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| Olivia Cooke: Alicent angry, grieving over Otto's death in 'Dragon' S3 | Olivia Cooke says her House of the Dragon character Alicent Hightower is emotionally stunned by the execution of her manipulative father, Otto (Rhys Ifans), in Season 3. Set about 100 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the show picked up this season with Alicent surrendering her sons' rights to the crown in favor of their older half-sister and Alicent's former best friend, Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy). One of Rhaenyra's first moves as queen is to publicly behead Otto, the man she blames for the coup against her. New episodes of the fantasy drama air Sundays on HBO. "It's devastating to not have Rhys in my daily life, so I'll be more devastated not to have him on set. As for Alicent, when she sees him slain on the floor? |
| J.K. Simmons says his 'Westies' leader demands loyalty | Oscar-winning Whiplash, Oz and Spider-man actor J.K. Simmons says he sees Eamon Sweeney, the gang leader he plays in The Westies, as having "mentor-protege" relationships with the young criminals who work for him. "He expects loyalty from everybody and grants loyalty to precious few," Simmons, 71, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. Set in the 1980s in the Manhattan neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, The Westies follows members of the titular Irish-American gang as they compete with the Gambino family of Italian mobsters over turf that includes the lucrative construction of the Javits Center. |
| 'Moana' tops North American box office with $43M | Dwayne Johnson's live-action Moana is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $43 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is Minions & Monsters with $20.5 million, followed by Toy Story 5 at No. 3 with $18.5 million, Evil Dead Burn at No. 4 with $13.7 million and Young Washington at No. 5 with $6.4 million. Rounding out the top tier are The Invite at No. 6 with $5.7 million, Obsession at No. 7 with $3.8 million, Supergirl at No. 8 with $3.6 million, Disclosure Day at No. 9 with $3.2 million and Backrooms at No. 10 with $1.5 million. |
| Famous birthdays for July 12: Brian Grazer, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include: -- Roman leader Julius Caesar in 100 B.C. |
| Beyonce, Blue Ivy take stage at Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium show | Rapper Jay-Z's Grammy-winning wife Beyonce and daughter Blue Ivy took the stage at his Yankee stadium concert Friday night. The show marked the 30th anniversary of the release of his album, Reasonable Doubt. Beyonce sang Mary J. Blige's part of the song, "Can't Knock the Hustle," with her husband and kissed him before she exited the stage. "Make some noise for the legendary Blue Ivy Carter," Jay-Z said after their 14-year-old daughter later played piano on his song, "Feelin' It." Beyonce and Jay-Z married in 2008. They are also the parents of 9-year-old twins, Rumi and Sir. Jay-Z is expected to play at Yankee Stadium on Saturday and Sunday. |