Olivia Wilde Explains Her Position On The Kathy Scruggs Controversy

Earlier this week, Olivia Wilde stirred controversy regarding comments she made about her portrayal of the journalist, Kathy Scruggs, in the new film directed by Clint Eastwood, Richard Jewell.

E! Online reported that Olivia clarified her position on the character as well as the movie, following her Deadline interview in which she alluded to a sexual relationship between Scruggs and the FBI agent portrayed by Jon Hamm. Olivia Wilde Explains Her Position On The Kathy Scruggs Controversy.

During her conversation with Deadline earlier this week, Wilde claimed the world was still coming to terms with the new way female characters are presented on screen. According to the actress,” in the past, many of them were “quote-unquote (un)likable.”

Wilde added that society often uses an action or character trait of a female character as a way to either criticize the entire project or the character specifically, insinuating the same thing doesn’t happen to male characters or men.

On her Twitter account, which you can see in the post above, Olivia clarified her remarks and stated that she didn’t believe Kathy Scruggs traded her body and sexuality for tips. Olivia went on to say that during her research for the role, she never found anything like that, and didn’t want to minimize Kathy’s work at all.

She doesn’t believe “sex-positivity and professionalism” have to be mutually exclusive from each other. Kathy was a modern and “professional woman” and her personal life never should take away from what she accomplished, Olivia explained.

According to USA Today, Scruggs, the character Olivia portrayed in the movie, passed away in 2001. Earlier this month, the publication, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, claimed Olivia and the creators of the movie managed to turn Kathy into a “sex-trading object in the film.”

The organization went on to demand the Warner Brothers Corporation to release a letter revealing there was no sexual relationship between Scruggs and a federal agent, and that the contents of the film were exaggerated for entertainment’s sake.

Immortals Are Back Into The LCS With After A 2 Year Hiatus From The LCS Scene

On June 12, there was an announcement regarding the acquisition of Infinite Esports & Entertainment, the parent company of OpTic Gaming Immortals Gaming Club. Immortals Are Back Into The LCS With After A 2 Year Hiatus From The LCS Scene.

Following the announcement, there were rumors that the entire OpTic Gaming would be dropped, and a new roster would be purchased alongside the rebranding for the upcoming 2020 LCS season.

Once the season was over, the contracts of the OpTic Gaming were transferred to the new organization, half of the roster left after the Free Agency period was opened, while the other half was undecided on what to do.

Over the days, big names have joined the organization, with the most prominent name being Xmithie, the NA’s best jungler, and the ex-Immortals team member. Alongside him, the following players joined the organization: sOAZ, Xmithie, Eika, Altec, and Hakuho. The current starter roster for the upcoming LCS 2020 season is:

Top laner – Paul ‘sOAZ’ Boyer

Jungler – Jake ‘Xmithie’ Puchero

Mid-laner – Jeremy ‘Eika’ Valdenaire

ADC – Johhny ‘Altec’ Ru

Support – Nickolas ‘Hakuho’ Surgent

The legendary top laner from Europe will bring his veteran shot-calling abilities and skills to be a good foundation base for the team. The best jungler NA has to offer is back to help Immortals rise to the top again. While the bot laner of Altec and Hakuho is tested from the Echo Fox roster, Eika remains untested.

Many analysts speculated that Immortals would pick up a resident teamless mid laner such as Pobelter or Damonte, but in the end, they announced Eika as their starter. Everyone is unsure why Immortals would pick up an untested import instead of tested NA mid laners, which would allow them to free an import slot and improve other roles in case there is a weak link dragging the team down.

The last season for Immortals in the LCS was very successful, they ended 2nd during Regular Season, and qualified for the Playoffs reached the finals but lost to TSM in the end. The championship points received over the season allowed them to qualify for the World Championship. While the team did not get out of groups, it did deliver an excellent performance.

While the Immortal roster looks promising, we should not forget the fact that other teams have improved their rosters as well, Team Liquid brought Broxah who is on the same level as Xmithie, if not higher, TSM brought a new jungler and ADC, C9 upgraded the ADC role alongside the support.

The current prediction is that Immortals will end up in the top 5 teams, on a good day top 2, on a bad day in the fifth place. With the completed roster of Immortals, the offseason roster moves are mostly over for the North American region. Stay tuned for more roster changes in other regions.

First Overwatch League Female Coach Open Up About Gender Discrimination in Esports

The Overwatch League’s first female coach, Molly “Avalla” Kim, open up on her discriminative experiences before settling with the Washington Justice. During her interview with Blake Panasiewicz, Avalla bares all truth about the male-dominant eSports industry.

In ‘The Minds of Media’ segment, Blake and Avalla talked about the Oceanic Overwatch scene and Justice’s poor first season. They also dived into the coach’s personal life living in Australia and New Zealand, and even music’s importance to her life. First Overwatch League Female Coach Open Up About Gender Discrimination in Esports.

Blake asked the coach if teams are hiring based on objective or off feeling. Avella responded that there is a limited time in terms of scouting. Her strategy, however, is to scout throughout the season of the Overwatch Contenders compared to other teams who are only interested in The Gauntlet. She also emphasized that she follows not just Korean Overwatch but North America and Australia as well.

On the video’s 39:30 timestamp, Blake asked her about Avalla’s experience of looking for a team and signing with Washington Justice. She said that she trialed with five different OWL teams though the process is as far as two weeks between the interview and the tryout. She continued that she ended up with the Justice because their process is faster. “They were the last team that reached out to me, but they were the first team to offer me a contract.”

The Australian-born coach added that she wanted to go to a particular team, and they went as far as talking about her contract details. Though she was cut from the shortlist as that team’s players “don’t want female coaches.” She also adds that it is nearly impossible to make it as a female coach in the Korean eSports scene and that a lot of female coaches have already given up.

Blake then pointed out that female discrimination is illegal in the United States. Avalla even furthers the issue by sharing the questions she’s gotten coming into the Overwatch League’s third season. “You’re a female… there will be so much more traveling. There will be extra expenses because you’ll be a girl. Why should we hire you over other candidates?”

The 25-year old coach then brought faith back into the league by saying that there a lot of other organizations that don’t ask questions that address her gender.

In the latter part of the video, Blake gave Avalla a 30-second pitch on why teams should hire her. The still teamless coach pointed out that since OWL 2020 will introduce Away-Home style of games, there will be limited time on coaching and practices. She, on the other hand, can do a lot of work in a brief period.

The Washington Justice finished 17th of the 20 teams in the last season. Their lineup includes ArK, AimGod, and the Overwatch World Cup champion Corey.

Avalla has been in the Overwatch eSports scene way back in 2017 as a coach for Frecia Gaming. She was also a part of the coaching staff of OpTic Academy and Meta Bellum.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Receives Restraining Order Against Woman Who Threatened To Firebomb Her House

There’s no question that being a celebrity often draws both positive and negative attention, a concept that Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the Seinfeld alum, has surely learned over the years. Julia Louis-Dreyfus Receives Restraining Order Against Woman Who Threatened To Firebomb Her House.

Page Six claims Julia Louis-Dreyfus recently requested and received a restraining order against a woman who threatened to toss a firebomb at her house, more specifically, a “molotov cocktail.” The 58-year-old, in court documents first published by The Blast, stated that the woman was harassing and stalking her for months.

Additionally, the unnamed woman terrorized Julia and her family with messages, including one where a sign was attached to her car that read, “Julia Louis-Dreyfus is stealing from a homeless writer.”

Reportedly, the woman in question believes Julia Louis-Dreyfus had stolen writing from her for the series, Veep, for which Louis-Dreyfus has received multiple accolades, including Daytime Emmy Awards as well as awards from the Screen Actors’ Guild.

The Los Angeles Police Department noted that Dreyfus had been complaining about the stalker-harasser for over a year until she was finally given the restraining order.

As fans of the actress know, she first came to prominence in the early 1990s as Elaine Benes on NBC’s Seinfeld, which has since gone down in history as one of the greatest television series of all time. Louis-Dreyfus was in the role for nine seasons and appeared in every single one except three.

NBC executives, at the time, felt as though the series was marketed towards men only, and they needed a female member, so Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David hired Louis-Dreyfus. Throughout the 1990s, Julia was on the receiving end of critical praise for her performance as Elaine, and she frequently took home Emmy Awards during this period.

Moreover, Julia received two Golden Globe Awards, and then nine SAG nominations. In 1998, Seinfeld came to a close and the season and series finale was on the 14th of May, becoming the most-watched TV event in history, with 76 million people in front of their TVs.