SAMANTHA MORTON ADMITS BEING REPLACED BY SCARLETT JOHANSSON 'HURT'. (PHOTO).

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 Samantha Morton admits being replaced by Scarlett Johansson 'hurt' Samantha Morton recently revisited the disappointment of being replaced in Spike Jonze’s 2013 film Her. Originally cast as the voice of Samantha, the AI system that Joaquin Phoenix’s character falls in love with, Morton recorded her lines in specially designed booths and even inside a car trunk to capture intimacy.  However, in post‑production, she was replaced by Scarlett Johansson. Morton admitted she was “surprised” and “a little sad” by the decision, though she acknowledged it was the director’s prerogative.  She added that Johansson’s voice was “beautiful” and evocative, but wished she had been given another chance to try an American accent. Despite that setback, Morton is now earning acclaim for her role as Circe in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. Nolan praised her performance as pivotal to the film, describing Circe as a character who shifts the entire dynamic of the story.  He recalled that ...
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CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED WITH THE INEC RESULTS VIEWING PORTAL (IReV).(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.

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INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION 

PRESS RELEASE 


CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED WITH THE INEC RESULTS VIEWING PORTAL (IReV)


The Commission is aware of challenges with the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV). Unlike in off-season elections where the portal was used, it has been relatively slow and unsteady. The Commission regrets this setback, especially because of the importance of IReV in our results management process.

The problem is totally due to technical hitches related to scaling up the IReV from a platform for managing off-season, State elections, to one for managing nationwide general elections. It is indeed not unusual for glitches to occur and be corrected in such situations. 

Consequently, the Commission wishes to assure Nigerians that the challenges are not due to any intrusion or sabotage of our systems, and that the IReV remains well-secured.

Our technical team is working assiduously to solve all the outstanding problems, and users of the IReV would have noticed improvements since last night. 

We also wish to assure Nigerians that results from the Polling Units, copies of which were issued to political parties, are safe on both the BVAS and the IReV portal. These results cannot be tampered with and any discrepancy between them and the physical results used in collation will be thoroughly investigated and remediated, in line with Section 65 of the Electoral Act 2022.

While we fully appreciate the concerns of the public on this situation and welcome various suggestions that we have received from concerned Nigerians, it is important to avoid statements and actions that can heat up the polity at this time or promote disaffection towards the Commission. 

We take full responsibility for the problems and regret the distress that they have caused the candidates, political parties and the electorate.
 
Festus Okoye Esq 
National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee
Sunday 26th February 2023


 

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