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Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o are bringing a social media craze to life. The Grammy-winning singer and Oscar-winning actress are set to star in a buddy heist film directed by Ava DuVernay ( Selma ) and written by Issa Rae (“Insecure”). The yet-to-be-titled film will be a Netflix exclusive following an intense bidding war, according to EW. The film was inspired by a photo of Rihanna and Lupita at a 2014 Miu Miu fashion show. Tumblr user Elizabitch Taylor posted the pic on her page with the caption: “They look like they’re in a heist movie with Rihanna as the tough-as-nails leader/master thief and Lupita as the genius computer hacker.” The post went viral, receiving over 470,000 notes. Last month, Twitter user @1800sadgal tweeted a similar concept with a twist. “Rihanna looks like she scams rich white men and lupita is the computer smart best friend that helps plan the scans.” The latter post received 97,000 retweets and it even caught Nyong’o’s attention. “I’m down if you are @rih

      NBC and Netflix have cancelled and postponed American comedian Bill Cosby's tv show respectively. "At this time we are postponing the launch of the new stand-up comedy special  Bill Cosby 77 ," Netflix said Tuesday evening in a statement.   Cosby's publicist  has reportedly said  the decision was mutual.       The special was billed as a birthday celebration for Cosby, who was expected to share "intimate and wildly entertaining stories from his childhood, first loves, and the endless adventure of parenthood." The special was shot at the San Francisco Jazz Center and was supposed to show Cosby "at the top of his craft."  US TV network NBC has also released a statement canceling cosby's  show.  In the  statement, the company confirmed the project with the 77-year-old was "no longer in development" "We can confirm that the Cosby project is no longer in development," NBC Spokesperson Rebecca Marks said.      Eve