Tzi Ma, who plays Mulan’s father in the epic action movie, tells ABC Audio that the story, which is steeped in Chinese culture, could very well be an antidote of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. triggered by COVID-19.
“We take a lot of things for granted, for the fact that we think we know…what everybody goes through, what the other culture is about,” said Ma as to how Mulan introduces Chinese culture to a broader audience. “[It will] shed light on a culture that really values everything that any person on this globe holds dear.”
While Ma, 58, is admittedly disappointed that the audience will not experience Mulan on the big screen, he says there is a “silver lining” to the film going straight to streaming services.
“At home, you can view it many times,” the Leo Award nominee explained. “You can look at again and you start talking to your kids about what’s important. What’s your contribution [and] how should you contribute as a member of society.”‘
No matter how one decides to experience Mulan, Ma is looking forward to what lessons the audience — not just children — take in from the movie.
“It covers the woman’s journey, you know, not just Mulan herself. Also really gives you a glimpse of all the Asian men who are around Mulan in her regiment, her brigade,” the actor explained. “I think it’s much more powerful than anyone can really imagine. I was surprised, personally.”
Mulan, based on the 1998 Disney animated film of the same name, is available to watch now on Disney+.
(MIAMI) — The Miami Dolphins have once again chosen Ryan Fitzpatrick to be the team’s starting quarterback.
The 37-year-old veteran, who’s going into his 16th year in the NFL, will lead the Dolphins for the second consecutive season beginning Sunday, when Miami takes on the New England Patriots.
“This isn’t groundbreaking news, but Fitz is going to be the starter,” Dolphins head coach Brian Flores said Monday, according to ESPN. “A year like this with no OTAs, no minicamp, modified training camp, we felt like that would be the best decision for the team. He’s done a good job through the course of training camp, and he’ll be out there.”
Along with naming Fitzpatrick the starter on Monday, Miami also announced that Tua Tagovailoa will be his backup.
Tagovailoa, 22, was added to the team this year after being picked by the Dolphins in the first round of the NFL draft.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Cleveland 4, Milwaukee 1 Tampa Bay 5, Miami 4 San Diego 5, Oakland 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 1 Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City 2 Detroit 10, Minnesota 8 Toronto 10, Boston 8 Seattle 4, Texas 3 L.A. Angels 9, Houston 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE N.Y. Mets 14, Philadelphia 1 Atlanta 10, Washington 3 Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2 San Francisco 4, Arizona 2 St. Louis 7, Chicago Cubs 3 Colorado 7, L.A. Dodgers 6
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Milwaukee 118, Miami 115 (OT) L.A. Lakers 117, Houston 109
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Dallas 1, Vegas 0
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Dallas 101, Washington 94 (OT) Seattle 103, Minnesota 88 Los Angeles 86, Chicago 80
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER New York City FC 0, D.C. United 0 (Tie) Philadelphia 3, New York 0 Columbus 3, Cincinnati 0 New England 2, Chicago 1 Minnesota 4, Real Salt Lake 0 Nashville 0, Miami 0 (Tie) Portland 2, Seattle 1 LA Galaxy 3, Los Angeles FC 0
(NEW YORK) — Novak Djokovic has issued an apology after he defaulted from his round of 16 match and was booted from the U.S. Open after accidentally hitting a line umpire with a ball.
In the first set of his match against Pablo Carreno Busta, the top-seeded Djokovic hit a ball after a point toward the backboard of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The ball struck a line umpire, causing the umpire to collapse and gasp for air. The line umpire had to be helped off the court.
Djokovic, the three-time U.S. Open champion, appeared to be frustrated throughout the match.
After 10 minutes of debate with on-court officials, including chair umpire Aurelie Tourte, tournament referee Soeren Friemel and Grand Slam supervisor Andreas Egli, Djokovic was defaulted from the match.
The U.S. Tennis Association tells ABC News that the line umpire was observed and treated by USTA Director of Player Medical Services Dr. Brian Daniels. She was moved to Louis Armstrong Stadium, where the officials’ area is located, and is doing OK, according to the USTA.
ESPN reported Sunday evening that the line umpire has a bruise on her throat and is resting comfortably at the officials’ hotel.
In a statement, the USTA said, “In accordance with the Grand Slam rulebook, following his actions of intentionally hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences, the U.S. Open tournament referee defaulted Novak Djokovic from the 2020 U.S. Open.”
Djokovic apologized for the incident Sunday evening on social media.
“This whole situation has left me really sad and empty. I checked on the lines person and the tournament told me that thank God she is feeling ok. I‘m extremely sorry to have caused her such stress. So unintended. So wrong,” he wrote.
“As for the disqualification, I need to go back within and work on my disappointment and turn this all into a lesson for my growth and evolution as a player and human being. I apologize to the @usopen tournament and everyone associated for my behavior. I’m very grateful to my team and family for being my rock support, and my fans for always being there with me. Thank you and I’m so sorry,” he added.
The USTA said that Djokovic will lose all ranking points he earned at the Open and will be fined the prize money won at the tournament and could face future fines because of the incident.
In his post-match press conference, Carreno Busta said he did not see the incident when it happened.
“I was looking to my coach, celebrating the break. And when I turned back again the line umpire was on the floor,” the Spaniard said. “I was in shock because I never expected this moment.”
Carreno Busta said officials made the right call.
“The rules are the rules,” he said. “I think the referee and the supervisor did the right thing.”
Friemel told ESPN that he did not see the incident live, but after speaking with the Tourte, Egli and Djokovic, it was evident there was a rules violation.
“The facts clearly state that according to the rules he had to be defaulted.” Friemel said, due to the fact that Djokovic’s striking of the ball was reckless and with anger.
Friemel also confirmed that Djokovic now faces a $10,000 fine for the incident, and that Djokovic’s intent was taken into consideration when it came to the fine. Had Djokovic intended to injure the line judge, the penalty would have been harsher, Friemel said.
“We would have done the same decision on any other court with any other player,” he added.
Djokovic will likely face an additional fine for not attending his post-match press conference after he left the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center without taking questions.
Tennis champion John McEnroe said, “It was a rookie mistake … by him to not look and hit a ball back where he wasn’t even looking where he was hitting it.”
Former player James Blake also applauded the USTA’s decision.
“To hear the referee say we are going to give the same treatment to every single player in the draw, it makes the rest of the draw, in my opinion, feel much better,” he said.
The Serbian grand slam champion had been the favorite to win the tournament, which has been played without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year’s U.S. Open will now be the first time since 2014 that the men’s singles title will go to a first-time winner. The disqualification also breaks Djokovic’s streak of 26 winning matches this year.
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(KENOSHA, Wis.) — In his first public comments about being shot seven times in the back and paralyzed by a Wisconsin police officer, Jacob Blake described the pain he endures 24 hours a day and how his life changed in the snap of a finger.
The 29-year-old Black man, who was shot last month in Kenosha in front of three of his children, broke his silence in the 57-second video from his hospital bed that was released by his attorney.
“I just want to say, man, to all the young cats out there, and even the older ones older than me, it’s a lot more life to live out here, man. Your life and not only just your life, your legs, something that you need to move around and move forward in life, can be taken from you like this, man,” he says snapping his right fingers.
Blake, a father of six children, was shot on Aug. 23 when Kenosha police officers, including Officer Rusten Sheskey, 31, responded to a domestic incident after a woman called 911 saying, “Her boyfriend was present and was not supposed to be on the premises,” according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation. The woman has not been identified and authorities have not said if Blake was the subject of the complaint.
Once on the scene, officers said they tried to arrest Blake and deployed a Taser in an unsuccessful attempt to detain him, the department said. Investigators said Blake walked to his vehicle, “opened the driver’s side door, and leaned forward,” before Sheskey, who is white, fired seven shots into Blake’s back, according to the agency.
The shooting was captured on a witness’s cellphone video, sparking protests in Kenosha that included vandalism, looting, numerous arrests and the deaths of two men who were allegedly shot by a 17-year-old suspect who was among a group who say they were protecting property.
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing Blake and his family, posted the video of Blake speaking from Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee on Saturday, writing, “#JacobBlake released this powerful video message from his hospital bed today, reminding everyone just how precious life is.”
“I’ve got staples in my back, staples in my damn stomach. You do not want to have to deal with this s—, man,” Blake says in the video. “Every 24 hours, it’s pain, it’s nothing but pain. It hurts to breathe, it hurts to sleep, it hurts to move from side to side. It hurts to eat.”
Blake also added a message of hope that his ordeal will bring people together to turn his tragedy into something positive.
“Please, I’m telling you, change y’all lives out there,” Blake said. “We can stick together, make some money, make everything easier for our people out here, man, ’cause it’s so much time that has been wasted.”
Blake’s family said the shooting left him paralyzed from the waist down and that doctors fear he may never walk again.
All of the officers involved in the incident have been placed on administrative leave. Sheskey is the only officer who fired his gun at Blake, authorities said.
No charges have been filed in connection with the shooting.
Investigators have not explained why officers moved to arrest Blake or why Sheskey fired so many times.
The agency said Blake told officers that he had a knife in his possession. Investigators said police later recovered a knife from the driver’s side floorboard of Blake’s vehicle. The Wisconsin DOJ has not said whether Blake was holding that knife during his interaction with police.
An attorney for the Kenosha Professional Police Association has previously released a statement disputing the facts about the Blake shooting that were released by the Wisconsin DOJ.
Crump has said Blake was helping to deescalate a domestic incident when police drew their weapons and used a Taser on him.
Blake’s family is calling for the officers to be fired and for Sheskey to be charged with attempted murder.
Liu Yifei as Mulan/© 2019 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — While Disney’s live action adaptation of Mulan did not open in theaters as originally planned and instead went straight to streaming, its arrival couldn’t have come at a better time.
