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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Laysla De Oliveira to Star in ‘Cowboy,' the Debut Feature From Midland's Cameron Duddy (Exclusive)
Laysla De Oliveira is slated to co-star in upcoming rodeo flick Cowboy, the directorial debut feature film from Cameron Duddy, bass player for country band Midland, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal. De Oliveira (Lioness, Locke & Key, Guest of Honour) joins a cast that had already included Ben Foster, Rudy Pankow, Gabriel Basso, Midland lead singer Mark Wystrach and retired NFL veteran Taylor Lewan. More from The Hollywood Reporter Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham's Only Studio Album Gets Upcoming Reissue and Digital Release Alicia Keys Officially Launches 'Hell's Kitchen'-Inspired Kaleidoscope Dreams Foundation Scooter Braun's Response to Still-Angry Taylor Swift Fans on Catalog Purchase: "They Made the Horrible Miscalculation That I Care" Cowboy follows the story of Foster's Lee 'Babe' Midnight, described as a 'washed-up rodeo legend drifting between small-time shows and shady deals' who ends up becoming a mentor to Pankow's young aspiring rodeo rider Clif Casey. De Oliveira will play Alejandra, Lee's ex-girlfriend and mother to an 11-month-old son. Other than De Oliveira, Cowboy also adds Simon Rex (Red Rocket), Carlos Pratts (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, McFarland, USA) and Cameron Sault in supporting roles, the latter of whom is making his acting debut. Rex will play Lee's former rodeo partner who's now wheel chair-bound following a riding accident, while Pratts will play another successful rodeo rider. Sault will play Steve, 'a rough and rowdy member of the road dogs group Vaqueros Galacticos' who Like Sault himself, is deaf. Sault was discovered through Deafinitely For All Entertainment, a Deaf founded production company focused on highlighting the deaf and hard of hearing community in the entertainment business. Cowboy is the first picture coming out of Paint Horse Pictures, a new banner out of Range Media Partners' Nashville division. Duddy and Midland are management clients at Range's Music division, which also represents artists including Shaboozey, Jack Harlow and Noah Cyrus. When first announcing Cowboy last month, Paint Horse said it is looking to 'produce films deeply rooted in Americana and its pioneering spirit, bringing compelling narratives from the backroads to big screens.' Prior to his feature-length debut, Duddy was also a respected music video director, directing the videos for hits like Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' 'Uptown Funk,' Mars' '24K Magic, Fifth Harmony's 'Worth It' and John Mayer's 'Last Train Home,' among others. Cowboy's screenplay comes from Adair Cole, based on a story Duddy wrote with Midland guitarist Jess Carson. 'This is a personal story for me,' Duddy said in a statement when the film was announced in June. 'It's a film about what it takes to grind it out on the road chasing your dreams, and the emotional and physical toll it takes on all of us, most of all the people we love.' Cowboy's producers include Endgame Entertainment's Lucas Smith, Range executives Matt Graham and William Lowery, Ian Bryce of Ian Bryce Productions and Sydney Allen of Paint Horse. Foster is also executive producing with David Keinath and Jordan Yospe for DFA entertainment. The other executive producers include Brightlight Productions' Shawn Williamson and Endgame's James D. Stern. Range Select is co-representing the film's global film rights alongside UTA's Independent Film Group. Best of The Hollywood Reporter The 40 Greatest Needle Drops in Film History The 40 Best Films About the Immigrant Experience Wes Anderson's Movies Ranked From Worst to Best Solve the daily Crossword
Belfast Telegraph
10-07-2025
- Business
- Belfast Telegraph
From a Derry hotel's extension to a campsite, more accommodation options added for The Open
In Derry, 40 new rooms have been added to the Holiday Inn Express on Strand Road, with the extension, funded by Ulster Bank, opening this week. And in Coleraine, work is almost finished at the vast site of The Open Camping Village at Ulster University's campus. It's a short shuttle ride away from Royal Portrush, where The Open will begin on Thursday, July 17. Tourism NI said around 4,800 guests will stay at the site – the equivalent of a record 11,500 total bed nights. That surpasses the previous highest number of 10,000 at St Andrews in 2022. The camping village is a popular accommodation option for families and young people, with around a third of those booked to stay this year under the age of 25. First launched by The R&A at Royal Troon in 2016, the initiative aims to remove the barrier of expensive accommodation for young people interested in attending The Open. It will be open from 12pm on Sunday, July 13 until 10am on Monday, July 21 with free camping accommodation available to ticket holders under the age of 25. Around 3,500 free bed nights for under 25s have been booked, while adult camping is priced from £55 per person per night. There are more than 750 tents booked, and Tourism NI said a range of tents is still available for groups of all sizes. The site includes different styles of tents, toilets and showers, organised activities, and a club house with a licensed bar and entertainment, with a capacity of host almost 500 people. Suppliers, including street food vendors, will trade on the site, while other businesses will provide services such as laundry and shower facilities as well as security. Eimear Hone, major events manager at Tourism NI, said: 'The Open Camping Village is a fantastic initiative run by The R&A, providing an affordable alternative for families and young people who wish to be part of The Open experience. 'In addition, the village provides an additional opportunity for local suppliers to show why the region is known worldwide for its rich food and drink offering. Their presence at the site will further enhance the experience for guests.' And the Holiday Inn Express in Derry, owned by the Duddy family, prepared for The Open and future tourism opportunities with an extension financed as part of a £7m funding package from Ulster Bank. The family has been carrying out investment on the site which has created hundreds of jobs while revitalising the location. They have opened the new Kaboodle Bar beside the hotel, a licensed restaurant and family entertainment complex and has further plans to continue to invest and expand at the location in the city. The £7m funding involved the refinancing of existing borrowing along with another tranche of funding towards the build to complete the latest expansion of the Holiday Inn Express. It is the latest hotel investment supported by Ulster Bank across Northern Ireland, with other recent examples including Andras House's new Marcus Hotel in Portrush – also timed for The Open – and the acquisition of the Armagh City Hotel by McKeever Hotel Group. Mr Tew, associate director, Ulster Bank, said: 'It is an exciting time for the hospitality sector in Northern Ireland with a considerable amount of investment ongoing, not least as the industry prepares for major events such as The Open, and this will leave a very positive longer-term legacy for the local economy'. Brendan Duddy from Duddy Group added: 'We are excited to partner with Ulster Bank as we continue to invest in our premises to meet strong demand in the local market for accommodation as the city attracts a growing number of leisure visitors.'
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Wells Police pauses ICE agreement in light of pending legislation that would ban it
Wells resident Beth Allen speaks in opposition to the Wells Police Department contract with ICE during a Select Board meeting on May 6. (By Emma Davis/ Maine Morning Star) The only Maine police department that has contracted with federal authorities to assist with immigration enforcement is pausing its agreement to see if the Maine Legislature votes to ban such contracts. Wells Police Chief Jo-Ann Putnam announced Tuesday night during a Select Board meeting that her department is adopting a 'wait-and-see approach' to credentialing its officers under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 287(g) program. 'This decision reflects the need to see how the legislation ends up playing out in Augusta,' Putnam said, referencing LD 1259, which had a public hearing on Monday. Two bills, LD 1259 and LD 1971, would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies from carrying out the work of federal immigration authorities. LD 1259 would do so by explicitly prohibiting contracts with such authorities, while LD 1971 would place restrictions on enforcement activities absent formal agreements. Based on Putnam's brief comments at the meeting, it is unclear exactly what the pause means. Putnam could not be reached by the time of publication. In early May, she told Maine Morning Star that Wells officers had begun the training for the program, which is online. After the 287(g) program was discontinued in 2012 due to the discovery of discriminatory practices such as racial profiling, President Donald Trump revived it to bolster ICE's capacity by deputizing local police officers to detain immigrants, an authority otherwise generally reserved to federal authorities. Immigration enforcement hearing highlights lack of protocol for local, federal collaboration Putnam and Police Capt. Kevin Chabot previously told Maine Morning Star that they entered into the agreement to take advantage of a training opportunity and streamline work. On Tuesday night, Putnam said, 'I would like to reiterate one more time that at no point was there ever any intent on doing proactive immigration enforcement.' Wells remains the only local agency to have entered the program in Maine. Monmouth Winthrop Police Department, a combination of departments that serve central Maine communities, applied for the program but withdrew its application after community pushback. Community pushback in Wells is continuing in light of the pause. 'Our group, although appreciative of a pause, really is looking for Wells Police to withdraw from the contract,' Wells resident Peg Duddy told Maine Morning Star Wednesday morning. Duddy and other residents have been calling for termination of the agreement during Select Board meetings, including Tuesday night after Putnam announced the pause. The group has also been collecting signatures from Wells residents in favor of withdrawing and had more than 350 as of Wednesday morning, Duddy said. These residents have said they don't want their local force collaborating with an agency that has been accused of disregarding due process, for local police funding to go toward federal enforcement and possibly litigation, or for Wells to be known as an unwelcoming place for immigrants. However, other residents have commended local police for entering the federal partnership, showing that the matter has divided the community. The two bills heard on Monday come after Republican legislators presented a conflicting bill last month that would prevent local agencies from adopting any policies that restrict them from assisting in the enforcement of federal immigration law. None of these bills have received votes yet and there is only a month left until lawmakers are expected to conclude their work for the first year of Maine's two-year legislative session. One of the bill sponsors, Rep. Ambureen Rana (D-Bangor), told Maine Morning Star that the intention is for the Legislature to make its decisions on the issue this year. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Former NFL WAG Gia Duddy slams online report she was hanging out with Will Levis' teammates
Gia Duddy, the popular social-media influencer and ex-girlfriend of Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis, has pushed back on a report claiming she was hanging out with his teammates at a bar. The claim from fellow Nashville-based influencer RJ Ellison shows a photo of Titans players Jefferey Simmons, T'Vondre Sweat, and Arden Key outside a Music City bar. Duddy was at the Nashville hotspot according to Ellison, although she is not pictured in the photo. The accusation picked up momentum after popular X account MLFootball shared it on their page. Duddy, who broke up with Levis in 2023, months after he was selected by the Titans and she was spotted in the draft room supporting her former beau, spoke out denying her presence at the bar. 'Journalism is literally dead. I'm not even in this photo or with them… y'all just love a story. Embarrassing,' Duddy said. Levis and Duddy dated for three years throughout college and broke up in late 2023 Replying to the messages from MLFootball was Duddy's first post of her own words on X in more than three years. 'She wasn't in the picture but I saw her there,' Ellison replied in another message to those questioning him with the lack of Duddy in his picture. Simmons, Sweat, and Key have all not spoken up about the claim from Ellison. Levis and Duddy dated for three years throughout college, with the signal caller playing at Penn State and Kentucky. Levis' time as Tennessee's starter has not led to much success for the Titans, who selected former Miami quarterback Cam Ward with the top overall pick in last week's NFL Draft. Duddy has not hard launched a relationship since her breakup with Levis, while the NFLer dated former contestant on 'The Bachelor', Victoria Fuller, last year. Fuller and Levis are also no longer together after a short romance.
New York Post
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Will Levis' ex Gia Duddy fumes after influencer claims she was partying with Titans teammates
Titans quarterback Will Levis' ex girlfriend Gia Duddy responded to online rumors that she hung out with his teammates at a club in Nashville last Saturday. Duddy, who is a Nashville-based influencer, hit back in an X post after the user RJ Ellison claimed he saw her with Titans tackles T'Vondre Sweat and Jeffery Simmons and linebacker Arden Key — and included a photo of the NFL players standing outside of Barstool nightclub in Nashville. 'Journalism is literally dead. I'm not even in this photo or with them… y'all just love a story,' Duddy wrote on Tuesday, including the image. 'Embarrassing.' Advertisement 'Ran into T Sweat, Big Jeff, Gia Duddy, and Arden Key last night at the club last night,' Ellison wrote, referring to the night of April 26. 'She wasn't in the picture but I saw her there,' Ellison replied when someone asked 'where's Duddy' in the comments Advertisement 4 Titans tackles T'Vondre Sweat and Jeffery Simmons and linebacker Arden Key outside Barstool Nashville on April 26, 2025. X/@Romellz Levis and Duddy split after three years of dating in September 2023, according to Barstool Sports' 'Pardon My Take' podcast. The exes, who were college sweethearts, did not address their breakup at the time. 4 Gia Duddy is a Nashville-based influencer. Instagram/Gia Duddy Advertisement 4 Will Levis and Gia Duddy during his playing days at Kentucky. Instagram/Gia Duddy Prior to that, they captured the public's attention during the 2023 NFL Draft when the former Kentucky Wildcats quarterback was selected 33rd overall by the Titans. Duddy moved to Nashville in the summer of 2023 after she graduated from Penn State University that May, according to her TikTok. She supported Levis during his playing days at Penn State, where he was under center in 2019 and 2020, before transferring to Kentucky in 2021. Advertisement 4 Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis (8) throws a pass just before getting hit by Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle David Onyemata (90) during the second half at Nissan Stadium on October 29, 2023. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con Levis and 'Bachelor' star Victoria Fuller split last fall after going public with their relationship in July, according to Page Six. On the field, the quarterback's days with the Titans could be numbered after Tennessee used their No. 1 pick to select Cam Ward in the 2025 NFL Draft.
