Alicia Allain Dies: Producer, Actress & Wife Of ‘Dukes Of Hazzard’ Star John Schneider Was 53

Wednesday actress Jenna Ortega as “entitled” and “beyond toxic”.DeKnight wrote that Ortega “publicly s***” on the producers and writers of the hit Netflix spinoff of The Addams Family.DeKnight made the sensational claims on Twitter, adding he loved Ortega’s work but that “life’s too short to deal with people like this in the business”.His outburst was sparked after Ortega spoke on the podcast Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard where she admitted she became “almost unprofessional” as she struggled with material from the show.DeKnight wrote in another widely shared tweet that Ortega should have approached her concerns in a much more professional manner. This kind of statement is beyond entitled and toxic. I love her work, but life’s too short to deal with people like this in the business.“She’s young, so maybe she doesn’t know any better (but she should),” he wrote. “She should also ask herself how she would feel if the showrunners gave an interview and talked about how difficult she was and refused to perform the material.”In the podcast, Ortega said that nothing about the character Wednesday “made sense to her”.“I don’t think I’ve ever had to put my foot down more on a set in a way that I had to on ‘Wednesday,’” she shared.She continued to give examples of some out-of-character moments in the show: “Her being in a love triangle? It made no sense.

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Netflix‘s Wednesday.On the March 6 episode of the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard podcast, Ortega shared that she had gotten involved with the script’s writing while on set for the show, at times even butting heads with the script supervisor because she felt “very, very protective” of her character.“I don’t think I’ve ever had to put my foot down on a set in the way that I had to on Wednesday because it’s so easy to fall into that category, especially with this type of show,” Ortega said of her initial pushback on the script.“Everything that she does, everything that I had to play, did not make sense for her character at all. Her being in a love triangle made no sense.

Nia Vardalos dished on the third film in her successful franchise and why she thinks her co-star, John Corbett, may be stripping down for season 2. When asked if she knows anything about Corbett's return as Aidan Shaw to the franchise, Vardalos played coy, revealing to ET that she knows «a little about that.» «He told me something right before he went to film,» she told Cassie DiLaura, before suggesting that he may be getting naked in the upcoming episodes. «He got in really good shape.

Saturday Night Live debut last night (March 11) and denied being “dark and twisted” despite being cast in several horrors.During her opening monologue Ortega spoke about her “crazy” couple of years starring in Wednesday, X, and most recently Scream 6.“A lot of people assume I’m dark and twisted in real life because of those roles that I play but I’m not like that at all,” said Ortega. “I think there’s just something about my face where people see it and say ‘Hey, let’s throw blood on that’.”“I wasn’t always in horror films.

Jenna Ortega could have starred in a remake of The Parent Trap.

Tim Burton is staying in the Jenna Ortega business, as the ‘Wednesday’ star is currently eyeing a role in “Beetlejuice 2,” TheWrap has confirmed.The film will be the sequel to Burton’s 1988 comedy classic that also marked his first collaboration with Michael Keaton. He’s expected to direct and Keaton is likely to return as the devious poltergeist-for-hire.

Jenna Ortega doesn't "give a s--t" about a little wardrobe malfunction.  The actress brushed off a recent one she experienced at the "Scream VI" global premiere. Ortega, 20, posed on the red carpet in a tuxedo-style Balmain dress.The white top of the dress was seemingly stained with blue sharpie. The "Wednesday" star shared photos from the event on her Instagram and addressed the malfunction.

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Willem Dafoe is keeping it real in his acting. So real, that when a scene required a slap from costar Emma Stone, he had her practice on him 20 times. More amazing, the slap is off-camera in the film.

Emma Stone is speaking out about her experience working with her co-star Willem Dafoe in their upcoming movie, "And." The two have also previously appeared in "Poor Things."  "There’s this instinct to perform that many actors have — the ‘Look at me, look at me!’ kind of performer," Stone told the New York Times. "He’s the opposite of that.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson has joined the cast of Robert Eggers’ re-imagining of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 classic “Nosferatu,” according to an insider with knowledge of the project.Focus Features is now behind the project, with Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Robert Eggers, Chris Columbus and Eleanor Columbus producing.

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Eggers long awaited Nosferatu pic is full steam ahead at Focus Features with Aaron Taylor-Johnson rounding out the all-star ensemble. Simon McBurney and Ralph Ineson are also joining the cast that included Lily Rose-Depp, Bill Skarsgard, Nicholas Hoult, Willem Dafoe and Emma Corrin. Eggers is writing and directing the pic with production currently under way in Prague. Focus will distribute the film domestically and Universal Pictures International will handle international distribution.

And, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Favourite). In a profile interview with Dafoe by The New York Times, it’s revealed that Dafoe asked to be slapped repeatedly for a scene where Stone slaps his character, despite him being off camera in the shot.In the interview, it’s described how Dafoe “insisted that the move would look more genuine if he were actually being slapped”, and that he took the staged hit 20 times.“That’s what you want from actors,” Lanthimos said about Dafoe being on set even when he’s not required to be.

"Hunger Games" star Jena Malone spoke out about allegedly being sexually assaulted while filming the adventure movie. Malone, 38, took to Instagram to share her traumatic experience after working on the final film of the franchise, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2." "---trigger warning--- This photo was taken right after I wrapped up mocking Jay part two and I had to say goodbye to everyone on set," Malone wrote.

EXCLUSIVE: Sigourney Weaver has joined the cast of Apple Original Films and Skydance’s The Gorge starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy. Scott Derrickson is on board to direct with Zach Dean penning the script, which he sold on spec to Skydance last year. In addition to starring, Teller will serve as executive producer on the film.

29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best film and TV performances of the past year, were handed out live.For the first time since 1998, the ceremony was not broadcast on TV. Instead, it aired on Netflix's YouTube channel after it was announced that the platform will begin streaming the ceremony live in 2024, as part of a multi-year partnership with SAG-AFTRA. Going into the awards,  and both led with five nominations each, including four individual acting nods and one for ensemble.

Former "Dukes of Hazzard" star John Schneider is cherishing the moments that he shared with his late wife, Alicia Allain.  After he announced the tragic news of her death on social media on Tuesday, Schneider took to Facebook to post a sweet video of the two. "A beautiful moment caught," Schneider captioned the video of him and his wife dancing.  In the precious video, he’s seen dancing with his wife.The couple were all smiles as he spun Allain multiple times before bringing her in for an intimate embrace.   Schneider was seen grinning cheek to cheek as he swayed his wife back and forth while playing with her blonde hair.  As Allain pats down Schneider, he kisses her head in the blissful moment.

John Schneider is mourning the death of his wife Alicia Allain, who has passed away at the age of 53.