Showing posts with label Lolo Jones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lolo Jones. Show all posts

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Olympian Lolo Jones Calls out 'Fifty Shades of Grey'

U.S. Olympian Lolo Jones won’t be racing to theaters to watch “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

The bobsled and track and field athlete, who revealed in 2012 that she was remaining a virgin until marriage, had some harsh words for the racy drama on Twitter.

“Funny how some people think there's nothing wrong with '50 (Shades) of Grey,'” she tweeted Tuesday. “God didn't create sex for that purpose. Watch another movie.”

Thursday, September 4, 2014

'Dancing with the Stars' Cast Revealed And Includes Famous Christian and Family Friendly Stars

Sadie Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" will appear on the upcoming season of "Dancing with the Stars," as revealed this morning.

The full cast of season 19 of "DWTS" was announced on "Good Morning America" Thursday, when Robertson was announced. The 17-year-old is paired with professional Mark Ballas, and she joins a cast that includes Olympian Lolo Jones and Lea Thompson.  Lolo Jones is an outspoken Christian and Lea Thompson has starred in several family friendly movies on UP.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Lolo Jones and 'The Blind Side' Star Quinton Aaron Join Nicolas Cage in 'Left Behind'

Track star and U.S. bobsledder Lolo Jones is the latest addition to the growing cast of the new "Left Behind" movie adapted from the fictional end times series by authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.

The disaster movie, much like the original film starring Kirk Cameron as Buck Williams, focuses on a band of survivors who find themselves left behind after the occurrence of the Rapture, or the spiriting away of Christians to heaven. The plot is based on the first book of the same title in LaHaye's and Jenkins' 16-part series.

Jones tweeted a photo of herself on the set and shared with fans how she nearly lost it when she sat next to Nicolas Cage, who plays Rayford Steele in the upcoming apocalyptic flick.

"Nicolas Cage sat next to me during makeup and my head bout spun round like Ghost Rider BUT I 'ACTED' cool. Learning this craft fast #LeftBehind," Jones tweeted.

The former Olympian shared that her role was that of a gate attendant named Lola who speaks 10 words — "Really 8. I counted 'Mr. Williams' as (two) words to increase Oscar chances," wrote Jones.

Paul Lalonde, the producer and writer of "Left Behind" (along with John Patus), said that he added Jones to the production upon learning that the bobsledder was training in Baton Rouge, La., where his team had been filming since the beginning of August with director Vic Armstrong.

"Obviously everybody knows who she is," Lalonde told NBC News. "I'm a huge fan of her. I love her never-say-die attitude about everything. … She's a beautiful woman, too, which never hurts when you're casting for a movie."

Actress Cassi Thomson ("Switched at Birth," "Big Love"), who has replaced Ashley Tindsale as Chloe Steele, shared a photo on Intagram of Jones during filming on the "Left Behind" set. The film also stars Chad Michael Murray as Buck Williams and Nicky Whelan as Hattie Durham.