Month: July 2021

CBS announced that Cedric the Entertainer will be hosting the 73rd Emmy Awards in September, which will return to a live, in-person format. A “limited audience of nominees and their guests” will also be present, according to a press release. The event will take place at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on September 19.

Cedric the Entertainer said in a statement: “Since I was a little boy huddled up next to my grandmother, television has always been my reliable friend, so it is an enormous honor for me to host this year’s Emmy Awards. Throughout the roller-coaster of a year that we have all lived through, television has helped us stay connected as a society like never before. It not only entertained us, but as it always has, it helped to open our eyes, educate us, and hopefully brought about a better understanding of who we are as a people. I can’t wait to take the stage to celebrate all of the great shows and performances that made us laugh, cry, dance and sing over the past year.”

Drake Bell was sentenced to two years probation and 200 hours of community service in Cleveland court on Monday, July 12. The ruling came nearly three weeks after the 35-year-old actor pleaded guilty via Zoom to one count of attempted endangering children, a fourth-degree felony, and one count of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, a first-degree misdemeanor.

Bell — who starred on the Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh in the early 2000s — was arrested by the Cleveland Division of Police and charged with both counts on June 3. He was released on a personal $2,500 bond and initially pleaded not guilty to both charges. A 15-year-old girl filed a report with her local police department in Canada in October 2018, regarding an alleged incident between her and Bell at a Cleveland nightclub in 2017. The Canadian authorities then contacted the Cleveland Division of Police, and an investigation was conducted. The investigation revealed the teen had attended Bell’s concert in December 2017, where Bell “violated his duty of care” and thus “created a risk of harm” to her. The investigation also showed Bell had sent the young female “inappropriate social media messages” in the months leading up the concert and that the teen “had established a relationship with Bell several years prior.”

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Dwayne Johnson shared a teaser photo for the action comedy thriller Red Notice on Instagram, along with a a premiere date, Nov. 12th.

Johnson captioned the post: “ I’m officially serving you your notice. Ladies & gents @Netflix’s biggest movie ever #REDNOTICE will premiere in your living rooms around the globe on NOVEMBER 12th.” The photo shows Johnson in costume with his co-stars Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds. The trio are seen wearing evening wear while posing together in a room filled with cases of jewelry.“This is my career first streaming film and I wanted to make it big and special for all the fans worldwide,” Johnson said. “This one’s for all of you and I’ll see you in November!”

Johnson will play “the FBI’s top profiler,” with Gadot as “the world’s most wanted art thief” and Reynolds as “the world’s greatest con-artist.”

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The trailer for Disney’s upcoming animated musical film Encanto has been released, comprised of new music from Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Set in the mountains of Colombia, Encanto “tells the colorful story of a magical family called the Madrigals. However, teenage protagonist Mirabel, (voiced by ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ star Stephanie Beatriz), is the only non-magical child and has to cope with being just ‘ordinary.’  Yet danger lurks in the horizon to threaten her family’s magic, and she may be their only hope and savior.”

Encanto, directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush and co-directed by Charise Castro Smith, will be released in theaters on November 24.  Check out the trailer at the link – here.