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Controversy Erupts Over Broadway "Phantom" Actor Who Admitted Sexual Contact with a Minor in 2001

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A casting announcement which revealed the next actor to take over the reins of "The Phantom" in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera was met with controversy this week due to the fact that the upcoming "Phantom," James Barbour, pled guilty in 2008 to endangering the welfare of a minor with sexual contact.

In 2001, the time of the incident, Barbour was performing in a musical adaptation of Jane Eyre. The student, who was from Barbour's home town, met with Barbour backstage towards the end of the show; the girl's drama teacher had arranged for the teen and her parents to have a special visit to the theater. During his hearing, Barbour admitted that he met with the girl alone in his dressing room and fondled her, while knowing that she was only 15 years old. He also admitted to engaging in oral sex with the 15-year old at his apartment the next month. Barbour was 35 years old at the time of the incident.

In 2006, Barbour's victim came forward to press charges. Initially, Barbour claimed in a signed statement to the police that he had only kissed the girl and touched her knees, while she wanted to go further with oral sex and sexual intercourse, which he refused to do because she was 16 and that he felt their relationship could get "dangerous". Barbour's lawyer then argued that their gag order prohibiting the victim's name from being published be lifted so that they could "put up a hot line with her (the victim's) name on it (and place it) in the newspapers. We believe that this alleged victim has made these false allegations before." Their request was denied due to the fact that there was no 'good faith' basis for the suggestion that the victim had a history of making false allegations.

In 2008, Barbour accepted a plea deal and pled guilty to two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

Ronald Fischetti, Barbour's lawyer, claimed after his client's guilty plea that they accepted the deal because Barbour would have had to register as a sex offender if convicted of the felony sex charges--“which basically would have ended his career.” Although he was only convicted of a misdemeanor and sentenced to 60 days of jail with 3 years of probation, the judge imposed further conditions that are similar to those faced by people convicted as sex offenders, such as requiring Barbour to attend treatment for sex offenders and inform any directors/managers/producers of his conviction and that he had “engaged in oral sexual conduct and sexual contact with a 15-year-old child" for the duration of his probation.

After the casting announcement was made on various social media platforms, including the production's official Twitter and Facebook, many people began expressing disappointment and shock over the production's decision to cast Barbour.

The show's PR team put together an official statement on their Facebook, defending their decision due to Barbour's "talent" and "spotless reputation" since he was convicted of having sexual contact with a 15-year old.

"PHANTOM has the best fans in the world and we are deeply appreciative for all of you and listen to all comments posted here. We are of course aware of the reaction to the announcement of our newest Phantom for Broadway and want to respond to you. James gave a tremendous audition and we are confident he will be a thrilling Phantom. James fully accepted responsibility for what happened 14 years ago. Following his sentence in 2008, James resumed his career, starring in A TALE OF TWO CITIES on Broadway. In the seven years since then, he has appeared in countless productions in New York and around the country, receiving great acclaim, and maintaining a spotless reputation. Additionally, he has been an active member of the Broadway community, giving his time to numerous charitable causes. While we know some will disagree, we believe James has completely honored the second chance he was given beginning 7 years ago and we are happy to have him join the production next month."

[source: information from NYTimes, Playbill,Playbill 2, write-up is in my own words]


So ya man cheated [Break Up Songs Post]

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**Avoid this post if you have slow internet**

Love is one of those things that a lot of us search our whole lives for. Despite what the media tells us, most relationships won't end in happily ever after. Instead of keying their car or drinking until your liver gives up, breakup songs can ease your soul so you don't end up the drunk person at the party crying about their failed relationships. Hopefully this post of songs will get ya through <3



Denial & Isolation

Tyrese - How You Gonna Act Like That
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3HbIHGnSR4

Mario Winans - I Don't Wanna Know
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frvg9hfJYBo

Anger

Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPcyTyilmYY

Blu Cantrell - Hit 'Em Up Style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMOKlXfXn50

Bargaining

Bruno Mars - Grenade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR6iYWJxHqs

Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0habxsuXW4g

Depression

Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJAfLE39ZZ8

George - Lie to Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTN8PS8jaIg

Acceptance

Adele - Someone Like You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBR2G-iI3-I



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There's about a billion songs that could've been in this post (this also lowkey turned into a post about relationships in general oops). For the sake of my own sanity I had to categorize the list somehow. Post your favs from all genres! Share your stories! Happy Saturday :)

FRIDAY BOX OFFICE!

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Daily chart from The Numbers


Tomatometer from Rotten Tomatoes




How was your Friday night, ONTD? Are you doing anything fun tonight or tomorrow?

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Fitness Post ft. Sara Sampaio

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Hello, ONTD, and welcome to this weekend's fitness post. We are all eachother's fitness buddies here, so ask and answer questions, tell us your goals, where you're at, what you want to do, what you don't want to do, and keep eachother updated!

This week, in an interview with i-D, Sara shares her new years resolution, fitness tips, and a little about herself (hey, you might fall in love with her and she just may end up being your fitness leader). i-D went as far as creating helpful videos of her training her perky little ass off, which I've included in this post.




"To understand your body, know your shape and what you want to achieve from it. Also, be realistic with your goals. You should never try to look like someone else, but try to be the best version of yourself. In my own case I don't need to do much cardio, I do more resistance training."

"I hate working out, I'm going to be honest. I'm lucky enough to work out with personal trainers that motivate me. I also find it easier when I don't have my trainers, to find a workout buddy, and go to classes together. In the end, just find a sport you enjoy, try a lot of things and classes, eventually you'll find something you won't hate as much."

— Sara's tips for keeping fit, and a little advice to those who hate working out






Sneak peak at the interview, which can be read at the clean, organized, non-laggy source:
What are your new year's resolutions?
How long did it take you to get in shape when you first started training?
How often do you work out?
What are you favourite foods/meals?
What do you listen to when you work out?
What's your dream modeling job?
What would you be doing if you weren't modeling?
What was it like walking in the Victoria's Secret show last December?
When do you feel sexiest?
Do you ever get self-conscious?


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RUMOR: Britney filming a Super Bowl commercial

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This surfaced on Twitter tonight after someone (allegedly) spilled the beans. She then deleted the tweet




-May explain why Britney has been seen @ the dance studio all week
-Britney's Army (lol) is speculating that it's a commerical for her POM shows



What do you think, ONTD....plausible rumor or just speculation??



SOURCE + my random lurking

just a rumor mods, but I'd sure love to see Brit do one again! :)

Little BTS look at Will Friedle's Episode of Girl Meets World

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Will's coming back as Eric Matthews on this season of Girl Meets World. The writers had a not so cryptic tweet last month about an upcoming episode that's titled Girl Meets Mr. Squirrels. The exact date hasn't been announced yet, but it's been shot and the cast shared these pics of Will's visit. He mainly does voice acting works now, notably with Batman Beyond and Kim Possible.


The kids on the show and the writers posted a couple set pictures.









Rowan's InstaA Writer's TwitterPeyton's Twitter
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Will looks extra cute!

SNL Post: Kevin Hart

trailer for Taylor Lautner's movie 'Tracers'

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this looks so good!!! i think that this movie will propel my sweet tay tay into the upper echelons of action stars!! gooooooo taylor!!!!!!!!!!!!

Box Office King Responds to "American Sniper" Critics

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“And for me, and for Clint, this movie was always a character study about what the plight is for a soldier. The guy that I got to know, through all the source material that I read and watched, and home videos—hours and hours—I never saw anything like that. But I can’t control how people are gonna use this movie as a tool, or what they pick and choose whatever they want."

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read his full statement. I don't agree with everything he says, I wish the movie had ended up like he acts like it ended up. Idt the Republican Clint Eastwood was the best director for this.

POP EMERGENCY: Prince of Pop Shares battle with Introvertia

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animated siren gif animated siren gif animated siren gif drudge reportwhich Prince of Pop wrote a blog post to his fans detailing his battle with being an introvert in an extrovert kind of world?

find out under the cut

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The pint-sized pop tart put together a post on his official ass website after he got a ton of concern about his whereabouts from his fans(The Arch Chuletas)
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David ass had to say

I was always having to put myself out there because everyone was hounding me to do it. It was very unnatural for me to do it, because I have come to realize that I’m a very introverted person. Constantly forcing myself to be talkative, animated, on the camera, etc. for the sake of all of you getting to know me only pushed me into a corner of letting all of you get to know someone who wasn’t even myself. It has really bothered me over the years.
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Gwen at the source's comment section had this to say about the 'Crush' hitmaker
David Archuleta has and still is such an example and inspiration for all of us. True to himself and his beliefs. This blog took a lot of courage to write and exose his heart and I for one, will always be here waiting to hear him sing, listen to his stories and feel his beautiful heart. We love you David and don’t you ever forget

Yeasss Queen Gwen, get that chuleta

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Archie thanks you
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ONTD, are you more of an extrovert or introvert?<Source/span>




zayn malik gets a haircut; probably adds unneccessary comments to your posts on tumblr

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in a surprise to absolutely no one, zayn decided to forgo growing his hair out in full like bandmate harry styles, and instead went for the classic sensitive fuckboy topknot/undercut combo™; once again cementing his status as the most versatile and undoubtedly most attractive member in 1d.



zayn was also caught in the studio with producer/friend/brown yoko ono naughty boy, as well as producer shakil ashraf and singer emeli sande. could a future solo album be in the works?




@naughty_barry: #naughty_barry #studiolife @naughtyboymusic


and true to his self-acknowledged creeper self, zayn's been spending a lot of time tweeting lots of cute fanart that he's undoubtedly found on tumblr. how long will it take for the larries to leak his tumblr url, ontd?





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Ryan Murphy is 'reinventing' American Horror Story season 5

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FX chief John Landgraf has said the next season of 'American Horror Story' will be very different from its predecessors.

"I know what it is, but I can't [say]," he told TV Line. "I have to let [series boss] Ryan [Murphy] do his thing on that. But it's very different."

"One of the things I love so much about that is that it can be radically, radically reinvented in terms of tone, setting, period, characters, cast.

"I think there's going to be an unusually large reinvention in between Book 4 and Book 5 relative to, say, between Book 3 [Coven] and 4 [Freak Show]."

He also hinted that the series will take place in the current day.

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Kit Harington Wants To Play Batman

ONTD fave Lena Dunham apologizes for comparing Bill Cosby rape accusations to the HOLOCAUST

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the quote in question came as a reply to a suggestion Apatow is obsessed with Cosby's allegations :

" It’s sort of like saying someone’s obsessed with the Holocaust. It’s not “I’m so angry about Hulk Hogan’s sex tape.” This is a huge issue, and it speaks to the way that we abuse power and the way that celebrity allows for injustice. Everyone else has gone, “Let’s hope it’s not true.” Chris Rock, who’s an incredible guy and who has a strong sense of social justice, has basically said, “We’ll see.”


ontd are you ready to love the new political correct Lena?

The magazine is not yet out but she was preemptive and went to explain herself in instagram .
Maybe this is result of hiring PMK*BNC vet Cindi Berger and Judy Smith, the crisis manager who inspired Kerry Washington‘s “Scandal” character.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2915908/Lena-Dunham-apologizes-comparing-Bill-Cosby-rape-accusations-HOLOCAUST-magazine-interview.html#ixzz3PDcQZGp5
you can read tidbit here:
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/lena-dunham-talks-taylor-swift-feminism-and-the-cosby-controversy

Britney Spears' ex killed in Afghanistan by the Taliban

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-Britney and John met at Alcoholics Anonymous in 2007
-he helped her overcome her drug and alcohol addiction
-they dated for a few months but remained friends
-according to sources, Britney Spears is devastated
-Britney Spears and John Sundahl dated briefly again in 2014

full article at the source:DAILY MAIL

Denis Leary presents Liz Gillies as breakout star of new show

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At Sunday’s Television Critics Assn. press tour Denis Leary made note of the break-out potential of his 21-year old Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll co-star Elizabeth Gillies.

Gillies, 21, willl play Leary's daughter in the FX series which premieres this April. She reportedly blew him away at her audition with a performance of an Aretha Franklin song. Of casting the role he said, “I had to have a girl who could really sing rock and roll, and would be willing to sing live on set because I wanted the vocals to be recorded live. I really wanted to capture the vocals live. Any audience at home now knows if you’re faking it. She was completely f—ing unimpressed by me. Every time I threw something at her, she threw it back in my face. She was unbelievable.

Gillies formerly starred as Jade West on the Nickelodeon series "Victorious." Leary is hopeful that her fanbase will carry over and boost iTunes sales for the series' original songs:
“My secret evil plan is that Liz Gilles has so many f—ing fans from when she was on Nickelodeon, that’s gonna put us over the top on iTunes.”

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Her voice is amazing & she was so underused on Victorious. So glad we'll be getting to hear more of her from this.

james franco waxes poetic on his friend lana del rey

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"Lana is one that has been so disappointed by life, she had to create her own world." - James Franco

- his introduction to lana was her snl performance: "it wasn't great [...] But she never wanted to be a live performer anyway. If she could have, she would have made her music, and her videos, in her room forever."
- "Lana lives in her art, and when she comes down to earth for interviews, it gets messy, because she isn’t made for this earth. She is made to live in the world she creates. She is one who has been so disappointed by life, she had to create her own world. Just let her live in it."
- lana spends much of her time alone bc fame has given her trust issues
- lana has an idea for a film reminiscent of sunset boulevard and james wants to direct
- "I wanted to interview Lana for a book and she said, 'Just write around me, it’s better if it’s not my own words. It’s almost better if you don’t get me exactly, but try.'"













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Amber Suggests Some Family Didn't Attend Her Wedding to Wiz Khalifa Because He's African American

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Amber Rose sat down for a personal interview for the "Light Girls" documentary. She shared that many members of her family did not attend her wedding because of their views on African Americans.

She says, "With my family, they feel like they're more superior or better than an African American because we're Creole and we have culture and that's something I battle with most of my life. It's more of the older people in my family."

Up till this day, she is still very upset by her family's actions.

"It's such a sensitive subject that it's hard to explain yourself without sounding mean or bitter or angry, but I am," she said. "I'm angry that my family is like that and they want to pass so bad that they raise my mom and my uncles and my aunts to not fully know their culture."

She added, "Our younger generation, we've embraced it so much and I feel like that's why my father is white."

"Light Girls" premieres Monday at 9 p.m. EST only on OWN.

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Asian American actors on finally landing lead roles

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Conrad Ricamora landed a recurring role in How To Get Away With Murder as no specific ethnicity was attached to his character. "The guy who auditioned before me was white, the guy who auditioned after me was black. I did one scene with the casting intern and the tape circulated through to the director, to Shonda Rhimes, then the ABC team."

John Cho's character Henry Higgins on Selfie was originally written for an older British guy.


- Ricamora calls the portrayal of his gay character progressive: "Instead of [the show] being about an Asian guy who has sex with his white boyfriend, or it being labeled a 'gay' situation, it was just about a couple in love. That in itself is progressive."

- Ricamora, half German/half Filipino, on standard of attractiveness:"The standard of attractiveness had to do with being white. You could be the hottest Asian or black guy, but if you're not the white guy, you're almost less than or a second-class citizen. But, now people's perceptions of what is sexy is broadening. And, mine is too. I didn't have a lot of Asian-Americans to look up to, like, 'Oh, wow, he's hot,' or 'She's hot.'"

Daniel Henney, half Irish/half Korean, grew up in a mostly white community in Michigan and went to Korea to find work: “In Sam Soon, I was a terrible actor. But, then I really fell in love with acting and learned the very craft. It was nice that I was able to make my mistakes while I was younger and in another country."

- Henney's character, Agent Zero, in X:Men Wolverine was originally written for a German actor.

- Henney on landing lead roles:"The Asian man has been desexualized, and [that's] something I always fought against. If you spend time in Asia, there's a lot of amazing male actors who are very sexy and talented."

Harry Shum, born in Costa Rica and is Chinese, on his character in Glee: "If you are given that stereotypical role, make something out of it. Chang was molded into a character that wasn't there yet, but I made it specific. It could have easily gone [the stereotypical] direction."

Harry Shum on not focusing too much on his ethnic background:"John Cho is extremely admirable in that sense. On [Selfie], he's allowed to be in this world and be this dude who happens to be helping this horrible person. No one's looking or pointing out his race. I'm like, okay, there's this Asian-American lead that we need."



source: refinery

Pixie Lott dresses up as Tiger Lily for her birthday

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Pixie Lott dressed up as Tiger Lily for her birthday and threw a 'Cowboys vs. Indians' birthday party...This is how internet reacted:
















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