Sunday, December 29, 2019
“We will NOT allow this to become the new normal,” said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Sunday, December 29, 2019
Andrew Dunbar, who worked as a body double for Alfie Allen’s Theon Greyjoy and a background actor on HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” has died. He was in his 30s. Dunbar died suddenly at his home in East Belfast, Ireland, on Christmas Eve, according to the Daily Mail. No cause of death was made public. “To say we are shocked and saddened at the passing of Andrew Dunbar is an understatement,” the Ireland-based talent agency The Extras Dept. said in a statement. “We have so many fond memories of the years Andrew worked with us. He was so versatile we could…
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Donna Langley, chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and the first British woman to head a major film studio, has been named a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the annual Queen’s honors list for 2020. The title is the second most senior among Britain’s seven orders of chivalry. In a statement announcing the New Year’s honors, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth office cited Langley’s accomplishment, including being “responsible for the global content strategy and business operations for the motion picture group,” and overseeing production, distribution and marketing for Universal Pictures, DreamWorks animation…
Friday, December 27, 2019
A Santa look-alike pulled a Robin Hood this week by robbing a bank and then making it rain for unsuspecting pedestrians. David Wayne Oliver sauntered into an Academy Bank in Colorado Springs, allegedly threatened a teller with a weapon and left… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Friday, December 27, 2019
Rich Homie Quan is off the hook in his seemingly endless drug case. According to legal docs obtained by TMZ … the drug case against the rapper has been tossed. RHQ’s lawyer, Lucy Bell, tells TMZ it was dismissed due to a lack of evidence. Bell… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Friday, December 27, 2019
The Rio de Janeiro offices of Porta dos Fundos, the Brazilian production company behind the satirical Netflix comedy “The First Temptation of Christ,” were firebombed on Christmas Eve in what appeared to be a right-wing terrorist attack. No one was injured in the attack, in which several molotov cocktails were hand-thrown at the offices of Porta dos Fundos (“Back Door”), known for other similarly biting comedies. “The First Temptation of Christ,” which debuted on Netflix Dec. 3, portrays Jesus returning home to his family for the holidays, and bringing with him what appears to be his same-sex partner. The film…
Friday, December 27, 2019
The 14-year-old was released after questioning but the chief of detectives calls the arrest a “significant development in the investigative process.” Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Thursday, December 26, 2019
“Million Dollar Listing” host Ryan Serhant and YouTuber Casey Neistat announced Wednesday evening they’re teaming up to pay someone’s New York City rent for one year. “Had I not been in New York City, I would have never then followed the weird career trajectory that has taken me to where I am today, you know, a lot of which I credit to New York City,” Serhant told TheWrap ahead of the announcement. “New York City allows all the apartments and homes that I sell to be worth what I sell them for and allows me to have my own beautiful…
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Anyone can die on their birthday, but you’re only gonna end up on a list of people who died on their birthdays if you’re famous. We’ve assembled a list of the sort of people who are famous enough to be put on a list of people who died on their birthday who died on their birthday. Source: the wrap feed
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Too Short’s rape accuser has officially dropped her lawsuit against the rap legend … TMZ has learned. Teana Louis had sued Too Short claiming he sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions in Los Angeles between June and October of 2016. In her… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed