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Vin Diesel says Spielberg urges him to get to direction
2269 days ago
Hollywood

Vin Diesel says Spielberg urges him to get to direction

Los Angeles, March 23 (IANS) Hollywood star Vin Diesel could be calling the shots as a director more often if filmmaker Steven Spielberg has his way. ## Diesel had written, directed, and produced t in the self-starring 1997 movie "Strays", in which he played a drug dealer looking for a better life. Earlier, he had also directed and starred in the 1995 short film "Multi-Facial", which had led Spielberg to give him a role in his 1998 film, "Saving Private Ryan". ## In a recent interview with The National, the 52-year-old actor said director Spielberg has been encouraging him to direct more often, reports aceshowbiz.com. ## "Speaking of Steven Spielberg, I saw him recently, and he had said to me, 'when I wrote the role for you in 'Saving Private Ryan', I was obviously employing the actor but I was also secretly championing thedirector in you, and you have not directed enough. That is a crime of cinema and you must get back in the directing chair.'" Diesel said. ## He added: "I haven't directed enough." ## The star went on to say he hopes to complete a planned film series about famed Carthaginian military leader Hannibal Barca, who fought the Romans during the Second Punic War around 200 BC. ## "I haven't done it yet. As much as I am grateful for the accomplishments, there are moments when I go 'God, you promised the universe, very specifically, the Hannibal Barca trilogy, and you haven't delivered it. You travelled all over the world'," he said. ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Miley blames exclusion of gay friends for quitting church
2269 days ago
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Miley blames exclusion of gay friends for quitting church

Los Angeles, March 23 (IANS) Singer Miley Cyrus says she gave up her faith because her gay friends weren't accepted at the church. ## During an Instagram Live chat with model Hailey Baldwin, Cyrus said she is keen to "redesign my relationship with God" after quitting church at a young age because it conflicted with her own beliefs. ## "I had some gay friends in school. That is the reason why I left my church is that they weren't being accepted. They were being sent to conversion therapies. I had a hard time with me finding my sexuality too," Miley said. ## She continued: "So I think now you telling me that I'm allowed to redesign my relationship with God as an adult and make it how it feels most accepting to me would make me feel so less turned off by spirituality." ## Encouraging the singer to explore her "journey between you and God", Baldwin replied: "It's not your journey and 10 other people's journey. It's just yours. It's between you and Him." ## "I believe that Jesus is about loving people, no matter where they are in life. I've always had a hard time with church making people feel excluded and not accepted and they can't be apart of it because of what they believe in and who they love," she said. ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Cardi B's theory: Celebs testing COVID-19 positive are all paid
2269 days ago
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Cardi B's theory: Celebs testing COVID-19 positive are all paid

Los Angeles, March 23 (IANS) Rapper Cardi B has a conspiracy theory. She feels that celebrities who have said that they tested positive for COVID-19 are all paid. ## In a recent Instagram Live post, the "Bodak yellow" hitmaker said that some of the celebrities who have tested COVID-19 positive have showed no symptoms, reports aceshowbiz.com. ## While many people have claimed that COVID-19 testing is available only to the rich, the rapper thinks all these celebrities are actually being paid for getting tested. ## "We keep seeing these basketball players say like, 'Yeah, I have the coronavirus but I don't got no symptoms'. So how the f**k am I supposed to know when I am supposed to get tested for it?!" she said inthe video. ## Cardi added: "Y'all n****s is playin' with me. That's my problem right there. Cause y'all not really saying what it is. And it's like, alright, so tell me what it is and what it ain't. I'm starting to feellike y'all n****s is payin' n****s to say that they got it." ## She went on to say: "If y'all are paying n****s to say that they gotit, pay me too! Pay me too! Okay? S**t, 'cause I'm trying to get paid." ## Many of her fans on social media blindly agreed with Cardi's theory. ## "I mean the thought has crossed my mind," one Instagram user wrote. ## "SIS IS WOKE! like is y'all getting paid or?" another said. ## A user added: "EXACTLY!!! You had no symptoms but got tested. But his would you know to get tested... Cardi is righttt." ## Another fan assumed that those stars were "being paid to make people panic." ## Others said Cardi B's theory was "ridiculous," and asked to "stop posting all this cardi b nonsense". ## Hollywood stars like Idris Elba and Tom Hanks had come out as COVID-19 positive. ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Harvey Weinstein tests positive for COVID-19 in jail
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Harvey Weinstein tests positive for COVID-19 in jail

New York, March 23 (IANS) Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in prison and has been put in isolation. ## Weinstein has been kept in medical isolation at the Wende Correctional Facility, reports aceshowbiz.com. ## A source told Press-Republican newspaper that the producer is sick in prison, but officials at the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision are yet to confirm the story. They have just revealed that two inmates at the Wende facility have tested positive for COVID-19. ## Meanwhile, Weinstein celebrated his 68th birthday behind bars on March 19 after he was transported to the maximum-security prison, following a few days at New York's Bellevue Hospital and also spending some time at the medical unit at Rikers Island prison, New York. He had complained of heart issues. ## The former Miramax boss was sentenced to 23 years in jail earlier this month following rape and sexual assault charges. ## In addition to his current sentence, Weinstein also faces four charges of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles, where the District Attorney's has started procedure. ## The Los Angeles proceedings have been delayed owing to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.

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COVID-19: Rihanna donates $5mn to combat pandemic
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COVID-19: Rihanna donates $5mn to combat pandemic

Los Angeles, March 22 (IANS) Pop star Rihannas non-profit organisation, The Clara Lionel Foundation, has announced an emergency donation of $5 million (around Rs 37.8 crore) towards efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. ## The charity announced through the singer's education and emergency organisation will aid associations such as The World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, the International Rescue Committee. Direct Relief, Feeding America, and Partners in Health, according to a report in forbes.com. ## The donation will be used for research to develop vaccines and other therapies, towards research labs and protective gear for health workers, the maintenance of ICUs, the training of healthcare workers, and prevention and containment in countries. ## The website added that the money will also be used to support food banks that are serving at-risk communities in the US, and for the betterment of testing and care facilities in Haiti and Malawi, besides mobilising resources for Native Communities. ## "It doesn't matter who you are or where you're from, this pandemic will affect us all. And for the world's most vulnerable, the worst may be yet to come. Protecting our front line health workers and marginalized communities around the world requires getting ahead of it fast. The time to act is now," the group said in a statement. ## Rihanna lauched her non-profit organisation in 2012, in memory of her grandparents, Clara and Lionel Braithwaite. Other international celebrities who have contributed to the cause of fighting coronavirus include Hollywood couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, singer Ciara and her husband, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, fashion designer Donatella Versace and her daughter Allegra Versace Beck. ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Jennifer Garner finds it hard to get parents to stay at home
2271 days ago
Hollywood

Jennifer Garner finds it hard to get parents to stay at home

Los Angeles, March 21 (IANS) Hollywood star Jennifer Garner is frustrated with her parents -- William and Patricia for refusing to stay at home and practice social distancing amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. ## While the World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging people to practice social distancing and stay home in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Garner told US late night host Jimmy Fallon she's frustrated with her mother and dad for not following the advice, reports aceshowbiz.com. ## She said: "The hard thing are teens and early 20s people and my parents. My parents are the hard ones. I'm like, 'Dad, Mom, the world is shut down to keep you safe.' And they're like, 'We think we're going to go to Sam's Warehouse.' Stay home, you have to stay home!" ## The "13 Going On 30" actress added that her three children -- Violet, 14, Seraphina, 11, and Samuel, eight, who she shares with former husband Ben Affleck -- have been great throughout their quarantine. ## "I think I have the perfect age kids for this because they're big enough to understand and to have the conversations, 'Like, we're built for a challenge, we can do this, we're a tough team. Let's learn about a vacuum cleaner'... But they're not so big that they're just like, 'Well I don't care. I'm going to go'," she said. ## Garner and Amy Adams are partnering with Save the Children, and have started the #SaveWithStories campaign, in which stars read stories and urge fans to donate money to children who are going hungry due to school closures. ## She also started the hashtag #JenLookAtMe campaign, to encourage kids in the arts to share their talents online while they're staying home. ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Amy Adams suspects she might not get to play Lois Lane again
2272 days ago
Hollywood

Amy Adams suspects she might not get to play Lois Lane again

Los Angeles, March 20 (IANS) Hollywood actress Amy Adams fears she will never play Superman's girlfriend Lois Lane again. ## Adams, who has portrayed the journalist in three movies opposite Henry Cavill, says she is game to reprise the role but she doesn't think movie officials want her, reports aceshowbiz.com. ## "I would totally be open to playing Lois but I think (the studio is) moving in a different direction, from what I understand," she tells Empire. ## She thinks her comicbook movie capabilities might have died with 2017's "Justice League". ## "Gal Gadot is one of my favourite women. She is a Wonder Woman. Sorry, I'm a bit of a dork," she said. ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Schwarzenegger's after-school charity gets $3mn donation from TikTok
2272 days ago
Hollywood

Schwarzenegger's after-school charity gets $3mn donation from TikTok

Los Angeles, March 20 (IANS) Officials at the Chinese short video App TikTok have donated $3 million to Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger's charity in order to help children in the US who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. ## Poorer families have been struggling to feed their children in the wake of the outbreak, reports aceshowbiz.com, and TikTok officials have pitched in with the donation to former California Governor Schwarzenegger's After-School All-Stars non-profit initiative. ## The money will be used to deliver food and gift cards for grocery stores to needy families, and Schwarzenegger is thrilled. ## "Because of the corona crisis, those kids have been sent home. So now, instead of providing after-school programmes, we thought it would be cool and great if we could provide food for those families. Of course, you can have the best ideas in the world but if you don't have the money you have nothing ," the 72-year-old Hollywood star said in a video on TikTok. ## He added: "TikTok came along and said, 'we are the ones that are going to donate the millions of dollars to help feed those families'." ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.

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COVID-19 effect: Cannes Film Festival 2020 postponed
2272 days ago
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COVID-19 effect: Cannes Film Festival 2020 postponed

Paris, March 20 (IANS) The 73rd edition of The Cannes Film Festival has been postponed in the wake of coronavirus outbreak. ## The festival's organisers on Thursday issued a statement, confirming the delay in the gala, which was scheduled to take place in May, reports deadline.com. ## "At this time of global health crisis, our thoughts go to the victims of the COVID-19 and we express our solidarity with all of those who are fighting the disease. ## "Today, we have made the following decision : The Festival de Cannes cannot be held on the scheduled dates, from May 12 to 23. Several options are considered in order to preserve its running, the main one being a simple postponement, in Cannes, until the end of June to beginning of July 2020," the statement read. ## Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, on March 8, the French government banned public gatherings of more than 1,000 people to limit the spread of the disease. ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Miley reveals father's struggles with his new iPhone
2272 days ago
Hollywood

Miley reveals father's struggles with his new iPhone

Los Angeles, March 20 (IANS) Pop star Miley Cyrus has revealed how she is staying connected with her father, singer-songwriter Billy Ray Cyrus, amid the coronavirus outbreak. ## Miley spoke of how her father has now bought an iPhone to stay in touch with his loved ones in these times of social distancing, but she added that her father wasn't all that great at knowing how to use it, reports femalefirst.co.uk. ## "My dad is crazy, he got two Blackberries because he says it equals one iPhone. He's still on the Blackberry. It's really sad because he has to go to my grandma's house to FaceTime, because my grandma knows how to FaceTime and he doesn't!" Miley revealed. ## Miley opened up about her family's high-tech means to stay connected on Instagram TV. ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Amid COVID-19 scare, Matthew McConaughey gives message of unity
2273 days ago
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Amid COVID-19 scare, Matthew McConaughey gives message of unity

Los Angeles, March 19 (IANS) Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey hopes something good can come out of COVID-19 crisis and that Americans can come together to end years of deep political division. ## McConaughey made the observation in a video message posted on Twitter on Tuesday, as bars and restaurants remained shut across cities owing to the coronavirus outbreak, including in New York and Los Angeles, reports aceshowbiz.com. ## After telling his followers to take care of themselves and not to "get paranoid" during the crisis, the actor delivered a message of unity. ## He said: "Let's do our due diligence and take the precautions we need to take care of ourselves and those of us around us. Right now, more than ever before, we're more dependent on each other than we ever have been. ## "But, we have an enemy in coronavirus that is faceless, raceless, sexless, nondenominational and bipartisan. And it's all an enemy that we agree, we're gonna beat. We wanna beat, and we're gonna beat 'em." ## Expressing hope that the virus would lead to political change, he added: "So, in this time when people are gonna move on, the economy's gonna be in shambles for who knows how long, there is a green light on the other side of this red light that we're in right now." ## "I believe that green light is gonna be built on the values that we can enact right now. Values of fairness, kindness, accountability, resilience, respect, courage. If we practice those things right now, when we get out of this, this virus this time might be the one time it brings us all together and unifies us, like we have not been in a long time," he added. ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.

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'GoT' star Indira Varma confirms she has COVID-19
2273 days ago
Hollywood

'GoT' star Indira Varma confirms she has COVID-19

Los Angeles, March 19 (IANS) "Game of Thrones" star Indira Varma appears to have confirmed she tested positive for COVID-19. ## The actress joined the series in season four and played Ellaria Sand from 2014-2017. At the moment she's starring in the stage production of "The Seagull" alongside fellow "Game of Thrones" alumni Emilia Clarke at the Playhouse Theatre in London, reports metro.co.uk. ## On Wednesday, she shared photos from the production, in which she's cosying up to her co-stars, as it was confirmed the play had been suspended. ## In the caption she mentioned the COVID-19 pandemic and said she was "sick in bed with it", while urging others to help one another out during the crisis. ## "So sad our and so many other shows around the world have gone dark affected by the COVID-19 pandemic," she wrote. ## "We hope to be back soon and urge you all (and the government) to support us when we do." ## Indira continued: "I'm in bed with it and it's not nice. Stay safe and healthy and be kind to your fellow people." ## Fans immediately rushed to the comments to share their well wishes, and for a speedy recovery. ## Varma's post comes just two days after fellow GOT star Kristofer Hivju revealed he tested positive for coronavirus, as the COVID-19 condition continued to spread around the world. ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.

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