Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Lotte New York Palace Venus and Serena Williams‘ journey to tennis superstardom is told through their father’s eyes in the forthcoming movie King Richard. Ahead of the film’s premiere, the athletes told Entertainment Weekly they were very excited when they learned Will Smith was interested in playing their dad, Richard Williams. “It was like, ‘Oh …
Attorney for ‘Rust’ set armorer blames “sabotage,” not his client, for fatal on-set shooting
iStock/MattGush Jason Bowles, the attorney for Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, told Michael Strahan on ABC’s Good Morning America Wednesday that there may be more to the fatal on-set shooting than meets the eye. Without presenting evidence, Bowles blamed “sabotage” for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, in the incident that also injured director Joel Souza. Just days after an attorney for assistant director Dave Halls blamed October …
Jonathan Majors and Zazie Beetz say “surrender” and “training” helped with their roles in ‘The Harder They Fall’
David Lee/Netflix Jonathan Majors and Zazie Beetz take a calculated step into the Old West with their new film The Harder They Fall. Directed by Jeymes Samuel, the film follows Majors as real-life cowboy Nat Love, who, in a fictionalized story, reassembles his former gang to seek revenge against the man who murdered his parents. Majors tells …
Ryan Reynolds thanks wife Blake Lively in accepting Innovator Award…and it’s not for his new McRib cocktail
Dan Jackson for WSJ. Magazine. (NOTE LANGUAGE) Ryan Reynolds was in New York City Monday evening to accept his WSJ. Magazine Innovator Award, and at the event held at the Museum of Modern Art, he gave a shout-out to his fellow honorees, including Kim Kardashian, Lil Nas X and Lewis Hamilton, as well as his wife, Blake Lively. “To be in this room with …
Halle Berry teases “all female” ‘Bruised’ soundtrack featuring Cardi B, H.E.R., Saweetie and more
JOHN BAER/NETFLIX © 2021 Talk about girl power! Halle Berry just shared that the soundtrack for her upcoming Netflix film, Bruised, will be the first “all female” project. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday evening, Berry shared a screenshot of an interview she did with Variety regarding the effort, and wrote, “SURPRISE! Can’t wait for the world …
Sanford: 97% of workforce complying with vaccine mandate
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Sanford Health, a dominant provider of health care in the Upper Midwest, said that 97% of its workforce has complied with a mandate to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday or [Read More…]
Retailers association offers cash incentive to lure workers
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota has not been immune to the labor shortages that are plaguing businesses nationwide. That’s prompted the South Dakota Retailers Association to offer a cash incentive of $1,000 to try [Read More…]
South Dakota speaker names panel to weigh AG’s impeachment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House speaker on Tuesday named the six fellow Republicans and two Democrats who will join him in looking into the investigation of a fatal crash caused by [Read More…]
Jennifer Lopez recreates “All I Have” for Coach campaign
ABC Jennifer Lopez is still Jenny from the Block, and she proved it by recreating her “All I Have” video for a Coach collaboration. The ad starts out with the scene from Lopez’s 2002 video as she hurriedly packs and heads out into the cold and snow-filled New York streets. As the video continues, it cuts to the …
Brandon Lee’s sister rallies to have movie sets require gun safety training
iStock/EvgeniyShkolenko Shannon Lee, the sister of actor Brandon Lee, who was killed in 1993 by a revolver being used as a prop when filming The Crow, is rallying for increased gun safety measures on movie sets. Shannon made her concerns known while attending Los Angeles’ Asian World Film Festival on Monday, where she spoke to France 24 about what she feels Hollywood needs to do …