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The premiere of season 4 of “Masters of the Game” is preceded by an interview with Jeffrey Wright

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Interviewing Jeffrey Wright is a joy. Just before the Oscars, I spoke with him in Los Angeles about the next episode of “Masters of the Game,” season 4 of which begins March 29 on GrioTV. He soared high in the wings as he played the good lead role in “American Fiction,” one of the best movies of 2023. I do know Wright. We live in the same neighborhood in Brooklyn and run into one another every now and then. He at all times has a pleasant smile for an old friend.

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Wright is one of Hollywood’s best actors. He is a master of his craft and I get excited each time I see him, from his role as Commissioner Gordon in “The Batman” to Roebuck Wright in “The French Dispatch.” His acting shows intelligence and understanding of human nature.

Since this is “Masters of the Act,” I wanted to listen to him speak about what it means to be a master of acting. Three big ideas stand out from our hour-long conversation.

First of all, to be a master of acting, you want to really immerse yourself in the work. When Wright was much younger, when he was working on his first big film role in “Basquiat,” he considered work all the time. “At the beginning of my career,” he said, “I could think about a character 24 hours a day. In “Basquiat,” I considered this man’s life in my dreamsHe continuedI could dive in. He delved deeply into his characters and you can feel that intensity in his work. Thanks to this, he quickly became an essential actor.

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That said, as an artist who is also a parent, he has learned to embrace his engaging moments because he cannot lose himself in his work in the same way. “I can’t do this anymore,” he said. “I even have children. You know, it is not at all times about creative purity. You have to make pragmatic considerations. My children, I do not find out about yours, insist on eating on daily basis. Many times a day. At least three or 4. They’ve been doing this for years.” I saw these voracious little people. They are very cute.

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Secondly, to be a master of acting, precision in the use of language is essential. “For as long as I can remember,” Wright said, “I have had a great appreciation for dialogue, language, the way people speak and the way they express music through their language.” Wright talked about growing up near Washington, D.C. and learning to listen to musical differences in the way people spoke. Part of what’s most charming about Wright as an actor is the way he uses rhythm and music in his dialogue. What’s fascinating is that he began fascinated by this as a toddler.

Third, to be a master actor, you want to know how you can use your eyes. “I like the intimacy of the camera,” he said. “I like working with what I imagine is the strongest tool an actor has in front of the camera, which is the eyes. So I just attempt to, , express the story and the ideas and the emotions and so forth, really, primarily through my eyes. The body is obviously involved and all the things else, but the eyes are the window. “Most stories can be learned through the eyes.”

For more on Wright’s acting master class, try our Masters of the Game interview.

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American basketball player, Jarred Dwayne Shaw, arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling

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The police said that the American basketball player in the Indonesian league was arrested for the alleged try and smuggle illegal drugs to the country, the police said on Thursday.

The country of Southeast Asia has extremely harsh drugs on drugs, and the convicted smugglers are sometimes performed by the shooting unit.

Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from Dallas in Texas, was arrested on May 7, after the police attacked his apartment in Tangerang Regency, just before the capital, Jakarta, and took 132 pieces of hemp candy, said Ronald Sipayung, head of the police in Soekarno-Hatta.

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Sipayung said that the arrest took place on the side of the customary airport in which Shaw received a suspicious respiratory tract package from Thailand. Sipayung said that cannabis have been decriminated in Thailand since November 2024. As a part of the anti -drust regulations, Indonesia Shaw has change into a life sentence or death sentence whether it is found guilty.

The film circulating on social media allegedly showed Shaw, dressed in a black T -shirt and shorts, based when he’s pushed out by the police and shouting “Help … help!” When he was to be arrested.

Shaw played in several clubs in the Indonesian basketball league since 2022 and signed a contract with Tangerang Hawk last 12 months. According to Sipayung, he told the police throughout the interrogation that he desired to share marijuana sweets with other basketball players.

He said that the candies contained a complete gross mass of 869 grams (30.6 ounces) of the illegal cannabinoid in the package.

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“We are still investigating to discover the international drug network by this matter and stop its distribution,” said Sipayung.

Shaw didn’t terminate any statement when the authorities presented him on Wednesday a press conference in an orange shirt detained and a mask with touched hands.

Tangerang Hawks manager, Tikky Suwantikno, told journalists on Thursday that they regret what was done by Shaw, and the club immediately released him when he violated the contract.

The Indonesian Basketball league banned Shaw to play for life, said its chairman, Budisatrio Djiwandono.

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“We do not tolerate players, administrators or anyone in the field of drugs involved. There is no place for drug users in the world of basketball,” said Djiwandonono.

The United Nations Bureau for drugs and crime claims that Indonesia is the primary hub of drug -modified drug, despite having one in all the closest drugs regarding drugs in the world, partly because international drug syndicates targeted their young population.

About 530 persons are in the death cell in Indonesia, mainly for drug -related crimes, including 96 foreigners, shown by the Ministry of immigration and correction. Recent executions of Indonesia, Indonesians and three foreigners were carried out in July 2016.

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New music this week: Rihanna, Latto, Givēon and not only – essence

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New music this week: Rihanna releases

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Happy Friday, people. In mid -May, the music industry is preparing for summer, publishing the most well liked music to this point. Regardless of whether you’re a hip-hop fan or Afrobeats’s enthusiast, good people in Essence were a super soundtrack for the weekend.

Today, Latto begins the season along with his recent single and video “Somebody”, Rihanna drops “Friend Mine” from the soundtrack, and Givēon returns with the song “rather be”. Our list also accommodates records from BLXST, Lecrae and Miles Minnick, Snoop Dogg and others.

Look on the summary of latest editions below.

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Megyn Kelly slammed for an attempt to embarrass Halle Berry’s steamy post with her man

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The former host of Fox News, Megyn Kelly, caused hot reactions online after criticizing the award -winning Oscar of the actress Halle Berry for a steam post in social media promoting her sexual biological renewal brand.

The controversy began when Berry shared an intimate video with her partner, the musician of Van Hunt, to promote her Let’s Spin Intymacy gel on Mother’s Day.

Post received Over 122 thousand He likes over 4 days.

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In the last episode “The Megyn Kelly ShowThe conservative commentator geared toward Berry’s decision to publish a fun video from Cannes in France.

Kelly characterised the actress’s behavior as “inappropriate” and suggested that Berry’s public personality brought a disturbing lately.

“Looks very strange. Who celebrates Mother’s Day, talking about how to brush their VAG, with your boyfriend in bed, with Cannes, France? It is so strange,” said Kelly in her program, According to To Huffington Post, adding that Berry looked “as if she were drugs with this strange laugh.”

Her guest, Walter Kirn, the editor -in -chief of the unit, added his own primitive attention to the conversation.

In the film that attracted the anger of Kelly, Berry, 58, you may see in bed with Hunt, 55, jokingly discussing how their holidays will end, presenting the gel of the intimacy of your brand Wellness.

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The actress chuckled when Hunt noticed: “Yes, I would like you to hurry” before Berry explained that he was to “turn”.

Kelly didn’t stop criticizing the film, speculating that the catalyst of this alleged behavioral change occurred when actress Lisaraye McCoy commented in 2020 that Berry was “bad in bed” – Berry’s claim then challenged on her account X, directing McCoya about “ask my man @vanhunt, he’ll inform you.

The right host said: “I think Halle Berry was really down spiral. More and more strange photos with sex, naked photos, sexual posts.”

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The commentary expanded to Berry’s fashion elections, and Kelly is disapproving the invention of the actress Met Gala from the start of this month.

Berry’s outfit contained a mermaid style dress with strategically placed stripes, which barely covered its private areas, combined with a black jacket and a veil.

Criticism Kelly towards Berry seems to be a part of the pattern, because she often geared toward other outstanding women, including Beyoncé and Michelle Obama.

When she attacked the singer “Cowboy Carter”, she blew up her for covering the Dolly Parton “Jolene” song, opposition to the creative license she took from the charts.

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Kelly blew up the previous lady several times since 2008, but recently she took her for an open and honest comment about her husband, Barack Obama. The talking head believes that he’s always tearing him out.

Another defender didn’t share the words: “He is jealous of so many! He is a nasty, malicious person.”

The third person questioned Kelly’s persistent criticism of other women: “Megyn Kelly must stop telling women how to live !!! I mean honestly, does he ever say something nice about other women?”

However, not everyone didn’t agree with Kelly’s assessment. Some supporters believed that her comments were justified, and one person said: “simply causes cheesy behavior.”

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Another defender Kelly added: “Extremely wonderful Kelly is right about the stupid feat of Halle Berry.”

Controversy emphasizes continuous tensions about how female celebrities express their sexuality in public, especially as they aged.

At the age of 58, Berry still accepts his sensuality each through his personal style and the brand of biological renewal, questioning conventional expectations of how women should take care of a certain age – a position that clearly resonates with many fans, but in addition causes criticism of more conservative voices reminiscent of Kelly.

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