Sleepy Hollow Q&A: Nicole Beharie Hints At The 'Bevy Of Demonic Forces' To Come

She saw her boss and mentor lose his life due to a Headless Horseman, had to team up to fight off evil with a breeches-wearing man who'd never eaten a donut, and most recently, incinerated a corpse witch with centuries old dynamite, but Lt. Abbie Mills is still standing and going strong on Fox's fall hit "Sleepy Hollow.""I think a lot of people are watching and they're kind of responding and following her journey because they're sort of like, 'What would you do? How would you exist in these circumstances?'" actress Nicole Beharie, who plays Abbie, told Access Hollywood .

"And it's honestly a lot of fun," she added of making the show.

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The new series teams up Nicole's Abbie alongside Brit Tom Mison's Ichabod Crane as the two witnesses who are fighting to stop the apocalypse. Each week brings another challenge for the cross-centuries pair, who've had to scrap with the supernatural -- a Horseman, a demon in the mirror and even the reanimated Andy (John Cho), who came back to life in Episode 2, to fight for the dark side. Abbie has the added challenge of giving Ichabod, who last walked the earth in the late 1700s, a crash course in modern inventions. And, in our new interview, Nicole addressed everything from Abbie's caring, informational Post-Its on lamps and showers, to where the Headless Horseman has gone.

AccessHollywood.com: Can we talk about John Cho, who plays Andy, being back on the show? First of all, how fun was it to keep that secret (that he wasn't out after the pilot)?

 Nicole Beharie: We're sort of in a tunnel. We are shooting in North Carolina, away from everything. As far as keeping it secret, it wasn't really a lot of work because we're working like all the time, like insane, crazy, crazy, crazy hours. But he's amazing. He's a lot of fun. We've seen him do a ton of different things and this is like a complete 180. Like really? He broke his neck; it's backwards; what's going on? And he's a bad guy. I can't give any spoilers [but] it gets more interesting as far as his character's concerned. … I'm a huge fan of his as well as Clancy Brown, who plays Sheriff Corbin, who appears and reappears and dies and comes back and all that kind of stuff.

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Access: Speaking of Sheriff Corbin, it was a 'Lost' like twist when we got to see him at the desk in Episode 2. Would you like to see him continue as her mentor in any way, shape or form?

 Nicole: Abbie's definitely at a loss for what's happening at the moment. Because Corbin is sort of in on it to some degree and she's discovering that, he definitely helps to guide her throughout the season and put little bits and pieces together.

Access: At this point, how do you think Abbie feels about all this stuff. Is it good because it makes her childhood makes sense or is she hoping someone slipped something in her drink and she's going to wake up and it was all a dream?

Nicole: I know right? It's like the red pill or the blue pill. What do you do? I feel like it's a bit of like the absurdity of life. I think everyone feels that way and I think that's what's pretty cool about it and that's what people can relate to. Even though this is like a big fantasy picture and it's really out there, everyone's had the moment of like, 'Is this really happening? Is this my life? Am I seeing this? Is everything that's happened to me before preparing me for this moment?' And I think that's kind of where she is. She's figuring out what it all means, but is really skeptical about a lot of it at the same time.

 Access: Abbie seems like she's got a tough side, but then we saw in last week's episode she's the kind of woman that puts Post-It notes on lamps and in showers (so Ichabod could figure out how they worked). What did you think of that? It showed her softer side without her having to be all warm and cuddly. 

Nicole: She cares. She didn't come from a really frilly, touchy-feely background, but she's a good person and ultimately, she's kind of his caretaker. He has no idea what's going on in the world around him in this day and age and she's just trying to help him become acclimated to the whole thing. And I love that you noticed that, though. It wasn't like a scene like, 'Oh, poor Crane. I'm gonna do this for you.' She just did it and that was it and there's not a whole lot of discussion about it. It's like, 'Here's the clothes.' He chose not to wear [them]. Whatever. But, you know, it's just kind of like cut and dry even though it's coming from a really loving place.

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Access: At least he bathed though, which is awesome, because back during Revolutionary times, they didn't bathe that often. So that's probably been more pleasant for you in the car.
Nicole: (Laughs) And, you know, Tom is actually really serious about embodying that kind of thing, so he actually won't shower for like weeks.

 Access: What do you think about their relationship -- Abbie and Ichabod's -- especially since he started probing her about her ex, Luke, in Episode 2? 

Nicole: I don't know. I think right now, what I love about it is, it's not a romantic thing. It's sort of like they're figuring out what it means to be with someone from a totally different world, a different time and all that. … Like, following the exact same path and trying to defeat this monster, stop the apocalypse together, with a different vernacular, different tools at their disposal. So I kind of feel like that's what they're figuring out right now. I don't know that there's much more happening, but who knows.

Access: So tell me about Luke. We know he's handsome, a veteran, fairly manly, not good with the jokes. What are we gonna get from him going forward?

 Nicole: (Laughs) You seem to have filled in all the blanks on that one. I think that they had a decent relationship, so I guess figuring out why they really broke up and what's going on and the town of Sleepy Hollow has like a ton of secrets, so I wonder if Luke has any secrets.

 Access: Speaking of secrets, where is the Headless Horseman and when is he coming back? 

Nicole: It's so funny, my sister called me and she was like, what happened to the Headless Horseman… Every episode is going to be a little bit different. Headless -- I mean, in the first episode we were basically able to put him in like a purgatorial state, so he's in limbo right now. I don't know when we'll be seeing him again exactly, but we will. That's all I can probably say.

Access: Katrina Crane said in Episode 2, that in order to start this whole thing, this army has to be born and you guys incinerated the first one. So are we going to be facing those sorts of people (creatures) as it goes along?'

Nicole: I think we're going to have like a bevy of demonic forces coming at us. I think the forces that be, the powers that be, will sort of unleash whatever tools they have to stop us from succeeding and the Headless Horseman is just one of them really.

 Access: So, Jenny Mills -- the 'uber demon' (as Tom calls him) is in her mental facility patient room. … What are we going to see going forward? She can kick a**, which is helpful, but their relationship has to be hard, right? 

Nicole: Yeah, they have sort of a caustic, they have a tough relationship and there's a lot of history there. It's going to be really interesting to see how that unfolds and how Jenny plays into it, because she obviously knows some things. The Mills sisters are both pretty tough and it's hard to get powerful women in a room in any way, you know what I mean? So I think that's gonna be interesting to see.
PHOTOS: 'Sleepy Hollow's' Tom Mison 

Access: I noticed the ladies really like Tom (who plays Ichabod)? Is that weird for you because maybe you've seen him do something ridiculous and embarrassing…?
Nicole: No, he's actually a gentleman, so they have every reason to love him (laughs).
Access: Ok. Is it going to his head yet, all the attention?
Nicole: It was born in his head (laughs). No, I jest, he's a lot fun. He's a sweetheart and yeah, the ladies love him. He's a gorgeous guy and he's so much fun to work with so more power [to them].

 "Sleepy Hollow" airs Mondays at 9/8c on Fox. 

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Cruz, Manning right back at it for Giants

 

 

 PITTSBURGH (AP) -- So much for Victor Cruz's holdout harming his chemistry with Eli Manning.The New York Giants' wide receiver - who missed organized team activities and minicamp while trying to hammer out a new deal - still has some of the fleetest feet in the NFL. Some of the fanciest too.

 Cruz hauled in a 57-yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning in Saturday night's 18-13 win over Pittsburgh in the teams' preseason opener, though Cruz eschewed his traditional salsa celebration dance.

 Two half-hearted steps and Cruz gave up, figuring it's best to save the good stuff for when it counts in September.
And judging by how quickly Manning and Cruz were able to re-establish their ''go deep and I'll chuck it to you'' rapport, Cruz could have plenty of chances to tear up the dance floor this season.


''Anytime that happens, we're over there cheering,'' New York coach Tom Coughlin said.
Not that there was much more to get fired up about for either team during an otherwise lethargic 60 minutes that left both teams with plenty to work on.
Here are five things we learned from the game:
1. JARVIS JONES CAN FIND THE BALL: The Pittsburgh Steelers rookie linebacker and heir apparent to the departed James Harrison has been a revelation during training camp.

The 17th overall pick in the draft has consistently found a way to get his hands on the ball, particularly in pass coverage. He managed to do it on Saturday night by keeping his head up when New York quarterback David Carr and running back Andre Brown botched a handoff in the second quarter. Jones raced in from across the field to land on it and give the Steelers good field position.


''The guys on the sideline told me I should have picked it up and ran,'' Jones said. ''That was a learning curve for me too. In college I would have been down.''

2. VICTOR CRUZ IS FASTER THAN YOU: Cruz beat just anybody during his sprint to the end zone.
Lining up in the slot on third-and-4 at the New York 43, he beat William Gay and an overly aggressive Troy Polamalu then moved to the middle of the field to haul in the perfect rainbow from Manning. The recognition of both quarterback and receiver led to the only real offensive play of consequence.

''(Cruz) just had a basic seam route and read the body language for what he was going to do and (I) threw it out there for him,'' Manning said. ''He made a good play.''

3. PITTSBURGH'S SPECIAL TEAMS NEED SOME WORK: The Steelers brought longtime Washington Redskins special teams coach Danny Smith in during the offseason hoping the passionate Smith could stoke some life into a largely blase unit. It's going to take some work.

New York blocked a punt after Pittsburgh's first possession when Damontre Moore came in untouched to smother the punt off the foot of Drew Butler.
Things didn't get much better from there.

Punt returner David Gilreath inexplicably caught a punt inside the Pittsburgh 5 early in the second half. A block in the back penalty put the ball at the Pittsburgh 2 for the first snap of rookie quarterback Landry Jones' career. Jones botched a handoff and New York fell on it for a safety.

Gilreath later let a punt smack off his facemask. The Giants recovered the muff but were unable to score.
4.DAVID WILSON ISN'T IN GEAR YET: The Giants anointed Wilson the starting running back when they decided not to re-sign Ahmad Bradshaw. Facing the NFL's top-ranked defense last season, Wilson showed little during his two series of work.

He managed just 16 yards on five carries. Take away a 9-yard sprint, and his other four carries went a total of 7 yards.

''It wasn't much to talk about,'' Coughlin said. ''I don't know how many chances we had. It wasn't anything great. We played that first offensive line a few more plays than we intended. We'll have to improve in that area no question.''

5. GET WELL LE'VEON BELL: The Steelers' rookie running back was held out of the game due to a sore left knee.

Coach Mike Tomlin said the decision was strictly a precaution and he expects Bell to return to practice on Monday.

Isaac Redman and Jonathan Dwyer did little to create any breathing room between themselves and Bell for the starting job. The duo combined for 22 yards on eight carries.
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MTV’s Miley Cyrus Documentary: What You Will (and Won’t) See

Miley Cyrus may be a hot mess but, by her own admission, she's "a strategic hot mess."

The same can be said for "Miley: The Movement," the one-hour documentary on the star premiering on MTV on Wednesday at 10 p.m. The network's cameras followed her around for four months this year leading up to (and including) the MTV Video Music Awards and preparations for the release of her debut RCA Records album, "Bangerz," on October 8.
Throughout the interview portion of the film, the 20-year-old star attempts to define this transitional period in her life – "The Movement," as she calls it – and, thankfully, she's not the only person trying to do so.

"The world thinks that they know this girl, but my thing to you is, don't be fooled," Pharrell Williams explains.

In order to help you not be fooled, we should point out that Miley's biggest co-star in the film isn't Williams or any of the other artists who make appearances, but its glaring absences. Here's the rundown on what to expect (or not) from the "Miley: The Movement":

.Miley and Liam Hemsworth

You won't see Liam Hemsworth. Miley and Liam's engagement was called off publicly on September 16, so you'd think he might pop up in the flesh or at least in conversation at some point over the course of the four months of shooting. Not so. In fact, as Miley sits in her home – the home she shared with the "Hunger Games" star – this omission begins to feel a bit like a gaping hole in the documentary. "We just decided to focus on the music and professional side," Dave Sirulnick, executive producer of the project and EVP of MTV News and Docs, said during a roundtable interview. "We were not doing a documentary about anything in her personal life." You will see Mike Will Made It. The producer Miley's been spotted with here, there, and everywhere lately is here, there, and everywhere in the footage. "The connection just started and then got crazier and better," she explains, calling their chemistry "magic" and pointing out that they put together her hit single, "We Can't Stop," that first day in the studio together. Later, the 24-year-old can be heard in a somewhat intimate phone call with the singer and posing all up close and personal-like with her.

You won't see Mike Will talk. While an intimacy between Miley and her producer is rather evident, don't expect the pair to confirm their relationship. In fact, don't expect Mike to talk much at all. He doesn't offer his two cents on the star's career or even so much as corroborate her claims about their chemistry.

You will see Pharrell Williams. And that's a good thing. He turns out to be the only other person talking about the singer's voice and talent, raving about her rendition of Dolly Parton's "Jolene." Fun fact: It was Williams who gave Miley the final green light to chop off her hair. "Figure out what you want to do and do it," he claims to have told her.

You will see Britney Spears. "I always said, 'I want one b---h on my record and that's Britney, b---h,'" Miley says. And sure enough, she got her way. We get to watch the pop princess in the studio and listen in as Cyrus cracks her up with her plans for a VMAs performance.

You won't see Will.i.am. much. The Black Eyed Peas member makes brief cameos at public appearances with Miley, but he doesn't so much as open his mouth. Or even look at the camera.


 

You will see Tish Cyrus. "My mom is my homie," Miley says. And her "homie" is one of the few additional interviews included.

You won't see Billy Ray Cyrus. In fact, he's mentioned so little, that if you're really looking for a dose of the "Achy, Breaky Heart" singer, you should probably just go re-read that Rolling Stone interview. "The pieces that we were shooting, he just wasn't there for," was the best explanation Sirulnick could offer. We'll just take his word for it and not assume it had anything to do with the country star's rocky relationship with his wife at the time they were filming.

You will see Miley's attention to detail. One of the highlights of the documentary is seeing the star as she approaches the red carpet and her plans for a grand entrance fall apart. It's obvious she cares deeply and has creative ideas, and when she steps out of her car and flips the switch from frustrated to energetic and happy, she proves she's a pro.

You won't see Robin Thicke. Despite all the conversation around the VMAs in the film, the "Blurred Lines" crooner doesn't offer a peep.

You will see Miley's sharp sense of humor. There's a great moment where she does her best Shakira impression. And we'll leave it at that.

Watch the trailer for "Miley: The Movement," airing on MTV on Wednesday, October 2, at 10 p.m.:

Khloe Kardashian Drops ‘Odom’ from Twitter, Instagram Bios

It may be Khloé Kardashian and NBA player Lamar Odom’s fourth wedding anniversary, but the reality star doesn’t seem to be celebrating.

Instead, the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star, 29, dropped “Odom” (and “Kardashian”) from her Twitter bio. (Earlier this week, she did the same thing to her Instagram profile.)

Inside Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom’s Struggles: Can Their Marriage Survive?

Though her rep has yet to respond for a request for comment, earlier this week, she explained the Instagram bio change as follows: “She took off Kardashian and Odom on her bio only. Her Instagram handle has ALWAYS been just Kardashian to match her Twitter name — so both of her names are @KhloeKardashian. They always have been but, yes, in her bio she removed both of her last names. So it simply says Khloé.”

The changes come at a tumultuous time for the couple, who have not been photographed together since Odom, 33, was arrested for DUI. Since then, Odom has slammed reports that he has a drug problem.

Happy Anniversary, Khloé and Lamar: A Look Back at Happier Times.

Still, People magazine reported that Kardashian “still wants to save their marriage.”

“She wants him to get better, but there is a lot to work out,” a source told the magazine. “She’s taking everything one day at a time and concentrating on herself. Everything with Lamar is very unclear.”

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Being surrounded by the right people

You may find yourself flagging today -- until you start hanging out with your people, that is! You're no vampire, but you do feel more energetic when you're surrounded by the right people.

And that's probably a good thing because... I wouldn't wanna turn into one. 

Khloe Kardashian Changes Twitter Name, Drops Odom Before Lamar Odom Wedding Anniversary

Khloe Kardashian Changes Twitter Name, Drops Odom Before Lamar Odom Wedding Anniversary

A sign of things to come? Khloe Kardashian gave what may be the most telling hint yet that her marriage to Lamar Odom is in trouble when she changed her display name on Twitter from Khloe Kardashian Odom to just Khloe. (Her username, @KhloeKardashian, remains the same.)

Whether the change in name coincides with a change of heart remains to be seen, but it does coincide with something else: the estranged couple's fourth wedding anniversary. The 29-year-old reality star and the 33-year-old athlete married exactly four years ago today, Sept. 27.
PHOTOS: Khloe and Lamar in happier times

Odom, for his part, has denied that he and his wife are on the outs. He even defended her and her family on Twitter this week, after his father, Joe Odom, told Radar Online that his son needed a "clean break" from the Kardashians.

"That man wasn't even invited to my wedding," the NBA player wrote. "He has never met my mother in law and some of my other family. How can a man who has NOT once called me to check on my well being have the nerve to talk so recklessly about his own 'son.' He is my downfall!"
PHOTOS: Khloe and Lamar's wedding
 
Then, referring to his in-laws, he added: "He disrespecting the ONLY FAMILY that has loved me without expecting anything in return. They are the ONLY ones that have been here consistently 4 me during this dark time. Only person 2 blame is myself."

Kardashian, meanwhile, has yet to comment directly on her problems with the athlete but has been sharing cryptic messages on both Twitter and Instagram for weeks now.

PHOTOS: Khloe and Lamar's whirlwind romance
 

Earlier this month, she posted a selfie captioned "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." And one day later, she reposted a telling quote from actress Lauren London. "Sometimes you just gotta be your own hero and save your own little heart," the text read. "Because sometimes, the people you can't imagine living without, can actually live without you."

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