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Kenny Ortega: 'Footloose' exit 'not planned'

Speaking exclusively to EW.com, Kenny Ortega said he pulled out of the Footloose remake that’s set to star Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl) and Julianne Hough (Dancing with the Stars) because he was “exhausted” from directing This Is It and “wanted to take... Full Article at Entertainment Weekly

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  1. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: Actor Chace Crawford attends The Cinema Society & A Diamond is Forever screening of 'The Private Lives of Pippa Lee' at AMC Loews 19th Street on November 15, 2009 in New York City.
  2. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - AUGUST 9: (L-R) Actors Leighton Meester and Chace Crawford at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards held at the Universal Amphitheater on August 9, 2009 in Universal City, California.
  3. MILAN, ITALY - JUNE 23: Actor Chace Crawford attends the Emporio Armani show as part of Milan Menswear Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 on June 23, 2009 in Milan, Italy.
  4. Actor Chace Crawford arrives at the 8th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball benefit gala in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 6, 2009.
  5. NEW YORK - MAY 21: Actors Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Taylor Momsen, Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick attend the CW Network 2009 Upfront at Madison Square Garden on May 21, 2009 in New York City.
  6. NEW YORK - MAY 21: Actor Chase Crawford attends the 2009 The CW Network UpFront at Madison Square Garden on May 21, 2009 in New York, New York.
  7. NEW YORK - MARCH 07: Tracy Morgan and Chace Crawford talk and laugh during the game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the New York Knicks on March 7, 2009 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
  8. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: Actor Chace Crawford attends a screening of 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' presented by The Cinema Society, Pamella Roland & Svedka at the Tribeca Grand Screening Room on December 11, 2008 in New York City.
  9. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 09: Actor Chase Crawford attends a celebration of the remastered Clubmaster sunglasses, originally introduced by Ray-Ban in 1986, at Bowery Ballroom on December 9, 2008 in New York City.

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  2. Michael Jackson Michael Jackson
  3. Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures
  4. Kevin Bacon Kevin Bacon
  5. Zac Efron Zac Efron
  6. Julianne Hough