Marvel’s ‘The Punisher’ Pulled From New York Comic-Con After Las Vegas Tragedy
A New York story to the blood and bone, Marvel’s The Punisher has just canceled its October 7 panel at New York Comic-Con after the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
“We are stunned and saddened by this week’s senseless act in Las Vegas,” Netflix and Marvel said in a joint statement today. “After careful consideration, Netflix and Marvel have decided it wouldn’t be appropriate for Marvel’s The Punisher to participate in New York Comic-Con,” the companies added of the gun and violence heavy Jon Bernthal starring series. “Our thoughts continue to be with the victims and those affected by this tragedy.”
Teased by the streaming service in recent weeks with a redacted launch date, the 13-episode Punisher showrun by Steve Lightfoot is based on the ruthless, firearm-wielding vigilante character first introduced by Marvel in the comic over 42 years ago. In many ways, with previews of the series expected at NYCC, the sensitive move to pull the panel comes as no surprise with the largest mass shooting in the nation’s history still very fresh in Americans’ minds.
“New York Comic Con wholeheartedly supports Netflix & Marvel’s decision to cancel Saturday’s The Punisher panel,” the organization said late Wednesday. “NYCC takes great pride in offering fans the best in pop culture programming and we are working tirelessly to fill that time spot at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. We will continue to update fans via our social channels throughout the weekend.”
While no official launch date for Punisher has been announced, the Marvel and Netflix show is far from the first TV series in just over a year that has had to recalibrate its debut due to a mass shooting in this county.
#RHoA: Kim Zolciak Biermann Promises to Call ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Co-Stars Out on Their BS!
Kim Zolciak Biermann said the one thing that would get her back on The Real Housewives of Atlanta was a big check -- and we’re guessing Bravo delivered.
The OG Housewife returns for the series’ landmark 10th season this November as an official cast member for the first time in five years.
“You know, I’m motivated by money,” she jokes to ET. “That’s my answer to it all, you know? I’m motivated by money and I always do follow my heart. Money doesn’t motivate me to the point of doing something stupid, or something I’m not enjoying. I don’t sell my soul.”
“I have given it a lot of thought over the years,” she adds. “I’m definitely excited to be back. It’s definitely a totally different vibe from Don’t Be Tardy.”
The 39-year-old star walked away from Bravo’s biggest show back in 2012.
“You know, I felt so broken when I walked off the show five years ago, pregnant with Kash,” she admits. “I’ve never had somebody put their hands on me. I’ve never had someone scream at my face like that. I’ve never felt with just, high highs and low lows like that, in my life and it, like, progressively took a toll on me to the point, obviously, where my pregnancy was being affected, and that wasn’t going to happen.”
“It was definitely a difficult decision to,” she continues, “I didn’t think in the moment, in hindsight, I’d be getting my own show.”
That show would, of course, be Kim’s family-centric spinoff, Don’t Be Tardy, returning for its sixth season on Friday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. ET.
“I’ve changed a lot,” Kim says. “I’m so much stronger and I love Kim so much more, and I’m comfortable with who I am and where I’m at in my life, and I’m proud of myself.”
“You can’t really tear me down anymore,” she notes. “I have grown so much in five years, and I’m so thankful to be able to go back and see that. It’s not like I needed the confirmation, but it’s so black and white ... I’m so grateful for the first five seasons, and I’m grateful for the break that I’ve had, and I’m so enjoying most of it… minus a scene.”
The “scene” Kim is referring to is reportedly a blowout fight between her and Kenya Moore, whom she also sparred with in the season nine finale.
“I’m not a bull-s**tter,” Kim explains. “I see things for what they are. I’m also intuitive. I call people on their stuff. I don’t really care. I’m very comfortable. So, you can try to bulls**t somebody else, it’s not going to work with me. It’s a lot of fun, aside from a girl.”
“These girls are fun,” she adds. “They’re successful. They’re mothers. It’s fun ... it’s a totally different vibe than filming with your family. So, I really am enjoying myself, honestly. And getting back with Sheree [Whitfield], we’ve been close for years and years and years. So, it’s always fun to film with her.”
Season 10 also sees the return of NeNe Leakes as a full-time cast member. “NeNe’s a lot of fun,” Kim teases. “It’s almost getting to know her again, because I haven’t spent so much time with her. Like, I’ve consistently been in contact with Sheree for all the years. But, you know, I mean -- NeNe’s NeNe.”
The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s new season premieres on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. ET.
#EMPIRE: Recap: Lets Memory Lane
Is every new episode of Empire going to have a new special guest star? If so, I’m fine with it … if it also means that every episode is going to be coherent and well-paced. I mean, don’t get me wrong. There’s still some weak points and twists and turns, but Empire is turning into a real show. I don’t know what to do with myself.
The episode starts with Demi Moore drawing a bath for Lucious d.b.a. Dwight. He decides he’s going to take care of himself for a little bit and gets into the bath on his own. The second he starts to relax and slips under the water, though, a hand comes out of nowhere and holds him down under the water. He’s flashing back to Kelly Rowland dunking him in the bathtub as a child and — oh, of course — it’s Grandma Walker holding him down in the bathtub again. She can see the evilness in him and needs to help him. She tends to swing wildly between lucid and not depending on what the plot needs.
Cookie is moving back into Lucious’ house because she wants to watch Demi Moore. She’s there to supervise and movers are rolling in rack after rack of wildly colored furs. Meanwhile, Jamal is having a listening party at his house for a new song he’s working on for a movie soundtrack. Tori, Becky, Warren, and a series of other light-skinned hipster types litter his apartment.
I’m embarrassed to admit that I just realized tonight that Rumer Willis is Demi Moore’s daughter. I remember that her dad is Bruce Willis, but I just forgot that Demi Moore and Bruce Willis were a thing. I’m excited they get to work together.
Back to the show, Becky is operating as interim head of A&R and she’s glad that Jamal and Tori patched things up. Jamal wants to write an album full of love songs and Becky jokes that the album is inspired by Warren. At the same time, Andre is meeting with some big fancy business boys to sell off parts of Empire XStream to get some cash coming into Empire. Andre is at the bar when suddenly famous hottie and all around amazing hair-haver Teyonah Parris slides up next to him. They exchange some flirty words and the next thing you know, they’re in the bathroom pulling up her dress. Unfortunately, Andre can’t get it up and she says, “You missed out on the best piece of ass you ever had,” and that’s simply not how women talk.
Demi Moore is quizzing Lucious about facts from his life and Cookie comes in to ask him about the sale of XStream, but he can’t remember anything about it. Cookie tries to jog his memory by showing him a photo of them and he can’t get over the fact that there’s a gun in the picture.
Meanwhile, Boo Boo Kitty is in court for her bail hearing after being in jail for five months and you know she’s not doing too great because she’s got a cheap-ass wavy wig on. When the judge denies her bail, she tells Hakeem to tell Cookie that she remembers the day Bunkie died. Cookie and Thirsty meet with her and she tells them they have to do something to help her or else she’s going to spill about Bunkie. Cookie reminds her that Boo Boo Kitty got a cool $25 million to disappear and now she’s causing trouble. She’s got to shut up and play nice.
Becky and Jamal are meeting with someone from the film to get notes on the song and they want some serious changes. Becky decides that anything is possible, but Jamal is a little hesitant. Remember when this show was vaguely about music?
Lucious goes with Demi Moore to an old diner he used to visit and the owner reminds him of some off-color stories. Demi Moore is not interested in hearing about the big-boned bitches Lucious used to roll with. Lucious asks her if the stories make her uncomfortable and why she’s trying to control everything. She says that she just “manages” the situation. The owner brings up one of Lucious’ old friends, Eddie Barker, a record producer he used to work with. Lucious slips out without Demi Moore to go find Eddie at a wedding. When Lucious rolls up to the wedding, Eddie is played by … SCREEN LEGEND FORREST WHITAKER. This is exactly what I needed. I didn’t know I wanted it, but this gave me everything. Lucious tries to pretend that he can keep up and tries to pass off some things he’s learned about the discography of Lucious Lyon to fit in. Lucious has Eddie tell him some stories from their past and the more violent ones scare him so badly that he trips and falls as he tries to run away.
Demi Moore is rightfully freaking out because she lost Lucious, a full-grown man with no memory. She tells Cookie and Cookie snaps that she’s going to have to do everything herself. When she hears that Lucious might have gone off to find Eddie, she calms down because Eddie is “family.” Becky and Jamal clash because instead of editing the song to fit the studio notes, Jamal just made a whole new song. Becky puts her foot down and Jamal and Warren tell her to remember that she doesn’t really have any authority over them. Remember? “Interim.”
Cookie comes to pick Lucious up from Forrest Whitaker’s house and oh my God, Forrest is singing. Do you think they asked him to be on the show and he was like, “Yeah … but only if I can sing!” Forrest tells Cookie to sell off parts of Empire and to focus on the music again. When she gets Lucious home, she finds Grandma Walker rifling through her room looking for a gun. Grandma tells Cookie that she’s going to kill Demi Moore just like she killed Duke Page. I’m sorry … WHAT GRANDMA?! Cookie immediately puts her in a nursing home.
Andre meets Teyonah Parris again, but this time he learns her name. She’s Pamela, NYPD detective and Misty Knight cosplayer. And she’s part of the team that’s looking for Giuliana. Becky decides to replace Jamal on the movie soundtrack track and the producer wants to throw in way more money for marketing and the music video. Cookie checks in with Becky and applauds her for making a smart decision. Way to get that promotion, Becky.
At a press conference, Cookie announces that Empire is going to release 20 albums this year to celebrate its 20th anniversary. That’s not a thing that record companies do, right? Andre flips out on Cookie for ruining the sale and tells her that he’s the only one who makes sure money is coming in. Cookie throws him out for insubordination.
After a brief montage checking in with Jamal and Hakeem and their sweethearts, Lucious wakes up in the middle of the night to find Demi Moore packing her bag and he convinces her to stay. She cradles his head and comforts him. Cookie isn’t going to be pleased about that.
#MUSICNEWS: Tank and Leela James Announce Joint Tour “The Savage x The Soul”
Hot off the heels of his “SAVAGE Tour,” Tank will be returning to the road with soulful songstress Leela James on their just announced “The Savage x The Soul Tour.”
The mid fall tour will launch in New York on November 13 and make stops in 18 cities, including Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, Memphis, New Orleans, Washington, DC and more before culminating Dec. 8 in San Francisco at the historic BAL Theater.
Leela James has had quite the busy year, having toured with Maxwell, Ledisi, and Daley in support of her sixth studio album Did It For Love. In addition to releasing new music this year, Leela also welcomed a new baby and survived Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas. In early September, she assisted in gathering artists for a benefit concert to help victims affected by the storm.
Tank has finally unleashed his new album Savage with much excitement from fans. The 11-track LP features appearances by Candice Boyd, J. Valentine, Ludacris, and labelmate Trey Songz. Taking to his Instagram to announce the tour, Tank wrote: “You wanted more #SAVAGETOUR so I’m going to give it to you! Me and the talented @leelajamesofficial are teaming up to bring you the #SAVAGExTHESOULTOUR starting in November! Find your city, find the venue @ therealtank.com/tour and you’ll find a R&B good time! Love and we’ll see u soon!”
“The Savage x The Soul Tour” Dates:
Nov. 13 – New York, NY – PlayStation Theater
Nov. 14 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
Nov. 15 – Washington, D.C. – Warner Theatre
Nov. 17 – Westbury, NY – Theatre at Westbury
Nov. 19 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Nov. 20 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
Nov. 21 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Nov. 24 – Charlotte, NC – Liberty Hall at the Park Expo & Conference Center
Nov. 25 – Memphis, TN – New Daisy Theatre
Nov. 26 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
Nov. 28 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
Nov. 29 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Nov. 30 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre
Dec. 01 – Shreveport, LA – Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
Dec. 02 – Houston, TX – Arena Theatre
Dec. 06 – Los Angeles, CA – CA Belasco Theater
Dec. 07 – Sacramento, CA – Crest Theatre
Dec. 08 – San Francisco, CA – BAL Theatre
Tickets are already available on both artist’s respective websites – www.therealtank.com or www.leelajames.com.
#HOTHIPHOPVIDEO: Wu-Tang Clan feat. Redman – ‘People Say’
Wu-Tang Clan joins forces once again in the dark and mysterious video for “People Say,” their Redman-assisted single off the forthcoming Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues LP.
Rocking a Seattle Mariners jersey and modified hat, Method Man reps for Shaolin to kick things off in the Navegante-directed clip. Then, a New York Yankee-fitted rockin’ Raekwon pops up in front of a graffiti-filled wall.
Redman, Inspectah Deck, and Masta Killa also show up to perform their verses, while RZA and Mathematics pose together in a smoky room. In between these scenes, a box with the Wu-Tang emblem is carried around dangerous situations, as swords and guns are brandished by mysterious forces in the night.
WATCH HERE
“People Say” and “Lesson Learn’d” are the first singles from Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues, which is being executive produced by RZA with production from the group’s longtime DJ, Mathematics. The project is due Oct. 13.
Justin Bieber Leaves Church Again With Rumored New Love Interest Paola Paulin!
Are Justin Bieber and Paola Paulin just church buddies – or something more?
The 23-year-old “What Do You Mean?” singer and the 26-year-old Ballers actress, who were already photographed exiting a church service together before, hopped a ride together from the service at the Saban Theater on Wednesday night (October 4) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The two kept a small distance between each other before Paola hopped into the back of Justin‘s ride.
“Feeling blessed to do what I love for a living,” Paola recently captioned a cute selfie on her Instagram.
Guess who will be joining the Xscape, Monica, Tamar Tour, It’s NENE LEAKES!
NeNe Leakes will be joining Xscape, Monica and Tamar Braxton on their upcoming tour. In other news, Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker’s Old Lady Gang restaurant has got caught up in some health inspection drama. Deets inside…
Not only will fans get VOCALS during Xscape’s upcoming reunion tour, they’ll also get some laughs.
Kandi Burruss’ “Real Housewives of Atlanta” co-star NeNe Leakes will be joining “The Great Xscape Tour."
No, she's not singing. But we did have several questions as soon as we heard the news, especially considering Kandi & NeNe's interesting relationship.
For select cities, NeNe will flex her comedic chops in between Xscape, Monica and Tamar's sets. Kandi listed which citites NeNe will be trekking with them to:
Go NeNe and get in where you can Fit in, I guess!
‘Fast And Furious 9’ Pushed Back To 2020, Tyrese Blames Dwayne Johnson
Welp. It’s official…Fast and Furious 9 has been pushed back to April 10, 2020 and Tyrese is blaming Dwayne Johnson.
Cry-rese took to social media on Wednesday night and blasted The Rock by thanking him for making the franchise about him.
#PSA Congratulations to @TheRock and your brother in law aka 7 bucks producing partner @hhgarcia41 for making the fast and the furious franchise about YOU – And like you, DJ even if they call I will not be deleting this post – Gn folks see you in 2020 April #FastFamily right? Nah….. it’s about #TeamDewayne #3yrs will it be worth the wait? #NoShaw just Hobbs will this be another #BayWatch? Guys guys just relax I’m just a passionate film critic.
As usual, The Rock simply ignored Tyrese.
Looky, Looky Ashanti Enjoys a Night at Ace of Diamonds in LA
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Ashanti took some time off to enjoy a night out in Hollywood ,CA at #AODMondays with a few friends. Spotted in VIP was also Love & Hip Hop Solo Lucci along with Miss Diddy and “Imma Get Rich on You” LA rapper RJ.
Can we get into Ashanti’s Outfit!
WHOA!
Nina Simone, Rufus & Chaka Khan, LL Cool J Among 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
*The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the 19 nominees for its 2018 class this morning, nine of which are receiving first-time nods – including Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
LL Cool J and Rufus featuring Chaka Khan made the cut again, alongside return nominees Bon Jovi, Depeche Mode, The Cars, J. Geils Band and The MC5, among others.
According to a press release, the Hall will again offer fans the opportunity to participate in the induction selection process. Beginning today (Oct. 5) and continuing through 11:59 p.m. EST on Dec. 5, 2017, fans can visit rockhall.com/vote to cast votes for the artists they believe to be most deserving of induction. The top five vote getters will comprise a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with the other ballots to choose the 2018 inductees. Fans will need to login with a Facebook account or email to vote. Voting is capped at one ballot per day.
Ballots will be sent to an international voting body of more than 900 artists, historians and members of the music industry. Factors such as an artist’s musical influence on other artists, length and depth of career and the body of work, innovation and superiority in style and technique are taken into consideration.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2018 Inductees will be announced in December 2017, and the ceremony will be held at Public Auditorium in Cleveland on April 14, 2018. HBO will once again broadcast the ceremony, with airdate details and ticket information to be announced at a later date.
Below is the complete list of nominees(with an asterisk added for first-timers):
Bon Jovi
Kate Bush*
The Cars
Depeche Mode
Dire Straits*
Eurythmics*
J. Geils Band
Judas Priest*
LL Cool J
The MC5
The Meters
Moody Blues*
Radiohead*
Rage Against the Machine*
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Nina Simone*
Sister Rosetta Tharpe*
Link Wray
The Zombies
GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz Wears 'Nasty' Shirt on TV After Donald Trump's 'Insulting' Visit
"When it bothers somebody that you're asking for drinking water, medicine for the sick and food for the hungry, that person has much deeper problems than what we can discuss in an interview," the 54-year-old politician told Jorge Ramos on Univision's Al Punto. "What is really nasty is that anyone would turn their back on the Puerto Rican people."
"Nasty woman" has become somewhat of a battle cry for women who oppose Trump, 71, ever since he used the term to describe Democratic rival Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election. He repeated the phrase during an interview on Fox News' Hannity on Tuesday, October 3, when he said that Cruz was "very nice at the very beginning" before she "went a little bit on the nasty side."
The former Celebrity Apprentice host and the mayor have been feuding since last week when she criticized the Trump administration's response to Hurricane Maria's devastation in Puerto Rico. They shook hands at the airport during Trump's brief visit to the island on Tuesday, but he did not call on Cruz for remarks as he met with other federal and local officials.
"I said to the president is that this is about saving lives. This is not about politics," Cruz said on Al Punto. "There are people who do everything for a calculative political motive. My only motive is a human motive. ... We're talking about life or death."
Cruz also slammed the real estate mogul for comparing the death toll in Puerto Rico to that of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. "He kind of minimized our suffering here by saying that Katrina was a real disaster, sort of implying that this was not a real disaster because not many people have died here," she said. "Well, you know, they're dying. They don't have medical resources."
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘#SMOOTHTALKER’
I believe him. I don’t know why but I do.
#EGGPLANT NATION: Meet Apex!
Meet Apex the Cubby! And you can see all of him when you CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PICS!! And remember they’re NSFW!
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