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More than 50 years have passed since Black Panthers Party co-founder Huey Newton entered an Oakland courtroom facing a murder charge, but his trial continues to influence the American legal system. The impact of the sensational case comes into focus in the short documentary American Justice on Trial : People v. Newton , directed by Andrew Abrahams and Herb Ferrette , and written by Lise Pearlman (based on her book The Sky’s the Limit ). It was produced by Abrahams and Pearlman. The film has earned a spot on the coveted Oscar shortlist despite lacking distribution. “When we think about great trials, we don’t think of this one,” Abrahams tells Deadline. “But when you start to look at it, it actually is.” The film dials back to 1967 when police in Oakland pulled over a van in which Newton was riding. A dispute ensued and gunfire erupted, leaving officer John Frey dead, as well as another officer and Newton injured. Many observers, particularly conservative whites, … [Read more...] about Oscar Contender ‘American Justice On Trial’ Reveals Remarkable Legacy Of Huey Newton Murder Case

Gallery Launch Gallery Alamy American actor Oz Perkins was 26 years old when he was cast as Dorky David -- the introverted Harvard Law student and one of the only students to befriend Elle Woods -- in the comedy film "Legally Blonde" back in 2001. Perkins shared the big screen role with Hollywood legends including Selma Blair as Warner's old/new girlfriend, Vivian ... and of course Reese Witherspoon as the law school success, Elle Woods. Oz has been in other popular films including "Six Degrees Of Separation" with Will Smith and "Not Another Teen Movie" with Chris Evans . Guess what he looks like now! … [Read more...] about Dorky David In ‘Legally Blonde’ ‘Memba Him?!

The Mooch is back on the airwaves. Anthony Scaramucci , famed for his 11-day stint as Donald Trump’s White House Director of Communications, is launching his latest podcast. He will launch Open Book , a weekly interview show, on January 25. It marks his return to the medium, having previously hosted a show on Mooch.fm and Mooch and the Mrs with his wife Deidre Ball. Each week, Scaramucci will invite a guest on to go deep into a piece of their work – whether it’s a book, an in-depth feature story, or an opinion piece – and dig into why it matters, what we can learn from the past, and how their work is shaping our future. He will also hope listeners can learn a bit more about him, from his blue-collar upbringing to Harvard Law School, from his time at Goldman Sachs to founding SkyBridge Capital, a multi-billion dollar asset manager, and, of course, his 11-day stint at the White House Guests include Gordon Sondland, author of The Envoy, who gets personal with … [Read more...] about Anthony Scaramucci Preps Latest Podcast, ‘Open Book’

Yoshio Yoda , who portrayed Fuji, the sweet-natured Japanese prisoner of war befriended by the irreverent gang of American sailors at the center of the 1962-66 ABC World War II-set sitcom McHale’s Navy, died Jan. 13 in Fullerton, CA. He was 88. Yoda, who also went be the name James Yoshio Yoda during his post-acting career as an executive of Toyota Hawaii, was born in Tokyo and studied law at Keio University in Japan before deciding on an acting career. After moving to the United States, Yoda enrolled at the University of Southern California’s film school. In 1961, when producers for the MGM film The Horizontal Lieutenant contacted the school looking for a young actor who was bilingual in Japanese and English, the school recommended Yoda. He landed the role, and his performance led directly to his involvement in the McHale’s Navy series and two feature film adaptations. As Seaman 3rd Class Fujiwara Takeo Kobiashi, affectionately known as Fuji by his newfound … [Read more...] about Yoshio Yoda Dies: ‘McHale’s Navy’ Actor Was 88

UPDATED with final winners: The Oscar-winning documentary Summer of Soul , Bo Burnham’s Emmy-winning musical comedy special Inside , Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad and Raoul Peck’s Exterminate All the Brutes are among the final list of winners of 2022 Peabody Awards . The Peabodys, in their 82nd year, honor the year’s most powerful content across the fields of entertainment, documentary, news, podcast/radio, arts, children’s and youth, and public service programming. The organization based at the Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia wrapped up a a weeklong rollout of all 30 winners Thursday. This year’s awards were presented by the likes of Melissa McCarthy, Morgan Freeman, John Legend, Kevin Bacon, H.E.R., Ethan Hawke, Jon Stewart, Hasan Minhaj, Riz Ahmed, LeVar Burton, Jenny Slate, Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Scott. Newsman Dan Rather and Fresh Air ‘s Terry Gross have already won this year’s Career Achievement Award and … [Read more...] about Peabody Awards: The Complete List Of 2022 Winners

The interim president of the University of Louisville told Rick Pitino the school believes FBI documents incriminate him and his coaching staff in an NCAA bribery/recruiting scandal. Despite the fact that neither Pitino nor any member of his staff was mentioned by name in the FBI charging documents, Gregory Postel sent Pitino a letter on Sept. 27 saying the investigation clearly points to him. "The information provided by the Office of the U.S. Attorney ... is disturbing and unprecedented in its allegations of willful misconduct, violations of NCAA Bylaws, and dishonesty, and serve to severely damage the reputation of the University of Louisville." "The allegations contained in the complaint ... insinuate a scheme of fraud and malfeasance in the recruitment of student-athletes involving you and multiple members of your coaching staff in violation of federal law and NCAA Division I Bylaws." FYI, the FBI alleges a high-profile Adidas exec teamed up with a D1 … [Read more...] about Louisville to Rick Pitino: FBI Evidence Points to You

The cinematic adaptation of The 1619 Project , the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times essay series that accelerated the vociferous debate over Critical Race Theory, makes its debut on Hulu tonight . If history is a guide – and that’s what the whole series is about – the documentary series will prove as polarizing as the original version. Nikole Hannah-Jones , the architect of the Times ’ project, serves as the guiding presence in the series, which aims at nothing less than reframing “the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of the United States’ national narrative,” as the newspaper put it when The 1619 Project reached readers in August 2019. The journalist and now university professor’s opening essay for the Times’ initiative became the basis for episode 1 of the six-part series. “We wanted from the very beginning to subvert this idea about American democracy and the way … [Read more...] about ‘The 1619 Project’ Debuts On Hulu Tonight, Promising To Reignite Debate Over Critical Race Theory And America’s Undeniable History

Getty UPDATE 4:30 PM PT -- Hightower's attorney is vehemently denying his client was the shooter ... claiming it was his brother, Jeffery , who fired the gun out of self-defense. UPDATE "(Teshaun is) innocent," attorney Averick Walker tells ESPN. "He didn't shoot anybody." UPDATE "It's sad that this detective sought to make him out to be a monster and he's not. When it's all said and done, it will come out in the wash that the person who did fire the gun shot the gun to protect Teshaun." UPDATE The attorney claims the victim came out of the house with a gun pointed at Teshaun ... and Jeffery took action. UPDATE "That's why the victim was shot himself." UPDATE 9:07 AM PT -- Cops have just released more information on the shooting to TMZ Sports ... saying Hightower and 5 other men showed up at the victim's house at around 10:49 AM on April 8. UPDATE A spokesperson for the Henry County Police Department tells us a … [Read more...] about Tulane Hoops’ Teshaun Hightower Arrested For Murder, Attorney Claims Innocence

EXCLUSIVE : Bethlehem Million ( Sick ) is set as a lead opposite Kennedy McMann and Felicity Huffman in The Good Lawyer , the proposed legal spinoff from ABC’s popular medical drama The Good Doctor , produced by Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature. Million will appear along with McMann and Huffman in the March 6 “The Good Lawyer” embedded pilot episode of The Good Doctor , written by the series’ co-showrunners David Shore and Liz Friedman and directed by Ruben Fleischer. In the episode, Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) seeks legal representation to help him win a case and puts his faith in a promising, young lawyer, Joni DeGroot (McMann) who has obsessive compulsive disorder. Million will portray Abbie. Compassionate, practical and a voice of reason, Abbie is Joni’s (McMann) slightly older sister, as well as her biggest cheerleader, roommate and best friend. These two share the bond of siblings who survived a less than ideal childhood together. … [Read more...] about ‘The Good Lawyer’: Bethlehem Million Joins ABC’s ‘Good Doctor’ Spinoff

EXCLUSIVE : Diana Lin and Archie Kao have been cast in series-regular roles on Interior Chinatown , a new series in the works for Hulu from 20th Television and creator/executive producer Charles Yu, who wrote the 2020 bestseller. RELATED: 2022-23 Hulu Pilots & Series Orders Tzi Ma also will recur in the drama that tells the story of Willis Wu ( Jimmy O. Yang ), a background character trapped in a police procedural who is trying to find his way into the larger story — and along the way discovers secrets about the strange world he inhabits and his family’s buried history. Along with Wang, they join previously announced cast Chloe Bennet and Ronny Chieng, as well as Sullivan Jones and Lisa Gilroy. Lin will play Lily Wu, Willis’s mother who is both his biggest fan and sharpest critic. Her credits include The Farewell, Australia Day and the Australian TV show The Family Law . She is repped by CAA and Matt Kniaz. Kao will portray Uncle Wong, Willis’ … [Read more...] about ‘Interior Chinatown’: Diana Lin, Archie Kao & Tzi Ma Join Hulu Series