Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer for Entertainment Weekly - March 2019
Killing Eve's Jodie Comer revealed she almost died while filming Killing Eve Season 2
Killing Eve immediately hooked viewers when it premiered in 2018. People are downright obsessed with the cat-and-mouse story of MI6 agent Eve Polastri’s twisted (and mutual) obsession with assassin Villanelle. After much anticipation from fans, the show will return for Season 2 on April 7th. Recently, stars Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer sat down with Entertainment Weekly to talk about the new season, and in the interview, Comer revealed that she had a particularly scary—and life-threatening—experience on set.
For some background, Comer plays Villanelle—a woman who has been hit in the face with a Scotch glass, ridden a motorcycle, and scaled literal buildings. But ironically, a pasta-eating scene is what almost took her down. When the interviewer brought up the incident, the 25-year-old actress said that it was “really triggering,” although it seems like she can laugh about it now.
"This is actually really triggering. I told my brother about it and he was like, 'I love this. Of all the things that could have killed Villanelle, it was a mouthful of pasta,'" she told Snierson with a laugh.
She elaborated, revealing that during one scene, while her character was eating pasta “in a very grotesque way,” she started choking.
"[Villanelle’s] playing it up, being her usual childish self, and the pasta was extremely dry. And it was extremely thick," Comer recalled. "I was shoveling it in, and then it just shot down my throat and then I was full-on choking. They must have it on camera—a medic came in and managed to get it out, but my life definitely flashed before me."
We’re just glad that Comer is okay.
Comer and Oh also shared more details about the predator vs. predator dynamic of Killing Eve Season 2. Oh said that Villanelle is is angry, clarifying:
"I feel like in their warped relationship, there’s so much," she said. "[...] This is what also is so complicated in the relationship. I feel that they communicate on a completely different plane, where things like stabbing the other person mean different things."
We absolutely can’t wait for the upcoming season.
#RHoA: Porsha Williams’ All-White-Themed Baby Shower Was Filmed. So is she Getting a Spin-Off?
Porsha Williams’ all-white-themed baby shower took place this weekend despite filming being wrapped for the 11th season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.”
Cameras were present to take in the Feb. 24 party, which is said to be filmed for a separate special surrounding Williams’ pregnancy.
A photo of Cynthia Bailey posing with mom-to-be Williams’ mother gave away that the bash is being recorded for a later Bravo broadcast, as a camera was propped up in the background.
“Couldn’t resist taking a quick selfie with @porsha4real gorgeous mother Dyanne. Love a all white theme👑” the model captioned the post.
“Is that a cameraman behind you 👀👀. Does this mean Porsha getting a spin-off? #HELLYEAH🤩❤️” one fan eagerly commented.
Several of Williams’ current and former fellow housewives came through the shindig, which an “RHOA” fan account stated was a winter wonderland. Among those who celebrated the pending arrival of Williams’ first baby with fiancé Dennis McKinley included Bailey, Kenya Moore, and friends of the show Shamea Morton and Marlo Hampton.
Noticeably absent, however, were Nene Leakes and Kandi Burruss. Fans promptly speculated about their whereabouts in the comments of the fan Instagram account.
What’s up with that?
#Empire: Terrence Howard ‘allegedly’ blew up and confronted Jussie Smollett on ‘Empire’ set but piblicy supports him!
Terrence Howard’s reported emotional explosion was like a loud thunderclap that pierced through the relative silence on the “Empire” set regarding the highly-controversial Jussie Smollett beatdown scandal.
Confusion and volatile emotions erupted immediately after Smollett’s highly-publicized arrest Thursday at Chicago police headquarters. According to TMZ, Howard was so infuriated that he refused to come onto the set to shoot scenes and remained in his trailer for the balance of the day.
Howard was reportedly one of the ones who doubted Smollett’s testimony from the outset. And as the investigation progressed to the point where the finger began to be pointed in Smollett’s direction, Howard confronted him with questions about the circumstances of the alleged beatdown and the timeline.
Empire’s production publicly backed Jussie Smollett throughout his hate crime scandal, until recently. When the actor became the suspect of a felony crime for allegedly filing a false police report, the mood changed with the production staff.
TMZ reported that Howard screamed at Smollett, 36, in a way to urge the actor, who plays Jamal Lyon, to come clean. The Nigerian brothers, Abel and Ola Osundairom, gave testimonies to a grand jury that served to corroborate Howard’s initial feelings. Afterward, Smollett addressed the crew to apologize about the scandal while still maintaining his innocence. But Howard was a conspicuous no-show. There were others on the set who quietly harbored the same sentiments as Howard.
The tension became too thick to keep Smollett around for the immediate future.
Later, Howard showed support for Smollett via social media on Saturday by showing the embattled actor playing with Howard’s child in his trailer.
He also informed Smollett on the post that the entire cast and crew were in his corner.
#NewMusic from Brian Mcknight – When I’m Gone
R&B veteran Brian McKnight has a message for the lonely hears with his first release of 2019. The singer/songwriter spends much of each year on the road, so it’s only natural that he misses his lady.
“Do you ever get lonely, like I do? / Tell me how much you miss me / When I’m not there beside you / It’s getting harder and harder to breathe / When I’m gone,” sings McKnight.
LISTEN HERE
Brian is currently working on his fourteenth studio album ‘Bedtime Story,’ with producer Tim Kelley. The LP follows 2018’s Genesis album.
#NewHipHopVideo freom J Cole ‘Middle Child’
For his latest buzzworthy single “Middle Child”, J. Cole is being both cryptic and direct with his messages for the official music video.
WATCH HERE
Directed by fellow North Carolina artist Mez, who’s most famous for his Dr. Dre Compton guest spot — took to Instagram to relieve his thoughts on constructing the visual.
“Crazy…I wrote and directed the ‘Middle Child’ video,” he began. “Thanks to the team I had jumping those hurdles with me. Special thanks to @Scott_Lazer for being such a selfless genuine dude. I’m not normally a fan of the IG long talk, but if this is gonna be the 1st time I do this, it’s worth it. I’m so thankful my big bruh @realcoleworld believed in me like this. He took a shot on me because he said my ideas were always next level and so was my taste. I’ve got a lot of love for him for that amongst many other things. I thank God for letting me rise to the occasion. The first time I ever directed a video it ended up being for a billboard top 5 record.”
He continued, “I’m Big blessed. Nobody knows I’ve been writing video treatments for years now. People also don’t know I’m still dealing with the business side of music right now. (For anyone who asks where’s my projects etc etc) When shit got slow and got stressful, I never stopped being creative. I’ve been working in the cut so as soon as opportunity presents itself, I’d be ready. And this is the 1st of many examples. I’m going to be present in music fashion and film. I remember a time when I wouldn’t say what I’m bout to do out of fear of fans or industry people doubting me like I can’t do it. Projecting they fears on me. Never again. The stars are aligning for ya boy. I just had to be patient. @heirsentertainment going up.”
Donald Trump Calls Spike Lee’s Oscars Speech A ‘Racist Hit’ with Grammatical Errors!
President Donald Trump tried to go after Spike Lee’s Oscar acceptance speech as a “racist hit,” lashing out against the “BlacKkKlansman” director’s call for voters to get “on the right side of history” in 2020.
Lee, collecting the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay at Sunday’s ceremony for “BlacKkKlansman,” delivered a powerful speech honoring Black History Month and remembering America’s history of slavery and genocide of Native Americans.
He reminded the audience that Election Day “is around the corner,” and urged people to mobilize.
“Make the moral choice between love versus hate,” he said. “Let’s do the right thing! You know I had to get that in there.”
Trump has a track record of racism dating back to housing discrimination in his early years as a real estate developer and continuing into the White House, where he shockingly called Haiti and African nations “shithole countries.”
His bigotry has extended to other minority groups as well. He mocks Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) as “Pocahontas,” and has referred to Mexican immigrants as “rapists” and criminals.
Malik Yoba Will Reprise Role In ‘New York Undercover’ Reboot At ABC
Malik Yoba will reprise his role Detective J.C. Williams in ABC’s reboot of “New York Undercover.”
The new series will pick up 20 years after the end of the original series and will follow detectives Nat Gilmore and Melissa Ortiz as they investigate the city’s most dangerous criminals from Harlem to Battery Park. This time around, Williams is overseeing the unit and the next generation of detectives.
ICC friend, Anthony Hemingway is onboard to executive produce and direct the pilot.
In a post on his Instagram page, Anthony wrote:
I’m so excited to reunite with my big bro @malikyoba #NYUC #NewYorkUndercover #Blessings #Divine #CulturalComfortFood
This will be great!
Ariana Grande is Returning to Manchester Two Years After the Bombing
Ariana Grande will be returning to Manchester two years after the suicide bombing attack killed 22 people during her concert performance.
The 25-year-old entertainer will be headlining the Manchester Pride Live event, which is set to take place on August 25.
Organizers of the event said in a statement (via THR), “We’re truly honored to be welcoming Ariana back to the city to help us celebrate LGBT+ life.”
After the bombing, Ariana returned to the city for a special concert and was eventually named an honorary citizen of the area in England.
Taraji P. Henson Gets Glam Chich at Vanity Fair's Oscars Party
Taraji P. Henson looks gorgeous! While staying mum on the Jussie Smollett scandal the 48-year-old Empire star hit the red carpet at the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday (February 24) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Taraji posed alongside fiance Kelvin Hayden at the event.
Taraji is wearing a Roland Mouret jumpsuit and Gismondi1754 diamonds.
#BoxOfficeNews: 'How to Train Your Dragon 3' Debuts with a $55.5 Million Debut
The 2019 box office has finally received a jolt of energy with an impressive, $55.5 million debut for DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. The performance led the weekend box office, closing out the final weekend within what has been a rough start to the first two months at the domestic box office this year. The weekend also saw MGM's expansion of Fighting with My Family, which debuted at the lower end of industry expectations, while Roadside's Run the Race found itself within the top ten from just 853 locations.
With an estimated $55.5 million, Universal's release of the DreamWorks Animation title How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World delivered not only the #1 movie at this weekend's box office, but the largest debut of the year so far, surpassing Glass by more than $15 million. The opening is also the largest debut in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, topping the $49.4 million opening for How to Train Your Dragon 2 back in 2014. The film's overall domestic performance so far totals over $58 million once you include the $2.5 million it brought in from an exclusive Fandango event earlier this month. The question now is to wonder how the film will perform from here.
Following a $43.7 million opening, the first film went on to gross over $217.5 million in 2010, a nearly 5x multiplier. The second film, while still strong, mustered a 3.58x multiple and just over $177 million for its domestic run. Like its predecessors, Hidden World received an "A" CinemaScore and was well received by critics, earning a 91% score at RottenTomatoes. One interesting note is this is the first film in the franchise to play to an audience that skewed more male than female, albeit by a small margin, with males making up 51% of the opening weekend audience compared to 45% and 47% for the last two films. It also skewed slightly younger with 39% of the overall audience coming in aged 25 or older compared to 51% and 44% for its predecessors respectively.
Looking ahead, Using the multipliers for the first two films gives us a range anywhere from $198 million to as much as $277+ million and the film does face genre competition in the relatively near future with Wonder Park opening in three weeks. That said, a $200+ million domestic performance feels like a sure bet at this point, which is great news for Universal with their first release since acquiring DreamWorks Animation back in 2016 for $3.8 billion not to mention Hidden World carries the lowest price tag among the three films in the franchise, coming in with a reported budget of $129 million vs. $165 million for the original and $145 million for the first sequel.
Khloé Kardashian Is Pissed About Rumors That She's Going to Be the Next Bachelorette
Khloé and Kim Kardashian just shut down rumors that Khloé is being considered to be the next Bachelorette.
Both Khloé and Kim got into a Twitter feud with Bachelor show creator Mike Fleiss.
Of course, this is all amid the Jordyn Woods/Tristan Thompson cheating scandal, and Khloé is "still hurt."
Amid all the drama of the Jordyn Woods/Tristan Thompson cheating scandal, this week rumors also popped up that Khloé Kardashian might be the next Bachelorette.
Bachelor show creator Mike Fleiss began tweeting about the possibility a couple days ago, saying that Khloé was "very much in contention" and implying that he had plans to speak with Kris Jenner about it.
Sooo...looks like Khloé won't be the next Bachelorette!
Michael Jordan's Basketball Card sells for $350,100 Breaks eBay Record!
Long before the days of likes, follows and mentions, people did simple things to pass the time like collect cards of their favorite sports players. While collecting cards may not be as popular as it once was, there are still people who value the age-old practice and will pay a pretty penny to own rare collectible cards.
Thanks to eBay, everyone has the opportunity to auction off their personal items for profit or buy items that they deem valuable.
Recently, the winning bid of $350,100 for a rare Michael Jordan basketball card broke eBay records for the most expensive basketball card ever sold through the site. The green, foil textured, metallic and holographic card is one of ten from the original Chicago Bull’s legends 1997-1998 precious metal gems collection.
This sale marks the highest price any Jordan card has ever sold for. Cards for other legendary players such as Scottie Pippen, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson, Grant Hill, and Antoine Walker saw impressive bids as well. The buyer remains anonymous, but we think it’s safe to say that the buyer is someone who wants to hold close the memories of all the awesome things that happened in the 80’s and 90’s. If you collected anything as a kid, it may be time to check your old boxes to see if you are sitting on something that could sell for some serious cash.
Oscars 2019 Show Increases In Viewership from 2018 by 12%!
The 2019 Oscars ratings are in, and viewership grew by 12% from last year!
The ABC broadcast totaled 29.7 million viewers, compared to the 2018 telecast, which brought in 26.5 million viewers. To offer additional comparison, the 2019 Grammys had 9.7 million viewers and the 2019 Golden Globes had 11.0 million viewers.
This year’s show featured a major change from last year. This year, the Academy went forward without a host and just had a lot of celebrity presenters take the stage throughout the evening to move the show along.
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‘SHORTS OR NO SHORTS?’
Are you wearing pants? Are those the flesh colored leggings that should be outlawed? I don’t know, and you see, therein lies the problem.
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