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KJ Apa is now a Samoan Chief!

Ready to release a Marvel movie (“Thor: Love & Thunder”), writing a “Star Wars” movie, acting in and overseeing HBO’s “Our Flag Means Death,” executive producing FX’s “What We Do In The Shadows,” and more that gets added all the time, Taika Waiti is hyper-busy. He’s so busy that he even directed a little indie movie that everyone has forgotten and has been sitting on the shelf for two years.

Keiynan Lonsdale is an Australian actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter. Best known for his roles in Love, Simon and The Flash, his newest film, My Fake Boyfriend, is a romantic comedy about Andrew (Lonsdale), who with the help of his friends, creates a made-up online boyfriend as a way to get space from his toxic ex.When asked if he has ever created a fake boyfriend in real life, Lonsdale laughs as he says, “Probably in my dreams, but no, I haven’t gone and used my skills to craft a fake boyfriend.” He then punctuates the sentence with a mischievous, “yet.”Prior to the role of Andrew in My Fake Boyfriend, Lonsdale found his stride playing Bram in the groundbreaking, coming-of-age LGBTQ romantic comedy, Love, Simon.This new queer role, however, is different from his role in Love, Simon.“[My Fake Boyfriend] isn’t a coming out movie. It is still, in ways, about finding yourself but it’s more about being honest with yourself to a larger degree.

We love to see Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson taking up for his amazing mother in the most adorable way!!

EXCLUSIVE: AEW’s Joe Seanoa a.k.a Samoa Joe is set to play the dual role of Sweet Tooth voiced by Will Arnett in Peacock’s . Mike Mitchell (The Tomorrow War, Love), Tahj Vaughans (P-Valley), and Lou Beatty Jr. (A Million Little Things, NCIS) are set to recur.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterLeo T. Reed, an offensive lineman in the American Football League who went on to lead Teamsters Local 399 for 24 years, died on Sunday at the age of 83.Reed was appointed secretary-treasurer of the union in 1988, representing Hollywood studio drivers and other workers for eight terms. He was also chairman of the Basic Crafts unions, responsible for joint negotiations with the studios in partnership with other below-the-line unions.

Australian Survivor in 2017, their impressive game-play and tight-knit alliance made them targets in the Asaga tribe.And while they competed to the best of their ability on the tough reality TV show, a love story was playing out on our screens.

The Autumn internationals come to an end this weekend as the Barbarians come to town to take on Samoa.

couple Kalani and Asuelu are getting to the heart of their issues with Asuelu's sister, Tammy, and his mom, Lesina. In this exclusive clip from Sunday's episode of, they reveal just how much money Asuelu has given to his mom, which Lesina and Tammy constantly complain about.Tammy has made it no secret in past episodes that she thinks Asuelu should be giving more money to their mom and to support their family back in Samoa, and Lesina has openly demanded it.

Tech N9ne (aka Aaron Yates) has dropped a fiery new single titled ‘Face Off’, which features – alongside striking guest spots from rappers Joey Cool and King Iso – the monolithic rap debut from Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.Closing out the track with a short, yet unquestionably intense verse, Johnson snarls: “It’s about drive, it’s about power / We stay hungry, we devour / Put in the work, put in the hours and take what’s ours / Black and Samoan in my veins, my culture bangin’ with Strange / I

 tell-all for Kalani and Asuelu after he faced his mom, Lesina, and his sister, Tammy, for the first time after he physically kicked them out of Kalani's parents' house following a Christmas get-together gone horribly wrong.Kalani has had issues with Lesina and Tammy over money — namely, Lesina and Tammy wanting Asuelu to send money to Samoa even though he's struggling to take care of his own two young kids financially — but now, they're fighting over her having another baby.

's Asuelu has had enough of living in America. After a shocking altercation with both his sister and mom that had him physically kicking them out of the family gathering, as well as dealing with constant money issues, Asuelu said he wanted to go back to Samoa.Asuelu and Kalani have been living with Kalani's parents in order to save money and Kalani's mom, Lisa, also helps them with babysitting their two young sons, Oliver and Kennedy.

rocky relationship with his mom, Lesina, and his sister, Tammy, got physical on Sunday's episode of. Lesina and Tammy visited Asuelu and Kalani's family for Christmas ahead of Lesina returning back to Samoa, but the visit quickly soured when Kalani told them she didn't want another baby.Lesina and Tammy haven't gotten along with Kalani given their previous arguments about money.

People, who just named the actor the “No. 1 Reason to Love America,” Johnson said that he’s honored by the suggestion that he should lead the free world. “I love our country to my core and I’m endlessly grateful for the opportunities I’ve had here, as a half-Black, half-Samoan kid being able to work my ass off knowing tenacity opens doors,” he told the outlet.

Dwayne Johnson doesn’t love the idea of being the president. However, the U.S. public has an appetite for it, and who is Johnson to deny his fellow Americans?

Super League’s joint table-toppers Wigan look like having to travel to the AJ Bell Stadium to face Salford on Saturday minus the services of Willie Isa.

Asian and Pacific Islander characters on screen were completely missing from 39% — or roughly four out of 10 — of the top grossing films dating back to 2007, a new study has found. Of 1,300 analyzed films, only 44 movies, or 3.4%, had an API lead or co-lead.

turning a new leaf in their rocky marriage, the couple has another intense fight on Sunday's episode of, which left Kalani in tears.Kalani and Asuelu have been working on their marriage since last season, and 32-year-old Kalani has made it clear that she's contemplating divorce but says that 25-year-old Asuelu doesn't understand that it's a possibility since couples rarely get divorced in Samoan culture.

England have confirmed a World Cup warm-up game against Fiji in Rochdale on Friday October 15, which will double up as a key part of the Hornets' 150th anniversary celebrations.

The WWE is parting ways with several of its major stars.

has addressed his ambitions previously but has now responded to the results of a poll that show significant support should he decide to run.A survey from Piplsay last week found that 46 per cent of respondents would welcome Rock in the Oval Office.

 Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson . After a new poll from Piplsay revealed that 46% of Americans would support the actor’s campaign this week, the 48-year-old star opened up about the possibility.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has teased a possible presidential run, after a poll suggested 46 percent of Americans would be willing to consider the candidacy of a future President Rock.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson brought his mum out to play the ukulele on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (February 11).Johnson was promoting his new NBC series Young Rock on the show via Zoom, when Fallon said he didn’t know Johnson’s mother Ata played the ukulele, after seeing her in a video the Jumanji star recently posted.He then brought her onscreen to perform two songs one of which was Samoan folk song ‘Savalivali Means Go For A Walk’.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAdventure reality show “Australian Survivor” is to shoot in Queensland, Australia following the injection of cash from the federal government’s Location Incentive Fund. The first five seasons of the show, which airs on Network 10, had previously lensed in Pacific island countries Samoa and Fiji.Preparations to shoot season six in Fiji had been under way before the coronavirus outbreak halted work in early 2020.

couple Asuelu and Kalani's rocky relationship, it's still a work in progress.

North America deal for Drunk Bus

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has shared an emotional response to a 5-year-old New Zealand-Samoan boy campaigning to end domestic violence. Earlier this month, Angelou Brown appeared in a video posted by the She Is Not Your Rehab group, which aims to build violence-free communities and encourage families to treat women better.

'The Rock' Johnson has shared an emotional response to a 5-year-old New Zealand-Samoan boy campaigning to end domestic violence.

BTS have contributed to a remix of Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo‘s viral hit ‘Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)’ – scroll down the page to listen to it now.The New Zealand-born, Cook Island Samoan producer made the ‘Laxed – Siren Beat’ track in his bedroom last year.

Also Read: Joe Laurinaitis, aka WWE Wrestler Road Warrior Animal, Dies at 60Joseph Lee Anderson has been cast as second generation pro-wrestler Rocky Johnson, Stacey Leilua will play Ata Johnson and Ana Tuisila will play Lia Maivia.Dwayne Johnson is considered an honorary member of the famous Anoa’i wrestling family.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerIt’s another Friday night triumph for Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown. The program topped the demo wars with an 0.5, again leading the pack, as it has for several weeks.

his family's unrealistic financial expectations of him on Sunday's episode of.

continued to suffer due to her sour relationship with his family on Sunday's episode of, to the point where Kalani is now considering splitting from Asuelu.During the episode, 31-year-old Kalani decided to meet with 24-year-old Asuelu's mother, Lesina, and one of his sisters, Tammy, alone, after Asuelu had a breakdown in front of Lesina over money during last week's episode.

family drama continued when it comes to Asuelu's family on Sunday's episode of Asuelu and his wife, Kalani, visited his mom and two sisters in Portland, Oregon, where things got awkward from the very start.Prior to the visit, there was already tension over 24-year-old Asuelu's mom, Lesina, expecting him to give her $1,000, despite Asuelu only working part-time and needing money for his own two young sons.

fans witnessed a shocking side of the usually mild-mannered Asuelu on Sunday's episode of, when he got into a huge fight with his wife, Kalani, in front of her mother. The fight culminated in producers stepping in as Asuelu said he no longer wanted to film.Fans were first introduced to the couple on season 6 of, when 31-year-old Kalani fell in love with 24-year-old Asuelu during a vacation to Samoa.