19 Things I'm Still Confused About After The "Euphoria" Season 2 Finale - BuzzFeed

I'mma need Season 3 to open with a background episode on Laurie.

🚨MASSIVE SPOILERS AHEAD!!🚨

Last night, the Season 2 finale of Euphoria aired on HBO and, needless to say, we are still collectively recovering from the emotional roller coaster Sam Levinson put us through:

Now, any fan of Euphoria would be the first to say that this season was...a little different from the first season, namely that there seemed to be a lot of randomly added characters and gaping plot holes big enough for Rue to run through:

So, here are all the questions that need to be answered in Season 3 of Euphoria (hint — there are many):

1. For starters, let's address the elephant in the room: the murder of Ashtray at the hands of the police. Why was there a shootout when Ash is a minor and could have explained away his situation?

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I understand not wanting to be separated from Fezco if Ash's arrest resulted in placing him in foster care or juvie, but it would have been WAY less time away from Fez if a) Fez went to prison and if b) Ash died. 

2. Could Faye not send a text to Ash and Fez about the coup?

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A lot of people are calling Faye a "real one," but I'mma be the first to say that she could have done a WHOLE LOT MORE!

3. What exactly was the timeline of the penultimate episode and finale?

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A lot of things were happening during Lexi's play that seemed to happen in the past, present, and future...? Yet it all ended up in the play? 

4. Specifically, the emotional conversation between Rue and Lexi happened...when? Rue opened up the convo with, "I really liked your play," but then we also see that moment in the play.

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Maybe Lexi predicted the convo and preemptively incorporated it in the play. 

5. And also, when exactly was Lexi visiting Rue in the hospital? Was that post-Laurie kidnapping or sometime years before?

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Loooots of liberties being taken with these timelines, huh, Sam?

6. Did Rue ever find out that Jules and Elliot slept together?

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Like, people are shitting on Cassie for sleeping with Maddy's ex, but we do not talk about how Jules slept with Elliot while still dating Rue!

7. What's the deal with Laurie?

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Point blank. What's her deal.

8. Remember when Rue woke up in Laurie's house after an undisclosed amount of time and escaped...? What happened during that undisclosed amount of time?

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We just moseyed on PAST that one, didn't we?

9. Did Laurie just forgive Rue's debt? Or did she get payment in another way?

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I DIDN'T FORGET!

10. Back to the play — I understand that it was about Lexi's life, but what was the purpose of low-key outing Nate to their entire school?

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And how did she KNOW? HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW!

11. In the voiceover during the end of the episode, Rue's character says that she remained clean throughout the rest of the school year... Is that why she wasn't curious about Fez's whereabouts? Because she didn't need drugs from him anymore? OR IS IT BECAUSE RUE'S DEAD and speaking from beyond the grave?

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SOMEONE CHECK IN ON MY MANS!

12. Are we not going to address that Samantha recorded Maddy trying on her clothes in the closet?

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I'd like to believe she was just wondering who tf was rifling through her clothes, but with Euphoria, I feel like it's more sinister.

13. Why did Minka Kelly's character gift Maddy the dress? Is she going somewhere?

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I did not hear a single soul talk about college on this show. 

14. What...is/was/will be up with Kat?

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Her character had a collective 10 minutes of screentime and six lines of dialogue this entire season. 

15. And McKay?

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Is he even still alive? 

16. At the end of the episode, Maddy declared that "this is just the beginning." THE BEGINNING OF WHAT???

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I can't believe we have to wait until 2024 to get some answers. 

17. Don't get me wrong — I loved seeing Cal go down, but does this mean that Nate's going to get off scotch free for PUTTING A GUN to Maddy's head??

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Justice for Maddy just once, PLEASE.

18. And what did Nate mean when he told his dad he gave the cops "everything" on the jump drive? Because he definitely told Jules that the CD he had of Cal and Jules together was the "only copy."

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Like, did the Nate/Cal thing happen way before Nate talked to Jules? Or did Nate just (unsurprisingly) lie to Jules?

19. And, most importantly, how soon can I stream Elliot's song to Rue?

ok…don’t let sam levinson’s ill-timing take away from the fact that elliot’s song was actually really beautiful

05:55 AM - 28 Feb 2022

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1. 30 "Euphoria" Tweets That Show That No One Was Emotionally Prepared For THAT Hallway Scene  BuzzFeed
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The 28th SAG Awards were held in Los Angeles last night and the red carpet was full of A-listers. Jennifer Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Jessica Chastain, Olivia Colman, and Lady Gaga are all nominated for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. On the men's side, Will Smith, Javier Barden, Denzel Washington, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Andrew Garfield are all up for the top award. 

As for films, House of Gucci, Belfast, Coda, Don't Look Up, and King Richard were all nominated. In the TV category, we saw stars of nominated shows like Squid Game, Handmaid's Tale, Succession, Yellowstone, and The Morning Show. Scroll down to see all the red carpet looks from the 2022 SAG Awards. 

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Sarah Polley breaks silence about traumatic encounter with Jian Ghomeshi - CBC.ca

The Current30:29Sarah Polley on why she's embracing the things that once kept her up at night

On screen, actor Sarah Polley was often cast as the fierce protagonist veering straight into peril, whether it was an oncoming bus or some sort of explosion.

Off screen, however, she says she feared confronting certain things, including a traumatic experience with former CBC radio personality Jian Ghomeshi.

The 43-year-old filmmaker and Oscar-nominated screenwriter says a brain injury in 2015 became a catalyst for her to address some past trauma. The result is a new collection of essays, Run Towards the Danger (out March 1), which Polley says took years to write.

"These are the stories that haunted me," said Polley in an interview with Matt Galloway, host of CBC Radio's The Current.

She is sharing them because "I think I'm strong enough to handle this now."

Polley's new book of essays is called Run Towards the Danger. (George Pimentel/WIREIMAGE/Getty Images, Penguin Random House)

Polley had her first film role at age four and was a Canadian television staple by the 1990s. Her roles ranged from the strong-willed Sara Stanley in Road to Avonlea to a teen paralyzed by a bus accident and sexually abused in The Sweet Hereafter. Polley eventually moved on to direct films, including the Oscar-nominated Away From Her (2006) and Stories We Tell (2012).

While Polley's book is frank about her career in film and television, the most shocking essay involves an incident of alleged sexual violence with Ghomeshi, which Polley says she has carried since she was 16. In the essay, entitled "The Woman Who Stayed Silent," Polley relates how Ghomeshi, who was 28 at the time, hurt her during a sexual encounter at his apartment, and ignored her pleas to stop.

Ghomeshi is a former member of the folk-pop band Moxy Früvous and hosted the CBC Radio show Q.

In 2014, he was accused of sexual assault and harassment by several women and charged. Ghomeshi argued that the incidents were consensual. He was acquitted on four counts of sexual assault and one count of choking involving three complainants in 2016.

CBC reached out to Ghomeshi multiple times through Roqe Media, as well as his former lawyer Marie Heinen, for a response to Polley's allegations.

'I did struggle with this'

At the time of Ghomeshi's trial, Polley considered coming forward to tell her story.

"I did struggle with this a lot," she said.

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Toronto filmmaker Sarah Polley says friends and lawyers discouraged her from coming forward about an alleged violent encounter with Jian Ghomeshi as allegations began to surface in 2014. But she said she 'knew that I had to tell this story one day,' and she does so in an essay in her new book. 3:15

But she said lawyers she spoke with told her she'd make a "terrible" witness because of inconsistencies in her story and how she interacted with Ghomeshi as a guest on his radio show in the years after the alleged incident.

Polley said she was told "your case won't lend credibility to the women who have come forward because you will go through exactly the same evisceration that they are going to get set up for."

"I had a lot of information about what I was headed … towards," she said.

"I had two tiny children, and I knew I couldn't handle it."

After Ghomeshi's acquittal in 2016, Ontario Judge William Horkins issued a searing rebuke of the complainants, saying their "deceptive and manipulative" evidence raised a reasonable doubt of Ghomeshi's guilt.

"Many people who have come forward with stories like this get subjected to a kind of analysis," said Polley.

"If you don't remember every detail perfectly, if you can't create a snapshot that is unassailable," then you are not considered credible, she said.

How memory protects victims

Polley says she values the concept of innocent until proven guilty, but believes the adversarial legal system can end up re-traumatizing victims.

"Do women need to be destroyed in looking for those shadows and looking for those inconsistencies?" She described how her own memory blotted out things that were too damaging, and that makes it very difficult to retain exact details about traumatic events.

"The brain works hard to protect you from what's happened and to make what happens after survivable. And that means obliterating a lot… I think it's really, really messy."

Polley is seen being interviewed by CBC, during a visit to Prince Edward Island, in August 1991. (Midday/CBC Archives)

Polley has had traumatic memories return from her time grieving her mother — who died of cancer when Polley was 11 — and from on-set terrors while filming explosive scenes in Terry Gilliam's 1988 film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

Stories kept in a 'dark cave'

The book marks a new chapter for Polley, who was injured six years ago when a large fire extinguisher, which was hung on the wall, fell on her head as she bent over a lost-and-found box at a Toronto community centre.

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Polley says it led to three and a half years of difficulty. The first year after the accident was particularly extreme, she says, as her brain was unable to cope with noise and light.

While Polley was at a clinic in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, a doctor named Michael Collins advised her to keep doing what was difficult.

"Whatever was triggering my symptoms, I had to do more of. Whatever I was avoiding, my brain was getting weaker at dealing with," she said.

Polley is one of the directors on Hey Lady!, a 2020 Canadian comedy web series co-directed by Adriana Maggs and Will Bowes that airs on CBC Gem. (CBC)

So Polley forced herself to go to the grocery shop, even when the store lights made her feel like her head would explode. She says her brain feels healthy now.

The book is the result of her confronting other difficult parts of her life — memories she says she kept in a "dark cave."

"I've been terrified to articulate these stories — even to myself."

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Kanye West responds to Kim Kardashians accusations of misinformation and emotional distress - Geo News

American rapper Kanye West might challenge his prenup with estranged wife Kim Kardashian.

The 44-yea-old rapper has filed to have his social media outbursts rendered inadmissible in a hearing on whether Kim Kardashian will be declared legally single.

The father-of-four has drawn widespread mockery and opprobrium over a string of posts aimed at Kim and her new boyfriend Pete Davidson, among others.

The 41 -year-old reality star has filed court documents saying the posts contain 'a lot of misinformation' and have caused her 'emotional distress.'

Now the 44-year-old rappers' counsel has said in response: 'Kim claims she read something online allegedly by Kanye and characterizes the posts in her declaration as misinformation,' TMZ reports citing court documents.

'Kim needed to offer the social media posts into evidence, and show that the posts were written by Kanye,' the rapper's attorney continued.

Kim Kardashian filed to be declared legally single two months ago, and a hearing will occur next week in order to decide the matter. Earlier this month Kanye listed multiple provisos that he insisted Kim would have to accept if she wanted to restore her single status.

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Steven Spielberg is reportedly developing an original feature film based on actor Steve McQueen’s iconic title character from the 1968 thriller “Bullitt” for Warner Bros. Pictures.

Josh Singer (“Spotlight,” “The Post”) will pen the screenplay for the film which is classified as NOT a remake, but rather an original story about the character of San Francisco police detective Lieutenant Frank Bullitt.

The original Warners film was based on the 1963 novel “Mute Witness” by Robert L. Fish and follows Bullitt’s investigation into the death of a mob informant that he was tasked with protecting.

The film features one of the most memorable car chases in movie history with McQueen himself famously doing all of his own driving for the scene.

Kristie Macosko Krieger will produce while McQueen’s son Chad McQueen and granddaughter Molly McQueen are executive producing. Spielberg has “The Fabelmans” opening this November.

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The Desperate Hour movie review (2022) - Roger Ebert

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Matt Zoller Seitz February 25, 2022

Once in a while, you see a film where it's clear that everyone involved is operating at the peak of of their skills, yet the whole is so misguided that the result is still awful. Such is "The Desperate Hour." 

Naomi Watts is Amy Carr, a mom who goes out for a morning jog in the forest just as a school shooting happens in her rural town, and must struggle to find her way out of the forest, overcoming injuries while juggling multiple incoming phone calls and texts in hopes of figuring out whether her elementary-school age daughter Emily (Sierra Maltby) and teenaged son Noah (Colton Gobbo) are safe. Directed by the great Australian director Philip Noyce ("Dead Calm," "The Quiet American") and written by Chris Sparling ("Sea of Trees," "Buried"), "The Desperate Hour" seems to think it has something urgent and deep to say about the American phenomenon of mass gun murders being committed in public settings pretty much continuously. 

This is far from the first piece of filmed or written media to use fiction to try to delve into the topic—the thoughtful "Mass" did it a few months ago, with a setup akin to a four-character stage play—but it might be the first one to (inadvertently, one assumes) exploit it in such a Hollywood way that after a certain point, you lose track of all the bad-taste twists and turns the story takes. The word "inappropriate" doesn't do justice to the storytelling here. 

This is a sick piece of work, from the hackneyed screenwriting device of having Amy and the kids grieving the death of Amy's husband and the kids' father after almost exactly one year, to the opening exchange between the oblivious Amy and the grumpy, haunted, seemingly alienated Noah (which plants the dually offensive ideas that the anniversary of the loss of a parent and the inattentions of a mother might be to blame for a school shooting—neither of which is actually developed or delivered on). And then there are the endless and sometimes unintentionally funny scenes of Amy running, running, running, and stumbling, and gasping and crying, and running again, trying to get to her beloved kids (pretty soon you figure out this is not a movie about a mother whose children die senselessly in a preventable real-world horror, but a movie about a heroic mom who will use all of her willpower and intuition to save her children). That "The Desperate Hour" seems to think its heart is in the right place makes it more disturbing.

The 12 girls and 8 boys shot to death in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre were 6 and 7 years old, and there's nothing in law enforcement files suggesting that if one or more of the parents had gotten there faster, or been a little bit more adept at using their phone skills to piece together bits of information to figure out the gunman's motivation and help the police talk him down, their children would still be alive.

There's an alternately pulse-pounding and ethereally uplifting score that evokes work by Thomas Newman ("The Shawshank Redemption," "In the Bedroom") and clever drone shots that help us admire the fall foliage in the woodland areas Amy runs through. At the very end, there's a plaintive tune that might have a shot at a Best Original Song nomination at next year's Oscars, if this movie gets some traction with Oscar bloggers. 

Naomi Watts is, as is so often the case, brilliant, riveting our attention for nearly 90 minutes in which the focus is almost entirely on her worried face and voice, and the screen of her mobile phone. (She even scrolls and types with feeling.) But in the end, her efforts add up to less of an endorsement of her talent than a confirmation that, like so many brilliant movie actors, she appears to be selecting scripts on the basis of how challenging the part might prove to be, without giving enough weight to the question of whether the idea of the movie is good or mediocre or bad or, in this case, grotesque.

I can't imagine what it will be like to stumble across "The Desperate Hour" on cable having lost a child to gun violence under circumstances that these filmmakers treat as a framework for thrills, plot twists, and Oscar clips. I imagine it'll be a bit like having lost family members in 9/11 and seeing the attacks used as emotional shorthand for "this character is sad and mad." Everyone involved with this thing should've known better. 

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Matt Zoller Seitz

Matt Zoller Seitz is the Editor at Large of RogerEbert.com, TV critic for New York Magazine and Vulture.com, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism.

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 Russia will not be allowed to participate in the final of this year's Eurovision song contest, the organizer said on Friday, after Ukraine and several other European public broadcasters called for Russia to be expelled.

"The decision reflects concern that, in the light of the unprecedented crisis in Ukraine, the inclusion of a Russian entry in this year's contest would bring the competition into disrepute," the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said in a statement.

Finland said Friday it would not send contestants to the final if Russia was allowed to participate. Public broadcasters in Ukraine, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Lithuania and Norway had also all urged the EBU to expel Russia.

Russian military forces on Thursday began an invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, prompting the imposition of economic sanctions by Western powers, as well as the withdrawal of major international sporting events from Russia.

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The Eurovision final, one of the world's largest televised events, takes place in Turin, Italy, on May 14.

Russia, which had yet to put forward a contestant this year, has participated 23 times since its first appearance in 1994 and won the contest in 2008.

The chairman of Ukraine's public broadcasting company Suspilne, Mykola Chernotytsky, wrote to the EBU to say that "Russia's participation, as an aggressor and violator of international law, in this year's Eurovision undermines the very idea of the competition."

He said Russia's state broadcaster was a "leading element of the Russian government's information war against Ukraine."

Russia was one of the favourites for the competition in 2016. But Ukraine took the title when Crimean Tatar Susana Jamaladinova, known as Jamala, unexpectedly won with a song about Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's deportation of hundreds of thousands of people from her Black Sea homeland, two years after Russia annexed the territory.

The following year, as host of the finals, Ukraine barred Russia's entry from entering. This year, Ukraine will be represented by Kalush Orchestra, which organizers describe as a "hip-hop band with a fondness for folk."
 

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The Foo Fighters are probably collecting having more fun than any other band in the history of rock. Their horror/comedy film, Studio 666 opened in theatres today for what’s originally scheduled as an abbreviated seven-day run in theatres. After that, it will presumably end up on VOD and some streaming service.

So what are the critics saying?

The New York Times: “The band members play themselves in this horror comedy from BJ McDonnell. But the gore overtakes the (limited) fun.”

Washington Post: “Dave Grohl battles demons, literally, in the horror-comedy Studio 666.” And “It’s a delightful lark or a mystifying waste of time: Your pleasure will probably depend entirely on how you feel about Grohl.” (A brutal one-and-a-half stars out of five.)

JoBlo: “Studio 666 is a bit too long, but it provides a fun viewing experience anyway, and you get the sense that Foo Fighters had a blast making it. Their fans will probably have a blast watching it as well, if they’re into horror and gore.”

Bloody Disgusting: “Their personalities, quirks, and in-jokes lend energy to the first half, offering a fun hang-out movie with the Foo Fighters. Refreshingly, it’s all about the band members rather than a greatest hits music video; save for a few familiar guitar riffs as part of a joke.” (3 out of 5)

Collider: “Studio 666 knows exactly what it is and revels in the insanity. But to be clear, Studio 666 is primarily for an audience that wants to see Foo Fighters acting like a bunch of idiots and enjoy watching Grohl going batshit insane.”

The Guardian: “What possessed Dave Grohl to make this frightful gonzo grossout?” (1 out of 5)

IGN Movies: Though the story is forgettable, Studio 666 is first and foremost a showcase for the Foo Fighters to kill and be killed in grand fashion and, in that regard, it’s a damn(ed) good time. (6 out of 10)

Associated Press: “Fun.” (2 out of 4)

Rotten Tomatoes: A rating of 73 (so far).

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Drake offers to save Randy's Take Out after beloved Toronto patty shop announces it is closing - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

Toronto rapper Drake has offered to buy an iconic Toronto patty shop after it announced it would be closing its doors. 

People lined up by the hundreds on Thursday after Randy's, located on Eglinton Avenue in Little Jamaica, announced the family run business is being shuttered. 

"This was one of the best places to buy patties," one customer said Thursday. "Any time you think of Oakwood and Eglington, the first place you always think of is Randy's."

In a statement on social media, the owners said they were closing due to a number of issues. They said endless Metrolinx construction, two years of dealing with COVID-19, and aging owners were all behind the reasons to close. 

After announcing the closure on Instagram, they got a surprise comment from one of Toronto’s biggest celebrities. 

"I'll buy Randy's right now," Drake wrote in the comments. 

The owners said they haven’t received a formal offer from Drake so far, but they do hope Randy's can be revived in one form or another. 

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Slain cinematographer's husband angry Alec Baldwin deflects blame - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The husband of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” says it's “absurd” that Alec Baldwin believes he's not to blame for the shooting and he was “so angry” when Baldwin didn't accept responsibility.

The remarks made in excerpts released Wednesday from an interview with the “Today” show are the first public words from Matt Hutchins on the Oct. 21 death of his wife Halyna Hutchins.

“The idea that the person holding the gun and causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me,” Matt Hutchins told ”Today“ host Hoda Kotb in the interview that airs in full Thursday.

Baldwin said in a December interview with ABC News that he was pointing the gun at Halyna Hutchins at her instruction on the New Mexico set of the Western when it went off without his pulling the trigger, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza.

“Watching him I just felt so angry,” Hutchins said. ”I was just so angry to see him talk about her death so publicly in such a detailed way and then to not accept any responsibility after having just described killing her.“

Baldwin said in his interview that “someone is responsible for what happened, and I can't say who that is, but it's not me.”

Matt Hutchins added that “gun safety was not the only problem on that set.”

“There were a number of industry standards that were not practiced,” he said, “and there's multiple responsible parties.”

Matt Hutchins and his 9-year-old son are the plaintiffs in a wrongful death lawsuit filed last week that names Baldwin, the film's producers and others as defendants.

It alleges that Baldwin, who was also a producer on the film, and his co-producers showed “callous” disregard in the face of safety complaints, and their “reckless conduct and cost-cutting measures” led directly to her death.

Baldwin's attorney Aaron Dyer responded that any claim the actor was reckless is “entirely false.”

At least four other lawsuits have been filed over the shooting, but Hutchins' is the first directly tied to one of the two people shot.

Last month Baldwin turned over his cellphone to investigators, and Dyer said he continues to cooperate fully with the investigation.

Investigators have described “some complacency” in how weapons were handled on the “Rust” set. They have said it is too soon to determine whether charges will be filed.

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Queen Elizabeth II still dealing with COVID-19, palace says - CTV News

LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II postponed two virtual audiences as she continued to experience cold-like symptoms from COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.

It was the second time this week that the Queen, 95, had cancelled virtual sessions.

However, she spoke by telephone with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday in what was seen as an encouraging sign of her recovery.

The monarch's age, COVID-19 diagnosis and a health scare last year have caused worry among officials and the public.

Her positive test for the coronavirus over the weekend prompted concern and get-well wishes from across Britain's political spectrum.

The palace said Sunday that the Queen, who has been fully vaccinated and had a booster shot, would continue with "light" duties at Windsor Castle.

The Queen, who is the country's longest-reigning monarch. has a series of engagements coming up as she celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne.

She is scheduled to host a March 2 reception which would involve meeting hundreds of diplomats at Windsor.

She is also due to attend the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on March 14, and then a March 26 memorial service, also at the Abbey, for her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last April at age 99.

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Charlize Theron 'Didn't Feel Safe' on Mad Max Set With Tom Hardy - IGN - IGN

Mad Max: Fury Road star Charlize Theron says she "didn't feel safe" on set due to tensions with co-star Tom Hardy.

It’s no secret that Hardy and Theron had a troubled partnership while filming Fury Road, but a new book by Kyle Buchanan titled Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road sheds some light on the tensions, and it’s a disturbing read.

Theron says she spent “several weeks on that movie where I wouldn’t know what was going to come my way, and that’s not necessarily a nice thing to feel when you’re on your job. It was a little bit like walking on thin ice.”

Speaking to Buchanan, Theron and several members of the crew, who took part in the lengthy shoot in the Namibian desert, accused Tom Hardy of unprofessional behavior.

Hardy was apparently known for turning up to set late, and during one incident, this boiled over into a furious argument between Hardy and Theron. Hardy, along with the rest of the cast and crew, was required to be on set by 8am. After producers made a “special request” for Hardy to turn up on time, he nevertheless turned up 3 hours late, all while Theron was on set and ready to shoot – despite the fact that she was a new mother at the time, with her baby in childcare nearby.

Theron was reportedly furious. “She was really going to make a point,” said camera operator Mark Goellnicht. “She didn’t go to the bathroom, didn’t do anything. She just sat in the War Rig.”

After Hardy finally arrived, Theron apparently responded: “How disrespectful are you?” and said the producers should “fine the f**king c**t a hundred thousand dollars for every minute that he’s held up this crew”.

Hardy apparently responded by “charging up to her” demanding: “What did you say to me?” Goellnicht noted that Hardy was “quite aggressive” and that Theron “really felt threatened.” At this point, Theron demanded protection on set.

“It got to a place where it was kind of out of hand, and there was a sense that maybe sending a woman producer down could maybe equalise some of it, because I didn’t feel safe,” she explained. However, producer Denise Di Novi was ultimately barred from set herself.

“I don’t want to make excuses for bad behaviour, but it was a tough shoot,” she added. “Now, I have a very clear perspective on what went down. I don’t think I had that clarity when we were making the movie. I was in survival mode; I was really scared shitless.”

Theron admitted that she too could have been more thoughtful of the situation for others around her and Hardy: “It was horrible! We should not have done that; we should have been better. I can own up to that.”

Director George Miller admits that he felt “disappointment about the process,” and added, “Looking back, if I had to do it again, I would probably be more mindful."

Several crew members noted that the on-set friction may have helped the on-screen tension between Max (Hardy) and Imperator Furiosa (Theron).

“Boy f**king howdy, was it clear that those two people hated each other,” said editor J Houston Yang. “They didn’t want to touch each other, they didn’t want to look at each other, they wouldn’t face each other if the camera wasn’t actively rolling.”

Those interviewed seem to agree that it was Hardy who made matters worse. Assistant cameraman Ricky Schamburg said that Hardy was “very provocative” while Theron was “the easiest person to deal with.”

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Nicholas Hoult, who played Nux, said it was like being “on your summer holidays and the adults in the front of the car are arguing.”

Hardy responded to the allegations by saying “[I was] in over my head in many ways”.

“The pressure on both of us was overwhelming at times,” he added. “What she needed was a better, perhaps more experienced partner in me. That’s something that can’t be faked. I’d like to think that now that I’m older and uglier, I could rise to that occasion.”

Hardy recently admitted that Mad Max: Fury Road was ultimately Furiosa’s movie. And despite having a tough time on set, Theron found it “a little bit heart-breaking” when the role of Furiosa was recast for the upcoming prequel.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

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The husband of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” says it's “absurd” that Alex Baldwin believes he's not to blame for the shooting and he was “so angry” when Baldwin didn't accept responsibility.

The remarks made in excerpts released Wednesday from an interview with the “Today” show are the first public words from Matt Hutchins on the Oct. 21 death of his wife Halyna Hutchins.

“The idea that the person holding the gun and causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me,” Matt Hutchins told ”Today" host Hoda Kotb in the interview that airs in full Thursday.

Baldwin said in a December interview with ABC News that he was pointing the gun at Halyna Hutchins at her instruction on the New Mexico set of the Western when it went off without his pulling the trigger, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza.

“Watching him I just felt so angry,” Hutchins said. ”I was just so angry to see him talk about her death so publicly in such a detailed way and then to not accept any responsibility after having just described killing her."

Baldwin said in his interview that “someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who that is, but it’s not me.”

Matt Hutchins added that “gun safety was not the only problem on that set.”

“There were a number of industry standards that were not practiced,” he said, “and there’s multiple responsible parties.”

Matt Hutchins and his 9-year-old son are the plaintiffs in a wrongful death lawsuit filed last week that names Baldwin, the film’s producers and others as defendants.

It alleges that Baldwin, who was also a producer on the film, and his co-producers showed “callous” disregard in the face of safety complaints, and their “reckless conduct and cost-cutting measures" led directly to her death.

Baldwin’s attorney Aaron Dyer responded that any claim the actor was reckless is “entirely false.”

At least four other lawsuits have been filed over the shooting, but Hutchins' is the first directly tied to one of the two people shot.

Last month Baldwin turned over his cellphone to investigators, and Dyer said he continues to cooperate fully with the investigation.

Investigators have described “some complacency” in how weapons were handled on the “Rust” set. They have said it is too soon to determine whether charges will be filed.

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‘Thinner, frailer’ Queen Elizabeth being ‘closely monitored’ after covid-19 diagnosis

Queen Elizabeth has reportedly been growing ‘thinner and frailer’, according to reports by experts.

BBC reporter, Daniella Ralph made this revelation on the Today program.

She started off by admitting, “The mood from the Palace is one of caution but no alarm. There are a couple of obvious aggravating factors here.”

Not only that, “Firstly that she is 95 years old, almost 96, and that immediately puts her in the vulnerable category."

“Also when you see the Queen now she is considerably thinner and frailer than she was a year ago and of course, she will now have to be carefully monitored."

This revelation comes just days after Buckingham Palace assured fans that the monarch is only exhibiting ‘mild cold-like symptoms and “expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week.”

In lieu of that, the Palace also explained, "She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines."

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To combat slumping ratings, the Oscars are undergoing a radical slimming down, with eight awards to be presented off-air during next month's telecast of the 94th Academy Awards.

In a letter sent Tuesday to members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group's president, David Rubin, said that the awards for film editing, production design, sound, makeup and hairstyling, music (original score) and the three short film awards (documentary, live-action and animated) will be presented at the ceremony before the March 27 live broadcast.

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Now, instead of starting the ceremony and broadcast all at once, the Dolby Theatre ceremony will begin an hour before the telecast. The presentation and speeches of those early eight winners will be edited and featured during the three-hour live broadcast, which Rubin emphasized would still provide each winner with their "Oscar moment."

Rubin said the changes were necessary for the future health of the Academy Awards.

"When deciding how to produce the Oscars, we recognize it's a live event television show and we must prioritize the television audience to increase viewer engagement and keep the show vital, kinetic and relevant," wrote Rubin. "This has been an important focus of discussion for quite some time. We do this while also remembering the importance of having our nominees relish a once-in-a-lifetime experience."

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The possibility of pulling some of the Oscars' 23 categories from the broadcast has long been a matter of debate. In 2019, the academy initially sought to air four categories — cinematography, editing, makeup and hairstyling and live-action short — in a shortened, taped segment. But after a backlash ensued, the academy reversed itself days before the show.

But ratings have continued to fall. Last year's broadcast, severely altered by COVID-19, plummeted to an all-time low of 9.85 million viewers. (In 2018, 29.6 million watched.) Pressure has mounted not only with the Oscars' longtime broadcast partner, ABC, but within the academy to innovate a cultural institution that has long resisted change.

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From left, Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, who will host the 94th Academy Awards. The show has opted to forgo a host since 2019. (The Associated Press)

This year, after several host-less Oscars, producers are turning to the trio of Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes to emcee. The show, produced by Will Packer, will also recognize the favourite movie as voted on by fans on Twitter.

In remaking the Oscars to be less of a march through awards, the Academy Awards will become a little more like the Tonys and the Grammys, which have similarly shrunk the number of awards handed out during their telecasts. That hasn't stopped a ratings slide for either, though. Both the Tonys and the Grammys notched new viewership lows in 2021.

Some have argued that no tinkering can stem the tide against any network television broadcast in a more diffuse, streaming media world.

Rubin pledged the revamped broadcast will be "tighter and more electric" because of the category shifts, but also promised one eyebrow-raising tweak from last year's ceremony won't return: The show will again end with the award for best picture.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - “The Wendy Williams Show” will end because of Williams' prolonged health-related absence and be replaced this fall with a show hosted by Sherri Shepherd, the producer of both TV programs said Tuesday.

The new daytime show, crisply titled “Sherri,” will “inherit” the time slots on Fox owned-and-operated stations that have been the backbone of Williams' nationally syndicated talk show since 2008, producer and distributor Debmar-Mercury said.

“Since Wendy is still not available to host the show as she continues on her road to recovery, we believe it is best for our fans, stations and advertising partners to start making this transition now,” company co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein said in a statement.

“We hope to be able to work with Wendy again in the future, and continue to wish her a speedy and full recovery,” the executives said. They also expressed their “great love and affinity for Wendy” and admiration for her success.

The company declined to comment further on her recent health issues, which Williams herself has not discussed other than in generalities.

In a statement, Williams spokesman Howard Bragman said it's been a “challenging time” as she deals with her health and is grateful to Debmar-Mercury, Shepherd and others who have supported her show.

Williams knows “the reality of syndicated television -- you can't go to the marketplace and sell a show that's the `Maybe Wendy Show,”' Bragman said, and understands the decision from a “business point of view.”

Reflecting the company's statement, he said Williams has been assured that if her health rebounds - and she wants to host again - “she would be back on TV at that time.”

For Debmar-Mercury, the stability represented by Shepherd is especially important as changes in daytime TV near. Ellen DeGeneres' long-running talk show ends this season, leaving its viewers in search of alternatives. The field already includes Drew Barrymore and Kelly Clarkson-hosted shows, with one led by Jennifer Hudson reportedly set for fall.

“OMG! I am so excited to have my dream come true and debut my very own talk show” in New York, actor-comedian Shepherd, a former co-host of “The View,” said in a statement. “Sherri” will combine her love of “pop culture, talk, entertainment and comedy,” she said.

“The Wendy Williams Show” has relied on a string of guest hosts, Shepherd among them, since the start of its 13th year last fall. Built on Williams' popularity as a brash radio host, the show has been a success for Lionsgate-owned Debmar-Mercury.

Shepherd proved the most popular sub for Williams, Debmar-Mercury said, and the show's ratings held up during her appearances. Production will continue on “The Wendy Williams Show” through the current season, with rotating fill-in hosts, including Shepherd.

She is the “perfect choice” for her own show and has already proven her appeal to the Fox audience, said Frank Cicha, an executive vice president with Fox Television Stations. He thanked Debmar-Mercury for navigating “an extremely trying situation.”

Shepherd, who appeared on “The View” before joining as a co-host from 2007-14, will remain as a co-host with the Fox TV stations' “Dish Nation.” She's acted from the start of her entertainment career, with credits including “The Jamie Foxx Show,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “30 Rock” and, recently, “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” She's also had roles in movies: “Beauty Shop″ and the 2007 film “Who's Your Caddy?”

She is an executive producer for “Sherri,” along with her producing partner Jawn Murray and David Perler, the latter having worked as executive producer for all but one season of “The Wendy Williams Show.”

Williams last taped her show in July 2021, when season 12 wrapped. Production on the current season was delayed last September because she had a “breakthrough” case of COVID-19, the show said at the time. Reasons for her continuing absence were not subsequently detailed.

Williams' health didn't intrude on her TV work until 2017, when she fainted during the show and took a three-week leave. Williams said in 2018 that she had been diagnosed years before with Graves' disease, an autoimmune condition that affects the thyroid.

She has been blunt about her life, saying her longtime cocaine use that began in college made her a “functioning addict” before kicking the drug. However, on a March 2019 episode of her show, a tearful Williams said that she was living “in a sober house” and had a round-the-clock sobriety coach. She didn't specify why.

In a video posted last week, Williams is seen strolling on a Florida beach as an off-screen questioner, whom she identifies as her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., asks about her activities - including plans to go to the gym - and how she's doing.

While she's taking a “break from New York,” where the show tapes, she will be going back “stronger,” Williams replies in the video. She also alluded vaguely to “things that happen to you” at about age 40, and “they go on from there.”

Some of Williams' references in the clip, such as being 56 when she is 57, led to questions about whether it was recently made. A spokeswoman said that Williams simply misspoke.

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