‘Dancing with the Stars’ 2020 cast: Carole Baskin tops Season 29 lineup
On Wednesday, it was announced that the “Tiger King” personality has joined cast of Season 29 of “Dancing with the Stars,” which will premiere on ABC later this month.
The 59-year-old will go up against “Selling Sunset’s” Chrishell Stause, NFL tight end Vernon Davis, “Cheer” coach Monica Aldama, “The Real’s” Jeannie Mai, Nelly, Anne Heche and “Desperate Housewives” alum Jesse Metcalfe.
“Catfish” star Nev Schulman, Disney darling Skai Jackson, former Knick Charles Oakley, actress Justina Machado, figure skater Johnny Weir are also part of this year’s lineup, in addition to previously announced cast members Kaitlyn Bristowe of the “Bachelorette” and Backstreet Boy AJ McClean.
Season 29 will also be Tyra Banks’ first turn in the ballroom as host, as she replaced series vets Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews earlier this summer.
“Dancing with the Stars” premieres Sept. 14.
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch, An All-New Animated Series, to Debut on Disney+ in 2021
Clone Force 99, from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, returns!
Today, Disney+ ordered its next animated series from Lucasfilm, Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Fresh off of the critically-acclaimed series finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the Disney+ original series will premiere on the streaming service in 2021.
The series follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in The Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch — a unique squad of clones who vary genetically from their brothers in the Clone Army — each possess a singular exceptional skill, which makes them extraordinarily effective soldiers and a formidable crew. In the post-Clone War era, they will take on daring mercenary missions as they struggle to stay afloat and find new purpose.
“Giving new and existing fans the final chapter of Star Wars: The Clone Wars has been our honor at Disney+, and we are overjoyed by the global response to this landmark series,” said Agnes Chu, senior vice president, Content, Disney+. “While The Clone Wars may have come to its conclusion, our partnership with the groundbreaking storytellers and artists at Lucasfilm Animation is only beginning. We are thrilled to bring Dave Filoni’s vision to life through the next adventures of the Bad Batch.”
Star Wars: The Bad Batch is executive produced by Dave Filoni (The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Athena Portillo (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels), Brad Rau (Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Resistance) and Jennifer Corbett (Star Wars Resistance, NCIS) with Carrie Beck (The Mandalorian, Star Wars Rebels) as co-executive producer and Josh Rimes as producer (Star Wars Resistance). Rau is also serving as supervising director with Corbett as head writer.
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Jas Waters, ‘This Is Us’ Writer, Dead at 39
The This Is Us family and the television community have lost a talented writer and a powerful voice. Jas Waters, a writer on the hit NBC family drama, has died at the age of 39. Her cause of death has not been revealed at this time.
The official This Is Us writers account confirmed the news on Wednesday.
“The entire #ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing. In our time together, Jas left her mark on us and ALL over the show,” the account wrote alongside a photo of Waters. “She was a brilliant storyteller and a force of nature. We send our deepest sympathies to her loved ones. She was one of us. RIP @JasFly.”
In addition to writing on 18 episodes of This Is Us, Waters also worked on Jim Carrey’s Kidding, Hood Adjacent with James Davis, and the film What Men Want. Under the name JasFly, Waters, who used to write for Vibe, also appeared in The Gossip Game, a VH1 reality show about hip-hop TV and radio personalities and bloggers.
Immediately following the news of her death, several This Is Us stars as well as celebrities paid tribute to Waters on social media.
Show creator Dan Fogelman tweeted, “This news took my breath away. Jas was absolutely brilliant and had so many stories still to tell. She made an indelible mark on our show and my heart breaks for her loved ones. RIP @JasFly.”
Star Mandy Moore, who plays Rebecca Pearson, posted, “Sending love and light to @JasFly’s family and loved ones.”
Susan Kelechi Watson, who plays Beth Pearson on This Is Us, wrote, “Incredibly shocked and saddened to have just received this news. Blessed Light, fly with the angels. @JasFly #jaswaters.”
Chrissy Metz, Moore’s TV daughter, Kate Pearson, wrote, “We were graced with @JasFly on the show as a fantastic writer but to know her and her beautiful spirit was to love her. I am praying for your beautiful transition, Jas. May it be full of love, light and peace. Thank you for the time we shared, your fearlessness and inspiration.”
Netflix adds Black Lives Matter as a new genre after The Help concerns
“Action,” “Comedies,” “Dramas,” and, now, “Black Lives Matter.” Netflix has added BLM as one of its content genres on the streaming service.
On late Tuesday night, the company put the category under its “Genre” tab, which has a total of 24 different ways of sorting movies and TV shows. The genre will appear on the service globally.
“When we say ‘Black Lives Matter,’ we also mean ‘Black storytelling matters,'” the company said in a tweet. “With an understanding that our commitment to true, systemic change will take time – we’re starting by highlighting powerful and complex narratives about the Black experience. When you log onto Netflix today, you will see a carefully curated list of titles that only begin to tell the complex and layered stories about racial injustice and Blackness in America.” A Netflix spokesperson added in a statement to EW, “The Black Lives Matter collection speaks to racial injustice and the Black experience in America — and we hope that highlighting these titles can help increase empathy and understanding.”
Titles include Ava DuVernay’s documentary on racial inequality 13th, Spike Lee’s biographical drama Malcolm X, Barry Jenkins’s Oscar winner Moonlight, and former first lady Michelle Obama’s documentary Becoming. The social justice category will be a permanent addition to the service, though it may eventually be housed within a broader category called Black Stories which will offer a wider array of titles.
The move was made following customers noticing the 2011 movie The Help spiked to No. 1 in the U.S. on the streaming service last Saturday as protests supporting the Black Lives Matter movement continue to sweep the country.
Some have criticized The Help, which follows the experiences of black housemaids, as focusing on a “white savior” character and perpetuating Hollywood stereotypes. Star Viola Davis said in 2018 that she regretted her role in the movie. And actress Bryce Dallas Howard, who also appeared in the film, suggested people watch something else instead.
“I’ve heard that #TheHelp is the most viewed film on Netflix right now!” she wrote on Instagram. “I’m so grateful for the exquisite friendships that came from that film — our bond is something I treasure deeply and will last a lifetime. This being said, The Help is a fictional story told through the perspective of a white character and was created by predominantly white storytellers. We can all go further.”
y adding the BLM category, Netflix is making it easier to find films that tell racial justice stories (The Help is not one of the films featured).
It’s unclear if the category is a permanent addition to the genre list or temporary due to the subject’s topicality (it’s listed first on the genre list and not in alphabetical order like the others). Netflix did not immediately reply when asked for clarity.
Also Wednesday, Netflix has reportedly removed four comedy shows featuring outspoken Australian performer Chris Lilley from its service in Australia and New Zealand. Lilley’s work has previously been called racially insensitive.
Article via EW
