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• Producer Pulls Out Of Christchurch Massacre Project Following Backlash, Jacinda Ardern Criticizes Movie June 14, 2021
  Following a backlash against Cannes virtual market package They Are Us, one of the producers of the project has exited and one of the subjects of the movie, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, has criticized the project. Since being announced on Thursday, the Rose Byrne-led film about Ardern’s response to the 2019 Christchurch mosques […]
• John Gabriel Dies: ‘Ryan’s Hope’ Star, ‘Charles Grodin’ Talk Show Producer Was 90 June 14, 2021
  John Gabriel, the actor known for his turn in ABC soap opera Ryan’s Hope, has died. The Daytime Emmy nominee was 90 years old. While no details were immediately available regarding a cause of death, Gabriel’s passing was confirmed on Instagram today by his daughter, actress Andrea Gabriel (Lost). “It is with an unspeakably heavy heart […]
• ‘Last Week Tonight’: John Oliver Slams U.S. Prisons “Cooking Prisoners To Death” Through Lack Of Air Conditioning June 14, 2021
  On this week’s episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver decided to have some “summer fun” with his main segment. “It’s been getting hotter and hotter outside…so tonight, we’re going to talk about popsicles. There are tons of them in America, and when they get too hot, it can be a real problem,” said the talk […]
• ‘Faking It’ Reunion: EP Carter Covington Says Show With Groundbreaking Representation & “Challenging Premise” Would Be More Difficult To Get Made Today – ATX June 14, 2021
  During an ATX reunion panel celebrating his trailblazing MTV series Faking It, showrunner and executive producer Carter Covington expressed the opinion that the show would be much trickier to get off the ground today than it was just seven or so years ago. “I do think [today] our original premise probably would have been blasted out […]