      'RHOA' Stars Excitedly Cover Cameras at Cynthia Bailey's Bachelorette Party Ahead of Strippergate

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      Around midnight at the party, someone among the ladies says that they will not be able to have fun while the cameras are still filming before the producer announces, ‘Let’s cut on our end.’

      Feb 17, 2021
      AceShowbiz – A new preview clip from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” season 14 features Cynthia Bailey’s wild bachelorette party, where the infamous Strippergate allegedly takes place. In the sneak peak for the Sunday, February 21 episode of the Bravo reality show, the cast members can be seen breaking the fourth wall.
      The video, which was uploaded to Bravo Insider on Tuesday, February 16, features the ladies fully enjoying the lewd performance by male stripper Michael “B.O.L.O THE ENTERTAINER” Bolwaire while excitedly throwing money over him. At one point, Kenya Moore even puts some bills inside Bolo’s pants.
      “How many arms do you have?!” Porsha Williams asks in awe. Things get heated even more with Bolo putting his hand inside his pants in such a teasing manner, prompting the ladies to scream in excitement. Whatever they see, it surely makes their jaw drop with Cynthia asking, “Is this real?”

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      Around midnight, someone among the ladies says that they will not be able to have fun while the cameras are still filming. The producer then announces, “All right. Let’s cut on our end.” When the crew walks away, the Housewives start to cover the remaining cameras. “It was like a group consensus, just cover the camera,” Kandi Burruss says in confessional.
      “Where is Bolo and his thang?” Porsha asks. Meanwhile, Kandi cheekily says, “Hopefully, we can get you guys to turn off the cameras for a while so that we can actually have fun.”

      It was reported that Porsha and Tanya Sam had a threesome with the male stripper at the wild bash. “[I was] hearing all these noises: sex talk and ‘F me harder,’ ” spilled a source. The insider also said that someone allegedly heard them getting it on for about an hour, adding, “She said when she thought they were finished, they started back up again.”

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      Dwayne Johnson Gets Thank You Parade Treatment for Saving 'The Kelly Clarkson Show'

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      In the opening of her talk show’s February 16 episode, host Kelly Clarkson kicks off the virtual spectacle by toasting the ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ star using his Teremana tequila.

      Feb 17, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was thrown a virtual thank you parade on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” for being the “savior” of the hit program’s first ever episode.
      Kevin Hart was booked to appear on Kelly Clarkson’s talk show debut on September 9, 2019, but when he was left badly injured in a car crash days before the TV chat, he placed an urgent call to his “Jumanji: The Next Level” castmate and begged him to take his place.
      Dwayne not only said yes, he cut his honeymoon short so he could fly to Los Angeles and join Kelly for her first ever episode, and she remains forever in his debt.
      Opening Tuesday’s (February 16) program holding a shot of the former wrestler’s Teremana tequila, the “Since U Been Gone” hitmaker announced, “This is a toast to Dwayne Johnson, shape shifter, demigod, savior of the Kelly Clarkson season one premiere. Hit it guys!”

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      A cavalcade of circus-style acts, a trumpet player, a pantomime horse then appeared in the studio, while the digital screens which normally feature the faces of virtual guests all showed images of Dwayne’s smiling face, surrounded by exploding fireworks.
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      “First of all, I want to say what a beautiful gesture,” the shocked “Moana” star raved, as the entire remote audience also toasted him with their own bottles of Teremana. “Thank you so much for doing this Kelly. This was an amazing surprise. Thank you.”
      And the movie star couldn’t resist a racy quip, adding, “And now the world finally knows what goes through my wife Lauren’s head after we have a sexy date night.”

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      Viggo Mortensen Would Love to Return as Aragorn for 'The Lord of the Rings' TV Series

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      The ‘Crimson Tide’ actor is keen to return to the J.R.R. Tolkien universe and reprise his role as King Aragorn in the upcoming television adaptation of the classic story.

      Feb 17, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Viggo Mortensen would be up for a return to “The Lord of the Rings”.
      The 62-year-old actor played Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s fantasy trilogy based on J.R.R Tolkien’s novel and admits that he would be keen on a return to the franchise – which is being adapted for a new TV series.
      Asked if he would consider coming back to “the Lord of the Rings”, Viggo said, “Yeah, why not? Tolkien, that’s a universe. There are so many influences. The foundation of his stories is Celtic mythology and history, and Nordic mythology and history, and languages. That’s fascinating.”
      The “Green Book” star admits that he doesn’t know much about the Amazon TV series but is looking forward to seeing the finished project.

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      Viggo told the website Collider, “There are endless amounts of things you can learn and have fun adapting to the big screen or the little screen.”
      “I don’t know much about what they’re doing. I know there’s shooting in New Zealand, so I assume they’re taking advantage of the people there that have gone through it, especially Peter Jackson and his team.
      “I know it’s (J.A.) Bayona who’s shooting it, and he’s a very good director. That’s all I know. I don’t even know who’s in it. I don’t know what angle they’re taking on Tolkien, or what the Tolkien estate is allowing them to shoot. I don’t even know. I don’t know anything about it, but I’m looking forward to seeing it.”
      Viggo recently explained how turned down the chance to play Wolverine in the “X-Men” movies as he didn’t want to commit to the part in “endless” sequels.
      He said, “The thing that bothered me at the time was just the commitment of endless movies of the same character over and over. I was nervous about that.”

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