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Alexia Fernandez / People.com:
Steve Bing, Film Producer and Elizabeth Hurley's Ex, Dead at 55 — Authorities are investigating Bing's death after he was found at the base of a luxury apartment building in Century City, California — Steve Bing, the wealthy financier and writer movies of such as Kangaroo Jack, has died.
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Deadline, New York Daily News and Us Weekly
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‘Kangaroo Jack’ Writer Steve Bing Dead After Jumping Off Building — 5:49 AM PT — 6/23 — Steve's ex and mother to their son, Elizabeth Hurley, posted that they recently became close again. “Our time together was very happy,” she goes on to say ... “In the past year we had become close again.
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Us Weekly, X17 Online, Daily Star, Page Six and Variety
Benjamin VanHoose / People.com:
Elizabeth Hurley Is ‘Saddened Beyond Belief’ Over Death of Ex Steve Bing: ‘It Is a Terrible End’ — “Although we went through some tough times, it's the good, wonderful memories of a sweet, kind man that matter,” wrote Elizabeth Hurley — Elizabeth Hurley is mourning the loss of her ex.
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Perez Hilton, Oh No They Didn't! and Page Six
Josef Adalian / Vulture:
30 Rock Is Pulling Blackface Episodes From Streaming Platforms and TV Reruns — Four episodes of 30 Rock, including two featuring Jane Krakowski's Jenna character in blackface, are being removed from subscription streaming services Hulu and Amazon Prime and have also been made unavailable …
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The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »
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Will Thorne / Variety:
‘30 Rock’ Blackface Episodes Pulled From Streaming, Syndication at Tina Fey and NBCU's Request — NBC to Stagger Pilot Production Amid Coronavirus Disruption, Still Plans to Shoot ‘Langdon’ Later This Year — SAG Awards Signals to ‘Billions’ Star Asia Kate Dillon Intent to Keep Gender-Specific Categories (EXCLUSIVE)
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Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Marc Malkin / Variety:
Listen: Miley Cyrus on ‘Black Mirror,’ Getting Sober and Her Love of Britney Spears — Miley Cyrus was one of the first celebrities to adapt to the new COVID-19 world order. Not long after stay-at-home rules were implemented, the singer-actor launched “Bright Minded,” …
Laura Atkinson / The Sunday Times:
Winona Ryder on turning 50, missing Keanu Reeves and being ‘saved’ by Normal People … It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman in lockdown during the pandemic of 2020 must have watched the BBC hit Normal People. Or, in the case of Hollywood legend Winona Ryder, watched it three times.
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Dlisted, The Wrap, NME, Variety, Cele|bitchy, The Independent and lovebscott.com
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Keaton in Talks to Return as Batman for ‘Flash’ Movie — Keaton last played the character in 1992's ‘Batman Returns’ and skewered the idea of a faded superhero actor in 2014's Oscar-winning ‘Birdman.’ — There may be a new Batman in town. And he's the same as the old Batman.
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Go Fug Yourself and Deadline
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Umberto Gonzalez / The Wrap:
Batman Returns! Michael Keaton in Talks to Play Bruce Wayne in ‘The Flash’ Movie (Exclusive)
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Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Alfalfa from ‘Little Rascals’ Movies Arrested for Huffing Air Duster — ‘LITTLE RASCALS’ MOVIES ‘ALFALFA’ ARRESTED For Huffing Air Duster — You are so criminal to MEEEEEEE ... is probably what cops said to the guy who once played Alfalfa when they busted him for allegedly sucking up air duster cans.
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Us Weekly, Perez Hilton, lovebscott.com and Page Six
Will Thorne / Variety:
SAG Awards Signals to ‘Billions’ Star Asia Kate Dillon Intent to Keep Gender-Specific Categories (EXCLUSIVE) — NBC to Stagger Pilot Production Amid Coronavirus Disruption, Still Plans to Shoot ‘Langdon’ Later This Year — Organizers of the SAG Awards will not act in the near future on calls to abolish gender-specific categories.
Riley Cardoza / Us Weekly:
Bekah Martinez's Son 'Still Doesn't Have a Name' 4 Days After Birth: Nothing ‘Clicks’ — On the fence! Bekah Martinez and her boyfriend, Grayston Leonard, have yet to name their son. — These ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Bachelorette’ Babies Will Melt Your Heart — “This beautiful little man still does't …
Kate Aurthur / Variety:
Almost 20 Years After ‘Legally Blonde 2,’ Reese Witherspoon and Regina King Talk About Changing Hollywood — HBO's “Watchmen,” Regina King plays Angela Abar, also known as the masked police detective Sister Night. A drama about the legacy of racial trauma, “Watchmen” shows us the way we live …
Andrew Goldman / Vulture:
In Conversation: Joel Schumacher After five decades in Hollywood, the director has plenty of stories — but don't expect him to kiss and tell. — Joel Schumacher died on June 22, 2020. We are revisiting this interview, which was originally published in August of 2019, in commemoration of his life.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Joel Schumacher, Director With a Flair for the Distinctive, Dies at 80
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Dlisted, Us Weekly and Towleroad Gay News
Joel Schumacher / Variety:
Joel Schumacher, Director of Batman Films and ‘Lost Boys,’ Dies at 80
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The Wrap, The WOW Report and Oh No They Didn't!
