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  • A biopic about Michael Jackson is in the works from Oscar-winning “Bohemian Rhapsody” producer Graham King and “Gladiator” screenwriter John Logan. Lionsgate will handle the worldwide distribution of the film, the studio’s chair Joe Drake said Monday. The studio said that the film will give, “an in-depth portrayal of the complicated man who became the…

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  • Nelsan Ellis, popularly known by his stage name Lafayette Reynolds in the HBO series True Blood has died. He was aged 39. The American film and television actor who most recently starred as a singer Bobby Byrd in James Brown’s biopic Get On Up, reportedly died from complications with heart failure. Image: Nelsan Ellis Ellis’ manager, Emily Gerson Saines,…

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  • Bill Maher should have known, without clear explanations from famous rapper Ice Cube, that his “careless” use of the N-word during a recent HBO talk show would backfire. Image: Ice Cube and Bill Maher. The “Real Time with Bill Maher” host says he suffered a slip of the tongue, and has tendered his most sincere…

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