Whoopi Goldberg Slams Fans of ‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘Rings of Power’ for Racially Motivated Criticisms: ‘Get a Job’

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Ashton Kutcher is opening up about the first time he professed his love to Mila Kunis.

Bre Tiesi has a message for anyone concerned about her relationship with Nick Cannon. The model, who recently welcomed her first child with the “Masked Singer” host, took to her Instagram to set the record straight and hit back at claims that Cannon should be fully supporting her and their son, Legendary Love.

Fans will be waiting longer than expected for the fourth “Star Trek” movie.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Kevin Mayer says that the investment strategy at Candle Media, the hard-charging entertainment startup that he heads with Tom Staggs, is product of his career time at Disney and TikTok. While those two companies are behemoths and Candle Media a newcomer, the claim is not as outlandish as it seems. At Disney, Mayer was largely responsible the launch of the direct-to-consumer streaming businesses that became Disney+. And as Disney, Pixar and other group content was made exclusive and contained within a walled garden, it stoked demand for premium independently-made content. Candle Media sets its sights on becoming just such a supplier.

J. Kim Murphy Bassam Tariq has exited his role as director of Marvel Studios’ “Blade.” Tariq’s departure comes as a shock, as production was set to begin in November on Marvel’s new feature about the iconic comic book vampire slayer. The film is set to star Mahershala Ali in the title role, alongside a cast that includes Delroy Lindo and Aaron Pierre. Although he will no longer be helming “Blade,” sources close to the situation state that Tariq will remain attached to the project as an executive producer. The filmmaker was first confirmed as the director of “Blade” in the summer of 2021.

Naman Ramachandran Localization, and in some cases hyper-localization, is the modus operandi for growth in global markets for Amazon Prime Video, according to Kelly Day, VP, International, for the streamer. “When we think about launching in a new country, we really want to make sure that we bring a truly local feel to it. So, we’re trying to be very thoughtful when we enter a new region to make sure that we’re not only bringing all of these amazing global series and tentpoles, but that we really do it right, locally,” Day said while delivering one of the keynotes at the APOS conference in Singapore on Wednesday. The service launched recently in Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines and the company has hired a local team in the region. Day was also part of the Prime Video team that launched a 40-strong Indian slate in April.

An interview with Elizabeth Banks in the New York Times tied to the release of her new film Call Jane turned for a time into an exploration of an older film Banks directed, Charlie’s Angels.

In a stunning turn of events, Bassam Tarqiq has parted ways with Marvel Studios Blade pic sources confirmed to Deadline. The film stars Mahershala Ali and was set to start production in November but sources now say the start date is to be determined. The pic was also set to star Aaron Pierre and Delroy Lindo.

When Tony and Doug (names changed for privacy), a gay couple, who had lived interstate and overseas, moved to a small rural town in Southern Tasmania, they were looking forward to life away from the fast pace they were used to. What they did not bargain was for a year-long campaign of harassment and homophobic abuse directed at them by their next-door neighbour. A court in Tasmania recently held the woman guilty of anti-gay abuse and sentenced her to six weeks in prison.

Cara Delevingne is celebrating her new fashion collection the late Karl Lagerfeld‘s fashion house.

Reese Witherspoon looks to be on a very important phone call while filming new scenes for the upcoming season of The Morning Show on Tuesday evening (September 27) in New York City.

The stars are stepping out for the Burberry Fashion Show!

the death of Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of 96.Following fears for the monarch’s health earlier today, Buckingham Palace announced her death at around 6.30pm this evening.After the news was confirmed, stars rushed to offer tributes on social media.Taking to Twitter, Whoopi Goldberg recalled the moment that she met the Queen while attending the Royal Variety Performance more than a decade ago, explaining she was left in ‘awe’ by the moment.‘Several years ago, I met Queen Elizabeth at The Royal Variety Performance of 2009,’ she shared. ‘As she approached me, all I could think of was WTH??‘I’m an American kid from the projects and I’m in the company of the Queen of England.

Whoopi Goldberg is slamming trolls criticizing The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and House of the Dragon over their casting choices. Some fans on social media have called out the series on Prime Video and HBO for becoming “woke” and showing people of color in the fantasy worlds originally created by J. R. R. Tolkien and George R. R. Martin.

Whoopi Goldberg and her co-hosts on “The View” tackled the racially fuelled attacks that have been hurled at HBO’s “House of the Dragon” and Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”, with racist complaints about people of colour portraying silver-haired Targaryens in the former and elves, hobbits and other denizens of Middle Earth in the latter.

Zack Sharf Whoopi Goldberg has a message for racist “Lord of the Rings” and “Game of Thrones” fans: “Get a job!” During the Sept. 6 episode of “The View,” Goldberg and her co-hosts confronted the racist backlash that has met the recently launched fantasy series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and “House of the Dragon.” Goldberg called out fans for accepting otherworldly creatures such as hobbits and dragons but not accepting Black actors. “They don’t exist in the real world,” Goldberg said of the two series. “You know that? There are no dragons. There are no hobbits. Are you telling me Black people can’t be fake people too? Is that what you’re telling me? I don’t know if there’s like a hobbit club, I don’t know if there are gonna be protests, but people! What is wrong with y’all?”

season premiere of “The View,” hitting back at the racist criticism of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” and Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.”With the two new fantasy series making their marks and becoming hits, some fans — or wannabe critics — have been claiming the creators were “too woke” in adding diverse characters.Amazon introduced new racially diverse characters into the series, and some fans argued that J.R.R. Tolkien didn’t have intentions to populate Middle-earth with diverse creatures — despite Tolkien describing Harfoots as having “browner” skin.Goldberg, 66, responded to the discourse, starting with an acknowledgement that the worlds of the two fantasy shows “are not real,” and “there are no dragons, there are no hobbits.”“Are you telling me black people can’t be fake people, too?,” she said.

Whoopi Goldberg joined The View, and as the show approaches big change, she is opening up about her time on the show like never before.MORE: Whoopi Goldberg praises The View co-hosts ahead of upcoming seasonThe star had an emotional look back at her time hosting and all of its ups and downs, as the show prepares to premiere its 25th season.The host recalled the backlash she has faced, and acknowledged that though she is lucky to have the gig now, it certainly won't be that way forever.WATCH: Whoopi faces backlash for remarks on the HolocaustMORE: The View's Whoopi Goldberg makes on-air apology after accusations of 'defamatory statements'"This show has gone through 25 years of lots of different people and lots of different opinions and there's nothing like us on television in the world," she stated.Success can come at a cost though, and she said: "It's not easy, and you have to have a whole lot of skin, thick skin, because on any given day half the people on the planet hate you, and on the next day half the people really like you."Still, she maintained: "It is what it is, and you know, I'm glad to have a gig," before adding: "But I'm not gonna have it forever, eventually I'm going to watch somebody else do it and hope that they have all the things that Barbara gave me."A post shared by The View (@theviewabc)The star grew emotional thinking of her time on the showHonoring the woman behind it all, Barbara Walters, who started the program in 1997, she said: "Respect for believing in what I think, and not being afraid to say, 'Well I think this, I could be wrong, but this is how I feel,' she gave me that ability to do that in the general public."MORE: Whoopi Goldberg announces news of her children's book in exciting unboxing