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Lindsay Lohan asked to be served cream soda when she appeared on talk show 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man' instead of alcohol.
The 'Mean Girls' actress has been striving to stay sober since leaving rehab last July and insisted the comic swapped the customary alcoholic beverages in his drinks trolley for soft drinks, including the fizzy vanilla soda and tropical brand Lilt, so she could join Alan for a tipple during their Q&A which was filmed on Wednesday (23.04.14) and airs on Channel 4 tonight (25.04.14).
A source told BANG Showbiz: "Lindsay knew that Alan always serves his guests an alcoholic drink when he interviews them, something she couldn't have because she's on the wagon. So she asked for cream soda, Capri Sun and Lilt. The staff had no problem swapping the booze for soft drinks and Alan was happy to accommodate Lindsay's request because he was so happy to have her on his programme."
Lindsay admitted to Alan that she has had one relapse with alcohol since finishing her latest rehab stint, something her life coach AJ Johnson confronts her about on her reality TV show 'Lindsay Lohan' - which will air in the UK on TLC on Sundays at 9pm from May 4.
The 27-year-old starlet had some wine after getting into an unhealthy romantic relationship and she admits she was frightened she'd ruined all her hard work to get sober.
Speaking to Alan, she revealed: "There's a moment in the show when I had a drink. I freaked out. I didn't want to say it on the show as I didn't know how it would be taken. I was scared."
Lindsay has been to rehab six times, but she believes her last spell at the Cliffside Malibu clinic worked because she was ready to change her life and she is grateful a judge ordered her to go after she pleaded no contest to misdemeanour charges stemming from the June 2012 car accident.
She revealed: "Sometimes I had to go to rehab because of the court situations I had. This time, I just wanted time for me."
Lindsay Lohan requests cream soda on chat show
Lindsay Lohan asked to be served cream soda when she appeared on talk show 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man' instead of alcohol.
The 'Mean Girls' actress has been striving to stay sober since leaving rehab last July and insisted the comic swapped the customary alcoholic beverages in his drinks trolley for soft drinks, including the fizzy vanilla soda and tropical brand Lilt, so she could join Alan for a tipple during their Q&A which was filmed on Wednesday (23.04.14) and airs on Channel 4 tonight (25.04.14).
A source told BANG Showbiz: "Lindsay knew that Alan always serves his guests an alcoholic drink when he interviews them, something she couldn't have because she's on the wagon. So she asked for cream soda, Capri Sun and Lilt. The staff had no problem swapping the booze for soft drinks and Alan was happy to accommodate Lindsay's request because he was so happy to have her on his programme."
Lindsay admitted to Alan that she has had one relapse with alcohol since finishing her latest rehab stint, something her life coach AJ Johnson confronts her about on her reality TV show 'Lindsay Lohan' - which will air in the UK on TLC on Sundays at 9pm from May 4.
The 27-year-old starlet had some wine after getting into an unhealthy romantic relationship and she admits she was frightened she'd ruined all her hard work to get sober.
Speaking to Alan, she revealed: "There's a moment in the show when I had a drink. I freaked out. I didn't want to say it on the show as I didn't know how it would be taken. I was scared."
Lindsay has been to rehab six times, but she believes her last spell at the Cliffside Malibu clinic worked because she was ready to change her life and she is grateful a judge ordered her to go after she pleaded no contest to misdemeanour charges stemming from the June 2012 car accident.
She revealed: "Sometimes I had to go to rehab because of the court situations I had. This time, I just wanted time for me."
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Monaco's Princess Charlene says her husband is her "biggest support".
The 36-year-old royal has praised Prince Albert II for always encouraging her and thinks they complement each other perfectly.
She told Spain's HOLA! Magazine: "My husband is my biggest support, the person that I confide in and who knows me best.
"We must fight for what we believe in, forgive, move forward and not give up."
The South African born beauty, who is a former Olympic swimmer, wed Prince Albert in 2011.
The couple met 10 years previously in Monaco and went public in 2006, before announcing their engagement in 2010 and tying the knot in July the following year.
Upon her marriage, Charlene was given a stunning Ocean tiara designed by Van Cleef and Arpels, which boasts 850 diamonds and 359 sapphires.
The royal has previously expressed her desire to have children with Albert, but says she leaves motherhood in "god's hands".
She said: "I want motherhood very much, but everything is in god's hands.
"As a couple we have been through many difficult moments and profound changes in our personal lives, but being together has always been a challenge that has brought us together. I have a boundless confidence in our love: Prince Albert is my husband, but he has also always been my best friend, and has been able to help me overcome obstacles that seemed insurmountable. "
Princess Charlene: Prince Albert is bigges support
Monaco's Princess Charlene says her husband is her "biggest support".
The 36-year-old royal has praised Prince Albert II for always encouraging her and thinks they complement each other perfectly.
She told Spain's HOLA! Magazine: "My husband is my biggest support, the person that I confide in and who knows me best.
"We must fight for what we believe in, forgive, move forward and not give up."
The South African born beauty, who is a former Olympic swimmer, wed Prince Albert in 2011.
The couple met 10 years previously in Monaco and went public in 2006, before announcing their engagement in 2010 and tying the knot in July the following year.
Upon her marriage, Charlene was given a stunning Ocean tiara designed by Van Cleef and Arpels, which boasts 850 diamonds and 359 sapphires.
The royal has previously expressed her desire to have children with Albert, but says she leaves motherhood in "god's hands".
She said: "I want motherhood very much, but everything is in god's hands.
"As a couple we have been through many difficult moments and profound changes in our personal lives, but being together has always been a challenge that has brought us together. I have a boundless confidence in our love: Prince Albert is my husband, but he has also always been my best friend, and has been able to help me overcome obstacles that seemed insurmountable. "
TV

Susanna Reid doesn't think she'll be able to sleep ahead of her hosting role on 'Good Morning Britain' next week.
The 43-year-old TV star, who has become the new face of ITV breakfast with Charlotte Hawkins, admits she'll be so nervous and excited about the launch on Monday (28.04.14) that she'll struggle to snooze the night before.
Speaking on ITV's 'This Morning' today (25.04.14), she said: "I'm not sure I'm going to go to bed at all on Sunday night! But it feels very, very exciting and yes, two alarm clocks are essential for Monday morning ... I haven't got up that early for a couple of months, but I am - as Charlotte is - very used to getting up at that time in the morning."
Susanna, who was offered £400,000 to quit 'BBC Breakfast', is hopeful the new show, which will take over from 'Daybreak', will be a big hit with viewers as it has lots of new content but a number of familiar faces.
She explained: "We are on air from 6am in the mornings, until 8.30am and there's lots of new stuff about the programme. Obviously we're new to ITV breakfast but there's lots of familiar faces as well ... Ben Shephard of course and Sean Fletcher as well and Kate Garraway is still going to be part of the programme, and Ranvir [Singh], Laura [Tobin] will be doing the weather and Richard [Arnold] will be doing the showbiz news, so there's lots of familiar ITV elements."
'Good Morning Britain' launches Monday April 28 at 6am on ITV.
Susanna Reid won’t sleep before Good Morning Britain launch
Susanna Reid doesn't think she'll be able to sleep ahead of her hosting role on 'Good Morning Britain' next week.
The 43-year-old TV star, who has become the new face of ITV breakfast with Charlotte Hawkins, admits she'll be so nervous and excited about the launch on Monday (28.04.14) that she'll struggle to snooze the night before.
Speaking on ITV's 'This Morning' today (25.04.14), she said: "I'm not sure I'm going to go to bed at all on Sunday night! But it feels very, very exciting and yes, two alarm clocks are essential for Monday morning ... I haven't got up that early for a couple of months, but I am - as Charlotte is - very used to getting up at that time in the morning."
Susanna, who was offered £400,000 to quit 'BBC Breakfast', is hopeful the new show, which will take over from 'Daybreak', will be a big hit with viewers as it has lots of new content but a number of familiar faces.
She explained: "We are on air from 6am in the mornings, until 8.30am and there's lots of new stuff about the programme. Obviously we're new to ITV breakfast but there's lots of familiar faces as well ... Ben Shephard of course and Sean Fletcher as well and Kate Garraway is still going to be part of the programme, and Ranvir [Singh], Laura [Tobin] will be doing the weather and Richard [Arnold] will be doing the showbiz news, so there's lots of familiar ITV elements."
'Good Morning Britain' launches Monday April 28 at 6am on ITV.
TV

Vernon Kay wants to replace Sir Bruce Forsyth on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The presenter would jump at the chance to take over from the TV legend when he retires as he believes he'd be an "idiot" to turn down the offer of co-hosting the dancing show alongside his wife Tess Daly.
Quizzed about whether he'd like to step in for Bruce, Vernon replied: "That question always makes me laugh. When someone says, 'Would you like to co-host the most successful show on British TV at the moment', who is going to say no?
"What idiot is going to say, 'I do not want to host a Saturday night prime-time show on the BBC that averages 11.5million viewers a week?' "
The star, who turns 40 next week, has teamed up with his wife of 10 years several times in the past, namely co-hosting celebrity singing contest 'Just the Two of Us' for the BBC.
He added: "It would be great to work with Tess again. It's such a good laugh - the relationship on screen is exactly the same as it is at home.
"Tess is meticulous when it comes to detail, whereas I like ad-libbing around the script. I don't necessarily learn it word for word, so Tess keeps me in check. If someone offered us something together, we wouldn't say no."
However, Vernon believes the gig is likely to go to Claudia Winkleman, who has already demonstrated great on-screen chemistry with Tess during the results shows.
He explained in an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper: "She and Tess have a great relationship. They are like mischievous schoolgirls when they get together. It's not just on-screen, that's what they are like in real life too.When those two get together, the fellas take a back seat. It would be pretty phenomenal to have such a successful show presented by two women as well. I doff my cap to the Beeb if they do that."
Vernon Kay would love to co-host Strictly Come Dancing with Tess Daly
Vernon Kay wants to replace Sir Bruce Forsyth on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The presenter would jump at the chance to take over from the TV legend when he retires as he believes he'd be an "idiot" to turn down the offer of co-hosting the dancing show alongside his wife Tess Daly.
Quizzed about whether he'd like to step in for Bruce, Vernon replied: "That question always makes me laugh. When someone says, 'Would you like to co-host the most successful show on British TV at the moment', who is going to say no?
"What idiot is going to say, 'I do not want to host a Saturday night prime-time show on the BBC that averages 11.5million viewers a week?' "
The star, who turns 40 next week, has teamed up with his wife of 10 years several times in the past, namely co-hosting celebrity singing contest 'Just the Two of Us' for the BBC.
He added: "It would be great to work with Tess again. It's such a good laugh - the relationship on screen is exactly the same as it is at home.
"Tess is meticulous when it comes to detail, whereas I like ad-libbing around the script. I don't necessarily learn it word for word, so Tess keeps me in check. If someone offered us something together, we wouldn't say no."
However, Vernon believes the gig is likely to go to Claudia Winkleman, who has already demonstrated great on-screen chemistry with Tess during the results shows.
He explained in an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper: "She and Tess have a great relationship. They are like mischievous schoolgirls when they get together. It's not just on-screen, that's what they are like in real life too.When those two get together, the fellas take a back seat. It would be pretty phenomenal to have such a successful show presented by two women as well. I doff my cap to the Beeb if they do that."
TV

EastEnders' newcomer Lisa Hammond insists her character Donna Yates isn't just a "hard-faced cow".
The 31-year-old star burst onto Albert Square as a tough market trader, who declares war on stall holders Bianca Butcher (Patsy Palmer) and Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace), but the former 'Grange Hill' actress claims there's more to come from her alter-ego in the future.
She told Inside Soap magazine: "It was hard to launch into such a fiery character. Once I settled in, I thought, 'This is fun - people will hate me'. Initially Donna is very opinionated. But there is a humorous side to her. I don't want her to just be a hard-faced cow. There needs to be a glint in her eye, tinged with a bit of sarcasm as well."
Donna wasn't originally written as a wheelchair-bound character, but Lisa - who has a restricted growth condition - won over producers with her audition, and show boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins was delighted to have her on board as the "flinty, aggressive and difficult" stall holder.
He said previously: "Donna's not an easy character to like at first. As we get to know her better, we will discover a funny, loyal but also fragile woman underneath.
"Lisa is a brilliantly comic and sharp actress. We have been trying to get her into the 'EastEnders' cast for a long time so I am delighted."
Donna is the second regular disabled character to appear on Albert Square, following Adam Best (David Proud), who appeared from 2009 to 2010.
Lisa Hammond’s EastEnders’ character not just a ‘hard-faced cow’
EastEnders' newcomer Lisa Hammond insists her character Donna Yates isn't just a "hard-faced cow".
The 31-year-old star burst onto Albert Square as a tough market trader, who declares war on stall holders Bianca Butcher (Patsy Palmer) and Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace), but the former 'Grange Hill' actress claims there's more to come from her alter-ego in the future.
She told Inside Soap magazine: "It was hard to launch into such a fiery character. Once I settled in, I thought, 'This is fun - people will hate me'. Initially Donna is very opinionated. But there is a humorous side to her. I don't want her to just be a hard-faced cow. There needs to be a glint in her eye, tinged with a bit of sarcasm as well."
Donna wasn't originally written as a wheelchair-bound character, but Lisa - who has a restricted growth condition - won over producers with her audition, and show boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins was delighted to have her on board as the "flinty, aggressive and difficult" stall holder.
He said previously: "Donna's not an easy character to like at first. As we get to know her better, we will discover a funny, loyal but also fragile woman underneath.
"Lisa is a brilliantly comic and sharp actress. We have been trying to get her into the 'EastEnders' cast for a long time so I am delighted."
Donna is the second regular disabled character to appear on Albert Square, following Adam Best (David Proud), who appeared from 2009 to 2010.
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Eliza Doolittle wants to work with Pharrell Williams and Calvin Harris.
The 'Big When I Was Little' singer, who is working on the follow-up to her 2013 album 'In Your Hands', dreams of teaming up with the 'Get Lucky' hitmaker and superstar DJ.
Speaking at the Beats by Dr. Dre Drenched in Colour nail event in London last night (24.04.14), she told BANG Showbiz: "I'd love to work with Pharrell but it's annoying because everyone is working with him now and you don't want to be like, 'Oh, I want to work with you too'. But he is the dream.
"There are loads of people I'm looking to collaborate with that are on my list. Calvin Harris would be cool. I'm in the process of planning my next album but it's early stages at the moment."
The 26-year-old star went along to the Beats by Dre party, which celebrated the colourful range of Beats Solo headphones, to support friend and model Zara Martin, who was Djing at the event and has been spending time with Calvin's girlfriend Rita Ora in Los Angeles.
Zara said: "I know Rita, we've hung out in LA and London, it's crazy in America when she's there, when I was there last time she was pretty big, the paparazzi are so prevalent in LA, it's quite scary.
"I do have really good friends who are in the industry but I'm not going to exploit it by feeling like I have to get a picture or a selfie to post on my Instragram."
Eliza Doolittle: I want to work with Pharrell
Eliza Doolittle wants to work with Pharrell Williams and Calvin Harris.
The 'Big When I Was Little' singer, who is working on the follow-up to her 2013 album 'In Your Hands', dreams of teaming up with the 'Get Lucky' hitmaker and superstar DJ.
Speaking at the Beats by Dr. Dre Drenched in Colour nail event in London last night (24.04.14), she told BANG Showbiz: "I'd love to work with Pharrell but it's annoying because everyone is working with him now and you don't want to be like, 'Oh, I want to work with you too'. But he is the dream.
"There are loads of people I'm looking to collaborate with that are on my list. Calvin Harris would be cool. I'm in the process of planning my next album but it's early stages at the moment."
The 26-year-old star went along to the Beats by Dre party, which celebrated the colourful range of Beats Solo headphones, to support friend and model Zara Martin, who was Djing at the event and has been spending time with Calvin's girlfriend Rita Ora in Los Angeles.
Zara said: "I know Rita, we've hung out in LA and London, it's crazy in America when she's there, when I was there last time she was pretty big, the paparazzi are so prevalent in LA, it's quite scary.
"I do have really good friends who are in the industry but I'm not going to exploit it by feeling like I have to get a picture or a selfie to post on my Instragram."
Music News

David Bowie has hinted that he is working on a new record.
The 'Starman' hitmaker has seemingly let slip he is making a "new album this year" during a congratulatory message to Columbia Records US chairman, Rob Stringer, who was honoured with the prestigious Strat Award at the Music Awards in London on Thursday (24.04.14).
In the tongue-in-cheek message to his record label boss, David joked: "When he asked me if I minded if he took a few Saturdays off from his duties as percussionist on my new album this year in order to catch the Luton Town football club fixtures, how could I refuse? It's the least I could offer to the man who with his own hands pulled my album to Number One throughout the world."
According to NME.com, representatives for David are yet to comment and while it's likely his comments were made in jest, fans have been speculating as to whether the singer is secretly recording new material.
In 2013 David Bowie returned to the charts with 'The Next Day', his first album in 10 years, and the album's producer Tony Visconti revealed that that there are two or three "astounding" tracks left over from the sessions for the LP.
David Bowie hints at new album
David Bowie has hinted that he is working on a new record.
The 'Starman' hitmaker has seemingly let slip he is making a "new album this year" during a congratulatory message to Columbia Records US chairman, Rob Stringer, who was honoured with the prestigious Strat Award at the Music Awards in London on Thursday (24.04.14).
In the tongue-in-cheek message to his record label boss, David joked: "When he asked me if I minded if he took a few Saturdays off from his duties as percussionist on my new album this year in order to catch the Luton Town football club fixtures, how could I refuse? It's the least I could offer to the man who with his own hands pulled my album to Number One throughout the world."
According to NME.com, representatives for David are yet to comment and while it's likely his comments were made in jest, fans have been speculating as to whether the singer is secretly recording new material.
In 2013 David Bowie returned to the charts with 'The Next Day', his first album in 10 years, and the album's producer Tony Visconti revealed that that there are two or three "astounding" tracks left over from the sessions for the LP.
Music News

Oasis guitarist Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs claims Liam Gallagher's cryptic Twitter posts could have been about a trip to the pub.
The frontman sparked rumours the band were set to reform last night (24.04.14) when he took to the social networking site to individually tweet a letter of the band's name every half an hour, but his former band mate claims he might have just been reminiscing.
Bonehead, who had spent the night drinking with Liam, told NME.com: "What did he tweet, was it regarding fig rolls or something? There were no fig rolls involved officer," referring to a joke Liam's previous tweet about Bonehead: "THE OASIS YEARS THEY FORGOT TO MENTION BONEHEAD USED TO STICK FIG ROLLS UP HIS A*** HA HA X (sic)"
Asked what Liam's latest tweets mean, Bonehead responded: "Probably the fact that I texted him going, 'Meet me in the beer garden'. That probably rattled his cage. Maybe that. I don't know though, because I meet him every f***ing month. Maybe he's just reminiscing."
The musician then took to his own Twitter account to spell out the word "PUB".
Liam's mysterious posts come just two months after Oasis announced they are re-releasing their debut album 'Definitely Maybe' with previously unheard tracks to celebrate the LP's 20th anniversary on May 19.
The band split in August 2009 after Liam and his brother Noel had a huge backstage bust-up in Paris, France, but rumours are beginning to circulate that they could be planning to headline at Glastonbury this year.
However, Noel turned down £20million to reunite with the Beady Eye frontman for an Oasis world tour in December last year.
Oasis Bonehead: Liam’s tweets were about the pub
Oasis guitarist Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs claims Liam Gallagher's cryptic Twitter posts could have been about a trip to the pub.
The frontman sparked rumours the band were set to reform last night (24.04.14) when he took to the social networking site to individually tweet a letter of the band's name every half an hour, but his former band mate claims he might have just been reminiscing.
Bonehead, who had spent the night drinking with Liam, told NME.com: "What did he tweet, was it regarding fig rolls or something? There were no fig rolls involved officer," referring to a joke Liam's previous tweet about Bonehead: "THE OASIS YEARS THEY FORGOT TO MENTION BONEHEAD USED TO STICK FIG ROLLS UP HIS A*** HA HA X (sic)"
Asked what Liam's latest tweets mean, Bonehead responded: "Probably the fact that I texted him going, 'Meet me in the beer garden'. That probably rattled his cage. Maybe that. I don't know though, because I meet him every f***ing month. Maybe he's just reminiscing."
The musician then took to his own Twitter account to spell out the word "PUB".
Liam's mysterious posts come just two months after Oasis announced they are re-releasing their debut album 'Definitely Maybe' with previously unheard tracks to celebrate the LP's 20th anniversary on May 19.
The band split in August 2009 after Liam and his brother Noel had a huge backstage bust-up in Paris, France, but rumours are beginning to circulate that they could be planning to headline at Glastonbury this year.
However, Noel turned down £20million to reunite with the Beady Eye frontman for an Oasis world tour in December last year.
Movies

'Taken 3' has "nothing" to do with Liam Neeson and his family.
Producer Luc Besson admits the forthcoming thriller starring the Hollywood hunk is hugely different from the first two films which centre on his daughter and wife being kidnapped.
Talking to collider.com, he explained: "['Taken 3'] is shooting right now. Taken 1 and 2 is, in fact, the same film in two parts. The first act, someone is taken, and the second act is that revenge. You can see the films back to back and they go together. The third film is another story that has nothing to do with him and his family. No one is taken. The dog is not taken. It's another story with the same characters."
Besson - who co-wrote the script with Robert Mark Kamen for the follow-up to 2012's film - insists the success of the 2008 original came as a surprise and they weren't expecting it to be as well received as it had been.
He added: "It's different, but it's very good. It's probably the best of the three for me, in terms of the script. The first one was really not pretentious. It was a small film. We were surprised by the success of it because it was honest. Liam [Neeson] was not a super kick-ass actor."
Taken 3 has ‘nothing’ to do with Liam Neeson
'Taken 3' has "nothing" to do with Liam Neeson and his family.
Producer Luc Besson admits the forthcoming thriller starring the Hollywood hunk is hugely different from the first two films which centre on his daughter and wife being kidnapped.
Talking to collider.com, he explained: "['Taken 3'] is shooting right now. Taken 1 and 2 is, in fact, the same film in two parts. The first act, someone is taken, and the second act is that revenge. You can see the films back to back and they go together. The third film is another story that has nothing to do with him and his family. No one is taken. The dog is not taken. It's another story with the same characters."
Besson - who co-wrote the script with Robert Mark Kamen for the follow-up to 2012's film - insists the success of the 2008 original came as a surprise and they weren't expecting it to be as well received as it had been.
He added: "It's different, but it's very good. It's probably the best of the three for me, in terms of the script. The first one was really not pretentious. It was a small film. We were surprised by the success of it because it was honest. Liam [Neeson] was not a super kick-ass actor."
Movies

Michael B. Jordan's 'Fruitvale Station' character is expected to act in a "certain way" since he's African American.
Director Ryan Coogler's hit back at claims that the portrayal of Jordan's alter-ego Oscar Grant, who was shot and killed by a BART police officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California, on New Year's Day, 2009, is too rosy and insists they tried to be as accurate as possible.
In an interview with website DigitalSpy.com, he revealed: "We wanted him to be accurate, you know, 360 degrees, and the performance that Mike gave meant we had a lot of variety in the editing room. We could have cuts where he was really nice, we could have a cut where he was a little more aggressive, we wanted to paint the full perspective. You see him with his boss, you see him in prison and he's very threatening. You see him selling drugs, riding past police with drugs in his car, doing something that could get him right back in jail.
"You see him argue with his girl, you see him argue with his mum, so it's all these different things. But in this case, the fact that he's an African American male in this environment, people expect certain things from a character that looks like that. I think that's what a lot of it boils down to. If he wasn't a black male from Oakland, nobody would say his character was too nice."
Coogler was inspired to make the film after becoming "emotionally moved" when he saw footage of the tragedy.
It is believed the officer drew his gun and shot Grant once in the back after officers detained him and others following reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid Transit train returning from San Francisco.
He added: "When Oscar was killed, once I saw the footage and was emotionally moved by it, I couldn't help but personalise it."
Director defends Michael B. Jordan’s Fruitvale Station performance
Michael B. Jordan's 'Fruitvale Station' character is expected to act in a "certain way" since he's African American.
Director Ryan Coogler's hit back at claims that the portrayal of Jordan's alter-ego Oscar Grant, who was shot and killed by a BART police officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California, on New Year's Day, 2009, is too rosy and insists they tried to be as accurate as possible.
In an interview with website DigitalSpy.com, he revealed: "We wanted him to be accurate, you know, 360 degrees, and the performance that Mike gave meant we had a lot of variety in the editing room. We could have cuts where he was really nice, we could have a cut where he was a little more aggressive, we wanted to paint the full perspective. You see him with his boss, you see him in prison and he's very threatening. You see him selling drugs, riding past police with drugs in his car, doing something that could get him right back in jail.
"You see him argue with his girl, you see him argue with his mum, so it's all these different things. But in this case, the fact that he's an African American male in this environment, people expect certain things from a character that looks like that. I think that's what a lot of it boils down to. If he wasn't a black male from Oakland, nobody would say his character was too nice."
Coogler was inspired to make the film after becoming "emotionally moved" when he saw footage of the tragedy.
It is believed the officer drew his gun and shot Grant once in the back after officers detained him and others following reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid Transit train returning from San Francisco.
He added: "When Oscar was killed, once I saw the footage and was emotionally moved by it, I couldn't help but personalise it."
Showbiz

Rebecca Ferguson's baby is due in November.
The 'Nothing's Real but Love' singer - who was a finalist on 'The X Factor' UK 2010 alongside Matt Cardle and One Direction - announced on Twitter earlier this month that she is expecting a child with her mystery boyfriend of over a year, and she has now revealed she is going to become a mother in seven months' time.
In a telephone interview with panel show 'Loose Women', she said: "I'm due the first couple of weeks in November."
Rebecca - who has children Lillie May, nine, and Karl, seven, from a previous relationship - found out she was pregnant after collapsing during an appearance on the very same show in February, where she performed her new single 'All That I've Got'.
The 27-year-old star recalled: "I took a test because I was thinking, 'This is weird, what's going on with my body?' It came up with negative, so I was like how strange because I've got all the pregnancy symptoms.
"After the show I ended up spending two days resting in bed but I was saying to everyone, 'I've got pregnancy symptoms!' A couple of days later, I took another test and it was positive."
Rebecca Ferguson’s baby due in November
Rebecca Ferguson's baby is due in November.
The 'Nothing's Real but Love' singer - who was a finalist on 'The X Factor' UK 2010 alongside Matt Cardle and One Direction - announced on Twitter earlier this month that she is expecting a child with her mystery boyfriend of over a year, and she has now revealed she is going to become a mother in seven months' time.
In a telephone interview with panel show 'Loose Women', she said: "I'm due the first couple of weeks in November."
Rebecca - who has children Lillie May, nine, and Karl, seven, from a previous relationship - found out she was pregnant after collapsing during an appearance on the very same show in February, where she performed her new single 'All That I've Got'.
The 27-year-old star recalled: "I took a test because I was thinking, 'This is weird, what's going on with my body?' It came up with negative, so I was like how strange because I've got all the pregnancy symptoms.
"After the show I ended up spending two days resting in bed but I was saying to everyone, 'I've got pregnancy symptoms!' A couple of days later, I took another test and it was positive."
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Kim Kardashian will have three wedding ceremonies.
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star is set to tie the knot with her rapper fiancé Kanye West once in Southern California and twice in France and the couple's lawyers have advised them to have their civil ceremony in the United States, since they're both American citizens, prior to their French nuptials on May 24 to avoid any unnecessary paperwork problems.
A source told RadarOnline.com: "Typically, the US recognizes citizens getting married in France, but dealing with a foreign government and paperwork could be a nightmare.
"So just to make sure it's legal, Kim and Kanye will first be having a civil ceremony in Southern California."
Kim and Kanye - who have nine-month-old daughter North together - will have to have a religious ceremony after the civil wedding because of French custom.
The French Embassy in Washington D.C. said: "A religious ceremony has to be performed after a civil ceremony, never before.
"The minister, priest or rabbi will require a certificate of civil marriage before any religious ceremony takes place."
The couple are planning a lavish ceremony and Kim will have three dresses for the French event.
A source added: "Kim will have at least three dress changes on the big ceremony day in France.
"It will be over the top. Kim and Kanye want it to be the wedding of the century."
Kim and Kanye to have three wedding ceremonies?
Kim Kardashian will have three wedding ceremonies.
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star is set to tie the knot with her rapper fiancé Kanye West once in Southern California and twice in France and the couple's lawyers have advised them to have their civil ceremony in the United States, since they're both American citizens, prior to their French nuptials on May 24 to avoid any unnecessary paperwork problems.
A source told RadarOnline.com: "Typically, the US recognizes citizens getting married in France, but dealing with a foreign government and paperwork could be a nightmare.
"So just to make sure it's legal, Kim and Kanye will first be having a civil ceremony in Southern California."
Kim and Kanye - who have nine-month-old daughter North together - will have to have a religious ceremony after the civil wedding because of French custom.
The French Embassy in Washington D.C. said: "A religious ceremony has to be performed after a civil ceremony, never before.
"The minister, priest or rabbi will require a certificate of civil marriage before any religious ceremony takes place."
The couple are planning a lavish ceremony and Kim will have three dresses for the French event.
A source added: "Kim will have at least three dress changes on the big ceremony day in France.
"It will be over the top. Kim and Kanye want it to be the wedding of the century."