May 22, 2013

Usher Gives ‘The Voice’ the Deuce; Shakira Leaving, too

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*We were just falling in love with Usher all over again with his judging role on “The Voice.” But the singer was offered a better deal and so he’s leaving. Yeah, it’s only been one season and he’s ready to walk away from the singing competition to up the ante on his acting career. According [...]




Robert DeNiro Calls Jay-Z ‘Disrespectful’ for Unreturned Phone Calls

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*Jay-Z and Robert De Niro got into a heated discussion this week at a New York restaurant, with Beyonce eventually stepping in to calm things down, according to the New York Post. All three were dining at West Village hotspot The Darby on Saturday, for Leonardo DiCaprio’s birthday. Jay-Z reportedly approached De Niro’s table to [...]




Kevin Hart Joins DeNiro and Stallone in ‘Grudge Match’

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*Kevin Hart has been cast opposite Robert DeNiro and Sylvester Stallone in the upcoming Warner Bros. film “Grudge Match,” reports Deadline.com. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Hart will play a fight promoter who gets two retired brawlers (DeNiro and Stallone) back in the ring. The film will be directed by Peter Segal from a script [...]




Movie/TV Bits: Richard Dawson Dies; Alfre Woodard Back to ‘True Blood’; Trailer for 50 Cent’s ‘Freelancers’

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‘Family Feud’s’ First Host Richard Dawson Dies *Long before Steve Harvey was the host of “Family Feud,” there was Richard Dawson. Dawson, already a star on the classic “Hogan’s Heroes” comedy series, was “Feud’s” first host, has died from complications due to esophageal cancer at the age of 79. Dawson did two stints as the [...]




Morning Mess: Newt Demands Obama Apology for DeNiro White First Lady Joke

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*Who knew actor Robert DeNiro was also a comedian … and a Newt Gingrich pisser-offer, so to speak? (Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.) At a fundraiser Monday night in New York, while addressing a starstudded, exclusive crowd in the back room of Locanda Verde,  De [...]




Herbie Hancock Gigs Launch International Jazz Day

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*Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock’s first major initiative since being named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador last July is to establish International Jazz Day to be held annually on April 30, which coincides with the last day of what has been celebrated as Jazz Appreciation Month in the U.S. This year’s inaugural event — organized by the [...]




The Film Strip: Paul Weitz (‘Being Flynn’) Joins Robert DeNiro in Guerrilla Filmmaking.

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*It’s ironic that “Being Flynn,” starring Robert DeNiro, Julianne Moore, Paul Dano, and Kelly McCreary {this is her first role in a movie and although a cameo, it’s at a poignant point in the picture) and based on a 2004 memoir, is so apropos when looking at current headlines about drugs, alcoholism, suicide, self-hatred and [...]




Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) to Star in ‘Jackie Brown’ Prequel

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*Yasiin Bey, the rapper/actor formerly known as Mos Def, will star opposite John Hawkes in the Elmore Leonard adaptation “Switch,” from writer-director Dan Schechter, reports Variety. The crime drama will serve as a prequel to Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown,” with Hawkes and Bey playing younger versions of Robert DeNiro and Samuel L. Jackson’s respective characters [...]




Audrey’s Society Whirl: The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2nd Multicultural Audience Development Initiative Gala

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Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson, Robert De Niro & Grace Hightower honored at event *The Board of Trustees and the Multicultural Audience Development Advisory Committee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art welcomed a beautiful gathering of patrons to the Multicultural Gala: An Evening of Many Cultures on Monday, September 26, 2011 honoring Samuel L. Jackson [...]




Halle Berry Making Plans for ‘New Year’s Eve’

File photo of actress Halle Berry at the Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Los Angeles

*Halle Berry is in talks to join “New Year’s Eve,” the all-star follow-up to this year’s romantic ensemble “Valentine’s Day.” The New Line project already includes such names as Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sarah Jessica Parker, Hilary Swank, Ashton Kutcher, Sofia Vergara, Jessica Biel, Lea Michele and Abigail Breslin. In addition to Berry, Zac [...]




Chris Tucker Set to Make On-Screen Comeback in The Rabbit

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*Variety says funnyman Chris Tucker may making his comeback in movie Warner Bros recently bought called “The Rabbit.” The Micah Barnett-penned action-comedy script focuses on a Las Vegas magician and escape artist who flees the country and takes on work for hire, in the process breaking loved ones and clients out of prison. Although not [...]




Jokey Joke Video: Diddy and DeNiro do SNL Skit

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*Obviously Diddy’s lobbying to SNL producers, via Twitter last week, to put him in a skit with host Robert DeNiro paid off. The two appeared together in a scene in where Diddy — playing an over-amped music executive – touts the talents of the “Hottest Hook Guy” in the business: Blizzard Man. (Watch it below.) [...]




Diddy and Others to Roast BET Exec. Stephen Hill

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*Considered by some to be a funny cat when he wants to be, Sean “Diddy” Combs  will put on his comedy hat next week when he heads the tongue-in-cheek tributes to TV executive Stephen Hill at an industry ‘roast’ in New York. Combs will be joined by actors Gabrielle Union, Nick Cannon, Anthony Anderson and [...]




‘Jackie Brown’ Prequel Planned Without Tarantino

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*Quentin Tarantino reportedly has nothing to do with an upcoming prequel to his 1997 film “Jackie Brown,” which starred Pam Grier in the title role. According to film site JoBlo, screenwriter Dan Schechter and producer Michael Siegel are developing the movie based on the Elmore Leonard novel “The Switch,” which was a prequel to his [...]




Audrey’s Society Whirl: ‘Shrek Forever After’ Opens Tribeca Film Festival

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*The Tribeca Film Festival co-founded by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal kicked off on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 with the world premiere of Shrek Forever After, the exciting fourth film in Dream Works Animation’s “Shrek” series. The enthralling new movie is the first “Shrek” released in 3-D and stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron [...]