Month: June 2021

The Weeknd To Star In & Write Pop Singer Cult Drama Series ‘The Idol’ With Sam Levinson In The Works At HBO – Deadline
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The Weeknd To Star In & Write Pop Singer Cult Drama Series ‘The Idol’ With Sam Levinson In The Works At HBO – Deadline

The Weeknd will try his hand at acting with a drama series from Sam Levinson in development at HBO. The premium cabler is developing The Idol, which the “Blinding Lights” singer, otherwise known as Abel Tesfaye, would star in, co-write and executive produce. Euphoria creator Levinson co-created the series with Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, a former nightlife entrepreneur-turned-writer who is also The Weeknd’s producing partner. The series follows a female pop singer who starts a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner who is the leader of a secret cult. Joseph Epstein (Health and Wellness) will serve as showrunner and writer on the project. Levinson, Tesfaye, Fahim, Epstein, Ashley Levinson, Kevin Turen, Bron Studios’ Aaron L. Gilbert will exec produce. Mary Laws, who has ...
The Weeknd To Star In & Write Pop Singer Cult Drama Series ‘The Idol’ With Sam Levinson In The Works At HBO – Deadline
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The Weeknd To Star In & Write Pop Singer Cult Drama Series ‘The Idol’ With Sam Levinson In The Works At HBO – Deadline

The Weeknd will try his hand at acting with a drama series from Sam Levinson in development at HBO. The premium cabler is developing The Idol, which the “Blinding Lights” singer, otherwise known as Abel Tesfaye, would star in, co-write and executive produce. Euphoria creator Levinson co-created the series with Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, a former nightlife entrepreneur-turned-writer who is also The Weeknd’s producing partner. The series follows a female pop singer who starts a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner who is the leader of a secret cult. Joseph Epstein (Health and Wellness) will serve as showrunner and writer on the project. Levinson, Tesfaye, Fahim, Epstein, Ashley Levinson, Kevin Turen, Bron Studios’ Aaron L. Gilbert will exec produce. Mary Laws, who has ...
The Weeknd To Star In & Write Pop Singer Cult Drama Series ‘The Idol’ With Sam Levinson In The Works At HBO – Deadline
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The Weeknd To Star In & Write Pop Singer Cult Drama Series ‘The Idol’ With Sam Levinson In The Works At HBO – Deadline

The Weeknd will try his hand at acting with a drama series from Sam Levinson in development at HBO. The premium cabler is developing The Idol, which the “Blinding Lights” singer, otherwise known as Abel Tesfaye, would star in, co-write and executive produce. Euphoria creator Levinson co-created the series with Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, a former nightlife entrepreneur-turned-writer who is also The Weeknd’s producing partner. The series follows a female pop singer who starts a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner who is the leader of a secret cult. Joseph Epstein (Health and Wellness) will serve as showrunner and writer on the project. Levinson, Tesfaye, Fahim, Epstein, Ashley Levinson, Kevin Turen, Bron Studios’ Aaron L. Gilbert will exec produce. Mary Laws, who has ...
Stuart Damon Dies: Brokenhearted General Hospital Alum Amber Tamblyn Pays Tribute to Adopted Dad – TVLine
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Stuart Damon Dies: Brokenhearted General Hospital Alum Amber Tamblyn Pays Tribute to Adopted Dad – TVLine

General Hospital alum Amber Tamblyn is paying tribute to her former TV father Stuart Damon, whose death at the age of 84 was announced on Tuesday. “Brokenhearted to hear of the passing of Stuart Damon,” Tamblyn, who played Emily to Damon’s Alan Quartermaine on GH, wrote on Twitter. “He played my adopted dad on General Hospital for seven years and he was the most kind, wonderful, loving, supportive person. He always made me laugh and made me feel safe on set. I love you, Stewy. Rest well now, my friend.” GH exec producer Frank Valentini also took to Twitter to honor the soap legend, writing, “On behalf of everyone at GH, I want to extend my deepest condolences to Stuart Damon’s family and all who loved him. Stuart was an absolute legend of our industry and he’ll be sorel...
Megan Foxs kids hilariously crash her Today show interview: It just is what it is – Fox News
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Megan Foxs kids hilariously crash her Today show interview: It just is what it is – Fox News

Actress Megan Fox’s children hilariously interrupted her "Today" show interview with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on Monday. Her children repeatedly crashed the interview, which Fox did from the living room of the home she’s currently staying in.  "They just woke up," Fox told Kotb and Hager. "It's 7:30 here. So, they woke up a few minutes ago, and it just is what it is. You always have to make it work."  "I'm in the house that we're staying in right now, this is the living room area," the "Transformers" star explained. "And they all fell asleep on the couch last night, watching a movie. So, they just woke up."  MEGAN FOX STUNS IN CLEAVAGE-BARING CUT-OUT DRESS ON 2021 BBMA RED CARPET Megan Fox shares three kids with estranged husband Brian Austin Green. (Photo by Rodin ...
The Weeknd To Star In & Write Pop Singer Cult Drama Series ‘The Idol’ With Sam Levinson In The Works At HBO – Deadline
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The Weeknd To Star In & Write Pop Singer Cult Drama Series ‘The Idol’ With Sam Levinson In The Works At HBO – Deadline

The Weeknd will try his hand at acting with a drama series from Sam Levinson in development at HBO. The premium cabler is developing The Idol, which the “Blinding Lights” singer, otherwise known as Abel Tesfaye, would star in, co-write and executive produce. Euphoria creator Levinson co-created the series with Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, a former nightlife entrepreneur-turned-writer who is also The Weeknd’s producing partner. The series follows a female pop singer who starts a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner who is the leader of a secret cult. Joseph Epstein (Health and Wellness) will serve as showrunner and writer on the project. Levinson, Tesfaye, Fahim, Epstein, Ashley Levinson, Kevin Turen, Bron Studios’ Aaron L. Gilbert will exec produce. Mary Laws, who has ...
US COVID-19 cases rise, likely due to Delta variant – CIDRAP
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US COVID-19 cases rise, likely due to Delta variant – CIDRAP

After weeks of substantial decreases, COVID-19 cases are beginning to rise again in the United States, likely due to infections caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant (B1617.2). The increase is seen most prominently in Southern and Western states, and communities with low vaccination rates. According to data from the Washington Post, new daily cases in the United States have risen by 14.8% over the past 7 days, with significant increases in Nevada (55%), Wyoming (18%), Missouri (20%), and Arkansas (55%). New daily deaths still fell by 0.7% over the past week, and COVID-related hospitalizations fell by 4.7%. In Los Angeles, city health officials are recommending that people wear masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status, the Associated Press reports, because of the gr...
Delta variant of COVID-19 identified in San Luis Obispo County – KSBY San Luis Obispo News
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Delta variant of COVID-19 identified in San Luis Obispo County – KSBY San Luis Obispo News

San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials on Tuesday reported that the county's first case of the COVID-19 Delta variant has been identified. The variant is said to spread more quickly and easily than earlier strains of the virus. On June 15, the CDC labeled Delta as a variant of concern, meaning there is evidence that it spreads more easily, causes more severe disease, and leads to increased hospitalizations and deaths. Health officials say the COVID-19 vaccine is still effective against the variant. County health officials say they are investigating the recent case to understand how the patient contracted COVID-19 and to take steps to prevent the spread of the variant. Santa Barbara County Public Health officials previously detected two cases of the Delta variant. To make an appoin...
This weight-loss device locks your jaw nearly shut. Experts say that’s dangerous and barbaric. – The Washington Post
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This weight-loss device locks your jaw nearly shut. Experts say that’s dangerous and barbaric. – The Washington Post

Seven obese women were outfitted with the device for two weeks, according to the study. They lost an average of just more than 14 pounds in that time span, or about 5.1 percent of their body weight, but gained about 1.6 pounds back in the two weeks after the trial ended. The participants in the study all had a body mass index (BMI) over 30.
General Hospital Star Stuart Damon Dead, Played Alan Quartermaine – TVLine
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General Hospital Star Stuart Damon Dead, Played Alan Quartermaine – TVLine

Soap vet Stuart Damon, best known as General Hospital‘s Alan Quartermaine, has died. He was 84. ABC7 Eyewitness News reporter George Pennacchio broke the news Tuesday in a tweet, noting that the legendary actor had been struggling with renal failure. Damon first appeared as General Hospital‘s steadfast Chief of Staff Alan Quartermaine on May 13, 1977, and remained in the role as a series regular until his character’s death in February 2007. Damon continued to appear sporadically as Alan’s ghost until December 23, 2008. He returned for a dream sequence in 2011 and made his final appearance for the series in 2013 to commemorate the show’s 50th anniversary. Highly regarded as the Quartermaine family patriarch, he won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in 1999 for his portray...