Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Bill Block is out as CEO of Miramax. The executive and film producer was hired in 2017. Block’s contract expired this week and was not renewed, sources said.
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Thania Garcia Tinashe is being more candid than ever about her artistic evolution and her controversial collaborations during her time with RCA, the label she left in 2019. In a new interview with the Zach Sang Show, Tinashe was asked whether she thought her singles with disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly and Chris Brown — who has long been criticized for assaulting Rihanna in 2009 and has also been accused of numerous other violent crimes since then — were a result of her label’s faulty strategy to launch her career.
At the time of their release, the singles resulted in immense scrutiny pointed at Tinashe for working with men who had a history of violence against women. Before speaking up, Tinashe appeared stunned and responded with a laugh: “You think I wanted [to do those songs]? I literally block out that R. Kelly song from my mind — I forget that it even exists,” she said.
“That is so embarrassing. That is so unreal that I even have a song with R. Kelly.” The singer-songwriter shared her seventh full-length studio effort, a 7-song collection of R&B-leaning pop titled “BB/ANG3L,” on Sept.
8 via Ricky Reed’s Nice Life Records (which also houses Lizzo), but has long been vocal about her distaste for major labels after struggling under RCA as an up-and-coming artist. She told Sang, “I was so young too, which is crazy because I feel like I did that song when I just signed to that label… I was probably like 20.” Sang then brought up the backlash Tinashe received as a result of the collaborations, saying the “public perceives it as you doing willingly,” and acknowledged the fact that Tinashe had a “lack a lot of control.” “Especially when it comes to singles,” Tinashe continued. “Like for example that song with with Chris,
.Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Bill Block is out as CEO of Miramax. The executive and film producer was hired in 2017. Block’s contract expired this week and was not renewed, sources said.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Record Store Day has announced a lineup of more than 170 exclusive titles for its annual Black Friday event this fall, with the “black” almost being a misnomer for this particular Nov. 24, 2023 rollout — given the amount of purple, gold, red, blue, green, marble, clear and splatter-colored vinyl variants on the list.
One Direction superstar Liam Payne was well enough to attend Paris Fashion Week with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy, following a prolonged stint in hospital. Snapped outside caviar specialists Caviar Kaspia for the Frame dinner party, the pair looked chic in their chosen wardrobes; Liam in a patterned red overshirt with denim jeans and white boots; Kate opting for a low-cut all-black outfit with shades.The 30 year old's severe health struggles have been in the news since August, with a distraught Liam forced to cancel his tour of South America due to a kidney infection. "It’s with a heavy heart I have to tell you that we have no other choice but to postpone my upcoming tour of South America," he announced in a video at the time.
Paolo Di Canio has opened up on his blockbuster spell at Celtic and the fallout that led him to say "Ciao Ciao" to his Parkhead stint.
A Ryanair flight from Scotland was forced to divert to Manchester Airport after a passenger fell ill on board.
A woman has been left with a £12,000 hole in her roof caused by a block of ice - which may have fallen from a landing plane. Dr Carla George, 45, was on a work call when she heard a massive bang on September 12.
Friday’s “Live with Kelly and Mark” that he got injured while attending his son’s baseball game. “I got concussed last week. I was standing off to the side and I’m putting someone’s number in the phone and boom, a ball to the back of my head.
Tinashe has revealed she feels “embarrassed” about being forced to work with R. Kelly and Chris Brown by her former label, RCA.In a recent interview with Zach Sang, the LA-based star spoke about her latest release, the ‘BB/ANG3L’ LP, as well as being an independent artist. Sang asked Tinashe if her 2015 collaborations with R.
We already knew this interview was NOT Jill Duggar Dillard‘s idea — nor what she would have wanted to say to the public. But it gets worse.
“What led to that being on air?,” questioned Director General Tim Davie of Russell Brand’s old BBC broadcasts today, as he set out the scope of the review into Brand, which should report back in “weeks not months.”
Chris Brown is not happy with the comments that Tinashe made about working with him.
Ashton Kutcher has stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Thorn, a group that fights child sex abuse that he co-founded over a decade ago with then-wife Demi Moore.
“People find that hard to believe that I was never really paid very much money for any of the jobs I’ve done,” Sopranos actress Drea de Matteo said about her decision to post racy content on subscription site OnlyFans. “People think I’m f***ing made of gold, and I’m not. I’ve worked job to job.”
Tinashe has spoken about the songs of hers that feature R. Kelly and Chris Brown, describing them as "embarrassing" and stating that she had no choice in having the two men appear on her music. Speaking on the Zach Sang Show, Tinashe was asked about the early stages of her career and her struggles with label RCA, with whom she split in 2019.
Tori Kelly shared a health update as she kicked off her “Take Control” tour after being hospitalized with severe blood clots earlier this year.
Rylan Clark has made quite the impression as he revealed his decision to take a 'step back' after being forced to clarify his comments about the NHS. The BBC Radio 2 host took to social media to seek advice on behalf of helping his mum, Linda, after she suffered a "bad fall" while abroad.
Selena Gomez's reaction to Chris Brown's nomination at the MTV VMAs has gone viral after she seemed less than impressed at the rapper's nomination for Best R&B.The Only Murders In The Building star, 31, could be seen pulling a face as the nominees were read out. Chris, 34, was nominated for his song How Does It Feel, his recent collaboration with Chlöe Bailey.The Best R&B award ultimately went to SZA for her hit son Shirt, ensuring the was no more awkwardness between Selena and Chris.
“getting a little bit numbered.”The Oscar-winning actress and star of the upcoming World War II-set drama “Lee” spoke to Vogue about why baring her all for the camera is just another day at the office. “I know better than to waste precious energy on criticizing my physical self,” she told the magazine in an interview conducted before the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.“I think any woman is better off just saying: I believe in myself.
For ten whole years, Kellie Bright has been delighting audiences with her portrayal of Linda Carter in EastEnders, with her decade long stint on the show having the seen the character embroiled in numerous dramatic storylines. Among some of her most iconic storylines to date, fans have seen the character come to terms with her rape at the hands of her brother-in-law Dean Wicks, battle with alcoholism, deliver a premature baby and of course, lose the love of her life Mick Carter in a devastating car accident last Christmas.
Ruth Langsford has given an update on her health after being forced to miss out on the NTAs with her Loose Women co-stars due to illness.The 63 year old TV star has been suffering with a nasty cough and chest infection for a week now, and she took to Instagram to share some homemade remedies to help her battle it. She posted a video of health foods such as lemons, oranges and ginger, before she was seen concocting them into a drink.