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New York (AFP) - The first Harry Potter television series is set to be made, with author JK Rowling acting as an executive producer, Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Wednesday. Rowling has recently faced accusations of transphobia for putting an emphasis on biological sex over gender identity in comments about trans women. She denies the accusation. Warner Bros. Discovery said the series will be "a faithful adaptation" of Rowling's mega-selling books about the boy wizard and will air on the entertainment company's rebranded streaming service Max. The announcement confirms recent speculation...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Actor Lance Reddick who played steely Baltimore police lieutenant Cedric Daniels in hit TV show "The Wire" has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 60. Reddick, who also appeared in the "John Wick" series of films opposite Keanu Reeves, was found dead at his home in the Studio City area of Los Angeles, trade title TMZ reported. "Acclaimed actor Lance Reddick passed away suddenly this morning from natural causes," publicist Mia Hansen told AFP. "Lance will be greatly missed." Reddick rose to prominence in 2000 on the HBO prison drama "Oz" in which he played an undercover ...
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Cannes (France) (AFP) - Five years after lighting the fuse of MeToo, US actor Alyssa Milano says she is delighted with the way women are "refusing to be silenced". "A lot has changed," Milano told AFP, since sending her famous tweet on October 15, 2017 asking women to share their stories of sexual harassment under the hashtag #MeToo. The 49-year-old, who grew up in public as the star of "Who's the Boss?" and "Charmed", was herself a victim of sexual assault during a shoot in the 1990s. "The most obvious thing is that we are refusing to be silenced and really coming together," she said in Cann...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - The Golden Globes will go ahead despite NBC's decision not to broadcast the Hollywood award ceremony over concerns about its record on diversity and transparency, organizers said Friday. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- which votes on the Globes and has been under fire due to allegations of racism, sexism, bullying and corruption -- said winners of the annual film and television awards will be announced on January 9. No details were given of how the awards will be announced, or if any physical ceremony will take place. The prestigious Globes ceremony usually kick...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Television shows binge-watched -- and even filmed -- during the coronavirus pandemic will vie for coveted Emmy nominations Tuesday, with Netflix's "The Crown" tipped to reign over a unique year for the small screen. Like the rest of us, the Television Academy's 25,000 voters spent several months stuck at home, leaving them ample time to sift through a stripped-down selection of series from their sofas. Nominees for TV's equivalent of the Oscars will be announced in a live-streamed ceremony starting at 1530 GMT, after which final-round voting begins for the 73rd Emmy Awards,...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer almost hooked up on the set of "Friends" -- but their characters Rachel and Ross nearly didn't. Those were among the revelations die-hard "Friends" fans were treated to Thursday as a one-off reunion special of the beloved 1990s sitcom streamed on the HBO Max platform. Asked by host James Corden if any of the six stars had real-life chemistry, both Aniston and Schwimmer confessed to "crushing hard on each other" early in the smash hit show's run. "I remember saying, one time, to David, 'It's going to be such a bummer if the first time yo...
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Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump delivered a combative defense on Thursday of his Covid-19 response while election challenger Joe Biden -- offering a glaring contrast in style in a rival town hall -- accused him of doing "nothing" to end the pandemic.The dueling appearances, scheduled at the same time on rival television networks, showed Biden giving unflashy, empathetic, often in-depth answers to voters in the audience, while Trump delivered a fiery, sometimes agitated defense of his presidency.Trump, who trails in the polls ahead of the November 3 election, was especially under pres...
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Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump will feature in a televised town hall Thursday on NBC News, the network said, setting up a direct scheduling clash with rival Joe Biden who had already planned his own version.The two were originally meant to have been meeting for their second debate on Thursday evening. Instead, they will be simultaneously, but separately, talking to voters in TV studios -- NBC for Trump and ABC for Biden.Trump will be in Miami, the network said, while Biden, who had already booked his appearance last week, will be in Philadelphia.Their scheduled debate had also been ...
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