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Starz acquires Watergate drama ‘Gaslit’ starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn

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Starz has picked up Watergate anthology series Gaslit starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn. Gaslit will follow the untold story of Martha Mitchell, a celebrity Arkansan socialite who was married to Attorney General John Mitchell.

Roberts will portray Martha Mitchell, the first person to publicly sound the alarm on President Richard Nixon’s involvement in Watergate. Penn will star as John Mitchell, who will be forced to choose between Martha and the president.

Gaslit is based on Slate podcast Slow Burn, and production will begin later this spring.

Proof Julia Roberts and Sean Penn’s Watergate Drama Gaslit Is Coming Sooner Than You Thought

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Billie Eilish to perform on ‘The World’s a Little Blurry’ livestream event

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Billie Eilish will perform during a livestream event for her forthcoming documentary, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry. The 19-year-old singer-songwriter confirmed she will take part in the event this Thursday 2/25 ahead of the premiere of her documentary on Apple TV+. The special will feature a stripped-down performance from Eilish, an interview with The World’s a Little Blurry director R.J. Cutler and video from the film.

The live event will stream Thursday at 9 p.m. EST on Eilish’s YouTube channel and the Apple TV and Apple Music apps. The World’s a Little Blurry will start streaming directly after the special.

Apple TV+ released a new trailer for The World’s a Little Blurry this month that shows Eilish recording at home. The documentary opens in theaters and premieres on Apple TV+ on Friday.

Apple TV+ Announces ‘Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry’ Live Premiere Event

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Daft Punk announces their split after 28 years

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After nearly three decades, Daft Punk is calling it quits. French multi-instrumentalists Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo announced their retirement on Monday morning in an eight-minute video dubbed “Epilogue,” shared on their digital media platforms. The group’s longtime publicist Kathryn Frazier confirmed the split to Variety.

Daft Punk have collaborated with chart-topping artists such as Kanye West and Pharrell Williams. Their 2013 album “Random Access Memories” included the global hit “Get Lucky” featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, which clinched them the Grammy win for Best Album in 2014. Other high-profile collaborations include production on a number of tracks on Kanye West’s critically acclaimed 2013 record “Yeezus,” as well as The Weeknd’s 2016 album “Starboy,” particularly its title track “I Feel It Coming.” Their music has been sampled by a number of popular mainstream artists, including 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, Will.i.am, Machine Gun Kelly and perhaps most notably in Kanye West’s “Stronger.” 

Daft Punk split up after 28 years of music

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Electronic music duo Daft Punk, composed of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter,…
 

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New Orleans Pelicans defeat Boston Celtics 120-115 in overtime

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After rallying from 24 points down in the third quarter, Brandon Ingram scored the go-ahead 3-pointer with 33.3 seconds left in overtime bringing the New Orleans Pelicans to a 120-115 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Zion Williamson scored 24 of his 28 points after halftime and had 10 rebounds, while Josh Hart had 17 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and a steal.

Next up, the Celtics will face Dallas on Tuesday night in the second game of a three-game trip that ends in Atlanta. The Pelicans will host Detroit on Wednesday night before starting a two-game road trip.

New Orleans Pelicans stage biggest comeback in franchise history in OT win vs. Boston Celtics

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The New Orleans Pelicans staged a franchise-record 24-point comeback in an overtime win over the…
 

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Colorado Rockies OF Ian Desmond opts out for a 2nd straight season

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Colorado Rockies veteran outfielder Ian Desmond is opting out for a second straight season, announcing on Sunday on his Instagram account that his “desire to be with my family is greater than my desire to go back and play baseball under these circumstances. I’m going to train and watch how things unfold.” 

The 35-year-old Desmond is in the final year of a five-year, $70 million deal he signed in December 2016. He is scheduled to make $8 million this season. Colorado has a $15 million option for 2022 with a $2 million buyout. Last season, Desmond cited a desire to spend more time with his family and to help grow youth baseball in his Florida hometown. He also added the COVID-19 pandemic made the baseball season one that “is a risk I am not comfortable taking.”

On Sunday, Desmond said: “This impacts a lot of people, some positively and some negatively, and I own that. At the end of the day, this weighs on me more than anyone but I’m following my heart and I feel good about my decision.” Desmond added that he’s informed teammates, the coaching staff and front office and they’ve all been “extremely understanding and supportive.”

Rockies’ Desmond opts out for 2nd straight year

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‘The Muppet Show’ to air with a content disclaimer warning on Disney+

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Jim Henson’s classic series “The Muppet Show” began streaming on Disney+ on Friday, but now will come prefaced with an offensive content disclaimer, saying, “This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversations to create a more inclusive future together.” 

The show, which ran for five seasons between 1976 and 1981, features the new content warning on 18 episodes, including those guest-hosted by Steve Martin, Peter Sellers, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Cash, Debbie Harry and Marty Feldman, among others.

Each episode bears the 12-second disclaimer for a different reason; Cash’s appearance had him singing in front of a Confederate flag, and other episodes had negative depictions of Native Americans, Middle Easterners and people from other cultures. Two episodes from the final season, featuring guest stars Brooke Shields and staff writer Chris Langham, are left out entirely.

‘The Muppet Show’ Now Comes With A ‘Harmful Content’ Warning Ahead of Episodes on Disney+

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Disney+ has opted to include a warning ahead of certain episodes of The Muppet Show, which is…
 

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‘Croods’ tops the North American box office with $1.7M in earnings

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 The Croods: A New Age is the No. 1 movie in North America this weekend, earning an additional $1.7 million in receipts.

Coming in at No. 2 is The Little Things with $1.2 million, followed by Judas and the Black Messiah at No. 3 with $905,000, Wonder Woman 1984 at No. 4 with $805,000 and The Marksman at No. 5 with $775,000.

Several of the films in the Top 10 are also available on streaming or pay-per-view, home-theater platforms as part of a strategy to appeal to wider audiences during the coronavirus pandemic.

‘Croods 2’ Leads the Box Office, Again, on the Lowest-Grossing Weekend of 2021

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Searchlight didn’t report grosses, but theater data shows “Nomadland” placed in the top 10…
 

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Machine Gun Kelly and his daughter to appear together in new film “One Way”

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Machine Gun Kelly revealed that he is officially acting alongside his daughter Casie Baker in an upcoming film One Way.  MGK shared the news with his Twitter followers, “My daughter is in this movie with me and I just saw her name on the press release ima proud dad and Storm is so talented ” MGK also posted photos of him on set with Casie as filming for the movie continues.

One Way also stars Euphoria‘s Storm Reid, Kevin Bacon and Travis Fimmel.  Machine Gun Kelly plays Freddy, a man who is on the run with a bag of cash after a robbery of his former crime boss goes wrong. According to a film synopsis, “With a potentially fatal wound, he slips onto a bus headed into the unrelenting California desert. After a call for help, Freddy’s estranged father (Bacon) betrays him, notifying the crime boss where he is. With his life slipping through his fingers, Freddy is left with very few choices to survive.”

MGK has previously acted in films such as Netflix‘s Bird Box, Project Power, Nerve with Emma Roberts and King Of Staten Island with Pete Davidson. Back in 2019, he portrayed Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee in Netflix’s The Dirt. Earlier this year, we saw Machine Gun Kelly direct longside MOD SUN the musical film Downfalls High, based on his latest album Tickets To My Downfall. 

Machine Gun Kelly and his daughter are shooting their first movie together

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Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous’ earns the No. 1 spot on Billboard 200 for sixth week

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Morgan Wallen Dangerous: The Double Album is No. 1 for a sixth week on the Billboard 200 as of Sunday (February 21). The run marks the most weeks atop the list for a male artist since Drake’s Views spent 13 nonconsecutive weeks at the top in 2016. Only three albums have spent at least six weeks at No. 1 in the last five years: Dangerous, Taylor Swift’s Folklore (eight nonconsecutive weeks, 2020) and Drake’s Views (13).

Earlier in the month, video footage surfaced of the 27-year-old Wallen using a racial slur, which resulted in him being suspended from his record label and ineligible for some music awards.

Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous’ Hits Sixth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Most for a Male Artist Since Drake’s ‘Views’

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Saturday’s Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Dallas Stars game postponed due to power outages in Dallas

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The NHL announced Thursday that Saturday’s game between Tampa Bay and Dallas has been postponed, marking four straight home games for the Stars to be called off because of frigid conditions and power outages in Texas.The first two postponements were Monday and Tuesday against Nashville. The NHL said the decision to postpone was made after consultation with city and state officials. 

The defending champion Lightning and Stars were supposed to play twice in the first week of the season before COVID-19 issues with the Stars forced them to postpone their first four games. Two meetings in Dallas were called off by the weather.

Dallas now has eight games that need to be rescheduled. The next scheduled game for the Stars is Monday at Florida, the start of five road games in eight days. 

NHL postpones Saturday’s Stars-Lightning game due to Dallas’ continuing weather, outages issues

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The winter weather and power outages across North Texas have caused another postponement for the…
 

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