&#8220;Knives Out&#8221; star Toni Collette has a very different view of the use of intimacy coordinators on the sets of movies and TV shows in the wake of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/metoo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MeToo</a> movement.
The 50-year-old actress admitted that some might find the use of the coordinators helpful during the filming of sex scenes, but for her, they made her &#8220;feel more anxious,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/toni-collette-intimacy-coaches-the-power-muriels-wedding-pj00086bv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.K. The Times</a> reported, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/toni-collette-intimacy-coordinators-qantas-brand-deal-1235358587/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
&#8220;I think it&#8217;s only been a couple of times where they&#8217;ve been brought in, and I have very much trusted and felt at ease with the people I was working with,&#8221; Collette said.
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&#8220;It just felt like those people who were brought in to make me feel more at ease were actually making me feel more anxious,&#8221; she added. &#8220;They weren’t helping, so I asked them to leave.&#8221;
The &#8220;Sixth Sense&#8221; star said she couldn&#8217;t say in the future that she would never want one on the set, and said it would depend on the people she was working with.
&#8220;Look, every job is different,&#8221; Collette said. &#8220;Every single job is different. Because it&#8217;s a bunch of new people it&#8217;s a new energy; everyone brings their whole life with them, and it&#8217;s all thrown in the pot.&#8221;
&#8220;You never know what you&#8217;re going to get and it&#8217;s a miracle that a film ever comes together, let alone thrives,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been very fortunate in that I&#8217;ve only worked with a few a**holes over the several decades that I&#8217;ve managed to keep this boat afloat.&#8221;
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The introduction of intimacy coordinators was one of the results of the MeToo movement that rocked the entertainment industry and more in 2017. The decision was to have them on set during the shooting of intimate sex scenes.
&#8220;West Side Story&#8221; star Rachel Zegler <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/emma-thompson-highlights-importance-intimacy-162321818.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously said</a>, &#8220;Intimacy coordinators establish an environment of safety for actors. I was extremely grateful for the one we had on WSS — they showed grace to a newcomer like myself + educated those around me who&#8217;ve had years of experience.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-cant-just-let-it-flow-superstar-actress-blasts-idea-of-not-using-intimacy-coordinators" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;You Can&#8217;t Just Let It Flow&#8217;: Superstar Actress Blasts Idea Of Not Using &#8216;Intimacy Coordinators&#8217;</a>

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If it feels like LGBTQ characters are everywhere these days on TV shows and streaming sites, GLAAD just confirmed how true that fact is in their annual report.
In the 18th edition of “Where We Are on TV,” the media watchdog group GLAAD bemoaned the fact that representation of LGBTQ characters was actually down, with 596 characters on the air compared to 637 characters in the 2022 report, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lgbtq-characters-on-tv-glaad-report-1235356812/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter.</a>
The group analyzed the number of LGBTQ regular and recurring characters on scripted primetime cable, scripted primetime broadcast, along with scripted series on the streaming platforms of Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max, Netflix, Paramount+, and Peacock.
GLAAD found that between June 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023, there are 139 LGBTQ characters on cable, 141 on broadcast, and 356 on the major 8 streaming sites listed above.
The piece also noted, that for the next report those numbers will drop again, with 24% of LGBTQ characters on projects that have been canceled or are in the midst of a final season. Another 35 characters will not return due to being featured on a miniseries or anthology. To break the numbers down further, of the 596 LGBTQ characters, 32 identify as transgender, with 16 biological men [trans women], 11 biological women [trans men], and five trans “nonbinary.”
The news comes following reports that woke shows like the reboot of the hit Penny Marshall 1992 film &#8220;A League of Their Own&#8221; is reportedly on the chopping block with its second and final season, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-a-league-of-their-own-end-shortened-second-season-1235342070/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">THR</a> recently reported.
The first eight-episode season aired on Amazon Prime in August 2022. The second season will consist of only four episodes. The new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-league-of-their-own-series-goes-woke-with-queer-stories-and-women-of-color" target="_blank" rel="noopener">version</a> promised to be as woke as ever with &#8220;queer stories,&#8221; according to the show&#8217;s co-creator Will Graham.
<blockquote>&#8220;There was a much bigger story there that wasn&#8217;t just about a team, but that was really about a whole generation,&#8221; Graham explained at the time. &#8220;That&#8217;s a big part of why we wanted to make it. It was just this feeling of — especially with queer stories, women of color — having a story that&#8217;s really centered on joy.&#8221;
&#8220;There were between eight and nine hundred women who played in the AAGPBL,&#8221; he added. &#8220;There were hundreds and hundreds and hundreds more who either weren&#8217;t allowed to play or played on industrial teams or weren&#8217;t in the right cities. There was just such a wealth of characters.&#8221;
&#8220;That includes straight people, queer people, people of color, you know, all the people who couldn&#8217;t get fit into the two-hour 1992 movie,&#8221; Graham continued. &#8220;I think our focus is just on telling those stories joyfully, truthfully, and in a way that resonates with the world now.&#8221;</blockquote>
Critics on <a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/a-league-of-their-own/user-reviews/adult" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CommonSenseMedia</a> said the show was all &#8220;about sex&#8221; and called it &#8220;disappointing.&#8221;
<blockquote>&#8220;It is entirely about sex there&#8217;s barely any baseball in it,&#8221; one parent reviewer wrote. &#8220;One of the episodes starts off with nothing but sex. It should be rated R. My son is almost 18 and we watch all kinds of stuff (even rated R) so I&#8217;m not some prude. It was a great opportunity to make a quality family show, but no.&#8221;</blockquote>
Another series that was billed as a sequel to the classic 1988 fantasy movie &#8220;Willow&#8221; but with an LGBTQ angle has been canceled after one season, <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/03/willow-canceled-disney-disney-plus-no-season-2-1235300401/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a> recently noted. News of the Disney+ series being canceled came two months after the eight-episode first season launched on the streaming site on November 30.
Series producer Jonathan Kasdan previously spoke about the decision to include a &#8220;queer&#8221; romance between two female characters on the show that&#8217;s rated TV-14, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-pushback-producer-of-new-disney-lgbtq-fantasy-series-for-teens-discusses-paradigm-shift-of-acceptance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
<blockquote>&#8220;What&#8217;s interesting is — I hope and I believe we&#8217;re at a moment where you&#8217;re going to see a paradigm shift in that,&#8221; Kasdan said. “And hopefully, the way that it&#8217;s gonna happen is that these kinds of [queer] stories, particularly like this one, that were just organic to the narrative we were telling, find their way in, and it becomes less of a surprising and unusual thing to see.&#8221;</blockquote>
Parent reviews over on <a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/willow/user-reviews/adult" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CommonSenseMedia</a> noted that the show was much more sexual than the previous movie and too much for their kids, which could have led to the show being given the boot.
<blockquote>&#8220;Very sexual compared to the original which I was able to watch with my young kids &#8230; dissapointed,&#8221; one parent wrote.
Another critic said, &#8220;Disney once again pushing an agenda. I love that they have brought diversity into the show. But they need to keep the romance out. Disney has lost focus on family friendly. I don&#8217;t like watching people make out on a &#8216;what seems to be&#8217; kid friendly show. I don&#8217;t recommend this show I was super disappointed, the original was such a better version.&#8221;
While another parent reviewer wrote, &#8220;Too sexual for a kids show. Too cheesy and trying to add lesbian relationships just to add it. It didn&#8217;t even fit. It is just getting old.&#8221;</blockquote>
A report in <a href="https://collider.com/top-rated-lgbtq-shows-canceled-too-soon/#39-paper-girls-39-2022-mdash-91-89" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Collider</a> in January noted other shows on the various streaming sites that went woke with LGBTQ storylines that have also been canceled. One being &#8220;Paper Girls&#8221; on Amazon Prime, based on the popular fictional comic book series by the same name about four time-traveling girls. In the new show, one of the girls turns out to be a lesbian. Some <a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/08/04/paper-girls-amazon-series-gay-stranger-things/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> the show was like &#8220;Stranger Things&#8221; but with gay storylines. The series aired for one season last summer before being canceled.
(Disclosure: The Daily Wire has announced plans for kids&#8217; entertainment content.)
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Hollywood veteran <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/aaron-sorkin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aaron Sorkin</a> just revealed that he had a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/stroke" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stroke</a> in November, two months before “Camelot” rehearsals began.
The 61-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">playwright</a> and film director <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/theater/aaron-sorkin-camelot-broadway.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The New York Times that his blood pressure got so high that he was “supposed to be dead.” 
He was slurring words, had trouble typing, and was told not to fly, the Times noted. While the effects of the stroke have been gradually fading, he still isn’t able to taste food.
“Mostly it was a loud wake-up call,” Sorkin told the publication. “I thought I was one of those people who could eat whatever he wanted, smoke as much as he wanted, and it’s not going to affect me. Boy, was I wrong.”
The Academy Award winner said later, “There was a minute when I was concerned that I was never going to be able to write again, and I was concerned in the short-term that I wasn’t going to be able to continue writing ‘Camelot.’”
Sorkin also said he never intended to discuss what happened publicly but is now deciding to speak up in hopes of helping someone else. 
“If it’ll get one person to stop smoking, then it’ll be helpful,” the screenwriter said, mentioning how he smoked two packs of cigarettes daily for several years. 
“Let me make this very, very clear,” Sorkin insisted. “I’m fine. I wouldn’t want anyone to think I can’t work. I’m fine.”
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Sorkin’s 2018 Broadway adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” was nominated for nine Tony Awards. His newest project, “Camelot,” is scheduled to debut on April 13.
The Hollywood creator is a liberal but spoke out against some leftist agenda items in the past, including the trend of only casting LGBT actors to play LGBT roles. “It’s heartbreaking and a little chilling to see members of the artistic community resegregating ourselves,” he said in 2021 while <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/west-wing-creator-aaron-sorkin-says-woke-identity-based-casting-is-mother-of-all-empty-gestures" target="_blank" rel="noopener">discussing</a> “representation” in casting.
“You can act being attracted to someone, but can’t act gay or straight. So this notion that only gay actors should play gay characters? That only a Cuban actor should play Desi? Honestly, I think it’s the mother of all empty gestures and a bad idea,” Sorkin said at the time.

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Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke crashed his car a week ago in Malibu, California, and only sustained &#8220;minor injuries.&#8221;
Law enforcement sources told <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/22/dick-van-dyke-car-crash-malibu/">TMZ</a> the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dick-van-dyke">97-year-old actor</a> was involved in a single-vehicle accident last Wednesday, crashing a 2018 Lexus LS 500 into a gate.
Sources told the outlet the &#8220;Mary Poppins&#8221; star told police that his car had slid on the rain-soaked streets and he lost control of his vehicle.
The famed Disney star was reportedly treated on the scene for cuts on his nose and mouth and might have even sustained a concussion. But he was not taken to a hospital, as he was not interested in going, the outlet noted.
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Sources told TMZ that someone picked up the screen legend at the scene of the accident and drove him home.
A spokesperson for the Malibu Police Department told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/22/entertainment/dick-van-dyke-scli-intl/index.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_term=link&amp;utm_content=2023-03-22T12%3A37%3A08&amp;utm_source=twCNN">CNN</a> that Van Dyke sustained &#8220;minor injuries.&#8221;
The accident comes weeks after the actor credited his 51-year-old wife, make-up artist Arlene Silver, with helping him keep his youthfulness, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11889217/Dick-Van-Dyke-97-smashed-gate-Malibu-Lexus-skidded-rain.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline">Daily Mail</a> noted.
The couple tied the knot in 2012, and he previously spoke about how they stay in shape by dancing and singing together.
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Van Dyke previously told <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/dick-van-dyke-says-secret-224457506.html">The Independent</a> that the secret to feeling young is in his &#8220;genes&#8221; and having a &#8220;beautiful young wife half my age to take care of me.&#8221;
His career in Hollywood goes back more than six decades, landing his first big role in television on &#8220;The Dick Van Dyke Show,&#8221; which aired on CBS from 1961 to 1966. He scored the spot after winning a Tony award for his role in the musical, &#8220;Bye-Bye Birdie.&#8221;
In 1964 he landed what was perhaps his most notable role as Bert in Disney&#8217;s musical film, &#8220;Mary Poppins.&#8221; After appearing in many other projects on the big and small screens, he was cast in the sequel &#8220;Mary Poppins Returns&#8221; in 2018.
Van Dyke&#8217;s last screen credit is for a TV series called &#8220;Kidding&#8221; in 2020. He is currently listed as taking part in a project called &#8220;Capture the Flag,&#8221; currently in pre-production, according to <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001813/">IMDb</a>.

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The so-called “Scream Queen” Jamie Lee Curtis just received her first-ever Academy Award after fans have been wondering for years why she never got one. Curtis, 64, has been in Hollywood for a long time, first in the horror genre and eventually as a mainstream actress who’s appeared in everything from TV to movies.
The actress is also the perfect example of what “Hollyweird” has to offer. Curtis was born to famous parents, making her part of the aptly named crowd of “nepo babies” who got a leg up in the business by being born into the business.
Curtis was born to the late actor Tony Curtis and actress Janet Leigh in 1958 and grew up in California. She attended the elite private boarding school Choate before attending law school briefly. Curtis ditched law school to pursue a career in the movies.
“My parents were actors,” Curtis said while accepting the SAG Award for her supporting role in the highly lauded “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”
“And I married an actor. I love actors. I love acting. I love the job we get to do. I love being part of a crew. I love being part of a cast. … It’s such a beautiful job. And I know you look at me and think, well, nepo baby, that’s why she’s there,” she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-totally-get-it-jamie-lee-curtis-admits-shes-a-nepo-baby-during-awards-speech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>. “And I totally get it. But the truth of the matter is I’m 64 years old and this is just amazing.”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” is a strange movie but at least it’s just a movie. Curtis’s life, on the other hand, includes surreal moments happening right here in real life.
Acting abilities aside, Curtis is the quintessential example of an A-list star who genuinely doesn’t understand why anyone feels negatively toward her.
Take the actress’s recent scandal involving a piece of artwork hanging in her home. It all started in January when Curtis shared an image on Instagram with more than 5 million followers. 
“Ok. This is a weird post. But I have Covid, so f*** it. During one of the SAG nomination panels for @everythingeverywheremovie I told the story of how I ended up with my office furnished with my beautiful Pollack chairs from that movie,” she wrote in the Instagram image caption.
“I mentioned if people followed me, that was not a cheap trick to try to get people to boost my numbers, but I couldn’t figure out how else to get the picture out into the world, that I would post a picture of them on my IG in my offices for @comet.pictures and I am a truth teller so here you go.”
The photo included the aforementioned table and chairs, but what caught the attention of followers was the strange piece of artwork hanging up in the background. The piece, which was later revealed to be a work called “The Tub” (2003) by artist Betsy Schneider, featured a nude child submerged in a plastic tub of water.
“Why does Jamie Lee Curtis have a picture of a naked child stuffed inside a suitcase on her wall? Strong Epstein vibes,” one popular Twitter reaction said.
The “Knives Out” alum wound up deleting the photo following an avalanche of backlash, but her apology made two things clear: first, she couldn’t understand why anyone was shocked by the photo and second, she still believed the art was a perfectly fine piece to display in her dining area. 
“Last week I posted a picture of some chairs that included a photograph on the wall by an artist that was gifted to me 20 years ago,” she wrote by way of explanation. “I understand it has disturbed some people. As I have said, I am a truth teller, so here’s the truth.”
“It’s a picture of a child, taken by her mother, of her playing in their backyard in a tub of water. Nothing more, nothing less. I took down the post because I didn’t want to keep something up that upset anyone,” Curtis <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jamie-lee-curtis-responds-to-photo-of-naked-child-in-a-box-heres-the-truth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continued</a>. 
In the industry, Curtis is portrayed as refreshingly normal and down-to-earth. She’s self-deprecating and doesn’t have the ego that other stars of her status usually do. Curtis made fun of herself for hawking yogurt “that makes you s***” for her long-standing partnership with Activia and has been open about her struggle with addiction and getting sober.
But these positive character traits are only part of the story.
The celeb’s weirdness masquerading as normalcy took center stage in March after she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. During a follow-up appearance on Today, she had a surprising answer when host Savannah Guthrie asked if she had named her golden statue.
“I’m in support of my daughter Ruby. I’m having them be a they/them,” Curtis said with emotion. “I’m going to just call them ‘them.’ They/them, and they are doing great, they’re settling in, and I just, in my life, I never saw it in a million years that I’d have this couple days, and I’m very moved by the whole thing.”
This isn’t the first time Curtis spoke out on behalf of “trans rights.&#8221;
“The right’s war on queer people, most specifically trans people, is both bizarre and abhorrent,” she wrote at the time. “There is no debate to argue here. Trans people have been here forever and aren’t going anywhere. There is no ideology here. It’s simple. Trans rights are human rights. Anything stating the contrary is wrong,” she wrote on Instagram on March 5.
She also turned heads last May for posting photos of herself officiating Ruby’s <a href="https://people.com/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-daughter-ruby-cosplay-wedding-kynthia-photos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cosplay-themed wedding</a>. “Wife is sweet… Ruby and Kynthia,” Curtis shared of the colorful collage. In one photo, the actress posed with a giant butcher knife.
&#8220;YOU CAN&#8217;T MAKE THIS UP!&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;The ONLY thing left over at the end of this entire BEAUTIFUL wedding, after everything was taken away was this f-ing BUTCHER KNIFE they cut the tiramisu wedding cake with! WIFE IS SWEET!&#8221;
And how about her new Oscar trophy? She’s decided to make that a part of her eclectic art collection as well. The “they/them” statuette is proudly displayed next to a butt plug shaped trophy featured in “EEAAO.”
It’s all part of a giant inside joke, it seems. The only mystery left is to figure out who’s still laughing.
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“The Wonder Years” actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Danica McKellar</a> said her parents kept her from experiencing issues other child stars endure by keeping her &#8220;grounded&#8221; even though she was famous.
McKellar, 48, spoke with Fox News Digital about how her parents ensured she had a normal childhood despite being a working <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood">Hollywood</a> star.
&#8220;I&#8217;m very fortunate to have two parents who never overemphasized the importance of Hollywood or my acting career,&#8221; McKellar <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-wonder-years-alum-danica-mckellar-shares-what-kept-her-grounded-after-becoming-child-star" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the publication ahead of her scheduled appearance at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">90s Con</a> in Connecticut over the weekend.
&#8220;It was just a fun, cool thing that I did. But family, health, education all came first. Always. Never a question about that,&#8221; she said.
Both Danica and her younger sister, Crystal, worked in Hollywood in the 1980s and ’90s. But the former child star said her family prioritized quality family time over glamorous industry events.
For example, when “The Wonder Years” was nominated for an Emmy Award after its first season, McKellar missed the show to go on a previously planned family vacation.
&#8220;I remember the first year that ‘The Wonder Years’ was nominated for best comedy series, and the only year that we won, we had a trip scheduled with my dad and my sister and me,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The three of us were going to go on this river rafting trip on the Rogue River in Oregon, and we did. It conflicted with the Emmys, so we didn&#8217;t go to the Emmys, we went on the trip.&#8221;
&#8220;My dad&#8217;s work schedule was tough, so it really wasn&#8217;t a question,&#8221; McKellar continued. &#8220;I was like, &#8216;Yeah, of course we&#8217;re going to do that. That&#8217;s more important.&#8217; And I remember watching the Emmys from our tiny little motel room in Oregon the night before we hit the river.&#8221;
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The actress recalled watching the ceremony on TV. &#8220;So, we were staying in this tiny little place, watching ‘The Wonder Years’ win the Emmy for best comedy series. We were jumping up and down on this tiny bed, can&#8217;t believe we didn&#8217;t break it, [cheering] ‘Yay, we won!’ And then next morning, we got on the river and had the trip of our lives.&#8221;
The “Dancing with the Stars” competitor said moments like that established the importance of family time over work. 
&#8220;I had a lot of core memories from that trip, and just the fact that my parents made that decision, and it was a clear choice,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;That type of thing, that&#8217;s just indicative and representative of how they treated me and my sister growing up.&#8221;
McKellar said she was treated like any other normal kid when it came to her home life.
&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t like, ‘Oh, Danica is on the show.’ No, I had chores when I came home, and I was a regular kid and that kept me very grounded, and it kept me in touch with where my value is. And that makes a big difference,&#8221; she said.

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/florida">Florida</a> jury found three men guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery on Monday in the 2018 killing of rapper XXXTentacion, who was killed by masked gunmen outside a motorcycle shop while stealing $50,000 from the singer.
According to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/xxxtentacion-rapper-killed-trial-verdict-56ba2e060ff65d639d0a87ffb04e63fa">The Associated Press</a>, Circuit Judge Michael Usan at the Florida 17th Circuit Court, which presides over Broward County, convicted Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, after eight days of deliberations.
Cleopatra Bernard, XXXTentacion&#8217;s mother, exited the courtroom following the conviction with her family and thanked everyone following the case.
&#8220;Justice was done,&#8221; Bernard said, according to <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article272811220.html">The Miami Herald</a>.
XXXTentacion, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was only 20 years old at the time of his death. He was killed on June 18, 2018, outside Riva Motorsports in the suburbs of Fort Lauderdale.
The conviction came about through a review of surveillance footage, data from over a thousand cell phones, and the jury&#8217;s understanding of the testimony of Robert Allen — who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last year. Broward County prosecutors identified Boatwright as the primary shooter, Newsome as the other shooter, and Williams as the driver of the SUV.
Williams&#8217; attorney, Mauricio Padilla, told The Associated Press in an email that he believes the court did not afford his client a fair trial.
&#8220;It is obvious from the days the jury was deliberating that they had questions and I only wish I would have been able to properly defend my client,&#8221; Padilla said in an email.
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&#8220;They then went back to the SUV they had rented, waited for XXXTentacion to emerge, and ambushed him,&#8221; according to testimony reported by The Associated Press.
Allen said during his testimony that the four men had planned to commit robberies, which led them to the motorcycle shop to purchase a mask for Williams, The Associated Press reported. Once the men arrived at the shop, they named XXXTentacion their target after spotting him inside. Then, according to testimony, the men returned to a rented SUV and waited to ambush the artist.
According to a surveillance video reported by The Press, an SUV swerved in front of XXXTentacion and his friend inside the platinum-selling rapper&#8217;s BMW. Two gunmen approached the driver&#8217;s window, and one repeatedly shot XXXTentacion dead before escaping with a Louis Vitton bag filled with $50,000 cash. The other passenger was left unharmed.
Prosecutors identified Boatwright as the primary shooter after reviewing numerous text messages to various people. One text allegedly said, &#8220;Tell my brother I got the money for the new phone.&#8221; According to prosecutors, Boatwright followed up minutes later with a screenshot message to one of his contacts of a news article reporting that XXXTentacion had been shot.
First-degree murder convictions under <a href="http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;URL=0700-0799/0782/Sections/0782.04.html">Florida law</a> constitute a life sentence. Allen, who pleaded guilty last year to second-degree murder, could get anywhere from the time he has already served to a life sentence — depending on how much the prosecutors want to consider his testimony.
Broward State Attorney&#8217;s Office authorities thanked the jurors and prosecutors in a statement to The Associated Press without further comment on the sentencing, which the judge set for April 6.
XXXTentacion rose to fame seven years ago with his 2017 single &#8220;Look at Me.&#8221; His debut album &#8220;17&#8221; reached number two on the Billboard 200 and became a double platinum record. During this time, the rapper also was awaiting trial on charges of battery, false imprisonment, and witness tampering stemming from the alleged violent assault of a former girlfriend, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/arts/music/xxxtentacion-murder-verdict.html">The New York Times</a> reported.
&#8220;If I&#8217;m going to die or ever be a sacrifice, I want to make sure that my life made at least five million kids happy, or they found some sort of answers or resolve in my life, regardless of the negative around my name, regardless of the bad things people say to me,&#8221; XXXTentacion said in a video posted to social media before his death.

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&#8220;Shazam&#8221; star Zachary Levi said he almost didn&#8217;t try out for a role in the latest superhero film from DC because at the time he was in a &#8220;dark place&#8221; and undergoing &#8220;life-saving therapy.&#8221;
During the 42-year-old actor&#8217;s recent appearance on &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaJ-eB6fVxY">The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon</a>,&#8221; Levi said during this &#8220;super intensive&#8221; therapy he was encouraged by a casting exec to try out.
&#8220;I was in kind of a dark place in my life at that point,&#8221; the superhero star said. &#8220;And then fast-forward about a month and a half later, and I&#8217;m in this super intensive, life-saving therapy, and I learned how to love myself, really, for the first time in my life, and I have this whole breakthrough.&#8221;
The &#8220;Shazam! Fury of the Gods&#8221; star then turned to the audience and said &#8220;By the way, go love yourself. If you learn nothing else today, go love yourself, go love yourself, go love yourself, okay?&#8221;
He explained that even though he told his agents he was going to be &#8220;off grid&#8221; for a bit to work on himself, two in a half weeks into this therapy they told him about a supporting role in the movie &#8220;Shazam.&#8221;
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He said he decided to go cause he was feeling &#8220;good about himself&#8221; after two weeks into the therapy, ended up &#8220;doing one take&#8221; and sent in the audition tape.
&#8220;And in the course of basically one week, I ended up going from auditioning for this whole other role to them saying, &#8216;Hey, we think you&#8217;re our Shazam,'&#8221; Levi explained.
&#8220;They flew me to Los Angeles,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I had done all my therapy that I needed to do. I go to L.A. I audition and within one week I was Shazam.&#8221;
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&#8220;I just think it&#8217;s indicative of when we do the real work to heal ourselves, and help other people heal themselves, that&#8217;s where all the good stuff comes from,&#8221; the actor continued. &#8220;That&#8217;s where that blessing landed in my life.&#8221;
The &#8220;Shazam&#8221; sequel is the first superhero film to be released under the leadership of James Gunn and Peter Safran who recently took over as heads of DC studios.
Gunn recently hinted at what kind of movies/TV projects he and Safran have planned at the studio, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/james-gunn-teases-plans-for-upcoming-dc-movies-tv-projects">reported</a>.
&#8220;One of the things of the DCU is that it&#8217;s not just a story of heroes and villains,&#8221; Gunn explained. &#8220;Not every film and TV show is going to be about good guy versus bad guy, giant things from the sky comes and good guy wins. There are white hats, black hats, and grey hats.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/james-gunn-teases-plans-for-upcoming-dc-movies-tv-projects">James Gunn Teases Plans For Upcoming DC Movies/TV Projects</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/keanu-reeves" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Keanu Reeves</a> responded to a fan&#8217;s marriage proposal at a recent film festival in Austin and teased the kind of action fans can expect to see in &#8220;John Wick: Chapter 4.&#8221;
Appearing on stage with director Chad Stahelski at the SXSW film festival in Texas, Reeves revealed that he had kept his character&#8217;s watch and wedding ring from the shoot.
At that point, a fan in the audience shouted, “I’ll marry you!” <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/keanu-reeves-john-wick-4-sxsw-1235553261/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a> reported. The actor replied, &#8220;Yeah, be careful what you wish for.&#8221;
Reeves has most recently been linked with visual artist Alexandra Grant. The couple met in 2009 and finally went public with their relationship in 2019.
At the festival, Reeves also talked about the intense training he went through for his role in the highly anticipated “John Wick&#8221; franchise sequel.
&#8220;It&#8217;s been about 12 weeks of training,&#8221; the actor said.
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&#8220;It&#8217;s new levels of action,&#8221; he added. &#8220;You know, nun-chucks, which was challenging. … ‘John Wick&#8217; action asks just a little bit more. And you see the effort and the commitment from the team.&#8221;
During this week&#8217;s premiere of the film in New York City, the &#8220;Constantine&#8221; actor explained more about the stunts he performs in the upcoming movie, <a href="https://people.com/movies/keanu-reeves-appreciates-goodwill-being-called-internets-boyfriend-exclusive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People magazine</a> reported.
&#8220;I love the challenges of John Wick, it&#8217;s super intense,&#8221; Reeves said. &#8220;It&#8217;s playful. I get to do different things — driving, you know? [I get to use] nunchucks and do movie Judo, movie jujitsu. So I really enjoy that.&#8221;
In a recent interview with <a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/john-wick-4-action-keanu-reeves-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Total Film</a> magazine, Reeves noted that the fourth installment of the franchise &#8220;took car-driving to the next level.&#8221;
&#8220;There&#8217;s 180s, forward-into-reverse 180s, reverse into-forward 270s, drifting. … So it was really fun to get a chance to learn those skills, and to play,&#8221; he added.
“‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ has the most action of any of the [&#8216;John Wick&#8217;] films, which is saying a lot,&#8221; Reeves continued. &#8220;And it&#8217;s more by a good margin. It&#8217;s a big show … &#8216;John Wick: Chapter 4&#8217; was the hardest physical role I&#8217;ve ever had in my career so far. They really trained me up to be able to have what we call the toolbox.&#8221;
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Ben Affleck said he was &#8220;miserable&#8221; during the filming of &#8220;Justice League,&#8221; remarking it almost made him quit Hollywood altogether.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ben-affleck">50-year-old</a> actor said he was drinking way &#8220;too much&#8221; when he had to be away from his kids in 2016 while filming the DC superhero movie in London, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/ben-affleck-air-production-company-grammys-memes-justice-league-1235353301/">Hollywood Reporter</a> reported.
&#8220;[&#8216;Justice League&#8217;] made me go, &#8216;I&#8217;m out,'&#8221; Affleck told the outlet. &#8220;I never want to do any of this again. I&#8217;m not suited.&#8221;
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&#8220;That was the worst experience I&#8217;ve ever seen in a business which is full of some sh***y experiences,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It broke my heart.&#8221;
&#8220;And I started to drink too much,” the actor continued. &#8220;I was back at the hotel in London, it was either that or jump out the window. And I just thought, &#8216;This isn&#8217;t the life I want. My kids aren&#8217;t here. I&#8217;m miserable.'&#8221;
The &#8220;Gone Girl&#8221; star and husband of Jennifer Lopez also said that the experience left such a bad &#8220;taste&#8221; in his mouth he decided not to direct his own &#8220;Batman&#8221; film.
Initially, Zach Snyder was in charge of directing the DC movie but left during production after a death in his family. Joss Whedon stepped in to help, but Affleck said it just made things worse.
&#8220;There was an idea of someone [Whedon] coming in, like, &#8216;I&#8217;ll rescue you and we&#8217;ll do 60 days of shooting and I&#8217;ll write a whole thing around what you have. I&#8217;ve got the secret,'&#8221; the &#8220;Good Will Hunting&#8221; star said. &#8220;And it wasn&#8217;t the secret. That was hard.&#8221;
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Affleck said if DC came to him now and asked him to direct a movie he wouldn&#8217;t work under James Gunn, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-affleck-says-no-to-directing-dc-movies-under-new-studio-head-james-gunn">reported</a>. Gunn and Peter Safran recently took over as heads for DC Studios.
&#8220;I would not direct something for the [James] Gunn DC,&#8221; Affleck said. &#8220;Absolutely not.&#8221;
&#8220;I have nothing against James Gunn,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Nice guy, sure he&#8217;s going to do a great job. I just wouldn&#8217;t want to go in and direct in the way they&#8217;re doing that. I&#8217;m not interested in that.&#8221;
The &#8220;Deep Water&#8221; star was previously married to actress Jennifer Garner for more than a decade. The two share three kids. Lopez and Affleck rekindled their romance in 2021 and finally walked down the aisle at a chapel in Las Vegas in July 2022, 18 years after they got engaged for the first time.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/drew-barrymore">Drew Barrymore</a> had a lighthearted response for her onetime co-star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Hugh Grant</a>, who recently criticized her singing ability.
Grant said during an interview with Wired posted Monday that both he and Barrymore benefited from the wonders of editing in the 2007 romantic comedy “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Music and Lyrics</a>.&#8221;
The 62-year-old British star <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/drew-barrymore-responds-hugh-grant-calling-singing-horrendous-music-and-lyrics-1235354929/">said</a> he was “auto-tuned beyond belief. Actually, that’s not true. I’m auto-tuned a bit, but not as much as some.”
Grant then claimed that Barrymore wouldn’t mind him saying “her singing is just horrendous” in the movie.
“I’ve heard dogs bark better than she sings,” he quipped. “But … once they tuned her up, she sounded way better than me, because she’s got heart and voice and rock ‘n’ roll. Whereas I sounded like Julie Andrews, and I meant to be kind of rock ‘n’ roll as well.”
Barrymore responded to the jab Thursday by posting a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp3V1LVMpdz/">video</a> to her Instagram, which she captioned, &#8220;#SingForHugh JOIN ME.”
The clip featured the actress belting out the song “Way Back Into Love,” from “Music and Lyrics.” After she concludes her rendition, Barrymore addresses Grant with a sly smile and says, “Oh Hugh, Bert, Hubert, that’s for you.”
Both Grant and Barrymore have been making headlines recently for reasons that have nothing to do with singing. 
Grant was criticized by Oscars viewers who accused him of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hugh-grant-dragged-for-awkward-oscars-interview-maybe-he-should-stay-home">being rude</a> to Ashley Graham during a red carpet interview. 
“Is Hugh Grant just an arrogant d*** all the time?” one person wrote in reaction to the clip, while another said, “hugh grant wants no part of this dumb sh**.”
Meanwhile, Barrymore came under fire for kneeling in front of trans activist Dylan Mulvaney during an interview on her talk show, “The Drew Barrymore Show.” Mulvaney was there to discuss the popular TikTok series “Days of Girlhood,” which documents the influencer’s “transition process.” 
The “50 First Dates” actress knelt in front of Mulvaney to show her compassion for the influencer’s struggle against “hate.”
Still images of the exchange went <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pure-cringe-drew-barrymore-kneels-before-trans-activist-dylan-mulvaney-during-talk-show-appearance">viral on Twitter</a>, prompting critics to point out what they see as the symbolism of Barrymore’s pose.
“Drew Barrymore getting on her knees to worship at the feet of Dylan Mulvaney might be one of [the] more disturbing moments of recent TV,” one Twitter user wrote. “Why are women fawning over men who appropriate degrading caricatures of womanhood?”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-are-under-an-assault-the-chosen-star-jonathan-roumie-blasts-media-at-march-for-life-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jonathan Roumie&#8217;s</a> popularity has seen quite a bounce following his latest roles, one in the hit <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/faith" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faith-based</a> series &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-chosen-fans-crash-movie-site-after-news-breaks-about-season-3-finale" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Chosen</a>&#8221; and now with his part in the &#8220;Jesus Revolution&#8221; film blowing up at the box office.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-chosen-star-jonathan-roumie-hilariously-reacts-to-jesus-revolution-landing-in-top-3-at-box-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">48-year-old</a> actor and devout Catholic’s screen credits go back at least two decades, with roles in shows like 2019&#8217;s &#8220;Ballers&#8221; and 2020&#8217;s &#8220;Chicago Med,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0745751/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IMDb</a>. But it has arguably been his role in the popular <a href="https://watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">series</a> that explores Jesus through the eyes and lives of those close to him that has catapulted his career.
Roumie — a ministry leader who has served as an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion within the Catholic Church — was born in New York City. He got his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Roumie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">start</a> in the entertainment industry with a series of behind-the-scenes gigs that included voice-over work for video games and TV shows.
He worked as a production assistant and location scout for movies like &#8220;Spider Man,&#8221; &#8220;I Am Legend,&#8221; and &#8220;National Treasure.&#8221; Later, he appeared in a handful of TV shows such as &#8220;Law and Order,&#8221; &#8220;As The World Turns&#8221; and &#8220;All My Children,&#8221; before landing a role on the big screen for the part of John Wilkes Booth in the 2012 movie &#8220;Saving Lincoln.&#8221;
But after a few years, the acting gigs started drying up and the star said he found himself overdrawn on his finances and with only enough food to last one day.
Roumie has <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253381/7-things-to-know-about-march-for-life-keynote-speaker-jonathan-roumie-of-the-chosen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously shared</a> that, while faith had always been a part of his life, things changed five years ago when he surrendered his career to God.
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&#8220;Life literally backed me into a corner until I got on my knees in front of my crucifix and poured out my heart to God,&#8221; Roumie told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-chosen-star-jonathan-roumie-creator-dallas-jenkins-how-faith-turned-lives-around">Fox News</a>. 
&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t even get a catering job, and I had bills come in and I had rent. And I got to the point on a Saturday morning in May in 2018 where I was out of money,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;I&#8217;d always had a relationship with my faith, but I had never surrendered my career so viscerally or felt that I had no other choice before,&#8221; he added. &#8220;So, I think God kind of knew that and said, &#8216;I need everything from you.'&#8221;
&#8220;And in order to do that, I need to bring you to the edge of the cliff and give it all to Him,&#8221; Roumie continued. &#8220;And I did that day. That morning. And I said, &#8216;It&#8217;s no longer my problem. It&#8217;s your problem, God. So, you&#8217;re going to see me through this? Your yoke is easy. Your burden is light. I&#8217;m giving you mine. And whatever happens, happens.'&#8221;
Roumie said he returned to his apartment later that day to find four checks in his mailbox from unknown sources. &#8220;All I can say is that God provided me a financial miracle when I needed it, when I completely gave myself over to his care.&#8221; A few months later, Roumie got a phone call from &#8220;The Chosen&#8221; series creator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/costs-and-confusion-the-chosen-creator-explains-popularity-of-show-and-what-fans-can-expect-for-upcoming-season" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dallas Jenkins</a> and the rest is history.
Speaking recently on the &#8220;<a href="https://www.ozarksfirst.com/celebrity-corner/chatting-with-actor-jonathan-roumie-from-jesus-revolution/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ozarks Live</a>,&#8221; Roumie called the opportunity to play Jesus the &#8220;greatest and most humbling honor&#8221; of his life.
&#8220;The impact has been profound,&#8221; the actor explained. &#8220;Not just on viewers but on me personally. So it&#8217;s been something that I don&#8217;t think anything else can compare to.&#8221;
One critic called his portrayal of Jesus, &#8220;Damn good in the hardest role ever played,&#8221; according to his <a href="https://www.jonathanroumie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>.
The Atlantic called the character he portrayed, &#8220;someone you&#8217;d actually like to hang out with, projecting divine gravity accented with easygoing warmth.&#8221;
His work on the show has also given him the first recognition from the industry. In 2020, 2022, and 2023 he was nominated by the Movie Guide Awards for the Grace Prize for Most Inspiring Performance for TV and took home the award in 2020.
In Roumie&#8217;s latest project, he plays &#8220;charismatic hippie preacher&#8221; Lonnie Frisbee in the &#8220;Jesus Revolution&#8221; alongside actor Kelsey Grammar. The move is <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10098448/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">based</a> on &#8220;the true story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970s and its origins within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California.&#8221;
Conservative television and movie star Grammar plays the late Chuck Smith, the pastor who founded the Calvary Chapel movement and mentor to Pastor Greg Laurie. Frisbee — who Roumie called &#8220;a bit of a tortured soul &#8230; with deep, deep wounds&#8221; — was abused as a child and struggled with drug addiction before he found God.
&#8220;In the film, we focus on his [Frisbee&#8217;s] time where he&#8217;s got God sort of lifting him up and sending him out as an apostle with these amazing, charismatic spiritual gifts &#8212; gifts of the Holy Spirit in very overt ways,&#8221; Roumie told <a href="https://www.osvnews.com/2023/03/01/jonathan-roumies-lent-fasting-sharing-faith-and-a-new-film-on-the-jesus-people/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OSV News</a>.
&#8220;When you talk to some of the people that saw him do &#8230; healings, (they say) it was like walking with an apostle. It was that extraordinary,&#8221; he added. &#8220;He wasn&#8217;t a god. He was a man that God used fully, to his service.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.jonathanroumie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Critics</a> have called Roumie&#8217;s on-screen portrayal of Frisbee a &#8220;breakout performance&#8221; and more.
&#8220;[A] Breakout performance of Jonathan Roumie as Jesus,&#8221; one critic wrote. &#8220;Roumie &#8230; brings an unparalleled warmth, gentleness, and humor to this daunting role, lighting up the screen.&#8221;
Another wrote, &#8220;Superb acting by Jonathan Roumie.&#8221; While another opined that, &#8220;Roumie has such a quiet but commanding presence &#8230; he speaks with such calm authority, and it carries throughout the series as he brings such humanity and sincerity to this role.&#8221;
During Roumie&#8217;s interview on &#8220;Ozarks Live&#8221; he also talked about where he thought his career would go from here and answered if he planned to stick in just the faith-based genre.
&#8220;I&#8217;m open to good stories,&#8221; Roumie said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t have any limitations. Before &#8216;The Chosen&#8217; I was working almost explicitly in TV and films in traditional Hollywood settings. If the stories are good and they&#8217;re inspiring I will do them.&#8221;

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