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“Power Book II: Ghost” Releases First Teaser Trailer – HotNewHipHop
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“Power Book II: Ghost” Releases First Teaser Trailer – HotNewHipHop

The first teaser trailer for "Power Book II: Ghost" has arrived. Power has spawned an entire family of new shows. Deemed one of the most compelling television series in modern history, the program officially ended a few months ago but there are already a number of spin-offs being planned. The first, Power Book II: Ghost is set to premiere in September. Just days after 50 Cent made the announcement, the show has been graced with its first teaser trailer. The teaser dropped this weekend, starring the main characters from the first sequel. Tariq St. Patrick (played by Michael Rainey, Jr.), Monet Stewart Tejada (Mary J. Blige), and other characters can be seen as they continue on with their lives following the culmination of the f...
Trixie Mattel Surprises the All-Stars 5 Queens During a New RuPauls Drag Race YouTube Video – Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Trixie Mattel Surprises the All-Stars 5 Queens During a New RuPauls Drag Race YouTube Video – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars 3 winner, Trixie Mattel, is back to crash the All-Stars party on season 5 of this spinoff series. She came back for a special YouTube video, this one following the “Charles Family Backyard Barbeque Ball” challenge on this season of Drag Race. Here’s what you might’ve missed. Manila Luzon, Blair St. Clair, and Trixie Mattel speak onstage | Andrew Toth/Getty Images for BillboardTrixie Mattel was the winner of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars 3’ Fans are in the final stretch of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars 5, where, in just a few weeks, they’ll find out whose pictures will be hanging in the “Drag Race Hall of Fame.” In true All-Stars fashion, RuPaul invited a few queens back to make an appearance, whether that be as a lip-sync assassin or ju...
Star Wars: The Bad Batch is a new Clone Wars spinoff coming to Disney Plus in 2021 – The Verge
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch is a new Clone Wars spinoff coming to Disney Plus in 2021 – The Verge

Disney Plus is getting a new animated Star Wars series called Star Wars: The Bad Batch, which is set to debut on the streaming service in 2021. The new show is a spinoff of the recently concluded The Clone Wars animated series, which finished its run on Disney Plus earlier this year. Like The Clone Wars, Rebels, and the live-action The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch is being executive produced by Dave Filoni, who has become one of the instrumental pieces of Disney’s upcoming Star Wars strategy, especially when it comes to the company’s TV series. The Bad Batch will focus on the titular squad of clone troopers — of Clone Force 99, aka “the Bad Batch” — who were first introduced in the final season of The Clone Wars (which aired as a Disney Plus exclusive years after its initial cance...
Hong Kong Disneyland will close again after a surge in coronavirus cases – CNN
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Hong Kong Disneyland will close again after a surge in coronavirus cases – CNN

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Body found at lake where Glee actress Naya Rivera went missing, authorities say – CNN
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Body found at lake where Glee actress Naya Rivera went missing, authorities say – CNN

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Actress Kelly Preston dies of breast cancer at age 57 – CBS News
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Actress Kelly Preston dies of breast cancer at age 57 – CBS News

Actress Kelly Preston, whose credits included the films "Twins" and "Jerry Maguire," died Sunday, her husband John Travolta said. She was 57. Travolta confirmed his wife's death in an Instagram post late Sunday. He said she died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. "It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer," Travolta said of his wife of 28 years. "She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many." "My family and I will forever be grateful to her doctors and nurses at MD Anderson Cancer Center, all the medical centers that have helped, as well as her many friends and loved ones who have been by her side," he continued. "Kelly's love and life will always be remembered. I wi...
Hong Kong Disneyland to close July 15 as coronavirus cases spike – CNBC
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Hong Kong Disneyland to close July 15 as coronavirus cases spike – CNBC

A locked gate is seen after the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park has been closed, following the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong, China January 26, 2020. Tyrone Siu | REUTERS Hong Kong Disneyland will once again shutter its gates after a spike of new coronavirus cases in Hong Kong.  The park had reopened less than a month ago after closing in January during the first surge of Covid-19 cases in the region. Guests and staff were required to wear face masks, social distance and submit to temperature screenings upon entering the park.  Hong Kong's government decided to limit group gathering to four people from 50, a measure last seen in March. Twelve different types of businesses, including gyms and gaming centers, are being forced to shutdown for a week and res...
Why Brad Pitt Would Have Gotten A Twitter Account Earlier in His Career: I Felt Quite Used – Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Why Brad Pitt Would Have Gotten A Twitter Account Earlier in His Career: I Felt Quite Used – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Brad Pitt skyrocketed to fame in the 90s after his groundbreaking turn in the 1991 film Thelma & Louise. After starring in dozens of movies, the actor has become more selective on roles. Though the Oscar winner is not a proponent of social media, Pitt recognizes that it may have been useful to him when he was starting out. Brad Pitt | Amy Sussman/Getty Images‘Thelma & Louise’ launches Brad Pitt’s career After portraying the handsome yet thieving hitchhiker in Thelma & Louise, Pitt parlayed a bit character into monumental stardom. From there, he was cast in starring roles for high-profile films including Interview with the Vampire, Legends of the Fall, and Se7en. Yet the scrutiny of the spotlight became a tough burden to bear. “In the ’90s, all that a...
James Gunn Says Velma in Scooby-Doo was Explicitly Gay, Studio Blocked it – TMZ
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James Gunn Says Velma in Scooby-Doo was Explicitly Gay, Studio Blocked it – TMZ

"Scooby-Doo" sleuth Velma is a lesbian -- at least according to writer/director James Gunn, who says she was definitely gay in his initial 2002 movie script. Before the filmmaker rose to the ranks of director of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" films, he wrote the screenplays for the live-action "Scooby-Doo" and its 2004 sequel, 'Monsters Unleashed' ... and he says he intended for Velma to be "explicitly gay." Gunn was replying to a fan on Twitter asking him to return to the franchise and make a live-action Velma gay ... he claims he already tried it. According to Gunn ... the studio, which was Warner Bros., "just kept watering it down & watering it down, becoming ambiguous (the version shot), the...