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Ruby Rose is “sending around love” after her recent hospitalization. 

Taking to Instagram Stories on Tuesday, the former Batwoman star revealed that she had to be hospitalized after suffering complications following surgery.

“I did have a procedure and I had to have surgery, but it was fine and the surgery went well,” she began. “But then I had a few complications and I had to go to the emergency room to go to the hospital.”

The Australian actress then recalled having trouble being admitted. 

“We called an ambulance and it took hours to find a hospital that would be able to take me or anyone,” she recalled as her eyes began to well with tears.  Rose said even though her case was “quite serious,” hospitals were rejecting people but she was able to finally get a room “after a bit of a standoff.”

The 35-year-old actress then thanked the healthcare team, raving, that they were “amazing, all the front-liners are amazing.”

Rose attributed the difficulty for her to get admitted into a hospital to to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and urged her followers to protect themselves. 

“Please stay safe, try to keep everyone safe. Get vaccinated if you can, please,” she said. “It’s just…it doesn’t need to be this hard for everyone and I just can’t imagine all the other people that are having way more, way, way more serious situations happening right now.”

“I’m just sending around love…love you all are care of yourselves,” she concluded.

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Bob Odenkirk has reportedly been hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency while filming Better Call Saul.

The Hollywood Reporter confirms that the 58-year-old actor is still undergoing treatment after collapsing on the show’s set on Tuesday.  Sources tell the outlet that crew members immediately surrounded the fallen actor and summoned an ambulance.

Sources were unable to say if the four-time Emmy nominated actor was conscious when medics arrived.

It is unknown what triggered the episode and, at print time, his condition remains unknown.  

Odenkirk was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to film the sixth and final season of Better Call Saul, a prequel/spinoff of AMC’s popular Breaking Bad series.  It is unknown if production has been delayed in lieu of the incident.

Request for comment from representatives of Odenkirk and AMC have not been returned.

TMZ was first to break the news.

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Rege-Jean Page is walking in 007’s footsteps.  No, the Bridgerton star hasn’t been cast as James Bond — yet — but he’s taking the lead role in The Saint, an adaptation of a 1960s U.K. spy series that once was a Bond-precursor for the late Roger Moore.

The Hollywood Reporter says Page will co-produce and star as Simon Templar, a suave, wealthy man who moonlights as a master of disguise and expert thief who, in true Robin Hood fashion, usually steals from the wealthy to the benefit of the poor.

Moore’s role in the 1960s series led to him play James Bond on the big screen in seven films, succeeding Sean Connery and George Lazenby before him.

The Simon Templar character was created by author and screenwriter Leslie Charteris, and was featured in a series of books, radio shows and films over the years. 

Most recently, Val Kilmer played Templar in the big-screen version of The Saint in 1997.

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A YouTuber whose viral deepfake fix to a digitally de-aged Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian was given, as Darth Vader might say, a “substantial reward” for his efforts. He now works for Industrial Light and Magic, George Lucas‘ effects company, which has brought Star Wars‘ effects to life since the original 1977 film.

The content creator who calls himself Shamook had more than 2.4 million views of his handiwork, which compared his work to ILM’s.  Iinstead of more common digital de-aging tricks, he used so-called deepfake technology to more realistically replicate how the now-69-year-old actor appeared in 1983’s Return of the Jedi, which is set about five years before The Mandalorian.

In a message to his more than 80 thousand followers in his most recent video two weeks ago, Shamook revealed, “As some of you may already know, I joined ILM/Lucasfilms [sic] a few months ago and haven’t had the time to work on any new YouTube content.”

A representative for ILM confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that they’d hired Shamook, adding the company is “always on the lookout for talented artists.”

Deepfake technology uses machine learning to shuffle through tens of thousands of images to create a new one — sometimes replacing one person’s image for another.

Among many others, Shamook has previously swapped faces of Alden Ehrenreich, who played a young Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story, with that of original star Harrison Ford, and swapped previous Spider-Man Tobey Maguire for Tom Holland‘s face in various Marvel movies.  

Shamook also famously fixed Warner Bros. much-maligned mustache-removal CG on Henry Cavill‘s face as Superman in Joss Whedon‘s reshoots for Justice League.

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Former Prison Break star Wentworth Miller took to Instagram to reveal he was diagnosed as autistic last year.

“Preceded by a self-diagnosis. Followed by a formal diagnosis,” the 49-year-old actor explained, adding, “[It was] a shock. But not a surprise.”

Miller noted that he has too much learn about the disorder to bear the mantle for it.

“There is a now-familiar cultural narrative…that goes ‘Public figure shares A, B and C publicly, dedicates platform to D, E and F,” he maintained. “[T]hat’s not necessarily what’s going to happen here….Right now my work looks like evolving my understanding. Re-examining 5 decades of lived experience thru a new lens. That will take time.”

He continued, “I don’t want to run the risk of suddenly being a loud, ill-informed voice in the room. The #autistic community (this I do know) has historically been talked over. Spoken for. I don’t wish to do additional harm.”

Miller said he wouldn’t change his diagnosis, noting that he’s realized “being autistic is central to who I am. To everything I’ve achieved/articulated.”

The actor also thanked “the many (many) people who consciously or unconsciously gave me that extra bit of grace + space over the years, allowed me to move thru the world in a way that made sense to me whether or not it made sense to them.”

Miller revealed he was gay in 2013, and also revealed that being cyberbullied about his appearance at one point left him suicidal.

In 2019, he revealed he wouldn’t return to a Prison Break reboot, and that he was “done” playing straight characters. This season, he reprised his role on Law & Order: SVU as ADA Isaiah Holmes in an episode that revealed Holmes had been bullied because of his sexuality.

 

 

 

 

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It’s been a long time coming for Ghostbusters fans, but the pandemic-delayed Ghostbusters: Afterlife has a brand-new trailer. 

Just shy of four months after Paul Rudd was seen running afoul of mini Sta-Puft Marshmallow men in a teaser comes a full-length trailer for THE follow-up to 1989’s Ghostbusters II. 

Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace play Trevor and Phoebe, grandkids to legendary Ghosbuster Egon Spengler, who was played by the late series co-star and co-creator Harold Ramis. The original team, including Bill Murray‘s Dr. Peter Venkman, co-creator Dan Aykroyd‘s Dr. Raymond Stanz, and Ernie Hudson‘s Winston Zeddemore, are shown in an old photo with Spenger.

Inheriting a “creepy old farmhouse in the middle of nowhere,” the kids adapt to their new life. “So you’re saying he left us nothing?” their mom, played by Carrie Coon, asks returning player Annie Potts, reprising as Janine Melnitz.

“I wouldn’t say nothing,” Janine teases. 

Sure enough, the kids find their grandfather left them the tools of his paranormal investigations and eliminations trade. At first, “nerdy” Phoebe unlocks a puzzle in the floor to reveal one of his signature ghost traps. Later, Trevor gets under the hood of a mothballed ECTO-1, and gets the original “Ghostbusters mobile” roaring back to life. 

It’s just in time, too: spirits start emerging from a fissure in the earth. Soon enough, the teens are back at work busting ghosts — complete with some modern modifications to the team’s original gear.

The also teens look up the original Ghostbusters on — where else? — YouTube, and call the number on the old TV spot.

The trailer ends with a phone being answered, and Aykroyd heard saying, “We’re closed.”

Murray, Aykroyd, and Hudson are all returning as their original characters, as is Sigourney Weaver. Ghostbusters: Afterlife opens November 11.

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While he previously dodged knowing anything about the then-rumored re-kindled romance between his pal Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, now that Bennifer 2.0 is officially a thing, Matt Damon is all smiles.

“I’m just so happy for him. He’s the best,” the Stillwater star tells Extra of his childhood friend and fellow Good Will Hunting Oscar-winning screenwriter. “He deserves every happiness in the world. I’m glad for both of them.”

Affleck and Lopez reportedly re-coupled in April, but it took until this past weekend, while the pair vacationed in St. Tropez for Lopez’ 52nd birthday, for them to go “Instagram official.”

In a slideshow that featured Lopez sunning, and stunning, in a bikini aboard a yacht, the pair exchanged a passionate smooch. The post has been liked more than 8.4 million times.

The romance between the Gigli co-stars began in 2002 and the two announced their engagement later that year. Jennifer and Ben never made it to the altar, though, going their separate ways in 2004.

Affleck married actress Jennifer Garner and went on to have three children with her. They divorced in 2015. Meanwhile, Lopez wed singer Marc Anthony and had twin children with him. Their marriage ended in 2011.

Lopez later became engaged to former New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez, but the two ended it in April.

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It’s been a while since actor-singer Tyrese Gibson has been in the studio to make new music. Gibson, who reprises his role as Roman Pearce in the latest Fast & Furious installment, F9, says there’s a reason for that.

“My love for music doesn’t allow for me to do it as often as a lot of my supporters and fans want me to,” Gibson tells ABC Audio. “And, it’s like the Holy Grail, you know. I don’t touch it. I don’t play with it. I don’t sing unless I’m really coming from a real place.”

Gibson, whose last solo studio album was 2015’s Black Rose, says he knows that having the ability to pick and choose when he’ll make new music is a “luxury” that a “lot of people can’t afford.”

“So if you ain’t paying the bills, you got to pump an album out every year,” he continues. “You got to keep the relevancy, got to stay on the charts. You got to drop singles and videos and keep chasing that thing.”

Now as a successful film franchise and blockbuster star, Gibson says he doesn’t have to worry about those things anymore.

“Other than Jesus himself, my main source of income is movies,” he says. “And, it allows me to really get in the studio and do music when I’m able to sing from a real place. So whether it’s good, bad, challenging, or ugly — I sing from a real place.” 

Gibson’s latest film project, F9, is currently in theaters nationwide.

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Cuba Gooding Jr. will stand trial in New York for forcible touching and sexual abuse beginning October 18, a judge ruled Tuesday.

The charges stem from an alleged encounter with a woman at the Magic Hour Rooftop Bar and Lounge in the Moxy Times Square Hotel.  A patron at that bar claims the actor groped her breast, an allegation Gooding denies.

Gooding was formally charged with misdemeanor forcible touching at the NYPD’s 25th Precinct in Harlem, New York, in 2019, and later indicted. 

He pleaded not guilty to one misdemeanor count each of forcible touching and sexual abuse in the third degree.

Attorneys for the Jerry Maguire star had previously sought to dismiss the case, arguing that a video of his encounter with the woman in question shows that he didn’t grope her. A judge declined to dismiss the case.

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Without the GOAT leading her team for the finals competition, USA Gymnastics took the silver medal at the Tokyo games, following Simone Biles‘ surprise withdrawal earlier today. 

The athletes from Russia came out on top, beating the cumulative U.S. score by more than three points. Great Britain won bronze.

The U.S. women’s gymnastics team was seeking to bring home the gold for the third time in a row at the competition on Tuesday. 

This was one of the strongest gymnastics teams the world has seen, led by all-time great Biles and uneven bars phenom Sunisa Lee. The team is rounded out by Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum.

After a rare stumble on vault Tuesday, Biles withdrew for what USA Gymnastics called a “medical issue.” She went on to cheer on her teammates from the sidelines. 

Following news of her withdrawal, Simone got praise online, including from fellow Olympic medal winner Adam Rippon. The former figure skater noted on Twitter, “I can’t imagine the pressure Simone has been feeling. Sending her SO much love. It easy to forget she’s still human. WE LOVE YOU.”

After a shaky Olympic debut on Monday, Biles Instagrammed, “It wasn’t an easy day or my best but I got through it. I truly do feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders at times. I know I brush it off and make it seem like pressure doesn’t affect me but damn sometimes it’s hard hahaha! The Olympics is no joke!”

 

 

 

 

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