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"This is the first I'm hearing of this": Anna Paquin tweets reaction to 'True Blood' reboot news

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L-R – Paquin, O’Hare(LOS ANGELES) — News of a reboot of HBO’s True Blood took many people by surprise — including the show’s former star, Anna Paquin.

The Oscar-winner posted a link about the reboot news to her Twitter feed, with the caption, “Well, this is the first I’m hearing of this.”

Denis O’Hare, who played vampire Russell Edgington in the bloody, beloved series, replied, “Me too…”

To one follower, who encouraged her to “Go off, queen,” Paquin explained, “Not mad, just answering the question that has inundated my feed. xo.”

While not much else is known about the reboot, which apparently has been in the works for over a year, Deadline reports that Riverdale creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is in talks to helm the series, while Alan Ball, the original series’ creator, has signed on as executive producer.

HBO’s True Blood, which ran from 2008 to 2014 and won both an Emmy and a Golden Globe, was an adaptation of The Southern Vampire Mysteries series written by Charlaine Harris. 

By Stephen Iervolino
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COVID-19 outbreak hits CBS Studio; 'Mythic Quest' set has second coronavirus outbreak in two months

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Apple TV+(LOS ANGELES) — Variety reports that the Apple TV+ show Mythic Quest has been shuttered for the second time, after its Los Angeles set was hit with its second COVID-19 outbreak in less than two months. 

The reported outbreak of 16 cases were reported at CBS Studio Center’s Bungalow 3 studio, where Mythic Quest shoots, in the beginning of November, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reports.

The Radford Avenue studio complex has been home to four such COVID-19 clusters and 41 positive cases, according to L.A. County stats. The shows Why Women Kill and Call Your Mother, which also shoot at the facility, were temporarily shuttered last month.

A spokesperson for Lionsgate, which produces Mythic Quest, tells Variety that “several team members” on the Apple TV+ show had tested positive and are in quarantine. Calling the health and safety of its personnel the highest priority, the spokesperson insists, “We are following the extensive health and safety protocols we have in place…”

Ironically, Mythic Quest, which was created by star Rob McElhenney and his Always Sunny co-star Charlie Day, was one of the first shows to face the pandemic head-on. In May, when most shows were shuttered, McElhenney and company created its groundbreaking Quarantine Episode, for which its stars recorded themselves locked down, in character.

By Stephen Iervolino
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"I'm feeling fine" — Ellen DeGeneres says she tested positive for COVID-19

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ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Via a photo message posted to social media, Ellen DeGeneres said Thursday she has tested positive for COVID-19.

The 62-year-old talk show host shared the following statement: “Hi Everyone, I want to let you all know that I tested positive for Covid-19,” DeGeneres began. “Fortunately, I’m feeling fine right now. Anyone who has been in close contact with me has been notified, and I am following all proper CDC guidelines.”

Ellen didn’t mention if her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, has also tested positive for the virus — or what this means for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which is currently airing its eighteenth season.

“I’ll see you all again after the holidays,” Ellen concluded. “Please stay healthy and safe. Love, Ellen.”

The diagnosis caps a rough 2020 for the chat show host, who weathered allegations that staffers on her show were mistreated by now-terminated producers.

By Stephen Iervolino and Carson Blackwelder 
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YouTube Originals prepping global New Year's Eve party, with Matthew McConaughey, Demi Lovato, and more

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YouTube(NEW YORK) — YouTube Originals is throwing a global New Year’s Eve party with Hello 2021, a star-studded ringing in of what will hopefully be a better year, live from the U.S., UK, Korea, Japan, and India.

‘The online giant announced its “virtual New Year’s Eve event” will be a five-part celebration that premieres Thursday, December 31, and brings together, “2020’s most influential public figures, music artists and YouTube creators.”

Hello 2021: Americas will be hosted by Juanpa Zurita and Storm Reid, and will welcome celebrity guests including Matthew McConaughey, Demi Lovato, RuPaul, and Emma Chamberlain, among others, and will feature musical performances from Dua Lipa, J Balvin, YG, Karol G and Kane Brown. It kicks off on the YouTube Originals channel at 10:30pm ET on New Year’s Eve.

However, the celebration gets started long before that, with parties overseas: 

Japan and Korea are 14 hours ahead of the U.S.; Hello 2021: Japan will feature celebrity guests, a quiz show element, and more, while Hello 2021: Korea will be hosted by Sechan Yang and Jesung Hwang, and includes artists like Balming Tiger and more.

Some 11 hours before the YouTube party starts in the U.S., Hello 2021: India will also feature a performance from Dua Lipa, and feature guests ranging from Bollywood superstars to popular Indian music artists.

The U.K.’s festivities start five hours before Storm Reid and company kick things off in the States: Dua Lipa, Anne-Marie, MNEK w/Joel Corry and Aitch & AJ Tracey will perform live.

After this “challenging year,” Susanne Daniels, Global Head of Original Content for YouTube said, “We look forward to closing the book on 2020 and throwing a worldwide celebration that our YouTube community can safely enjoy from home.”

By Stephen Iervolino
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Gwyneth Paltrow reveals what triggered her partial retirement from acting

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Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Gwyneth Paltrow revealed why she temporarily stepped away from acting, which happened right after she won an Oscar at the 1999 Academy Awards.

Speaking recently to SiriusXM’s Quarantined with Bruce, the award-winning actress says she was 26 when she realized that she didn’t “love acting that much” after accepting Best Actress her role in Shakespeare in Love.

Paltrow, 45, confessed that she was a metrics-driven person at the time, and felt she had reached her peak and didn’t know where to set her next goal.

“I sort of felt like, ‘Well, now who am I supposed to be?  Like, what am… I driving towards,” she explained.

In addition, Paltrow admitted that “part of the the shine of acting wore off, you know, being in such intense public scrutiny.”

Paltrow said she was tired of being the “kid who is living every public breakup in every headline.  Being criticized for everything you say, do and wear.”

“And also, it’s so transitory, you’re always all over. It’s hard to plant roots,” the Iron Man star continued. “I’m such a homebody, you know me, I like to be with my old friends and cook and squeeze my kids. Like, I don’t want to be alone in a hotel room in Budapest for six weeks… it’s just not who I am.”

She said all of those factors combined made her reconsider accepting future starring movie roles, but claims was her management that made her truly wonder, “I don’t know if this is really my calling.'”

During the interview, Paltrow didn’t mention Harvey Weinstein, whom she had previously accused of sexual harassment, by name, but she did say, “I had a really rough boss for most of my movie career at Miramax.”  Weinstein owned Miramax, which released Paltrow movies like Shakespeare in Love.

By Megan Stone
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