Working hard! Monica Aldama exclusively invited Us Weekly to experience a day in her life as the coach of the cheerleading team at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas.
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Sean Baker used to be the indie world’s best-kept secret, until 2017’s The Florida Project—a study of a struggling single mom in the shadow of Disney World—took the director first to Cannes and later to the Oscars, after Willem Dafoe was nominated for his role as a kind-hearted motel janitor. The career boost was short-lived; as Baker prepared to shoot a passion project about drug activism, the COVID pandemic forced him to pivot to something smaller—much smaller. Ironically, the result, Red Rocket, is one of his best-received films to date, telling the story of hustler Mikey Saber (Simon Rex), who returns to his ex-wife in Texas and obsesses over the teenage jailbait, Strawberry, who works in the local donut shop. Here, he discusses his 20-year journey…
DEADLINE: How did The Florida Project come about?
SEAN BAKER: That one was specifically to do with an issue that I did not know about: the hidden homeless. And it was my co-screenwriter [Chris Bergoch] who basically gave me an article and said, “This is your sort of subject, is this something you’d be interested in tackling?” He also happened to know everything to do with Disney as well—he’s a Disney fanatic. So, when he presented it to me, I thought, “Oh wow, this is very special, I didn’t know this was happening, I didn’t know there was a hidden homeless population.” So, it’s a little bit different from my other films. Maybe it’s more in line with Take Out, if anything, and the [new film] that I’ve had to put on hold because of COVID, which was to do with drug-user activism, which is a specific cause that I’m passionate about and wanting to shine a light on. [Pause] Sometimes my films start that way: issues come to my attention that I feel have not had the attention they
Working hard! Monica Aldama exclusively invited Us Weekly to experience a day in her life as the coach of the cheerleading team at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas.
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Netflix series Cheer, has pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography and soliciting sex from minors.During a change of plea hearing in a Chicago federal court yesterday (February 10), Harris admitted to one count of travelling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a 15-year-old and one count of receiving child abuse images from a 17-year-old.Harris, 22, pleaded guilty to two of the seven felony counts against him. Prosecutors agreed to drop the remaining five counts under a plea agreement.Harris was arrested in September 2020 on a charge of production of child abuse imagery.
Florida for the purpose of “engaging in illicit sexual conduct” with a 15-year-old. Prosecutors agreed to drop the remaining five counts under a plea agreement.The child pornography charge carries a sentence ranging from five to 20 years and the second charge carries a maximum sentence of 30 years.
Jerry Harris has entered a plea.
Florida and Texas. Federal prosecutors also alleged that Harris tried to persuade a minor to engage in oral sex at cheerleading events, solicited another for sex and admitted to having five to 10 victims in all.U.S.
contacting influential people in Texas’ political circles as part of his “true consideration” for a gubernatorial run.The True Detective star stated in November that he would not run for Texas governor, however, despite being the leading candidate in a round of polls at the time.In a new interview with Fox News Digital published today (February 9), McConaughey spoke about his disillusionment with “blue or red flag pole” discourse, promoting a bipartisan approach.The actor attributed a “loss of values” within “people on both sides of the aisle” to intense rivalry between Democrats and Republicans in the US, arguing that “their whole identities almost sometimes seems to be based on the invalidation of the other, instead of the validation of their own vision.”“Now I know, and I think we all know that, in the long run, that’s not the way forward,” he added.In his statement posted back in November, McConaughey didn’t rule out a potential political run in the future. “As a simple kid born in the little town of Uvalde, Texas, it never occurred to me that I would one day be considered for political leadership,” he said.“It’s a humbling and inspiring path to ponder.
Matthew McConaughey may have pressed pause on his political ambitions, but the actor is still contemplating entering the political arena. McConaughey, 52, recently recalled what inspired him to consider running for governor of Texas during an interview with Fox News Digital.
During a recent concert in Atlanta, Billie Eilish stopped the show to ask a fan if they needed an inhaler after spotting their visible struggle to breathe from the stage. If this sparks memories of the tragedy of Travis Scott’s Astroworld, well, it did for the 20-year-old pop singer too.
Dua Lipa is soaking up the sun!
Khloe Kardashian is sexy and stunning in a new campaign for her clothing line Good American! The reality star put her incredible figure on display in the new photos, sporting a skimpy white bodysuit under a large jean jacket with another jean jacket tied around her waist. Khloe paired the casual cool style with long pointy gray nails and a bright blonde “lob” (aka long bob), wearing warm, dewy glam to complete the look.
Andy Cosferent is explaining why he seemingly disappeared from Cheer‘s second season about partway through.
Amelia Hamlin wore a risqué outfit while on the red carpet this week!
The cast of the Netflix docu-series Cheer is going on tour this summer and you can see them in a city near you very soon!
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentDespite premiering at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, ranking among Hulu’s most-watched documentaries and garnering high-profile support, Sabrina Van Tassel’s “The State of Texas vs. Melissa” hasn’t yet succeeded in changing the fate of Melissa Lucio.The first Hispanic woman sentenced to death row in Texas, Lucio has been in prison for 14 years and was just given an execution date for April 27.
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