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The world is mourning beloved comedian and “America’s Dad” Bob Saget.

The Full House star was found dead Sunday in his Orlando, Florida hotel room, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. He was 65. 

“Earlier today, deputies were called to the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes for a call about an unresponsive man in a hotel room,” the sheriff’s office tweeted. “The man was identified as Robert Saget & pronounced deceased on scene. Detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use in this case.”

Saget, who had just started his I Don’t Do Negative Tour, had been traveling across the country.

Since sudden and shocking news of Saget’s death, tributes have poured in on social media from fellow comedians, celebrities, and co-stars. 

Andy Cohen: All heart. [red heart emoji] #BobSaget

Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit: I’m speechless. We kept running into each other unexpectedly, always followed by some sarcasm or a silly joke… You never know when you will see someone for the last time. @bobsaget , you’ll be missed dearly by me and by the world. Rest In Peace Uncle Tanner [red heart emoji].

Bob Iger: Devastating news about Bob Saget today. He graced ABC with his presence in 2 hit shows: Full House & America’s Funniest Home Videos, making us laugh & smile a thousand times over. Hard to accept that someone so full of life is gone so suddenly.

Candace Cameron Bure: I don’t know what to say [broken heart emoji]. I have no words. Bob was one of the best humans beings I’ve ever known in my life. I loved him so much.

Chelsea Handler: Bob Saget was the kindest, warmest male comic there was. I loved it whenever I saw him, or heard from him. He was the guy that everyone loved. Love you, Bob Saget. You will be missed and loved for a long time.

Craig Thomas (HIMYM Co-creator): I don’t even know what to say about Bob Saget. I loved him and was so lucky to work with someone so funny, soulful and kind. His role on himym was a voice in the future, looking back on all of life’s complexity with a smile, and that’s how I’ll always remember him #RIPBobSaget…

Dave Coulier: My heart is broken. I love you, Bob. Your forever brother, Dave.

George Takei: Deeply saddened to learn of the untimely passing of comedian Bob Saget. Beloved by millions as America’s Dad, he was a regular presence in our living rooms, bringing to us the funniest videos and countless belly laughs. Gone too soon, like so many of the brightest souls.

Gilbert Godfrey: Still in shock. I just spoke with Bob a few days ago. We stayed on the phone as usual making each other laugh. RIP to friend, comedian & fellow Aristocrat Bob Saget

Guy Fieri:Lost a great guy and a friend. RIP Bob Saget

Jason Alexander: I know that people lose loved ones, good people, every day. No one gets a pass. But the loss of Bob Saget hits deep. If you didn’t know him, he was kind and dear and cared about people deeply. He was the definition of “a good egg”. Too soon he leaves. #RipBobSaget

Jim Carrey: Beautiful Bob Saget passed away today at 65. He had a big, big heart and a wonderfully warped comic mind. He gave the world a lot of joy and lived his life for goodness’ sake.

Jim Gaffigan: OMG! RIP @bobsaget What a warm kind man we lost. The world has lost one of the nicest.

Joel McHale: I’m so shocked at @bobsaget’s passing. One of the most kind & thoughtful people I’ve ever come across & he just happened to be one of the funniest on the planet. I will miss you so much Bob. Love you dear friend. I’m so sorry @kellyrizzo. And so sorry to the rest of the family.

John Stamos: I am broken. I am gutted. I am in complete and utter shock. I will never ever have another friend like him. I love you so much Bobby.

Jon Stewart: Bob Saget… Just the funniest and nicest…

Josh Gad: There wasn’t a kinder person in Hollywood than Bob Saget. I am having trouble wrapping my head around this. I do not want to believe this. It’s all too much to handle.

Kat Dennings: I just can’t believe it. What a wonderful guy. He always went out of his way to make me comfortable and talked nonstop about his kids. Such a loss Broken heart

Kathy Griffin: Bob Saget was as lovely a human as he was funny. And to my mind, he was hilarious. We were close friends and I could not have loved him more.  

Loni Love: Oh Bob… you started my TV Dad and then as I became a comic you became my friend.. So sorry to hear of your passing.. but you will live on through your shows.. now make God laugh. #bobsaget

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen: “Bob was the most loving, compassionate and generous man. We are deeply saddened that he is no longer with us but know that he will continue to be by our side to guide us as gracefully as he always has. We are thinking of his daughters, wife and family and are sending our condolences,” they said in a statement.

Patton Oswalt: Bob was at my house in October interviewing me for a documentary. He was sharp and dark and funny as always and we were gonna catch up over coffee when he was done editing and now I’m crying F*** #RIPBobSaget

Perez Hilton: Noooooo!! Nooooo! No!!! NO! Damnit! I genuinely loved #BobSaget. Police have confirmed his death. He was found in a hotel room in Florida – and authorities claims there were no signs of foul play or drug use. Fudge! Fudge! This really just… fudge.

Pete Davidson: Via his friend and King of Staten Island writer Dave Sirus, he said, “I don’t have social media so I asked Dave to post this for me. Just wanted you guys to know that Bob Saget was one of the nicest men on the planet. When I was younger and several times throughout our friendship, he helped me get through some rough mental health stuff. He stayed on the phone with my mom for hours trying to help in any way he can — connecting us with doctors and new things we can try. He would check in on me and make sure I was okay. I love you Bob, it was an honor to know you. Thank you for your kindness and friendship. My condolences to the family.” 

Richard Lewis: R.I.P. buddy. Life can turn to s*** in one moment. My heart aches for his whole http://family.In often a ruthless business he was historically not just hilarious but more importantly one of the kindest human beings I ever met in my career.

Whitney Cummings: My heart is broken. Saget, thank you for being the warmest, most accepting, relentlessly kind and hilarious person. I never heard you say a bad word about anyone unless it was a brilliant roast joke, where even your target was in tears.

Whoopi Goldberg: Sail on my friend Bob Saget With your huge heart and abject lunacy,my condolences to his daughters & other family

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Sunday’s 79th annual Golden Globe Awards looked a lot different this year, that’s because it wasn’t televised or streamed, nor did it have a red carpet or an audience. 

The reason? In February of last year, a Los Angeles Times exposé revealed the HFPA hadn’t included a Black member in 20 years. Following the controversy — and the ouster of one of its heads over racially insensitive emails — Hollywood shunned the organization. The HFPA’s longtime broadcast partner NBC later said it wouldn’t carry the show and it’s been reported that the organization was having a hard time booking celebrity presenters. 

Despite everything, the HFPA moved forward with the 2022 Golden Globe Awards hosting a “private event” at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA with the winners announced via Twitter and press releases.

Here are the 2022 Golden Globe Award winners:

FILM

Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Power of the Dog

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
West Side Story

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Will Smith, King Richard

Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick… BOOM!

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog 

Best Director – Motion Picture
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast

Best Picture — Animated
Encanto

Best Picture — Non-English Language
Drive My Car (Japan)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Dune

Best Song Motion Picture
“No Time to Die,” No Time To Die

TELEVISION

Best Television Series — Drama
Succession

Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Hacks

Best Television Motion Picture
The Underground Railroad

Best Actress — Television Motion Picture
Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown

Best Actor – Television Motion Picture
Michael Keaton, Dopesick

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pose

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama
Jeremy Strong, Succession

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Jean Smart, Hacks 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role on Television
Sarah Snook, Succession

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
O Yeong-su, Squid Game

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Bob Saget has died at age 65.

The comedian and Full House star was found dead Sunday in his Orlando, Florida hotel room, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

“Earlier today, deputies were called to the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes for a call about an unresponsive man in a hotel room,” the sheriff’s office tweeted. “The man was identified as Robert Saget & pronounced deceased on scene. Detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use in this case.”

Saget, who just began his I Don’t Do Negative Tour, had been traveling across the country.

On Saturday night, he did a show at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in Jacksonville, Florida, and early Sunday morning tweeted: “Loved tonight’s show @PV_ConcertHall in Jacksonville. Appreciative audience. Thanks again to @RealTimWilkins for opening. I had no idea I did a 2 hr set tonight. I’m happily addicted again to this sh**. Check http://BobSaget.com for my dates in 2022.”

Saget is survived by his wife, Kelly Rizzo, and three children.

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The latest offering from Disney/Pixar, Turning Red, will follow its predecessors Luca, and Soul, by debuting directly on Disney+.

The trailer for Turning Red have been playing in theaters — oddly, ahead of the very different, adult-themed action film The King’s Man, which was produced by Disney-owned 20th Century Studios. However, it seems uncertainty about the COVID-19 Omicron variant has ultimately led execs to decide the movie won’t have a theatrical bow after all.

Turning Red centers on a little girl named Mei — indeed, the preview has fun with *NSYNC‘s “It’s Gonna Be Me” — who turns into a magical, giant red panda when she gets flustered.

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The tributes continue for one of the greatest actors of all time, Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier, who passed way Friday at age 94.

Harry Belafonte was one of his best friends: They knew each other as teenagers, and their trailblazing careers paralleled each other. Both Poitier and Belafonte were active in the civil rights movement in the 60s, and often marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his fight against racism, segregation and discrimination. Belafonte and Poitier also starred together in two films Sidney directed: Buck and the Preacher in 1972, and 1974’s Uptown Saturday Night.

“For over 80 years, Sidney and I laughed, cried and made as much mischief as we could,” Belafonte said in a statement. “He was truly my brother and partner in trying to make this world a little better. He certainly made mine a whole lot better.”

In other news, Rick Ross appears Sunday night in The Equalizer. In the “Bout That Life” episode, the Richer Than I’ve Ever Been MC portrays rapper Gregory “Dilemma” Blickman, who’s pleaded guilty to murder. His wife hires Robyn McCall, played by Queen Latifah, to prove he’s innocent.

“Look out for my cameo w/ the Icon @queenlatifah on the @theequalizercbs episode Airs Jan. 9th on CBS,” Ross commented with an Instagram photo of him in a scene with Latifah.

Finally, Deadline reports that this week, Tyler Perry announced that all actors, as well as crew members who interact with them, at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta must be fully vaccinated. The creator of the Madea franchise got vaccinated in January 2021, and has publicly promoted vaccinations. On January 28, he hosted the BET special, COVID-19 Vaccine and the Black Community.

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(SPOILERS) The third season of Amazon Prime’s Emmy-nominated hit The Boys finally has a release date: June 3.

The revelation was made after the first footage of the anticipated new season was revealed on the Amazon Prime Video web series Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman, an in-universe “news program” brought to you by the show’s Vought News Network.

Based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson‘s very graphic graphic novel series of the same name, The Boys series centers on an Avengers-like group of superheroes known as The Seven. But unlike their Marvel counterparts, most of them are anything but heroic. Opposing them are The Boys: Karl Urban as Billy Butcher and Jack Quaid as Hughie, and their pals, all of whom have various scores to settle with the not-so-super super people.

The new footage doesn’t reveal too much: It shows Erin Moriarity‘s Annie/Starlight and Homelander smiling for the paparazzi. Fans know neither want to be there after the events of the last two seasons.

As the camera closes on Homelander’s face and the flashes strobe, his smile is increasingly pained. After all, season 2 closed with the sociopath losing custody of his son, and the death of his new love — a superhero called Stormfront — after The Boys publicly exposed her as being a real-life back-in-the-day Nazi.

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(SPOILERS FOR “SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME”) Cutting-edge tech company MARZ crafted eye-popping visual effects for shows like the Emmy-winning WandaVision and Watchmen, and for big-screen projects including Marvel’s Eternals and the recent blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home. 

The company’s name is an acronym for its stock in trade: Monsters, Aliens, Robots and Zombies. And while its wizards have brought those to life, it’s their expertise in more subtle effects that has won them acclaim.

The best effects are the ones we don’t notice. One of the company’s specialties is digital de-aging: doing with pixels things of which a plastic surgeon could only dream.

The company’s Partner and Chief Operating Officer Matt Panousis tells ABC Audio there’s a “huge demand” for their services. “[Y]ou have so many actors and actresses in their primes right now that want to maintain…their careers in their primes,” he says.

He adds, “it opens up the possibility for actors to play roles that are not representative of their true ages.”

Effects artist and company co-president Lon Molnar enthuses, “From a storytelling point of view, I mean, this is exciting for audiences to be able to see, you know, a younger Michael Douglas [in the MCU] or younger — I don’t want to give anything away — but in Spider-Man just being able to see, you know, younger actors or the way they were perceived 20 years ago.”

MARZ worked extensively on shaping Paul Bettany‘s Vision in WandaVision. So how do they feel about Bettany being nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe?

“I think it’s amazing, and we’re really pleased,” Molnar says, “…but at the end of the day, it all comes down to…Paul’s performance, and all we are doing is enhancing that performance.”

 

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Hollywood is mourning the passing of the legendary Sidney Poitier, who died Friday. He was 94.

Poitier became the first Black man to win an Academy Award for best actor, in 1964 for his role in Lilies of the Field. He is also remembered for starring in A Raisin in the Sun, To Sir, with Love, In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, and many more classic films.

Tyler Perry, Whoopi Goldberg, Viola Davis and Debbie Allen are among the stars paying tribute to a true icon.

Tyler Perry: “The grace and class that this man has shown throughout his entire life, the example he set for me, not only as a Black man but as a human being will never be forgotten. There is no man in this business who has been more of a North Star for me than Sidney Poitier.”

“I’ll never forget inviting him and Cicely [Tyson] to fly to South Africa with me. Selfishly, I wanted to hold them both captive for the hours-long trip as I literally sat at their feet and listened to their wisdom and experiences. It was life changing…Thank you for being willing to share YOU to make us all better.”

Whoopi Goldberg: “To Sir… with Love Sir Sidney Poitier R.I.P. He showed us how to reach for the stars.”

Viola Davis: “This is a big one. No words can describe how your work radically shifted my life. The dignity, normalcy, strength, excellence and sheer electricity you brought to your roles showed us that we, as Black folks, mattered!!!”

Debbie Allen: “Your last sunset with us is the dawn of many generations rising in the path of light you blazed. We will always hold you in our hearts and forever speak your name.”

 

 

 

 

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Sidney Poitier, the Oscar-winning actor who brought a quiet dignity to his characters on screen and helped break down the color barrier in Hollywood, has died at age 94.

Poitier’s death was confirmed by two Bahamian ministers. Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper told ABC News he was “conflicted with great sadness and a sense of celebration when I learned of the passing of Sir Sidney Poitier.”

“Sadness that he would no longer be here to tell him how much he means to us, but celebration that he did so much to show the world that those from the humblest beginnings can change the world and that we gave him his flowers while he was with us,” he said.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell also told ABC News, “We’ve lost a great Bahamian and I’ve lost a personal friend.”

Poitier became the first Black man to win an Academy Award for best actor in 1964 for his role in Lilies of the Field. He was perhaps best known for his role as a Black doctor engaged to a white woman in 1967’s groundbreaking film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, in which he starred opposite Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.

That same year, Poitier portrayed his most successful character, Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs, working alongside a racist white Southern police chief, played by Rod Steiger, in the crime drama In the Heat of the Night. It was a role Poitier would reprise in two sequels. His third film in 1967, To Sir, with Love, in which he played an inner-city teacher, helped take him to the top of the box office that year.

Born in Miami February 20, 1927, while his Bahamian parents were on vacation there, Poitier spent most of his childhood in the Bahamas. As a teen, he was sent to live with one of his brothers in Miami, and at age 16, moved on his own to New York City. After working a series of menial jobs and a brief stint in the Army, he finally landed a spot at the American Negro Theatre in Harlem.

Poitier made his film debut in 1950 in No Way Out, playing a doctor treating a white bigot. His breakthrough role came in 1955 playing a student in an inner-city school in Blackboard Jungle. By 1958, he had earned his first Academy Award nomination, starring in the crime drama The Defiant Ones with Tony Curtis.

Other memorable Poitier film roles included the musical Porgy and Bess, the film adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun, and A Patch of Blue.

Starting in the 1970s, Poitier directed a number of films, including Uptown Saturday Night and Let’s Do It Again, with Bill Cosby. In 1980, he directed the hit comedy Stir Crazy, starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder.

After retiring from acting in 1997, Poitier served as the non-resident Bahamian ambassador to Japan until 2007.

In 2002, 38 years after receiving his best actor Oscar, Poitier was given an honorary Academy Award for his “remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human being.” In 2009, President Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor.

Poitier is survived by six daughters, four of whom he had with first wife Juanita Hardy. He is also survived by his current wife, Joanna Shimkus, the mother of two of his daughters, including actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier.

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Monday’s planned red carpet premiere for the fifth latest installment of the Scream franchise has been scrapped, according to Variety. The film’s stars, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette, along with their supporting cast, were expected to attend the event in Los Angeles. Media screenings, as well as the wide theatrical release of the horror flick, will still proceed on the big screen as planned. Scream opens nationwide January 14…

Filming on the Paramount+ drama Star Trek: Picard has been shut down since Monday, according to sources who tell The Hollywood Reporter that more than 50 members of the large production tested positive for COVID-19. The insiders say filming should resume early next week, if not sooner, though details remain in limbo. Picard was renewed for a third season in September, with seasons two and three being filmed back-to-back in a bid to control costs and accommodate production schedules, according to THR. Star Trek: Picard stars Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Jeri Ryan, Orla Brady, John de Lancie, Annie Wersching and Brent Spiner…

Deadline reports the Super Bowl is still on for February 13, according to Los Angeles County’s public health director and the chair of its Board of Supervisors. “It will be challenging if the surge continues into February”, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, but the department is “working closely with both the NFL and SoFi Stadium” to see that the appropriate safety precautions are in place to keep the community safe. Adds Ferrer, “My hope is that by the time we get to February, we’re on the downside of seeing this massive amount of community transmission.” She went on to note that, unlike the Grammy Awards and similar events that have postponed their ceremonies, the Super Bowl is held outdoors…

(NOTE LANGUAGE) The first extended trailer for Ozark‘s fourth and final season dropped on Thursday, and things don’t seem to be going well for Jason Bateman‘s Marty, who warns his former protégé Ruth, played by Julia Garner: “Don’t get yourself killed. Her response: “Like you f****** care.” The exchange comes as Ruth partners up with Darlene, played by Lisa Emery, on a drug enterprise that doesn’t sit well with the Navarro cartel, headed by kingpin Omar and nephew Javi, played respectively by Felix Solis and Alfonso Herrera. Omar also has a warning for Marty to end the clip: “Your greatest threat will always come from the inside.” The first seven episodes of Ozark season four premiere January 21 on Netflix, with the final seven due later this year… (Trailer contains uncensored profanity.)

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