@ashleytisdale has been cast as a series regular in CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot 'Pandas in New York'
- Will play Maya the director of free clinic where Rishi works (previous post here.)
- Has a secret crush on Rishi.
- Joins Nisha Munshi, Hina Abdullah, Dan O’Brien, Bernard White and Gita Reddy.
From her Instagram: After screen testing (a lot!) every pilot season for the last 3 years it feels SO good to finally get one! Plus a role where I’m finally my own age! #adulting @cbstv #PandasInNewYork
Music icon and pop culture staple for over two decades, Mariah Carey took to social media to share a few snapshots from her birthday celebrations at Disneyland on Tuesday. Photos show Carey holding a bouquet of balloons on the sidewalk and opening gifts with her twin children.
Fans reveled that the 48-year-old diva has maintained her youthful glow and slim physique, with dozens of online comments affirming that Carey is a "Skinny legend."
Bieber was spotted Wednesday plopping himself down onto an L.A. sidewalk after a SoulCycle session to chat up a homeless man and woman who were sleeping on the pavement trying to understand their struggles.
source Seems like Justin channeling his inner Mariah. ONDT do you help out homeless people with any money or advise? Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Tobias Menzies (Game of Thrones, Outlander) has been cast as Prince Philip in the time-shifted third season of The Crown, opposite Olivia Colman's Queen Elizabeth.
Paul Bettany was the first choice for the role, but he dropped out of talks.
The Oscar-winning screenwriter for 'Call Me By Your Name' has said he isn't happy with director Luca Guadagnino's explanation for why there is no full-frontal nudity in the film. Screenwriter James Ivory was with Guadagnino during production of the film and both would collaborate on the visual aspect of the scenes. Both Chalamet and Hammer had stipulations in their contracts that specified there would not be any frontal nudity, which Ivory called at the time “a pity” and an “American attitude.” You can purchase the Academy Award winning film 'Call Me By Your Name' on DVD.
According to E News, contrary to reports that she's was romancing a real estate agent, a source says:
"She's not dating. She's very focused on her kids and doesn't have a lot going on outside of that. She has had a few business meetings with men, but they were not dates."
ENews says that Pitt is the one who's casually dating: "He has been on a few dates, but nothing serious."
– Followup to this post. – Two weeks after Brazillian poltician Marielle Franco was shot in a drive by shooting along with her driver Andrew Gomes, no one has been arrested yet. We recently learned that the bullets found at the scene of the crime match other bullet casings from batch UZZ-18, purchased by the Military Police in 2006, which were used in the Osasco Massacre that resulted in the death of 19 people. Two officers and a municipal guard were arrested at the time. The MP claim that someone* stole ammunition from the batch they purchased, considering the time gap between then and now. The homocide investigation is ongoing, and on Monday three people from her office spoke to The Civil Police. – On March 16th, two journalists at Empresa Brasileira de Comunicação (Brazil Communication Company, EBC for short), a federal public agency, protested against company managers to reduce coverage of Marielle's murder. According to Metrópoles, newsroom manager Roberto Cordeiro at Agência Brasil (a national public news agency that's part of EBC) sent an email requesting employees"to reduce material about the death of councilor Marielle Franco." According to Cordeiro, Metrópoles reports,"these tributes of the PSol [party of the councilwoman] are meant to take advantage of the moment. Or other repercussions of that kind. We should focus on the investigations and what the authorities say.” – On March 19th, the executive manager of Agência Brasil Alberto Coura, wrote to the Rio de Janero team and asked the coordinator to direct the reports to"not to cover demonstrations over the death of the councilwoman."According to Metrópoles, Coura said,"They are repetitive and tiring. In the papers there are only articles and, you know, we do not publish this form of opinion. Of course, if there is a relevant fact, it should be done." The journalists there then sought protection from the Union of Journalists of the Federal District (SJPDF). SJPDF issued a statement signed by other unions of journalists and news workers, and SJPDF coordinator Gésio Passos told Globo, "In addition to the public denunciation of the case, we will go before the Federal Public Ministry with representation to investigate the abuse." – On March 25th, a police operation in a Rio favela left at least eight citizens dead and more injured. There are rumors that innocent people were executed during the operation, said to be an act of revenge from the police after one of their officers was killed there earlier that week. Police said they were attacked by drug gangsters. This comes six months after the army briefly occupied Rio flavia following gun wars between rival gangs, five weeks after President Temer put the military in charge of Rio security, and just eleven days after Marielle was killed. This was the kind of state violence and police abuse towards poor black people in Brazil that she was so outspoken about. More info and testimony can be found here. – On March 27th, gunshots hit two campaign caravans belonging to former President Lula in southern Brazil, though no one was hurt. It's said to be three gunshots. Lula is gathering support for another presidential run, though it's unclear if he will be convicted for corruption and barred from running. “It’s not normal in a democracy that people fire on a democratic caravan,” said Gleisi Hoffmann, president of the Worker's Party. – Days after Youtube was ordered to take down 16 videos containing blatant offense and misinformation concerning Marielle's murder, Facebook has been given 24 hours to take down inflamatory misinformation after being sued by Marielle's family and her partner Monica. Facebook has also been told to prevent more of those posts from happening in the future. – PSOL councilor Tarcísio Motta read a speech Marielle wrote at the Legislative Assembly last night. Marielle's 19-year old daughter got a tattoo of her mother on her arm as a memorial and shared in on social media. Pictures below the cut, and reminder that you can sign the Justice for Marielle website along with other celebrities.
Brazilian rapper Rincon Sapiência paid tribute to Marielle during a show:
Just read about this courageous woman #MarielleFranco, who fought for the rights of the poor in the Favelas. I'm standing and fighting with you Brazil 🇧🇷!! Viva Marielle and Anderson!!!https://t.co/nMTwBrUZrW
Thank you for singing along so beautifully, especially in symphony. Marielle Franco will forever be missed, but never forgotten. Her words will live on. STAND UP BRAZIL 🇧🇷✊🏼🏳️🌈🙏🏼
Janelle Monae, Ava DuVernay and other prominent figures are demanding an independent investigation into the assassination of Brazilian city councilwoman Marielle Franco. https://t.co/r6rjbqEcYx
Today is the two-week anniversary of Marielle Franco's assassination. Her murder has largely fallen out of the big headlines even in Brazil. Police don't appear even close to finding out who ordered her killed. Enduring pressure and attention is vital. https://t.co/ouy0yxfBOv
Gunshots hit two buses in a caravan for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s campaign tour in southern Brazil on Tuesday https://t.co/SXHvhwX2KN
It's been two weeks since Marielle Franco's murder, and no arrests have been made. Rio's favela residents, however, are far from giving up the fight for justice. https://t.co/jfBZxQG0Ez
Last night on March 27th, Party of Socialism and Liberty (PSOL) councilor, Tarcísio Motta, read a speech at the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janero that Marielle had written for the session in which the Municipal Education Plan is discussed:
Buenas tardes a todas y todos:
Brasil es el quinto país que mata más mujeres en el mundo. Los números asustan: en 2016 se registró un caso de violencia contra la mujer cada cinco horas en el Estado de Río de Janeiro.
Pero también sabemos que estos números son apenas parte de las mujeres que consiguieron, de alguna manera, buscar ayuda y denunciar.
Yo les pregunto: ¿Seguiremos negándonos a hablar sobre igualdad de género? ¿Hasta cuándo?
¡El debate sobre nuestra igualdad es urgente en todo el mundo, en Brasil y en el municipio de Río de Janeiro!
Dar ese debate es comprometernos con la democracia y con nuestro avance civilizatorio.
Hablar de igualdad entre mujeres y hombres, niñas y niños, es hablar por la vida de aquellas que no pueden todavía defenderse de la violencia. Y son muchas más que las 50.377 registradas en 2016 aquí en Río.
A diferencia de lo que se dice o, desgraciadamente, de lo que se acostumbra ver en Casas Legislativas como ésta, no somos una minoría. Somos la mayor parte de la población, a pesar de que estemos poco representadas en la política.
A pesar de que ganemos salarios menores, que estemos en cargos más bajos, que suframos jornadas triples, que seamos subyugadas por nuestras ropas, violentadas sexualmente, físicamente y psicológicamente, muertas diariamente por nuestros compañeros, no nos vamos a callar: ¡Nuestras vidas importan!
En Brasil, según el IPEA (2016), las mujeres negras brasileras todavía no llegan ni al 40 por ciento del ingreso total recibido por hombres blancos. Y somos nosotras, las mujeres negras, las que más sufrimos las violencias diariamente.
Quien cree eso es normal, es porque no sufrió en su cuerpo el machismo y racismo estructural. Quien cree que eso no merece ser debatido en nuestra educación, es porque se beneficia de las desigualdades.
Por eso quiero dejar registrado que esta Casa, al retirar los términos “género”, “sexualidad” y “género”, fortalece la continuidad de desigualdades y violencias de los más diversos tipos.
Hoy hablamos del plan principal para el desarrollo social de nuestro municipio: el Plan Municipal de Educación. Este plan merece que tengamos compromiso y responsabilidad.
El término “género” comenzó a ser utilizado como categoría de análisis a partir de 1970 con el objetivo de dar visibilidad a las desigualdades entre hombres y mujeres. Entonces, a partir tanto de su origen como de su uso cotidiano en debates sobre la superación de las desigualdades, hablar de “género” tiene como finalidad promover la necesaria atención y crítica a las discriminaciones sufridas por las mujeres. E intentar crear medios para que todas podamos enfrentar ese escenario.
¿Desde cuándo hablar sobre una opresión que genera tantas muertes es hablar sobre una adoctrinación?
Si se dicen tanto a favor de la vida, entonces deberían estar a favor de la igualdad de género. Y sólo se promueve igualdad a través de una educación consciente y del debate con nuestros niños para que se conviertan en adultos mejores.
¡Por eso, como parlamentarios responsables de las ciudadanas y ciudadanos de esta ciudad, debemos defender el debate en la educación!
Si es desde la escuela que nace el espacio público que queremos, es indispensable que se hable de igualdad de género. Que se hable de sexualidad, de respeto, de laicidad, de racismo, de LGBTfobia, de machismo. Porque hablar sobre estos temas es comprometerse con la vida, en sus múltiples manifestaciones. ¡Es comprometerse con el combate a la violencia y la desigualdad!
Es más que urgente que esta Casa no se calle sobre las vidas que se interrumpen día a día en este Municipio.
¡Hablar de igualdad de género es defender la vida!
– Early reviews for Batman Ninja from Afro Samurai creator Takashi Okazaki are very positive. – Gamespot:“Batman Ninja isn't just a fascinating new take on Batman, with character designs by iconic Afro Samurai creator Takashi Okazaki. The movie's real fun comes from the violent collision of Batman universe gadgets and characters, over the top anime style action, and the setting of feudal Japan." – IGN, 9.7/10: "Batman Ninja takes everything great about the masked vigilante and twists it in a way we’ve never seen, creating a visual marvel unlike any other Batman animated movie before it. DC tried something new by bringing in visionary Japanese animators to offer a refreshing take on one of the company’s most beloved characters, and the finished product not only built upon the great adaptations that have come before, but surpassed them." Nerd Report:"I know I’m the DC guy, but how many variations of Batman can one man endure? And I guess the answer is, at least one more. Because I soon found myself swept up in this amazing new Anime Batman world, and I totally enjoyed every minute of it." – Check out reactions from others on Twitter below the cut. – The film releases on digital in the US April 24th, physical media May 8th, and in theaters June 15th.
Watch the new trailer for the upcoming anime film #Batman Ninja, on Digital on April 24 and Blu-ray on May 8! pic.twitter.com/YimAfaNrvo
Batman: Ninja is truly one of the most bonkers animated movie I’ve ever seen and I am HERE FOR IT!! I’ll be moderating a panel with the cast and crew now in the arena at wondercon, come check it out!
Batman Ninja is fucking insane. It was everything i wanted from a Batman anime and more. I loved every minute of it, and will definitely pick it up on Blu-Ray when it comes out. 9/10
Understanding why the character designs for #BatmanNinja (have you seen #Joker in the trailer?!😱) are as incredibly gorgeous as they are, is as simple as knowing they're from the same brilliant mind as #AfroSamurai creator #TakashiOkazaki.
Nendoroids from Batman Ninja! Both Harley Quinn: Sengoku Edition and Catwoman: Ninja Edition are planned to join the Nendoroid series! #BatmanNinjapic.twitter.com/L6pmVLkqA1
I went ahead and watched Episode 2 as well and teared up a bit...especially at Jimin (my bias) being hard on himself. Have you watched both episodes yet?
— Schitt's Creek (Pop) (@SchittsCreekPop) March 27, 2018
• Episode Description: For research, Johnny and Moira attend a singles event but get too involved. Alexis runs into an old friend, David agrees to help Jocelyn in planning her baby shower.
• 4x09 - “Baby Sprinkle” airs tonight in the United States on Pop.
• Canadians who watched last night, feel free to discuss tonight's episode here.
Since the suicide of August Ames in December, Kevin Moore (husband of Ames, porn producer and director) has been calling for change in the porn industry. In the span of three months, five deaths (Shyla Styles, Ames, Yurizan Beltran, Olivia Nova, and Olivia Nua) in the community have been reported either due to suicide, drug abuse, or reasons unknown.
"The business side doesn't want to acknowledge it because it's not sexy," Moore tells Rolling Stone. "The industry wants to stick its head in the sand and just hope it all goes away."
Moore may be correct, but APAC (Adult Performer Advocacy Committee) is trying to fight the industry apathy. In the works for performers is a database of sex worker-friendly therapists, OBGYNs, attorneys, and even accountants - who promise to view work in pornography as a valid form of employment and not out to "save" their clients from porn.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
""We need to fight the stigma as a group, because we've all been under attack," Tori Black says, winner of two AVN awards for Performer Of The Year. "What happened to these girls could have happened to any one of us on a weak moment."
Moore also is developing The August Project, a suicide prevention hotline staffed with people who know the unique difficulties of being in the industry. "We're either a real business that takes care of our [performers], or we are the very thing the outside world thinks we are," he says.
Still, some concerns exist that the root of the tension is not addressed about crossover performers (entertainers who work in both gay and straight films).
"Despite the fact that no HIV has been passed on a PASS set (Performer Availabilty Scheduling Services) in over a decade, old fears about homosexuality continue to haunt the industry," says Riley Reyes, performer and producer and the vice president of APAC. "A lot of performers don't know that the HIV tests we use (in PASS) detect the virus much faster than the ones used at most clinics. (PASS) will detect HIV within around 9 to 14 days of infection."
However, there are some who argue any performer can do what they wish to do, regardless of their reasons. At the same time, no sex worker wants to be regarded as a health threat. Source2
Margot Robbie shared the first full trailer for Terminal. This movie follows two assassins with a sinister mission, a fatally ill teacher, an enigmatic janitor, and a waitress with a double life. Murderous consequences unravel as their lives meet at the hands of a criminal mastermind wanting revenge. (in theaters May 11, 2018)
Another tribe swap split 15 castaways into 3 tribes of 5. Despite a massive lead, Malolo still couldn't win immunity. James was voted out 4 - 1 over Des
Source: TV/CBS
Please put unaired spoiled discussion under an LJ Spoiler cut!
Actor Armie Hammer, best known for being humour free and continually harassing celeb journalist Anne Helen Petersen, declared he is retiring tracksuits from his wardrobe
During the press tour for Call Me By Your Name Hammer posted numerous shots of himself wearing tracksuits on his Instagram page
Because of the press surrounding his lack of fashion sense love of tracksuits companies kept sending him free tracksuits. He now owns 70!
Call Me By Your Name was nominated for four Oscars. Hammer was not among the nominees.
Here’s me in 2007 right before I dyed my hair blonde and released Just Dance. It’s now 2018 and I’m so blessed to be turning 32 with a fanbase of Little Monsters I’ve watched spread a message of acceptance and kindness for 10 years now. 💕 pic.twitter.com/n3dPG7ZQ2H
Thank you so much 🤗for all your beautiful birthday🎂messages. I love you so much. If you’re compelled to give me a gift I would wish it to be a donation to @BTWFoundation so we can continue to do Mental Health research, raise awareness, and empower youth. https://t.co/cp5ZFq8nbB
Charitable Queen of Pop, Lady Gaga celebrated her 32nd birthday by sharing an old picture of her self back in 2007 before she was set to release the iconique single Just Dance.
In leu of gifts, she asked her fans to donate to the Born This Way Foundation that supports mental health research and awareness.
