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Jason Isaacs on ‘The White Lotus’ flashing scene
In The White Lotus season two, Jason Isaacs, who played Timothy Ratliff, had a scene where he was without clothes. However, he was reluctant to open up about this in previous interviews.
However, guest host Tiffany Haddish on the Jimmy Kimmel Live nudged him to reflect on it, where he accidentally flashed in front of his on-screen children, portrayed by Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sam Nivola, and Sarah Catherine Hook.
“It made another appearance,” the Harry Potter star said after the comedian sprayed the water as he was dodging the questions about the scene.
“I want to know about the *****!” he revealed it was “funnier the second time” because the kids yelled, “Dad, put it away!”
However, the second flashing scene did not make it to the final cut as Jason remembered the creator, Mike White, axed it.
“But the rest of the scene didn’t work,” he said. “And I said, ‘Mike, you cut my second ****[scene].”
The prosthetic use in the scene sparked an instant debate after the episode was aired in March, as Jason’s co-star Sam Nivola and Sarah Catherine Hook, earlier confirmed to TV Insider that he did wear one.
“A lot of people are debating it. It’s all over the internet,” the 62-year-old previously said on CBS Mornings. “And it’s interesting because the best actress this year is Mikey Madison at the Oscars.”
The Patriot star pointed out the double standard, saying, “And I don’t see anybody discussing her ****, which was on television all the time… I think it’s interesting that there’s a double standard for men.”
He continued, “But when women are naked — Margaret Qualley as well, in The Substance, nobody would dream of talking to her about her ******* or her ***** or any of those things.”
“So, it’s odd that there’s a double standard when it comes to discussing [this],” the actor noted, but he had to apologize for his comments in a later interview with Variety.
“I said the wrong words in the wrong way. I used the phrase ‘double standard,’ which I didn’t mean at all,” he said.
“There is a [different] double standard — women have been monstrously exploited and men haven’t,” Jason concluded.
The White Lotus is streaming on HBO Max.
US first lady Melania Trump said on Monday it was time for ABC to “take a stand” on Jimmy Kimmel after a monologue the late-night talk show host delivered prior to a shooting near a gathering of journalists and politicians over the weekend.
“Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behaviour at the expense of our community?” she said in a post on X.
Kimmel, in a parody of the White House Correspondents Dinner that aired last week before the actual event, said: “Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.”
President Donald Trump and the first lady were rushed out of the dinner on Saturday after a shooting in the lobby of the Washington Hilton. A suspect identified as Cole Allen charged through a checkpoint and fired at Secret Service agents, wounding one, before he was subdued and arrested.
Disney and ABC did not immediately comment.
In September, the head of the Federal Communications Commission pressured broadcasters to take Kimmel off the air. ABC briefly suspended Kimmel’s show that month over comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Hours before the suspension, FCC head Brendan Carr warned that local broadcasters who aired Kimmel could face fines or loss of licenses and said “it’s time for them to step up.” His comments garnered pushback from the entertainment industry and politicians on both sides of the aisle, including Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who likened his threats to that of an organised crime boss.
In September, Sinclair and Nexstar Media Group briefly took Kimmel’s show off the air on their 70 ABC-affiliated stations, covering nearly a quarter of US households. Carr wants to make it easier for local broadcasters to preempt national programming.
Prince Harry has made a significant statement pointing out urgent humanitarian concerns, drawing attention to the evolving crisis in Ukraine and the growing role of technology in modern mine clearance efforts.
On the ground, the Duke of Sussex saw how old-school manual clearance is being rapidly transformed by innovation.
Drones scanning hazardous land from above, advanced mapping systems flagging threats with precision, and smarter demining techniques are now being used to protect both civilians and the teams working on the front lines.
His comments come at a moment of heightened royal activity, as King Charles is almost set to begin a visit to the United States.
HALO Trust tweeted his remarks on Monday sharing a visit that brought the brutal reality of modern warfare and the technology fighting back into sharp focus.
Ukraine today is widely regarded as one of the most mine contaminated countries on Earth, with entire regions still unsafe long after the fighting has shifted elsewhere.
Harry also witnessed and praised the organisation’s forward thinking approach, stressing that this is about far more than removing explosives.
House of the Dragon lit up CCXP Mexico with the debut of its season three trailer, promising a darker, bloodier chapter in the Game of Thrones prequel saga.
Cast members Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, and Fabien Frankel joined fans in Mexico City on Saturday to tease the upcoming season.
Co creator and showrunner Ryan Condal, appearing via video, described the new installment as “the biggest we’ve made by any margin” dark, funny, action packed, emotional and, of course, “it has lots and lots of dragons.”
The trailer featured Corlys Velaryon declaring, “All that remains is for you to decide what you want from this war,” while Ser Criston Cole warned, “Doom and ruin surround us.”
Smith teased “a lot of battles”.
He said season three aims to be “bigger, bolder, bloodier, more brutal, more dangerous.”
Cooke reflected on Alicent Hightower’s fractured bond with Rhaenyra Targaryen, noting that “to hate someone, there has to be a passion that you have to set fire to.”
Frankel added that his character is now “driven to survive,” while Smith praised Daemon Targaryen’s defiance: “he just doesn’t give a f—: ‘I’ll do what I want, how I want, when I want.’”
With dragons like Caraxes set to dominate the skies, season three promises to deliver the spectacle and intensity fans have come to expect when House of the Dragon returns in June.
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