Time’s Up pushes Hollywood to hire female directors with #4PercentChallenge

Over the past year hashtags like #MeToo and #TimesUp made waves in Hollywood. Yet the reality remains that #OscarsSoMale was trending once again this year in large response to the all-male nominees picked for best director.
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Tessa Thompson’s ‘Thor: Ragnorok’ wig had an astronomical price tag

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Tessa Thompson is a national treasure worth her weight in gold. 

And that’s basically what her Thor: Ragnorok wig cost, according to a new Huffington Post interview with her Sorry to Bother You director Boots Riley. 

The shoot for the surreal indie comedy co-starring Thompson apparently conflicted with Marvel’s reshoots for Ragnorok. But the two characters couldn’t have had more different hair styles, with Valkyrie rocking a pragmatic yet elegant flowing ponytail, and Detroit slaying with short, colorful ringlets. Read more…

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Tessa Thompson says she’s attracted to men and women. Happy pride!

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It’s not officially Pride month until a well-loved celebrity comes out as some kind of queer.

In a new interview with Porter, actress Tessa Thompson says that she is attracted to both men and women. When asked about her alleged romantic relationship with Janelle Monáe, Thompson chose to be more circumspect.

“I can take things for granted because of my family – it’s so free and you can be anything that you want to be. I’m attracted to men and also to women,” Thompson told the publication.

Of her relationship with Monáe, Thompson then added: “If I bring a woman home, [or] a man, we don’t even have to have the discussion … That was something I was conscientious of in terms of this declaration around Janelle and myself. I want everyone else to have that freedom and support that I have from my loved ones. But so many people don’t. So, do I have a responsibility to talk about that? Do I have a responsibility to say in a public space that this is my person?” Read more…

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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ actress Tessa Thompson expertly trolls ‘Avengers’ fans using a goat

WARNING: Spoilers for ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ ahead.
Fans were worried following Valkyrie’s absence in Avengers: Infinity War.
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