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Ashton Kutcher, the popular actor has opened up about being diagnosed with a "rare form of vasculitis", an autoimmune disease that left him unable to see, hear or walk. The Jobs actor shared the diagnosis in the monday episode of the national geographic show, Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge . In a clip shared by the entertainment programme Access Hollywood, Ashton Kutcher said: " Like two years ago, i had this weird, super rare form of vasculitis, that like knocked out my vision, it knocked out my hearing, it knocked out like all my equilibrium. " In the video, the 44-year-old further said it took him a year to build his life from scratch and that he was lucky to be alive. " You don't really appreciate it until it's gone, until you go, 'i don't know if i'm ever going be able to see again. I don't know if i'm going be able to hear again, i don't know if i'm going to be able to walk again. I'm lucky to be alive ," he added. After the clip … [Read more...] about Ashton Kutcher Opens Up About His Battle With ‘Rare Form Of Vasculitis’, Says He Is Fully Recovered

Jane Lynch will depart Broadway ’s Funny Girl even earlier than expected, producers announced today. The former Glee actor will end her run as “Mrs. Brice” on Sunday, August 14, several weeks earlier than the Sept. 4 date most recently announced (that date, too, was earlier than the originally planned Sept. 25 exit). According to producers, Lynch had a long-scheduled vacation set to begin on Monday, August 15 and was set to return to the show on Tuesday, August 23, before departing for the Creative Arts Emmys on Thursday, September 1. “Rather than return for one week of performances, the producers have agreed to adjust her final performance to Sunday, August 14,” according to a statement. Lunch is an Emmy nominee in the Best Comedy Guest Actress category for her work on Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building. Lynch’s “Mrs. Brice” standby, Liz McCartney, is scheduled to play the role from Tuesday, August 16 – Sunday, September 4, after which four-time Tony nominee Tovah … [Read more...] about Jane Lynch Sets Early ‘Funny Girl’ Departure

EXCLUSIVE : Strong Studios will develop and produce a feature based on the biographical novel 4th & Goal : One Man’s Quest to Recapture His Dream , examining the life of corporate executive, author and football coach Joe Moglia . The 2012 book penned by New York Times bestselling author and Forbes contributing editor Monte Burke follows Moglia from his roots growing up in a rough-and-tumble neighborhood in New York City to his rise through the high school and college football ranks to become the defensive coordinator at Dartmouth, and his dream of becoming a head coach of a college football team. Often, life has a way of interfering with dreams, and with a family on the way, Joe was at one time forced to abandon his, entering corporate America to make ends meet. With no MBA but through a fundamental belief that he could succeed with grit and determination, he landed a job at Merrill Lynch and 25 years later stood at the zenith of the financial world as CEO of … [Read more...] about Todd Robinson Preps Sports Drama ‘4th & Goal’ About Corporate Exec-Turned-College Football Coach Joe Moglia For Strong Studios

Behind closed doors this summer, Donald Trump and his advisers have been narrowing the shortlist of criminal defense attorneys he’d need to take on the Justice Department . The former president has had preliminary conversations with Tim Parlatore, a lawyer best known for successfully representing an accused war criminal, about possible legal strategies should the department escalate its probe or hit Trump with charges, two people with knowledge of the matter and a third source briefed on it tell Rolling Stone . Trump’s conversations with Parlatore and other newly retained lawyers are part of his broader push to assemble yet another new legal team, both for his current legal woes and for any future ones coming from the FBI and Biden-era DOJ. Throughout the summer, Trump has been quizzing confidants on what they think of specific criminal defense lawyers, throwing out a number of names both big and obscure. In other words, as one Trump advisor describes it, the ex-president is … [Read more...] about Inside Trump’s Frantic Hunt for ‘Killer’ Criminal Defense Attorneys

Mick Jagger said he’s feeling “much better” several days after announcing he’d tested positive for Covid-19. In a message shared on Instagram, Jagger thanked fans for their “well wishes and messages,” and said he’s on track “to get back on the stage next week.” He also announced that the Rolling Stones ’ Amsterdam show has been rescheduled for July 7, and that a new date for their gig in Bern, Switzerland will be announced soon. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mick Jagger (@mickjagger) The Rolling Stones were just hours away from taking the stage at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena Monday evening for the fourth date of their 60th anniversary tour when Jagger announced that he had tested positive for Covid. “I’m so sorry that we’ve had to postpone the Amsterdam show with such short notice tonight,” he wrote to fans on Instagram. “I have unfortunately just tested positive for Covid. We aim to … [Read more...] about Mick Jagger Feeling ‘Much Better’ After Testing Positive for Covid-19

TMZ.com Slim Jxmmi , one half of the rap duo Rae Sremmurd -- had a not-so-nice welcome home when he touched down in L.A. ... after authorities discovered there was an outstanding warrant out for his arrest. LAX law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... when Slim flew in from Canada Sunday, Customs and Border Patrol agents took him into custody. We're told Slim had a warrant out of Georgia stemming from a prior arrest involving possession of marijuana with intent to sell. We're told Georgia authorities have already gotten a judge to authorize extradition from L.A. to Georgia. He's currently in custody in L.A. being held without bail. The stakes are high ... the maximum sentence in the Georgia case is 30 years in prison. This isn't the only legal issue he faces ... TMZ broke the story, Slim Jxmmi was arrested back in January for battery after an alleged fight with his girlfriend. TMZ.com We spoke with him in March after a training session at … [Read more...] about Rae Sremmurd’s Slim Jxmmi Arrested at LAX Over Georgia Drug Case

EXCLUSIVE: Playwright Theresa Rebeck , who created the stage musical-themed NBC series Smash , has joined the real-life Broadway -bound musical adaptation of the 1988 film comedy Working Girl , producers announced today. Rebeck will write the book of the musical, said producers Robyn Goodman and Josh Fiedler of Aged In Wood Productions and Kumiko Yoshii. While Rebeck has had four plays produced on Broadway ( Bernhardt/Hamlet, Dead Accounts, Seminar, Mauritius ), Working Girl would mark her Broadway debut as a book writer for a musical. As previously announced, Cyndi Lauper is writing the music and lyrics, and Christopher Ashley will direct. “ Smash ignited my love of musical theater and I’ve been eager to find the right musical project since then,” Rebeck said in a statement. “I couldn’t have dreamed up a better fit than Working Girl , or better collaborators than Cyndi, Chris and this team. I can’t wait for audiences to discover how we’ve reimagined this … [Read more...] about Theresa Rebeck Joins Broadway-Bound ‘Working Girl’ Musical Adaptation As Book Writer

Ukraine’s battle against invading Russian forces is now in its sixth month, and the country’s filmmakers remain determined to document the horrors facing its people. The Organization of Ukrainian Producers (OUP) has finished filming documentary Mariupol. Unlost Hope , which tells the stories of ordinary people who spent the first month of the invasion in the city of Mariupol. Director is Maksym Lytvinov. Below you can watch an extended 10-minute trailer. Mariupol, in the east of Ukraine close to the Russian border, has been decimated since fighting began. The city’s mayor has said 21,000 have died, while the film puts the number now at 22,000. The Organization of Ukrainian Producers (OUP) is a group of seven Ukrainian producers. Established in March 2022, the group makes documentaries and features about the consequences of Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine. The group is currently working on six documentaries and one fiction film. The group launched another … [Read more...] about Ukrainian Producers Group Finishes Shoot For Invasion Documentary ‘Mariupol. Unlost Hope’

Broadway’s heavy hitters withstood New York’s heatwave last week, with MJ, Dear Evan Hansen and Hamilton selling out and Hadestown, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Into The Woods, Moulin Rouge!, Six, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King and The Music Man coming very close. In all, the 23 Broadway productions took in $27,682,655 during the week ending August 7, down about 6% from the previous week’s 24-show roster (gone was Company , which closed July 31). Attendance of 212,341 was down about 5% from the previous week. Among the sell-outs, MJ set another house record at the Neil Simon Theatre – the show’s fourth – with a gross of $1,746,901. Dear Evan Hansen took in $915,655, and Hamilton grossed $2,219,057. Filling at least 90% of their seats were Aladdin, Hadestown, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Into The Woods (at 99% of capacity), Moulin Rouge!, Six (also at 99%), The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, The Music Man and Wicked. Wilting a bit in the … [Read more...] about Broadway Hits Withstand Summer Heat As Others Sweat It Out; ‘MJ’ Sets House Record

If you thought last month’s release of previously sealed testimony by former prosecutor Roger Gunson in the Roman Polanski sex case put an end to legal jousting over the secret sessions, you thought wrong. By way of update, lawyers and others with an interest in the case are now in a tug-of-war over access to the video of Gunson’s deposition, which took place on three separate dates in 2010. So far, only a written transcript of the testimony has been released. But lawyers for journalists Sam Wasson and William Rempel , who won the unsealing in a California Appeals Court decision, went back to that court July 22 with a request for existing video of the sessions. That request was supported by an affidavit from filmmaker Marina Zenovich , whose documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired called attention to claimed misconduct by the Los Angeles legal system in handling Polanski’s case. The appeals court has said that Wasson and Rempel (plus Zenovich) … [Read more...] about The Roman Polanski Legal Fight Continues, Now Over Video Of Roger Gunson’s Testimony