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Following the release of the debut trailer for his upcoming crime-thriller film The Tax Collector, director David Ayer has been accused of “brownfacing” after casting actor Shia LaBeouf as one of the film’s characters. After the trailer’s release, multiple Twitter users questioned Ayer’s decision to cast LaBeouf in the role. “Tell all the kids how you’re
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Don’t erase Hamilton from the Oscar narrative just yet. While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Monday that the filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s epic Broadway musical, which recently premiered on Disney+, is ineligible for the 2021 ceremony, a source close to the film told Vanity Fair this week that Disney
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Meek Mill makes his acting debut in the Sundance fave ‘Charm City Kings.’ HL spoke with Jahi Winston about working with the rapper, how the film brings ‘light’ to a ‘marginalized and vilified city,’ and more. Charm City Kings follows Mouse, played by Jahi Winston, a young man who desperately wants to join The Midnight
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Only one day after its long-awaited return, Unsolved Mysteries, the American mystery/documentary series, has already received more than 20 potentially credible “tips” to help solve some of the different crime cases explored in the first six episodes of its recent Netflix reboot. “We have received tips,” series co-creator and executive producer Terry Dunn Meurer confirmed
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The drama is REAL between TikTok stars, Charli D’Amelio and Chase Hudson, after Charli took to Twitter to accuse Chase of not taking responsibility for their split earlier this year. Nearly three months after Charli D’Amelio, 16, and Chase Hudson’s split, the truth is coming out. On July 6, several TikTok stars began unfollowing Chase — who goes
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Prosecutors have asked a judge to schedule a Friday court appearance in New York for Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell was arrested on Thursday on U.S. charges of luring underage girls so that Epstein could sexually abuse them. Read more: Ghislaine Maxwell may be legally covered by
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Though she never really left the spotlight after making transphobic remarks via Twitter last month, J.K. Rowling has, yet again, become the subject of widespread criticism after calling transgender hormone therapy a “new kind of conversion therapy for young gay people.” The Harry Potter author took to Twitter on July 5, saying “health professionals are concerned”
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Buddy-cop movies can probably never get greenlit again, and they probably shouldn’t, but some officers are writing the story themselves: A two-cop (plus a fire marshal) team set out to issue citations to businesses in Montauk over July Fourth weekend, according to Page Six. They called themselves the “enforcement and compliance detail,” which sounds like
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Even though the pandemic has turned the 2021 Oscars into a giant question mark, there is apparently one thing the Academy knows for certain about next year’s ceremony: Hamilton won’t be eligible for any awards. The filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hugely popular musical, which debuted on Disney+ on Friday, falls outside the purview of
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Warning: This article may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your own discretion. After nearly a year of silence pertaining to the matter, American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams has spoken out about several sexual misconduct allegations pitted against him last year. In February 2019, the New York Times‘ reported that seven women claimed Adams offered to
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Collin Gosselin was noticeably absent from his father, Jon’s, July 4th post, that included his daughter Hannah. Jon revealed why in an updated caption! There’s always speculation surrounding the Gosselin children’s whereabouts, and sadly, this July 4th holiday was no different. Jon Gosselin shared a smiling selfie of himself alongside his daughter Hannah and girlfriend,
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