NFL Braces For Sunday Social Activism As Teams Are Largely Silent On Plans

Joey King has been working hard in the gym and she’s putting her ripped abs on display!

WNBA player Brittney Griner has reportedly been detained in Russia.

Boasting two Oscar nominations — in the International Feature and Original Screenplay races — Joachim Trier’s lauded The Worst Person in the World is continuing a charmed awards-season run that began last July at the Cannes Film Festival, where lead Renate Reinsve won the Best Actress prize. A humanist story that blends comedy and poignant drama, the film centers on Reinsve’s Julie through good times and bad as she seeks to find herself.

Director Byron Howard joined producer Yvett Merino and composer Germaine Franco on a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees event to discuss Encanto, the Disney movie that is nominated for three Oscars.

With his film Flee, which recently scored a historic trifecta of Oscar nominations in the categories of Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature, Jonas Poher Rasmussen cleverly fused two cinematic mediums to help his longtime friend tell a painful, personal story that for decades he kept to himself, while maintaining his anonymity.

Daily Mail from last year, Craig explained: “'I rather fell in love with Dan, and I didn't expect to”.

Strictly Come Dancing star Kristina Rihanoff "incapable of reading a room" following her "insensitive" tweet about the war in Ukraine last week.The Swedish TV personality, 54, didn't hold back as she slammed the former dance pro for saying that she didn't "give a s**t about the war" in a now-deleted tweet.Taking to her column in The Sun, Ulrika addressed Kristina's comments, taking aim at her apology following the backlash her tweet ensued.Revealing that the crisis in Ukraine has deeply affected her, the mother-of-four told how shocked she was to hear Kristina exclaiming she didn't "give a s**t about war".Ulrika wrote: "Apparently she cares more about her failing yoga business, which was forced to shut during the lockdowns."She swiftly showered social media with apologies if she had upset anyone."Shame on her," she added.Ulrika went on: "How are some people so painfully incapable of reading the room?"The star went on to sarcastically address Kristina's apology, which saw her question the sincerity of the statement.She added: "And the moment an apology includes the word 'if', you know the antagonist meant every word they said."Former Strictly star Kristina sparked outrage last week over an "insensitive" tweet about Russia's ongoing attack on Ukraine.According to the MailOnline, the professional dancer told her 148,000 followers in a now-deleted tweet: “I do want to focus on what sort of punishment Boris Johnson will have for destroying my family run business and 1000 of others.“Many of my friends LOST businesses because of government lockdowns."Don't give a s**t about the war but I do about the debt because of NO TRADING for 2yrs.” (sic)After deleting the tweet, the dancer issued a lengthy apology claiming that it wasn't

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe National Football League’s Week 2 of its schedule again saw teams staying off the field when the national anthem was played, continuing the pattern seen in last week’s openers. However, several teams appeared to be surprised and caught on the field when the song unexpectedly started playing.The New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins all were out of sight during the Star-Spangled Banner. The San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions were present during the song, with some players taking a knee or raising a fist.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-manager“My gap year from school is over, and it feels so great to finally be back in school again!” Thunberg wrote, showing herself with a backpack.Thunberg is best known for her appeared at a UN climate summit, where she chided the assembled for their inaction and angrily told the delegates “How dare you!”Although she was snubbed by President Trump, he later joked that Thunberg was “a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future.”Now, it appears, that statement has come true.Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programsUp-to-date lists for broadcast, cable and streaming seriesPandemic-proof vs.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerTrevor Noah’s focus tonight was on the coronavirus, which he called “The outbreak that’s harder to get rid of than the college buddy crashing on your couch.”Noah pointed out that past stay-at-home orders reduced the pandemic by 17 percent in New York. “Normally when something is beaten that badly in NY, it’s the Knicks,” he quipped.But Noah reserved his greatest ire for Bill Barr, the attorney general, who said the pandemic economic shutdowns were the worst thing to hit the country since slavery.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerMobile platform Quibi has ordered a Die Hart sequel from Kevin Hart and LOL Studios. Dubbed Die Harter, the new series picks up from season one, where Hart played a version of himself trying to step out of the role of “comedic sidekick” by going to the world’s greatest action star school.While there, the school’s lunatic director (John Travolta) and tough-minded rival student (Nathalie Emmanuel) pushed him to his limits, as he was thrown into the deep end.“LOL Studios is excited to produce season 2 of Die Hart and continue our work to bring premium comedic content and new IP to market,” said Jeff Clanagan, President of Laugh Out Loud.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerJoe Biden played Despacito on his phone at a campaign rally in Florida. The internet mob quickly descended, screaming about the pandering. “What you didn’t see is the context,” Noah noted.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 64 media organizations have sent a letter to the LA County Sheriff’s Department today condemning the arrest of KPCC/LAist reporter Josie Huang.Huang was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice on Sept. 12 after the Saturday night shooting of two L.A.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerFormer San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was not on the field Sunday, but his presence loomed large over the entire NFL schedule.Kaepernick, the first player to kneel for the national anthem at an NFL game, saw many players take up his social activism cause in today’s league games. He also issued a tweet in the middle of the league’s first full slate of opening games.Reid played and started all 16 games for the Carolina Panthers last season, but was not re-signed.Reid and Kaepernick were teammates with the 49ers.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerNFL Media and Dish Network Corporation have reached a new carriage agreement for NFL Network and NFL RedZone. Distribution of both networks has been restored on Dish TV and Sling TV (as part of the Sling TV Blue package) today, the first Sunday of the 2020 NFL regular season.The last agreement ended in June.

Bruce Haring, Alexandra Del Rosario UPDATE: An evacuation order has been issued for parts of the city of Arcadia because of the Bobcat Fire, which is still under 10% contained. Areas north of Elkins Ave.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe NFL’s early games today saw six teams remain in the locker room during the national anthem, while some players and coaches kneeled, sat on the bench, or raised fists during the song.The Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, and Miami Dolphins elected to stay inside during the anthem. There were 18 teams involved in the NFL’s early games on Sunday.The games were played largely without fans attending, avoiding the embarrassment of the public booing heard during Thursday’s Kansas City Chiefs-Houston Texans pre-game.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerPresident Donald Trump is still dealing today with the fallout from his controversial comments recorded by journalist Bob Woodward. Intended for Woodward’s new book, Rage, the remarks have the President admiting he downplayed the seriousness of the coronavirus in order to avoid creating a panic.Despite the uproar from certain quarters on that decision, Trevor Noah doesn’t think that it will have any effect on the Nov.

Bruce Haring, Peter White The cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air gathered together today to celebrate 30 years since the sitcom first aired. The meet-up had another purpose – today is the day they taped an unscripted reunion spcial for HBO Max.Smith and co-stars including Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid and Alfonso Ribeiro, as well as the recurring DJ Jazzy Jeff, were on board and posed for a reunion photo that Smith ran on Instagram.The special, which will be produced by Westbrook Media, will launch on HBO Max around Thanksgiving.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerWhat promises to be the most socially conscious season in National Football League history kicked off tonight in Missouri, with the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs matching up against the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium.A league that once discouraged its players from kneeling during the national anthem has now fully embraced social activism on the field. Even formerly adamant owners like Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys have bowed to the tenor of the times, backing the players’ right to express their beliefs.NBC’s pre-game show was heavy on promoting the sea change, with on-field player matchup talk balanced with an equal dose of talk about the social meaning of it all.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerTrevor Noah tonight took issue with President Donald Trump’s methods of dealing with the early stages of the pandemic, as revealed by the President’s conversations with journalist Bob Woodward that recently surfaced in connection with Woodward’s new book, Rage.In those conversations, Trump said that he purposely downplayed the COVID-19 virus in his early public pronouncements because he didn’t want to create a panic.“I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down.