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EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment is going big on Loudmouth. The company has acquired North American rights to the documentary about the Rev. Al Sharpton, and plans a December 9 theatrical release for the film just as Oscar shortlist voting rolls around.

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Loudmouth’s first images are of New York City in the 1980s, startling footage of frothing racism from Howard Beach to Bensonhurst back when Rev. Al Sharpton rose to prominence as an organizer, orator and agitator.

Baptist minister, civil rights activist, presidential candidate and talk show host are just four of the hats Al Sharpton has worn since his days growing up in the public housing projects of the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.Now his life, which has sometimes been caught under the shadow of controversy, is the focus of the new documentary Loudmouth, which premiered on Saturday at the Tribeca Festival in New York City.EGOT winner John Legend, who served as one of the executive producers on the project, and Grey's Anatomy alum and Broadway star Jesse Williams were among the stars who hit the red carpet for the event atBMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Star power: Jesse Williams and John Legend were among the artists who brought some star power to the premiere of Loudmouth, a documentary about the life and times of Al SharptonWilliams, 40, stepped out in front of admiring photographers in black and white-patterned pants with a grey shirt and a tan jacket.He also donned white sneakers, and had his dark hair closely shaven to go along with a full beard and mustache.

Impact Wrestling's World Champion is synonymous for wearing amateur wrestling gear – complete with the classic headpiece.Ahead of his headline title bout against company legend Eric Young on Sunday at Slammiversary, he has finally told the real story about why he wears the gear.And it involves very graphic detail about an exploding ear in 2012.Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star, he said: “I got cauliflower ear from taking a 'head scissors' and it was swollen.“I drained it, and I had to wrestle in a tournament the next day.“In the opening match against ACH he kicked me right near my ear and it swelled up to the size of a baseball on the side of my head – it was severely uncomfortable and pretty painful.“And I tried to drain it, but I couldn't, so I ended up going to the hospital and they ended up draining it.“I came back and wrestled the second and third round of that tournament, because I'm silly, and when I did, I had all these bandages around my head.“By the time I got home, I took the bandages off my ears swelled up to be the size of a huge headphone – and it just exploded wide open and was dangling down.“And all this blood and stuff came out.”The 35-year-old Canadian dad-of-two, who is married to former wrestler Jade Chung, returned to the hospital, where they ended up pinning the remains of his ear to the side of his head.They told him it would stay they for around two weeks, and he wasn't allowed to wrestle for around four months.But, a wrestler is a wrestler, and Josh got a booking for three weeks time – which he attended.In order to protect his pinned ear, he searched around on eBay and ordered the headgear he is now known for – and wrestled in it.“I felt so goofy when I did it,” he laughed.“I heard every

Tribeca Festival announced the lineup for this year’s Talks and Reunions, which features discussions with notable actors, artists, entertainers, and more.Tribeca will also present the second annual Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award to acclaimed actor, author, and activist, Common. He will be joined in conversation with New York Times writer Charles M.