<p>On Monday, actress Jane Lynch pleaded for news organization to refuse to air White House press briefings from President Donald Trump as we fight the China-originated novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.</p>
<p>During the president&#8217;s briefings, vital information about COVID-19 is communicated to the public from Trump, yes, but also from medical health professionals like Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx.</p>
<p>&#8220;Please stop covering Trump’s briefing/rallies,&#8221; pleaded Lynch. &#8220;Please. Please.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Please stop covering Trump’s briefing/rallies. Please. Please.</p>
<p>&mdash; Jane Lynch (@janemarielynch) <a href="https://twitter.com/janemarielynch/status/1244766303396573185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Some news originations are apparently on the same page as the Emmy winner. For example, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-goes-off-script-encourages-people-turn-to-god-read-bibles-during-trump-press-conference">CNN</a> cut away during a Trump presser on Monday when the president announced &#8220;My Pillow&#8221; CEO Mike Lindell will be producing 50,000 N95 masks a day, starting Friday.</p>
<p>The New York Times has floated the idea of networks refusing to air the vital Trump briefings, too, citing &#8220;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/business/media/trump-coronavirus-briefings-ratings.html">misinformation</a>.&#8221;</p>
<p class="css-exrw3m evys1bk0">MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said earlier this month, “I would stop putting those briefings on live TV — not out of spite, but because it’s misinformation.&#8221;</p>
<p class="css-exrw3m evys1bk0">As noted by the Times, anchor Ted Koppel suggested Trump and seemingly the medical professionals alongside him need to be fact-checked live.</p>
<p>“Training a camera on a live event, and just letting it play out, is technology, not journalism; journalism requires editing and context,” Koppel said in an email to the Times. “I recognize that presidential utterances occupy a unique category. Within that category, however, President Trump has created a special compartment all his own.”</p>
<p class="css-exrw3m evys1bk0">“The question, clearly, is whether his status as president of the United States obliges us to broadcast his every briefing live,” he added. “No. No more so than you at The Times should be obliged to provide your readers with a daily, verbatim account.”</p>
<p>Moreover, as noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/seattle-national-public-radio-station-refuses-to-cover-white-house-briefings-on-coronavirus">The Daily Wire</a> last week, Seattle radio station KUOW, which is a part National Public Radio (NPR), said they would not air White House briefings concerning COVID-19 because they exhibited a “pattern of false or misleading information.”</p>
<p>“KUOW is monitoring White House briefings for the latest news on the coronavirus — and we will continue to share all news relevant to Washington State with our listeners,&#8221; the station posted via Twitter, last Tuesday. &#8220;However, we will not be airing the briefings live due to a pattern of false or misleading information provided that cannot be fact checked in real time.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">However, we will not be airing the briefings live due to a pattern of false or misleading information provided that cannot be fact checked in real time. (2)</p>
<p>&mdash; KUOW Public Radio (@KUOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/KUOW/status/1242576246271119360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Responding to the tweet, White House spokesperson Judd Deere told <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/news/blog-briefing-room/489439-seattle-radio-station-wont-air-trump-briefings-because-of-false-or">The Hill</a>: “It’s not surprising, but also a failure of their duty to the American people, that some media outlets would choose to block their audiences from receiving accurate, up-to-date information on President Trump’s  whole-of-government approach to slowing the spread of COVID-19 … no other Administration has been as transparent and as accessible as this one, and we will continue to make sure this nation hears from its leaders and top health experts during this global pandemic.”</p>
<p>Lynch has long been critical of President Trump. In 2016, the actress called Trump a &#8220;bully.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;That whole &#8216;I can do this and I can do that. And we&#8217;re gonna destroy this and we&#8217;re gonna destroy that.&#8217; And then he gets all of these people going &#8216;Yeah! Yeah,'&#8221; she <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-donald-trump-jane-lynch-20160620-story.html">said</a>, adding that Americans want to &#8220;hang out with the bully.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;They see the bully on the playground who&#8217;s saying &#8216;I&#8217;m gonna make sure nobody kicks your (expletive),'&#8221; Lynch added.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/seattle-national-public-radio-station-refuses-to-cover-white-house-briefings-on-coronavirus">Seattle National Public Radio Station Refuses To Cover White House Briefings On Coronavirus</a></strong></p>


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<p>Sunday night at 9 p.m., a slew of musicians will perform from their homes in a nationally televised concert to raise money for charities amid the coronavirus crisis.</p>
<p class="speakable">Mariah Carey will perform from her home studio &#8212; &#8220;with a door open so she can watch her children at the same time,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/living-room-concert-fox-iheart-elton-john">Fox News</a> reports. &#8220;The Backstreet Boys will perform together, but from each of their own homes. Billie Eilish is singing from her family’s couch.&#8221;</p>
<p>The one-of-a-kind concert will also feature Elton John, who will host the evening of music. Also set to appear: Alicia Keys, country star Tim McGraw, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Ciara, Demi Lovato, Lizzo, Dave Grohl and Russell Wilson.</p>
<p>Ellen DeGeneres, Lady Gaga, Ken Jeong, Ryan Seacrest, Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone will also be special guests during the “Living Room Concert.”</p>
<p>“This is something completely different than we’ve ever tried before,” said iHeart Media president of entertainment John Sykes, who helped put together the “FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America.&#8221;</p>
<p>The hour-long concert &#8220;will pay tribute to the front line health professionals, first responders and local heroes who are putting their lives in harm’s way to help their neighbors and fight the spread of the virus,&#8221; the concert&#8217;s <a href="https://www.fox.com/the-iheart-living-room-concert-for-america/about-the-show/">website</a> said.  It also will encourage viewers to support two of the many charitable organizations helping victims and first responders during the pandemic: Feeding America and First Responders Children’s Foundation.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;To extend the reach of the commercial-free special’s charitable component, FOX will offer the event across all of its linear and digital platforms,&#8221; the site said.</p>
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<p>&#8220;When Sykes and iHeart Media chief programming officer Tom Poleman began reaching out to artists, asking them to partake in the “Living Room Concert for America,” they emailed Elton John and asked him to perform,&#8221; Fox reported.</p>
<blockquote><p>“We were surprised to get an email back, the next day, saying, ‘Hey, how about I host?’ We would like to take credit for going to him as a host, but it was Elton’s idea,” Poleman told Fox News.</p>
<p>“He didn’t have his piano with him,” Sykes added. “He wanted to social distance himself from the piano delivery company, he was following protocol.”</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><p>Sykes, who co-founded MTV decades ago, and “Jingle Ball” pioneer Poleman have produced some elaborate events during their careers but the logistical issues surrounding the ‘Living Room Concert’ are unprecedented.</p>
<p>“It’s certainly unlike anything that we’ve ever done. Normally, when we do our shows, we have state-of-the-art equipment, spare no expense to make it look great, you have all the glam squad coming in for the artists, but in this case, all you have is your cell phone and your living room and whatever instruments were there when the quarantine started,” Poleman said.</p></blockquote>
<p>Sykes said they wanted to help raise money for good causes, but also raise  awareness for the “incredible work being done by first responders” who represent the “strength and compassion” of America.</p>
<p>The “FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America,” airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.</p>
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<p>We’re living in the golden age of streaming content, but that comes with a significant catch.</p>
<p>Platforms deliver more content than at any other time in pop culture history, and some of it flat out stuns. Think “Breaking Bad,” “The Americans,” and “The Man in the High Castle” on the TV front alone.</p>
<p>The rest? Well, you have to sift through tons of mediocre fare, and worse, before you stumble upon the gold.</p>
<p>The same holds true for Amazon Prime. The Netflix competitor boasts a huge array of junk lurking within its content corridors.</p>
<p>To guide you through that maze, here are 9 titles (both films and TV productions) that didn’t get enormous publicity upon release. Some fared poorly at the box office. No matter. They’re all worth your time, easing the pain of our self-quarantining times.</p>
<p><b>Fighting with My Family</b>: This 2019 charmer had everything – humor, heart, and a story based on a real-life success story. Add box office catnip Dwayne Johnson to the mix, and you’ve got a guaranteed hit … that nonetheless disappointed at the box office.</p>
<p>Rising star Florence Pugh (“Little Women”) plays Paige, a Brit whose family obsesses over professional wrestling. She and her brother try out for the WWE’s training program, hoping to become the next Rock, but only she makes the cut. Is she WWE material, or will her family’s dreams die with her? Johnson appears briefly in the film, but it’s Pugh who’s the main attraction.</p>
<p><b>The Descent Part 2</b>: Most horror fans name check “The Descent” as one of the best modern horror movies, and for good reason. The little-seen sequel couldn’t measure up to the original, but so what? It’s still an action-packed return to the underground lair that meant doom for the original film’s heroines.</p>
<p>Final Girl Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) inexplicably returns to the scene of the crime where her old “friends” await, and they’re still famished. “Part 2” is a respectable sequel that banks on what made the source material so chilling – that sense of claustrophobia and those milky white creatures.</p>
<p><b>Escape at Dannemora</b>: The true story behind the woman who helped two convicted murderers escape from a New York prison proved compelling on its own. What director Ben Stiller (yes, that Ben Stiller) fashioned from that material is one of the best limited series in recent memory.</p>
<p>That’s primarily thanks to Patricia Arquette and Benicio Del Toro, cast as the prison employee and convict enmeshed in the escape. Both are mesmerizing in their own ways, and co-star Paul Dano is nearly as impressive.</p>
<p>Stiller corrals these great performances, along with a palpable sense of a prisoner’s despair, for a sublime seven-part experience.</p>
<p><b>Blow the Man Down</b>: Both Amazon Prime and Netflix deliver original movies to compete with first-run Hollywood fare. It doesn’t always end well, though – think Michael Bay’s unwatchable Netflix original “6 Underground.” This bleakly comic thriller is a welcome exception.</p>
<p>Two sisters living in a Maine fishing town cover up an accidental murder, but in doing so unearth their community’s deepest, darkest secrets. The great Margo Martindale steals the film as the town matriarch whose fingers touch both kindness and corruption.</p>
<p>Some critics compared “Down” to old-school Coen brothers fare. It’s not that good, but it does capture a hint of the duo’s coal black aesthetic.</p>
<p><b>Train to Busan</b>: Sick of zombies yet? It’s hard not to be, given the flood of undead tales of late. The anti-Trump dud “The Dead Don’t Die” could have killed off the genre all by itself last year.</p>
<p>This South Korean import feels as fresh as 1968’s “Night of the Living Dead.” A divorced dad attempts to reunite his daughter with her mother, but their trip is interrupted by a full-scale zombie outbreak. “Busan” peddles some left-wing talking points between the mayhem, but you won’t care given the ferocity of the zombies and relentless pacing. It’s the best zombie feature since “28 Days Later,” no questions asked.</p>
<p><b>Rise of Jordan Peterson</b>: It’s bittersweet watching this balanced, thoughtful documentary today. Peterson’s health isn’t good, and it’s unclear if he’ll ever return to public life.</p>
<p>Still, this feature expertly captures his “Rise” along with his conflicting views on fame. It’s a sly character study and an essential watch for those eager to make him into a monster. He’s a man in full, and an impressive one given our woke age. Plus, the movie lets some of his harshest detractors speak without filter.</p>
<p><b>Warrior</b>: Had this “Rocky” -esque tale hit theaters today, given its stars and MMA storyline, it might be a sensation. Nine years ago, it came and went without a trace.</p>
<p>Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton star as estranged brothers who both gravitate to Mixed Martial Arts. Nick Nolte earned an Oscar nomination for playing their gruff Pa, adding another layer to the family dynamics in play.</p>
<p>The story’s template may feel familiar, but director Gavin O’Connor (“The Way Back”) makes every element soar.</p>
<p><b>The Last Stand</b>: Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn’t a superstar by accident. He routinely teamed with first-rate directors (think James Cameron and Ivan Reitman) to enhance his A-list status. So when he resumed his film career in 2013 after playing California’s governor, he turned to little known director Kim Joe-woon for help. Schwarzenegger saw something in Jee-woon’s resume that suggested he could revive a dormant action career. He was both right and wrong.</p>
<p>“The Last Stand” is a hoot, a film that doesn’t ignore the star’s advancing years but leans on his stoicism and screen presence. The film bombed at the box office, though, the first hint that audiences had <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/schwarzenegger-box-office-poison/">moved on from Ah-nold’s glory years</a>. That doesn’t diminish the film’s ‘80s-style bona fides.</p>
<p><b>Bone Tomahawk</b>: S. Craig Zahler’s reputation is growing, thanks to uncompromising fare like “Brawl in Cell Block 99” and the recent “Dragged Across Concrete.” His career began with this neo-western with more than a dash of horror thrown in.</p>
<p>Kurt Russell stars as a sheriff with the biggest, baddest mustache a man can carry. He’s tasked with retrieving two towns folk kidnapped by a cannibalistic tribe of Native Americans. That simple plot allows for some grotesque visuals, unabashed heroism, and ripe Western dialogue. It’s not for the squeamish, but those who miss classic westerns will see plenty of the genre’s DNA baked into this chilling tale.</p>


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<p>Actor Zachery Ty Bryan, whom everyone remembers as Brad Taylor on the hit 1990s sitcom &#8220;Home Improvement,&#8221; wants people to recognize that Hollywood has a strong majority of working individuals who should not be lumped in with the &#8220;clueless&#8221; celebrities singing John Lennon&#8217;s &#8220;Imagine&#8221; during a time of crisis.</p>
<p>In an op-ed for <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/zachery-bryan-during-coronavirus-shutdown-separate-elites-rest-of-hardworking-hollywood">Fox News</a>, Bryan reflected on his many Hollywood friends who are working to keep their lives afloat and who may be severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. He asked that people have compassion for them and that they not be judged by the actions of what he called the 1%.</p>
<p class="speakable">&#8220;Americans have become all too familiar with celebrities making shallow gestures toward the people across this country that they usually hold in contempt,&#8221; wrote Bryan. &#8220;But during a recent conversation with a longtime friend who works in the entertainment industry, she expressed concern that if the coronavirus shutdown goes on too long, they won’t be able to make their monthly housing payment.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;It was a reminder that Hollywood, just like the rest of the country, is filled with support and service work positions. Jobs that you can’t do from home,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Like millions of others, these are the folks that run the risk of suffering the most from the economic fallout of COVID-19. &#8221;</p>
<p>Bryan recalled how his experience as an actor allowed him the opportunity to see two different sides of Hollywood: the elitist, cutthroat side and the dedicated, hard-working side.  He was enlightened further when he launched his own production company, Lost Lane Entertainment, which showed him life for people working behind the camera.</p>
<p>&#8220;Although I saw firsthand the elitist and cutthroat nature of Hollywood that it’s known for, I’ve also had the opportunity to work with some amazing people,&#8221; said Bryan. &#8220;They are everyday Americans who come from all over the country to pursue their dreams in entertainment. These people are the engine that makes Hollywood run.&#8221;</p>
<p>As to those annoying political speeches Americans have to hear every year at awards shows, Bryan said that should not be considered reflective of the entire industry.</p>
<p>&#8220;While A-list celebrities can’t help using their award show speeches to mock anyone that doesn’t hold to their elitist views, the dirty little secret is that they represent the elite 1 percent of Hollywood,&#8221; said Bryan. &#8220;The rest of the people in the entertainment industry are everyday folks living paycheck to paycheck and struggling to make a living wage.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;It’s a great privilege for me, as someone who came from middle America, to create alongside those who work hard to care for their families and pursue their dreams,&#8221; he said. &#8220;These are the men and women who come in at dusk and are still there hours after dawn when the celebrities and their entourages have left. Like Americans in any other industry, they are the backbone of Hollywood, the ones who make sure things get done.&#8221;</p>
<p>Though Bryan understands that people are frustrated with the elitism they have seen come from the entertainment industry, he hopes that people can still see that there are people in Hollywood who just want to work and earn a living.</p>
<p>&#8220;Please be sure to separate the 1 percent of Hollywood from the 99 percent that represents the hardworking, everyday Americans who, like everyone else across this amazing country, are scared about losing their job, figuring out how to provide for their family and cheering on all the people who are at battle with this unseen enemy,&#8221; he concluded.</p>


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‘Home Improvement’ Star Zachery Ty Bryan: Don’t Judge All Of Hollywood By ‘Clueless Celebs’

<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">On Monday, actress Kirstie Alley veered from the Hollywood consensus and publicly thanked President Donald Trump for this leadership as our nation battles the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Even more unusual, when Alley was hit with backlash from folks on the Left, the &#8220;Cheers&#8221; star stood her ground. </span></p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;Dear Mr. President,&#8221; Alley posted to Twitter on Monday evening. &#8220;</span>I wanted to thank you for ur recent decorum, sincerity, &amp; care towards us.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;You’re taking charge &amp; leading in a manner needed &amp; wanted for this country,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;I highly commend you for ur boundless energy &amp; willingness to solve problems. Thank you.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dear Mr. President, <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a><br />I wanted to thank you for ur recent decorum, sincerity, &amp; care towards us. You’re taking charge &amp; leading in a manner needed &amp; wanted for this country. I highly commend you for ur boundless energy &amp; willingness to solve problems. Thank you</p>
<p>&mdash; Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) <a href="https://twitter.com/kirstiealley/status/1242247422048382976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Alley&#8217;s message received a slew of positive feedback and &#8220;likes&#8221; on Twitter, but some on the left were predictably outraged.</p>
<p>&#8220;Are you out of your mind?&#8221; radio personality John Melendez scolded the actress. &#8220;What press conferences are you watching? I watch the ones with lies, misinformation, &amp; jabs at Mitt Romney, &amp; others.&#8221;</p>
<p>Unfazed, Alley responded: &#8220;BlAh blAh blAh.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="in" dir="ltr">BlAh blAh blAh <a href="https://t.co/fgUATShNN8">https://t.co/fgUATShNN8</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) <a href="https://twitter.com/kirstiealley/status/1242254861024079873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Again doubling-down on her praise for Trump, the 69-year-old tweeted, &#8220;I compliment people when they do well &#8230; blah blah blah.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I compliment people when they do well &#8230; blah blah blah</p>
<p>&mdash; Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) <a href="https://twitter.com/kirstiealley/status/1242258469010444288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Alley has tweeted out her thoughts on the virus numerous times. On Sunday, for example, she praised our nation and her hometown of Wichita, Kansas, for adhering to guidelines and slowing the spread of the virus. </span></p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;I&#8217;m so proud of my home town, Wichita Kansas and our county,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;We are staying sheltered very well and helping elderly out. We have 2 cases in our entire county.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;Let’s keep it up and let’s help others who aren’t so fortunate with funds, blood donations and deliveries if we can,&#8221; Alley added. </span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Im so proud of my home town, Wichita Kansas and our county. We are staying sheltered very well and helping elderly out. We  have 2 cases in our entire county. Let’s keep it up and let’s help others who aren’t so fortunate with funds, blood donations and deliveries if we can.❤️</p>
<p>&mdash; Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) <a href="https://twitter.com/kirstiealley/status/1241752390069436416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>On Monday, the actress urged residents of cities hit by the virus to &#8220;stay away form people.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;C’mon NYC, LA and any other places that are blatantly disregarding the health of your fellow humans!&#8221; she said. &#8220;Stay away from people .. [What the f***] are you thinking? You may be above the law but you aren’t above this virus &amp; is it worth killing your parents OR your friends or children?&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">C’mon NYC, LA and any other places that are blatantly disregarding the health of your fellow humans! Stay away from people .. WTF are you thinking? You may be above the law but you aren’t above this virus &amp; is it worth killing your parents OR your friends or children?</p>
<p>&mdash; Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) <a href="https://twitter.com/kirstiealley/status/1242062688664129537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Other Hollywood celebrities have used the virus as another opportunity to hit Trump and sow division. For example, former &#8220;Charmed&#8221; actress Alyssa Milano, an anti-gun rights activist and frequent Trump-basher, called the president a &#8220;racist piece of s***,&#8221; last week.</p>
<p>&#8220;Stop calling it the &#8216;Chinese Virus,&#8217; you racist piece of s***,&#8221; Milano told the president via Twitter.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stop calling it the “Chinese Virus,” you racist piece of shit. <a href="https://t.co/RSlxtefLqi">https://t.co/RSlxtefLqi</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) <a href="https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1240403537085059073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Of course, the virus did originate in China, and the communist regime did silence Chinese journalists and doctors who tried to warn the world about COVID-19, and Chinese diplomats tried to pin the origination and spread of the virus on the United States.</p>
<p>Moreover, the president has repeatedly emphasized that he is unhappy with the communist regime in China, and merely stated a fact about where the virus came from. He did not lay blame at the feet of Chinese Americans, whom he has praised time and again.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/reporter-asks-celebrities-how-theyre-getting-tested-for-covid-19-before-the-rest-of-us-here-are-their-responses">Reporter Asks Celebrities How They’re Getting Tested For COVID-19 Before The Rest Of Us. Here Are Their Responses.</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/womens-marchers-get-mad-kirstie-alley-so-she-amanda-prestigiacomo">Women’s Marchers Get Mad at Kirstie Alley. So She Destroys Them.</a></strong></p>


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Kirstie Alley Thanks President Trump For Coronavirus Leadership, Rips Leftists Scolding Her

<p>From the start of the United States&#8217; battle against the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, it&#8217;s been increasingly common to hear from celebrities who&#8217;ve tested positive for the virus, though testing has been scarce for the rest of us.</p>
<p>So, how are they getting their hands on the tests?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/939mve/how-are-celebrities-getting-tested-for-covid-19">VICE</a> media reporters reached out to celebrities who&#8217;ve taken such tests, asking them that very question.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, their responses, or lack there of, essentially keep the answer to that question in the dark. Here&#8217;s an incomplete list of the individuals who&#8217;ve declined to comment or have not responded since Friday on how they obtained a scarce COVID-19 test:</p>
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<li><em>Tom Hanks</em></li>
<li><em>Rita Wilson </em></li>
<li><em>Idris Elba</em></li>
<li><em>Rachel Matthews </em></li>
<li><em>Kristofer Hivju</em></li>
<li><em>Heidi Klum</em></li>
<li><em>Celine Dion</em></li>
<li><em>Sean Payton</em></li>
<li><em>Drake </em></li>
<li><em>Andy Cohen </em></li>
<li><em>Charles Barkley</em></li>
</ul>
<p>Bravo&#8217;s &#8220;Watch What Happens Live&#8221; host Andy Cohen tweeted about not being able to obtain a test days before he announced he had the virus, VICE highlighted.</p>
<p>&#8220;Worth noting there isn’t any real way to get your hands on a Corona Test in Manhattan. How is this possible?&#8221; posted Cohen.</p>
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<p>TV star Colton Underwood of &#8220;The Bachelor&#8221; did not respond to VICE directly, but did offer some insight via social media, contending that he had not received &#8220;special treatment&#8221; in obtaining a novel coronavirus test.</p>
<p>Underwood announced Saturday that he tested positive and told PEOPLE magazine &#8220;that his girlfriend tried to get him two tests, but he was rejected, before finding a doctor who still had tests,&#8221; VICE reported.</p>
<p class="article__blockquote">&#8220;There was no special treatment,” said &#8220;The Bachelor&#8221; star. “I got tested as Colton Underwood, not [the Bachelor]. I was just fighting for my health.”</p>
<p>When it comes to professional sports teams, some told VICE that they their players were tested by local health departments.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Utah Jazz were tested by the Oklahoma City health department last week, and confirmed that Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell had received positive diagnoses,&#8221; the outlet reported.</p>
<p>A spokesperson for the NBA&#8217;s Denver Nuggets responded, &#8220;We went through the state officials to get the individual tested.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;That is why only one person was tested, our whole team/basketball staff was not tested,&#8221; the spokesperson added. &#8220;We are following state guidelines and protocols that unless showing symptoms you aren’t tested and this individual was showing symptoms.&#8221;</p>
<p>Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, who were both in Australia at the time they learned they have COVID-19, quickly became the Hollywood face of the virus, being among the first visible American celebrities to test positive.</p>
<p>“Hello folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had cold hands, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive,&#8221; Hanks announced in a statement via social media last Monday. &#8220;We Hanks will be tested, observed, and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires.&#8221;</p>
<p>As Vice President Mike Pence advised Monday, &#8220;if you don&#8217;t have symptoms, you don&#8217;t need a coronavirus test.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disgraceful-moderate-susan-collins-excoriates-dem-leadership-over-relief-delay-we-dont-have-another-day">‘DISGRACEFUL’: Moderate Susan Collins Excoriates Dem Leadership Over Relief Delay: ‘We Don’t Have Another Day!’</a></strong></p>


Tom Hanks, Daniel Dae Kim

Reporter Asks Celebrities How They’re Getting Tested For COVID-19 Before The Rest Of Us. Here Are Their Responses.

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this week’s episode of “The Ben Shapiro Show: Sunday Special,” Daily Wire editor-in-chief sat down with Jason Blum, award-winning film producer behind “Paranormal Activity” and “The Purge,” to talk about his newly released satirical thriller, “The Hunt.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Described by conservative journalist and filmmaker Phelim McAleer as the “perfect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-hunt-why-every-conservative-must-go-and-see-this-movie-review">revenge fantasy</a> for MAGA supporters” who feel hated by Hollywood, “The Hunt” features a group of conservative Americans who are trying to survive on a private, left-wing owned hunting reserve — where they’re the targets. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following immense backlash, including a callout from President Trump himself, Universal Pictures placed the film on hold, and later promised to release it in March 2020. But with the coronavirus pandemic forcing most movie theaters to close unexpectedly, Universal has taken the unprecedented step of releasing “The Hunt,” along with three other movies, for home-viewing early. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the Sunday Special interview, Blum told Shapiro this move may fundamentally change the movie and theater industry even after the pandemic is over. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think it’s not realistic to think all the studios are going to wait four months before they put a movie at home,” Blum told Shapiro. “They just can’t compete, they’re going to have to compete with Amazon and Netflix and Apple in a different way.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There’s going to be shifts. The consumer is going to be more used to staying at home,” said Blum. “Something is going to give, there has to be something that’s going to happen post-corona. The movie business will look different after the coronavirus”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In response, Shapiro asked Blum whether he believes a shift in the movie industry and Hollywood business model would also bring about changes in the content of films themselves. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“How does that impact genres like horror? So horror is a genre that almost demands to be seen with other people,” remarked Shapiro. “If you’re streaming a movie and you can just pause it at the scary part and go to the bathroom, that obviously radically changes how you see any of these films.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The horror movie experience does require somebody in the back of the theater shouting don&#8217;t open that door,” said Shapiro. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I don’t think theaters are ever going to go away,” said Blum, who remarked that live theaters still play a role in American culture, despite the advancements of television. “The collective experience of going to a theater and taking in a movie, I think that’s going to be around for a long time.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think there’ll be less movies in theaters, there’ll be less of a selection, or I should say, there’ll be many many fewer movies in theaters with the window, and I think there’ll be many many more movies in theaters, but they only last for a week or two,” said Blum. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“For better or for worse, kids are going to want to go collectively to a movie theater to be scared at a horror movie,” said Blum. “The way a scare, a good scare — the way James Wann or Leigh Whannell does a scare — it’s super choreographed. You have to be paying attention all the way up to the scare for the scare to work.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Watching a scary movie at home, it’s never going to be scary — or never going to be nearly as scary as it is in the movie theater — because people don’t lose their focus in the theater,” said Blum. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Hunt” is currently available for a 48-hour rental through a variety of streaming services, including Prime Video, Apple TV and Google Play. You can watch the full Sunday Special interview with Jason Blum below: </span></p>
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Ben Shapiro and Jason Blum

‘The Hunt’ Producer To Shapiro: Moviegoing Won’t Be The Same After Coronavirus

Ben Shapiro

<p>On Sunday, famed English actor Idris Elba told Oprah Winfrey on an episode of &#8220;Oprah Talks Covid-19&#8221; that earth has unleashed the China-originated novel coronavirus on humanity because we treat the environment poorly.</p>
<p>Elba and his wife Sabrina Dhowre have both tested positive for the virus.</p>
<p>&#8220;One of the upsides of this whole drama is that we are forced to think together as a race,&#8221; the actor told Winfrey, as reported by <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/coronavirus-idris-elba-oprah-interview-watch-test-sabrina-dhowre-positive-a9416606.html">The Independent</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> &#8220;We really are, as a human race.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>&#8220;Our world has been taking a kicking,&#8221; the 47-year-old continued. &#8220;We have damaged our world, and it’s no surprise that our world is reacting to the human race. It&#8217;s no surprise that a virus has been created that is going to slow us down, and ultimately make us think differently about our world and ourselves.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;For me, that’s a stand-out thing that’s very obvious. That, this is almost like the world’s cry out. Like: ‘Hey, hey, hey – you are kicking me and what you’re doing is not good, so I’ll get rid of you,'&#8221; Elba added. &#8220;As any organism would do, (the world) is trying to get rid of an infection, and maybe this is it for the world.&#8221;</p>
<p>Winfrey was in agreement that the virus is meant to teach humanity something.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think we all lose as human beings if we just think of this as a physical virus,&#8221; she told the actor. &#8220;I think it is exactly as you said, that it is here to teach us, show us something about ourselves, as individuals and also as a world of people. And this is the moment for our humanity to either rise or not.&#8221;</p>
<p>The &#8220;Luther&#8221; actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-actor-idris-elba-reveals-he-has-coronavirus-no-panic">announced</a> Monday that he had tested positive for COVID-91; days later it was announced that his wife, who stayed by his side in quarantine, also had the virus.</p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;This morning I tested positive for Covid 19,&#8221; Elba said via social media on Monday. &#8220;I feel ok, I have no symptoms so far but have been isolated since I found out about my possible exposure to the virus.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>&#8220;I didn’t have any symptoms,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;I got tested because I realized that I was exposed to someone who had also tested positive. I found out last Friday that they were tested positive. I quarantined myself and got a test immediately and got the results back today.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Look, this is serious. Now’s the time to really think about social distancing, washing your hands. Beyond that there are people out there who aren’t showing symptoms, and that can easily spread it,&#8221; continued the acclaimed actor. &#8220;So now’s a time to be real vigilant about washing your hands and keeping your distance, okay.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Transparency’s probably the best thing for this right now,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If you’re feeling ill or you feel like you should be tested or you’ve been exposed, then do something about it, all right — it’s really important.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Look, we live in a divided world right now, we can feel it — it’s been bullsh**,&#8221; Elba emphasized. &#8220;But now’s the time for solidarity, now’s the time to be thinking about each other. There are so many people whose lives have been affected — from those who have lost people they have loved, to those who don’t even have it and have lost their livelihoods. This is real.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/naked-madonna-posts-coronavirus-bathtub-message-covid-19-has-wonderful-side">Naked Madonna Posts Coronavirus Bathtub Message: COVID-19 Has ‘Wonderful’ Side</a></strong></p>


Sabrina Dhowr and Idris Elba

Idris Elba: ‘Very Obvious’ Earth Unleashed Coronavirus On Us For Beating Up The Planet

Environmentalism

Idris Elba

Oprah Winfrey

<p>Conservative routinely drub Hollywood, Inc. and for some very good reasons.</p>
<p>Can you <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/leonardo-dicaprio-climate-battle-lavish-lifestyle/">say Climate Change hypocrisy</a>?</p>
<p>Still, that doesn’t mean the industry lacks a compassionate side, something we see in the very worst of times.</p>
<p>Think of previous hurricanes and other natural disasters. Stars have written some very big checks to ease the suffering caused by Mother Nature. After 9/11, stars rallied on stages, screens, and via a high-profile telethon to support grieving families and First Responders alike.</p>
<p>So, how will celebrities respond to COVID-19, currently cancelling much of what we’ve come to appreciate about our 21st century lives? So far, it’s a mixed report card. The mood certainly isn’t as positive, or bipartisan, as Hollywood’s 9/11 reactions.</p>
<p>The scourge of Orange Man Bad remains partially to blame, to the industry’s shame.</p>
<p>Let’s start with the best Hollywood reactions, including the most prominent name afflicted with the virus.</p>
<p>Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks and his bride, Rita Wilson, shared their positive diagnosis last week. Since then, they’ve used social media to brief us on their continuing good health and even better humor.</p>
<p>“There’s no crying in baseball,” Hanks shared, citing one of his many famous film lines. Hanks and Wilson are doing no small measure with their good cheer. They’re letting people know the virus isn’t a death sentence, and hope is very much part of our future.</p>
<p>Actor Idris Elba struck a similar note when he shared his positive diagnosis.</p>
<p>The “Luther” star also squashed an <a href="https://variety.com/2020/film/news/idris-elba-conspiracy-theories-black-people-coronavirus-1203537477/">insipid rumor</a> in the process: “Stop sending out these stupid WhatsApp messages about black people not getting it. That’s ridiculous. You’re making us all look stupid. Just know you have to be as vigilant as every other race. This disease does not discriminate.”</p>
<p><a href="https://www.techhive.com/article/3533259/chris-martin-john-legend-perform-online-concerts-amid-coronavirus.html">John Legend and Chris Martin</a> brought their music into our quarantined homes through the wonders of streaming media. No long lines, no cheap seats. Good for them. Other artists quickly followed their lead.</p>
<p>“Music can heal, music can bring us together,” Legend said during his online concert.</p>
<p>Matthew McConaughey leaned, hard, on his “all right, all right, all right” persona to <a href="https://people.com/movies/matthew-mcconaughey-offers-inspirational-message-during-coronavirus-pandemic-just-keep-living/?fbclid=IwAR0C26anzK8m_6BEEdyOXKHSWAM5LY9i2vcRNlvI4MHu0FWBjhydUfRx2bM">share positive vibes via Twitter.</a></p>
<p>“In these crazy times that we’re in with the coronavirus, let’s take care of ourselves and each other,” McConaughey starts off. “Let’s not go to the lowest common denominator and get paranoid. Let’s do our due diligence and take the precautions we need to to take care of ourselves and those of us around us, right now more than ever.”</p>
<p>Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively took a more direct approach. They cut a $1 million check for two food banks to help those who are suffering from the rampant closures happening across the nation, not to mention supermarkets greeting customers with bare shelves.</p>
<p>Leave it to legendary funny man Mel Brooks to make us smile and share solid advice in under five minutes.</p>
<p>Brooks teamed with his son, “World War Z” author Max Brooks, for a funny video urging everyone to embrace social distancing. The accompanying hashtag, #DontBeASpreader, hammered home the point with love and humor.</p>
<p>More kind thoughts and charity will likely follow, yet not everyone in La La Land is focused on healing during these difficult times.</p>
<p>Let’s start with director Rob Reiner, a man with the highest level of Trump Derangement Syndrome possible. Reiner raged that Trump <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rob-reiner-donald-trump-removed-from-office-coronavirus">must step down</a>, now, because he said so.</p>
<p>“We will get through this. But unfortunately not with the help of this President,” <a href="https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1239556505013063680">Reiner wrote</a>. “First he must be removed from the public square to let competent experts take over, then he must be removed from office to allow US to heal.”</p>
<p>Debra Messing, who famously vowed not to work with Trump supporters in Hollywood, used the virus as another way <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/debra-messing-maga-die-trump-coronavirus">to blast the president</a>.</p>
<p>“LIAR-IN-CHIEF,” <a href="https://twitter.com/DebraMessing/status/1239960967678656512">Messing began her tweet</a>. “#Maga have been unmoved by the 16500 lies 45 has made since elected. Now that innumerable people (including MAGA) will die, because of his lies and inaction, I wonder if MAGA will recognize that 45 must be voted out?”</p>
<p>Several stars, like George Takei, used the virus’ proper verbiage (the Wuhan Flu, the Chinese Virus) as a cudgel to strike Trump. Never mind that many media outlets used the same verbiage for days and days without a peep of protest.</p>
<p>Perhaps the ugliest celebrity missive came from Rosanna Arquette. The veteran actress initially shared a conspiracy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/actress-rosanna-arquette-issues-vicious-tweet-jewish-conspiracy-behind-coronavirus">theory attacking Israel,</a> not China, as the possible source of the virus.</p>
<p>Arquette, who is Jewish, <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/news/nation/312350/rosanna-arquette-apologizes-for-israel-coronavirus-tweet/">later apologized for the tweet.</a></p>
<p>We likely won’t get a mea culpa from Bette Midler. The Divine Miss M’s recent Tweet directly blamed the president for the virus’s devastation on U.S. soil.</p>
<p>Facts? She doesn’t need any facts. She’s got Twitter and, amazingly, more than 1.9 million followers.</p>
<p>“I AM TRYING NOT TO ADD TO THE NOISE AND CRAZINESS, BUT DONALD TRUMP IS A F***ING MADMAN,” Midler <a href="https://twitter.com/bettemidler/status/1240051665920765953?s=21">tweeted</a>. “HE THINKS WE DON’T REMEMBER ALL THE JIVE HE SPEWED FOR TWO IMPORTANT MONTHS. One more thing. None of this would be happening if he were not President.”</p>
<p>So, while some stars are giving their time, creativity and cash to heal a battered country, others are doing all they can to stoke the divide for partisan political purposes.</p>


TOTO: Meet The Hollywood Heroes (And Villains) Of The COVID-19 Nightmare

Tom Hanks

<p>On Wednesday, rheumatologist Dr. Karen Law posted a photo to her Instagram thanking the “entire team” from the Fox medical television drama “The Resident” for donating medical supplies to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.</p>
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<blockquote><p>To the entire team @theresidentonfox, thank you for this incredibly generous donation of #PPE from your set, including gowns, masks, gloves, and all the things our healthcare workers need to provide safe care for our community during #COVID19.</p>
<p>Yesterday, I had a serious discussion with the residents about how, though supplies are low, a magical shipment of masks is unlikely to arrive. And yet, a magical shipment of masks DID arrive, in the form of this very generous gesture.</p>
<p>This kind of community support means so much to our #frontlineproviders who are making many sacrifices to staff our hospitals and care for our community.</p></blockquote>
<p>Law thanked the “Resident” team and Fox, adding, “We needed this kind of good news today.”</p>
<p>“The Resident” isn’t the only medical/first responder television show to get in on the donations game. According to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/19/entertainment/tv-shows-medical-supplies-coronavirus/index.html">CNN</a>, “Grey’s Anatomy” and “New Amsterdam” have donated supplies, and “Station 19” provided as many as 300 N95 masks to fire stations.</p>
<p>Krista Vernoff, and executive producer for both “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Station 19,” offered the following <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/03/19/coronavirus-foxs-medical-drama-the-resident-donates-grady-hospital/2877612001/">statement</a> about the donations:</p>
<blockquote><p>At “Station 19,” we were lucky enough to have about 300 of the coveted N95 masks which we donated to our local fire station. They were tremendously grateful. At “Grey’s Anatomy,” we have a back-stock of gowns and gloves which we are donating as well.</p></blockquote>
<p>“We are all overwhelmed with gratitude for our healthcare workers during this incredibly difficult time, and in addition to these donations, we are doing our part to help them by staying home,” Vernoff concluded.</p>
<p>An NBC spokesperson offered a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/03/19/coronavirus-foxs-medical-drama-the-resident-donates-grady-hospital/2877612001/">similar statement</a> pertaining to “New Amsterdam.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We at <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNewAmsterdam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NbcNewAmsterdam</a> have donated all of our protective gear (masks, glove etc.) to hospitals &amp; healthcare workers. Thank you to all who helped to make this happen, and thank you to the healthcare workers around the world for being <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/superheroes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#superheroes</a> during this crisis. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/newamsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#newamsterdam</a></p>
<p>— Jocko Sims (@jockosims) <a href="https://twitter.com/jockosims/status/1241016939922817024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
<p>In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) has increased dramatically, stretching thin the supplies currently available.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order authorizing the Defense Production Act of 1950, which, among other things, gives the president the authority to “require companies to prioritize government contracts and orders seen as necessary for the national defense, with the goal of ensuring that the private sector is producing enough goods needed to meet a war effort or other national emergency,” according to The <a href="https://apnews.com/16bf293467703f6b4fceae5a7f272ab5">Associated Press</a>.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1650-20490-5258/final__defense_production_act_091030.pdf">text of the act</a> reads in part:</p>
<blockquote><p>The President is authorized (1) to require that performance under contracts or orders (other than contracts of employment) which he deems necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense shall take priority over performance under any other contract or order, and, for the purpose of assuring such priority, to require acceptance and performance of such contracts or orders in preference to other contracts or orders by any person he finds to be capable of their performance, and (2) to allocate materials, services, and facilities in such manner, upon such conditions, and to such extent as he shall deem necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense.</p></blockquote>
<p>The president tweeted on Wednesday:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I only signed the Defense Production Act to combat the Chinese Virus should we need to invoke it in a worst case scenario in the future. Hopefully there will be no need, but we are all in this TOGETHER!</p>
<p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1240391871026864130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
<p>During a press briefing on Friday, however, the president stated that he has indeed invoked the Defense Production Act. “We have a lot of people working very hard to do ventilators and various other things,” he stated.</p>
<p>When asked by a reporter if the Defense Production Act was being used to order businesses to “make ventilators, masks, respirators,” President Trump replied in the affirmative. “The Act is very good for things like this. We have millions of masks that we’ve ordered. They will be here soon. We’re having them shipped directly to states,” Trump said.</p>
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<p>Amid growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, and in recognition of the local mandates that have recently been put into effect pertaining to large gatherings, several movie theaters in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York have made the decision to go dark.</p>
<p>“Cinemas shutting down in Pennsylvania&#8217;s Montgomery County and Bergen County in New Jersey include 10 AMC locations and a handful of Regal sites,” according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/us-movie-theaters-close-parts-pennsylvania-new-jersey-coronavirus-outbreak-1284714">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.</p>
<p>These closures were easy to confirm via the AMC app. When selecting theaters, places like AMC Garden State and AMC Newport Centre display a message that reads: “We have temporarily closed this theater in accordance with the directive from local authorities. Please check back for updates.”</p>
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<p>Alamo Drafthouse locations in New York City have also been closed. A <a href="https://drafthouse.com/news/our-brooklyn-and-yonkers-locations-are-closed">message</a> on their website reads: “Until further notice, we are deeply sad to say that Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn and Yonkers are closed.”</p>
<p>The notification adds that tickets will be refunded, and billing for season pass memberships will be suspended.</p>
<p>THR <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/us-movie-theaters-close-parts-pennsylvania-new-jersey-coronavirus-outbreak-1284714">adds</a> that “other movie theaters closed in New York include &#8230; BAM, Film Society at Lincoln Center, Nitehawk Cinema, IFC Center, Metrograph and Film Forum.”</p>
<p>While some theaters are closing, others are taking exceptional cautionary measures, such as cutting seating capacity <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amc-cut-seating-capacity-by-all-us-theaters-1284554">by half</a> in order to distance customers from each other, and even <a href="https://www.ksl.com/article/46730270/movie-theaters-adding-efforts-to-help-mitigate-covid-19-outbreak">sanitizing seats</a> after each showing.</p>
<p>In the wake of the coronavirus, the movie industry has been smacked. Over the last two weeks, five major films have been pulled from their upcoming opening weekends, including Disney’s “Mulan,” Universal’s “Fast 9,” Paramount’s “A Quiet Place Part II,” and Universal’s “No Time to Die.”</p>
<p>The box office has also suffered a massive blow. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/ticket-sales-dive-box-office-lowest-turnout-20-69607041">ABC News</a> reports that “ticket sales plunged to their lowest levels in at least 20 years at North American movie theaters as the coronavirus pandemic led to one of Hollywood&#8217;s worst weekends at the box office.”</p>
<p>This weekend, currently released films raked in a combined $56 million at the domestic box office, according to studio estimates, the lowest since <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/ticket-sales-dive-box-office-lowest-turnout-20-69607041">September 2000</a>. With no new tentpole films in sight, and the potential for more theater closings, the box office for the next several weeks will likely look even worse.</p>
<p>The next major film still holding onto its scheduled release date is Marvel’s “Black Widow,” which is set to debut on May 1.</p>
<p>The coronavirus, which originated in China’s Hubei province, has infected more than 158,000 people worldwide, resulting in more than 6,000 deaths, according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/coronavirus-map-confirmed-cases-2020-n1120686">NBC News</a>, which cites data from its own reports, “World Health Organization, state government leaders, and health officials.”</p>
<p>In the United States, there have been 3,510 confirmed cases, and 67 deaths.</p>
<p>On Friday, President Trump declared a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trump-unleashes-full-power-of-u-s-government-to-fight-coronavirus">national emergency</a> to help combat the virus, and during a Saturday press conference, the president and vice president noted the possibility of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/president-trump-considering-domestic-travel-restrictions-amid-coronavirus-concerns">restricted domestic travel</a> when asked by a reporter.</p>
<p>Multiple events have been cancelled or postponed, destinations shuttered, and even <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/following-louisiana-georgia-postpones-democratic-primary-amid-coronavirus-concerns">primary elections rescheduled</a> in an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.</p>
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Multiple Movie Theaters Close, Box Office Tanks Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Box Office

Movie Theaters

<p>Hollywood filmmakers and movie studios could be looking at massive losses because of coronavirus, and lost revenue could climb to an astounding $20 billion for the already struggling American film industry, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-could-take-20-billion-hit-coronavirus-impact-1284582">Hollywood Reporter</a> said Sunday.</p>
<p>Theaters across the globe are closing or limiting hours in order to comply with &#8220;social distancing&#8221; policies set in place by governments seeking to curb the spread of the virus, which has sickened tens of thousands and killed several thousand worldwide. In China, all 70,000 movie theaters are shut down, the Hollywood Reporter added, and in Europe and the United States, theater attendance is way down.</p>
<p>Mega-studios like Disney have been forced to pull so-called &#8220;tentpole&#8221; projects that should have delivered billions of dollars worldwide, including the live action spectacular, &#8220;Mulan&#8221; &#8212; a feature that Disney believed would deliver huge international box office numbers and, accordingly, plenty of profit.</p>
<p>And the problems are just beginning.</p>
<p>&#8220;The dust is far from settling on the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic,&#8221; the Hollywood Reporter said. &#8220;But early estimates indicate that the blow will be unlike anything Hollywood has experienced before and losses will well eclipse the eleven-figure mark, even if conditions remain the same instead of taking a turn for the worse.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;As it stands now, the global box office has already taken a coronavirus hit of at least $7 billion,&#8221; the outlet continued. &#8220;If the remainder of March, April and May are included, lost revenue would climb another $10 billion, making a total loss of approximately $17 billion. And if the crisis continues beyond May, all bets are off.&#8221;</p>
<p>In addition to &#8220;Mulan,&#8221; the 25th James Bond movie &#8220;No Time to Die,&#8221; and the horror sequel &#8220;A Quiet Place II&#8221; have had their release dates pushed back, costing MGM and Paramount each $30 million. Universal Studios has halted the release of &#8220;Fast and Furious 9,&#8221; pushing it well into 2021 and costing the studio at least $15 million (and that&#8217;s just the price of two Super Bowl ads promoting the movie).</p>
<p>Pushed releases, though, represent only a small portion of projected studio losses. Disney, Universal, MGM, and others have also halted production on major projects.</p>
<p>&#8220;On Friday, Disney announced that it will &#8216;pause&#8217; a number of productions for &#8216;a short time,&#8217; including Marvel Studios’ &#8216;Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,&#8217; which is shooting in Australia, and the live-action &#8216;Little Mermaid&#8217; film in London,&#8221; per the Hollywood Reporter. Warner Brothers has had to stop production on an Elvis Presley biopic after its star and producer, Tom Hanks, and his wife, Rita Wilson, fell ill from coronavirus while shooting in Australia.</p>
<p>Television studios are also struggling, production on key shows and new pilots has been halted, and major networks, like CBS, have noted that a lack of sporting events will have an immediate and dramatic impact on their bottom lines. Now that the NCAA &#8220;March Madness&#8221; college basketball tournament is canceled, CBS is scrambling to fill empty slots in its lineup.</p>
<p>Broadway, too, is slated to go dark for four to six weeks, obeying the United States&#8217; government suggestion to limit gatherings of more than 100 to 250 people. The Metropolitan Opera will shut for the rest of March and most of April.</p>


REPORT: Hollywood Looking At A $20 Billion Loss Over Coronavirus

<p>Yes, Universal’s “The Hunt” is as outrageous as advertised.</p>
<p>Liberal elites do, in fact, hunt “deplorables” to the death. That wasn’t Fake News. The problems with “The Hunt” go beyond that provocative premise.</p>
<p>The film’s ultra-violence isn’t illuminating, satirical, or even remotely smart. It’s all surface level tics, surprisingly aimed more at the Left than the Right.</p>
<p>The biggest flaw? The movie has nothing of consequence to say about the current Left/Right divide. Both sides will be aghast at how toothless the commentary proves to be.</p>
<p>And the dumb… boy, does it hurt.</p>
<p>A grisly introduction segues to the heart of the story. A group of strangers, some straight out of Redneck Central Casting, find themselves in a barren field with gags in their mouths.</p>
<p>They uncover a weapons cache and quickly put it to use. They’re under fire from unseen foes, and the enemy is shooting to kill.</p>
<p>Characters vanish in gobs of gore. One recognizable face gets “unrecognizable” within the first 10 minutes of the film. Maybe less.</p>
<p>It’s kill or be killed, and one of the hunted stands tall above the rest. Crystal (Betty Gilpin) would make Jason Bourne cry for Mommy. She’s a tough Mississippi gal sly enough to survive the initial assault. Could she discover the evil forces behind “The Hunt?”</p>
<p>So far, so grindhouse, down to the deliciously bombastic score. The deaths are quick and comical, with violence as envelope-pushing as any horror film. This IS a Blumhouse production, remember? The tone is coal black and merciless, with a few smart comic bombs dropped along the way.</p>
<p>This critic gasped over a throwaway gag involving “poisonous” soda pop.</p>
<p><em>FAST FACT: President Donald Trump indirectly mentioned “The Hunt” during a 2019 rant against Hollywood. Recently, the film’s creative team said they <a href="https://variety.com/2020/film/news/the-hunt-jason-blum-damon-lindelof-the-hunt-trump-1203500608/">hope the president sees the film</a> despite his protests.</em></p>
<p>The story has plenty of holes early on, and they multiply dramatically as the saga unfolds. That leaves us with the gory kills and the satirical swipes promised during the pre-release uproar.</p>
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<p>The liberal hunters take turns outwoke-ing each other, often to comic effect. Twitter conservatives know the drill, but most audiences might be startled by a screenplay tormenting these virtue signalers.</p>
<p>“He probably uses the N-word,” both publicly and privately, one liberal hunter says of his recently killed “prey.”</p>
<p>When someone cites NPR, they quickly realize the “problem” with the reference. It’s mostly staffed by, gasp, “white people.”</p>
<p>“We’re the f***ing worst,” they conclude.</p>
<p>Again, anyone following Ben Shapiro or Nick Searcy on Twitter hears sharper gags daily. They still land as intended, and are welcome in an era where liberal comics treat the woke mob with reverence (if not outright fear). Meanwhile, a few of the scrambling “deplorables” are jerks, borderline racists, or both.</p>
<p>Hey, if “South Park” can tease both sides, this approach is more than fair.</p>
<p>Just when the action should get interesting, “The Hunt” takes a series of head-scratching detours, the kind that may leave permanent scars on your scalp. The film eventually gives context to the titular “Hunt,” and the reveal proves incredibly dense.</p>
<p>We’re talking Lloyd Christmas-level dumb.</p>
<p>Poor Hilary Swank, whose role powers the film’s finale, is left looking like she signed on to the project after losing a bet.</p>
<p>A quick spoiler alert is in order for the following paragraph, which helps explain the “Dumb Factor.”</p>
<p>We learn that some business executives lost their jobs after one of their anti-Trump texts went public. In the real world, the only folks who might face consequences for that either <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/kathy-griffin-trump/">re-enact ISIS videos</a> or attempt to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/fbi-lovebirds-undercover-strzok-page-play-cpac">bring down duly elected presidents.</a></p>
<p>Yes, “The Hunt” can be both dumb and dishonest at times.</p>
<p>Still, the conservatives who panicked when the plot first leaked got it <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/hunt-deplorables-blum-trump/">mostly wrong</a>. The film is harder on the Left than the Right, and we’re clearly rooting for the Red State Team. Yet the bipartisan mockery yields few credible results.</p>
<p>The third act, by comparison, is an abomination. Imagine a “make it stop”-a-thon that sheds no light on our cultural bickering.</p>
<p>That leaves screenwriters Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof (“Tomorrowland”) enough time to explain the context behind “The Hunt.”</p>
<p>Here’s where “The Hunt” completely collapses.</p>
<p>The back story is absurd. Ridiculous. Nonsensical. Whatever B-movie glory “The Hunt” achieved up until this point evaporates like smoke from a 19th century camera flash.</p>
<p>“The Hunt” infamously got yanked from its September 2019 release date after it became the latest cultural hot potato.</p>
<p>The actual film doesn’t live up, or down, to that infamy. It’s too intellectually challenged to have any impact at all.</p>
<p><b>HiT or Miss</b>: “The Hunt” starts with grindhouse panache but slowly succumbs to its monumentally dumb narrative.</p>
<p><i>A version of this article was also published on <a dir="ltr" href="http://hollywoodintoto.com/">HollywoodInToto.com</a>.</i></p>


“The Hunt”

TOTO: Why ‘The Hunt’ May Offend Every Movie Goer, Left Or Right

The Hunt

<p>The coronavirus has slowly begun to work its way into Hollywood, affecting both filming and release dates. In an 11th hour move, the upcoming release of &#8220;A Quiet Place Part II&#8221; has been delayed.</p>
<p>In an Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ozoX0nSsn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announcement</a> on Thursday, actor John Krasinski, who also directed the movie, said that he wants fans to be able to enjoy the movie together.</p>
<p>&#8220;One of the things I&#8217;m most proud of is that people have said our movie is one you have to see all together. Well due to the ever-changing circumstances of what&#8217;s going on in the world around us, now is clearly not the right time to do that,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;As insanely excited as we are for all of you to see this movie&#8230; I&#8217;m gonna wait to release the film til we CAN all see it together! See you soon!&#8221;</p>
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<p>Paramount Pictures confirmed Krasinski&#8217;s revelation in a statement, though the studio did not say when fans could hope to watch the movie.</p>
<p>&#8220;After much consideration, and in light of the ongoing and developing situation concerning coronavirus and restrictions on global travel and public gatherings, Paramount Pictures will be moving the worldwide release of A Quiet Place Part II,&#8221; said the studio. &#8220;We believe in and support the theatrical experience, and we look forward to bringing this film to audiences this year once we have a better understanding of the impact of this pandemic on the global theatrical marketplace.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;A Quiet Place Part II&#8221; was set to go nationwide on March 20. It is also far from the only movie affected by the coronavirus outbreak.</p>
<p>From <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/a-quiet-place-part-ii-delays-release-due-coronavirus-pandemic-1284190">The Hollywood Reporter </a>(THR):</p>
<blockquote><p><em>A Quiet Place Part II</em> is the second Hollywood spring event movie to move because of the virus, after MGM and United Artists&#8217; James Bond installment <em>No Time to Die</em>, which has been pushed back from early April to November. In recent days, Sony also decided to delay the release of family offering <em>Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway</em> after Pixar/Disney&#8217;s <em>Onward</em> underperformed.</p>
<p>While no theaters are yet closed in the U.S. because of the coronavirus, there&#8217;s growing concern that some cinemas could go dark in areas where cases of COVID-19 are proliferating, or where business has slowed. That&#8217;s in addition to the ongoing blackout on moviegoing in China, the quarantine of the entire population of Italy and cinema closures in South Korea and France.</p></blockquote>
<p>The sequel to &#8220;Mission: Impossible&#8221; also had to halt filming while in Italy.</p>
<p>Beyond Hollywood, the coronavirus has now infected almost every major public industry, including sports. After the NBA <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-nba-suspends-season-after-player-tests-positive-for-coronavirus">suspended</a> its season after a player tested positive for coronavirus, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shock-big-ten-cancels-tournament-games-over-coronavirus-fears-march-madness-now-in-doubt">Big 10 announced</a> that it would be canceling championship tournaments, putting the much-beloved &#8220;March Madness&#8221; in doubt.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Big Ten Conference announced today that it will be canceling the remainder of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, effective immediately,” the league said in a statement, as reported by The Daily Wire&#8217;s Emily Zanotti. “The Big Ten Conference will use this time to work with the appropriate medical experts and institutional leadership to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic.”</p>


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<p>If there’s one thing I need as a woman, it’s a slew of commercials telling me that men are bad, I’m a victim, and that some product will somehow change all of that.</p>
<p>The latest example of this nonsense comes from car maker Nissan, who debuted a new commercial this week featuring Brie Larson – who has made her modern feminism and anti-male bias well known. In the ad, a woman is out getting food-stand tacos with her male boss, who casually tells her, “So, I’m gonna hold on promoting you this quarter, cool?”</p>
<p>In an instant, an orange Nissan Sentra screeches to a halt just in front of the pair, and Brie Larson – a total stranger to this woman? – demands: “Drop the taco. Get in the car.” The car then speeds away, darting erratically through traffic. Larson asks, “Does this car feel like a compromise to you?”</p>
<p>“Wait, what?” the businesswoman asks, seemingly now second-guessing her life choices. Maybe her poor decisions are the reason she didn’t get the promotion. Maybe she doesn’t understand how her boss telling her she wasn’t getting a promotion yet is somehow a “compromise.”</p>
<p>Larson keeps asking the terrified woman (seriously, she’s on par with the Pelaton woman at this point) about compromises. Larson speeds around a city corner and asks about the car’s handling, “no compromises there,” she tells the woman, who responds fearfully, “nope!” Larson then slams the breaks and put the car in reverse, even though they’re in traffic in a busy city. An instant later, the traffic in front of them is gone and they’re reversing almost into some concrete barriers. Continuity means nothing when you’re fighting the patriarchy, apparently. Well, thankfully, this Nissan has a rear camera and a warning system so Larson doesn’t have to be a competent, safe driver – the car will alert her when’s speeding backwards into danger.</p>
<p>“So, if this Nissan Sentra isn’t going to compromise, why should you?” Larson asks the woman, even though, again, not getting a promotion isn’t a compromise.</p>
<p>“You’re right!” the woman says before getting out of the car, presumably to tell off her boss. Because nothing ensures the promotion of a woman who makes sound decisions like getting into a stranger’s car in the middle of a workday and then accepting that random person’s advice.</p>
<p>It’s just the latest in a long line of commercials that either portray men as villains and women as victims, or go overboard with the “girl power” sentiment (such as the unnatural Budweiser commercial where Charlize Theron is able to successfully arm wrestle men three times her size).</p>
<p>Car commercials have been some of the worst offenders. Nissan had a previous failure in this department with its Murano commercial featuring a woman boss who is supposed to be some kind of “modern boss” but who spends the commercial ignoring her employees to the extent they have to try and hold a meeting on the back of a semi-truck to get her attention, which still fails. Then there was the Audi commercial that tried to push the myth of the gender pay gap only to prove that <a href="https://observer.com/2017/02/audi-gender-wage-gap-political-super-bowl-ads/">it is not due to discrimination</a>. The company was quickly called out for paying its female employees less, on average, than their male counterparts. Audi responded by saying there are various “factors that go into pay,” and when those are accounted for, “women at Audi are on par with their male counterparts.” Those “factors” apply everywhere, not just to Audi, and explain away the gender wage gap. Yet companies like Audi and Nissan want to profit off these alleged biases in our society.</p>
<p>Car companies aren’t the only ones playing this game. Job website Indeed has a commercial where a woman is disappointed when she is passed over for a promotion – again. This time a man gets the promotion, but we don’t know whether previous promotions went to women. Also, we know nothing about the alleged victim of this commercial, Claire. She is standing next to one person at the beginning of the commercial, but soon has no one around her. Maybe she’s not a team player. Maybe she’s a terrible middle-management type. Then she cheers too loudly for the man who got the promotion because she got a notification on her phone for a job interview at another company. If that’s going to be her attitude (remember, an interview does not guarantee a job) then we might be able to make some assumptions about her work attitude. Just saying.</p>
<p>The final example I’ll give – because we don’t have time to get into all the “husband is a moron and wife must save the day” commercials – is that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/eyeroll-now-gillette-razors-are-talking-about-ashe-schow">odious</a> Gillette Razors commercial that insisted men are just toxic sexual predators who need to change their savage ways. As I wrote previously of the commercial: “Imagine applying this idea to any other group and telling them to police themselves because some members of the group are terrible – and smearing the entire group while you’re at it.”</p>
<p>It has become so tiring to watch cable TV and constantly seeing commercials portraying women as victims in an unjust society. It simply isn’t true, but because of modern feminist politics, that’s the message being given to young girls – not that they can be anything they want, but that men are holding them back from that.</p>
<p>Companies seem to have been increasing their pandering to a specific segment of women in the past few years – women who see themselves as victims but have the money to spend on new cars. It’s infantilizing. Women are doing what they want and what they need to do to get ahead, they don’t need major companies telling them that they can do these things. We already know what we’re capable of.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, as companies cater to the paranoid delusions of modern feminists, boys are getting left behind in school. Maybe it’s time to start telling them they matter instead of acting like they don’t exist except to tell them they’re monsters.</p>


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<p>Actor Tom Hanks and his actress wife Rita Wilson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-tom-hanks-rita-wilson-infected-with-coronavirus">announced</a> Wednesday night that they have tested positive for the coronavirus.</p>
<p>“Hello folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had cold hands, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tests for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive,&#8221; Hanks informed the public via a statement posted to social media.</p>
<p>“Well, now. What to do next? The Medical Officials have protocols that must be followed,” the award-winning actor continued. “We Hanks’ will be tested, observed, and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires. Not much more to it than a one-day-at-a-time approach, no?”</p>
<p>“We’ll keep the world posted and updated,” Hanks concluded. “Take care of yourselves! Hanx!”</p>
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<p>Shortly after the news, Hanks and Wilson&#8217;s son Chet Hanks, a <a href="https://soundcloud.com/somethingoutwest/harley">rapper</a>, posted a video to give more information on his parents&#8217; health.</p>
<p>“What’s up everyone?&#8221; the 29-year-old started the video. &#8220;Yeah, it’s true. My parents got coronavirus. Crazy. They’re both down in Australia right now because my dad was shooting a movie down there.”</p>
<p>“I just got off the phone with them. They both are fine,” a shirtless Chet continued. “They’re not even that sick. They’re not worried about it.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;They’re not trippin’, but they’re going through the necessary health precautions, obviously,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But I don’t think it’s anything to be too worried about.”</p>
<p>&#8220;I appreciated everyone’s concern and the well wishes, but I think it’s all gonna be alright,” Chet closed. “But, I appreciate it. And, just, everybody stay safe out there. Much love.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Chet&#8217;s video was posted to other social media platforms and quickly went viral. &#8220;Chet&#8221; trended on Twitter for hours on Thursday morning.</p>
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<p>Chet&#8217;s brother Colin Hanks, whose parents are Tom Hanks and Samantha Lewes, also spoke out about his parents&#8217; health.</p>
<p>“We are so grateful for the outpouring of support from everyone,” the 42-year-old wrote via social media. “My parents are receiving excellent care in Australia and are doing well (and in good spirits) given the circumstances.”</p>
<p>“Despite the fact that I’m in LA and haven’t seen them in over three weeks, we have been in constant contact and am confident that they will make a full recovery,&#8221; Colin added.</p>
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<p>The same night that news broke about Hanks and Wilson&#8217;s positive coronavirus test and the NBA <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-nba-suspends-season-after-player-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/">announced</a> a suspension of the season, President Donald Trump spoke to the nation about the virus in a televised address.</p>
<p>As noted by The Daily Wire, Trump &#8220;detailed the actions his administration is taking in response to the coronavirus pandemic, among them a series of &#8216;unprecedented&#8217; financial measures, including offering financial relief to individuals impacted by coronavirus, extending loans to areas and cities particularly impacted, and pushing Congress to provide Americans with &#8216;immediate payroll tax relief.'&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unprecedented-trump-details-emergency-financial-actions-payroll-tax-cuts-financial-aid-loans">‘Unprecedented’: Trump Details Emergency Financial Actions: Payroll Tax Cuts, Financial Aid, Loans</a></strong></p>


Chet Hanks

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<p dir="ltr"><i>The following contains mild spoilers.</i></p>
<p dir="ltr">The movie &#8220;The Hunt&#8221; was cancelled late last year in a wave of allegations and bad publicity. The majority of the negative publicity around the film came from the Right and conservative commentators.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It&#8217;s easy to see why a superficial look at the premise of the movie got so many people excited and angry. From the trailer, the plot of &#8220;The Hunt&#8221; was clearly about a bunch of ultra-wealthy liberals who arrange the kidnapping of &#8220;deplorables&#8221; (yes they actually use that term) and then hunt them to death in a vast rural enclosure.</p>
<p dir="ltr">That is indeed the plot of the movie, but the film is also so much more. No conservative (or liberal) should miss seeing this new film.</p>
<p dir="ltr">In fact, &#8220;The Hunt&#8221; unexpectedly turns the tables as the elite make the fatal mistake of underestimating the &#8220;rednecks.&#8221;  Doesn’t that sound familiar? Eventually, the movie becomes a battle of intelligence, resourcefulness and stamina between those who believe they are superior and those who have to fight for survival every day.</p>
<p dir="ltr">If &#8220;The Hunt&#8221; were only about this it would be worth the visit to the theater, but the movie is about so much more. It manages to bring home the devastating consequences of having your career and future cancelled over a single, poorly worded private joke. It also looks at how social media mobs can compound the damage.</p>
<p dir="ltr">&#8220;The Hunt&#8221; explores these issues and then allows the victims to indulge in a fantasy revenge which is wildly disproportionate to what the people wrote about them. But then isn’t most reaction on social media wildly disproportionate to reality?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Writers Nick Cuse (&#8220;The Leftovers,&#8221; &#8220;Lost&#8221;) and Damon Lindelof (&#8220;The Leftovers,&#8221; &#8220;The Lost,&#8221; &#8220;Watchmen&#8221;) and director Craig Zobel (&#8220;Compliance&#8221;) throw lots of mud at both sides, the elites and the deplorables, but &#8220;The Hunt&#8221; seems to take particular pleasure in poking fun at the political correctness and hypocrisies of the elites.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Don’t believe the reviews that tell you that this is an &#8220;equal opportunity attack on both sides of America’s political divide.&#8221; It&#8217;s not. &#8220;The Hunt&#8221; is a movie for those who feel Hollywood hates them. It is the perfect revenge fantasy for MAGA supporters who feel they have been attacked, abused and sometimes &#8220;hunted&#8221; by the elites since before the last election.</p>
<p dir="ltr">One memorable scene features an elite couple murdering deplorables without a care but then criticizing each other about using politically incorrect terminology in their conversation. The deplorables — as in all horror movies — die in increasingly inventive and sometimes gory ways but then, as the tables are turned, so do the elites. But no one is allowed to die without a joke or sometimes a political point being made. Sometimes both. There is a lot in the movie for those who love politics, horror and humor.</p>
<p dir="ltr">And, of course, there is the perfect climax with representatives of both sides fighting it out to the death.  The standout star is Crystal (Betty Gilpin of “GLOW”) who is cynical, intelligent and resourceful and who uses all her backstory to maximum use to survive, literally turning the tables on her hunters. For one elite to be outsmarted by her is fatal, but the ultimate humiliation is to realize that Crystal actually reads books and can argue intelligently about what they mean.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Conservatives are so used to being abused and attacked by Hollywood that their initial reaction to &#8220;The Hunt&#8221; is probably understandable, but it would be a pity if this kept them from seeing the movie.</p>
<p dir="ltr">In the end, very few of the characters escape criticism or death, but &#8220;The Hunt&#8221; is a movie that predominantly humanizes the deplorables and satirizes the elites. This is a movie for those who have spent decades condemning Hollywood for attacking their values. &#8220;The Hunt&#8221; doesn’t and, in a sly way, it almost celebrates them. For this, the movie deserves conservatives&#8217; support.</p>
<p dir="ltr">&#8220;The Hunt&#8221; (rated R) opens Friday, March 13th.</p>


Betty Gilpin

‘The Hunt’: Why Every Conservative Must Go And See This Movie [Review]

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Political Correctness

<p>Disgraced Hollywood mega-producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday morning, on one count of sexual assault in the first degree and one count of rape in the third degree — nearly the maximum sentenced possible for Weinstein&#8217;s crimes.</p>
<p>&#8220;Weinstein,&#8221; <a href="https://apnews.com/c9c96c04af044201538c2947c3c56161">the Associated Press reported</a>, &#8220;who has been accused of violating scores of women, was convicted last month of raping a woman in a New York City hotel room in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on another woman at his apartment in 2006. He faced a maximum of 29 years in prison.&#8221;</p>
<p>The possible 29 years included up to 25 years on one charge and 4 years on the other.</p>
<p>&#8220;For his conviction on the first-degree count of criminal sexual act, Weinstein was given 20 years in prison plus five years of supervised release,&#8221; <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-23-years-prison-1283818?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">the Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday</a>. &#8220;On the other convicted charge, third-degree rape, he was given three years in prison. The judge decided to make the sentences consecutive, rather than concurrent.&#8221;</p>
<p>Weinstein will also have to register as a sex offender.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, Weinstein&#8217;s attorneys sent a letter to Judge James Burke, who delivered Weinstein&#8217;s sentence. In it, they begged for leniency for the former power player, arguing that Weinstein had suffered enough because of his unprecedented fall from grace — a fall from grace that he, himself, orchestrated.</p>
<p>“He has lost his means to earn a living,&#8221; Weinstein&#8217;s lawyers told Burke. &#8220;Simply put, his fall from grace has been historic, perhaps unmatched in the age of social media.&#8221; He “cannot walk outside without being heckled,” they added.</p>
<p>They also suggested that any sentence over two to three years could be a &#8220;de facto live sentence&#8221; for the former Miramax head, because of Weinstein&#8217;s health problems. The former mega producer reportedly suffers from back issues — he leaned heavily and dramatically on a walker during his trial — and heart issues, which forced New York corrections officials to reroute Weinstein&#8217;s police escort to Rikers Island to Bellevue hospital instead, where Weinstein underwent a procedure to insert a stent in one of his arteries. He is now recovering at Rikers where, his attorneys said earlier this week, he fell and suffered a slight concussion.</p>
<p>Before his sentencing Wednesday, Weinstein tried to plead with the court. &#8220;I have great remorse for all of you,&#8221; he said for the first time since being charged. &#8220;I have great remorse for all women.&#8221;</p>
<p>Burke appears to have felt little sympathy for Weinstein.</p>
<p>Weinstein may not find himself a resident of Rikers Island, however. His case will now go before New York&#8217;s corrections department, which will shuffle Weinstein to a facility that best accommodates both his health issues and his status as a high-value prisoner. Weinstien also has a date with the Los Angeles, California, court system in May; he&#8217;s facing several more charges of sexual assault.</p>
<p>Neither Weinstein nor his attorneys commented on the sentence, but one of Weinstein&#8217;s accuers told CBS news that while a &#8220;<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">prison sentence can never heal me&#8230;it&#8217;s a start.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jen-aniston-should-be-killed-harvey-weinstein-emails-uncovered-aniston-responds">‘Jen Aniston Should Be Killed’: Harvey Weinstein Emails Uncovered; Aniston Responds</a></strong></p>


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Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison For Sexual Assault

Harvey Weinstein

Sexual Assault

<p>Newly unsealed court documents revealed an email written by convicted sexual offender Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein suggesting actress Jennifer Aniston be &#8220;killed.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Jen Aniston should be killed,&#8221; Weinstein wrote in an email dated October 31, 2017, <a href="https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/weinstein-jennifer-aniston-should-be-killed-1203529141/">Variety</a> reported Tuesday.</p>
<p>The Hollywood heavyweight was reportedly responding to a press inquiry from the National Enquirer about an allegation that Weinstein had groped Aniston.</p>
<p>According to Aniston, the groping allegation is untrue.</p>
<p>&#8220;In October 2017, the National Enquirer reached out for comment from Weinstein’s then-rep Sallie Hofmeister, a crisis management expert he had hired shortly after the reports of sexual harassment and assault broke in the New York Times and New Yorker in October 2017,&#8221; Variety explains.</p>
<p>“The National Enquirer claims are false,&#8221; Stephen Huvane, a rep for the &#8220;Friends&#8221; star told Variety on Tuesday. &#8220;Jennifer has not been harassed or assaulted by Harvey.&#8221;</p>
<p>As noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/weinsteins-publicist-after-jailhouse-fall-harvey-thinks-he-has-a-concussion">The Daily Wire</a>, Weinstein &#8220;was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-harvey-weinstein-convicted-on-two-of-five-charges-acquitted-of-most-serious-charge">found guilty</a> of a first-degree criminal sex act and third-degree rape, but was acquitted on two counts of predatory sexual assault, the most serious charges.&#8221;</p>
<p>More than 1,000 pages of documents concerning the criminal case against the disgraced movie producer, which included the email about Aniston, were dumped on Tuesday, a day before the Democratic megadonor is set for sentencing.</p>
<p>According to the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51832734">BBC</a>, Weinstein could face 29 years behind bars, though his legal team has already appealed for a shorter stint.</p>
<p>&#8220;Weinstein&#8217;s lawyers have asked Judge James Burke to consider his poor health, age and young children while sentencing him,&#8221; the report said, noting that the legal team has asked for the minimum punishment of five years, &#8220;citing his &#8216;accomplishments&#8217; and &#8216;charitable endeavours&#8217; over the years.&#8221;</p>
<p class="Component-root-0-2-55 Component-p-0-2-47">“He has lost his means to earn a living,” Weinstein’s legal team said in a letter, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/harvey-weinsteins-lawyers-beg-for-lenient-prison-sentence-say-disgraced-movie-mogul-has-suffered-enough">The Daily Wire</a> noted. “Simply put, his fall from grace has been historic, perhaps unmatched in the age of social media.”</p>
<p>“The grave reality is that Mr. Weinstein may not even outlive that term,” the team added.</p>
<p>Weinstein was known for <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/11/pp-100k-weinstein-donation-unfulfilled/">pledging support</a> for liberal causes, such as abortion giant Planned Parenthood, and <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/11/pp-100k-weinstein-donation-unfulfilled/">donating</a> hundreds of thousands of dollars to Democratic politicians, including twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.</p>
<p>Representatives for Weinstein have emphasized the Hollywood figure&#8217;s supposed health issues since the start of the trial.</p>
<p>According to a report from <a href="https://pagesix.com/2020/03/08/harvey-weinstein-reportedly-miserable-on-rikers-island-after-bad-fall/">Page Six</a>, spokesperson Juda Engelmayer said &#8220;miserable&#8221; Weinstein took a bad fall at Rikers Island earlier this week. The 67-year-old was transferred to Rikers Island on March 5.</p>
<p>“He’s miserable but trying to be optimistic as best he can,” Engelmayer said. “He has had a lot of time to think about his life and be humbled, but he thinks it’s going to be a long, uphill battle from here.”</p>
<p>“It’s a prison cell,” the spokesman told Page Six. “It has a sink and toilet, all stainless steel and open.”</p>
<p>“He fell on his head and thinks he has a concussion&#8221; on Saturday, Engelmayer added. “His head has been pounding since yesterday.”</p>
<p>&#8220;Weinstein has a wheelchair but finds it difficult to use, the spokesman said,&#8221; the report noted.</p>


Jennifer Aniston

‘Jen Aniston Should Be Killed’: Harvey Weinstein Emails Uncovered; Aniston Responds

<p>In Corey Feldman&#8217;s new documentary, the former child star revives allegations that actor Charlie Sheen raped his longtime friend Corey Haim while filming the movie &#8220;Lucas&#8221; in 1986, the subject of an ongoing defamation suit between Sheen and the National Enquirer tabloid magazine.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://ew.com/movies/corey-feldman-accuses-charlie-sheen-abuse-corey-haim-my-truth-documentary/">Entertainment Weekly</a>, the documentary, &#8220;(My) Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys,&#8221; screened in Los Angeles on Monday, names several men who allegedly raped Cory Feldman and Corey Haim in their youth, chief among the alleged abusers, Feldman claims, was actor Charlie Sheen.</p>
<p>&#8220;This wasn’t like a one time thing he said in passing. It wasn&#8217;t like, &#8216;Oh, by the way, this happened.&#8217; He went into great detail,&#8221; Feldman says in the documentary about the alleged rape. &#8220;He told me, &#8216;Charlie bent me over in between two trailers and put Crisco oil on my butt and raped me in broad daylight. Anybody could have walked by, anybody could have seen it.'&#8221;</p>
<p>Haim would have been 13 and Sheen would have been 19 at the time of the incident.</p>
<p>Sheen has repeatedly and <a href="https://ew.com/movies/2017/11/09/charlie-sheen-denies-claims-sexual-assault-corey-haim/">categorically denied</a> the accusation and sued the National Enquirer in 2017 for defamation.</p>
<p>&#8220;In my nearly 35 years as a celebrated entertainer, I have been nothing shy of a forthright, noble, and valiant courier of the truth,” Sheen told <a class="external-link" title="(opens new window)" href="https://www.tmz.com/2017/12/08/charlie-sheen-lawsuit-national-enquirer-defamation-corey-haim/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-describedby="external-disclaimer">TMZ in 2017</a>. “Consistently admitting and owning a laundry list of shortcomings, wrongdoings, and indiscretions this traveler hath traveled — however, every man has a breaking point.  These radically groundless and unfounded allegations end now. I now take a passionate stand against those who wish to even entertain the sick and twisted lies against me. GAME OVER.&#8221;</p>
<p>Corey Haim&#8217;s mother, Judy, <a class="external-link" title="(opens new window)" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwIuff3270M" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-describedby="external-disclaimer">s</a><a class="external-link" title="(opens new window)" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwIuff3270M" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-describedby="external-disclaimer">ided with</a><a class="external-link" title="(opens new window)" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwIuff3270M" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-describedby="external-disclaimer"> Sheen</a> at the time and did not believe he raped her son.</p>
<p>Feldman&#8217;s documentary features several other people corroborating Haim&#8217;s account in on-camera interviews, alleging that Haim told them directly that Sheen sexually abused him. None of the witnesses, however, provide any first-hand evidence.</p>
<p>&#8220;[Corey Haim] shared with me that on the set of <em>Lucas</em> that he was raped as a little boy,&#8221; Feldman&#8217;s ex-wife Susannah Sprague says in the documentary. &#8220;He told me that it was his costar and he told me that it was Charlie Sheen that did it.&#8221;</p>
<p>Feldman also accuses several other men of rape in the documentary, including nightclub owner Alphy Hoffman, former talent manager Marty Weiss, and actor Jon Grissom.  Feldman also names Dominick Brascia, a former actor, who died in 2018. All men named categorically deny the allegations, accusing Feldman of capitalizing off the #MeToo movement.</p>
<p>Feldman successfully screened the movie for an audience in Los Angeles, but he planned to distribute the documentary as a pay-per-view event. At showtime, though, fans who paid $20 for the film were greeted with little more than an error message or a black box. The movie never streamed. Feldman claims that hackers crashed the site.</p>
<p>&#8220;Please be patient,&#8221; a message on the pay-per-view site read. &#8220;The hackers are trying to prevent the stream from airing. The program will begin momentarily. We appreciate your patience and support!&#8221;</p>
<p>Corey Feldman began speaking out about Hollywood pedophilia in his book, Coreyography, released in 2013.  At the time, Feldman identified his abusers only as “Ron,” “Tony,” “Burnham” and “Crimson” — all pseudonyms. Though Feldman had a close relationship with Michael Jackson, he has always maintained that the singer never abused him.</p>


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