Harry Shearer voices multiple characters on “The Simpsons” — including a Black doctor — and has some thoughts about White actors voicing non-White characters on the long-running animated series. “I have a very simple belief about acting,” Shearer said during an interview Monday with Matt Chorley on Times Radio. “The job of the actor is…… More
Ryan Reynolds says he and his wife, Blake Lively, still feel sorry about holding their 2012 wedding on a former plantation in South Carolina. The topic came up during the “Deadpool” star’s recent interview with Fast Company. The publication noted that Reynolds was criticized as hypocritical in 2018 after he tweeted his support of the…… More
There may be some high expectations for Michael “BigMike” Straumietis’ new show. That’s because “The Next Marijuana Millionaire” looks like what would happen if you added weed to “The Apprentice” and threw in a little “Survivor.” Billing itself as the “first-ever cannabis business competition television series,” the new show features 16 “budding entrepreneurs” competing to…… More
“The Swamp” has an attention-grabbing title, but this HBO documentary — built around extensive access to three Republican congressmen — gets bogged down in too many side streams. The film serves as an indictment of the existing system and a profile of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, a have-it-both-ways formula that might explain why this feels…… More
Tekashi 6ix9ine is not wasting any time. The rapper was reportedly released from house arrest on Sunday and within hours released both a new single, “Punani,” and a music video for it. The title of the song is a slang word for female genitalia. Tekashi 6ix9ine was released in April from a federal prison four…… More
