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ORLANDO, Florida — Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) told Breitbart News exclusively that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spreading cash to Hollywood studios precludes a lot of them from casting CCP-aligned Chinese Communists as the bad guys in movies. Cotton made the comments in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) here, a sold-out event hosted this weekend by the American Conservative Union (ACU). Cotton argued that back during the Cold War, Hollywood studios regularly cast Soviet Union-aligned Communists as the villain in movies. But in modern times, Hollywood studios are not doing similar casting with regard to CCP-aligned villain characters. That, Cotton said, is at least partly because the CCP is providing cash to Hollywood studios. “When was the last time you saw a Chinese bad guy in a movie?” Cotton said. “Back in the Cold War, Russian communists were always the bad guys. We would think Chinese communists would provide … [Read more...] about Exclusive — Tom Cotton: Chinese Communist Cash to Hollywood Studios Keeps Movies from Casting Chinese Characters As the Bad Guy

Actress and left-wing activist Jane Fonda pushed for more diversity in the entertainment industry during the Golden Globes on Sunday. Despite a brief shout-out to Stacey Abrams’ documentary about voter suppression, the Hollywood star steered mostly clear of politics. Watch below: . @Janefonda – Recipient of this year's Cecil B. deMille Award. #GoldenGlobes #GoldenGlobes2021 . She encourages #Hollywood to make everyone's story be heard. #Dubai1AwardSeason #Dubai1GoldenGlobes #DubaiOneTv https://t.co/dTjkISnif3 pic.twitter.com/AzLXM3al0B — Dubai One (@DubaiOneTV) March 1, 2021 Fonda, 83, was present to accept the Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement, marking the eighth time that the actress has received a Golden Globe statuette. “There’s been a story we’ve been afraid to hear about ourselves in our industry,” Fonda said, referring to on-screen minority representation. “A story about which voices we respect and elevate and which we tune … [Read more...] about Jane Fonda at Golden Globes: Hollywood ‘Afraid’ to Confront Its Own Diversity Problems

NEW YORK (AP) — When drained of glamour, what’s left of the Golden Globes? That’s one of the biggest questions heading into the 78th annual awards on Sunday night. The show, postponed two months from its usual early-January perch, will have little of what makes the Globes one of the frothiest and glitziest events of the year. Due to the pandemic, there will be no parade of stars down the red carpet outside the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Its hosts, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, will be on different sides of the country . Watch below: More than any award show, the Globes revel in being an intimate banquet of stars. When the show begins at 8 p.m. EST on NBC, with Poehler in Beverly Hills and Fey in New York’s Rainbow Room, the circumstances will test the Globes telecast like never before. Presenters will include Awkwafina, Joaquin Phoenix, Kristen Wiig, Tiffany Haddish, Margot Robbie and Angela Bassett. At least some of them will be present at one of the … [Read more...] about AP: Golden Globes, Drained of Glamour, Kicks Off Amid Race Controversy

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A dogwalker who was shot and seriously wounded during the volent theft of two of singer Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs last week in Hollywood made his first public statement Monday. Ryan Fischer, 30, wrote on Instagram that he is continuing to recover “from a very close call with death” and described being grateful to have survived. Los Angeles police at the scene of where a man was shot and wounded while walking singer Lady Gaga’s dogs in Hollywood. Feb. 24, 2021. (CBSLA) On the night of Feb 24, Fischer was walking Lady Gaga’s three French bulldogs in the 1500 block of North Sierra Bonita Avenue, just off Sunset Boulevard, when a sedan pulled up alongside him, two suspects emerged and stole two of the bulldogs, Gustave and Koji. During the chaos, as Fischer was trying to fight the men off, he was shot once in the chest. The incident was caught on surveillance video. The third bulldog, Miss Asia, ran away, but was later found safe. RELATED: … [Read more...] about Dogwalker In Lady Gaga Shooting Describes ‘A Very Close Call With Death’

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Lady Gaga says she is heartsick Friday, two days after her French bulldogs were taken in a robbery that left her dog walker hospitalized with gunshot wounds. The shooting and robbery happened Wednesday night in the 1500 block of North Sierra Bonita Avenue, just off Sunset Boulevard. Her dogwalker, Ryan Fischer, was shot, but is expected to survive. READ MORE: LA City Vaccine Sites Set To Reopen Tuesday, With Mostly Second-Dose Appointments But two of the singer’s French bulldogs, Koji and Gustav, were taken in the robbery. A third, Miss Asia, escaped and was recovered later by police. “My beloved dogs Koji and Gustav were taken in Hollywood two nights ago,” Lady Gaga said in a statement posted to her social media channels Friday. “My heart is sick and I am praying my family will be whole again with an act of kindness.” She confirmed a $500,000 reward for their safe return and urged her fans to email [email protected] to contact her about her … [Read more...] about ‘My Heart Is Sick’: Lady Gaga Makes Public Plea For Help Bringing French Bulldogs Koji And Gustav Home