Hollywood is making moves towards getting back to work, with the entertainment industry’s guilds and unions signing off on a 22-page guideline document designed to establish safety protocols for producing movies and TV. The agreement (which can be viewed here) comes after negotiations among actors, directors and crews, and will include extensive testing, temperature checks, …
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Carole Baskin Wins Control Of ‘Tiger King’ Star Joe Exotic’s Former Zoo
There has been a major update in the real-life drama related to the hit Netflix documentary Tiger King —Carole Baskin has won control of Joe Exotic’s former zoo. A federal judge ruled that Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue Corp will take over the 16,439-acre Oklahoma property that was heavily featured in the Netflix series. The current owners …
Continue reading “Carole Baskin Wins Control Of ‘Tiger King’ Star Joe Exotic’s Former Zoo”
Independent Autopsy Rules George Floyd’s Death Was Homicide By Asphyxiation
An independent autopsy conducted regarding the killing of George Floyd found his death was a homicide and that he died of “asphyxiation from sustained pressure.” The autopsy said compression to Floyd’s neck and back as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck and other officers knelt on his back led to a …
Continue reading “Independent Autopsy Rules George Floyd’s Death Was Homicide By Asphyxiation”
New York City Issues Curfew Amid Protests Following George Floyd Death
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a curfew for New York City on Monday night, following four days of protests in response to the killing of George Floyd. The curfew began at 11 pm Monday, and will continue until 5 am Tuesday morning, Cuomo announced. Cuomo did not indicate if …
Continue reading “New York City Issues Curfew Amid Protests Following George Floyd Death”
‘Rocky’ Documentary Narrated By Sylvester Stallone To Debut This Month
A “Rocky” documentary titled 40 Years Of Rocky: The Birth Of A Classic, will debut this month. Narrated by Sylvester Stallone, the behind-the scenes film will delve into Stallone’s experiences working on the original “Rocky.” The documentary is written and produced by Derek Wayne Johnson, and in a statement he said the film will “give …
Continue reading “‘Rocky’ Documentary Narrated By Sylvester Stallone To Debut This Month”
Ryan Reynolds And Blake Lively Donate $200,000 To The NAACP
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds took to Instagram to share that they have donated $200,000 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. In a post they shared to both of their social media accounts, the couple wrote: “We’ve never had to worry about preparing our kids for different rules of law or what might happen if …
Continue reading “Ryan Reynolds And Blake Lively Donate $200,000 To The NAACP”
Major Retailers Target, Apple And Walmart To Temporarily Close Stores Amid Protest Dangers
U.S. retailers are closing some of their stores across the country because of disruptions caused by the widespread street protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. On Sunday, Target, CVS, Apple and Walmart all said that they had temporarily closed or limited hours at some locations for safety reasons. In some places, …
President Trump Says He Will Designate Antifa A Terrorist Organization
President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. government will designate anti-fascist group Antifa as a terrorist organization. President Trump made the announcement on Twitter, comes amid violent nationwide protests about police brutality following the death of a George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis seen on video gasping for breath as a white police …
Continue reading “President Trump Says He Will Designate Antifa A Terrorist Organization”
Julianne Hough And Brooks Laich Split After 3 Years Of Marriage
Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich announced they are separating after nearly three years of marriage. “We have lovingly and carefully taken the time we have needed to arrive at our decision to separate,” they said in a joint statement. “We share an abundance of love and respect for one another and will continue to lead …
Continue reading “Julianne Hough And Brooks Laich Split After 3 Years Of Marriage”
Chrissy Teigen Donating $200,000 To Help Bail Out Protestors After George Floyd’s Death
As protests continue against police brutality throughout the United States surrounding the police killing of George Floyd, Chrissy Teigen is using her platform to help those protestors who have been arrested. Teigen shared on Twitter that she would first donate $100,000 to help pay for protestors’ bailouts, but later increased the amount to $200,000. “I …