Alan Ritchson opened up about his experience with sexual assault and how it led him to attempt suicide The Reacher star told his story while speaking with The Hollywood Reporter for a feature piece, which was published on Wednesday. It is the first time Ritchson is coming forward with allegations of abuse and how it impacted his life. Continue reading to see what he revealed and what he’s discovered about life now.
Alan Ritchson Attempted To Take His Own Life
His attempted suicide took place in the attic of his home. “I hung myself,” he told the Hollywood Reporter. “It all happened so fast, and I was dangling there.”
However, the Smallville star said that a vision of his young boys made him pull himself back up. He said that he saw his sons, Calem, 11, Edan, 10, and Amory, 8. His vision showed them in their mid-30s though, and Alan...
Alan Ritchson Attempted To Take His Own Life
His attempted suicide took place in the attic of his home. “I hung myself,” he told the Hollywood Reporter. “It all happened so fast, and I was dangling there.”
However, the Smallville star said that a vision of his young boys made him pull himself back up. He said that he saw his sons, Calem, 11, Edan, 10, and Amory, 8. His vision showed them in their mid-30s though, and Alan...
- 4/4/2024
- by Amanda Blankenship
- TV Shows Ace
Tattoos are a relatively new obsession for Alan Ritchson. His collection is growing and each piece is thoughtfully selected. There’s a lotus on his wrist to honor his wife of 17 years, Cat. “She’s the flower, I’m undoubtedly the mud,” he says. There are separate tattoos inspired by the couple’s three young boys — a peaceful dove for Calem, an abstract flame for Edan, and a crest with a shield and swords for Amory. There’s a massive skull with a crown on his bicep and another down the way inspired by a Richard Gere remake of the Japanese movie Hachiko about a faithful dog that is meant to symbolize loyalty and devotion.
But the newest one, finished during a 16-hour session in February in Toronto on a day off from filming Reacher, the Prime Video juggernaut that has made him one of Hollywood’s most in-demand leading men,...
But the newest one, finished during a 16-hour session in February in Toronto on a day off from filming Reacher, the Prime Video juggernaut that has made him one of Hollywood’s most in-demand leading men,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We have finally arrived at the season finale of City on Fire. It’s been quite a ride trying to figure out who shot Samantha. The events that have unfolded show how deep the conspiracy runs within the Hamilton-Sweeney family. For the moment, we have a ticking time bomb that Charlie needs to diffuse or do something to prevent its detonation. Episode 8 is the ultimate showdown with an effective and surprising ending.
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Power Outage
The power outage, based on the Western North American blackouts of 1996, has affected the whole city even further. But contrary to what Nicky thinks, the outage has nothing to do with Ex Nihilo’s plan. And it is just ludicrous to see Nicky rejoice to hear about the outage on the radio as he, Solomon, and Delirium escape the city. How can a bomb that detonates on the side of a building that has...
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Power Outage
The power outage, based on the Western North American blackouts of 1996, has affected the whole city even further. But contrary to what Nicky thinks, the outage has nothing to do with Ex Nihilo’s plan. And it is just ludicrous to see Nicky rejoice to hear about the outage on the radio as he, Solomon, and Delirium escape the city. How can a bomb that detonates on the side of a building that has...
- 6/16/2023
- by Shubhabrata Dutta
- Film Fugitives
Charlie has informed the emergency services about the bomb that Nicky is planning to detonate. Only time will tell if he is apprehended before it’s too late or not. Meanwhile, William is about to meet someone about the Lh Project that Nicky was a part of. We also have Regan’s child in the picture now. It’s all about timing now. Parsa and McFadden will have to find the bomb. William needs proof to establish how Amory is connected to the Bronx fires. Episode 7 of City on Fire surrounds these two possibilities and shows how William is finally able to point the finger at Amory for his crimes, including trying to kill William.
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A Glimmer Of Life
It is surreal how Samantha, even in a coma, is affecting the lives of many people; some of whom she doesn’t even know. And when she flits her...
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A Glimmer Of Life
It is surreal how Samantha, even in a coma, is affecting the lives of many people; some of whom she doesn’t even know. And when she flits her...
- 6/10/2023
- by Shubhabrata Dutta
- Film Fugitives
Thank you, God. You know why I’m saying this. Episode 6 of City on Fire is the beginning of the end, and the person, whom God saved, is needed to solve the case of Samantha Yeug’s shooting. Many dark secrets will come to light, featuring events from the past when Regan was a young, single woman full of fire. By the way, let’s remember the word “fire” because it also has a role to play in this episode. So let’s begin.
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Absolution
William is alive. He is able to pull himself out of the water and onto a speedboat, and he escapes before he can be spotted, only to reach his father’s farmhouse, where he meets Jacob, his father’s assistant and the farmhouse’s present caretaker, apparently. Back at his studio, Parsa and McFadden inform Mercer that William was last spotted being chased by someone onto a ferry.
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Absolution
William is alive. He is able to pull himself out of the water and onto a speedboat, and he escapes before he can be spotted, only to reach his father’s farmhouse, where he meets Jacob, his father’s assistant and the farmhouse’s present caretaker, apparently. Back at his studio, Parsa and McFadden inform Mercer that William was last spotted being chased by someone onto a ferry.
- 6/2/2023
- by Shubhabrata Dutta
- Film Fugitives
Things are about to blow out of proportion in City on Fire as Nicky plans revenge against Amory. But in this endeavor, he and the rest of Ex Nihilo won’t have Charlie, as he has managed to escape with Samantha’s negative film. On the other hand, Keith has new guests at his place, Detective Parsa and Detective McFadden, who are onto him. And lastly, we have William, who is out to solve the case on his own. City on Fire Episode 5 takes things up another notch.
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The Gunner
Keith’s interrogation by Parsa and McFadden is left incomplete, thanks to Amory, who has pulled the necessary strings to get him out. We knew he would do it because, one, Keith is Regan’s husband, and two, he cannot risk Keith ending up revealing compromising intel to the cops. The conversation between Keith and Amory in the...
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The Gunner
Keith’s interrogation by Parsa and McFadden is left incomplete, thanks to Amory, who has pulled the necessary strings to get him out. We knew he would do it because, one, Keith is Regan’s husband, and two, he cannot risk Keith ending up revealing compromising intel to the cops. The conversation between Keith and Amory in the...
- 5/26/2023
- by Shubhabrata Dutta
- Film Fugitives
City on Fire either has a plot that has now become commonplace, or I am worn out of such crime dramas, each of which just offers a different perspective on a murder and involves some so-called grand scheme. As for the show itself, things are starting to reveal themselves. We know that Ex Nihilo is led by Nicky. We know that Amory and Keith aren’t on good terms. And we also know that Charlie is wanted for no good reason. Episode 4 moves very slowly, which makes sense as a lot of stuff is revealed, and a lot of events occur. And we can tell that things will pick up speed in City on Fire Episode 5.
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Motives
While distributing flyers, Sewer tells William that what she is doing beats county jail. So basically, Sewer is doing all this because she doesn’t want to go to jail. She...
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Motives
While distributing flyers, Sewer tells William that what she is doing beats county jail. So basically, Sewer is doing all this because she doesn’t want to go to jail. She...
- 5/19/2023
- by Shubhabrata Dutta
- Film Fugitives
City on Fire Episode 2 ended with Detective Parsa finding an Ex Nihilo poster inside the pocket of a pair of jeans at Central Park. Charlie is at the Ex Nihilo hideout. Regan’s father has been arrested. Mercer has no idea what he needs to do to make William understand that what he is doing will only hurt him more than anyone else. Let’s see if Nicky opens up to Charlie about what he meant when he said he wanted to burn the city down.
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Absolution
Detective Parsa speaks to one of the bouncers at Spring and Greenwich and finds out that Samantha had come to the club with a guy. He asks the bouncer to come by the police station so that he can describe the guy to a sketch artist. Charlie wakes up and realizes where he is—the Ex Nihilo building. He goes upstairs and meets Sewer,...
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Absolution
Detective Parsa speaks to one of the bouncers at Spring and Greenwich and finds out that Samantha had come to the club with a guy. He asks the bouncer to come by the police station so that he can describe the guy to a sketch artist. Charlie wakes up and realizes where he is—the Ex Nihilo building. He goes upstairs and meets Sewer,...
- 5/13/2023
- by Shubhabrata Dutta
- Film Fugitives
Episode 1 of City on Fire ended with Mercer being arrested and Samantha being taken to the hospital. Meanwhile, Charlie has been able to flee the scene before anyone see him. There is no telling who could have shot Samantha, but we know that there was more than one person. Additionally, Regan is informed about her father’s arrest. City on Fire Episode 2 shows Charlie, Mercer, and Regan figuring out ways to face the situation they are in. And as surreal as it may seem, all three situations are connected.
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A New Eve
It was New Year’s Eve in 2002. Samantha brings Charlie to a party where Nicky, Solomon, Sewer, and the others are present. It’s where Ex Nihilo and its so-called followers have gathered to celebrate. Charlie takes Samantha, who is high on mushrooms, downstairs so that she can get a shower. Upstairs, Nicky is planning to...
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A New Eve
It was New Year’s Eve in 2002. Samantha brings Charlie to a party where Nicky, Solomon, Sewer, and the others are present. It’s where Ex Nihilo and its so-called followers have gathered to celebrate. Charlie takes Samantha, who is high on mushrooms, downstairs so that she can get a shower. Upstairs, Nicky is planning to...
- 5/13/2023
- by Shubhabrata Dutta
- Film Fugitives
Reading Garth Risk Hallberg’s City on Fire well after its initial publication hype, it isn’t always clear what generated that buzz in the first place.
At 900+ pages, it’s an unquestionably ambitious first novel, but Hallberg’s distinctive prose feels mostly in service of obfuscation. It’s a book in which all manner of structural and aesthetic trickiness — an occasionally evocative ’70s setting, faux Dickensian sprawl, flashbacks, flash-forwards, digressions in the form of a punk rock ‘zine and a fireworks-obsessed piece of long-form journalism — offer distraction from the run-of-the-mill mysteries that make up the core storyline. It’s full of vivid moments, but less full of effective twists or compelling characters.
Watching Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s Apple TV+ adaptation of City on Fire, which arrives with no particular hype, it isn’t always clear what connection it even has to the book in the first place.
At 900+ pages, it’s an unquestionably ambitious first novel, but Hallberg’s distinctive prose feels mostly in service of obfuscation. It’s a book in which all manner of structural and aesthetic trickiness — an occasionally evocative ’70s setting, faux Dickensian sprawl, flashbacks, flash-forwards, digressions in the form of a punk rock ‘zine and a fireworks-obsessed piece of long-form journalism — offer distraction from the run-of-the-mill mysteries that make up the core storyline. It’s full of vivid moments, but less full of effective twists or compelling characters.
Watching Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s Apple TV+ adaptation of City on Fire, which arrives with no particular hype, it isn’t always clear what connection it even has to the book in the first place.
- 5/10/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apple TV+ will be premiering the eight-episode series City on Fire, inspired by Garth Risk Hallberg’s bestselling novel, on May 12, 2023. The first three episodes will be released simultaneously, followed by new episodes on Fridays. The season’s finale is set to air on June 16th.
City on Fire takes place in New York City, and in an interview with NPR in October 2015, author Hallberg – who grew up in North Carolina – explained why he chose NYC as the setting. “I fell in love with New York at some indeterminate point in my early years,” said Hallberg. “Something about the city captured my imagination in a way that even Middle-Earth and Narnia couldn’t — because it was somehow real.”
Hallberg added: “So I guess I was dreaming my way into it long before I realized that I was going to write about it.”
Hallberg’s book was set in the 1970s,...
City on Fire takes place in New York City, and in an interview with NPR in October 2015, author Hallberg – who grew up in North Carolina – explained why he chose NYC as the setting. “I fell in love with New York at some indeterminate point in my early years,” said Hallberg. “Something about the city captured my imagination in a way that even Middle-Earth and Narnia couldn’t — because it was somehow real.”
Hallberg added: “So I guess I was dreaming my way into it long before I realized that I was going to write about it.”
Hallberg’s book was set in the 1970s,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Are you a fan of mystery shows where a crime, mainly murder, is involved?
You should then check out City on Fire, a new TV show premiering this May on Apple TV+.
Apple TV+ released the trailer for City on Fire, based on the novel of the same name by Garth Risk Hallberg.
In "City on Fire," an NYU student is shot in Central Park on the Fourth of July, 2003. Samantha is alone; there are no witnesses and very little physical evidence.
Her friends' band is playing at her favorite downtown club, but she leaves to meet someone promising to return. She never does.
As the crime against Samantha is investigated, she's revealed to be the crucial connection between a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown real estate family fraying under the strain of the many secrets they keep.
City on Fire promises a grand narrative,...
You should then check out City on Fire, a new TV show premiering this May on Apple TV+.
Apple TV+ released the trailer for City on Fire, based on the novel of the same name by Garth Risk Hallberg.
In "City on Fire," an NYU student is shot in Central Park on the Fourth of July, 2003. Samantha is alone; there are no witnesses and very little physical evidence.
Her friends' band is playing at her favorite downtown club, but she leaves to meet someone promising to return. She never does.
As the crime against Samantha is investigated, she's revealed to be the crucial connection between a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown real estate family fraying under the strain of the many secrets they keep.
City on Fire promises a grand narrative,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Denis Kimathi
- TVfanatic
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