Asian-American Dancer Attacked En Route To Off Broadway Theater In Apparent Hate Crime

Karen Fukuhara, who stars in Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys and David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, says she was struck by an unknown assailant outside a cafe in what the actor describes as an anti-Asian hate crime. “This sh*t needs to stop,” Fukuhara wrote in an Instagram post describing the attack. “Us women, Asians and the elderly need your help.”

The Boys and Suicide Squad (2016) actress shared details about the alleged incident on her Instagram yesterday (March 16), saying that she decided to do so to “raise awareness” of the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in countries including the US.The actor, who was born to Japanese parents in LA, said that she rarely shares things about her private life but felt compelled to speak out.“Something happened today that I thought was important,” she wrote, claiming that she was “walking to a café for some coffee and a man struck me in the back of my head. It came out of nowhere”.She continued: “We made no eye contact before, I wasn’t doing anything out of the ordinary.

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An American journalist was killed by Russian troops in Ukraine on Sunday (March 13), according to Ukranian police. Brent Renaud, a 51-year-old award-winning writer and filmmaker, was fatally shot when Russian forces opened fire on a car near the Romanivsky Bridge in the town of Irpin, near the capital of Kyiv, per a Facebook post by the head of Kyiv’s regional police unit, Andriy Nebytov. Another reporter was also wounded in the attack and hospitalized, Nebytov wrote.

the former Empire actor was found guilty on five counts of disorderly conduct pertaining to a police report he filed on January 29, 2019 – the same day the alleged attack took place.Smollett’s lawyer Nenye Uche said at the time that he would appeal the conviction, adding that his client was “committed to clearing his name”.While handing Smollett his sentence in a Chicago court yesterday (March 10), Cook County Judge James Linn said: “Let me tell you, Mr Smollett, that there is nothing I can do here today that will come close to the damage that you have already done to your own life.“You’ve turned your life upside down by your misconduct and your shenanigans.”He added: “You took some scabs off some healing wounds, and for one reason: You wanted to make yourself more famous, and for a while it worked. The lights were on you.

As soon as Russian forces, under the order of Russian President Vladimir Putin, began the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, stars and celebrities started their efforts to support the Ukrainian people under attack. A-listers like Ryan Reynolds, Mila Kunis, Dua Lipa, and more shared links to where fans could donate to the humanitarian efforts while pledging their own money to the cause.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorLongtime Variety reporter Dave McNary was remembered as a consummate journalist who deeply loved covering the movie business during American Cinematheque’s Tribute to the Crafts, held Monday night at Santa Monica’s Aero Theatre.Sharon McNary, a longtime journalist for KPCC-FM who was married to Dave McNary for 21 years, was on hand to accept a posthumous award for her husband, presented by Variety co-editor in chief Cynthia Littleton. Dave McNary died in 2020 at the age of 69 after suffering a stroke.“I never saw anyone work as hard as he did,” Sharon McNary told the crowd.She noted that her husband loved this time of year, when film kudos are in full swing.

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Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood would mark their impressive milestone. The band finished up a highly successful North American tour in November after being knocked back by Covid and then the sad death of long-serving drummer Charlie Watts. But now the rock 'n' roll legends are expected to announce they are heading back to Europe, and could headline Hyde Park festival in June as well as a number of other UK dates.

CHVRCHES have announced details of a huge new North American tour for 2022 – check out the new list of dates below.The Scottish trio are fresh off a three-song performance at this week’s (March 2) BandLab NME Awards 2022 in London, where they performed with The Cure‘s Robert Smith.After a UK tour that begins next week (March 10), the band will head to the US and Mexico from the end of April, playing a host of shows that take them up until the end of June. The new headline dates begin in late May.See the band’s full list of tour dates below.MARCH 202210 – Dundee, Fat Sam’s12 – Glasgow, SWG3 Poetry Club14 – Edinburgh, O2 Academy15 – Newcastle, City Hall16 – London, Brixton Academy18 – Birmingham, O2 Academy19 – Manchester, AcademyAPRIL 202229 – Atlanta, Shaky Knees FestivalMAY 202213 – Mexico City, Tecate Emblema18 – Monterrey, Showcenter21 – Guadalajara, Corona Capital27 – Napa, BottleRock Festival30 – Tampa, Jannus31 – Miami, Revolution LiveJUNE 20221 – Orlando, House of Blues2 – Raleigh, The Ritz4 – Charlotte, The Fillmore5 – Washington, DC, 9:30 Club9 – Buffalo, Artpark10 – Grand Rapids, 20 Monroe Live11 – Indianapolis, WonderRoad Music Festival13 – Madison, The Sylvee15 – Omaha, The Admiral16 – Kansas City, Uptown Theater18 – Manchester, Bonnaroo FestivalDuring their set at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, the band performed their track ‘Asking For A Friend’ from 2021 album ‘Screen Violence’ and then teamed up with Smith for a world exclusive live premiere of ‘How Not To Drown’.

Queen Latifah) and the team are called in to investigate the murder of a beloved Chinese American restaurant owner, who was the victim of a hate crime masked to look like an accidental electrical fire. ET exclusively premieres a sneak peek from the episode, which acknowledges the surge in crimes against the Asian community over the past several months.In the clip, McCall and Mel (Liza Lapira) are getting the download on the context surrounding the restaurant owner's death to gauge potential suspects. «This is all the greatest hits. Go back to your country.

here.The song was written by members of the Brooklyn-based rock group The National (music by Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner; lyrics by Matt Berninger and Carin Carin Besser), originally for Erica Schmidt’s 2018 stage musical of “Cyrano.” In an interview with TheWrap in December, the band said that they consider “Wherever I Fall,” to be one of “the strongest songs we’ve written in our career” and a “timeless” song that they would’ve never written if not for ‘Cyrano.'”The open-hearted, plaintive ballad is sung by three soldiers to a messenger boy who is collecting letters from the battlefront. Each man dedicates his portion of the song to a beloved person: one his wife, one his unrequited love, one his estranged father.

NEW YORK -- The Shubert Organization's Cort Theatre on Broadway will be renamed after James Earl Jones, fulfilling a promise by the theater giant to honor a Black artist in such a way.The James Earl Jones Theatre renaming is “in recognition of Mr. Jones’ lifetime of immense contributions to Broadway and the entire artistic community,” according to a statement by the Shuberts.The move comes less than a year after a wide Broadway coalition of theater owners, producers, union leaders, creators and casting directors hammered out a series of reforms and commitments for the theater industry to ensure equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.One requirement of the New Deal for Broadway is that the Shubert, Nederlander and Jujamcyn chains have at least one of their theaters named after a Black artist.

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Angelique Jackson Inspired by the new Warner Bros. TV series “All American: Homecoming,” Warner Bros. Television Group has established a scholarship to support students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).The studio partnered with the NAACP to develop the Warner Bros.