Der Sly-Seagal-JCVD-Lundgren-Nöldi- und Co.-Thread

[SFI]

[freeman]

Ich fand das geil... Er lebt halt seinen Job ;-)

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freeman

[StS]

Trump Says He May Pardon Convicted Boxing Champion After Sylvester Stallone Call

President Donald Trump says he's considering a posthumous pardon of a heavyweight boxing champion after he received a call from Rocky Balboa himself.

"Sylvester Stallone called me with the story of heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson. His trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial," Trump tweeted Saturday afternoon. "Others have looked at this over the years, most thought it would be done, but yes, I am considering a Full Pardon!"

Johnson, who died in 1946, was the first black heavyweight boxing champion in American history, rising to that rank during the Jim Crow era. In 1912, he was arrested twice for accompanying a white woman across state lines under a law that forbade such transport for "immoral purposes" — which, at the time, included interracial relationships. Johnson spent a year in prison after being convicted by an all-white jury.

Johnson has since appeared in popular culture in the 1967 play and 1970 movie The Great White Hope, which starred James Earl Jones as Johnson, and in the 2005 Ken Burns documentary Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson.

So far in his presidency, Trump has pardoned three formerly convicted felons, including former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, former U.S. Navy sailor Kristian Saucier and lawyer and former adviser to former Vice President Dick Cheney I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

(HollywoodReporter.com)

[SFI]

Ein Witz, also Johnsons angebliche Straftat. Was ein Völkchen da drüben.

[McClane]

Mein Gott, der Mann reagiert wie ein Pavlovscher Hund auf TV-Berichte oder Anrufe. Oder soll das der Karma-Ausgleich für die Begnadigung von "Sheriff Joe" sein, der Johnson für solche Taten damals vermutlich auch verhaftet oder gleich erschossen hätte?

[SFI]

Vielleicht mal beim Donald anrufen und "Angie muss gehen" skandieren. Vielleicht geht dann was.

[McClane]

Besser nicht. Seine Reaktion könnten jede Menge "beautiful & smart nukes" auf Deutschland sein, damit die Angie weg ist.

[StS]

Bill Cosby guilty: Legendary comic found guilty of drugging, assaulting woman in 2004 after 2 days of deliberations

Bill Cosby was found guilty of sexual assault by a jury of his peers on Thursday.

After less than two days of deliberation, the jury reached a verdict at 1:30 p.m. and determined Cosby was guilty on three counts of felony aggravated indecent assault.

Cosby was charged with three counts that each carry a standard sentence range of five to 10 years in prison, but legal experts say the sentence for each count should run concurrently under Pennsylvania law since they all cover the same incident and conduct. That means the 80-year-old is likely facing up to 10 years behind bars.

Cosby will also have to register as a sex offender and face an assessment to determine if he is a sexually violent predator.

The once-celebrated TV icon was found guilty of violating Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home in January 2004.

Cosby's new legal team, which was headed by famed Michael Jackson attorney Tom Mesereau, failed to prove Constand was "greedy" and wanted to extort money out of Cosby. Cosby's chief accuser explained in court that she was simply at the trial "for justice."

Ganzer Artikel:
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... stand.html

[McClane]

Aus einem Interview, das Nicolas Winding Refn mit William Friedkin führt. Ich weiß nicht, ob er das ernst meint, aber ich fürchte es. Sollte dem so sein, dann hat Refn einen ganz gewaltigen Schatten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jPWGEoyJHY

[kami]

Kann ich mir auch angesichts der Reaktion Friedkins kaum vorstellen. Wirkt wie ein vorher abgesprochener Act.

[StS]

Renny Harlin and Daljit DJ Parmar launch Extraordinary Entertainment Limited

Director Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger) and producer Daljit DJ Parmar (Kung Fu Yoga) have launched Extraordinary Entertainment Limited 鼎趣影业, a production and finance company based in Beijing and Hong Kong. Parmar will serve as CEO and Harlin as Chief Creative Officer. The company will focus on developing international co-productions, as well as local language Chinese productions.

The company is backed by funding from strategic investors targeting the Chinese market, with a pipeline of $10-$50 million for theatrical feature films covering the action, adventure, sci-fi, and comedy genres, and new age premium scripted online television series. The outfit will also serve as a directing vehicle for Harlin, as well as a platform for top Chinese up-and-coming directors.

The first original film in development will be Solara, which Harlin is aimed to direct and produce with Parmar, from the writing team of Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt (London Has Fallen, Expendables 3). Solara is a Chinese tentpole sci-fi epic adventure revolving around an international team who have to work together in order to save the earth from a global catastrophe which threatens the entire human existence.

“We are thrilled to announce this partnership with our combined experience in China matched with our shared global vision to focus on the tremendous opportunity to develop home-grown IP across all platforms for the China market. Solara is an exciting example where we have developed a tentpole film catered for China with the potential to have success globally,” said Extraordinary Entertainment Limited CEO Daljit DJ Parmar. “We believe that we will cater to the growing demand from Chinese audiences for universal stories that are commercial and explore cultural diversity promoting intercultural understanding. With the recent success of international films at the Chinese box office, we are excited to continue developing and acquiring global IP for China.”

Extraordinary Entertainment Limited CCO Renny Harlin added: “My last four years working in China, have been some of the most inspiring and productive of my career. I’m excited to now fulfill my dream of expanding into developing and producing a variety of movies and TV in China, partnered with my friend, DJ Parmar, who brings in his unparalleled passion and expertise in Chinese co-productions. We want to create top quality entertainment for a Chinese audience and reach out to the international market with co-productions that authentically portray the Chinese spirit, heart, and soul. As our first original project, we are excited to be developing Solara with Creighton and Katrin. Their creative vision for this epic sci-fi adventure is something completely new for the Chinese market.”

“Renny and DJ have truly immersed themselves within China and have both cultivated a broad international audience. We are confident that Extraordinary Entertainment will excel in this exciting new chapter for cross-border productions,” said UTA Head of Asian Business Development Max Michael. “As UTA has grown its business in Asia, Renny has continued to be a consummate example of western talent finding success in the Asian marketplace, and we look forward to help guide this new partnership.”

(Comingsoon.net)

[StS]

Luc Besson Accused of Rape

A 27-year-old French actress, who remained unnamed in the report, brought forward a complaint against the 'Valerian and a Thousand Planets' helmer on Friday morning.

Luc Besson has been accused of rape and is being investigated by French authorities, according to a new report from Europe 1.

The outlet reports that a 27-year-old French actress, who remains unnamed, brought forward a complaint against the Valerian and a Thousand Planets helmer on Friday morning. The actress is said to have known Besson for many years.

The actress alleges that at a meeting at Le Bristol luxury hotel in Paris, Besson added something to her tea, after which she started feeling out of sorts and lost consciousness. When she awoke he was touching and penetrating her, the actress claims. The director departed the hotel before the actress and left her with a wad of bills. The actress says she then went to a female friend's house for safety.

The French police are investigating the claims after the Friday morning report, according to Europe 1.

(HollywoodReporter.com)

Asia Argento Says She's "Known About" Luc Besson Allegations for Eight Months

Following a fiery speech at Cannes' closing ceremony that took festivalgoers to task for continuing to harbor predators, Asia Argento said that she has known about sexual misconduct allegations against Luc Besson "for eight months."

(HollywoodReporter.com)

[SFI]

Krass! Für mich immer surreal, dass solche erfolgreichen Typen so etwas nötig haben. Da denkt sich der MOF immer, die können doch an jeder Ecke eine aufreißen und dann sowas. Oder obs Allmachtsphantasien sind?

[StS]

Krass! Für mich immer surreal, dass solche erfolgreichen Typen so etwas nötig haben. Da denkt sich der MOF immer, die können doch an jeder Ecke eine aufreißen und dann sowas. Oder obs Allmachtsphantasien sind?

Ist halt so das Denken bei vielen in solchen Kreisen - von Leuten mit Einfluss, Macht und Geld: Man glaubt, sich nehmen zu können, was man will - und anschließend zahlt man halt ggf. fürs Schweigen der Person oder versucht eben jene zu diskreditieren. Und gerade in Cannes scheint es in der Vergangenheit ja recht schlimm in der Hinsicht gewesen zu sein, wenn man so manchen Berichten (wie auch so einigen Statements jüngst) glaubt...

[SFI]

Jet Li, gezeichnet von seiner Krankheit
https://twitter.com/StxNaty/status/997957786200928257

:( :(

[freeman]

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freeman

[McClane]

Ist aber wohl nicht ganz so schlimm wie auf dem oberen Foto, da war wohl das Licht unvorteilhaft. Darunter haben Leute ja noch andere aktuelle Bilder gepostet. Von seiner Krankheit gezeichnet ist Li natürlich trotzdem.

[StS]

Morgan Freeman Accused of Sexual Harassment, Inappropriate Behavior by Multiple Women

Morgan Freeman has been accused of sexual misconduct by eight women. Sixteen people spoke to CNN about the actor's alleged inappropriate behavior, describing multiple troubling incidents throughout his career.

In all, 16 people spoke to CNN about Freeman as part of this investigation, eight witnesses and eight who claim to be victims.

A young production assistant said that in the summer of 2015, while she was working on Freeman's bank heist comedy Going In Style, she was subjected to several months of harassment. She alleged that Freeman repeatedly touched her without permission, resting his hand on her lower back or rubbing her lower back, and frequently made comments about her figure and clothing.

In one incident, she said Freeman "kept trying to lift up my skirt and asking if I was wearing underwear," adding that he never successfully lifted her skirt. "Alan [Arkin] made a comment telling him to stop. Morgan got freaked out and didn't know what to say."

A senior member of the production staff of the movie Now You See Me in 2012 told CNN that Freeman "did comment on our bodies... We knew that if he was coming by ... not to wear any top that would show our breasts, not to wear anything that would show our bottoms, meaning not wearing clothes that [were] fitted."

(HollywoodReporter.com)

[SFI]

der lüsterne Opa oder was?

[StS]

Trump Says He May Pardon Convicted Boxing Champion After Sylvester Stallone Call

President Donald Trump says he's considering a posthumous pardon of a heavyweight boxing champion after he received a call from Rocky Balboa himself.

"Sylvester Stallone called me with the story of heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson. His trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial," Trump tweeted Saturday afternoon. "Others have looked at this over the years, most thought it would be done, but yes, I am considering a Full Pardon!"

Johnson, who died in 1946, was the first black heavyweight boxing champion in American history, rising to that rank during the Jim Crow era. In 1912, he was arrested twice for accompanying a white woman across state lines under a law that forbade such transport for "immoral purposes" — which, at the time, included interracial relationships. Johnson spent a year in prison after being convicted by an all-white jury.

Johnson has since appeared in popular culture in the 1967 play and 1970 movie The Great White Hope, which starred James Earl Jones as Johnson, and in the 2005 Ken Burns documentary Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson.

So far in his presidency, Trump has pardoned three formerly convicted felons, including former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, former U.S. Navy sailor Kristian Saucier and lawyer and former adviser to former Vice President Dick Cheney I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

(HollywoodReporter.com)

Hat er nun getan: Trump posthumously pardons Jack Johnson, boxing's first black heavyweight champion (Fox News)

[StS]

Morgan Freeman Accused of Sexual Harassment, Inappropriate Behavior by Multiple Women

Morgan Freeman has been accused of sexual misconduct by eight women. Sixteen people spoke to CNN about the actor's alleged inappropriate behavior, describing multiple troubling incidents throughout his career.

In all, 16 people spoke to CNN about Freeman as part of this investigation, eight witnesses and eight who claim to be victims.

A young production assistant said that in the summer of 2015, while she was working on Freeman's bank heist comedy Going In Style, she was subjected to several months of harassment. She alleged that Freeman repeatedly touched her without permission, resting his hand on her lower back or rubbing her lower back, and frequently made comments about her figure and clothing.

In one incident, she said Freeman "kept trying to lift up my skirt and asking if I was wearing underwear," adding that he never successfully lifted her skirt. "Alan [Arkin] made a comment telling him to stop. Morgan got freaked out and didn't know what to say."

A senior member of the production staff of the movie Now You See Me in 2012 told CNN that Freeman "did comment on our bodies... We knew that if he was coming by ... not to wear any top that would show our breasts, not to wear anything that would show our bottoms, meaning not wearing clothes that [were] fitted."

(HollywoodReporter.com)

Statement von Freeman: “Anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows I am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy,” Freeman said in a statement obtained by Variety. “I apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected — that was never my intent”

[SFI]

Das heißt also nun, dass er nicht absichtlich unter den Rock wollte und sich dafür entschuldigt?

[freeman]

Naja, da wird von ihm so manches in bestimmten Zeiten halt nicht als übergriffig empfunden worden sein. Andere Zeiten, andere Sitten. Ich will net wissen, was von dem, was in den 80ern abging, heute noch als nicht übergriffig durchgehen würde...

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[SFI]

Im Text steht aber auch 2012 und 2015 - die damaligen anderen Zeiten hab ich aber wohl (leider) nicht mitbekommen. Da wäre vielleicht was gegangen.