Arnold Schwarzenegger praises son Patrick Schwarzenegger’s ‘White Lotus’ performance
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is proud of his son, Patrick Schwarzenegger, following his performance in The White Lotus.
The father-son duo, were featured in Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” issue, talked about acting and more, including Patrick Schwarzenegger’s most recent role in season 3 of The White Lotus.
“Everyone is coming up to me in the gym and saying, ‘Your son is fantastic,'” Arnold Schwarzenegger said. “Someone else comes up to me and says, ‘I hated your son in the series.'”
The Terminator actor continued, saying, “Hated him? What kind of compliment is that? They said, ‘He was fantastic, but the character he played was so believable.'”
Patrick Schwarzenegger replied and said, following The White Lotus, his biggest learning experience was “how much people associate you with your character.”
“The first weeks, people came up to me and told me how much they hated me,” he said. “By the end of it, they came up to me saying how much they felt bad for me. It was a roller coaster.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger went on to tell his son that he was “blown away” by his performance in the hit HBO Max show.
“Your acting surprised the hell out of me,” he told his son. “I didn’t recognize you.”
The duo drew a parallel between their acting journeys and realized they both had done nude scenes. Arnold Schwarzenegger recalled doing the opening scene in The Terminator naked, and his son mentioned a scene from The White Lotus too.
“It was a shock to me that you were following my footsteps so closely,” Arnold Schwarzenegger joked.
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Former television host Ananda Lewis has died, her sister Lakshmi Emory shared in a Facebook post on Wednesday. Lewis was 52.
Lewis, who was known for her role as an MTV VJ and host of Teen Summit, was battling Stage 4 breast cancer.
“She’s free, and in His heavenly arms,” Emory wrote on Facebook. “Lord, rest her soul.”
Lewis first revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2020, via an Instagram video that included her hope to encourage other women to get a mammogram. Lewis was battling Stage 3 cancer at the time.
“I have been fighting to get cancer out of my body for almost two years,” she said at the time. “For a really long time, I have refused mammograms, and that was a mistake.”
Lewis admitted that she refused regular mammograms because of her fear of being exposed to radiation.
People with an average risk of breast cancer are recommended to start mammogram screening starting at age 40 and even younger for those with higher than average risk. Mammograms are considered safe. They emit a very small amount of radiation, but less than a standard X-ray.
“I need you to get your mammograms,” she implored, sharing that she had to adjust her diet and lifestyle. “I still have a lot of work to do. … I wish I could go back. I have a 9-year-old I need to be here for.”
In October 2024, a year after her cancer had progressed to Stage 4, Lewis spoke with ABC News’ Kelley L. Carter to talk about her diagnosis and the treatment decisions she had to make, which included a refusal to undergo a medically recommended double mastectomy followed by rounds of chemotherapy.
“I couldn’t handle doing such a drastic surgery in my life at that time,” she said. “I was a stay-at-home mom, homeschooling my son. Cancer doesn’t come and replace all the other stuff you have to do. Cancer happens on top of your life, and for me, it was just too overwhelming in the beginning.”
Lewis said at the time that she had opted for homeopathic treatment, including a change in her diet and fractionated chemotherapy, which is not recommended by doctors as effective.
Since she revealed her cancer diagnosis, Lewis faced criticism from others for her decision to not have surgery years earlier.
“None of those people know me and they don’t know the details of my situation,” she said. “I’m not gonna sit here and battle people about their opinions. That has no bearing on my life. It’s a waste of my time. And I don’t have time to waste.”
“Life owes me nothing,” she added. “Every day I get, I’m grateful for. What I do is focus on what I can fix. And what I can control.”
Lewis, who was born March 21, 1973, in Los Angeles, began her career on BET when she landed a role as host of Teen Summit in 1993, a talk show program that focused on issues faced by Black teens. It also included live performances.
In 2001, she had her own talk show called The Ananda Lewis Show.
The role that many know Lewis for was as an MTV VJ. She hosted a variety of shows including Total Request Live and Hot Zone.
She was a correspondent on The Insider from 2004 to 2017.
In her 2024 interview with Carter, when asked how she wanted people to remember her, Lewis said, “That I loved hard and lived loud and didn’t back away from problems and loved this life. And was O.K. with letting it go too.”
“It’s a temporary situation, so do your best,” she added. “That’s all we’re all doing is our best.”
Demi Moore and Colman Domingo are teaming up for a new film.
The duo will star in the upcoming Roger Ross Williams-directed film Strange Arrivals, production company See-Saw Films announced Friday.
According to Deadline, the film is inspired by the true story of Betty and Barney Hill, an interracial couple who claimed they were abducted by extraterrestrials in 1961, on their way back from a trip to Niagara Falls.
Williams took to Instagram on Friday to share the news about Strange Arrivals, writing in the caption that he was “so thrilled to be working with @see_saw_films on my second feature film, led by the incredible @kingofbingo and the phenomenal @demimoore.”
“I couldn’t have asked for two more extraordinary actors,” he continued.
Williams praised Jane Anderson, the screenwriter for the project, and called her script “masterful,” saying he “fell in love” with it the first time he read it.
“She has brilliantly woven together history, science fiction, and a tragic love story,” he added. “I couldn’t be in better hands than with producers Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Samantha Lang, and Anne Carey.”
Williams also revealed that the film is based off “a wonderful podcast” of the same name by Toby Ball.
Moore and Domingo were both nominated for Academy Awards earlier this year.
Moore was nominated for best actress for her performance in The Substance, while Domingo was nominated for best actor for his role in Sing Sing.
Domingo was also nominated in 2024 for the same category, for his role in Rustin.
Good Morning America has reached out to Domingo and Moore for comment on the upcoming film.
