Cate Blanchett for Variety May 2018! She said Harvey Weinstein Sexually harassed her!
Cate Blanchett has added her name to the long list of women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct. In an interview with Variety published this week, the Australian actress confirmed that the disgraced Hollywood mogul had sexually harassed her, saying, “I think he really primarily preyed, like most predators, on the vulnerable. I mean I got a bad feeling from him.”
“He would often say to me, ‘We’re not friends,’” she added. When asked what Weinstein meant by that, Blanchett said, “I wouldn’t do what he was asking me to do,” but declined to elaborate any further.
This is the first time Blanchett has spoken up about Weinstein’s alleged behavior toward her. The actress — who has appeared in several films produced by Weinstein, including The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Aviator, and Carol — has been a vocal supporter of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements.
Blanchett also touched on the allegations against director Woody Allen, with whom she’s also worked on the film Blue Jasmine.
“Obviously, Dylan Farrow has been living in a world of pain,” she said, referring to Woody Allen’s adopted daughter, who has accused him of molesting her when she was a child. “And if the case has not been properly tried, then it needs to be reopened and go back into court because that’s a place where those things get solved.”
Asked if she would work with either of these men again, Blanchett answered that she doesn’t think Weinstein will be “making films with anybody,” and that she didn’t know about the allegations against Allen when she worked with him, but that “far more important than me adding to yet another headline … and finger-pointing is, if that issue has not been dealt with … I am absolutely for it to go back into the courts because there lies the solution.”
Next week, Blanchett will serve as the president of the jury for the Cannes Film Festival — the 12th woman ever to do so. Read her full interview HERE
#RHoA: Is Phaedra trying to send a signal that she wants to return to Real Housewives of Atlanta?
Phaedra Parks shared a picture o her Instagram account to impress her followers, but the result was not quite what she expected. Fans haven’t forgotten what happened in the show.
‘When you go to @lilyachty private concert and you see people you know #funtimes @sincerelyw,’ Phaedra captioned her photo in which we have to admit that she’s looking really great.
Fans did not seem impressed at all and started to slam her.
‘What u need to remember is that this classy woman is the same messy bitch who lied about rape and also took her best friend down with her and when confronted showed no remorse she is a pathological liar and good Riddance of the real housewives cs I don’t think it gets much worse than lying about rape to take somebody down,’ one of the angry followers began writing.
‘You are going to hell if u don’t get ur pa to send Kandi a personal apology can’t just tell lies and move on happy wig is a liard your a liard Sheree is a liard you all need to go for good don’t come back ur mother should be ashamed to watch back a show claiming to be a good Christian woman she knows u tried to ruin that poor girl life and you yet again show no remorse … God doesn’t sleep @kandi @therealhousewivesofatlanta,’ the same follower finished.
Someone else totally agreed and wrote ‘do the right thing and apologise ur sons are gonna hear about what u did and even watch it if they want to do u really think they’re gonna respect you their mum who hated someone so much she told the worst lie in reality tv history people shouldn’t like you; you ain’t no southern bell the only class you need is a class for the mentally ill because that’s what you are … ‘
The same followers continued saying that ‘after jealousy comes the lies so what u gonna do when ur jealous and angry at somebody else Phaedra your a flight risk your mother needs to seek you some help ASAP @therealhousewivesofatlanta don’t ever take this woman back.’
What do you think? Should Phaedra come back to the RHOA series?
#Empire Renewed by Fox for Season 5
Fox has renewed “Empire.” The order for a fifth season of the music drama comes with four episodes remaining in its 2017-18 run, and fewer than two weeks before Fox makes its annual upfront presentation to advertisers in New York.
“’Empire’ is as compelling, emotional and unpredictable as it ever was,” said Michael Thorn, entertainment president for Fox Broadcasting. “We are so proud of our amazing cast, led by Terrence and Taraji, who deliver powerful performances week after week. We’d also like to thank our tremendous creative team – Lee, Danny, Brett, Ilene, Sanaa, Brian and Francie – whose inspired storytelling continues to create the unforgettable, jaw-dropping OMG moments that have always been signature to ‘Empire’.”
Currently in its fours season, “Empire” has slid from its once-dominant position as one of television’s highest rated series. Through 14 episodes this season, the music-industry drama is averaging a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demo and 5.8 million total viewers — down 31% and 24%, respectively , from season three — according to Nielsen live-plus-same day numbers. The series remains an important programming piece for Fox, however, as it still regularly wins its Wednesday-night time period, providing a strong lead-in for fellow drama “Star.” According to data from Fox, the series is its second most watched in multi-platform viewing, averaging 11.3 million viewers.
Starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, “Empire” is co-created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong. Executive producers are Daniels, Strong, Ilene Chaiken, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Sanaa Hamri, Brett Mahoney, and Dennis Hammer. Imagine Television produces with 20th Century Fox Television. Mahoney will take over for Chaiken as showrunner on the series for the fifth season. Chaiken currently has a drama pilot in contention for next season at Fox, and is exiting day-to-day duties on “Empire” to focus on her pilot and additional new development for 20th Century Fox Television, where she is under an overall deal.
#MusicBox Watch Lauryn Hill LIVE in NYC sing Ex Factor with a Drake remix of “Nice For What,”!
Neo-soul icon Lauryn Hill is playing her classic (and only) album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in full for its 20th anniversary on tour later this year, but first, she played a one-off at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theatre last night (5/1).
Like at a usual Lauryn Hill show, she played about half of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, plus some Fugees songs. Making this show extra special, when she played “Ex-Factor,” she incorporated part of the new Drake single “Nice For What,” which samples “Ex-Factor.” “See this is ‘Ex-Factor’/He took the sample/My shit is classic/Here’s an example,” she rapped.
Watch HERE
“Ex-Factor” was also recently sampled for “Be Careful” by Cardi B (who became the first female rapper to top the Billboard Hot 100 since… Lauryn Hill).
Drake, who also released “God’s Plan” earlier this year, is set to release his new album Scorpion in June.
#HipHopNews: Nicki Minaj Reportedly Being Sued Over Boob T-Shirt Design
As Nicki Minaj prepares to release her second video for “Chun-Li” on Friday (May 4), she reportedly has some legal matters to tend to as well.
According to TMZ, the self-proclaimed Black Barbie is being sued by Isiah Simon, who’s accusing Minaj and Universal Music Group (UMG) of “brazenly” ripping off his inverted heart T-shirt design.
Minaj’s T-shirts say, “I Love Nicki,” but the upside-down heart intended to symbolize “love” looks like two breasts in a bikini. Simon, who says he’s the original creator of the design, uses it for his “I Love Venice Beach” merch.
In the suit, Simon explained he copyrighted the design on Valentine Day’s 2015. Simon is reportedly asking UMG to discontinue the shirts on its website and wants the profits from any shirts already sold.
TMZ Senior Producer Van Lathan Who Confronted Kanye SPEAKS OUT!
TMZ’s Van Lathan confronted Kanye West after he says African Americans chose to be slaves in America for 400 years. Well now he talks about why he decided to speak up in an interview with Complex Mag.
How were you able to keep your composure?
We do that every day here. Every day there’s something different that we go back and forth about at TMZ, and shout-out to my brother Charlamagne the God who always tells me the way to make a point is to stay calm when everybody else is in their moment. Even when my voice is raised, I try to be measured and focused.
You look frustrated when Kanye was talking to you.
If you love hip-hop, if you love this culture, then there’s no possible way that you don’t have love for Kanye West, right? He’s really been one of the voices that has reshaped things for a lot of people. Meeting him and seeing him in here today, obviously there’s some sort of narrative or ministry that he’s trying to push, but it’s frustrating to see how in the world he fell so far in terms of relatability from where we are. It’s shocking. When he said some of the things he said, it was almost like looking at everything that I looked up to and had influenced me so much, and wondered, was it all bullshit? The interaction and the exchange I had with him was of genuine bewilderment and disappointment.
Was that the first time you met Kanye?
Never met him before.
You know the saying, “We should never meet our heroes.” Was that one of those moments for you?
It’s definitely that but at the same time, I want to try to understand where people are coming from, especially when they’ve earned that cachet. I was completely disappointed in him and I’m not sure he’s on the right path, as far as what he’s talking about. A lot of the things he’s saying are not only just wrong but also destructive, harmful, and dangerous, to be honest with you.
Yeah, like when he was agreeing with Candace Owens about black on black crime.
She said that I’m emotional. There’s a playbook that certain groups use, right? They say that our emotions make us weak, that our emotions are the things that are holding us back. Basically that marginalized people need to be more proactive and maybe less reactionary to things, I can give her that. But she starts screaming out facts like 90 percent of crimes committed against black people are by black people, and those are facts that people weaponize when they discuss what’s wrong with black people.
BRUTALLY HONEST!
Paula Patton’s New Boyfriend Finally Gets Divorced After Wife Hinted He Cheated
Paula Patton is unfortunately caught up in the middle of a messy divorce and she wasn’t even married!
According to court records, Mia Quittman just filed for divorce from Zachary Quittman. Paula and Zach recently faced some backlash after going public with their relationship because it was revealed that he was still married.
Zach, who is a real estate agent, claimed that he was already separated with Mia before hooking up with Paula, but his estranged wife told Life & Style that the couple was not separated, and he still had his stuff at the marital home.
It’s an unfortunate development for Patton, who has not been in a serious relationship since divorcing Robin Thicke in 2015. The 42-year-old was excited about going public with the relationship, excitedly telling reporters that she had a boyfriend during a recent promotion for her movie, “Traffik.”
Kevin Hart’s Alleged Extortionist Was Close Entourage Member!
And he also had access to other entertainers too!
Kevin Hart was not just allegedly extorted by someone looking to make a quick buck, it was someone close to the comedian and he feels completely betrayed.Sources close to the “Jumanji” star tell us Jonathan Todd Jackson was deeply connected inside Hart’s entourage. We’re told he wasn’t exactly a friend, but a close and trusted associate would best describe the relationship.
We’re told that when Hart’s legal team was first informed that Jackson was behind the scheme to bilk him out of millions of dollars, the comedian refused to believe that someone in his inner circle would go to such lengths to hurt him so deeply.
Hart wasn’t the only celebrity Jackson had access too, because the guy posted photos from a ton of Hollywood events with celebs like The Rock, Josh Hutcherson, Marlon Wayans and Shemar Moore. He even once competed in a celebrity bowling event with a bunch of A-Listers.
Kevin Hart is obviously extremely upset about the news, saying “Mind blown…Hurt…at a lost for words and simply in complete disbelief at the moment. WOW”
As we reported, Jackson has been charged with one count each of attempted extortion and extortion by threatening letter. He’s currently being held on $100,000 bail.
Ciara Celebrates Pandora Jewelry's New Mother's Day Collection in Los Angeles!
Ciara is all smiles as she hosts a special Mother’s Day Brunch in celebration of PANDORA Jewelry’s Mother’s Day Collection Launch held on Tuesday (May 1) in Los Angeles.
The 32-year-old entertainer was joined at the event by Vanessa Lachey and Ali Larter, who brought along her mother Margaret.
Ciara is the brand ambassador, and her latest order of business is the Mother’s Day 2018 collection, which will be available on the 12th of April.
#DoGooders: Waffle House Hero James Shaw Jr. Visits The ‘Ellen Show’ & Gets A Huge Surprise From Dwyane Wade
Waffle House hero James Shaw Jr.‘s entire life changed the moment he became a hero after disarming a domestic terrorist inside of a Tennessee Waffle House.
The 29-year-old recently visited the “Ellen Show” to talk about his experience and he also shared how anyone can be a hero.
However we know Ellen is all about surprises and the best part of the show was when Ellen surprised James by bringing out his idol, Dwyane Wade, who had an even bigger surprise for James.
WATCH HERE
Icon Cicely Tyson Honored With Hand And Footprint Ceremony!
*The Hand & Footprint ceremony for actress and activist Cicely Tyson took place on Friday, April 27 at the TCL CHINESE THEATER IMAX. As part of the ninth annual TCM Classic Film Festival, the 1972 film “Sounder” Cicely Tyson starred in was screened with Tyson in attendance.
At 93 years old, it seems the reverence of Cicely Tyson and it was long overdue to have her hands and feet cemented outside the TCL Chinese Theatre along with other legendary stars.
Tyson said many years ago before becoming a well-known actress, she marveled at pictures of the hands and footprints of stars at the theatre.
“Never dreaming that one day I would be asked to do the same,” she said during her ceremony.
Cicely Tyson was very stylish and all smiles as her hands imprinted the cement during the ritual. She wore a blunt cut grey and black bob, along with a statement piece floral outfit and python pumps showcasing her ageless style. Miss Cicely Tyson who is the lone standing member of her family is not one to play it safe with her style at age 93 and looked absolutely fabulous.
Tyson is best known for her performances in “Roots” and the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and has worked in the industry for more than 60 years. She has received many accolades and nominations throughout her career, from being a Tony and Emmy Award winner to being nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe.TCM Classic Film Festival has paid homage to top performers in film for the past eight years. Some of the previous honorees include Peter O’Toole (2011), Kim Novak (2012), Jane Fonda (2013), Jerry Lewis (2014), and Christopher Plummer (2015.)
During the Tribute to Tyson by Tyler Perry, he recounts a funny story of being on set with Tyson. While shooting “Alex Cross,” where Cicely played his characters mother, the director asked her to grab Perry and spin him around. Perry says of the encounter:
“I’m thinking I’m 6’6 pure muscle. [Laughter] How is this little 5 foot something woman gonna grab me and spin me around?” Surprisingly Cicely didn’t have to wait for the director’s countdown to surprise Perry with her strength. “You have to be strong to be in this business over 60 years,” says Tyler Perry during his tribute.
#KUWK: Reportedly, Khloe Kardashian Is Staying In Cleveland!
According to some brand new reports, Khloe Kardashian has changed her mind about moving back to Los Angeles! Did she and Tristan Thompson work things out following his huge cheating scandal?
Apparently, the Kardashian is seriously considering building a life with her baby daddy in Cleveland.
One insider claims that ‘She is creating a life for her family in Cleveland. Khloe’s in a good place and feels whole alongside her baby daughter.’
Rumors have been going around that she couldn’t wait to go home to Calabasas after Tristan was exposed for cheating on her with multiple women while she was expecting their baby.
In fact, the pics and even footage of him with side-chicks leaked just two days before Khloe gave birth!
But now, one source is claiming that ‘The Tristan stuff has not seemed to impact her that much — at least not for now. She’s prioritizing, and her number one priority is True. Whatever else comes next with Tristan, or anything else really, she will deal with as it comes, but she won’t let anything affect this incredible time with her little girl.’
For now, the new mom is nesting comfortably at Tristan’s lakeside Cleveland mansion where they have built an adorable nursery for baby True.
The couple has been pretty quiet on social media, which is pretty surprising, especially in Khloe’s case.
Aside from wishing her sister Kourtney a Happy Birthday on April 18, she has only posted one more time ever since True was born.
It was on April 16 that she shared a photo of his living room that was filled with pink roses and balloons.
‘Our little girl, True Thompson, has totally stolen our hearts and we’re overwhelmed with LOVE. Such a blessing to welcome this angel into our family! Mommy and Daddy loooove you True!’ she captioned the pic.
Do you really think Khloe is going to stay in Cleveland?
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Races Across $800M At Global Box Office On Way To $1B Speed Record; Tops $500M International
More milestones have fallen with Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War crossing $800M globally on Tuesday. The total through yesterday is now $808.4M. What’s more, the heroes pounced past $500M at the international box office with $502.5M to date.
Domestic, as reported earlier, crossed $300M ($305.9M) in only five days to tie Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the fastest film to the threshold. As we noted yesterday (see below), Infinity War is due to set a new speed record to $1B worldwide, likely Friday or Saturday, beating TFA‘s 12-days to the benchmark. Both films will have reached the mark without China in the mix.
Yesterday’s May Day holiday in many overseas hubs helped IW crush a $64.5M Tuesday. That reps 20% of the opening weekend. (Force Awakens‘ first international Tuesday was worth 17% of its debut frame.)
Korea has rushed ahead of the UK as the current offshore leader with $48.7M. The UK through Tuesday is at $48.3M, followed by Mexico ($36.4M), Brazil ($28.4M) and India ($26M). That last market is just astounding — India is not a regular in the Top 5 on a Hollywood film.
In further achievements, yesterday saw Infinity War pass the global lifetimes of Spider-Man 2 ($784M), Deadpool ($783M), Guardians of the Galaxy ($773M), The Amazing Spider-Man ($758M), X-Men: Days of Future Past ($748M) and Suicide Squad ($747M).
Before Russia opens tomorrow, and ahead of China on May 11, Joe and Anthony Russo’s blockbuster is pacing 77% above Captain America: Civil War and 66% above Avengers: Age Of Ultron in like-for-like overseas markets.
The Two Black men arrested at Philadelphia Starbucks reach agreements with The City, and Coffee Company!
Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything have reached an agreement with the city, which will pay them $1 each and set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs at their request.
Separately, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson also reached an agreement with Starbucks that “will include a financial settlement as well as continued listening and dialogue between the parties,” the company said in a statement. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed.
The announcements, coming just two weeks after the incident, spare the city and coffee chain a protracted spotlight on an incident that stoked national outrage and debate about race, a change in local police policies, and boycotts and protests against a brand that’s become ubiquitous in cities around the world.
In their agreement with Philadelphia, Nelson and Robinson have released the city and its employees from “any and all claims,” city spokesman Mike Dunn said.
The two men also asked the city to create a program for Philadelphia public high school students with aspirations of becoming entrepreneurs. The city has agreed to fund a $200,000 grant for that program, Dunn said. Nelson and Robinson will not receive any of that money, he said.
Mayor Kenney lauded the program, saying pain from the incident would have resurfaced “over and over again” had litigation unfolded.
“Rather than spending time, money, and resources to engage in a potentially adversarial process, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson approached the city and invited us to partner with them in an attempt to make something positive come of this,” Kenney said in a statement. “This agreement is the result of those conversations, and I look forward to seeing the fruits of this effort in the coming months and years.”
Robinson told the Associated Press, “We thought long and hard about it, and we feel like this is the best way to see that change that we want to see.”
The two men’s Center City attorney, Stewart Cohen, did not return calls Wednesday seeking comment.
The arrests of Nelson and Robinson on April 12 sparked a nationwide outcry, days of protests in Philadelphia, and an apology from the city’s police commissioner. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson called the arrests “reprehensible,” and the coffee chain later announced it would be closing all its U.S. stores on the afternoon of May 29 to conduct training on racial bias.
Nelson and Robinson, 23-year-old entrepreneurs, were sitting in the Starbucks at 18th and Spruce Streets waiting for a business associate when the store manager called police. A video of the arrest went viral.
AND FINALLY FROM THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART FILES
‘KITTY KAT’
Maybe you’ll find an old Tailspin DVD or Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties or some other show or movie that has the word “tail” in it that I can’t think of at this moment. Boom! Pun-roasted.
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