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Actor, professional boxer and Indigenous rights advocate Kali Reis is set to star opposite Jodie Foster in True Detective : Night Country. With both leads in place, Season 4 of the crime thriller anthology series has received a formal greenlight by HBO . Reis recently burst into the Hollywood scene with her acting debut in the indie film Catch the Fair One, on which she also helped develop the story with director Josef Kubota Wladyka. Her performance earned her a special Jury Mention for Best Actress at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, where the film won the Audience Award, as well as a 2022 Indie Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. It also got the attention of True Detective producers. Reis was identified as the choice for the co-lead opposite Foster weeks ago. It took awhile for her deal to get done as insurance and other issues had to be worked out in light of Reis’ boxing career. She has no upcoming fights scheduled at this time. In True … [Read more...] about ‘True Detective’: Kali Reis Joins Jodie Foster In Season 4 As It Gets HBO Greenlight

Colorado is only one of three states that allows abortion at any phase of pregnancy. It borders five states where the fate of abortion access remains uncertain, if not outright banned. In anticipation of the reversal of Roe v. Wade , the Colorado legislature enshrined the right to abortion access in its laws back in April. “State leadership matters more than ever,” Gov. Jared Polis (D) said when the Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of federal abortion rights with its decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health on Friday. “We will not retreat to an archaic era when the powerful few controlled the freedoms over our bodies.” But Colorado also prohibits using any state healthcare dollars from paying for abortions, meaning Medicaid recipients and state employees can’t use their coverage to access services. It also can’t adjust the state budget without a ballot referendum, complicating any efforts to set aside funding for the expected deluge of out-of-state abortion … [Read more...] about Blue States Can’t Fix What the Supreme Court Broke

Getty The Fury family's relationship with a major Irish crime boss is what's keeping Tommy from entering the United States ... with U.S. officials placing a travel ban on any fighters, managers and promoters with ties to the wanted man. Daniel Kinahan -- who helped found the MTK Global boxing promotions company that previously repped Tyson Fury -- is accused of running a massive drug and firearms trafficking operation in Europe ... and is currently on the run from authorities. Law enforcement sources tell us fighters with any association with Kinahan -- even the most tenuous ties with the guy -- are being barred from traveling as part of the federal investigation ... in hopes of getting information on bringing him down. Here's the thing -- Kinahan is accused of some SERIOUS crimes with the Kinahan Organized Crime Group ... but as far as MTK Global goes, it was legit and well respected in the boxing community. We're told the feds … [Read more...] about Tommy Fury Denied Entry To U.S. Over Family’s Ties To Crime Boss Daniel Kinahan

Designer Saisha Shinde recently opened up about when denied to donate blood. Calling the experience 'beyond discriminatory,’ the Lock Upp contestant said that she was on her way to donate blood when she was informed by the authorities that she won’t be able to do the noble deed due to some medical guidelines. Shinde then did her research and learnt about the blood referral. Saisha said, “As per those laws there are certain kind of people who cannot donate blood. People who are in the high-risk category of illnesses. Which is why transgenders, gay men, lesbians cannot donate blood. Apparently, we come in those category of carrying STDs. The irony is two years ago I donated my blood but now because my identity has changed I cannot donate blood. As if my blood has changed. But it’s not. I could be carrying those diseases as a gay man. It is beyond discriminatory.” In her interview with HT, Shinde also revealed this happened that this happened during the … [Read more...] about Lock Upp Fame Saisha Shinde Opens Up About Facing Discrimination, Says She Was Denied From Donating Blood

Former Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger is at work on a new book about decision-making in business, entertainment and politics, with a tentative 2024 publication date by Random House . Iger previously authored the 2019 New York Times bestseller T he Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company . This still unnamed tome draws a wider net, billed as “an essential new playbook on leading in times of crisis and disruption” as Iger discusses how Disney and other organizations faced an unprecedented health and economic crisis, a global reckoning over racial justice and rapidly changing technology. “Drawing on decades of experience managing crises and adapting to disruption, Iger shares insights into how leaders across the country and around the world rose to the challenge – or failed to do so – when it mattered most. Among other things, Iger will explore the importance of leading with empathy in a crisis, acting decisively and … [Read more...] about Former Disney CEO Bob Iger Penning Book On Leadership In Times Of Crisis; 2024 Publish Date Eyed

Bondit’s Buffalo 8 has hired Adam Harris Engelhard as head of production and B8 Services . The executive previously founded and ran literary management and production firm Mailroom Entertainment. He is currently producing two projects alongside Dana Brunetti, one starring Lucy Liu and the second with Vanessa Hudgens attached to star. Engelhard started his career at ICM before transitioning to producing. At Buffalo 8, he will oversee the B8 Services business that works with indie filmmakers to develop, package, and sell projects across budgets and genres. Buffalo 8 is part of BondIt Media Capital , which also encompasses ABS Payroll, and has financed more than 400 features and TV projects over nine years. It raised its profile significantly during Covid when financing was particularly challenging. BondIt-backed projects include Kevin Smith’s upcoming Clerks 3 , the Aaron Paul-starring Dual , Amazon’s Book of Love and Loving Vincent . The firm is currently in … [Read more...] about Buffalo 8 Names Adam Harris Engelhard Head Of Production And B8 Services

Dakota Johnson is setting the record straight about her time on the set of the Fifty Shades of Grey movies which were adapted from E.L. James Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy of books. The first film debuted in 2015 followed by the second film Fifty Shades Darker in 2017, and Fifty Shades Freed in 2018. Johnson, plays Anastasia Steele alongside Jamie Dornan as  Christian Grey. The actress spoke with Vanity Fair and reflected on her time shooting the series and butting heads with James who commanded full creative control that squashed any ideas or input. “She had a lot of creative control, all day, every day, and she just demanded that certain things happen,” the actress said of the author, who was also one of the film’s producers. “There were parts of the books that just wouldn’t work in a movie, like the inner monologue, which was at times incredibly cheesy. It wouldn’t work to say out loud. It was always a battle. Always.” Things were … [Read more...] about Dakota Johnson Discusses What It Was Like Shooting ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ And Working With E.L. James

Quinta Brunson — creator, executive producer, and star of the hit comedy Abbott Elementary — could moonlight as a tour guide. She meets me at the Warner Bros. Television building on a crisp day in April. The building, tucked behind bushes and an open-air set of a quaint city street, is boxy and drab, one of the least magnificent structures I see on the massive lot. And yet Brunson has a way of showing its hidden magic. Flanked by a publicist and a studio rep, we load into a golf cart, where Brunson leads me on a tour of the WB campus — it also just happens to be a tour of one of the most exciting young careers in comedy. In fact, while we chat in front of an outdoor set of a white church used in Gilmore Girls and Pretty Little Liars , an eager fan on a stretch cart packed with visitors on a guided tour loudly points her out. In 2018, she was cast as a lead in a CW series called The End of the World As We Know It after auditioning in this very building. The show never … [Read more...] about It’s Quinta Brunson’s World and We’re All Just Laughing in It

Chrystal Workman says authorities falsely accused her of talking oral sex to her daughter, " Modern Family " star Ariel Winter -- and she wants to get to the bottom of the claims by putting Ariel's psychiatrist and her attorney on the hot seat. In her latest legal filing, Chrystal says she wants her attorneys to depose the doc and lawyer in order to defend herself against allegations of sexual abuse she believes Ariel made against her. According to the docs, 2 investigators from the Department of Children and Family Services interviewed Chrystal on June 19, 2013 -- and asked her if she ever had a conversation with Ariel regarding oral sex with her boyfriend. In the papers, Chrystal also alleges the DCFS investigators asked if she'd ever given Ariel a very graphic demonstration regarding how to use Monistat 7. We are paraphrasing, and heavily, because Chrystal's own words in the papers are just that graphic. Chrystal claims DCFS cleared her of all the … [Read more...] about Ariel Winter’s Mom — I Want to Grill Ariel’s Doc and Attorney about Oral Sex Chat

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment PR firm Relevant has promoted Alex Kahn to Senior Vice President, Julia Scorupco to Junior Publicist and has added Alexa Tombs as a Senior Publicist in the New York office. “We are so proud to be expanding our company by both promoting from within, which has always been important to us, and by finding someone new who we feel is a perfect addition,” Relevant’s partners said. “Alex Kahn has been with us from the beginning and shares our unique vision. We are excited for her to continue to grow in her leadership role within the company. Alexa Tombs’ studio background offers a fresh perspective to our strategy, and Julia Scorupco is one of the rising stars in our company.” Kahn, based in New York, has been with Relevant since its inception and has led campaigns for clients including Saoirse Ronan, Margaret Qualley, Murray Bartlett, Jonathan Bailey, Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Zachary Quinto and Michael Gandolfini. She moved to New York in … [Read more...] about Relevant Promotes Alex Kahn To SVP And Expands Teams In Los Angeles And New York