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Glee star Naya Rivera dead at age 33 of accidental drowning, autopsy confirms – Fox News
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Glee star Naya Rivera dead at age 33 of accidental drowning, autopsy confirms – Fox News

“Glee” actress Naya Rivera has died following an accident at Lake Piru near Los Angeles, Calif. She was 33. The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Tuesday that Rivera's cause of death was drowning, following the completion of an autopsy report. The manner of death is listed as an accident. The date of the pronouncement is listed as Monday, July 13. Per a press release from the medical examiner and obtained by Fox News, "On the morning of July 13, the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office was notified that the body of a woman believed to be 33-year-old Naya Marie Rivera was recovered from the waters of Lake Piru in Ventura County, California. AUTHORITIES RELEASE UNDERWATER FOOTAGE OF LAKE WHERE NAYA RIVERA WENT MISSING, CALL CONDITIONS 'VERY DIFFICULT "The circumst...
Happy Endings Reunion: Virtual Table Read Featuring New Episode – TVLine
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Happy Endings Reunion: Virtual Table Read Featuring New Episode – TVLine

Here’s some ah-maz-ing news: The entire cast of Happy Endings is officially scheduled to reunite, albeit virtually, to perform new scripted material, our sister site Variety reports. The special event (teased back in May), will take place Monday, July 20 at 4 pm PT on Sony Pictures Television’s YouTube page, and raise money for Color of Change and José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen in support of Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 relief efforts. “For years, the people — and multiple networks — have spoken: They do not want this show to continue. Undeterred, we were finally able to convince them to at least let us do just one weird Zoom thing, as long as we did it ourselves and it was for charity,” series creator David Caspe said in a statement. “So if you want to watch, please donate t...
Viola Davis says ‘The Help was created in ‘cesspool of systemic racism’: ‘I betrayed myself and my people’ – Fox News
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Viola Davis says ‘The Help was created in ‘cesspool of systemic racism’: ‘I betrayed myself and my people’ – Fox News

Viola Davis has previously said she has one major acting regret and it is starring in “The Help." Now, Davis is speaking out about the film again. The actress slammed the movie in a recent Vanity Fair article and said it was “created in the filter and the cesspool of systemic racism.” Davis, 54, played the role of maid Aibileen Clark who worked for a white family in the 1960s. She starred opposite Octavia Spencer, who also played a maid. VIOLA DAVIS ADMITS SHE REGRETS HER ROLE IN 'THE HELP' Viola Davis speaking at the Women in Film Annual Gala (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) “The Help” earned Davis an Oscar nomination and skyrocketed her career. Despite the success, the Academy Award winner criticized the narrative of the movie for its focus on the white...
Kanye West gets 2 percent in national presidential poll | TheHill – The Hill
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Kanye West gets 2 percent in national presidential poll | TheHill – The Hill

Rapper Kanye WestKanye Omari WestChance the Rapper: I trust Kanye West more than Biden Trump: 'Shouldn't be hard' for Kanye West to take away votes from Biden Trump on Kanye West's presidential run: 'He is always going to be for us' MORE received 2 percent of the vote in a national presidential poll conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies after the megastar announced that he was going to make a late bid for the White House. Respondents of the poll were first asked who they would vote for in November, without mentioning West's name. In that iteration of the survey, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe BidenJoe BidenThe Hill's Campaign Report: Runoff elections in Texas, Alabama set for Tuesday Biden campaign slams White House attacks on Fauci as 'disgusting' Biden let...
Dancing With the Stars Host Tom Bergeron Is Out After 15 Years – The New York Times
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Dancing With the Stars Host Tom Bergeron Is Out After 15 Years – The New York Times

After spending nearly a quarter of his life as the host of “Dancing With the Stars,” Tom Bergeron, the 65-year-old host of the one-time ABC ratings juggernaut, has been dropped from the show, he announced on Twitter on Monday evening. “Just informed @DancingABC will be continuing without me,” he wrote. “It’s been an incredible 15-year run and the most unexpected gift of my career.” ABC and BBC Studios, the show’s production company, said in a joint statement that “Dancing With the Stars” would be pursuing “a new creative direction” and that Mr. Bergeron would not be part of it. Erin Andrews, the sports announcer and former contestant on the show, who had co-hosted with Mr. Bergeron since 2014, was also out, the statement said. Ms. Andrews, who announced her departure on Twitter this mor...
‘Happy Endings’ Virtual Reunion Set at Sony Pictures Television (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety
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‘Happy Endings’ Virtual Reunion Set at Sony Pictures Television (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety

Break out your Xela kickball tee and kiss your Mandonna poster, “Happy Endings” will deliver a virtual reunion that includes the full, original cast performing new scripted material, Variety has learned exclusively. In order to raise money and awareness for Color of Change and José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen supporting Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 relief efforts, Sony Pictures Television (which produced the series that ran for three seasons on ABC) has partnered with the executive producers and cast of “Happy Endings” for this special event taking place Monday, July 20 at 4 p.m. PT on the Sony Pictures Television YouTube page. “For years, the people — and multiple networks — have spoken: They do not want this show to continue. Undeterred, we were finally able to convince...
Peacock is free. That may be the streaming services not-so-secret weapon – CNET
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Peacock is free. That may be the streaming services not-so-secret weapon – CNET

Peacock launches in the US on Wednesday. Angela Lang/CNET If you're tired of the parade of new streaming services launching every couple months, you're not alone. But the last one rolling in -- Peacock from Comcast-owned NBCUniversal -- wants to snap you out of your stupor with something the others won't match: a free option.  Peacock launches Wednesday, and yet again, it's another splashy new service from a media or technology giant. Just like Disney Plu...