Flipboard Culture Desk
@CultureDesk@flipboard.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Is Pedro Pascal, one of the most vocal progressive celebrities, the victim of a social media smear campaign, and if so, why? Pascal, who has criticized Hollywood's "passivity" over Gaza, spoken out in support of trans rights and called JK Rowling a "heinous loser," is facing viral accusations on X and on some news websites that he has been groping women. Some of these rumors are based on faked videos and an interview that he never gave, despite it being cited by Google's AI summaries. "The basis of the allegations against Pascal isn’t true, and none of the women he’s been accused of groping have said so themselves," writes Kat Tenbarge, for her Spitfire News newsletter. "What’s happening to Pascal across these viral posts is a smear campaign, one spearheaded by bigots against a celebrity whose inclusive stance directly challenges their beliefs." Here's more.

https://flip.it/jEao6y

#Celebrity#PedroPascal#TransRights#Gaza#Entertainment#Hollywood#SocialMedia#ArtificialIntelligence#AI
Flipboard Culture Desk
@CultureDesk@flipboard.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Is Pedro Pascal, one of the most vocal progressive celebrities, the victim of a social media smear campaign, and if so, why? Pascal, who has criticized Hollywood's "passivity" over Gaza, spoken out in support of trans rights and called JK Rowling a "heinous loser," is facing viral accusations on X and on some news websites that he has been groping women. Some of these rumors are based on faked videos and an interview that he never gave, despite it being cited by Google's AI summaries. "The basis of the allegations against Pascal isn’t true, and none of the women he’s been accused of groping have said so themselves," writes Kat Tenbarge, for her Spitfire News newsletter. "What’s happening to Pascal across these viral posts is a smear campaign, one spearheaded by bigots against a celebrity whose inclusive stance directly challenges their beliefs." Here's more.

https://flip.it/jEao6y

#Celebrity#PedroPascal#TransRights#Gaza#Entertainment#Hollywood#SocialMedia#ArtificialIntelligence#AI
David August
@davidaugust@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Part of the problem of selling a show or movie to CBS or Paramount or Skydance, or booking an acting role on a project of theirs is purely business.

If potus decides he doesn’t like a project, CEOs George Cheeks, Brian Robbins & David Ellison will kill the project regardless of how well it does. They did just now to Colbert & The Late Show (number 1 in its time slot).

Why start business w/them that hurts others & will hurt you the moment they feel like it.

#USpol #movies #tv #entertainment
HOTCHKA
@Hotchka@mstdn.plus  ·  activity timestamp last month

Composer Mark Snow, who created the iconic The X-Files theme, has died at 78. Snow's other notable credits include Millennium, Smallville, The Ghost Whisperer, Blue Bloods, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, and The New Mutants.

#MarkSnow#TheXFiles#Music#Entertainment#Television#TV#Movies#Film#Cinema#RIP