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Hollywood Made Me Feel Like A Commodity – Genevieve Nnaji
20 Jun

Hollywood Made Me Feel Like A Commodity – Genevieve Nnaji

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Actress Genevieve Nnaji has shared what she experienced while seeking partnerships in Hollywood after the success of her 2018 film, LionHeart. The Nigerian actress said she realized that she was viewed as a commodity, with Hollywood interested in exploiting her talent and African stories for their benefit. She noted that they wanted to use her to tell their own stories, rather than authentic African stories. Genevieve said this while on a panel at the 2024 AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum/Afreximbank Annual Meetings. She said: “For the first time, I realized I was a commodity. I thought, you know, given what…
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Famous Hollywood Actor Dead At 61
13 Dec

Famous Hollywood Actor Dead At 61

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“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” actor, Andre Braugher has died after a brief illness, a representative said. He was 61. Details about the illness were not available. Representative Jennifer Allen confirmed the news, saying Braugher died Monday. His two best-known roles were police officers. Braugher won an Emmy for his depiction of police detective Frank Pembleton on the 1990s series “Homicide: Life on the Street.” Advertisement And he came to be known to a new generation of TV viewers in 2013 as a deadpan police captain on NBC’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” “Andre Braugher was the actor that others in the profession would always aspire…
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Hollywood Actors’ Union Sag-Aftra Agrees Tentative Deal To End Four-Month Strike
09 Nov

Hollywood Actors’ Union Sag-Aftra Agrees Tentative Deal To End Four-Month Strike

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US actors are expected to resume work after their union agreed a tentative deal with Hollywood studios to end a four-month strike. Sag-Aftra reached agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers (AMPTP) in a unanimous vote. The shutdown - combined with a separate writers' strike - paralysed the entertainment industry and disrupted numerous major films and TV shows. Actors have been calling for better pay and safeguards on the use of AI. Sag-Aftra president Fran Drescher posted: "We did it!!!!" She thanked members "for hanging in and holding out for this historic deal!" IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERS Image caption, Union…
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