Month: August 2020

The creator and cast of The West Wing will reunite for a new HBO Max special. The streaming service posted on social media that series creator Aaron Sorkin and former stars Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford and Martin Sheen will take part in A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote. The cast will perform a reading of “Hartsfield Landing,” Season 3, Episode 14 of The West Wing. The special supports the non-profit When We All Vote and is meant to promote voting in the 2020 presidential election. 

The West Wing had a seven-season run on NBC from 1999 to 2006. Sorkin will write original material for the special and co-executive produce with Thomas Schlamme and Casey Patterson, Schlamme, a former West Wing executive producer and director, will direct the special.

The special will film over multiple days at Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles in early October. In addition to the cast, the special will feature guest appearances, including a message from When We All Vote co-chair and former first lady Michelle Obama.

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote will premiere in the fall.

The West Wing cast has reunited and wants you… to vote

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For EW’s 30th anniversary issue, Aaron Sorkin and his ‘West Wing’ cast reunited to urge…

08/26/2020 10:30 AM

 

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Nikki and Brie Bella shared the names of their newborn boys as well as new photos of their babies. The 36-year-old twins gave birth within 22 hours of each other earlier this month. On Wednesday, they revealed on Instagram that Nikki’s son is named Matteo and Brie’s son is named Buddy.

Brie shares her newborn, Buddy Dessert Danielson, with 39-year-old Husband Daniel Bryan.  Nikki shares baby Matteo Artemovich Chigvintsev with 38-year-old fiancé Artem Chigvintsev.

The Bella sisters announced their pregnancies in January, not long after Nikki and Chigvintsev revealed their engagement. Matteo is Nikki and Chigvintsev’s first child.  Buddy is Brie and Bryan’s second child, who also share 3-year-old daughter Birdie Joe.

Nikki & Brie Bella Share Names Of Their Newborn Baby Boys

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The time has finally come for fans to meet Nikki and Brie Bella’s boys: Matteo and Buddy! Three…

08/26/2020 2:05 PM

 

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Real Housewives of New York City star Dorinda Medley announced Tuesday that she will not be returning for another season after six seasons on the show. The Bravo star broke the news on Instagram just weeks after filming the RHONY Season 12 reunion.

“What a journey this has been. I have laughed and cried and tried to Make it Nice… But all things must come to an end. This was a great outlet for me to heal when my late husband Richard passed away. I have met so many interesting people and learned so much about myself, about life and about women along the way.”

Medley joined the RHONY cast in 2015, and quickly became s a fan-favorite Housewife. She is the second member of the New York City cast to exit in recent months, following Tinsley Mortimer’s departure in June. As of press time, the remaining cast members of RHONY are Ramona Singer, Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan and Leah McSweeney.

Dorinda Medley Is Leaving ‘Real Housewives of New York City’

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Dorinda Medley is leaving The Real Housewives of New York City. “What a journey this has…

08/25/2020 10:14 AM

 

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Kevin Hart is revealing that he battled COVID-19 back in March, making a full recovery months later. Hart told guests at Dave Chappelle’s An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair show in Yellow Springs, Ohio.  Chappelle reportedly spent $100,000 on coronavirus rapid testing for the outdoor shows he held over the summer. Other performers included Questlove, Bill Burr and Michelle Wolf.

Said Hart of his diagnosis, “The problem is that I had it around the same time as Tom Hanks, and I couldn’t say anything because he’s more famous than I am.”  Hanks and wife Rita Wilson announced on Instagram in March that they’d both tested positive for COVID-19, after arriving in Australia to work on Hank’s latest movie.

Hart has been spending most of his time during quarantine at home in Los Angeles. His wife, Eniko Hart, is pregnant with their second child, due this month. 

Kevin Hart Reveals He Had Coronavirus in March, Explains Why He Didn’t Say Anything at the Time

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Kevin Hart revealed he had Coronavirus early on in the pandemic, right around the time Tom Hanks…

08/25/2020 9:19 AM

 

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Beyoncé has released a new video for her song “Brown Skin Girl,” featuring appearances from her daughter Blue Ivy and former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, along with Naomi Campbell, actor Lupita Nyong’o, singers Saint Jhn and WizKid and others.  The new video is from her “Black Is King” visual album based on the music from the film The Lion King.

The video, directed by Jenn Nkiru, features Beyonce and many others appearing in a series of beautiful settings and outfits. In a statement, Beyoncé said, “It was so important to me in ‘Brown Skin Girl’ that we represented all different shades of brown. We wanted every character to be shot in a regal light … It was important that we are all in this together and we’re all celebrating each other.”

Take a look at the video for Brown Skin Girl at the link: here.

Beyoncé Shares ‘Brown Skin Girl’ Video

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Less than a month after the release of her visual album, Black Is King, Beyoncé…

08/24/2020 10:53 AM

 

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After months of uncertainty, the Tony Awards — originally scheduled for June — will take place this fall completely digitally.

Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, and Heather Hitchens, president & CEO of the American Theatre Wing, said in a joint statement: “Though unprecedented events cut the 2019-2020 Broadway season short, it was a year full of extraordinary work that deserves to be recognized. We are thrilled not only to have found a way to properly celebrate our artists’ incredible achievements this season, but also to be able to uplift the entire theatre community and show the world what makes our Broadway family so special at this difficult time. The show must go on, no matter what — and it will.”

No further details were announced as of press time.  To date, 41 Broadway theaters have been dark since March 12 due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which is the longest shutdown in its history.

Tony Awards 2020: Ceremony to go digital, here’s what we know

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A date and time for the awards, eligibility rulings, information about nominations, the platform…

08/21/2020 9:27 PM

 

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