“Love is Blind” fans are demanding new hosts.
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Oscars due to his support of the Chinese government.The Hong Kong actor presented the award for best song at the Oscars earlier this month (March 12). Prior to the event, a petition was set up by activist Tong Wai-hung, claiming the actor’s involvement in the show “shows contempt for the people of Hong Kong” and that his presence will “damage the image and reputation of the film industry”.The petition, which accrued over 110,000 signatures, emerged following an interview with Yen where he doubled down on his opposition to the 2019 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.“It wasn’t a protest, ok, it was a riot,” the actor told GQ. “I’m not going to be here talking about how to change how people feel about it.
But my own experience, like, I was there, I have many friends who were there.“I don’t want to get political. A lot of people might not be happy for what I’m saying, but I’m speaking from my own experience.”Speaking to Variety in a new interview, Yen addressed the petition directly, saying: “I’m allowed to love my own culture. Love my own country.
Why cannot I be patriotic? This whole online cyber-bullying/cancel culture has got to stop.“You can’t own somebody’s thoughts. And you want to silence them? It’s totally hypocrites.”The actor, who was born in southern China and moved to Hong Kong at two-years-old, said he feels “very lucky” in regards to his success: “Every time when I feel like my life has a downturn. Something good happens.
“Love is Blind” fans are demanding new hosts.
Donny Osmond has been performing live since 1963 when he appeared on “The Andy Williams Show” at the ripe old age of five.Now 60 years later, the tireless singer is doing what he does best and returning to the road for a slew of huge concerts all over North America.That includes a number of stops in the Garden State when the former teen idol drops into Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center on July 20, Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on July 30 and Red Bank’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre on Aug. 4.Surprisingly, this is Osmond’s first nationwide tour in seven years.While he performs live quite often as part of his longstanding Harrahs residency, his upcoming 79-show run will be his first nationwide tour since 2016’s ‘#DTour.’And if you need tickets to see your favorite ’70s icon live today, we can help.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, April 21, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.At the time of publication, there is no word whether or not Marie Osmond will be joining Donny on tour.Prior to the official tour, Osmond will continue performing at Harrahs in Las Vegas from May 2-27.After that, he’ll play all over North America from July 20 through Aug.
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Donnie Wahlberg is sharing what it was like to work with Bruce Willis. In an interview with ET's Nischelle Turner, the 53-year-old actor gushes over his experience starring alongside Willis in ahead of the film's 25th anniversary later this year.«In my time working with him, Bruce was so cool to me,» Wahlberg tells ET of Willis, who's currently battling frontotemporal dementia.
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Naman Ramachandran Paris Hilton will be represented by transatlantic talent management company YMU under the recently formed FM Group banner, a division of YMU Music led by Alex Frankel, FM president and Chris Maher, FM COO. FM will work with Hilton across all of her global music business. Hilton, the co-founder of next-gen entertainment company 11:11, has a social audience of more than 64 million. Hilton’s recently released memoir “Paris: The Memoir” is currently No. 5 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller chart. After recently welcoming her first child, Hilton is currently focused on her return to pop music and a new album, a follow up to her 2006 debut “Paris,” with collaborators and friends including Miley Cyrus, Meghan Trainor, Diplo and Sia.
Donnie Wahlberg is grateful to be a part of two long-running institutions of entertainment: The New Kids on the Block and CBS announced on Tuesday that the police procedural has been renewed for a 14th season, and when ET's Nischelle Turner spoke with him about his upcoming season of the ID true-crime series he couldn't help but rave about his longtime experience on «I'm just incredibly grateful, you know?» Wahlberg shared. «It's very unbelievable to be doing so many things that I love to do. I've been in my band for almost 40 years, 30-something years, and I've been doing this show for 13 years and I'm so grateful for it.»Wahlberg admitted that he occasionally thinks it might be time to turn in his fictional badge, but said he's inspired by keeping pace with the long-tenured franchise, as well as his family.«I have a great cast, who's become family, we have a great crew and so many loyal viewers and fans,» he marveled.
Donnie Yen has claimed that Quentin Tarantino made Bruce Lee “cartoonish” in his film, Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood.Indeed, John Wick: Chapter 4 star Yen has said that there was nothing flattering about Tarantino’s version of the deceased Enter The Dragon star on-screen in 2019 movie. The movie may have been an Oscar winner, but Mike Moh’s depiction of Lee cast the Jeet Kune Do master as being pompous on set – and getting beaten up by Brad Pitt’s Cliff Booth.“Everybody is entitled to their opinions.
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After the release of Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” there was quite a bit of controversy surrounding the filmmaker’s depiction of Bruce Lee. In the film, you may remember, it’s shown that Brad Pitt’s character is able to beat up Lee in a fairly quick manner.
The Kid LAROI has issued a response to Juice WRLD‘s name being removed from the artwork for the pair’s joint cover of Kim Petras‘ ‘Reminds Me’.The collaboration – titled ‘Reminds Me Of You’ – came out on December 8, 2020, which was the one-year anniversary of Juice WRLD’s death.Last Friday (March 24), a Juice WRLD fan account on Twitter (@x2bucky) pointed out that the animated cover art for the team-up had been seemingly “updated” and no longer features the late rapper’s name.The message was accompanied by both the old and new covers side-by-side. “Left is new, right Is OG,” the tweet explained.Taking to Twitter last Sunday (March 26), The Kid LAROI – real name Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard – claimed he “had NOTHING to do with” the edit and “had no idea it was even a thing until now”.The Australian artist continued: “I’ve hit the label and asked them to change it back..
Tatiana Siegel On a chilly Oscars eve, Donnie Yen has just returned from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where he was rehearsing for the Academy Awards along with a slew of fellow global superstar presenters like Spain’s Antonio Banderas and India’s Deepika Padukone. The “John Wick: Chapter 4” scene-stealer, who hails from southern China, feels good about how the following night might unfold, namely for his friend and Hong Kong neighbor Michelle Yeoh. Her victory and that of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” would be a landmark moment for Asian representation, he says. “I’ve known her for more than 20 years, and that’s one of the reasons I’m here — to support her and share in a possible historical moment,” he says of his “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny” co-star. “And ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ has a lot of Chinese language and it talks about the Chinese heritage, which I find out has been so accepted and embraced here. So, that really warmed my heart. I’m sure hoping for Michelle.”
Chad Stahelski and then partner David Leitch came from the area of martial arts and stunts, and made their mark choreographing huge stunt sequences and directed second unit for many films before getting the shot at steering a franchise with John Wick. Leitch went his own way and Stahelski remained welded to Keanu Reeves in one of most fascinating director-star relationships that concludes with John Wick 4, the final installment of a sleeper action-heavy hit that grew into blockbuster status as each film grew in ambition and box office grosses. The most fantastical gun violence Hollywood has brought since The Matrix films has only been part of it, as are the close combat brawls, knife, sword fights and car crashes that left Wick bloodied but undaunted. For their fourth and likely final time out, Stahelski and Reeves added iconic Asian action heroes Donnie Yen and Hiroyuki Sanada to ramp things up even further. Here, Stahelski breaks down why the franchise’s mythological underpinnings was its secret weapon, how they pulled off an endless string of eye-popping action sequences — 14 in the finale — for much less than a pricey romcom and why stunt professionals deserve Oscar recognition as much as any other category. Getting that recognition for his bruised and battered brethren might be his next production.
Actor and martial artist Dannie Yen has big biggest stateside release this weekend when “John Wick: Chapter 4” hits theaters everywhere. But US audiences may not realize just how prolific Yen is in the Chinese film industry.
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Ashley Graham is taking the high road when it comes to her viral Oscars interview with Hugh Grant. The 35-year-old supermodel interviewed A-listers on the champagne carpet during ABC's Oscars pre-show at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.Graham's awkward exchange with Grant went viral after a debate arose as to whether the 62-year-old British actor was being rude, giving clipped responses and even rolling his eyes at the end, or that the interview itself was just a culture clash gone wrong.When approached by at the airport after the show, Graham was asked about her interview with Grant.«You know what, my mama told me to kill people with kindness, so there you go,» the mother of three said, smiling.And Graham didn't seem to let the moment put a damper on the evening.«I had so much fun,» she shared.