Movies & Entertainment
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Jul- 2023 -19 July
‘Little Mermaid’ Stands Behind ‘Snow White’ Actress After Racist Backlash
For the past five to ten years, it has looked like Walt Disney Studios was primarily focused on finding success with live-action remakes. They have been hit or miss with fans. People loved movies like Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. But films like Dumbo and Pinocchio were flops. Recently, it seems that Disney has been catching a lot of heat for making big changes to classic films. The Little Mer
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19 July
Enough Already! “Wokeness” Aside, Stop Being Angry at Disney for More Diverse Representation
Time and again, the topic of the Walt Disney Company’s “wokeness” has come up in debate. Many devoted Disney fans have brought up their frustrations about how Disney has been “pandering to woke audiences,” which has often been a response to Disney speaking out against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s “Don’t Say Gay” law (otherwise known as Parental Rights in Education Act), Splash Mountain closing down
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18 July
Controversial British Celebrity Calls Disney “Woke Hypocrites” After Seeing New Dwarfs
Disney has been dealing with several PR challenges in the past several months, with one of the most recent obstacles involving the new live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (which will star West Side Story actress Rachel Zegler as Snow White and Israeli actress Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen). Now, the famously-outspoken British writer and television personality Piers Morgan has chime
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18 July
Patient Sings ‘Moana’ Songs During Brain Surgery
Disney princesses, Disney stories, and Disney music have all helped people through difficult times in their lives on many occasions — but one woman's recent experience with the Disney music from the Disney princess movie Moana (2016) really took the cake! New Jersey native Krystina Vied recently went through a brain surgery that required her to be awake for the procedure. According to Newswe
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17 July
‘Princess Diaries’ Star Says She Wants In On Third Movie!
Over the 100 years that it has been in business, Disney has created dozens of animated and live-action films. Some of them are some of the most classic films people have ever seen, like Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Others, people remember for the amazing music, like The Lion King and Encanto. Then, there are Disney movies that aren't the biggest moneymakers, but they hold a special place in a l
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17 July
Bob Iger Selling One Third of Disney
In November 2022, Disney's Board of Directors shocked Disney fans around the world when they announced that they had fired CEO Bob Chapek. Chapek's contract had been renewed just two months earlier, and he hadn't even been CEO for three years. Not long after Chapek's firing, it was revealed that the Board had opted to use their ability to fire Chapek “without cause.” At the same time C
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17 July
Bob Iger SLAMMED, Star Calls CEO’s Stance a “F—— Shame”
For many years Disney CEO Bob Iger was considered one of the best things that happened to the Walt Disney Company. The CEO led the Walt Disney Company for fifteen years before retiring and stepping aside for former Disney CEO Bob Chapek to take over. It’s no secret that Bob Chapek’s tenure was fraught with confrontation and controversy, whether from the start of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill (officiall
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16 July
SAG President Bashes Bob Iger, Calls His Statements “Repugnant”
On July 14, tens of thousands of Hollywood actors went on strike, effectively shutting down most of the film and television industry. The strike comes just two months after Hollywood writers also went on strike. According to the Screen Actors Guild, its members are striking because they are tired of studios raking in billions in profit, while they get taken advantage of. SAG is trying to negotiate
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16 July
Dwayne Johnson’s Latest Movie Wrestles With An Unusual Subject
It's been an eventful year so far for Dwayne Johnson. Earlier this year, he was named in a $3 billion lawsuit claiming he and other conspirators allegedly planned on kidnapping former WWE wrestler Trenesha Briggers (Rhaka Khan) and her children. That lawsuit was later dismissed. But after that, NBC canceled Johnson's show Young Rock. There was also talk that Johnson would replace Johnny Depp in t
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16 July
Halle Bailey Finally Answers THE Burning Question About Ariel’s New Hair
Now that the new Little Mermaid movie craze is over — even though debates about the rap song sung by Awkwafina and debates about the new Ariel Meet and Greet in Disney World continue to thrive online — there is just one major question left for the actress playing the new version of Ariel! Halle Bailey became a household name after her casting in the role of Ariel was announced, and unf
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