Entertainment
Spencer Pratt Blames Karen Bass, Nithya Raman for LA Film Exodus in First Mayoral Debate: ‘Why There’s No Hollywood’
Spencer Pratt said his competitors Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman “failed Hollywood” at his first Los Angeles mayoral debate appearance.
NBC4 hosted the three leading candidates at the Skirball Cultural Center Wednesday in partnership with Loyola Marymount University, asking them directly how they would keep film production in Southern California.
When asked if the current leadership was doing enough for the entertainment industry, Pratt replied bluntly.
“Absolutely not,” the former reality TV star said. “Both of these people have been the reason why there’s no more Hollywood.”
Bass, who is running as the incumbent, lauded the work she has already done as mayor. She said that the city has expedited permits and lowered the cost of filming in Los Angeles, specifically at sites like the Griffyth Observatory. The mayor also said that she established a film czar, something the industry has critiqued her for doing three years into her four-year term.
“I’ll tell you, this has been a long standing issue of mine,” she said. “When I was in Sacramento and served as speaker, I did the first tax credits and also promoted and advocated for those tax credits here in Sacramento. We have a long way to go, but we are absolutely making headway because of policies that I put in place.”
The former star of “The Hills” criticized both of his competitors for not doing enough for the industry while in office. He added though that even if they did pass legislation to create more efficiency in production it would not be enough.
“Even if they do these things, we’re still gonna have drug addicts all over the street because their treatment-first, open beds [policies],” Pratt said. “These two politicians have failed Hollywood times a thousand.”
He also spewed that producers have told him they had to “pay gang members to keep the streets safe to film.”
Councilmember Raman, whose husband is writer-producer on shows like “30 Rock” and “Nobody Wants This,” reiterated that the Hollywood production issue is personal to her.
“We desperately need to keep Hollywood here,” she said. “And I feel like the mayor’s role is really to be the loudest advocate for the best possible version of the policies that we need, including a tax credit that has no cap.”
More to come…
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Entertainment
Jimmy Kimmel Compares Trump’s Iran Negotiation Strategy to Sex
Jimmy Kimmel compared President Donald Trump’s negotiating tactics with Iran to bad sex, mocking the administration’s handling of the escalating conflict in the Middle East
“But this is how he does it. For him, a negotiation, it’s like sex,” Kimmel joked on Wednesday night’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “He’s bad at it. It mostly consists of flailing around. And he can only do it for a short amount of time before he starts yelling that he’s finished.”
The ABC late-night host spent most of his opening segment roasting reports that the White House is nearing a deal with Iran despite the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz and rising tensions in the region.
“The details of this supposed deal are still very much in flux,” Kimmel said. “As in, what the flux are we doing over there?”
Kimmel also mocked Trump over reports that a proposed agreement with Iran could include a uranium enrichment moratorium lasting more than 10 years, comparing it to the Obama-era nuclear deal, which included restrictions lasting up to 15 years, that Trump repeatedly criticized during his first term.
“And now he’s going to top it by making an even worse worst deal in history,” Kimmel joked. “It’s called ‘The Art of the Deal.’ Folks, you should read the book.”
Kimmel also mocked the shifting language used to describe the conflict with Iran, joking that the administration has avoided calling it a war to sidestep congressional approval.
“One of the most ridiculous things about this war is that half the time they talk about it, they don’t call it a war because you’re supposed to get approval from Congress to go to war, which Trump did not do,” Kimmel said.
“He calls it a skirmish,” Kimmel responded to a clip of Trump talking about the state of the conflict. “First it was an excursion, then it was a mini war. And now it’s a skirmish. Next month it’ll be a tiff. It’ll be a $200 billion tiff.”
The late-night host also poked fun at Trump’s vocabulary during the same appearance, particularly his explanation of maritime drug trafficking.
“Drug traffic coming into our country’s way down. And by sea, by sea, by ocean, by the water. You know, a lot of people say, ‘What do you mean by sea? Is it sea like vision?’ No, it’s the sea,” Trump said in the clip.
Kimmel added: “Oh, I thought it was the sea like senile. I didn’t know. I know I was also confused by that.”
You can watch the full “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” segment in the video above.
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‘9-1-1: Nashville’s LeAnn Rimes Shoots Down Rumors Of Joining ‘Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’: “No Housewives For Me”
LeAnn Rimes will not be holding a diamond anytime soon, as she shoots down rumors she’s joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
The 9-1-1: Nashville star took to social media to debunk the reports and clarify that playing Dixie in the ABC drama is enough drama for her.
“No, no… no Housewives for me,” Rimes replied on Instagram, in a post shared by Ringer Reality TV.
She added, “Playing Dixie on 9-1-1: Nashville is drama enough for me.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 15 is wrapping up on Thursday, May 7, with the third part of the reunion airing on Bravo. With a new season expected to start filming in the next few months, Rimes’ name came up as a possible new cast member.
Rimes is part of the cast of 9-1-1: Nashville, playing the role of Dixie Bennings, a struggling musician and mother of Hunter McVey’s Blue. The series, produced by Ryan Murphy, has been renewed for a second season following a successful first season. The 9-1-1 spinoff ranks in the Top 10 dramas among Adults 18-49 in multi-platform viewing over seven days, with 9-1-1: Nashville standing as TV’s No. 1 new drama in the demo.
The current cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills includes Kyle Richards, Sutton Stracke, Erika Jayne, Amanda Frances, Dorit Kemsley, Bozoma Saint John and Rachel Zoe. Jennifer Tilly and Kathy Hilton are featured as friends of the Housewives throughout the season.
Brandi Glanville, a former star of RHOBH, took to social media to sarcastically say she hoped the rumors of Rimes joining the reality series were true, adding on X, “She got everything else of mine.” The former Real Housewives star is referring to Rimes marrying Glanville’s ex Eddie Cibrian.
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Entertainment
The Daily Show Mocks Trump’s ‘One-Page Memo’ Plan to End Iran Conflict
“The Daily Show” took aim at the Trump administration’s ongoing conflict with Iran during Wednesday night’s episode, mocking reports that the White House is pursuing a “one-page memo” to end the war.
“We are now in week nine of our four-week war with Iran, and it hasn’t been going great,” host Desi Lydic joked before reacting to reports that “the U.S. and Iran are closing in on a one-page memo to end the war.”
“How can Trump end a war with less paperwork than it took me to end my Planet Fitness membership?” she quipped.
“Whoever wrote that memo, can you please organize all bachelorette trips?” the Comedy Central host added. “Can we actually– can we see a copy of this memo?”
The comedian also targeted Secretary of State Marco Rubio for invoking rap lyrics while discussing Iran during a recent interview. After Rubio described Iranian leadership as “insane in the brain,” Lydic responded: “A little inappropriate to be quoting old rap lyrics while you’re talking about war. I mean, can you imagine your doctor telling you, ‘If you’re looking for the tumor on this scan, whoomp, there it is?’”
She then launched into an extended riff featuring clips of Rubio using hip-hop references in increasingly absurd situations, joking that the secretary of state sounded like some “lame wedding DJ” before cutting to a video of him behind a DJ booth at a wedding last weekend.
“How is no one in this administration busy? Marco Rubio’s DJing. Kash Patel is partying in locker rooms,” she asked.
She also ridiculed reports surrounding Trump’s proposed White House ballroom project, including allegations that soil from the construction site tested positive for toxic chemicals before being dumped near a public golf course in Washington, D.C.
“Ugh, not the f–king ballroom again,” she said. “People didn’t even want the ballroom when he was building it for free. Now Trump’s like, ‘OK, I hear you, but what if it cost a billion dollars?’”
“And if this ballroom story is making you sick, don’t worry. It can also make you literally sick,” she added.
You can watch the full segment in the video above.
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