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The Eyes of Tammy Faye also stars Andrew Garfield, who plays her husband, Jim Bakker. He had to endure his own daily transformation to play the controversial Christian preacher. The Eyes of Tammy Faye tells the story of Tammy Faye and Jim’s rise and fall in the public eye, and it’s out in movie theaters across America on Friday, September 17. Ahead of its release, Newsweek spoke to Chastain, Garfield and the movie’s screenplay writer, Abe Sylvia, about getting the look right, gaining the family’s approval and reimagining the movie as a musical....

Countless videos have been posted on the popular video-sharing app, TikTok, where people asked their family or friends for a napkin, only for the other person to walk away and grab a shirt of another and rip it off their body for the first person to use as a napkin. Several videos have received hundreds of thousands of views. A viral video posted by @marcusgonzalez02—which has received over 200,000 likes and has over 3 million views—shows a woman requesting a napkin only for a man to rip the shirt off someone while petting a dog that’s in a walker....

Who stars in The Grinch Musical Live? Matthew Morrison - The Grinch Matthew Morrison will be taking on the role of The Grinch in the live musical, playing a part previously done by Jim Carrey and Benedict Cumberbatch in two of the highest-grossing Christmas movies of all time. Musical fans will surely know Morrison from his role as Mr. Schuester from Glee. He has followed this with parts on The Good Wife, Grey’s Anatomy, as well as a lead role in the most recent season of American Horror Story....

The L Word: Generation Q has followed in the footsteps of its predecessor The L Word in creating groundbreaking television, and its latest episode is no different. Deep into the reboot’s third season, the LGBTQ drama is trying something completely unexpected and is giving its fans an all-singing and dancing musical episode. Fans can expect a wild ride with some very surprising outcomes for the beloved characters. “I knew if we were gonna do a musical episode, it would have to turn all of my main characters’ stories in major ways,” showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan tells Newsweek....

With the league suspended since mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic, basketball fans were starved of action. ESPN’s decision to move the release forward by three months—the documentary was initially set to air in June—finally gave them and all other sports fans something to look forward to. It also built the kind of anticipation normally reserved for major sporting events or a TV series finale. Unlike The Sopranos, everyone already knows the ending of The Last Dance, but that does not make it any less compelling....

With the coronavirus pandemic grinding sports to a halt across the world, ESPN’s 10-part documentary chronicling Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls has provided some much-needed relief for fans who have been starved of live sports for the last two months. Unfortunately, the effects of the metaphorical shot in the arm are about to vanish as the final two episodes of the documentary will hit the screen on Sunday....

Footage of the PlayStation 4 game was allegedly uploaded by a disgruntled Naughty Dog employee or game tester, as the videos feature notes showing that the footage was taken from builds of the game from February and March. Some fans are saying that they will no longer be buying the game or that they are canceling their preorders and asking for refunds. While some fans no longer want to play The Last of Us 2 as it has been spoiled, others don’t want to play as they don’t like the plot and ending....

Though it tells the story of a fictional presidency undertaken by aviation hero Charles A. Lindbergh, who Roth calls a “white supremacist” in a New York Times piece, it also features Roth’s own family as its main characters, including Philip himself. Now, the 2004 book is being turned into an HBO series, starring Winona Ryder, Zoe Kazan, John Turturro, as well as Azhy Robertson as a young Philip. Writing in the New York Times about why he decided to write this story with Lindbergh at its heart, Roth said: “I came upon a sentence [which] notes that there were some Republican isolationists who wanted to run Lindbergh for president in 1940....

The Redeem Team tells the story of the journey to gold through archival footage and interviews with Lebron James and Dwyane Wade (who both executive produce), along with team members Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Jason Kidd and more. “In 2008 it felt like we’d been fighting these wars in Afghanistan and Iraq forever, we were teetering on economic collapse,” says director Jon Weinbach, who also produced Emmy-winner The Last Dance....

In the most recent episode, titled “Into the Unknown” and streaming now on Hulu, Mina had intended to leave the U.S. with boyfriend Dr. AJ Austin (Malcolm-Jamal Warner), who then had to stay in America after he learned his mother had stage four lung cancer. Why Did Shaunette Renée Wilson Leave As Dr. Mina Okafor on The Resident? Rather than being written off by the writers, Wilson asked to leave the show at the start of The Resident Season 4, having appeared on the Fox medical drama since its pilot....

For a rundown of those stories and more, check out The Sporting News 7, a podcast that brings you the seven biggest sports stories in seven minutes at 7 a.m. ET every weekday. Building on the award-winning journalism of The Sporting News, you’ll get all you need to know in one handy, bite-sized podcast hosted by Demetria Obilor. The Sporting News 7 is a unique take on the day’s biggest talking points in sports, and you can find it on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts....

For a rundown of those stories and more, check out The Sporting News 7, a podcast that brings you the seven biggest sports stories in seven minutes at 7 a.m. ET every weekday. Building on the award-winning journalism of The Sporting News, you’ll get all you need to know in one handy, bite-sized podcast hosted by Demetria Obilor. The Sporting News 7 is a unique take on the day’s biggest talking points in sports, and you can find it on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts....

Holly Hazmat, a Chicago-based drag performer headlined the Skokie, Illinois annual pride event over the weekend but started receiving negative attention on Twitter after the conservative account Libs of TikTok tweeted a photo of Hazmat at another event and said they would be performing at the family-friendly one. “llinois Park is having a ‘family-friendly’ pride event featuring a drag performance by this drag queen. @SkokieParks receives millions in funding,” the account tweeted....

The defender appeared to stamp on Chelsea star Eden Hazard as the Red Devils bowed out of the competition in a 1-0 defeat to the Premier League leaders. United have since been slapped with a charge for failing to control their players in the aftermath of Ander Herrera’s dismissal for picking up two yellow cards at Stamford Bridge. However, Rojo was not hit with a punishment, leading to several people taking to Twitter to blast the FA’s decision....

Dortmund sack Tuchel The Bundesliga club confirmed Tuchel’s exit on Tuesday, while Arsenal are holding talks with Arsene Wenger this week, leading many supporters to urge for a change in manager. Tuchel guided BVB to the German Cup as well as Champions League qualification, but departed after an alleged rift in the dressing room as well as a failure to challenge Bayern Munich for the title. Wenger finished the season as FA Cup winners, but Arsenal’s poor league form saw them miss out on a place in next season’s Champions League, much to the disappointment of their fans....

Despite interest from Arsenal and Liverpool, City are hopeful of completing a deal for Van Dijk in January , and Conte believes that spells bad news for the competitiveness of the Premier League. The former Italy boss thinks that if Van Dijk does complete a move to Pep Guardiola’s side, City, who have won 17 of their 18 league matches this season, will simply become even more untouchable. “Every team, every club, must pay great attention,” the Chelsea manager said....

Barcelona barely deserve Copa final berth Unai Emery’s men were able to keep up the pressure on Ligue 1 leaders Monaco with a 2-1 win over Lille, thanks to a controversial late winner from Lucas Moura. The Brazilian’s strike, which came from an offside position, bailed out Areola, whose heavy touch and botched clearance from a back-pass gifted Nicolas de Preville an equaliser four minutes from time. It meant the 23-year-old did little to press his claims for retaining the number one spot, with Kevin Trapp set to recover from a thigh injury to face Barcelona in the Champions League next week, but France midfielder Matuidi was sympathetic towards his plight....

The former captain replaced Tata Martino as coach back in May 2014, steering the club to an incredible La Liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey treble in his first season. Neymar to face trial after losing appeal He would go on to guide the Catalans to European Super Cup and Club World Cup successes, while Barca defended their league and domestic cup crowns in 2016. It hasn’t quite gone to plan for Luis Enrique in the 2016-17 season, however, with his side trailing Real Madrid in the title race and thumped 4-0 by PSG in the Champions League last week....

Peter Bosz’s side suffered their third Bundesliga defeat in a row at Mercedes-Benz Arena on Friday, with Chadrac Akolo and Josip Brekalo scoring for the hosts either side of a Maximilian Philipp strike following a missed Schurrle penalty. Dortmund 11/1 for the Bundesliga Schurrle, starting a league game for the first time this season in place of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who was dropped for a breach of discipline, felt Dortmund responded well to the blow of Akolo’s fifth-minute opener but should have done more with their first-half chances....

Madrid ended a winless run of three matches by edging to a 2-1 home victory over Malaga on Saturday to preserve their slender advantage over Sevilla and Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Bale heads Madrid’s awful injury list But, not for the first time, a smattering of the locals felt four-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo fell below the lofty standards expected of him. Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s Copa del Rey trip to Celta Vigo, where Madrid must attempt to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit to reach the semi-finals, Zidane was reluctant to be drawn on the matter....