Actress Toni Collette discussed her journey from a working-class neighborhood in northwest Sydney to Hollywood star in a masterclass at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra talent and project development event on Friday.
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Selome Hailu Tensions were high on an ABC panel at the Television Critics Association’s winter 2024 press tour, during which the three showrunners were asked about the racial issues often present in unscripted television. “Bachelor” executive producers Jason Ehrlich, Claire Freeland and Bennett Graebner appeared caught off guard when NPR journalist Eric Deggans brought up multiple controversies surrounding the treatment of the franchise’s Black cast members, saying, “During Matt James’ season, you had a controversy that led to Chris Harrison leaving the show.
Matt was a little critical of how you presented his father. Rachel Lindsay, the first black Bachelorette, has been critical of how the show talks about race.” “Why does it seem that ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘The Bachelorette’ have such a hard time dealing with racial issues?” Deggans asked.
“Have you learned anything from these past scandals that led to the departure of Chris Harrison?” “I can speak to where we are now,” Freeland said after a long pause. “Our goal is to represent the fabric of the country, not just in terms of diversity and ethnicity, but also ability and body types and representing where people are from in the country as well.” “I can speak for the seasons that I have been on,” continued Freeland, who joined the American iterations of the franchise in 2023 after previously working on the Canadian “Bachelor” series.
“I think, so far, we’ve been putting our money where our mouth is. This is something that we’re always working on, and we’ll continue to do so moving forward.” Deggans pushed back on Freeland’s focus on the present: “That doesn’t really answer the question.
Actress Toni Collette discussed her journey from a working-class neighborhood in northwest Sydney to Hollywood star in a masterclass at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra talent and project development event on Friday.
Columbia Daily Tribune.Under the language of the amended ordinance, law enforcement is expected either not to pursue charges, or deprioritize the enforcement of, any laws imposing criminal or civil penalties against individuals who seek out or assist others in obtaining gender-affirming care.This is in direct reference to Missouri’s law prohibiting minors from accessing such treatments, which Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed into law last year.That law also prohibits adult Medicaid recipients from having the cost of any transition-related procedures covered, meaning they must pay for such services out of pocket.Authorities are also encouraged to deprioritize arresting, detaining, or transferring individuals to other states for seeking out gender-affirming care for themselves or their children, in violation of their own state’s laws.Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has been dogged in his insistence that the ban on health care for transgender minors be enforced, even demanding that local police, especially in Kansas City and St.
The Jonas Brothers have arrived Down Under!
and air vacuums ready, Phans.Legendary jam band Phish announced they’ll be hitting the road this summer for a nationwide tour from July through September.That includes three back-to-back-to-back gigs at Bethel, NY’s Bethel Woods Center For The Arts on Aug. 9-11.Multi-day stints at venues aren’t an anomaly for this tour; based on our findings, Trey Anastasio and co.
It's no secret that Catherine, The Princess Of Wales is one of the biggest style influencers of our time. From her sell-out floral midi dresses and trending Zara blazers to her affordable pearls from Monica Vinader royal fans are always quick to snap up her latest look whatever the cost.
Fred again.. has announced a surprise arena tour across Australia that is set to kick off next week.Today (February 28), the electronic producer announced on social media that he will be playing an arena tour across Australia beginning March 4. The tour will consist of 7 shows – three in Melbourne, three in Sydney and one in the Gold Coast.The arena tour comes after Fred again..
Taylor Swift is taking over Sydney!
Despite the Royal Family being short-staffed, it seems there's no room for Prince Harry to return. King Charles, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment, has stepped back from public duties, as has the Princess of Wales, who is recovering from abdominal surgery performed last month.
Taylor Swift performs two surprise songs for the acoustic set during every show of her Eras Tour and she has already performed a ton of incredible tracks across the first year of her tour.
Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly gave an unexpected answer when asked to discuss something they have 'never' been asked about in their three-decade career. The pair have been chatting ahead of the last series of their hit ITV show Saturday Night Takeaway.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Natalie Portman is the latest actor to speak about the decline of the movie star. In an interview with Vanity Fair, the “Black Swan” Oscar winner noted that kids these days like her own have no idea who movie stars are but are widely familiar with popular YouTubers. “The striking thing has been the decline of film as a primary form of entertainment,” Portman said.
Kelly Rowland is on a press tour promoting her Netflix film Mea Culpa and was asked about Beyoncé‘s new country album and the possibility of a Destiny’s Child reunion.
forever and always.Taylor Swift thanked her record number of fans in Australia on Sunday after she played three “Eras” Tour shows to a whopping 288,000 people. “96,000 people the first night, 96,000 people the second night, 96,000 people tonight. All of that, those are all the biggest shows I’ve ever played on a tour and you did it three times,” Swift, 34, told the screaming crowd at Melbourne Cricket Ground in a clip posted to X (formerly Twitter).
This is heartbreaking. A 16-year-old was killed in a car accident while on the way to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert in Australia.
Travis Kelce made sure Taylor Swift felt like a princess for Valentine’s Day — even from across the world.
EXCLUSIVE: The EFM packages aren’t done just yet. Pirates Of The Caribbean director and Oscar winner Gore Verbinski has pulled together a strong cast for his fun-sounding next movie, titled Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die.
Prince Harry has opened up about his relationship with his father, King Charles, in a new interview on US TV.
EXCLUSIVE: The Australian television M&A market is set for its first big deal in a minute or two.
Gossip have added a run of UK and European shows to their summer 2024 tour. Find ticket details below.Announced today (February 15), the newly-announced tour dates come as the American trio are set to release their Rick Rubin-produced LP ‘Real Power’.Their sixth studio album, ‘Real Power’ will arrive on March 22, and marks the first album from Beth Ditto and co since their 2012 release, ‘A Joyful Noise’.Set to kick off later this summer, the new run of live dates will see the indie icons play at the Villa Ada venue in Rome, Italy on June 22, followed by a stop in Milan the following day.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker just shared some TMI details about the conception of their baby Rocky.