Month: July 2020

‘Tenet’ Approved for Theatrical Release in China – Variety
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‘Tenet’ Approved for Theatrical Release in China – Variety

“Tenet” announced Wednesday that it has passed government approvals for a theatrical release in China, an indication that an official release date is now on the horizon. The film has released a poster in Chinese, swapping the English tagline “time runs out” for a clarion call to return to cinemas that roughly translates to “make every second count; invade the theaters.” Chinese cinemas reopened in regions at low risk for COVID-19 on July 20, taking in $12.6 million in their opening weekend. Currently, around 44% of its cinemas are back in business, but have been required to operate at just 30% capacity to allow for social distancing, as well as reduce their total number of screenings to half their usual tally.  Additionally, guidelines for reopening released by the Nat...
Ashley Judds Sexual Harassment Claim Against Harvey Weinstein Revived by Appeals Court – Billboard
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Ashley Judds Sexual Harassment Claim Against Harvey Weinstein Revived by Appeals Court – Billboard

Harvey Weinstein will have to face a sexual harassment claim from Ashley Judd even though the actress was never actually employed by the disgraced movie mogul. On Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided that California Civil Code § 51.9 encompassed their relationship sufficiently to provide Judd with the ability to sue him for sexual harassment. Judd alleges in her complaint that she became Weinstein's victim when the movie mogul made demands on her in a hotel room about 20 years ago. Judd says that she only escaped after relenting to a deal where she would let him touch her if she won an Academy Award. Later, Judd says she was in serious discussions for a big role in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings, but that opportunity was torpedoed after Weinstein or someone at ...
Kanye Wests VP Pick Back Online with Revamped Site, No Mention of Campaign – TMZ
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Kanye Wests VP Pick Back Online with Revamped Site, No Mention of Campaign – TMZ

Exclusive Kanye West's self-proclaimed running mate -- though she's yet to confirm this herself -- has returned online with her "spiritual coaching" site ... but gives no indication she's campaigning for West/Tidball 2020. Michelle Tidball was name-dropped by Kanye as his VP pick in his Forbes interview -- following his surprise July 4 announcement that he's running for Prez -- but very little was known about her ... and her website got yanked shortly afterward. As we first told you ... Michelle's site, Yarash.org, touted her as a "Biblical life coach" but also included some odd takes on mental health -- such as doing your dishes and making your bed to combat menta...
LA County Sees Hopeful Signs Amid Coronavirus Surge – NBC Southern California
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LA County Sees Hopeful Signs Amid Coronavirus Surge – NBC Southern California

Los Angeles County, which recently appeared headed for another lockdown amid escalating coronavirus cases, now is seeing fewer hospitalizations and a lower transmission rate that health officials said Wednesday are evidence people are heeding the call to change their behavior. The nation’s most populous county said 2,045 people were hospitalized, 28% of them in intensive care units. But the number of new hospitalizations is showing a “very gradual downturn” and projections call for a slight decline in cases over the next four weeks, said Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of the county Department of Health Services. The county saw 91 additional deaths — a new daily record due in part to lagging reporting — but the number of fatalities has generally been decreasing since May, cou...
Tarrant County Reports 6 COVID-19 Deaths; 7-Day New Case Average Drops for Fourth Straight Day – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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Tarrant County Reports 6 COVID-19 Deaths; 7-Day New Case Average Drops for Fourth Straight Day – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Another six people have died after contracting COVID-19 in Tarrant County, that's according to the county health department who is also announcing an additional 836 new infections Wednesday along with more than 675 current hospitalizations. The six latest deaths include a woman in her 80s and a man in his 60s from Arlington; a man in his 90s from North Richland Hills, a man in his 60s from unincorporated Tarrant County, and a man in his 80s and a man in his 40s, both from Fort Worth. All had underlying health conditions. The addition of the latest cases brings the total number of infections in Tarrant County to 27,151 since testing began in March. The county's 7-day average through Wednesday is 516 cases per day, down for the fourth straight day. The county is also r...
Poor health in teens and 20s raises risk of dementia later, studies say – CNN
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Poor health in teens and 20s raises risk of dementia later, studies say – CNN

A lack of access to high-quality education at an early age; being overweight during early adulthood; or having high blood pressure, diabetes and two or more heart health risk factors in the teen years, 20s and midlife were significantly connected to cognitive issues and dementia in later life, according to the new research. All of those risk factors are most likely to impact low-income people of color, said Maria Carrillo, the chief science officer for the Alzheimer's Association. "We've known for quite a while that African Americans are two times more likely, and Latinos are one and a half times more likely than their White counterparts to have Alzheimer's or related dementia," she told CNN. "But what we found in these studies is that having those risks in adolescence means they actually ...
Rihanna Assures Fans Will Not Be Disappointed When She Decides to Release New Music (Exclusive) – Entertainment Tonight
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Rihanna Assures Fans Will Not Be Disappointed When She Decides to Release New Music (Exclusive) – Entertainment Tonight

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ViacomCBS adds 70 shows to CBS All Access, will keep price the same and rebrand by early 2021 – CNBC
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ViacomCBS adds 70 shows to CBS All Access, will keep price the same and rebrand by early 2021 – CNBC

Spongebob Squarepants Source: Viacom | Wikipedia ViacomCBS is adding 70 TV series to CBS All Access on Thursday and will continue to move shows from Viacom's cable networks into the company's flagship streaming service in the coming months before officially rebranding it in 2021. The new name for CBS All Access will be chosen soon, according to Marc DeBevoise, ViacomCBS's chief digital officer. ViacomCBS is also changing the user interface for CBS All Access to accommodate search and discovery for the new content, including building icons with the old Viacom networks, such as Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV, to find programming. The rebranded service will join rivals such as Disney's Hulu and Disney+, NBCUniversal's Peacock, and WarnerMedia's HBO Max as...
Taylor Swift Responds to Accusations of “Stealing” Her folklore Logo From a Black Designer – E! NEWS
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Taylor Swift Responds to Accusations of “Stealing” Her folklore Logo From a Black Designer – E! NEWS

The owner of The Folklore brand, a company that exclusively sells goods from Africa and the diaspora per its website, expressed her concerns that Swift's merch logo bared striking similarities to her own. She tweeted on July 24, "Wait hold up. Taylor Swift, it's one thing to use the name "Folklore," but we're out here stealing Black women's logos too?" "I am sharing my story to bring light to the trend of large companies/celebrities copying the work of small minority-owned business owners. I am not going to let this blatant theft go unchecked," she added on Instagram. After the issue was resolved the next day, Rasool told her thousands of followers that her lawyers were in communication with Taylor's to determine the "necessary next steps to make this situation right."