Month: June 2021

The UK shoot of Mission: Impossible 7 is pausing after a member of the production tested positive for Covid. The shoot will stop for 14 days. Safety protocols are being followed, with those impacted reportedly self-isolating. In the UK, 39% of the population is fully vaccinated. By comparison, in L.A. have 51% of the population is fully vaccinated. “We have temporarily halted production on Mission: Impossible 7 until June 14th, due to positive coronavirus test results during routine testing. We are following all safety protocols and will continue to monitor the situation,” said a spokesperson for Paramount on Thursday afternoon. The seventh installment of the Tom Cruise franchise was impacted by Covid early on during its shoot in February 2020 when lockdowns occurred in ...

Andy Cohen is appealing for the safe return of a former schoolmate who has been missing for almost two weeks. The Bravo star and Sirius XM radio host asked for help on his Facebook page following the May 21 disappearance of actor and playwright Andy Neiman. Both men attended Clayton High School in Cohen’s native St Louis, MO. Cohen, 53, told Page Six: “Andy is younger than me, but we went to the same camp — Nebagamon in Wisconsin — and the same high school. I’m praying for his safe return, along with a lot of folks in St Louis.” Neiman, 48, who has bipolar disorder, has not been seen since he walked out of Poughkeepsie’s MidHudson Regional Hospital wearing only green scrubs and socks. The 5’10” dad was not carrying any money or a cellphone at the ti...

Grimes is making waves on social media after delivering a plea for communists to get on board with artificial intelligence. The musical artist, whose real name is Claire Boucher, took to TikTok on Wednesday to share a video of herself explaining why she considers AI "the fastest path to communism." "I have a proposition for the communists," said Grimes, 33. "So, typically, most of the communists I know are not big fans of AI. But, if you think about it, AI is actually the fastest path to communism." According to Grimes, "if implemented correctly," artificial intelligence could "theoretically solve for abundance." "Like, we could totally get to a situation where nobody has to work, everybody is provided for with a comfortable state of being, comfortable living," she continued. "AI could au...

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are said to be actively working towards a future together and their recent public maneuvers appear to point to an increasingly serious renewed romance. Affleck, 48, was spotted leaving the property of the "Hustler" star’s Bel Air residence on Thursday morning and a source maintained to People magazine that Lopez had been spending extended time in Los Angeles for business purposes and because she wanted to make the most of her time with Affleck before heading back to Miami. "They will continue to travel back and forth between Los Angeles and Miami," the insider relayed to the publication, adding that the "Way Back" actor and pop star "are very happy together." The Oscar-winner owns a home in Big Sky, Montana and they later flew back to Los Angeles on a pr...

Bailey was part of the so-called "dream team" of famous local and national lawyers, including civil rights attorney Johnnie Cochran, defense attorney Alan Dershowitz, and DNA expert Barry Scheck, defending Simpson at his 1995 murder trial. Simpson was acquitted of killing Nicole Brown Simpson, his former wife, and waiter Ronald Goldman in 1994. "I lost a great one. F Lee Bailey you will be missed," Simpson tweeted Thursday, along with a video of himself talking about the lawyer, who he described of "one of the great lawyers of our time." Bailey also successfully defended Army Capt. Ernest Medina against court martial charges related to the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. Among Bailey's other prominent clients were Samuel Sheppard, a doctor who was accused of murdering his wife,...

The latest Mission: Impossible film has halted shooting in the U.K. after at least one member of the production tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a source close to the production confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Filming on the Tom Cruise sequel will shut down for 14 days while those involved self-isolate. It is unclear how many people involved in the production tested positive. “We have temporarily halted production on Mission: Impossible 7 until June 14th, due to positive coronavirus test results during routine testing. We are following all safety protocols and will continue to monitor the situation,” read a statement from the production. The film has had a lengthy production process complicated by the pandemic. Mission: Impossible VII shut down ...