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Kim Kardashian shares adorable snap of daughter Chicago and cousins ​​True and Dream on a boat ride

'Best friends!': Kim Kardashian, 41, shared an adorable photo of her baby girl Chicago, four, enjoying a boat ride with cousins ​​Dream, five, and True, four, to her Instagram on Thursday

Kim Kardashian cherishes the tight-knit relationship her daughter has with her cousins.

The reality TV star, 41, shared an adorable photo of her baby girl Chicago, four, enjoying a boat ride with cousins ​​Dream, five, and True, four, to her Instagram on Thursday.

The SKIMS founder captioned the sweet photo of the girls having a fun day out on the water writing: ‘BFFAE best friends forever and ever.’

'Best friends!': Kim Kardashian, 41, shared an adorable photo of her baby girl Chicago, four, enjoying a boat ride with cousins ​​Dream, five, and True, four, to her Instagram on Thursday

‘Best friends!’: Kim Kardashian, 41, shared an adorable photo of her baby girl Chicago, four, enjoying a boat ride with cousins ​​Dream, five, and True, four, to her Instagram on Thursday

The cute trio were clad in bathing suits and pictured looking over a boat rail on the water, with their hair blowing in the wind.

Kim shares Chicago as well as daughter North, 9, and sons Psalm, three, and Saint, six, with ex-husband Kanye West, 45.

Meanwhile Dream is her brother Rob Kardashian’s, 35, daughter with ex-girlfriend model Blac Chyna, 35, while True is sister Khloe Kardashian’s, 38, child with ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson, 31.

Snoozing: Kim also took to her Stories to share yet another look at Chicago - whom she shares with ex-husband Kanye West, 45 - this time as she was sleeping

Snoozing: Kim also took to her Stories to share yet another look at Chicago – whom she shares with ex-husband Kanye West, 45 – this time as she was sleeping

New look: The mom-of-four went on to share some some intriguing clips of herself, including one with a nosebleed filter

New look: The mom-of-four went on to share some some intriguing clips of herself, including one with a nosebleed filter

The adorable photo earned a comment from Rob, who posted a blue heart emoji, while Khloe left six white ones.

Paris Hilton also loved the photo, commenting on three heart-eye emojis underneath the cute snap.

Meanwhile Kim took to her Stories to share yet another look at Chicago – this time as she was sleeping.

Edgy: She utilized the 'bby demon' filter, which gave her the appearance of a nose bleed, as well as red eyes and horns

Edgy: She utilized the ‘bby demon’ filter, which gave her the appearance of a nose bleed, as well as red eyes and horns

Variety: The businesswoman posed up a storm for the camera

Seductive: The platinum blonde star made seductive poses at the camera, placing her index finger in her mouth at one point

Seductive: The platinum blonde star made seductive poses at the camera, placing her index finger in her mouth at one point

‘She’s a 10 but she sometimes snores,’ she jokingly wrote over the snap, in reference to a TikTok trend.

The mom-of-four went on to share some intriguing clips of herself while in the backseat of a driving car.

She utilized the ‘bby demon’ filter, which gave her the appearance of a nose bleed, as well as red eyes and horns.

Feeling blue: She also shared a more close-up video with a filter that turned her brown eyes a mesmerizing deep blue color

Feeling blue: She also shared a more close-up video with a filter that turned her brown eyes a mesmerizing deep blue color

The platinum blonde star made seductive poses at the camera, placing her index finger in her mouth at one point.

She also shared a more close-up video with a filter that turned her brown eyes a mesmerizing deep blue color.

It comes after reports that Kim and Kanye are in a much better place when it comes to raising their four children together, after having a very contentious co-parenting relationship not that long ago.

‘Kim and Kanye have been co-parenting very well as of late,’ a source told Us Weekly. ‘They are very civil with each other right now, there are no issues. They are both treating each other with mutual respect.’

Co-parents: Kim and Kanye are said to be in a much better place when it comes to raising their four children: Chicago, daughter North, 9, and sons Psalm, three, and Saint, six. The couple were declared legally single on March 2, after six years of wedded bliss

Co-parents: Kim and Kanye are said to be in a much better place when it comes to raising their four children: Chicago, daughter North, 9, and sons Psalm, three, and Saint, six. The couple were declared legally single on March 2, after six years of wedded bliss

The drama between the exes frequently unfolded in public earlier this year with Kanye often going on social media tirades about Kim and her new boyfriend Pete Davidson, 28.

After six years of wedded bliss, Kim and Kanye were declared legally single on March 2, and their next status conference divorce hearing is scheduled for August 5.

West has past expressed anger toward Davidson since he’s been dating Kardashian, and drew him into the drama surrounding their custody arrangement earlier this year, giving him the derisive nickname ‘SKETE.’

In June, however, Kim spoke highly of Kanye as she wished him a happy Father’s Day.

She wrote: ‘Thank you for being the best dad to our babies and loving them the way you do! Happy Father’s Day Ye!’

New love! The socialite is currently dating comedian Pete Davidson, 28

New love! The socialite is currently dating comedian Pete Davidson, 28

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The Sandman review – Neil Gaiman has created 2022’s single greatest hour of TV drama | television & radio

YoIt has taken 30 years for an adaptation of The Sandman (Netflix), Neil Gaiman’s celebrated comic-book series, to make it to the screen, and little wonder. It is a big, bold story of gods and demons, so deep and rich that the idea of ​​cramming its wonders into 10 episodes seems borderline ludicrous. Yet this is the era of megabudget fantasy television, with the imminent arrival of a small-screen Lord of the Rings and the return of the Game of Thrones universe in House of the Dragon. With its debut season, The Sandman can stand proudly among them, albeit as their moody goth older brother.

The first couple of episodes exist firmly in the realm of fantasy. The notes I took when watching include “Patton Oswalt is crow?”. It’s that kind of show, and it immerses you in its world immediately, setting the Sandman off on his journey of discovery. It begins in 1916, when Lord Morpheus, or Dream, or the Sandman, or Lord Morpheus, Dream of the Endless, to give him his pedigree name (a sinewy Robert Smith type, played with breathy sulkiness by Tom Sturridge), is mistakenly captured by Charles Dance’s sinister – and Dance is very good at sinister – magus.

Sinister … Charles Dance as Roderick Burgess in episode one.
Sinister … Charles Dance as Roderick Burgess in episode one. Photograph: Ed Miller/Netflix

The magus wants to harness Death’s power to indulge in a spot of necromancy and revive his favorite son, who was killed in wartime. Instead, he ends up with Dream, and traps him naked in a glass sphere in his basement. For a while, the period setting feels a bit dark Downton Abbey, but it soon becomes clear that this is far too expansive to stick to one era or genre. Throughout the series, time flies, and slows, and we leap through different periods and cities and realms. It all feels like rather a lot, but it works well.

Partly, that is because the pace is meditative, not frantic. Once the scene-setting and world-building has been done, it has the confidence to take its time over the big stuff. I am sure plenty of viewers will love its more fantastical elements, from a battle of imaginations with Lucifer (Gwendoline Christie) to a cute mythical creature called Gregory, but I found its finest moments in the more human, conversational, emotional strands. Jenna Coleman is strong as the messy, tough Johanna Constantine, a contraction of John and Johanna into one character (or two), whose nightmares are matched only by her exorcist duties.

Sanjeev Bhaskar as Cain in episode two of The Sandman.
Nothing unnatural … Sanjeev Bhaskar as Cain in episode two of The Sandman. Photograph: Netflix

The big cast is largely excellent, with an impressive ability to deliver lines that could have sounded overly literary or convoluted, or both, in ways that sound neither woolly nor unnatural. Vivienne Acheampong as Dream’s right-hand man Lucienne, Boyd Holbrook as the thick walking nightmare Corinthian, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste as an empathic, big-hearted Death, are all fantastic. I spent some time mildly irritated at the idea that Joely Richardson, 57, could be cast as the mother of David Thewlis, 59, until I was reminded that in this world where teeth can replace eyeballs and getting sand in your eyes is far more troublesome than your typical trip to the beach, something as trivial as age is bound to be explained eventually. It is, and my outrage retreated.

Thewlis is brilliant as John Dee, naive and cruel and earnest and cynical, and he gets to lead the best episode of the lot. After an eerie car journey that plays out like a film of his own, Dee spends a day and night in a diner, experimenting on his staff and patrons by nudging them towards a policy of being honest. Each person’s feelings are teased to the surface, and it is horrible and mesmerizing and thrilling, with an uncanny, Twin Peaks-ish feel. This is surely a contender for best episode of the year, of any TV drama, and the point at which The Sandman really finds its feet.

Yet it is thickening from the start. It is transportive, playful at times, and certainly grand. But above all, it is dark. Bodies explode, limbs are severed, and demons crawl out of the mouths of professional footballers, fist-first. Nestled in among its more grotesque spectacles, though, is an emotional depth that elevates this far beyond the usual “let’s see what we can blow the CGI budget on” fantasy fodder. Given the source material, that’s no wonder. For fans, it may well turn out to have been worth the long wait, but for newcomers to the Sandman’s world, there is plenty to discover.

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Naomi Judd’s ‘graphic’ death records to remain sealed, per family’s wishes

Naomi Judd's 'graphic' death records to remain sealed, per family's wishes

Naomi Judd’s death records will be kept private – per her family’s request – due to the “graphic” nature in which she died, a judge has ruled.

The late country singer’s husband, Larry Strickland, and her two daughters, Wynonna and Ashley Judd, filed a request in Williamson County, Tennessee, on Monday to keep any investigation records into her suicide private as it may cause “emotional distress, pain and mental anguish” if released, court documents obtained by NBC said.

Naomi – who battled depression and mental illness for years – died in April aged 76.

Her family argued in the court documents that records could depict the death of the singer in a “graphic manner”, new york post reports.

“Moreover, the release of these records would continue to cause the entire family pain for years to come,” the filing also stated.

According to NBC, the request was temporarily granted, but a hearing regarding the matter was scheduled for September 12.

Strickland and the Judd sisters filed the request on the same day news broke that Naomi had left her daughters’ names out of her will and made her husband executor of her estate.

Wynonna, 58, and Ashley, 54, did not address the apparent slight but a source told RadarOnline.com earlier this week that Wynonna is “upset” that she was excluded because she formed half of the duo The Judds with her mother.

The singer reportedly believes she was “a major force behind her mother’s success”.

A legal expert told Page Six exclusively on Tuesday that while it is “common” for a person to name the spouse as the executor of their will, “leaving out her daughters seems pointed, like a purposeful act on Naomi’s part”.

Lawyer Holly Davis added, however, that if “there is an issue or tension between the husband and the daughters, we will find out if there will be a will contest via probate lawyers in the coming days”.

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Adam Hills on how the ABC show is still finding magic in the music

Adam Hills on how the ABC show is still finding magic in the music

“I think that is part of the secret to our success, Spicks and Specks has always been, above all, a joyous celebration of Australian music,” says Hills.

“I remember being told we were carrying the torch from countdown, which felt like the ultimate pat on the back.”

The 2014 reboot starring singer-songwriter Ella Hooper, stand-up comedian Josh Earl and radio presenter Adam Richards lasted a single season.

The 2014 reboot starring singer-songwriter Ella Hooper, stand-up comedian Josh Earl and radio presenter Adam Richards lasted a single season.

But it’s hard to deny that the dynamic between Hills, Warhurst and Brough plays a significant role in the show’s enduring appeal. The 2014 reboot saw the ABC replace the original trio with stand-up comedian Josh Earl, singer-songwriter Ella Hooper and radio presenter Adam Richards. The reboot lasted a single season before the network pulled the pin.

“I’ve no idea why the reboot didn’t take off, but I guess it made us more aware that something special happened when the three of us were on the air together,” says Hills.

“We love hanging out, and weirdly, we don’t hang out that much off camera, so there is a genuine buzz of excitement when we film.”

Spicks and Specks also seems to recognize that for a much-loved show to stay alive, it must strike the right balance between the familiar and the future.

Georgia Maq of Camp Cope is one of the young musicians to appear on the latest season of Spicks and Specks.

Georgia Maq of Camp Cope is one of the young musicians to appear on the latest season of Spicks and Specks.

This season sees a revolving door of recognizable faces from the Specks universe – Hamish Blake, Denise Scott, and Dave O’Neill – blended in with a new slate of talent including Emma Watkins, Dylan Alcott and Camp Cope’s Georgia Maq.

“Georgia was one of my favourites; her parents de ella were friends with our original set designer, so she used to come to tapings after school. She literally grew up with the show.”

For up-and-coming bands like Camp Cope, two years of a pandemic has decimated their ability to make a living and Hills believes Spicks and Specks has to provide a platform to those impacted by COVID-19.

“As the Australian live music scene slowly gets back on its feet, we want to give the whole industry a leg up by showcasing some of the best new musicians Australia has to offer,” he says.

Keeping one eye on the future is crucial to Spicks and Specks’ relevance, and while 52-year-old Hills slots neatly into the Double J demographic, he has a secret weapon.

“Thankfully, I’ve got a 12-year-old daughter who keeps me up to date; I found that so often when we were making this series, I’d be talking about various artists, and people in the office would go, ‘Who?’” he says.

“My wife and I took our daughters to Glastonbury festival this year, and they had a longer list of bands they wanted to see than we did; I ended up at Girl in Red, Mitski and Olivia Rodrigo.”

As the morning bleeds into the workday, duty calls for Hills. In the week leading up to our interview, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned, providing plenty of fodder for his team at The Last Leg.

Meanwhile, the most recent season of Spicks and Specks was filmed during the Australian federal election, meaning Hills was able to vote in person and sample a democracy sausage.

“I had two actually because I was away for the last vote,” jokes Hills.

“It was fascinating to watch both [events] from afar and then both up close, the rise and fall of the populist leaders, you know, ‘the person you want to have a beer with,’ no surprise they’ve all fallen from grace around the same time.”

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“Now the question becomes, do the people replacing them live up to the promises they’re making, and what will their legacy be?”

If anyone understands the importance of legacy, it’s Adam Hills.

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HEY BESTIE: My boyfriend doesn’t know my name – is that a deal breaker?

HEY BESTIE: My boyfriend doesn't know my name - is that a deal breaker?

HEY BESTIE: My partner of seven years did not know my name, should I be concerned? When filling out an online form I have inserted an extra middle name that I do not have. How can he be so oblivious after so many years, am I overreacting?

There are some things that can be considered deal breakers in relationships and some things that aren’t. What I am hearing you ask is whether this is a dealbreaker for you and whether this should be a concern for the relationship.

There are often things within a relationship that are more important to one partner than they are to the other. For example, you might be the type of person who genuinely loves to know things about others, including about your partner.

Middle name, place of birth, time of birth, parents and grandparent details and even potentially the name of the street your partner grew up on.

Your partner on the other hand, might place less importance on some of the things listed above, and might place more importance on other aspects of the relationship such as providing regular compliments to you, cuddling on the couch while watching TV, being engaging around family and friends, and making amazing meals for you to share.

When he doesn’t remember your middle name for a form, does this mean that he loves you any less? Probably not.

It could simply be a matter of lesser importance for him. Some people are forgetful, and some people don’t pay attention to the minor details of things.

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I hate imaginary play with my child, how do I get through it?

A mother and child dressed as a superhero sit next to each other with toys.

Lately, whenever my son and I are driving in the car, I put down all four windows and cry “wind bomb!” It’s a new game I invented, where the winner is the person who has the last window to go up.

Spoiler alert: it’s usually his window.

I love fun! Fun is a big part of who I am. So — why is it that I can’t stand imaginary play or role play of any sorts?

Go on the trampoline with him, sure. Boardgames, love too.

I recently even mimicked a scene from the show Is It Cake? for my son’s fifth birthday — I positioned six plates around the table with bananas on them. One of the bananas is actually a cake.

Yet when my son asks: “Do you want to play with me?” Inside, I cringe. Outwardly, I probably cringe too.

Is it real or is it cake? I’m happy to play games with real life props. One of these is a cake made by Alisha Rose Sweets.(Supplied: Mikki Cusack)

Why do I hate it so much?

If I dread imaginary play so much, is there something wrong with me? I sought an explanation from the millennial parenting whisperer Becky Kennedy.

Based in the US, the clinical psychologist is best known as Dr Becky, parenting expert and podcast host.

She reassures me: “it’s OK to not like play.”

Phew. But what does that mean, and what can I do about it.

“Do you want to be this one, or this one?” my son asks me, holding up two of his toys from him.

In his mind, there is only one right answer: I always play his least favorite transformer toy, Boulder the Rescue Bot.

Imaginary play feels stiff, and it bores me. I’m not sure why I don’t enjoy it, but I really, really don’t.

My heart races. Time stands still, and I feel as though it’s Groundhog day, with a dictator at the helm.

“Nothing is wrong with you,” says Dr Becky. “Realizing that it’s okay to not like play, or pretend play is the single most important thing that will help you engage in more play.”

“That’s the number one thing that will help you engage in it more easily.”

Dr Becky Kennedy, clinical psychologist, mother of three, and founder of the breakthrough global parenting community, Good Inside.((Supplied: Melanie Dunea) )

It’s all about boundaries

Play matters to kids, and it’s important for their development and early education so it’s about finding the right way — and right time — to make play work for you and your family.

Jumping into play is all well and good, if you have the time and energy. But as many parents experience, much of the time you’re tired, burnt out and have a million other things to do.

We can’t all be a Bandit Heeler from Bluey.

“You’re allowed to not play with your kid,” Dr Becky says.

“You can say you’re not available.”

One tip for parents is to set time limits on how long they can play for. We all go about our everyday business doing things that we don’t like to do. It’s true — I hate cleaning, but I still do it.

I try it out. “I can play for 10 minutes today,” I say. It doesn’t sit well with him, and I duck a few blocks to the head.

I try again: “I love playing with you, but that’s all the time I have today. I’m sorry, I wish it was longer too!” This works better.

Putting your phone away is also crucial. Think about it — if you’re talking to someone who has their head slumped down checking social media, how would you feel? If you were out with your mate, and they constantly checked their phone, would you feel annoyed?

It’s hard not to resonate with this tip. We’ve all felt annoyed by someone on their phone.

Building my play muscle

My son loves role play so I want to find a way to make it work for us both.

There are various strategies and ways to approach play, and I’ve tried following Dr Becky’s suggestion that I try to repurpose play for myself.

scene: We’re sitting outside and we have just crash landed onto a desert island where a giant anaconda lives.

“Water, food and shelter.” That’s what I tell my five-year-old we need.

My mind is searching for what the other thing humans need to survive but I can’t remember. I need to wrap this game up somehow.

“Mayday, mayday — SOS,” I shout. Eventually, we are “rescued”, I can wrap up the game and breathe a sigh of relief.

Later, I turned the pretend play into a lesson. We learned together that ‘mayday’ is derived from the French word m’aider which translates loosely to ‘help me’. After that, we practiced how to make an SOS signal by tapping with our fingers on the kitchen bench.

By bringing learning and information into the role play, I found it more tolerable.

So next time he asks me to play, I will try not to scream: “MAYDAY, MAYDAY!” but instead think of the French meaning, and look at the situation how I can help met both mine, and my child’s needs.

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Catholic church says they never rejected Britney Spears’ request to get married

St Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, California, has denied ever rejecting Britney Spears‘request to get married.

The singer recently shared a photo of the church’s interior on Instagram, claiming that she wanted to marry there, but wasn’t allowed because she isn’t Catholic and they require a “test.” The post has now been deleted.

But now the church claims the singer never visited them in the first place.

A representative from the church revealed to TMZ that after checking their records, Spears never appeared on their visitor list, adding that they have no record of her asking them to host her nuptials to husband Sam Asghari.

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St Monica’s Catholic Church claims Spears never visited their place of worship, or asked if she could be married there. (instagram)

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The representative also explained that in order to marry at the church, at least one partner needs to be Catholic. Spears was raised Baptist, while Asghari is reportedly Muslim.

They allege that the photo Spears posted was from a live-stream of one of their services, and not obtained by her.

In the deleted post, Spears shared a lengthy caption: “This is where I originally wanted to get married during COVID !!!!”

“I wanted to go every Sunday … it’s beautiful and they said it was temporarily shut down due to COVID !!!! Then 2 years later when I wanted to get married there they said I had to be catholic and go through TEST !!! !”

She then signed off with: “Isn’t church supposed to be open to all ????”

She is yet to respond to the claims by St Monica’s Catholic Church.

Spears and Asghari married in a fairytale affair in Junecelebrating their nuptials in the backyard of her Thousand Oaks, California home.

Guests at the wedding included a list of high-profile friends, including Madonna, Paris Hilton, Drew Barrymore and Selena Gomez. Donatella Versace, who also attended the wedding, designed Spears’ wedding dress for her.

Spears and Asghari married in a fairytale affair in June this year at her California home. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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Spears and Asghari met in 2016, and kept their love alive right through the draining years of their conservatorship.

In September 2021, they announced their engagement and in November that year her 13-year conservatorship came to an end.

Spears had previously claimed the conservatorship had prohibited her from marrying Asghari or starting a family with him.

Spears shares two sons, Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden James, with ex-husband Kevin Federline.

She and Federline were married from October 2004 to July 2007.

She was also briefly married to her childhood friend Jason Alexander in January 2004, for just 55 hours.

Alexander made headlines this year when he crashed Spears’ wedding to Asgharireportedly making his way past her security and into her home.

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Kylie Jenner forced to reveal truth behind photos of her working in lab

Kylie Jenner forced to reveal truth behind photos of her working in lab

Kylie Jenner has hit back at haters who criticized her recent lab photos for being “unsanitary”.

But in the process of defending herself, the 24-year-old US makeup mogul has been forced to admit an embarrassing detail.

The Kylie Cosmetics founder uploaded a string of glamorous photos of herself working on cosmetics while wearing a lab coat, telling Instagram followers she was “in the lab creating new magic for you guys.”

The photos were called out by cosmetic developer Kevin James Bennett in an Instagram post, in which he slammed her for not wearing “a hair net, shoe covers, [a] mask … and disposable GLOVES.”

Jenner was quick to argue with Bennett, writing in the comments section, “Kevin — this picture is not taken in a manufacturing facility. i would never bypass sanitary protocols and neither would any other celeb or beauty brand owner.”

The reality star wrote that she was in a “small, personal space” in the pictures, which was strictly “for content.”

“[I was] creating my own fun samples and taking pictures for content nowhere near the mass manufacturing,” the kardashians alum went on to write. “No one is putting customers at risk!”

She concluded, “Shame on you Kevin for spreading false information !!!!”

In Bennett’s reply to Jenner, he accused the star of “serious[ly] gaslighting” her followers.

“So you were standing on a platform, looking into an expensive homogenizing kettle that had processed at least 50 liters of a complexion product (the product still covering the mixing paddles) without PPE or your hair tied back, wearing a lab coat? But this is not a cosmetics manufacturing facility?” I have asked. “It’s a personal space?”

Sources exclusively told Page Six that Jenner was not on the production floor when the pictures and videos were taken as she was simply reviewing colors and ideating on new concepts.

However, this was not made clear to Jenner’s fans, who have mixed feelings about the lab visit.

“Many brand owners take those pictures. Ella she’s not doing anything wrong and we have zero way to know how involved she is in formulation, ”one Instagram user wrote.

Another added, “I’ve seen all kinds of scenarios in development labs, but uncovered hair near a kettle in production would never happen. full stop.”

Jenner founded Kylie Cosmetics in 2014 and began selling products the following year, going on to also launch Kylie Skin and Kylie Baby in 2019 and 2021, respectively.

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Keanu Reeves lands first TV role in Hulu’s The Devil In The White City

Keanu Reeves lands first TV role in Hulu's The Devil In The White City

Keanu Reeves is taking on his first big television role.

Reeves, 57, is set to star in Hulu’s The Devil In The White Citywhich is being executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese as well as the John Wick star.

The show, written by Castle Rock producer Sam Shaw, has been in development for over a decade after DiCaprio took on the project in 2010. The streaming service only announced on Thursday that it would be moving forward.

Based on Erik Larson’s bestseller of the same name, Reeves will portray Daniel H. Burnham, a young architect who helped develop early skyscrapers.

Deadline reported that the limited series will begin production in 2023 and will be released the following year. A representative for Hulu did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.

The series will be a meeting for DiCaprio and Scorsese. The duo worked together on gangs of new york in 2002, Shutter Island in 2010 and The Wolf Of Wall Street, all of which Scorsese directed and DiCaprio starred in.

Aside from Reeves’ four-decade-long acting career, the Matrix star has experience in producing as well. He is currently executive producing John Wick: Chapter 4which is set to be released next March.

Reeves has played the iconic action hero John Wick for nearly a decade, but the role was originally intended for an older actor such as Clint Eastwood or Harrison Ford.

One of the John Wick producers, Basil Iwanyk, revealed in the new book, They Shouldn’t Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Oral History Of John Wick, Gun Fu, And The New Age Of Action by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, that the legendary assassin was supposed to be played by a 75-year-old man.

Iwanyk said in the book that one of his best friends sent him a script from Derek Kolstad — the creator of the John Wick franchise, according to Entertainment Weekly.

“The lead was a 75-year-old man, 25 years after being retired. It was the fun of watching Clint Eastwood kick a**. I thought, ‘OK, there’s probably one or two names you could do this with: Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford,’” Iwanyk said.

Reeves has been dominating the big screen since he landed his first major film part in 1986’s Youngblood. The Devil In The White City will mark the actor’s first big TV role.

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Kevin Spacey ordered to pay $US30 million to House of Cards makers, after judge supports arbitration ruling

Frank Underwood stands at a podium in House of Cards

A judge has ruled Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the producers of hit TV show House of Cards nearly $US31 million because of losses brought on by his 2017 firing for the sexual harassment of crew members.

The ruling gives the force of law to a private arbitrator’s decision to award $US30.9 million ($44.3 million) in favor of production company MRC and others.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mel Red Recana wrote that Spacey and his attorneys “fail to demonstrate that this is even a close case” and “do not demonstrate that the damages award was so utterly irrational that it amounts to an arbitrary remaking of the parties’ contracts.”

“We are pleased with the court’s ruling,” MRC attorney Michael Kump said in an email to The Associated Press.

Spacey has denied the allegations through his attorneys and his spokesperson, who did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.

The arbitrator found that Spacey violated his contract’s demands for professional behavior by “engaging certain conduct in connection with several crew members in each of the five seasons that he starred in and executive produced House of Cards,” according to a filing from Mr Kump.

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