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Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively troll each other while getting COVID-19 vaccine

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ABC – ABC/Lou Rocco(CANADA) — Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively had an interesting way to celebrate getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

The power couple took to Instagram on Wednesday to not only flaunt their newly updated vaccinated status, but to poke fun at their significant other.

Reynolds shared a photo of him getting the jab and, in the caption, took a shot at vaccine conspiracy theories by announcing that he “Finally got 5G.”

The Deadpool star is referencing a conspiracy theory, which was debunked on Snopes, that the COVID-19 vaccines injects people with 5G chips in order to track them.

Reynolds also took to his Instagram story to then poke fun at his wife by comparing the outfit he wore to his vaccine appointment to a similar number Lively wore while on the set of her newest film The Rhythm Section.

While the 44-year-old actor is wearing a red beanie in his most recent snap, Lively is wearing a blue one.

“Who wore it better?” cracked Reynolds and threw up an opinion poll, of which he is currently leading.

Still, even if his fans think his hat is superior, even the Detective Pikachu star admits it’s not a good look by confessing in another story, “Science is sexy. The hat?  Perhaps not.”

As for Lively, she trolled her husband by inferring that she has more love for the nurse who administered her vaccine.

Sharing a photo of her looking up and smiling at the health care worker, the Gossip Girl alum declared, “Find you someone who looks at you like I look at the heroic nurse vaccinating me.”  

In a subsequent Instagram story, the actress revealed how “grateful” she is to have obtained the vaccine.

Reynolds and Lively wed in 2012 and share three daughters,  James, 6; Inez, 4; and Betty, who’s one.

By Megan Stone
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Ryan Coogler knows Chadwick Boseman would want the 'Black Panther' sequel to go on

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Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Black Panther director Ryan Coogler has some thoughts about the movie’s sequel, especially about the late Chadwick Boseman. 

When speaking with The Hollywood Reporter Wednesday, Coogler expressed that, while it will be hard to continue Black Panther‘s legacy without Boseman, he admits that his friend would want the legacy to continue.

“You’ve got to keep going when you lose loved ones,” said the Judas and the Black Messiah producer. “I know Chad wouldn’t have wanted us to stop.”

Coogler took a moment to describe what kind of actor Boseman was and how he influenced the set.

Black Panther, that was his movie. He was hired to play that role before anybody else was even thought of, before I was hired, before any of the actresses were hired,” he recalled.  “On that set, he was all about everybody else.”

Coogler also touched upon the late actor’s silent battle with stage four colon cancer, saying the diagnosis appeared to be the least of Boseman’s concerns.

“Even though he was going through what he was going through, he was checking in on them, making sure they were good.  If we cut his coverage, he would stick around and read lines off camera [to help other actors with their performances]… So it would be harder for me to stop,” the Oscar nominee furthered. “Truthfully. I’d feel him yelling at me, like, ‘What are you doing?’ So you keep going.”

Still, carrying on Boseman’s legacy won’t be easy, says Coogler.

“I miss him in every way that you could miss somebody, as a friend, as a collaborator. And it sucks because I love watching movies, and I don’t get to watch the next thing he would have made,” he reflected.  

Black Panther 2 is slated to start production in July and hit theaters in 2022.

By Megan Stone
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Matthew McConaughey's 'new chapter' likely a run for political office

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Noam Galai/Getty Images for HISTORY(LOS ANGELES) — Matthew McConaughey has expressed an interest in entering the political arena in the past, but during a CNBC interview Tuesday, the actor all but confirmed a run at public office.

“I have a new chapter for myself — I believe it is in some sort of leadership role,” 51-year-old Magic Mike star said.

“I’m not teasing the idea or anything,” he continued. “I’m actually trying to look at the idea and give it serious consideration.”

“I have a new chapter for myself, personally in my life.  I believe it is in some sort of leadership role,” McConaughey explained. “I don’t know what that role is.  I don’t know my category.  We’ve been talking about the ‘why’ of leadership and even, I would say, we need some more good leaders.

“And I’m not just talking about me,” he added.  “I’m talking about you out there, everyone out there, we need leadership.”

Whatever Matthew decides, he wants it to benefit the most amount of people as well as being in the best of his family and him.

By George Costantino
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Nearly 500 leaders, activists and celebrities sign open letter supporting trans women and girls

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ABC(NEW YORK) — Celebrities like Selena Gomez, Kathryn Hahn, and Oscar winners Regina King and Julianne Moore are among 500 names that signed an open letter standing in solidarity with transgender women and girls in honor of Women’s History Month and Transgender Day of Visibility.

GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization, released the letter Wednesday. It features signatures from 465 feminist leaders in advocacy, business, entertainment, media, politics and social justice.

So far in 2021, state and federal lawmakers have introduced a number of bills to restrict the rights of trans women, people, and youth, most notably in terms of education, health care and youth sports.

As of today, there are 93 anti-trans bills across 28 states and some states are considering multiple bills, according to the Human Rights Campaign. In a report provided by the Human Rights Campaign to Good Morning America and ABC News, 48 anti-trans sports bills are currently in play and 29 anti-trans medical bills are up for consideration, along with 23 religious refusal bills, 12 bathroom-locker room bills, five conversion therapy protection bills, and 15 other bills across the U.S. related to anti-LGBTQ+ marriage, adoption, education and bills related to requiring birth certificates to reflect ones biological sex.

GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis told GMA: “As the epidemic of violence facing trans women continues to grow, and while lawmakers relentlessly attack the rights and dignity of trans youth across this country, this letter is a loud and powerful statement of solidarity with trans women and girls that needs to be heard right now.”

“On Trans Day of Visibility, this letter, signed by some of the biggest names across industries, sends an unwavering message to trans women and girls around the world that they are seen and loved for exactly who they are: women and girls,” she added.

By Tony Morrison
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Watch Taylour Paige bring Janicza Bravo’s road trip dramedy 'Zola' to life in first trailer

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Courtesy of A24(LOS ANGELES) — A24 has released the first trailer for Zola, a film based on a viral Twitter thread posted in October 2015 by Detroit-based stripper A’ziah “Zola” King.

Starring Taylour Paige and Riley Keough, the film follows Paige as Zola, a Detroit waitress, who becomes besties with a customer that takes her on a wild road trip to Florida full of partying, stripping, a nameless pimp, and even local gangsters.

Directed and co-written by Janicza Bravo, the film also stars Nicholas Braun, Ari’el Stachel, and Colman Domingo.

Zola made its worldwide premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020 to rave reviews. However, due the pandemic, the release was pushed back. 

For his part, Colman joked to ABC Audio about the film, “It’s a story about friendship. It was these two young girls who go…in search of, you know, some ‘opportunities’ in the south and things go wrong.” 

The Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom star adds, “And I play a Nigerian pimp basically. So I’m swinging the other way from playing, you know, great dads and heroes and things to a down and dirty pimp.”

The acclaimed actor and avowed “feminist” said it was a “challenge” for him to try to find out how people like his character tick.

Zola is now set to hit theaters this summer.

By Candice Williams and Stephen Iervolino
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