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WWE apologizes for use of Auschwitz image in pre-match video – Deadline

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World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) today apologized for using an image of the Auschwitz concentration camp in a video promoting the match.

The WWE video used an image of the camp with audio, showing wrestler Dominic Mysterio pretending to be a criminal incarcerated.

“We had no knowledge of what was depicted,” WWE said in a statement released Friday. “As soon as they found out, they immediately removed it. We apologize for this mistake.”

Images do not appear in YouTube replays. The picture showed barbed wire fences and watchtowers in a concentration camp.

WWE recently announced its acquisition by Endeavor, the parent organization of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The merger will create one of the world’s largest sports and entertainment companies, with a combined valuation of $21 billion.

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20 funniest tweets about cats and dogs this week

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Woof, it’s been a long week.

If you feel like you’ve been working like a dog, let me offer you the Internet equivalent of a big pile of catnip: hilarious pet tweets.

Every week at HuffPost, we scour Twitter for the funniest posts about our furry balls being total chumps. They are sure to make you howl.

(No need to ask for more – you can check out last week’s batch right here.)

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Power Book II: Ghost with Angela Valdez’s nephew

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The Force Universe loves to sprinkle Easter eggs from time to time, and in the fourth episode of the third season of Power Book II: Ghost, longtime Power viewers spotted a familiar face – someone who could change the rules of the game later in the series. .

In the episode titled “Land of Opportunity”, we meet with a DEA agent named Angel “Junior” Young (Kevin Rodriguez), who is helping Detective Blanca (Monique Gabriela Curnen) on the latest investigation. The two are shown at the crime scene after a motel shootout between the Tejada clan – Lorenzo (Berto Colon), Kane (Woody McClain) and Drew (Lowell Adams-Grey) – and some arms dealers, one of whom happens to be Blanca’s criminal informer. Junior makes a brief appearance when he explains to Blanca that her informant was injured and taken to the hospital and is in critical condition. Junior’s little scene may seem insignificant, but it could be a hint to something more for fans of The Power who know who he’s connected with: Federal Attorney Angela Valdez (Lela Lauren).

That’s right, the same Angela who was entangled in the lies, deceit and crimes of James/Ghost (Omari Hardwicke) in the original series The Force, which also featured the character of Blanca, and was killed for it by Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora). Angela met her demise at the start of season six at the hands of Ghost’s best friend-turned-enemy, all because he feared the ADA would send them to jail for their many crimes. It didn’t help that Blanca relentlessly pursued the trio to get them all involved in the cause.

Angela is survived by her sister Paz Valdes (Elizabeth Rodriguez) and nephew Junior. The latter first appears in the second episode of the sixth season, “The Authority”, when he and his mom, Paz, mourn Angela’s death at the church. It is there that they learn that the Phantom paid all the expenses for Angela’s funeral.

Paz framed the Illusive Man for her sister’s murder and swore revenge on him on Angela’s behalf. She even agreed to Angela’s autopsy and dug up Angela’s grave to obtain evidence that Paz hoped would prove the Illusive Man’s guilt. But it all crumbles in front of Paz when Angela’s own crimes are exposed – and sabotage any chance of her sister or nephew getting her pension (which would pay for Junior to go back to school and keep his ailing grandfather in a nursing home). ).

After several thwarted plans to destroy the Illusive Man, Paz decides to take matters into his own hands: he wants to kill the Illusive Man himself for ruining his family. However, when his mom realizes what he’s planning to do, Paz rushes to stop him and says, “I’ve already lost Angela, and I’m not going to lose you either.” Paz then attempts to kill the Phantom at his nightclub, but changes her mind at the last minute.

The last we see Junior in “The Force” is when he and Paz find out that the Phantom is actually killed in his club, according to a TV news release. They later meet with Ghost’s attorney, who reveals to Paz that he left her money in his will. Because of this, she tells Junior that he can finally go back to school.

It’s unclear what role Junior will play in Power Book II: Ghost, but it’s no coincidence that he’s now a DEA agent working with the same detective who tried to kill both Ghost and his aunt. The fact that the investigation Junior is looking into could lead to the Tehadas (who are also working with the Ghost’s son, Tariq) probably only means more trouble lies ahead.

New episodes of Power Book II: Ghost air Fridays on Starz.

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SNL post-production editors may go on strike in April

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Update, Thursday, March 23, 10:10 pm..: Comedy clips in the US are no longer at stake. TO Diversity, Saturday night lifeThe post-production editors unanimously ratified their first union contract on Wednesday night. The deal, which includes immediate pay increases and health care benefits, means there will be no strike on April 1st. Guild said. “They fought not only to improve their working lives; they have also set a standard that will benefit all those who follow in their footsteps at this television comedy establishment.” The news comes after a tentative deal with NBC Universal was reportedly reached last week. The first contract has already entered into force and will be valid until the summer of 2026. We’re sure the production team will celebrate this win with a joyful montage of the Comedy Halloween episode next weekend.

The following is the original story, published March 9, 2023.

If you like these prerecorded Saturday night life thumbnails – for example, “HBO Mario Kart Trailer”, “Actress,” or “(Do it on mine) twin bedsIt’s time to cheer for the union. Post-production editors SNL, who edit all of these pre-recordings, will go on strike on April 1 if their contract negotiations with NBCUniversal are not completed, according to the Film Editors Guild. Questions on the table for the group (which, in accordance with Diversityconsists of 12 to 20 members) includes health benefits and pay equity.

News of a possible strike by post-production editors comes after several events since October 2022, when the group unionized. After unsuccessful contract negotiations, the union sanctioned a strike for the first time on January 23 of this year if negotiations stalled. V Hollywood reporters. February 3rd, SNL crew members ran a leaflet campaignhanding out flyers to fans camped out on Tickets. In addition, some SNL actors, including head writer Colin Yost, wore “Contract Now” shirts during the farewell at the end of the February 4 episode. in support of the union.

According to the union, the problems include wages that are “well below industry standards” coupled with pay increases that are out of proportion to the increase in the cost of living. NBCUniversal is reportedly trying to get past the “management rights” clause, which gives it the right to change workplace rules without union approval and to subcontract work, which is not the case with NBCUniversal’s other collective bargaining agreements on the show.

“Strikes are not funny, and it is also not funny that the NBCU is pushing us to take this step to ensure fair pay and benefits for our members,” said Alan Heim, president of the Film Editors Guild. Diversity. According to sources close to the talks, Diversity reports that NBC is “committed to closing talks by the end of the month and continues to work quickly to reach an agreement.” We hope it works so we have a reason to celebrate SNL episode coming Fool’s Day Comedy Halloween.

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