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News.com.au
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Denzel Washington snaps during heated exchange on Cannes red carpet: ‘Stop it!'
Don't mess with the Equalizer. Denzel Washington was caught getting into a tense exchange with a photographer at France's Cannes Film Festival on Monday, May 19. The Oscar winner, 70, looked fired up when he approached the line of shutterbugs at the world premiere of Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest, in which Washington stars. He was talking to Lee, 68, and being approached by A$AP Rocky, 36, who also stars in the film, when one photographer decided to grab him in an attempt to get the A-lister's attention. The move appeared to set Washington off because the Gladiator II actor decided to confront him. Firmly pointing his finger in the photographer's face, the actor repeatedly screamed 'stop' as he approached the man. Ignoring Washington's concerns by laughing in the award winner's face, the star continued shouting at the man. When the superstar turned around to walk away, the photographer grabbed his arm, provoking Washington to snap. Pulling his arms from the cameraman's grasp, Washington showed the man he meant business. 'Stop it!' the actor shouted, with the veins popping from his neck. 'Stop!' The Post reached out to Washington's rep for comment. Washington didn't let the heated altercation keep him down, though. He was surprised at the Cannes Film Festival with an honorary Palme d'Or honour from inside the theatre before the film's premiere. After showing a reel of his legendary career, festival chief Thierry Frémaux addressed the crowd to give Washington the prestigious honour. 'It's a very special day,' he said, per Deadline. 'Denzel, because you are here, we want to make something special for you … it's a kind of way for us to tell you our adoration, what you have done in cinema. Nobody knows about that except Spike Lee, who wrote me to do that.' Lee walked up to the stage with Washington to present the coveted award to his dear friend. 'This is my brother right here. I love him, I love him. I'm glad you're here where all the people love you too,' Lee told him. 'This is a total surprise for me so I'm a little emotional, but from the bottom of my heart, I thank you all,' Washington said to the crowd. 'It was a great opportunity to collaborate with my brother once again — brother from another mother, Spike.' 'To be here once again in Cannes, you know, we're a very privileged group in this room that we get to make movies and wear tuxedos and nice clothes and dress up and get paid for it as well,' he added, prompting laughter from his peers. 'You know, we're just blessed beyond measure, I'm blessed beyond measure, and from the bottom of my heart, I thank you all. Thank you.' Highest 2 Lowest is a thriller and the English reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese movie High and Low. The latter was loosely based on the 1959 novel King's Ransom by Ed McBain (real name Evan Hunter). The movie follows David King (Washington), a successful executive who becomes an extortion victim when a kidnapper mixes up his son (Aubrey Joseph) with his driver's kid and holds him for ransom. Jeffrey Wright plays the chauffeur.
USA Today
15-05-2025
- Health
- USA Today
This is what Queen Latifah wants you to know about obesity and health risks
This is what Queen Latifah wants you to know about obesity and health risks Show Caption Hide Caption Victoria's Secret runway show brought out the stars Stars stole the show at the Victoria's Secret runway show in New York. Queen Latifah wants the world to know obesity is a disease, one often tainted with stigma. The Grammy Award-winning musician and actress opened up about the public awareness campaign, Truth About Weight, which highlights the risks of obesity, including cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack or stroke. "Obesity is a disease and should be treated as such − not treated as some sort of character flaw or people not trying hard enough," the rap pioneer told USA TODAY. Latifah, 55, said her involvement in the Novo Nordisk-funded campaign is about "changing the stigma, changing the bias and opening a door to people who are dealing with obesity." People with obesity at risk of heart disease, the nation's top killer Two in 5 adults in the United States have obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate is even greater for Black women, research shows. People who have obesity are at greater risk of heart disease, which is the nation's top killer, resulting in more than 700,000 deaths per year, the CDC said. Heart disease tops cancer, motor vehicle crashes and respiratory diseases as a cause of death. "The Equalizer" star said it's important for people to acknowledge and fight stigma associated with obesity. She said people with obesity and their loved ones also should be aware that medicine and science can help. Latifah's mother, Rita Owens, died in 2018 after a long battle with a heart condition. And Latifah said said her cousin, died from obesity and its effects. "Having lost a cousin to obesity and its effects − a cousin who was one of my funniest cousins, my coolest cousin, who had eight kids to raise − was sad to see. That was really rough," Latifah said. "Other families should not have to go through that." Latifah urged people with obesity − and their loved ones − to educate themselves about the disease. "The more information you have as a patient, the more you can speak with your doctor honestly and openly," the "Girls Trip" star said. "Send them to work a little bit. They go to school for this. This is what they train to do. They are a doctor." Study: Even doctors must acknowledge weight bias Latifah said everyone, including the medical community, can do their part to combat weight bias. "Is your doctor's office set up to take care of all patients?" Latifah said. "Do you have a chair for someone that is bigger bodied? Are you prepared for that?" A study published May 13 in BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care said weight bias can contribute to stress, weight gain and psychological effects such as depression, anxiety and poor body image. The study highlighted new guidance from the Obesity Association, a division of American Diabetes Association, to recognize and address weight bias and stigma. Doctors can fight weight bias through steps such as equipping medical offices with waiting room chairs, exam tables and medical equipment for people of all sizes, the study said. "Every person, no matter of their size, deserves kindness, dignity and high quality (health care)," said Dr. Nuha El Sayed, who is leading the association's development of the standards. Even some medical experts say the definition of obesity − a person who has a body mass index of 30 or more − needs to change. The Lancet commission in January recommended new measures of obesity to add nuance to adequately explain a person's risks and what they can do to maintain health. Latifah credits upbringing for strength to combat weight bias Latifah opened up about her own body image issues, which she first noticed as a child growing up in Newark and East Orange, New Jersey. "When your mother looks like Diahann Carroll and your father looks like Billy Dee Williams, you're wondering, 'What's wrong with me?'" Latifah said. "I hadn't grown into being Queen Latifah − nowhere near it." As a young girl, she was said she was cut from her kickball team. But her mother consoled her, nurtured her and built her up − infusing the young girl with confidence to excel in other sports, singing and acting. She said that confidence helped her break into what was then a male-dominated rap genre in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She also landed her role on the Fox sitcom "Living Single," which ran from 1993 to 1998. "There weren't a whole lot of sitcoms with people who look like me starring in them," Latifah said. "But I knew I could do it, and it was a lot of convincing everyone else, the powers that be, that I could do it." As her acting career blossomed in the 1990s and 2000s, she also gained recognition in 2006 as the first hip hop artist to earn a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She hopes that inspires other young girls to achieve their dreams. "There's nothing more beautiful to me than a confident woman who walks in a room and owns that room based on her confidence, not what her body looks like," Latifah said.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why Two FBI Shows (And The Equalizer) Actually Got Canceled, According To CBS
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. CBS seemingly added more entries than usual to the annual list of canceled and ending TV shows, which means the upcoming TV schedule will look quite different once the fall months arrive. More recently network canceled its two FBI spinoffs, and then followed up by pulling the plug on Queen Latifah's The Equalizer in early May. The decisions have left some fans in arms, and now they've been addressed by one of CBS' head honchos. Speaking at CBS' Fall TV schedule reveal event (via TVLine), the network's President of Entertainment Amy Reisenbach addressed the nature of the business while speaking to the cancellations of FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted, neither of which cracked the Top 20 primetime shows by way of Live + 35 Day engagement. (Meanwhile, mothership drama FBI was #11.) Namechecking the latest tentatively titled spinoff, which boasts Lucifer's Tom Ellis in the lead role, Reisenbach said: Obviously we love working with Dick [Wolf] and we're so excited to be bringing CIA onto the schedule. have to be fiscally responsible, and ultimately those deals and the shows just weren't penciling out for us for an economic perspective. It's definitely true that network series' cast contracts tend to work more in the actors' favor as the seasons build up, and the sixth season usually marks negotiation time for such deals. As such, it's often when network execs go hardest on weighing the pros and cons of keeping a show on the air. FBI: Most Wanted was indeed at that point, with Season 6 set to wrap up on May 20, while FBI: International was only on for four seasons before the cancellation news. And despite not cracking the delayed-viewing Top 20 for all of TV, the dramas' total viewerships still handily beat out a lot of other primetime offerings, averaging around 6.5 million. Perhaps if both or either had been more of a draw for younger demographics, their fates could have changed. The past month has been rough for The Equalizer fans. First, the previously announced plan for a backdoor spinoff starring Bosch's Titus Welliver and Harlem's Juani Feliz went belly-up. Two days after the ep aired in mid-April, it was reported that CBS would not be moving forward with the follow-up project. Then, just a couple of weeks later, the news broke that The Equalizer wouldn't be moving forward with Season 6, despite Queen Latifah and others reportedly agreeing to take a salary cut to balance any budgetary issues. When addressing that particular decision, Amy Reinsenbach stated: It's never easy to end shows. We had a lot of options this year, and the schedule is really full. So we always have to look at all of our shows, look at the aggregate, the creative, where they are in their life cycle, what the finances look like, what the ratings are…. And we make those tough decisions. In the case of the Sunday night offering, ratings almost definitely played heavily into the cancellation decision, as The Equalizer's average nightly viewership shrank by nearly two million viewers, which isn't so easy to sweep away and feel confident while ordering new seasons. At this point, no plans are seemingly being made to shop The Equalizer or CBS' other canceled shows around to other networks, which is understandable. For now, they can all be streamed in full with a Paramount+ subscription.
USA Today
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
CBS taps 'Yellowstone' star Luke Grimes' Kayce Dutton in new 'Marshals' series
CBS taps 'Yellowstone' star Luke Grimes' Kayce Dutton in new 'Marshals' series Show Caption Hide Caption Kelly Reilly on iconic running wolves scene 'they were real' Stars Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly who play Rip and Beth talk 'Yellowstone' return and that iconic scene running with the wolves. Entertain This! LOS ANGELES – Taylor Sheridan and "Yellowstone" star Luke Grimes are coming to CBS with a new show, "Marshals." CBS Entertainment chief Amy Reisenbach announced the new show May 7 as CBS unveiled plans for the 2025-26 TV season. The new "Yellowstone" spinioff is planned for Sunday nights starting next spring. "Marshals," a tentative title, follows Grimes' character Kayce Dutton. The TV son of John Dutton (Kevin Costner) "puts the Yellowstone ranch behind him and joins up with the marshals using his Navy SEAL skills and cowboy skills to bring justice to the Montana range," Reisenbach said. Few further details were revealed, and it's unclear whether Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille) will join her TV husband, who was last seen in December's "Yellowstone" finale on Paramount Network. Fan-favorite couple Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) and Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) are expected to star in their own, still-unannounced spinoff. Addressing a question about Sheridan's penchant for big budgets for his stable of hit shows – which include "Landman," "Lioness," and "1923," – George Cheeks, co-CEO of Paramount Global, said that the budget for "Marshals" will be "in line" with other network shows. The show will air on Paramount+ after premiering on the network. Sheridan's direct involvement in the show is another aspect that is still being worked out. "We're still early in the process," Reisenbach said. "Taylor is a very busy guy; we'll take what we can get." CBS addresses 'unfortunate' cancellation of 'Equalizer' For the first time, the network addressed the May 2 cancellation of "The Equalizer," starring Queen Latifah, after five seasons. Reisenbach called it "a tough decision." "It's never easy to end shows," Reisenbach said, pointing to a "full" schedule which includes new shows also including the Sheridan-produced singing competition "The Road," featuring Blake Shelton. Reisenbach said that "Equalizer" creators were aware of the possibility of the show ending, allowing them to craft a "satisfying" ending for fans in the May 4 finale. Other CBS canceled shows include "FBI: International," "FBI: Most Wanted, "S.W.A.T." and comedy "Poppa's House." Donnie Wahlberg moves to 'Boston Blue' with Sonequa Martin-Green Donnie Wahlberg, who played New York police detective Danny Reagan on "Blue Bloods" for 14 seasons, introduced his new "Boston Blue" spinoff and co-star Sonequa Martin-Green ("Strange New Worlds"). Martin-Green will play Det. Lena Peters, the eldest daughter of a prominent Boston law-enforcement family. "It's been quite a journey for the last 14 years; we had a very special show," said Wahlberg, addressing his New York City tenure on "Blue Bloods," which starred Tom Selleck. Wahlberg declined to give specifics about the show and whether "Blue Bloods" regulars like patriarch Selleck will appear on the series. Ironically, the Dorchester, Mass.-born Wahlberg will have to pretend to hate Boston as his transplanted Reagan family character. "That is going to be tough," he said.
Express Tribune
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
The Equalizer: Queen Latifah's CBS series wraps up final fifth season with romantic ending
CBS's The Equalizer came to a close with an emotionally resonant and action-filled finale on Sunday, following the network's decision not to renew the series for a sixth season. The final episode, 'Decisions,' doubled as the series finale, concluding the five-season run of Queen Latifah's portrayal of Robyn McCall. The episode brought closure to long-running storylines while centring on McCall and Marcus Dante (Tory Kittles), whose relationship evolved into a proposal under dramatic circumstances. After escaping a deadly ambush by antagonist Angel Salazar (Juan Javier Cardenas), Dante proposes to Robyn—only to collapse and require emergency surgery. He survives, and Robyn ultimately accepts his proposal. The finale balanced romance and suspense, with side plots involving Delilah (Laya DeLeon Hayes) and Aunt Vi (Lorraine Toussaint) finding resolution. Delilah's university aspirations receive unexpected support when author Kara, played by Natasha Rothwell, offers to appeal her Howard University application. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi contemplates a move with Captain Curtis Martin (Christopher B. Duncan), hinting at new beginnings. Elsewhere, allies Harry (Adam Goldberg) and Mel (Liza Lapira) come to Robyn's aid just in time, helping her defeat Salazar in a final confrontation. With Salazar gone, Robyn's world steadies, allowing room for celebration. In the final scenes, the McCall household is filled with loved ones for Robyn and Dante's engagement party, bringing the story full circle with themes of family, purpose and healing. The series leaves each character with renewed direction, including Delilah's academic future and Aunt Vi's personal growth. Queen Latifah's performance earned widespread praise throughout the series, and she recently won the 2025 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. While CBS's cancellation ends the show's on-air journey, fans are left with a satisfying resolution. Latifah previously thanked fans and the production team via Instagram, stating, 'The Equalizer blew past every dream we had for it. Having the opportunity to do this for five seasons honestly feels surreal.'
