Source: Birdie Thompson/AdMedia / Splash News Thank you Ava! Ava Duvernay Releases Tyler Perry Studios Footage Ava Duvernay is the real MVP. Sure you already knew that, but we’ve got another reason to laud this trailblazing filmmaker and it all boils down to Tyler Perry. This was a party that I threw for the most diverse staff in film and television history! I love my crew!! Y’all rock. https://t.co/Rn7nQrjuGZ pic.twitter.com/D5W7YJGpiq — Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) October 7, 2019 Ava was, of course, one of the esteemed guests this weekend at the grand opening of Tyler Perry Studios and she benevolently blessed social media with exclusive footage from inside. In it, we see Tyler’s TWELVE sound stages dedicated to black actors including Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Diahann Caroll, and Halle Berry, and a huge replica of the White House. The White House was remade for Tyler’s BET series “The Oval” which premieres Wednesday, October 23. There are also several residential neighborhood replicas set up at the 330-acre lot located in the heart of Atlanta on the historic grounds of the former Fort McPherson army base. Watch Ava’s InstaStory below to be inspired— it’s the best thing you’ll see all day. You don’t want to miss this thread. Ava DuVernay shared the tour around the new #TylerPerryStudios ! This is such an inspiration! (1/4) pic.twitter.com/6yJYk3G0VT — AvaDuVernay Fans (@avaduvernayfans) October 6, 2019 The tour continues and look at that replica of the White House. Wow! #TylerPerryStudios pic.twitter.com/9yOaSHRHVx — AvaDuVernay Fans (@avaduvernayfans) October 6, 2019 Tyler Perry dedicated the buildings to some of the most brilliant stars like Oprah, Denzel Washington, John Singleton and more. #dope #TylerPerryStudios pic.twitter.com/1g2tBK2TsJ — AvaDuVernay Fans (@avaduvernayfans) October 6, 2019 This beautiful moment gives us chills. So so beautiful. #TylerPerryStudios pic.twitter.com/3AJDQHqhTE — AvaDuVernay Fans (@avaduvernayfans) October 6, 2019 Twitter can’t get enough of the exclusive footage, see how Ava’s Tyler Perry Studios footage is inspiring the Internet on the flip.
Source: Randy Holmes / Getty Kanye West Is Teaming Up With Rick Fox To Help Hurricane Dorian Victims Kanye West and retired Bahamian NBA star and actor Rick Fox are currently in talks with the government in The Bahamas to assist with rebuild efforts in communities impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Dorian. According to reports from The Bahamas’ EyeWitness News , a statement from Bahamas Information Services says that the pair of celebs visited the National Emergency Management Agency on Thursday. A video clip of Kanye and Fox visiting the Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium–which is housing hundreds of displaced storm victims at the moment–ended up going viral on social media. “They met with John Michael Clarke of the reconstruction committee and Godfrey Rolle, Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ representative at NEMA,” the BIS statement read. “Following the meeting Fox and West joined members of Emergency Support Function groupings who just finished the afternoon in-house briefing in NEMA’s National Emergency Operations Centre to watch Shaunae Miller-Uibo compete at the IAAF World Championships in the women’s 400m, who ended up winning the silver medal in 48.37 seconds, setting a new national record.” Kanye and Rick Fox in Nassau, Bahamas today after leaving Wyoming last night. https://t.co/wKtpFzuLn3 — TeamKanyeDaily (@TeamKanyeDaily) October 3, 2019 Rick Fox also posted about the trip himself, sharing a photo of him and Kanye with the disaster management agency and adding a link to The Bahamas Relief Foundation. NEMA Thank you https://t.co/EerNQdHjDj pic.twitter.com/q9DCajFoCC — Rick Fox (@RickFox) October 4, 2019
Source: Courtesy Crackle / Courtesy Crackle Ashton Kutcher Executive Producing Crackle Series Helping People Financially Crippled By Student Debt We gots no love for Sallie Mae, Navient or any other student loan debt collecting jerks — so we’re happy to learn that Ashton Kutcher is addressing the issue that affects over 44 million Americans who collectively owe a whopping $1.5 trillion in federal student loan debt. Kutcher is executive producing a new Crackle Original, “Going From Broke,” along with Matador Content and Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, launching Thursday, October 17th exclusively on the free streaming service. Leading the charge to support millennials in overcoming their crippling financial struggles is host Dan Rosensweig, Chegg CEO, and financial expert Danetha Doe who go one on one with young people living in pricey Los Angeles, what they thought would be The City of Dreams, to change their habits, gain financial confidence and become CEO of their own lives. Although they all come from different backgrounds and circumstances, each of the participants have one thing in common– extreme debt. Check out the trailer below: Rosensweig and Doe challenge millennials to address everything from savings and spending to taxes, bills, co-loans and more. Ultimately, each of the subjects are given “homework,” tailored next steps meant to be tackled within a specific and timely window. It’s not comfortable, it’s not easy, but it’s necessary if they want financial stability. Throughout each of the 10 half-hours, viewers also get valuable insights and advice from several leading and trusted experts including award-winning personal finance journalist Jean Chatzky and Farnoosh Tarobi, bestselling author and podcast reporter. Anybody else kind of jealous we didn’t know about this sooner so we too could have some help?
When the world first learned that Tyler Cameron was dating Gigi Hadid, it was widely assumed that the attraction was purely physical and that the two of them would go their separate ways following a few weeks of very photogenic sexual escapades. Instead, something wholly unexpected has taken place: Against all odds, it seems that Tyler and Gigi have triumphed over their own superior genetics to form a really ridiculously good-looking monogamous couple. Tyler gushes about Gigi every chance that he gets. He even attended the funeral of Hadid’s grandmother , a move that reportedlty surprised the model’s loved ones, who did not realize she and Tyler had gotten so serious. Now, we’re learning that Tyler has made the ultimate sacrifice by passing up additional fame and the attention of few dozen single women in order to pursue his relationship with Gigi. As you’ve probably heard by now, Peter Weber has been named the new Bachelor. It seems the title could have been Tyler’s but he opted out, as he no longer considers himself a single man. “Yeah, it was something we talked about,” Cameron recently told Entertainment Tonight. “Where I was at at my life … I just didn’t think it was where I wanted to be. My heart wasn’t in it.” “I just I sat on it, thought about it, and my heart wasn’t in it,” he further explained. “And that’s something you have to be fully invested in. I was on the other side of it as a contestant, which is a much easier role than being the lead of the show.” Perhaps in an effort to soften the blow for Hannah Brown — who asked Tyler on a date after colossally effing up by dumping him in favor of Jed Wyatt — Chris Harrison claims Tyler made the decision not so that he could settle down with Gigi, but so that he caould continue to play the field “If Tyler is bouncing around from girl to girl and loving the life and enjoying the limelight, which, by the way, good on him,” Harrison told ET. “That’s fine. If that’s what you want to do right now, I don’t blame him,” the host continued. “He’s probably enjoying life really, really well — but that’s not someone we’re going to want to have as our Bachelor or Bachelorette,” added Harrison. “So, it’s about sincerity. It’s about where you are in your life. And if that’s where he is in his life, then he’s not the guy for us.” That’s mighty kind of you Chris, but we think it’s pretty clear that Tyler only has one rose to give out these days, and it’s got Gigi’s name all over it.
This Is Us just did it again. We guess we shouldn’t be surprised at this point. And yet: That’s sort of the whole point, isn’t it? On This Is Us Season 4 Episode 1 , which aired Tuesday evening on NBC, the beloved drama shifted our focus from its core characters to a bunch fo newbies… prior to wrapping up the premiere with yet another twist that brought everything together. Appropriately titled “Strangers,” the episode introduced fans to: Cassidy (Jennifer Morrison), an intense military officer whose wartime stint in Afghanistan left her detached, drinking and not very close to her husband, Ryan (Nick Wechsler), and their young son. After losing some control, along with her loved ones, Cassidy sought assistance from a veteran’s support group. From there, we saw her first meeting was interrupted by… Griffin Dunne’s Nicky , who hurled a chair through the window in a fit of drunken anger. Then there was Malik (Asante Blackk), a teenager who’s attempting to provide for a young daughter — at any cost. This new character’s parents are Darnell (Omar Epps) and Kelly (Marsha Stephanie Blake), who shower him with affection and also plenty of babysitting. Darnell made sure that Malik had a few moments of carefree bliss at a friend’s barbecue, where the latter grew instantly smitten with a new-to-Philly girl whose name is… Deja (Lyric Ross). Following along so far? Because we’re about to change time periods. In a flash-forward, viewers met a bold, quippy, struggling blind musician … who married the waitress at the diner he happened to visit by happenstance … and is now enjoying burgeoning fame, because this guy is… Jack (Blake Stadnik). Yes, present-day premature son of Kate and Toby! Both grandmother and mother had music dreams — and Jack was the one who seemed to turn similar dreams into an actual, successful reality. There’s your major Season 4 premiere twist, folks. Elsewhere, however, this opener was anchored in the past, traveling back to the early 1970s as Jack and Rebecca returned from their amazing road trip and were feeling out the possibilities of this new romance. Jack was invited to meet her parents (the incomporable Elizabeth Perkins and Tim Matheson) at a country club dinner, where our favorite underdog Vietnam veteran managed to impress everyone at the table. Ultimately, however, Rebecca’s father shook his hand … and told Jack that wasn’t good enough for his daughter. That’s a lot to take in overall, of course. Thankfully, showrunner Dan Fogelman spoke to Entertainment Weekly and broke down this shocking This Is Us premiere. Why did he introduce new characters in this fashion? Normally you would meet characters through the eyes of your main characters, which always gives you a little bit of a skewed perspective, because you’re meeting them through our characters. But that’s not how you meet strangers in real life. The first time you meet the person who becomes your husband or wife or your new boss or your business partner, they’ve had a whole life before you and the meeting with them is your first experience of them. So I wanted to give the audience that feeling of getting to know these people before you got to know them in relation to our main characters. What will the relationship between Cassidy and Kevin be like? The relationship is complicated, it’s formative, and it’s a very deep, interesting, bizarre relationship. And whether or not it’s ever romantic is for the series to delve into a little bit later on. But it’s an interesting thing when you look back — she’s going to be somebody who adjusts a part of the course of Kevin’s life. As is the entire first half of the season that he’s embarking on. How far might the show flash forward? Beyond Jack at the concert? I mean, anything’s possible. It’s not in the current plan right now… We do have plans for the future and that which we call “the deeper future” — because we call it the one where Rebecca’s in bed “the deep future” — but I think we would only being going past that linearly. Meaning a continuation of where we’ve been with Jack, but not even jumping further into the 2300s or anything like that. How will Jack’s blindness affect Kate and Toby in the present day going forward? It’s a gigantic story… Raising a child is a complicated process, and raising a blind child comes with extra challenges. Obviously, having a newborn child — with or without sight — is a challenging time for young parents. For any parents. You’re snipping at each other, you’re exhausted. [Now] there’s added stuff. This was not expected. It’s a surprise and that’s a big part of their season this year. View Slideshow: 13 TV Shows Canceled Way Too Soon
