John Swinney has warned Scots the coming days will be “very challenging” as a result of two storms set to batter the country.
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Seen series,” during which he opened up about his experiences in Hollywood.“I definitely would not go in the sun for years. It was a conscious thing because I could work,” the “Romeo + Juliet” star said. “And all the Latinos that made it so far, a lot of them were all light-skinned,” he added.
“What happened to all the Afro-Latinos and the majority of indigenous Latinos? They don’t get a shot, you know. So, there’s a lot of things we got to deal with in Hollywood, and we got to fix, and we got to speak out and we got to speak up.”Leguizamo further explained that he himself has “benefited from being light-skinned” in Hollywood and added that, at one point, producers told him, “Latin people don’t want to see Latin people.”The Colombian-born actor also touched on how he felt the entertainment industry portrays the Latinx community badly on-screen — “How do you create a Latin star in America when the roles are one-dimensional and not worthy of awards?” he asked — and said Hollywood has a lack of representation. “The ugly question is, why are Latin people not succeeding? What’s the ugly question? Are we not smart enough? Not talented enough? Not good-looking enough? Not hardworking enough? said the “Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas and All the Rest of My Hollywood Friends: My Life” author.
“No, none of those stereotypes and racist ideas because nobody tries harder with less access,” he continued. “So not only are we invisible, but when we are seen, it’s a negative portrayal,” he added. “Things are improving.
I think COVID made us really look at ourselves in America. Black Lives Matter was a huge awakening for America, a reboot for America to look at themselves and see what’s going on. I think everybody’s trying to do the right thing
.John Swinney has warned Scots the coming days will be “very challenging” as a result of two storms set to batter the country.
Game Of Thrones fans “lost their minds” over the show’s finale.The actor, who is currently starring in the sci-fi movie Moonfall, played Samwell Tarly in all eight seasons of the HBO fantasy drama.Fans had waited seven seasons for the climactic showdown between dragon queen Daenerys Targaryen and the ruling Lannister clan.The fans were left extremely disappointed to the point where they started a petition to remake the final season, which racked up 1.8million signatures.Speaking to NME in a new interview, Bradley said: “We were never going to please everybody. People had invested too much.”He also took umbrage with people who said the cast and crew “knew it was going to be rubbish”.Bradley added: “We genuinely wanted it to be great.
John Mayer is putting his love for his late friend, Bob Saget, into a song. The 44-year-old musician was interviewed by his pal, Andy Cohen, for a Q&A connected to Mayer's Small Stage Series Concert for SiriusXM. In the discussion, Cohen asked Mayer about the loss of Saget, who died unexpectedly last month of accidental head trauma at the age of 65.
Graham King, who produced the Oscar-winning Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody,” will produce the film with the executors of Jackson’s estate, John Branca and John McClain. Three-time Oscar nominated screenwriter John McClain, whose credits include “The Aviator” and “Gladiator,” will write the script.
The Graham King produced Michael Jackson biopic project, which is being made with the blessing of the pop legend’s estate, is seeing its worldwide distribution rights snapped up by Lionsgate.
For such a short season it looks like the next series of Outlander is set to pack in a lot.
John Stamos says his late friend, Bob Saget, might be to blame for his 3-year-old son, Billy’s, latest obsession.«Billy was never interested in and I was perfectly fine with that,” the 58-year-old actor, who starred as Uncle Jesse Katsopolis in and, captioned a cute video of his son watching the show on Tuesday. „Bob died, now he’s obsessed! I blame Bob. (And nanny, @tayloraldrich).“In the clip, John pans the camera from the TV — which is playing an early episode of the classic series — to Billy who says, “This is funny.” While Stamos played like he didn’t enjoy the moment, Saget’s wife, Kelly Rizzo, couldn’t help but gush about it in the comments.
Zack Sharf “John Wick” fans may not have seen the last of Halle Berry’s ex-assassin Sofia, although they certainly won’t be seeing her when “John Wick: Chapter 4” arrives in theaters on May 24, 2023. Berry confirmed in an interview with IGN this week that she is not appearing in the next “John Wick” movie. The Oscar winner made her debut as Sofia in the 2019 sequel “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.” Sofia is an ally of Keanu Reeves’ John Wick and the manager of the Continental Hotel in Casablanca.“Sofia’s not in the next ‘John Wick’ movie,” Berry said, although the character might be getting her own spinoff film.
A first-time fan! Nearly one month after Bob Saget’s death, John Stamos’ son, Billy, is enjoying watching his dad and the late actor work together on Full House.
Joni Mitchell has declared her support for Neil Young, announcing plans to remove her discography from Spotify in protest of the service platforming misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine.Young demanded that his music be pulled from Spotify at the start of the week, asserting in a since-deleted open letter to his management that content like the Joe Rogan Experience podcast “spread[s] false information about vaccines”. Spotify obliged, confirming on Wednesday (January 26) that Young’s content would indeed be removed from the platform.The saga drew mixed reception from the wider music industry – the widow of Gang Of Four‘s Andy Gill criticised Spotify for keeping Rogan’s podcast on the platform, for example, while Disturbed frontman Dave Draiman applauded Spotify for “not capitulating to the mob”.
John Leguizamo is opening up about his experience climbing the Hollywood ladder, including the modifications he made in his own life to avoid becoming too tan. This as roles for white Latinos continue to dominate in both the big and small screen today, with the industry mostly ignoring those in the community who are mestizo, Black and Asian, among others.
Rita Moreno will be presented with the Producers Guild’s Stanley Kramer award at the 2022 PGA Awards, the group announced Wednesday.The Award honors “a production, producer or other individuals whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues.” It’s named for producer and director Stanley Kramer whose film credits include “Inherit the Wind,” On the Beach,” “The Defiant Ones,” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.”Previous honorees include: Jane Fonda, “Get Out,” “Loving,” “Fruitvale Station,” “The Normal Heart,” “Bombshell,” “The Hunting Ground,” “An Inconvenient Truth,” and “Hotel Rwanda.”“With grace, intelligence, charisma, and kindness, Rita Moreno made her mark in history as a brilliant entertainer and leveraged that star power to shepherd stories that tap into the human experience and represent people and communities we rarely see celebrated in film and TV,” PGA Presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher said in a statement. “Beyond her onscreen contributions, she has used her unmistakable voice to hold a mirror to the prejudices and inequities that she so often experienced throughout her career,” the statement read.
Zack Sharf John Leguizamo revealed in a conversation with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that he made a deliberate choice in his career to stay out of the sun in order to continue booking roles as a light-skinned Latino actor. The actor said he has long “benefitted from being light-skinned” in Hollywood and addressed issues of colorism within Hollywood and within Latin culture.“I stayed out of the sun so I could work,” Leguizamo said. “I definitely would not go in the sun for years.
John Leguizamo is sharing his experience with casting as a Latino actor.
John Leguizamo is opening up about how the choices he made to break into the industry as a Latino performer.
John Leguizamo has been entertaining audiences since the '80s, but breaking into the industry wasn't so easy for the Colombian-born actor.In a new interview for the Academy Awards' series, Leguizamo spoke about trying to make it as a Latino actor in Hollywood and the lengths he went to in order to land roles.«I stayed out of the sun so I could work,» the star admitted, telling the Academy that he was fully aware that he «benefited from being light-skinned» in the industry. «I definitely would not go in the sun for years. It was a conscious thing because I could work.
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Sometimes you’re just not ready for bed! John Stamos tried to get his three-year-old son Billy to go to sleep on Sunday January 23, but he just wasn’t ready! The 58-year-old actor was sweetly cradling his boy, before they both started laughing and yelling together. Even though John definitely wanted his son to catch some Z’s, it seemed like the dad and son duo were just having too much fun together!