Suits star Patrick J. Adams tore into Britain’s Royal Family today, calling its treatment of his former costar Meghan Markle “obscene,” shameless and an irrelevant institution that is “overdrawn on credibility and apparently bankrupt of decency.” Adams was just one of Markle’s Suits colleagues coming to the Duchess of Sussex’s defense today, the smackdowns coming after this week’s news that the Royal Family had launched an investigation into complaints by former Kensington Palace staff that Markle had bullied and humiliated them. The charges have made international headlines in the lead-up to Sunday’s big Oprah with Meghan and Harry special on CBS. “Meghan Markle and I spent the better part of a decade working together on Suits ,” Adams writes in the first in a string of eight tweets (see them below). “ From day one she was an enthusiastic, kind, cooperative, giving, joyful and supportive member of our television family. She remained that person and … [Read more...] about ‘Suits’ Cast & Creatives Side With Meghan Markle: Co-Star Patrick J. Adams Rips Royal Family As “Shameless” And “Bankrupt Of Decency”
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Stephen Curry’s Unanimous Media Looks To Boost Diverse Voices With New Development Venture
Unanimous Media , Stephen Curry ’s production company, has launched Pathways Alliance, a venture to bolster diverse voices across TV, film, documentaries and podcasts. The company, which produces ABC’s Holey Moley and is developing a TV remake of Finding Forrester for NBC, has selected two authors to begin with to give production experience as a way of finding new stories. The first group of selected authors includes Wes Moore, who wrote The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates and Cole Brown, who wrote Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World. The authors, who have previously been part of Curry’s Underrated Book Club, will work with Unanimous Media over an 18-month period to create projects across mediums. The venture will be run by Kalyna Kutny, who previously worked at Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films and HBO Films, where she worked on Liberace, Too Big To Fail and Game Change. Unanimous Media co-founder and chief creative officer Erick Peyton said, … [Read more...] about Stephen Curry’s Unanimous Media Looks To Boost Diverse Voices With New Development Venture
Bobby Shmurda Making All-Star Money in First Gigs Outta Prison
Exclusive Getty Bobby Shmurda 's getting back to work for NBA All-Star Weekend in Atlanta ... and he's set to bank big bucks for his first performances since getting sprung from prison. Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... after the rapper takes the mic Friday night for his triumphant return at Compound nightclub in the ATL, he'll walk away with $125,000. Bobby's hosting the event -- dubbed his "Welcome Home Party" -- with 50 Cent , but it's just one of several gigs he has on the books for the hoops and hip-hop weekend. We're told Shmurda's also signed on for smaller, private events that will ultimately bring his haul to more than $300K for a few days' work. Of course, Bobby's not the only rapper taking advantage of the All-Star festivities. Our sources say his pal Rowdy Rebel -- who was also released from prison early this year -- will make $59k for his show at Halo Lounge. Likewise, Lil Durk 's set to score $100k for his … [Read more...] about Bobby Shmurda Making All-Star Money in First Gigs Outta Prison
‘Chaos Walking’: Wanna Hear What Tom Holland’s Thinking? Think Again
“And if my thought-dreams could be seen,” a wise man once said , “they’d probably put my head in a guillotine.” Chaos Walking, an adaptation of Patrick Ness’s Y.A. trilogy about a planet where one’s private hopes and fears become public audio-visual transmissions, cribs the sentiment from that Dylan couplet — though, to be fair, it does not chop off a single person’s head. Characters are shot, beaten, tortured, drowned, chased, burned, pushed into an abyss, scratched and shamed, but no gets the falling blade. What happens to the cast of Doug Liman’s movie version, however, is far worse than any of that. They end up finding themselves stuck in an overcooked 22 lb. cinematic turkey, a genuine schlockbuster, a cosmic flop. The guillotine would have been quick and merciful. An association with this misfire will be on their resume and their IMDb pages and, likely, their conscience for a long, long, long time. (It hits theaters today. Pray it goes away soon.) Related Reviews … [Read more...] about ‘Chaos Walking’: Wanna Hear What Tom Holland’s Thinking? Think Again
Charlie Sheen Says ‘Hooker’ Knew He Had HIV, Plus She Signed an NDA
EXCLUSIVE Charlie Sheen says the "hooker" suing him for exposing her to HIV is an extortionist, who rolls the dice with STDs on the regular because she's banged "hundreds, if not thousands," of guys. Sheen is responding to the lawsuit filed anonymously last summer by a woman who says he had unprotected sex with her BEFORE revealing he's HIV positive. In his docs, obtained by TMZ, Sheen says the Jane Doe is completely making that up. According to his docs, she's a "professional hooker party girl" who gets paid for sex as a high-end escort. Sheen admits he showered her with money and gifts during their less than 2-month-long relationship. He adds ... his HIV positive status was revealed to her the moment they were introduced. Sheen says she's not only extorting him, but pressuring him by "stalking" his home and his father Martin Sheen 's pad, too. He says the woman signed an NDA before they banged, which requires her to keep quiet about their liaisons ... … [Read more...] about Charlie Sheen Says ‘Hooker’ Knew He Had HIV, Plus She Signed an NDA