The 74th Annual Tony Awards will be presented virtually this fall due to Covid-19, Tony Award Productions and the American Theatre Wing announced on Friday. A date and platform for the ceremony will be announced soon along with final eligibility determinations for this year’s nominees. Broadway League president Charlotte St. …
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UPDATE (6/30): On Tuesday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill passed last weekend that would replace the official stage flag containing a Confederate battle emblem. **** As the South continues to reckon with its glorification of Confederate generals and iconography, the Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate voted on …
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One of three Louisville, Kentucky officers that were involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor, who was shot in her home on March 13th while she was sleeping, has been fired, authorities announced on Tuesday. In a termination letter to Detective Brett Hankison that the Louisville Metro Police Department released …
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Jake Paul has been charged with trespassing days after the YouTube star shared video of himself during the looting of a Scottsdale, Arizona, mall. “We’ve received 100s of tips in response to the events at Scottsdale Fashion Center,” the Scottsdale Police Department tweeted Thursday. “In our continued investigation it was …
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As protesters gathered near the CNN Center in Atlanta, an explosion described as a firecracker detonated and understandably startled CNN’s Nick Valencia, leading him to scream: “SHIT!” during the live Friday night broadcast. https://thisforall.net/brooklynmutt/status/1266545387000733698?s=20 According to Mediaite, in-studio host Chris Cuomo called the scene in Atlanta “unreal.” The host then …
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In 2017, the hashtag #FreeCyntoiaBrown went viral after Rihanna tweeted the sentiment about Brown, who was sentenced to life in prison nearly 16 years before for murder. Back in 2006, Brown was convicted of killing a 43-year-old real estate agent, Johnny Allen, who solicited the then-16-year-old sex trafficking victim at …
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Oprah Winfrey was forced to debunk an outrageous QAnon-sourced conspiracy theory that she was arrested for her role in a global sex-trafficking ring. Winfrey’s name began trending on Twitter Tuesday night, thanks to a conspiracy theory that began with a viral QAnon Facebook post that started circulating over the weekend, …
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The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York has been canceled for the first time in its 258-year history due to coronavirus concerns. While parade organizers initially denied reports of the event’s impending cancellation Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo — who barred large gatherings during the pandemic — confirmed …
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James Lipton, the longtime host of the acclaimed interview series Inside the Actors Studio, died Monday, The New York Times reports. He was 93. Lipton’s wife, Kedakai Mercedes Lipton, confirmed his death and said the cause was bladder cancer. Lipton created and launched Inside the Actors Studio in 1994 and …
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Michael Avenatti, the disgraced celebrity lawyer who represented Stormy Daniels and some of R. Kelly’s alleged sexual assault victims, was found guilty on all three charges Friday stemming from his Nike extortion trial. After a 13-hour deliberation, the jury in the New York federal court case found Avenatti guilty on …
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