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‘Cobra Kai’ stars talk friendship, representation, and what to expect for season 5

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NOTE LANGUAGE) With Cobra Kai season four continuing to dominate the binge-side of life on Netflix, two of its stars are talking friendship, representation, equal footing and dropping a few hints for what to expect in season five.

When it comes to off-screen relationships, Vanessa Rubio who plays Carmen Diaz, and Courtney Henggeler, who plays Amanda LaRusso, tell ABC Audio that their friendship is as real as it gets — even though it didn’t develop until two seasons in when they realized they had “weird little things” in common, including their closeness in age.

“I think between the younger cast, the older cast and then us…we’re like ‘You’re the only one that I can really go out with so let’s go and have fun!'” Rubio expresses.

Meanwhile on-screen, Henggeler says that the secret to Cobrai Kai’s success lies in its creators and how they keep the playing field level for everyone.

“It was never like…the girls are going to this, and the boys are going to do this, it was just like the bad-a** is going to do this, the other bad-a** is going to do this,” she explains. “I so respect that they never throw us the generic girl-parts.”

Keeping things level also includes Latina representation and empowerment, which are at the forefront of Rubio’s character.

“Just the ability to see your type of physicality and self represented on screen is a big deal,” Rubio says.

Another big deal is season five, which Rubio reveals is already filmed. So what can fans expect?

“Let’s just say that maybe the Valley gets…smaller,” she laughs. “The stakes are up!…I’m always rooting for Johnny and Carmen. I’m always rooting for them and I hope they make it! We’ll see.” (AUDIO IS ABC 1-ON-1)

Cobra Kai season four is streaming now on Netflix.

‘House of Gucci’ digital and disc release to showcase never-before-seen extras about Lady Gaga

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

House of Gucci will be available to own next month and will include extra goodies sure to delight fans. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment teased in a press release that all digital, DVD and Blu-Ray copies of the film will come with exclusive bonus features.

Those enchanted by Lady Gaga‘s chilling performance of Patrizia Reggiani, the woman who was famously convicted of arranging the murder of her ex-husband, Italian fashion heir Maurizio Gucci, will not want to miss this opportunity. An added chapter called “The Lady of the House” will break down Gaga’s interpretation of Patrizia, as well as “her powerhouse charisma and unwavering dedication breathe life into this complex character.”

The feature comes as the “Rain on Me” singer is generating serious Oscar buzz over her House of Gucci performance. Should she score a nomination for Best Actress, it will become Gaga’s second nod, following her A Star Is Born performance in 2018.

Other House of Gucci bonus features will explore director Ridley Scott‘s vision of the events leading up to and after Maurizio Gucci’s murder, as well as take a “deep dive into the visual delights of the film, from aesthetics to attitude.”

House of Gucci can be yours to own on digital come February 1 and will be released on DVD, on demand and Blu-ray on February 22.

In Brief: ‘The Goldbergs’ gets full ninth season; Aubrey Plaza joins ‘The White Lotus’, and more

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

ABC has ordered four additional episodes of The Goldbergs, bringing its season nine total to a full 22, series star Wendi McLendon-Covey announced Monday on Instagram. The move has nothing to do with the previously announced departure of fellow original star Jeff Garlin, who left the series following multiple misconduct allegations, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s still unclear how the sitcom will write out Garlin’s character Murray…

Parks and Recreation alum Aubrey Plaza has signed on as a series regular in the second installment of HBO’s dark comedy series, The White Lotus, according to Variety. She joins Michael Imperioli and season one star Jennifer Coolidge, who’s also rumored to be returning, though HBO has yet to officially confirm it. The second installment, which is the follow-up to Mike White’s breakout social satire limited series, will leave Hawaii behind for a new location and is expected to follow a different group of vacationers at another White Lotus property, according to the entertainment website. Plaza will play Harper Spiller, a woman on vacation with her husband and his friends…

Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie have joined the cast of Netflix’s All the Light We Cannot See, a limited series adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller, according to Deadline. Newcomer Mia Loberti, who is blind, plays Marie-Laure, the blind teenager at the heart of the story whose path collides with Werner, a German soldier, as they both try to survive the devastation of World War II in occupied France. Ruffalo will play Marie’s father, who’s determined to give his blind daughter as much independence as he can while also protecting her and the secret Nazi gem they carry. Laurie will portray Etienne LeBlanc, a reclusive World War I hero suffering from PTSD who records clandestine radio broadcasts as part of the French Resistance…

The Weeknd has the worst night out ever in new video for “Gasoline”

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The Weeknd has dropped yet another disturbing video as part of his new Dawn FM project.

In the clip, for the song “Gasoline,” the old version of The Weeknd that you see on the album cover — let’s call him Old Man Weeknd — crashes his car into a signpost and staggers out of his car. He enters a nightclub, where he seems to change back into his younger self.

As Weeknd dances to the retro-’80s tune among a bunch of writhing bodies, he experiences both joy and horror, as his fellow club-goers seem to transform into zombie-type monsters and then back. Then, Old Man Weeknd appears in the club and faces his younger self.

An enraged Weeknd then proceeds to give his older self a major beatdown, punching and kicking him, leaving him bruised and bleeding in a puddle on the floor of the club — a puddle that also appears to be some kind of portal to another world.

On Twitter Monday, The Weeknd said that with Dawn FM, fans were “experiencing a new trilogy” — leading some to suspect that a third album might follow sooner than we think.

Lucy Hale says she never dated Colton Underwood

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Lucy Hale recently addressed rumors that she once dated Colton Underwood, insisting the stories were completely false.

Multiple outlets, including People, reported the two were “casually dating” in July 2020 after they were spotted hiking together.

Nine months later, when Colton publicly came out as gay, Lucy took to her Instagram stories to show her support for him, writing that she was “really, really happy” for the former Bachelor star. “Brave, bold moves and I’m HERE FOR IT,” she added.

The Pretty Little Liars alum clarified her relationship with Colton in a new interview with Extra, saying, they were “always just friends.”

“The media likes to take a picture and run with it. I was like, ‘We’re not dating!’ He’s obviously very attractive, but no,” she continued. “I always love when people live their truth, even if that means people don’t like you for it. I’m happy that he seems happy.”

“We’re not close by any means, but I wish him well and I’m happy to see him embrace who he really is. I think it’s a beautiful thing,” added Hale.

The 32-year-old actress also shaded the media, noting, “There’s been people I’ve been photographed with who I am dating and nobody picked up on that, so it’s like they get it wrong every time.”

Janet Jackson covers ‘Allure,’ talks about Super Bowl incident: “It’s important that conversation has been had”

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

In the past, Janet Jackson has pledged never to discuss the infamous incident at the 2004 Super Bowl when Justin Timberlake exposed her breast. But in her upcoming Lifetime documentary, she does, and in a new cover story in Allure — on newsstands January 18 — she also addresses it…somewhat.

While discussing how she went from being being completely covered up in her Control and Rhythm Nation eras to being comfortable with nudity in her janet. era, Janet notes, “It took a lot of work, a lot of work. It was something very tough, very difficult. But I’m glad I walked through [that door]. I’m really glad I got in. It was a way of accepting and loving, accepting yourself and your body.”

But when her body was put on display against her will at the Super Bowl, she was the one who suffered the career hit, while Timberlake emerged unscathed. Now, the entire incident has been reconsidered as an example of systemic racism and white male privilege; Timberlake apologized to Janet last year

“Whether I want to be part of that conversation or not, I am part of that conversation,” Janet tells Allure. However, she notes. “I think it’s important. Not just for me, but for women. So I think it’s important that conversation has been had. You know what I mean? And things have changed obviously since then for the better.”

As for how she got through that difficult time, Janet says, “What’s really important is going back to having that foundation. Not just family, but God. That’s what really pulled me through. It’s tough for me to talk about that time.”

Janet also notes, “I’m very fortunate to have a very loyal and loving fan base. And I think they will always accept me for who I am.”

Trump asks federal judge to halt civil investigation into his business practices by NY attorney general

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in New York to halt a civil investigation into his business practices by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing her in a new court filing of weaponizing her office to carry out a “targeted attack against a political adversary.”

Trump sued James last month in federal court to block her investigation into how the Trump Organization valued its real estate holdings. He is now asking for a preliminary injunction while the outcome of his lawsuit is decided and for James to recuse herself from the civil investigation.

“Letitia James has displayed a shocking irreverence for her prosecutorial ethics and has routinely exploited her position to malign the former president by turning an unfounded investigation into a public spectacle,” Trump’s motion said. “In doing so, she has exposed the vindictive and self-serving nature of her actions.”

In response, James said this was merely a delay tactic by the former president.

“The Trump Organization has continually sought to delay our investigation into its business dealings. To be clear, neither Donald Trump nor the Trump Organization get to dictate if and where they will answer for their actions,” James said in a statement. “Our investigation will continue undeterred because no one is above the law, not even someone with the name Trump.”

James recently subpoenaed two of Trump’s children, eldest son Donald Trump Jr. and eldest daughter Ivanka Trump, and indicated in a court filing neither would cooperate.

The Trump Organization sought to vacate the subpoenas, arguing they were improperly issued while the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, with assistance from James’ office, conducts a parallel criminal investigation.

“The all too familiar subject areas identified in the document subpoenas include requests for information about valuations and appraisals of properties and assets of Plaintiffs. These matters have long been the subject of Defendant’s joint criminal investigation with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and Defendant’s civil investigation dating back to 2019,” Trump’s motion said.

An emotional Jimmy Kimmel remembers “the sweetest man,” Bob Saget

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Jimmy Kimmel took time out at the open of Jimmy Kimmel Live! to remember his friend and fellow comedian Bob Saget, who was found dead in his Orlando hotel room on Sunday. He was 65.

“Before we start the show,” an emotional Kimmel addressed the camera, “before the audience gets here, I wanted to say a few words about Bob Saget.”

His voice quavering, Kimmel said, “Bob was the sweetest. He was the sweetest man. I have so many wonderfully kind and supportive texts and emails and calls from Bob. He always had a compliment. He’d write sometimes just to tell me he loved me and I know he did that for many people.”

Kimmel added, “He had something funny to say about everything and nothing bad to say about anyone. Never.”

“Unlike me, he was a good person,” Kimmel said, before highlighting Saget’s fundraising efforts to fight scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease that took his sister Gay‘s life.

Kimmel could barely continue, as he talked about an email he got from Bob, about their future plans to hang out, plans they never got to fulfill.

“I taped this like 14 times, and I still can’t [do it],” Kimmel said, tears streaming down his face, before sharing a segment between Saget and Full House co-star John Stamos, when they both eulogized their mutual pal Don Rickles.

Who would have thought four years later, Saget would be gone, Jimmy expressed, before closing with, “We love you, Bob.”

Coldest air of the season hits Northeast, with wind chill well below zero

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans woke up to the coldest air of the season on Tuesday morning.

Temperatures plummeted overnight as an arctic blast moved into the northeastern United States.

By morning, the wind chill — what temperature it feels like — had dropped near or below zero degrees Fahrenheit in several areas along Interstate 95, including Philadelphia, New York City and Boston. Meanwhile, parts of upstate New York and northern Maine were almost 30 or 40 below zero.

The frigid air produced blinding lake-effect snowbands in western New York and Pennsylvania. Up to 30 inches of snow fell in 24 hours near the tiny town of Osceola, New York, some 55 miles north of Syracuse.

As of Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service has issued alerts for wind chill and lake-effect snow in 10 U.S. states, from Wisconsin to Maine.

Temperatures are expected to warm up slightly in the afternoon, with numbers in the teens for Boston and New York City, though the wind chill will still be close to zero at times.

The arctic blast is forecast to continue for the next 24 hours.

The wind chill is expected to be in the teens and single digits along the I-95 corridor on Wednesday morning, before temperatures rebound to near 40 and 50 degrees on Thursday from Boston to Washington, D.C.

Novak Djokovic’s Australian travel entry form questioned by officials

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — Tennis star Novak Djokovic may have won Monday’s court battle to appeal his visa cancellation, but his tussle with the Australian government doesn’t appear to be over just yet.

Australian authorities are looking into whether Djokovic lied on his Travel Declaration Form, and Immigration Minister Alex Hawke is weighing whether to use discretionary powers to revoke the Serb’s visa, days before the defending champion is set to play in the Australian Open which begins on Jan. 17.

Every traveler needs to submit the document before entering the country. They must declare whether they have travelled or intend to travel in the 14 days before arrival.

Djokovic declared that he had not travelled in the two weeks before his arrival, according to documents submitted to the court.

He flew to Australia from Spain via Dubai on Jan. 4, meaning that he would have had to stay in Spain for 14 days ahead of his arrival on Jan. 5.

But at least one post online appeared to suggest he was in Serbia over Christmas. On Dec. 25, Serbian handball player Petar Djordjic posted a photo on instagram alongside Djokovic, with the caption: “ONE AND ONLY!!!!! Thank you for the picture and for the nice wishes.”

The travel declaration discrepancy seems to be a main point of investigation for Hawke, the immigration minister, who is “thoroughly” considering whether to cancel Djokovic’s visa under a section of Australia’s Migration Act.

In a statement to ABC News, the Australian Border Force said it would not comment on operational matters, adding that, “Providing false or misleading information or documentation to the Commonwealth can lead to visa cancellation and/or attract penalties, including under criminal law.”

Djokovic, the world’s top tennis star, was denied entry when he landed last Wednesday, Jan. 6. The 34-year-old had applied for a medical exemption to Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements. But officials questioned whether he meet the requirements for that exemption.

He was placed into immigration detention in the Park Hotel in inner Melbourne until Monday, when a judge ruled he could stay in the country.

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