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Tom Cruise reportedly threatens to fire 'Mission: Impossible' crew members caught flouting on-set COVID-19 restrictions

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Paramount Pictures(LONDON) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Tom Cruise reportedly blew up on the set of Mission: Impossible 7 when he caught a pair of employees breaking COVID-19 safety procedures.

British publication The Sun obtained a recording of Cruise’s profanity-laced rant as he tore into two workers that allegedly were standing too close together by a computer monitor.  The recording has not yet been verified by ABC News.

The 58-year-old actor and producer of the series made it clear that, if he catches anyone not standing the mandatory six feet apart, they will be fired.

“If I see you do it again, you’re f****** gone. And if anyone in this crew does it, that’s it,” Cruise threatened.   “I don’t ever want to see it again, ever.”

The three-time Oscar nominee also expressed how much is riding on the success of the Mission Impossible film as he continued to shout, “They’re back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us. Because they believe in us and what we’re doing.”

“I’m on the phone with every f***** studio at night, insurance companies, producers, and they’re looking at us and using us to make their movies,” Cruise continued. “We are creating thousands of jobs.”

When the crew members attempted to apologize, Cruise snapped, “You can tell it to the people that are losing their f****** homes because our industry is shut down.  It’s not going to put food on their table or pay for their college education.”

“That’s what I sleep with every night,” added Cruise as he pressed the remainder of the staff to “understand the responsibility that you have” because any shutdown could impact “the future of this f****** industry.”

“We are not shutting this f****** movie down,” said the actor.

Mission: Impossible 7 is currently filming at the Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, Herts.

By Megan Stone
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'The Bachelorette' recap: Hometown week ends with a devastating elimination

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ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) After a tough round of eliminations on Monday, it was time for Tayshia to visit the “hometowns” of the four remaining men on Tuesday’s episode of The Bachelorette — which led to a heartbreaking elimination.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent travel restrictions, the men had to be creative and bring the flavor and feeling of their hometowns to the La Quinta Resort.  Members of each suitor’s families — who were tested and quarantined, according to the show’s strict protocols — were flown in as well.

First up was Milford, Massachusetts native Brendan, who treated Tayshia to a small-town carnival and had his young niece Aliyah tag along.  Later, Tayshia met Brendan’s older brother Daniel and his sister-in-law Christy, who had some tough questions for the once-divorced Brendan, as well as the Bachelorette.

After a round-robin of conversations, Brendan’s family saw a genuine “connection and spark” between him and Tayshia that earned their approval. Tayshia, addressing the camera afterwards, said she could “definitely” see herself “falling in love with Brendan.”

Next up was Haddonfield, New Jersey native Zac, who picked up on Tayshia’s desire to move to New York City one day and treated her to a glimpse of his old stomping grounds, such as hailing a cab and introducing her to NY-style pizza and bagels.

Then, it was off to meet Zac’s mother, Beatrice, father, Douglas, and brother, Matthew, the latter of whom had the toughest questions for Tayshia, including where her relationship with Zac stood compared to the other suitors. When she attempted to dodge the question, he suggested that it was one of the “deeper conversations” they needed to have with each other.

Otherwise, the family was happy with the positive change they saw in Zac. “Zac and I are GOOD!” she later gushed to the camera.

Ivan gave Tayshia a taste of his Filipino heritage, by teaching her how to make a crepe-like pastry called lumpia.  Then, it was time for the Bachelorette to meet Ivan’s parents, who had questions about what she had learned from her previous failed marriage.

Ivan’s mother was “skeptical” as to whether the couple could really be sure about their feelings for each other after dating for such a short time, but agreed to trust her son’s judgement.

An emotional moment followed when Ivan got a surprise visit from his younger brother, Gabriel, the “most influential person” in Ivan’s life.

Finally, Ben treated Tayshia to a day exploring his hometown, Los Angeles’ Venice Beach — or at least the closest he could come to recreating it at the resort.  The fun day ended with some conversation with Ben’s sister Madeline and popular chef Antonia Lofaso, best known for her appearances on shows such as Top Chef and Chopped.  Ben happens to be Antonia’s personal trainer.

It was Antonia’s conversation with Ben that led to a revelation — he was head-over-heals in love with Tayshia. Unfortunately, Ben’s old insecurities would once again get the better of him when he couldn’t get up the nerve to tell Tayshia how he felt.

Tayshia sensed Ben was holding back, and he paid for it at the rose ceremony, when Tayshia sent him home.  She gave one last chance to speak up after the ceremony, but again, he couldn’t find the words.  Instead, Ben’s journey ended with a long limo ride home, and the thoughts of what might have been.

Here are the men going to fantasy suites:

Brendan, 30, a commercial roofer from Milford, Mass.
Ivan, 28, an aeronautical engineer from Dallas, Texas
Zac C., 36, an addiction specialist from Haddonfield, N.J.

The Bachelorette two-night season 16 finale kicks off Monday night at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

By George Costantino
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Matthew McConaughey says lack of debate, cancel culture is far from alright, alright, alright

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ABC/Nicole Wilder(TEXAS) — In an interview from his Texas home with Good Morning Britain, Matthew McConaughey again lamented the lack of real debate in this country these days. 

“You’ve got to have confrontation to have unity. That’s when a democracy works really well,” said the Oscar winner. “I would argue we don’t have true confrontation right now, confrontation that gives some validation and legitimizes the opposing point of view.” 

He added, “We don’t give a legitimacy or validation to an opposing point of view, we make it persona non grata, and that’s unconstitutional.”

“We need liberals, what I don’t think we need is illiberals,” McConaughey also told hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid.

The Wolf of Wall Street star says, “What I don’t think some liberals see is they’re being cannibalized by the illiberals. [T]he extreme left and extreme right completely illegitimize the other side. They exaggerate the other side’s stance into an irrational state that makes no sense. That’s not fair.”

McConaughey also touched on so-called “cancel culture,” expressing the fear of being punished for saying the wrong thing is counter to the First Amendment. “Where the water line is gonna land on freedom of speech, what we allow and what we don’t, where this cancel culture goes, is a very interesting place that we’re engaged in as a society and are trying to figure out. We haven’t found the right spot.”

Said the star, who was rumored to be considering a step into politics, “What leaders do we trust? What media outlets do we trust? There is so much distrust right now, you start distrusting yourself, that leads to some really tough places. We have to find some form of leadership that we can listen to — agree with it or not — but trust it.”

By Stephen Iervolino
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'The Kelly Clarkson Show' renewed through 2023

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Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal(LOS ANGELES) — Kelly Clarkson had a bit of a rough year as far as her personal life goes, so it’s great that she’s now got something to celebrate.

Now in its second season, her program The Kelly Clarkson Show has been renewed for two additional seasons, through 2023. In a statement, NBCUniversal executive Tracie Wilson said, “One ray of sunshine in this wildly unpredictable year is that we get to continue to deliver to stations and fans, a show that brings people together.”

During the pandemic, Kelly continued to film new episodes of her show, both from Montana and from her house in Los Angeles. She returned to the studio to film season two in September, albeit with a virtual audience.

The renewal is no surprise, given that The Kelly Clarkson Show is the most-watched new talk show in seven years. The show also won three Daytime Emmys in its first year, including one for Kelly herself for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host.

By Andrea Dresdale
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Prince Harry, Meghan to host holiday podcast special as part of new deal with Spotify

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Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are adding another title to their ever-expanding list of roles since stepping down from Britain’s royal family: podcast hosts.

Harry and Meghan have signed a multi-year partnership with Spotify that will see the Sussexes both hosting and producing podcasts with the goal of building “community through shared experience, narratives and values,” according to Spotify.

The partnership with Spotify will fall under the Sussexes’ new production company, Archewell Audio, described by Spotify as an “audio-first production company.”

“What we love about podcasting is that it reminds all of us to take a moment and to really listen, to connect to one another without distraction,” Prince Harry and Meghan said in a statement released by Spotify. “With the challenges of 2020, there has never been a more important time to do so, because when we hear each other, and hear each other’s stories, we are reminded of how interconnected we all are.”

Archewell is the name of Harry and Meghan’s nonprofit venture, which they announced in April.

The name of the Sussexes’ nonprofit has a connection to their son Archie, who will turn 2 in May.

The first podcast from Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Audio brand will debut later this month. It will be a holiday special hosted by the couple that will feature, “stories of hope and compassion from inspirational guests in celebration of the new year,” according to Spotify.

By Katie Kindelan
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