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The Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin is awake and at present “appears to be neurologically intact,” according to the team and a rep for the NFL safety.

Hamlin’s agent Ron Butler told CNN on Thursday that the player is now awake and with family by his side at the hospital. The update follows the Bills saying Thursday that according to Hamlin’s healthcare team at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, he is “making steady progress” and has “shown remarkable improvement over the past 24 hours.”

“While still critically ill, he has demonstrated that he appears to be neurologically intact,” the statement added.

The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to a rep for Hamlin.

Fellow Bills player and cornerback Kaiir Elam also tweeted Thursday morning, writing in part, “Our boy is doing better, awake and showing more signs of improvement.”

Hamlin’s medical team told CNN on Thursday that the player is on a ventilator,...

Is Keke Palmer getting back to business in 2021? The actress, who’s currently juggling hosting gigs on ABC and Quibi, posted a TikTok on Tuesday suggesting that a reboot of her Nickelodeon comedy True Jackson, VP is in the works for next year.

Watch Palmer’s tease, which includes solid choreography to the show’s iconic theme song (which she sang herself!), via the tweet below:

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Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker died Friday after being involved in a serious motorcycle crash the previous night, a team spokesperson confirmed to TheWrap. News of the 23-year-old football player’s death was first reported by DraftInsider.net publisher Tony Pauline, who tweeted: “I’ve just been informed that Tray Walker/Cb/Baltimore Ravens has been pronounced dead.” Walker’s agent, Ron Butler, confirmed that the cornerback had died at 5 p.m. Et, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport. While Espn’s Adam Schefter tweeted: “Rip Tray Walker….Unspeakably sad.” Rip Tray Walker….Unspeakably sad. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March...

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker has died from injuries sustained from his motorcycle accident Thursday night ... this according to his agent Ron Butler.  Walker was 23.  According to police, Walker was operating a dirt bike in the dark without lights and crashed into a 2014 Ford Escape. He was not wearing a helmet. Walker was transported to the trauma unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Story developing ...  Read more...

We love to report on the generous celebs out there who put their time and effort into helping a good cause, especially when they invite all of their friends to join in. Last week, actor/comedian Kevin James and his wife Steffania hosted a day of fun at Santa Monica Pier's Pacific Park in conjunction with the Make A Wish Foundation. The Make A Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions in an effort to strengthen the human condition with hope, strength, and joy. This year's event took place on a sunny Sunday afternoon, and included over 1,200 Make A Wish kids and their family members from all over the Greater Los Angeles area. Kevin had a little help from friends like Adam Sandler, Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Rosario Dawson, Tom Arnold, Mischa Barton, Drea de Matteo, Tracy Edmond, Tom Garner, Regina Hall, Ali Landry, Charlotte Ross,...

We've added new images in from Screen Media Films' comedy "Smother," starring Dax Shepard, Liv Tyler, Diane Keaton, Mike White, Rachel Cannon, Ken Howard, Don Lake, Steven Christopher Parker and Ron Butler. Vince Di Meglio directs and writes the film alongside Tim Rasmussen. Di Meglio made his directorial debut on 2000's "Deadfall." See all the images in the gallery. Marilyn Cooper (Academy Award-winner Diane Keaton) is one of those mothers- the kind who’ll call at 6:30 in the morning, or tell embarrassing stories about her son Noah (Dax Shepard) to complete strangers. When she suspects her husband is having an affair, she decides it’s time to “take a break”, and shows up on Noah’s doorstep with bags and five foster dogs in tow. Already having lost his job, hosting an unwelcome houseguest (Mike White) on his couch, and facing pressure from his wife Clare (Liv Tyler) to...

We've added new images in from Screen Media Films' comedy "Smother," starring Dax Shepard, Liv Tyler, Diane Keaton, Mike White, Rachel Cannon, Ken Howard, Don Lake, Steven Christopher Parker and Ron Butler. Vince Di Meglio directs and writes the film alongside Tim Rasmussen. Di Meglio made his directorial debut on 2000's "Deadfall." Marilyn Cooper (Academy Award-winner Diane Keaton) is one of those mothers- the kind who’ll call at 6:30 in the morning, or tell embarrassing stories about her son Noah (Dax Shepard) to complete strangers. When she suspects her husband is having an affair, she decides it’s time to “take a break”, and shows up on Noah’s doorstep...

We've added new images in from Screen Media Films' comedy "Smother," starring Dax Shepard, Liv Tyler, Diane Keaton, Mike White, Rachel Cannon, Ken Howard, Don Lake, Steven Christopher Parker and Ron Butler. Vince Di Meglio directs and writes the film alongside Tim Rasmussen. Di Meglio made his directorial debut on 2000's "Deadfall." Marilyn Cooper (Academy Award-winner Diane Keaton) is one of those mothers- the kind who’ll call at 6:30 in the morning, or tell embarrassing stories about her son Noah (Dax Shepard) to complete strangers. When she suspects her husband is having an affair, she decides it’s time to “take a break”, and shows up on Noah’s doorstep...

HBO Films

NEW YORK -- Filmmaker Jim McKay, known for his well-observed, miniaturist dramas of New York life ("Girls Town", "Our Song"), has come up with another winner in this drama about the imminent closing of a beloved Brooklyn diner. Touching on themes of race relations, gentrification and upward mobility, "Everyday People" resonates with generous warmth for all of its complicated characters. The film serves as the opening-night attraction for this year's New Directors/New Films series, co-presented by the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Taking place over the course of a single long day, the film is set at Raskin's, a fictional Brooklyn diner bearing no small resemblance to the legendary Junior's (it was actually filmed at another N.Y. dining institution, Ratner's, on the Lower East Side). Ira (Jordan Gelber), the diner's young Jewish owner, is closing a deal to sell the struggling restaurant to a real estate consortium, represented by Ron (Ron Butler), an aggressive black businessman who believes that the intended redevelopment will serve to upgrade the depressed area.

Arthur (Stephen McKinley Henderson), Raskin's maitre d' and longest-lasting employee, is given the task of informing the staff that their jobs will last but three more weeks, and the news is predictably not taken well. Particularly irate is Sol (Stephen Axelrod), a former doctor who became a junkie and went to prison and who counts on his admittedly menial employment to help him keep his life together.

As the news resonates among the staff, we are introduced in greater detail to the various characters, including cashier Joleen (Bridget Barkan), a single mother trying to make ends meet; waitress Erin (Sydnee Stewart), who's working to support herself while she pursues her dream of becoming a poet; Betty (Iris Little-Thomas), Erin's mother, a successful businesswoman; and kitchen worker Samel (Billoah Greene), who's about to begin college.

Perhaps the film's most arresting figure is Akbar (played in riveting fashion by Reg E. Cathey), a customer who spends his days in front of the restaurant hawking ribbons promoting black identity and haranguing passersby.

McKay's screenplay, developed from improvisational workshops with dozens of actors conducted by the filmmaker and executive producer Nelson George, has its stereotypical aspects -- certainly, the central story line feels overly familiar -- but it has an undeniable authenticity in its characterizations and situations and an empathy that is all too rare even in independent cinema. The ensemble cast, featuring a mixture of veterans and newcomers, deliver nary a false note in their performances, and Russell Lee Fine's cinematography evocatively captures the diner's Old World ambiance.

HBO Films

NEW YORK -- Filmmaker Jim McKay, known for his well-observed, miniaturist dramas of New York life ("Girls Town", "Our Song"), has come up with another winner in this drama about the imminent closing of a beloved Brooklyn diner. Touching on themes of race relations, gentrification and upward mobility, "Everyday People" resonates with generous warmth for all of its complicated characters. The film serves as the opening-night attraction for this year's New Directors/New Films series, co-presented by the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Taking place over the course of a single long day, the film is set at Raskin's, a fictional Brooklyn diner bearing no small resemblance to the legendary Junior's (it was actually filmed at another N.Y. dining institution, Ratner's, on the Lower East Side). Ira (Jordan Gelber), the diner's young Jewish owner, is closing a deal to sell the struggling restaurant to a real estate consortium, represented by Ron (Ron Butler), an aggressive black businessman who believes that the intended redevelopment will serve to upgrade the depressed area.

Arthur (Stephen McKinley Henderson), Raskin's maitre d' and longest-lasting employee, is given the task of informing the staff that their jobs will last but three more weeks, and the news is predictably not taken well. Particularly irate is Sol (Stephen Axelrod), a former doctor who became a junkie and went to prison and who counts on his admittedly menial employment to help him keep his life together.

As the news resonates among the staff, we are introduced in greater detail to the various characters, including cashier Joleen (Bridget Barkan), a single mother trying to make ends meet; waitress Erin (Sydnee Stewart), who's working to support herself while she pursues her dream of becoming a poet; Betty (Iris Little-Thomas), Erin's mother, a successful businesswoman; and kitchen worker Samel (Billoah Greene), who's about to begin college.

Perhaps the film's most arresting figure is Akbar (played in riveting fashion by Reg E. Cathey), a customer who spends his days in front of the restaurant hawking ribbons promoting black identity and haranguing passersby.

McKay's screenplay, developed from improvisational workshops with dozens of actors conducted by the filmmaker and executive producer Nelson George, has its stereotypical aspects -- certainly, the central story line feels overly familiar -- but it has an undeniable authenticity in its characterizations and situations and an empathy that is all too rare even in independent cinema. The ensemble cast, featuring a mixture of veterans and newcomers, deliver nary a false note in their performances, and Russell Lee Fine's cinematography evocatively captures the diner's Old World ambiance.

HBO has greenlighted Brooklyn, an HBO Films original movie about the interactions among the diverse group of visitors and workers at a struggling Brooklyn diner during a single day. Jim McKay (Our Song) wrote the script, inspired by personal experiences submitted by viewers via e-mail, and will direct. The film's ensemble cast includes Reg E. Cathey (HBO's Oz), Iris Little-Thomas (HBO's Boycott) and up-and-comers Bridget Barkan, Ron Butler, Jordan Gelber (Riding in Cars With Boys), Billoah Greene (Levity), Stephen Henderson and poets muMs (Oz) and Sydnee Stewart. Brooklyn native Nelson George, Sean Daniel and Caldecot Chubb are executive producing Brooklyn, with Effie T. Brown producing. Filming has begun, with an aim for a 2004 premiere.