Jean Smart calls on networks to donate to fire relief instead of airing awards shows
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Hacks star Jean Smart is calling on TV networks to reconsider airing any upcoming awards shows in light of the Los Angeles wildfires.
“ATTENTION!” Smart wrote in an Instagram post. “With ALL due respect, during Hollywood’s season of celebration, I hope any of the networks televising the upcoming awards will seriously consider NOT televising them and donating the revenue they would have garnered to the victims of the fires and the firefighters.”
The Critics Choice Awards have already been postponed from Jan. 12 to Jan. 26 due to the fires, while Oscar nominations have been delayed from Jan. 17 to Jan. 19.
Numerous Hollywood productions have been halted – including Smart’s TV show Hacks – as multiple fires continue to burn in the Los Angeles area. Thousands have been forced to evacuate and at least five people have died.
20th Century Studios has released the first trailer and poster for the new espionage thriller The Amateur.Rami Malek stars as a decoder for the CIA whose wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, according to the official synopsis. When his supervisors refuse to take action, he takes matters into his own hands, leading to a dangerous trek across the globe to track down those responsible. The Amateur, also starring Laurence Fishburne, Rachel Brosnahan and Jon Bernthal, opens April 11. 20th Century Studios is a division of Disney, the parent company of ABC News …
The legal drama Reasonable Doubt has been renewed for a third season on Hulu. The series, from executive producers Raamla Mohamed, Kerry Washington and Larry Wilmore, follows high-powered Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Jacqueline “Jax” Stewart — played by Emayatzy Corinealdi — as she deals with past traumas, a failing marriage, motherhood and a murder case, all while trying to keep her life together, per the streaming service …
Netflix has dropped the trailer for season 9 of Queer Eye, set in Las Vegas. This time out, the Fab Five — now joined by Jeremiah Brent, who’ll serve as an interior design expert on the show following the departure of Bobby Berk — will meet a fresh group of individuals ready for life-changing experiences, from a former showgirl struggling to regain her confidence to a dedicated librarian in need of a change. Queer Eye vets Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Karamo Brown and Jonathan Van Ness return for the upcoming season, premiering Dec. 11 …
It Ends with Us star Brandon Sklenar has been tapped to star in the forthcoming film The Olympian, according to Deadline. The film will follow the true-life journey of blue-collar California rower Brad Alan Lewis — played by Sklenar — who, after being cut from the Ivy League-dominated Olympic camp, fought his way back onto the team, where he shared a contentious relationship with the Olympic team coach before winning the U.S. its first gold medal in rowing in 50 years …
It seems Nikki Glaser could be returning to host the Golden Globes next year.
The comedian hosted the 82nd Golden Globes awards ceremony for the first time on Sunday, and producers were so impressed with her performance, they seem to be ready to ask her back to host again.
“We absolutely had a great experience with her, and think that she would be great at this in the long term,” executive producer Glenn Weiss told Variety.
He would not disclose if she had officially been asked back, but hinted that could be the case.
“Perhaps!” Weiss said. “I can’t talk officially for anything. I will say, as someone who produces and directs award shows, she really found her niche here, and I think it really worked out beautifully on this show. And I would love to see it continue.”
Additionally, Weiss said he thinks Glaser provided the proper mood for the awards show.
“Nikki, in my mind, home run,” Weiss said. “She really prepared. She did her homework. She’s been practicing material at clubs, sometimes four or five shows a night for a couple of weeks straight, working on this pretty hard since November. And when you have a host that’s that prepared and that dedicated and also not tone deaf, listening to what’s going on in our business and even in the room on the fly, she’s really good at this. And she proved herself to be a really good host.”
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger announced the arrival of their third child together on Monday.
“We are overjoyed to announce the birth of our son, Ford Fitzgerald Schwarzenegger Pratt,” the couple wrote in a joint statement posted to Instagram.
“Mama and baby are doing well and Ford’s siblings are thrilled by his arrival,” the statement continued. “We are so blessed and grateful. Love, Katherine and Chris.”
Pratt and Schwarzenegger also noted that Ford’s birthday was Nov. 8.
The couple, who married in June 2019, are also parents to daughters Lyla, 4, and Eloise, 2.
Pratt also shares son Jack, 12, with his ex-wife Anna Faris.
The Parks and Recreation alum and Schwarzenegger recently celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary, sharing heartfelt messages to each other on social media.
