'Chernobyl' Director Johan Renck to Helm 'The Last of Us' HBO Pilot

The writer and creative director of the game, Neil Druckmann, will work with Mazin to pen and executive produce the series.
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Chernobyl's Johan Renck To Direct The Last of Us Pilot

HBO’s TV adaptation of popular video game The Last of Us has found itself a prominent director. At least, for the pilot. Emmy-award winning director, Johan Renck, has confirmed he will directing the pilot episode of the series. As well as this, he will be serving as an executive producer. Renck is known primarily for his work on the hugely successful and critically acclaimed miniseries, Chernobyl.
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Forbes: Ronaldo is first billionaire footballer

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer to earn over $1 billion, according to Forbes, putting him ahead of rival Lionel Messi.
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Justin Bieber opens up about having ‘benefited off black culture’

Justin Bieber has opened up about having “benefited off of black culture” in an Instagram post. On Saturday, the singer shared a note with his 138 million followers explaining that his sense of style and his career has all been inspired by black culture. “I am inspired by black culture. I have benefited off of black culture,” the 26-year-old began.
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Goodell says NFL was wrong not to encourage players to protest peacefully

"We, the National Football League, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all players speak out."
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TIL: John Newton who wrote Amazing Grace

John Newton was sold as crew to a slave ship, enslaved for a time and later became an abolitionist. While on a ship Newton was one of the most profane men the captain had ever met. In a culture where sailors habitually swore, Newton was admonished several times for not only using the worst words the captain had ever heard, but creating new ones to exceed the limits of verbal debauchery.
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‘Live PD,’ ‘Cops’ Pulled from TV Schedules in Light of George Floyd Protests

A&E has decided not to run new episodes of “Live PD” this Friday and Saturday, while Paramount Network has delayed the Season 33 launch of “Cops,” the long-running reali…
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