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Christmas is a time for goodwill, seasonal cheer, and forgiveness, so it seems fitting that the royal family is set to move past some recent rumors to once again celebrate Christmas en masse at the royal estate of Sandringham. Despite talk of sibling rivalry, tearful duchesses, and diva-like behavior in the court of Kensington Palace, William and Kate Middleton and Harry and Meghan Markle will be together on Christmas Day, the Palace has confirmed. The news comes just after Kensington Palace attempted to snuff out reports of difficulty between the duchesses with a terse comment to The Sun over the weekend. Although it is William and Kate’s turn to visit the Middletons this year (they usually alternate Christmas between their two families and spent Christmas with the Queen last year), royal sources say that they have decided to join the royal family for Christmas Day. It is believed they will then head to Bucklebury, Kate’s parents’ hometown, to enjoy a second Christmas with her family. Kate’s mother, Carole Middleton, revealed in her first-ever interview, published in The Daily Telegraph over the weekend, that she has prepared an extra-special Christmas this year to welcome the two newest family members, her grandsons Prince Louis and Arthur, son of Pippa Middleton. There will be no fewer than 12 Christmas trees at Bucklebury Manor, the Middleton family’s home, with one just for Prince George to decorate, but the Cambridges will have to skip the Middletons’ traditional smoked salmon and Champagne brunch on Christmas morning because they will be with the Queen and the rest of the royal family at church in Norfolk. It will be the first time the Cambridges and the Sussexes, a.k.a the “Fab Four,” will have been pictured together since reports of a simmering feud rocked the Palace. It was reported this weekend that courtiers have launched a “mole hunt” to try to uncover who has been leaking stories of tensions between Harry and William and Kate and Meghan. Reports of discord between the couples emerged after Kensington Palace announced last weekend that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would be moving out of Kensington Palace in the new year and into Frogmore House in Windsor. Since then it has been claimed that Kate and Meghan don’t get along and that the brothers have fallen out because William voiced concerns about how quickly Harry’s relationship with Meghan was moving. The Queen, who dislikes any rumors of discord regarding her family, will no doubt be relieved that the family will be coming together on Christmas Day. After the family celebrates with a turkey dinner on Christmas Eve, the sight of the foursome at church on Christmas morning will, courtiers hope, put an end to the unhappy narrative that the couples have fallen out. More Great Stories from Vanity Fair — We took a closer look at that “Hurricane Meghan” rumor — Sugarplum fairyland gets high tech in Atlanta’s newfangled Nutcracker — Is drama rising between Harry and William? — Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy is not so sure about this — Meghan Markle-inspired holiday gifts! Looking for more? Sign up for our daily newsletter and never miss a story.
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Nicole Kidman shared her tips on how to have a lasting marriage as she and her husband Keith Urban celebrate their 12th wedding anniversary. Kidman told Parade Magazine on Sunday that she and Urban don’t text each other at all – even after their long-lasting marriage. Kidman said they call each other instead. “We’ve done this since the very beginning. The reason it started at the beginning was because I didn’t know how to text and it just kind of worked for us. So now we don’t,” Kidman told Parade. “We just do voice to voice or skin to skin, as we always say. We talk all the time and we FaceTime but we just don’t text because I feel like texting can be misrepresentative at times. “And I’ve had the thing where I reread texts and I’m like, “What does that mean?” and then read it to somebody and go ‘Can you interpret that?’ I don’t want that between my lover and I.” NICOLE KIDMAN REVEALS HER 'MASSIVE GRIEF' AFTER HAVING A MISCARRIAGE DURING HER MARRIAGE TO TOM CRUISE "The reason it started at the beginning was because I didn’t know how to text and it just kind of worked for us." - Nicole Kidman As far as how else to have a long marriage? Kidman said to be open with each other. “We never tell anybody any advice about their relationship or think that we have a secret. We just approach it with humility and hope and just really love hanging out,” she said. “I mean it’s that simple. We love spending time together. We have a lot of fun together and we just choose each other. If there is one person I can hang out with, it’s him and the girls and that’s it.” Kidman and Urban shared their wedding anniversary on Monday. The two shared sweet Instagram messages about their love. The two married in 2006 and have two daughters: Sunday Rose 9, and Faith Margaret, 7. Kidman also has two children with ex Tom Cruise.
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Comedian Leslie Jones isn’t a fan of The Ritz-Carlton, and she’s making sure everyone is aware of it. Jones, who hosted the 2017 BET Awards on Sunday, stayed at the luxury hotel in Los Angeles after the show. But something went awry, as Jones took to her Twitter yesterday to express her anger. “Wow was such a great night at the BET awards,” she posted. “But then had THE WORST STAY @RitzCarlton DO NOT STAY THERE!! THEY DONT LIKE BLACK PEOPLE!!” The Ritz-Carlton’s official Twitter account expressed their dismay at Jones’ tweet, replying with the following response: This isn’t the first time that the Ritz-Carlton has been accused of discrimination. In 2015, the North Carolina Attorney General’s office investigated the luxury hotel chain’s Charlotte location for potentially discriminating against Black people by adding a 15 percent surcharge to customers bills during a CIAA conference. This also isn’t the first time the Saturday Night Live star has publicly expressed her concerns. Last summer, Jones also took to Twitter to express that no designer would dress her for the premiere of Ghostbusters, which the comedian starred in.
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Today it's being reported that that on-and-off-again engaged couple Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus have called it quits. According to Ok! Australia (via the Daily Mail), the young pair have parted ways due to their inability to agree about when to start a family. An insider apparently told the magazine that 28 year-old Hemsworth wished to have children, whilst 25 year-old Cyrus was not ready, ‘He wants kids and doesn't want to keep putting it off but it's not quite the timeline Miley had in mind.’ Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Getty Images The source claimed the Hannah Montana star was hesitant to tie the knot at all, ‘Miley put off plans for the wedding and Liam was growing tired of it... They haven't been getting along in recent months.’ The insider added, ‘[She] didn't really want to get married. It's something that everyone else seemed to get but Liam. [His] family had been begging him to see the light for a long time, but he had faith in Miley. Now he feels like an idiot.’ This news comes days after the ‘Wrecking Ball’ singer deleted all posts on her Instagram. Hemsworth, however, still has all his posts, including those which feature the singer-actress. Instagram The Hunger Games star met Cyrus on the set of the 2009 film The Last Song and they subsequently began dating. First engaged in 2012, the pair tragically broke it off just the following year. After an almost four year hiatus, the pair recoupled in 2016. In September of last year, however, Cyrus told the Sun that she had no plans to marry any time soon, explaining, ‘I don't envision marriage. I'm 24. I hope I get to live a little bit more, I have too much living to do [before I get married].' She continued, 'Three years ago, if you’d asked me if I’d be here, this happy with this man, I’d have been stunned. I’m just riding this out. In some relationships, you lose yourself by being with someone else. Actually, it made me find myself more. I have no idea what the next three years will bring, but if it’s possible to get even happier, I’ll take it.’ Getty Images Despite these statements, rumours of a secret marriage swirled. Though, it appears they were just that, rumours. Well this is just terrible news isn't it?
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Vacation time is here let’s go girl A post shared by Steve Harvey (@iamsteveharveytv) on Jul 8, 2018 at 1:04pm PDT Steve Harvey has effectively dispelled a rumor that bubbled up last week, claiming that he and wife Marjorie Harvey are headed for a $400 million divorce. The talk show host on Sunday posted a photo on Instagram of him and his wife boarding a private jet. “Vacation time is here, let’s go girl,” he captioned the Sunday, July 8 image. The photo, which was similar to one Marjorie posted on her Instagram Story, got praise from fans. “God bless….. stay focus[ed] don’t [lose] the vision🙏💍.” “Enjoy yourselves, you guys deserve this vacation. Come back well rested and a stronger bond and marriage. Yahoo for the Harveys.” Days earlier, RadarOnline reported that Marjorie walked out on Steve because he had been getting close with Kris Jenner during closed-door business meetings and ongoing phone calls and text messages. “There was a huge blowout fight and Marjorie walked out threatening divorce,” a source told the gossip site of the reported split. “There’s no way she was going to put up with Steve hanging around a man-eater like Kris — especially since he’s proven time and again he can’t be trusted.” Although Jenner was reportedly just stringing Steve along to get tips on TV success, one of his former talk show employes said Marjorie knows her man, who is twice divorced and cheated on both wives with the next. “Steve has a wandering eye and he loves women!” the ex-worker told Radar anonymously. “He’s cheated during his previous marriages, and Marjorie knows he could do it again. She knows her man’s weakness — knows everything about him! That’s why she watches him so closely.” The rumor was the talk of Twitter. “Am I late?? Did everyone know Steve Harvey is being accused of cheating on Marjorie with Kris Jenner?! I didn’t know this 😂.” “Steve Harvey left his wife to marry Marjorie, his side b—- of 20 years, and now she’s leaving him and running his pockets. Hilarious. Karma’s a bad b—-.” “Boyyy if this Steve Harvey rumor is true… he gon be sick for a minute. He loves him some Marjorie.”
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“ A recent study found that marriage actually has health benefits. Married people live longer, have fewer strokes, and fewer heart attacks than people who are single. Scientific or not, I find that study incredibly irritating. Happily, there are other studies that tell us the real truth about the health benefits of marriage, which is that the benefits have nothing to do with marriage at all. Because those studies have shown that staying in an unhappy marriage is the worst thing you can do for your health and your children. So better health is a direct result of healthy relationships. You don't need a spouse, you just need someone you can trust. You need someone you can talk to. You need someone who will celebrate your wins and grieve your losses. You need someone who can forgive you. You need someone who will show up, no questions asked, and walk with you through every unexpected twist and turn life throws your way. ” — Meredith Grey All of Me is the twenty-fourth episode and season finale of the fourteenth season and the 317th overall episode of Grey's Anatomy. Contents show] Short Summary Edit The doctors attend Alex and Jo's wedding, and things do not go as planned. Meanwhile, the stress from the past year has taken a toll on Bailey, and she will re-evaluate some of her decisions. Full Summary Edit April and wedding planner Kirsten are orchestrating things for Alex and Jo's outdoor wedding. Meredith is doing Zola's hair. Zola is going to be the flower girl. Zola asks Meredith if she is going to get married again. Meredith doesn't think so because she had her great love. Zola doesn't think love is like candy. You can't be too greedy for it or fill up on it. Down in the kitchen, Arizona has steamed Alex's suit. She is going home to pick up Sofia and her dress, and then she'll pick up Jo and drive her to the island. Meredith is going to take Alex. They can't be late or April will destroy them. Alex wants to say something, but Arizona cuts him off. He can't talk her out of moving and today isn't about that. She's leaving after the wedding. Alex Karev getting married is like all her work here is done. He wants to thank her, but that'll make her cry. The bell rings. It's Jo with exciting news: she got the fellowship at Mass Gen. Meredith comes down the stairs and tells them they can't see each other before the wedding. She's not surprised to hear about the minimally invase surgery fellowship. While they don't believe that them seeing each other will bring bad luck, they agree not to tell April. Arizona leaves with Jo. Meredith says Boston is like a tundra for 6 months out of the year. Alex doesn't mind. The babysitter's arriving any minute, so Alex needs to get ready to leave. Owen is feeding Leo when Amelia and Betty return from a meeting. Betty is 30 days sober. Amelia laid out dresses for the wedding. Owen gives Betty a fist bump, after which Betty leaves to try on dresses. Owen asks Amelia if Betty's parents showed. They didn't. Betty doesn't know Amelia invited them. She'll try again when Betty hits 60 days. Amelia leaves to get dressed. Bailey reminds Ben they need to leave as she goes through the mail. She finds a check for the TrailBlazer. It's an insane amount of money. Kirsten is yelling at the caterer on the phone, as they are not at the right location. April thanks Matthew for being here, despite their history at weddings. Jo, Arizona, and Sofia arrive. Jo loves the location. April directs Jo to the bridal suite where hair and makeup people are waiting for her. Jo says Alex is on the way. April is sure the guests will start to arrive any minute. Meanwhile, the other surgeons sit down in a church. Jackson and Maggie discuss April quitting her job to do God's work. He's not sure what that means. Maggie is grateful that April is okay, but religion is not her thing. He can relate. They kiss. Dahlia is shocked to see that. The music starts playing. A flower girl and bridesmaids enter. Bailey didn't know Jo and Alex had so many friends outside the hospital. Jackson then gets a text from April asking where they are. He replies they are at the wedding, but she answers they aren't. The bride enters and they all realize they are at the wrong wedding. At the real wedding, April is checking the invite and realizes she made a mistake on the GPS link. Meredith, Alex, and Zola arrive. Alex is ready to let Jo make her own decisions. Meredith tells Alex he is the sun, but she nuances that Jo is also sunny. Alex wants to take an appetizer, but Kirsten says they are for the guests, who are on their way. At the church wedding, the bride's mother walks the bride down the aisle. The surgeons decide to subtly leave one by one. All goes well until Levi trips. Ben and Bailey start leaving as the ceremony begins, but suddenly the bride's mother collapses. Bailey says she's a doctor. Ben runs out to get a rig from the firefighter crew around the corner. Meredith starts drinking at the wedding while Owen, Amelia, Betty, and Leo arrive. Amelia thought they were late. Meredith explains what happened. Amelia says Owen is like a walking GPS, so he never uses one. Amelia notices something's up with Meredith. Amelia thinks she's in love with Alex as she suspected for years, but Meredith denies that. Meredith thinks Amelia is the one harboring feelings, for her ex with whom she's playing house. Meredith walks off as Owen comes over. Jo's makeup is almost finished. Meredith comes in and says she's prepared to offer Jo an attending general surgeon position at Grey Sloan. She tells Jo to think about it and leaves. As Alex is working on his tie, Arizona asks if he's nervous. She tells him not to be since it's all good. Arizona admits to being nervous. Arizona wants today to be perfect, because if today is perfect, you can always look back on that one perfect day if things start to go wrong in the future. Jo comes in. She needs to talk to Alex. Arizona leaves to keep April out. Alex compliments Jo's looks. Jo tells him about Meredith's offer. She thinks Alex put Meredith up to it to keep her here despite his promise to follow her everywhere. Alex swears he didn't do that. He's not Paul. Jo is not sure if she's ready to be an attending. Alex says no one ever feels ready. She doesn't want to be an attending since she can't get the interns to listen to her. Alex tells her to take the fellowship, then. They exchange "I love you"s and kiss. Since everybody's late, they decide to find a place where April can't bust them. Jo ditches her heels for boots. They secretly run around the domain and eventually find a hidden shed. Alex kicks the door in as it won't just open. Jo finds that hot. Ben and Bailey arrive at the hospital with the bride's mother. Bailey gives instructions to Vik so she can go put on her scrubs. The family arrives in the limo. Lila and Jacob are concerned for Lila's mother, but Ben stops them and asks them to stay put. Bailey suspects Lila's mom has an abdominal aortic aneurysm. She has Vik page whomever's on call since Pierce is at the wedding. Bailey refuses to let the woman die on her daughter's wedding day. Alex and Jo are having sex in the shed. They can't see a thing. The band starts playing as the guests finally arrive. Catherine compliments April on her work. April tells everyone they can sit wherever they want. Andrew wonders where to sit given his history with Jo and Alex. Catherine tells April they miss her at the hospital. April says the homeless communities really need her since they have little access to healthcare. It feels good to do what she does now. Catherine invites her to dinner on Sunday. April accepts. Kirsten comes up and asks April if Jo is ready to get married. April leaves to go check on her. Arizona is handing out programs. Jackson and Matthew have an awkward meeting. They all scatter. Vik says all the cardiothoracic surgeons on call are busy. As a gift from God, Teddy appears, happy to finally see someone she knows. Bailey asks her to scrub in. Teddy says she just got off a 12-hour flight, but Bailey doesn't care. Vik will handle her bags. Jo and Alex want to leave the shed, but they find that the door is stuck. They can't open it from the inside. They start screaming. Jackson tells Maggie it's awkward to be at a wedding with Matthew and April after what happened. Maggie says April and Matthew are together now, so they all need to get along for Harriet. Jackson has to make friends with Matthew. April catches up with Arizona and tells her that Alex is not in the groom room. Arizona thinks she scared him away by talking about her own divorce. Arizona wonders what to tell Jo, but April informs her they are both gone. Arizona is relieved that it's not all on her. They go off to find the couple. Richard found out that Meredith offered Jo an attending position. Richard knows she did it in order not to lose Alex. It's not fair to Jo, because that fellowship is one of the most exciting in the country and what she does the next year will define her entire career. Meredith reminds him she did well without a fellowship, but Richard points out that Jo doesn't share her pedigree. Jo deserves more training. After Richard walks off, Amelia sneaks up on Meredith and asks if it's Jo whom Meredith is in love with. She can understand it after all the hours they spent together doing the study. Meredith tells Amelia to stop projecting. Meredith says it's clear she's falling in love with Owen again. Alex is her Alex. She just got happy in a world without Cristina and Derek and she doesn't want to be alone. Amelia says she'll always be there for Meredith even if she is falling for Owen. Jo thinks this is all her fault for seeing Alex before the wedding. Alex says this will just be a funny story they'll their kids. Alex finds a window covered in mud. He smashes the glass. With more light streaming, Jo sees a skeleton and screams. Alex admits he probably shouldn't have seen her dress. Meredith tells Jackson she found Jo's heels in the groom room, so she figures Jo and Alex snuck off to have sex. Kirsten reminds the waiters to circulate with the hors d'oeuvres. Jackson comments she's relentless. The interns are doing shots. Taryn proposes a toast to Meredith's beauty. Andrew passes by and Dahlia invites him to join them. He downs a shot and orders another one. Matthew is disappointed by an appetizer. Jackson admits it takes a big person to come here after everything that happened. He doesn't know what to say or do, but April deserves to be happy. They both do. Matthew says he's trying to build a life with April and Jackson is Harriet's father, so he has to be a Christian about this. It's really hard not to hit Jackson. Jackson says he lost a quarter of a billion dollars. That helps. Amelia and Betty enter the groom room, where Owen is feeding Leo. Amelia tells Owen that everyone is looking for Alex, so he should tell Alex to stay put in case he comes back. Amelia leaves but Betty stays with Owen and asks him if he and Amelia are getting married. She's been living with them for a month and she still can't figure out if they are a couple or not. Owen says they're not. Betty says they are in a weird situation then. She wonders why they are not married. Owen brings up the tumor. It was hard and it's complicated. Betty thinks it's just weird now, not complicated. In the waiting area, Ben serves coffee to the family members. Teddy and Bailey are operating on Lila's mom. If she was experiencing pain, she smiled through it. Bailey thinks of her as a sign. Bailey says she and Ben arrived at the wrong wedding. If Bailey hadn't been there, this woman would be dead. This happened mere months after Bailey almost dropped dead herself. She tries to live a healthy life now and prays to God to let her live to see her son getting married. However, she just returned to her life as if nothing happened. Teddy says she can help if she wants to move to another country. Bailey apologizes for her not making it to the wedding after travelling all this way, but Teddy says she wasn't invited. Vik says he wasn't either. Bailey asks why she's here. Teddy says she was going to ask her for a job. Bailey doesn't respond. Alex is still shouting to no avail. He's frustrated because the band's music doesn't stop. Jo finds a wallet on the skeleton. His name was Aldin. He was an organ donor. He had grandkids and a dog. He lived a full life. Maybe he's here to show them what they should aspire to be. Alex says he died in a shed and nobody found him, which doesn't exactly look like luck. Jo laughs. Alex loves that she always finds a silver lining. They continue to laugh together. A drunk Taryn wants to go tell Meredith how she feels, but Carina stops her. Love is precious and it shouldn't be wasted on someone who can't love you back. She glances at Arizona. April sits down with Arizona, who's texting, and says the minister still hasn't arrived and the engaged couple is nowhere to be found. She thinks this is yet another wedding catastrophe orchestrated by her. Arizona says it's not a catastrophe. What is a catastrophe is the fact that she keeps smiling due to texts from Callie. Richard overheard her and asks why that is a catastrophe. Arizona says because Callie left her twice and took their daughter. Just because they are both single now doesn't mean that they should get back together. Nobody ever hurt her like Callie has. April hears that, but nobody ever hurt Matthew like she did. Richard also hurt Catherine. People change and life changes you. Your only job is to stay open to possibilities. It's not a catastrophe that Callie is making her smile again. Richard agrees. Arizona is going to miss them tremendously. She and April both get emotional and hug. Kristen grabs a mic. She says the officiant should be here soon. In the meantime, they can enjoy a toast. She randomly picks DeLuca. She hands him the mic. The other guests immediately realize that was a bad choice since he's drunk. Andrew says he's a co-worker of Alex and Jo's, or more. Blood has been spilled, which makes them family. He's happy for them, because when two people find a moment of real and true love that hasn't been ripped from your claws, you have to celebrate that. Meredith thinks him for the speech and takes the mic away. She takes Andrew for a walk. Meanwhile, Kristen asks if anybody has an EpiPen because she apparently ate some shrimp, to which she's highly allergic. The doctors rush to her side as her throat closes up. April thinks this is a catastrophe. Richard goes to call 911 as Kirsten goes into anaphylactic shock. April found a first-aid kit, which contains Benadryl. Since Kirsten's throat is closed, they'll have to put it in her rectum. They turn her on her side. April makes everyone turn around and asks for scissors to cut through the spanx. Owen starts CPR. Richard comes back and says the ambulance is facing traffic. Jackson decides they need to crike Kirsten now. April asks a waitress for the sharpest knife she can find. Bailey tells Lila and Jacob that they caught it in time. They inserted a graft in the weakened part of the aorta. Her mother's going to be okay. They enter the ICU room. She hates that she tanked Lila's wedding. She wants them to find a pastor to marry them today. Lila doesn't want to get married with her mother in the ICU. Lila's mom says her guests came all the way here for them. Teddy informs them that she'll have to stay in the ICU for at least a couple of days. Jacob wants to reschedule, but Lila's mom objects. They are alive and in love, and they people who love them came together to celebrate that. They can't take that for granted. Bailey might have a solution so they don't have to do it without Lila's mom. Meredith and Andrew are walking. She knows how much it sucks to lose the person you love. Sam wouldn't want him to drown in his pain. He's young and he's handsome, so he'll fall in love again and get his heart broken again. That's life, a beautiful mess. He can't cling to what was, but he has to look at what can be. He then kisses her, which she stops right away. This wasn't a seduction. He thinks he's going to be fired, but she's flattered. They then hear Jo and Alex's screams. They find the shed. Andrew kicks the door in. They mention the dead guy and then rush off to get married. Bailey tells Teddy she's a lifesaver. Teddy says she shouldn't have asked for a job since she knows Bailey already has a Head of Cardio. Bailey says she didn't put her on the spot. Teddy just gave her one more sign. Bailey wants to take a sabbatical from the Chief job and the stress it entails. She wants to do research and innovate and fall in love with the OR again and spend more time with the people she loves. She has more money now than she could ever need. Still, she has this voice in her head telling her she can't rest because she's a woman. She thinks it's the voice of patriarchy. So she's done listening to it and she's going to listen to her own. She offers Teddy the position of Interim Chief of Surgery. Teddy is interested. Ben comes in to say that they're ready. They are going to a wedding. Jo, Alex, and Meredith find the doctors working on the wedding planner. Jackson makes the incision. April looks around for something straw-like and asks for a pinwheel from a bouquet. They insert it and resume CPR. Kirsten starts breathing again, causing the wheel to spin. Levi faints and drags the wedding cake down with him as he falls. Arizona thinks there's not going to be a wedding today. Alex agrees. Almost everyone's back on the ferry to the main city. Meredith apologizes to Jo for today and the job offer. She wouldn't take it if she were Jo, so she won't be offended if Jo doesn't take it. Meredith loved working with Jo and Mass Gen would be lucky to have her. Arizona is comforting April. Sofia is worried they are going to miss their flight. Arizona says they are just making sure that this mess will be cleaned up. Arizona and Sofia leave to get April some water. Matthew comes up. He wants to try again. He means the two of them. He kneels. Jackson comes back to inform Arizona that Kirsten is set up at the local hospital. She's going to be okay. He, Arizona, and Sofia watch from a distance. Matthew tells April he loves that she's the only one who cares that the wedding went to crap. He loves how she trusts God and how she sings to Harriet and how she holds her hands when they pray. He also loves how she talks to Ruby. April saved her and him. He knows it's fast and crazy, but he doesn't care. He loved who she was 5 years ago and he loves who she is today even more. He doesn't want to be without her ever again. He doesn't want to waste any more time. He asks her to marry him. She happily accepts. The minister then finally arrives. She thinks she missed the ceremony, but April and Matthew see an opportunity. Maggie tells Alex that Jackson informed her Kirsten is going to be okay and that they are moving the party to Jackson's place. Catherine is ordering food as they speak. Alex thinks that's great. Maggie has an idea. She shows Alex something on her phone. Alex finds Meredith and tells her that he'll never leave her even if he has to leave. He then shows her the website where she can instantly become an ordained minister. She clicks the button. As Arizona is making a bouquet, Jackson and April talk. They agree this is crazy, but he is happy for her. He asks if she wants him to stay. Of course she does. They hug. Meredith is officiating the wedding on the ferry. She says ferries made her sad, but from now on, she'll look at them the way Derek did. She'll see the beauty, the wind, the air, the sea, and the motion. She'll see the possibility because of Jo and Alex. She has never seen two people bring out better in each other. If they can take this day and turn it into lemonade, they can do anything. The spectators are all smiling. Owen has given his jacket to Amelia. Arizona walks April down the aisle with Sofia as the flower girl. They hug before Arizona steps aside. Meredith asks Alex if he wants to marry Jo Wilson. He does. The minister asks Matthew if he takes April as his wife. He does. Meredith asks Jo if she wants to marry Alex Karev. She super does. The minister asks April if she takes Matthew as her husband. She does. In the hospital chapel, Lila and Jacob exchange vows. Ben is holding up a tablet to allow Lila's mom to follow the ceremony from the ICU. Both Teddy and Lila's mom are emotional. Meredith and the minister pronounce Alex and Jo and April and Matthew, respectively, husband and wife. Both couples kiss. As Arizona takes a photo, she receives a text from Callie that reads "I can't wait to see you!" Arizona smiles and continues to watch April and Matthew get married with Sofia and Jackson by her side. The guests on the ferry applaud. Jacob and Lila kiss. A crying Teddy comments that it's beautiful and touches her stomach. Lila's mom takes her hand and asks if she's expecting. Teddy says she is. The people on the ferry continue to cheer for the newlyweds. Cast Edit Meredith Grey Alex Karev Miranda Bailey Richard Webber Owen Hunt Arizona Robbins April Kepner Jackson Avery Amelia Shepherd Jo Wilson Maggie Pierce Ben Warren Andrew DeLuca Catherine Fox Matthew Taylor Lila's Mom Kirsten Carina DeLuca Dahlia Qadri Betty Nelson Lila Teddy Altman Levi Schmitt Vikram Roy Taryn Helm Casey Parker Jacob Pastor Wedding Officiant Zola Grey Shepherd Sofia 1 of 31 Main Cast Edit Guest Stars Edit Medical Notes Edit Lila's Mother Edit Diagnosis: Abdominal aortic aneurysm Treatment: Surgery Lila's mother collapsed at her wedding. Bailey suspected an abdominal aortic aneurysm and rushed her to the hospital for surgery. Her surgery went well, but she was told she'd be in the ICU for up to a week. Diagnosis: Anaphylaxis Treatment: Benadryl Cricothyrotomy Kirsten accidentally ingested shrimp and had an allergic reaction. They found benadryl in a first aid kit, which they administered rectally. They then had to crike her to give her an airway while they waited for an ambulance. She was taken to the local hospital and Jackson said she'd be okay. Music Edit Song Performer Scene "Saturday Sun" Vance Joy April gets ready for the wedding. Meredith does Zola's hair. Zola asks if Meredith is ever getting married again. Arizona tells Alex the agenda for the day. "New Fav Thing" Danger Twins Bailey goes through the mail and calls for Ben. The first check from her Trailblazer has come in. April and Matthew talk about the wedding. Arizona, Sofia, and Jo arrive at the wedding location. "Such a Simple Thing" Ray LaMontagne Meredith and Jo talk on the ferry. Meredith apologizes for the job offer. Sofia asks Arizona if they're going to miss their flight. Matthew suggests that he and April try again. Then he proposes. "The Story" Sara Ramírez April tells Jackson she wants him to stay. Meredith officiates Jo and Alex's wedding. April and Matthew get married. Jacob and Lila get married in the chapel. Her mom watches on a tablet. The couples all kiss. Teddy tells the mother she's pregnant. "Saturday Sun" - Vance Joy "New Fav Thing" - Danger Twins "Such A Simple Thing" - Ray LaMontagne "The Story" - Grey's Anatomy Cast Notes and Trivia Edit Grey's Anatomy 14x24 Promo "All of Me" (HD) Season 14 Episode 24 Promo Season Finale Gallery Edit Episode Stills Edit Behind the Scenes Edit Quotes Edit Zola: Are you ever gonna get married again? Meredith: I don't think so, Zozo. You know, I already had one great love in my life. I don't want to be too greedy. Zola: Mom, I don't think love is like candy. I don't think you could be too greedy for it, and I don't think you could fill up on it. Meredith: When did you turn 40? Arizona: Don't. You're not gonna talk me out of moving, and it's just gonna make us sad, and that's not what today is about, so just shut up and eat your cereal. Alex: Today is about that. You're leaving today. Arizona: Not till after you get married. And Alex Karev married? That's, like, my work here is done. Alex: Well, at least can I say "thank you"? Arizona: Not unless you want to make me cry. Meredith: Just tell her to turn it down because you have a whole life here. Alex: I have to support her, which means letting her make her own decisions. Meredith: Well, she's not the sun. You are the sun. Alex: What? Meredith: Well, she's pretty sunny. Never mind. Meredith: I feel less okay than I have in a long time. Amelia: Oh, my God. I knew it! Meredith: Knew what? Amelia: You're in love with Alex. It's okay. I am not judging. I have suspected it for years, but it's kind of a bad day for the revelation. Meredith: Amelia, stop talking. Amelia: Right, because people could hear, and that would be really bad. Meredith: No, because I'm not harboring any secret feelings. You may be harboring secret feelings for your ex, who you're playing house with, but I am not in love with Alex. Arizona: I just want today to be perfect, you know, because if today is perfect, then somewhere down the road, you know, things get a little rough and someone leaves you or sues you for custody, you can always look back on that one perfect day, and it'll remind you why you got into the whole thing. Okay, I'm definitely gonna shut up. Amelia: So, is it Jo you're secretly in love with? I mean, I get it. All those hours together of intense pioneering, it's totally understandable. It's just still kind of a bad day for... Meredith: I am not in love with anybody. Will you just stop projecting your secret love all over me? Amelia: I'm not projecting. Meredith: Please, you're clearly falling for Owen again. You're never even home. Maggie's always at Jackson's. Alex is my... He's my Alex. I just got happy in a world without Cristina and without Derek, and I don't want to be alone. Amelia: Okay, but even if I am kind of falling for Owen, I will always be here for you. Meredith: Oh, whatever. Jackson: Look, man, it takes a big person to, you know, after everything that happened, just, um... I don't really know what to say in this situation or do, really, but I want April to be happy. She deserves that. You both do. Matthew: April, she's... I'm trying to build a life with her, and you are Harriet's father, so I guess what I'm trying to say is I want to be a Christian about this, but it's hard. Jackson: You want to hit me? Matthew: Yeah, I really, really do. Jackson: The Christian thing, right. Would it make you feel any better to know that I recently lost a quarter of a billion dollars? Matthew: Yes. Yes, it would, actually. Jackson: Anything I can do to help. Taryn: I'm gonna tell Meredith Grey how I feel about her. Carina: No, no, no, Bambina. Love is precious. Don't waste it on someone who can't love you back. April: So this is, like this is, like, a wedding catastrophe, right? Another wedding catastrophe orchestrated by me. Arizona: No, no, it's not a catastrophe. It's a beautiful day that's running late. You what is a catastrophe is that every time I get a text from Callie, I smile. Richard: Why is that a catastrophe? Arizona: Hi. Richard: I'm sorry. I was eavesdropping. Arizona: Because she left me. I mean, 'cause she left me, and then she left me again, but it was worse, because that time she took my daughter, and what? I mean, now because she's single and I'm single? No. No, no, no. No one has ever, in the history of my life, hurt me like Callie. April: I hear that, but, also, no one's ever hurt Matthew the way I hurt him when I left him at the altar. Richard: Well, I hurt Catherine pretty badly once or or twice. Nothing like leaving her at the altar. April: Right. People change, you know, and life life changes us, and our one job, really our only job, is to stay open to possibilities, right? I mean, it's not stupid. It's not a catastrophe that Callie's making you smile again. Richard: I agree. Actually, that's pretty beautiful. Arizona: I'm going to miss you two tremendously. Andrew: I'm Andrew DeLuca. I'm a co-worker of Alex and Jo. Well, more than a co-worker, actually. Blood has been spilled between us, so that makes us family, I guess. Hey, we're having fun. But, seriously, you guys, I'm happy for them, you know, 'cause when two people find a moment just, like, a moment, you guys, of real and true love that hasn't been ripped from your claws, just screaming and bleeding, you got to celebrate that. Meredith: Thank you, DeLuca. Meredith: Andrew, I know we don't know each other very well, but I do know how much it sucks to lose the person you love. And I know that Sam wouldn't want you spending your time drowning in your pain. Andrew, you're young, and you have that face. You're gonna fall in love again, and you're gonna get your heart broken again. And that's life. And it's beautiful, and it's messy. It's a beautiful mess, but you can't cling to what was. You have to look to what might be. Bailey: I want to take a sabbatical. No, no. Not from from surgery. I mean, from paperwork and management and schedules and and stress. I want to take a sabbatical from stress. I want to research and innovate and fall in love with the OR again. And I want to spend time with the people that I love. I want to volunteer to create gardens in urban food deserts. And I want to watch TED Talks. I might even do a TED Talk. I have all this money now more money than I could ever need. I could do all of that, and I still have this voice in my head telling me that you know, because I'm a woman, that I can't. I can't pause. I can't rest. Ironically, I think it's the voice of the damn patriarchy. So I'm done listening to that voice. I'm listening to my own. Teddy: Good. Bailey: Dr. Altman, the position of Interim Chief just opened up. I love my job, so it's temporary, but what do you say? Teddy: I say let's keep talking. Matthew: Let's try again. April: I don't think Alex or Jo would have any interest in having me attempt for a second time. Matthew: I wasn't talking about them. April, I love you. All day, I've watched you plan an entire wedding for other people, and I love that you're the only one who cares that it all went to crap. I love how much you trust God. I love how you sing to Harriet and how you hold her little hands when you pray with her. And I love the way you talk to Ruby. You saved her. You saved me. And I know that this is fast and crazy, but I don't care because I loved who you were five years ago, and I love you even more today. I don't ever want to be without you again, and I almost had to be. So I don't want to waste any more time. April, will you marry me? April: Yes. Meredith: For the longest time, ferry boats made me sad. But from now on, I will look at them the way my husband did. I will see the beauty. I will see the wind, the air, the sea, the motion. I will see the possibility because of the two of you. I have never seen two people bring out better in each other. And if the two of you can take this day and turn it into lemonade, then you can do anything. Arizona: Love you. April: Love you. See Also Edit
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Gwen Stefani is having a hard-time selling the mega mansion she shared with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale — possibly because it’s not for the faint of heart (or the shallow of wallet). Simon Berlyn According to Variety, the former couple purchased the 11,845-square-foot Beverly Hills estate for $13.25 million in 2006 and listed it in 2016 for $35 million following their divorce. Stefani dropped the asking price to $29 million earlier this year. Simon Berlyn Designer Kelly Wearstler lent her trademark glam to the 10-bedroom house, which is a whirlwind of marble facades, graphic patterns, and neon colors. The decor ranges from Hollywood regency to space age to ultra modern. Floor-to-ceiling windows look out onto the San Fenando valley, and vaulted ceilings, skylights, and hardwood flooring complete the package. Simon Berlyn Six of the bedrooms have ensuite bathrooms, and the master bedroom boasts a walk-in closet with chic carpeting and wood paneling. The black-and-white striped kitchen is a true show stopper though, with hidden storage space and an adjoining breakfast room with a built-in leather banquette. Jennifer Lopez also once owned the estate, which checks off the necessary criteria of a celebrity home in Cali: a home gym and screening room, thick hedges shielding the pool from view, a 250-foot private driveway, and a gated entry to keep the paps at bay. Simon Berlyn The backyard area is also nicer than most tropical resorts, complete with an infinity pool, a full tennis court, chicken coop, detached guest house, and a playground for Stefani’s children. If you need further proof that Stefani lived here, just take in the statement outdoor pizza oven. Simon Berlyn Stephen Shapiro of Westside Estate Agency holds the listing. See more photos below. Simon Berlyn Simon Berlyn Simon Berlyn Simon Berlyn Simon Berlyn h/t: Domino
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(CNN) Actor Reg E. Cathey, better known for his roles in the hit Netflix drama "House of Cards" and the HBO series "The Wire," has died. His death was announced Friday night by David Simon, the creator of "The Wire," who paid tribute to the late 59-year-old actor on Twitter. "Not only a fine, masterful actor -- but simply one of the most delightful human beings with whom I ever shared some long days on set," Simon wrote. "On wit alone, he could double any man over and leave him thinking. Reg, your memory is a great blessing." Reg Cathey, 1958-2018. Not only a fine, masterful actor -- but simply one of the most delightful human beings with whom I ever shared some long days on set. On wit alone, he could double any man over and leave him thinking. Reg, your memory is a great blessing. pic.twitter.com/OHEUbAhTg0 — David Simon (@AoDespair) February 9, 2018 More details of Cathey's passing, including the circumstances surrounding his death, were not immediately available. The Huntsville, Alabama, native was born into a military family in August of 1958. He took an interest in theater at the age of 9 after attending a United Service Organization show in West Germany, where he was raised. Read More
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Strip That Down is the debut solo single by English singer and songwriter Liam Payne, featuring guest vocals from American rapper Quavo. It was released as the lead single for his forthcoming debut studio album on 19 May 2017, via Capitol Records in the UK and Republic Records in the US.[3] The song was written by Payne, Ed Sheeran—who contributes uncredited vocals to the song, Steve Mac and Quavo. It was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on 23 May 2017.[4] The song's accompanying music video was released on 2 June 2017. The lyrical content is supposed to reflect Payne's freedom to venture into raunchy musical elements after departing from the British-Irish boy band One Direction. Background [ edit ] "Strip That Down" features a guest appearance from Quavo (pictured), from the Atlanta-based hip hop group, Migos After One Direction went on a hiatus, Payne, who co-wrote songs on each of the group's five albums, intended to focus only on songwriting. He told Billboard: To be honest with you, I wasn't going to do a solo venture. I was just going to go into songwriting and carry on and do that. But then I was like, 'You've been trying to do this since you were 14 years old. You would be ridiculously stupid to turn down the option to have a deal.' Coming out of the band, we had some pretty good opportunities around us. I had to do something.[5] The singer met Ed Sheeran in London in late summer of 2016, "We went in, sat around and discussed a bunch of things about life, and [the song] basically just came together," said Payne. After working with Sheeran and producer Steve Mac, Payne decided to add Migos member Quavo into the mix as the song's featured artist.[5] While talking about how that collaboration came together in an interview with iHeartRadio, Payne said; "I was thinking, like rapper time, it was going to take two or three weeks. But, we got it, played it straight away, and we were like, 'We absolutely love it.' He's a great man to have on the team."[6] Composition [ edit ] Ed Sheeran (pictured) co-wrote the song and provided uncredited vocals to it. ) co-wrote the song and provided uncredited vocals to it. "Strip That Down" is a trap and hip hop-influenced[7][8] pop and R&B track. Payne croons over "pulsating" synth-bass and chants with minimalist production style. Lyrically, the song contains themes of wealth, celebrity appeal and newfound career independence.[9] While talking about the song, Payne said; "It just sets a few things straight, but then also the chorus is more about stripping back the music. I like to hear it loud sometimes, but sometimes you got to strip it back."[6] For the concept of the song, Payne stated that they contemplated what Justin Timberlake would release as his debut solo single in 2017.[10] "Strip That Down" contains an interpolation of 2000 single "It Wasn't Me",[11] written by Orville Burrell "Shaggy", Rikrok, Shaun Pizzonia, and Brian Thompson. "It Wasn't Me" interpolates War's "Smile Happy", composed by Sylvester Allen, Harold Ray Brown, Morris Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles William Miller, Lee Oskar, and Howard E. Scott. Therefore, they are also credited as songwriters.[12] Critical reception [ edit ] Rolling Stone staff called it a "summer club banger".[13] Writers from Billboard thought Payne "seems to be aiming for a DJ Mustard/Tyga vibe," and concluded that "the song's fun: The swaggering, Directioner-baiting pre-chorus especially, which is probably the JT-est thing any of the five members have done since going solo."[14] Comparing it to One Direction's catalogue, Jordan Harris from Express and Star opined it "is a lot more danceable, incredibly fun to listen to" and added, "Another similarity, and one which Liam would do well to use as a benchmark going forward, is the vocal style of Justin Timberlake."[15] In Digital Spy, Laurence Mozafari wrote "the song screams of trying to be grown up."[16] Time magazine listed "Strip That Down" as one of the worst songs of 2017.[17] Music video [ edit ] On 18 May 2017, the lyric video for "Strip That Down" was uploaded to Payne's Vevo channel. The music video for the song was released on the same channel on 2 June 2017. The video was directed by Emil Nava.[18] It starts with a female dancer performing, followed by a black-and-white scene with Payne. As the video transitions from black and white to colour, it shows Payne in a neon world of bright lights, dancing, and an appearance from featured artist Quavo.[19] Reviewing the "sleek, colorful" clip, Rolling Stone staff wrote: "Payne rocks gently in what appears to be the inside of tanning bed."[13] In Digital Spy, Justin Harp opined Payne "sheds One Direction's wholesome image in the sexy music video," and added, "The promo clip does exactly what it says on the tin, as the former boybander demonstrates his newfound hip-hop vibe while slinking around with twerking back-up dancers."[20] Mike Wass from Idolator wrote that the video is "as awkward as the song", saying: "The Migos rapper appears completely at ease in his surroundings, while Liam looks like he accidentally wandered on to the set."[21] As of November 2018, the video has over 280 million views on YouTube, becoming Payne's first Vevo-certified music video outside of One Direction. Chart performance [ edit ] "Strip That Down" charted within the top 5 in the charts of Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The single reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated 16 September 2017, becoming Payne's first top ten as a solo artist and Quavo's fourth. With his top ten, Payne became the third member of One Direction to achieve a solo top 10 single on the Hot 100, following Zayn and Harry Styles. In addition, One Direction joined The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, and New Edition to have at least 3 members with solo Hot 100 songs reach the top 10.[22] On Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, "Strip That Down" reached number one in its 4 November 2017 issue for both artists, marking a first for Payne as he became the first solo artist from an all-male vocal group to top this chart (as he has charted as a member of One Direction, whose "What Makes You Beautiful" peaked at number 13 in May 2012); he also eclipsed his fellow members, three of whom also had top tens on this chart (two from Zayn, one each from Horan and Tomlinson respectively; Styles' debut "Sign of the Times" peaked at 37 in June 2017). In the case of Quavo, it surpassed his featured collaboration (with Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne) on DJ Khaled's "I'm the One", which peaked at number two in July 2017.[23] Live performances [ edit ] On 26 May 2017, Payne performed the song for the first time on The Graham Norton Show.[24] The singer also performed "Strip That Down" at the Capital FM's Summertime Ball on 10 June,[25] on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 22 June[26] and at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards on 12 November 2017.[27] Track listing [ edit ] Digital download[28] "Strip That Down" – 3:24 Digital download – Acoustic[29] "Strip That Down" (Acoustic) – 3:04 Digital download – Nevada Remix[30] "Strip That Down" (Nevada Remix) – 3:44 Charts [ edit ] Certifications [ edit ] Release history [ edit ]
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(Excerpt) Read more at: E! Online Wake Up To Breaking News! SUBMIT This mother-daughter paid a visit across the pond.A source confirmed to E! News, Meghan Markle and her mom, Doria Radlan, hopped on a plane and headed to London last week. The Suits star, who has famously been dating Prince Harry for the past year, used the special trip to show her mom some of the sights...
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David Harbour is getting candid about his experience with mental illness. During a lengthy interview with Marc Maron for the comedian’s WTF podcast, the Stranger Things star opened up about dealing with anxiety, self-hatred, mania, fear and sobriety — and revealed he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 25 after being committed to an asylum. Get push notifications with news, features and more. Harbour, 43, said his mental health was actually tied to his early preoccupation with spirituality. “Here’s the interesting thing, which I’ve actually never truly spoken about publicly,” he said. “I actually was in this Catholicism thing … and I was sober for like a year and a half, I was 25, and I actually did have a manic episode and I was diagnosed as bipolar.” “I really had like, a bit of a break where I thought I was in connection to some sort of God that I wasn’t really in connection to,” he continued. “It was like I had all the answers suddenly.” Want to keep up on the latest from PEOPLE? Sign up for our daily newsletter to get our best stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox. David Harbour Robby Klein/Getty Asked if he was on drugs at the time, Harbour said no. “The interesting thing about it was that I realized I don’t really need them,” he said. “That I have a capacity to see ‘the elves’ in the corners of the room if I really allow myself to go there. So I actually was, by my parents, taken into a mental asylum.” “I have one thing to say about the mental asylum,” he continued. “I’ve romanticized two things in my life and both have fallen short. One is being in a mental asylum. Really, really not as fun as you think it is. You do have a romantic idea of it … and it just ends up being sad and smells like s—. And the other thing was boating. I recently went out on a ship in open water, and I’d read Moby Dick a million times, and it really is not sexy. It’s very similar to the mental asylum experience.” “Have you ever been to a mental asylum?” he added. “The only thing that defines a ‘crazy’ person and a ‘normal’ person — because you can seem very normal as a crazy person — is they’re convinced they’re sane. Crazy people are convinced they’re sane. It’s incredible.” RELATED: David Harbour Addresses ‘Drama’ Among Stranger Things Cast: We’re a ‘Dysfunctional Family!’ After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Harbour said he began taking medication. “That’s actually when the drugs came in,” he said. “I’ve been medicated bipolar for a long time. And I’ve had problems going on and off. I’ve had a struggle, going on and off the medications.” Now, Harbour said he’s found what works for him. “The funny thing about my particular brain or mental illness is every time that I’ve had an episode like that, it’s always coupled with spirituality,” he said. “Generally, people are like, ‘I need to meditate more’ or ‘I need to get into yoga.’ And I need to like, eat a cheeseburger and just like, smoke cigarettes and hang out.” “Because like the minute I get close to that — what I consider a flame — of like ‘the answers’ and the mysticism … it’s like I’m out of my mind,” he said. “So if I write the self-help book it’s going to be like, ‘Sit on the couch and play some video games.’ ” With a lot of laughter and acknowledgment of how pedestrian it is to be a part of the tribe nowadays. If someone you love still suffers shame about a diagnosis, or a fellow parent worries that their bipolar kid won’t be able to make it, our @WTFpod could soothe. Last 30mins❤️ https://t.co/hUjExm2ukg — David Harbour (@DavidKHarbour) June 5, 2018 On Tuesday, Harbour promoted the podcast on Twitter, urging anyone going through something similar to give it a listen. “With a lot of laughter and acknowledgment of how pedestrian it is to be a part of the tribe nowadays,” he said. “If someone you love still suffers shame about a diagnosis, or a fellow parent worries that their bipolar kid won’t be able to make it, our @WTFpod could soothe. Last 30 mins.”
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Get Stuff We Love Subscribe to our newsletter. / Source: Today By Rheana Murray Adriana Lima is best known for showing off her figure in lingerie and sexy outfits for Victoria's Secret — but now that might all change. The supermodel and mom of two recently announced on Instagram that she won't take her clothes off anymore for "an empty cause." Lima, 36, explained that the idea struck after talking to a friend who explained that she was "unhappy in her body." "Then it made me think ... that every day in my life, I wake up thinking, how do I look? Was I going to be accepted in my job?" Lima, who is from Brazil, wrote. "And in that moment I realized that (the) majority of women probably wake up every morning trying to fit in a stereotype that society/social media/fashion etc., imposed." She added that women can't continue "living in a world with such superficial values." "It's not fair for us," Lima wrote. "Beyond fair, it's physically and mentally not healthy." Supermodel Adriana Lima says she won't take her clothes off anymore for 'an empty cause.' She made the announcement in an Instagram post about the stereotypes and pressure women face. Getty Images The model also wrote about the "pressure" she faces as a model, adding that she has her own insecurities. Not taking her clothes off except for worthy causes appears to be Lima's way of taking a stand against the beauty standards women face. But it will be a stark change from her history with Victoria's Secret. Just last month, the lingerie giant hosted its annual fashion show in Shanghai, featuring Lima and other high-profile models, including Alessandra Ambrosio and Candice Swanepoel, strutting the runway in bright-colored lingerie separates and outrageously festive wings. Lima wrote that it's time for her to "make that change." "It will start with me," she wrote. "I refuse to embrace that. I am next to you. And I stand by you."
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Kris Jenner is reportedly set to expand the Kardashian-Jenner brood with another child, this time of her own. Jenner is already a mother six times over and a grandmother to eight beautiful infants, most recently welcoming Chicago and Stormi to the family. But reports suggest that the famous Momager is looking to adopt a five-year-old boy with her boyfriend Corey Gamble. A source told Closer Magazine: “Kris has been desperate for another child ever since her eldest daughter, Kourtney, gave birth to her first grandchild, Mason, eight years ago. “Seeing so many of her own offspring have children has made her broody to have another.” The insider continued: “Corey’s fallen in love with a five-year-old boy from an orphanage on the outskirts of LA. “They’re in the process of having all the paperwork completed with the hope they might even be able to take their son home next month.” Standard Online have contacted representatives for Jenner for comment. Earlier this month, Jenner quipped that her “favourite child” changes every day but Khloé Kardashian – who is expecting her first child – was at the top of the list. She told Australia’s KIIS 1065’s Kyle & Jackie O: “The last couple days it's been Khloe. She's on the favourite child list. Her and I have been bonding and shopping for the new baby. “Well... it changes every day. Anybody who's a parent to a lot of kids knows... it depends on the day since there's a lot of dynamics in a mother/child relationship."
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With Harvey Weinstein set to turn himself in to the New York police Friday, Gwyneth Paltrow revisited her own experiences with the disgraced mogul in the 1990s, revealing that Brad Pitt threatened to kill Weinstein after she told him of the alleged sexual harassment she experienced at the hands of Weinstein. During an interview on Howard Stern’s Sirius XM radio show Wednesday, Paltrow said she immediately told her then-boyfriend Pitt when Weinstein asked her for a massage while the two were alone in a hotel room. Pitt confronted the producer when the three attended the opening of “Hamlet” on Broadway. “It was the equivalent of throwing him against the wall,” she said. Pitt then allegedly told Weinstein: “If you ever make her feel uncomfortable again, I’ll kill you.” Paltrow had already signed on to make two movies with the producer, so she was particularly disconcerted by the hotel room incident. The actress expressed her approval of Pitt’s actions: “He leveraged his fame and power to protect me at a time when I didn’t have fame and power yet,” she said. Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment, assault, and other inappropriate behavior by more than 50 women, all of which he has denied. The Manhattan district attorney’s office is expected to charge Weinstein Friday regarding a case involving allegations of forced oral sex from Lucia Evans. RELATED VIDEO:
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The West Texas Federal Appeals Court, operating out of the 33rd District, has ordered that Barack Obama repay $400 Million to the American people for funds he says were “lost” during an illegal transaction with Iranian hard-liners. Judge Gary Jones and Judge Amanda Perry stood together to overrule Judge Kris Weinshenker in a split decision.Weinshenker, a liberal snowflake appointed by Clinton, was put in his place when the two Bush appointees smacked down a ruling on Obama worthy of the title “Muslim Terrorist Usurper who Held Our Country Hostage.” Jones and Perry pulled no punches in their decisions.Jones wrote:“Never have we had a man do so much damage to our country in two short terms. To grow an economy after saving it from the brink of destruction might be something to be proud of on the outside, but two percent growth might as well be a negative.”Judge Perry added:“Never before has a President taken a knee during his term and flaked on his duties like Obama did. This money is owed to the American perople and then some. Punitive damages weren’t assessed. Had they been it is doubtful Mr. Obama would ever recover financially.”Source: http://dailyworldupdate.com
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Viewers of the 2017 American Music Awards witnessed history. Introduced by The Chainsmokers, BTS made their U.S. television debut at the 2017 American Music Awards on Sunday, November 19th. BTS is taking the U.S over a landslide by being the first Korean Pop Boy Band to perform on a major American awards show. BTS delivered their latest hit “DNA” with flashy choreography and enormous support from their A.R.M.Y. (a name given to their international fanbase) who accompanied them with chants throughout their performance. Tweets during and after their epic performance took over social media with the hashtag #BTSxAMAs. Fans, attendees and those new to the K-pop boy band fanbase obsessed over their amazing dance moves, voice control, red carpet fashion and physical aspect of the members of the boy band. BTS (currently standing for ‘Behind the Scenes’) is a seven-member South Korean Pop Band formed by Big Hit Entertainment. While most boy bands in the U.S. have from three to five members in their groups, South Korean bands are internationally known for having more than 10 members in the band. Jin, J-Hope, RM (known as Rap Monster), Suga, Jimin, V and Jungkook are taking over the world as BTS with their latest album “Love Yourself: Her” which has helped them become the highest charting K-pop group on the Billboard Hot 100. Their performance at the 2017 AMA’s was highly anticipated by fans of the band when they announced it on social media. ’To call this guys International superstars honestly seems like an understatement’ said Drew Taggart from The Chainsmokers before the boys bounded on stage During their performance, fans were not the only ones freaking out. Almost everyone, including celebrity guests like Ansel Elgort, was on their feet cheering and singing along with the band. Ansel even appeared to be recording the performance on his phone. “I need a moment to recover from that performance. That was incredible” said Jared Leto who joined the BTS mania and who was also left speechless after BTS’s performance. It is safe to say that BTS has officially introduced K-pop to the U.S with their mind-blowing AMA’s performance which has left fans and those new to the concept of K-Pop wishing for more. Luckily this will not be the last time we see BTS on our television sets since shows like Jimmy Kimmel and Ellen DeGeneres have already booked BTS for a special performance on their shows which you won’t want to miss.
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Britney Spears & Sam Asghari are stronger than ever — and Brit’s ready to take their love to the next level! HL learned exclusively she wants marriage AND a baby! It’s been over a year since Britney Spears, 36, and Sam Asghari, 23, were first romantically linked, and it’s safe to say they’re head-over-heels for each other! So much so in fact, that the pop princess apparently has marriage on the brain — AND babies! Despite her and Sam’s age difference, she reportedly would “love” to settle down with him, and we have to admit, the two ARE super cute together. Click here to see adorable pics of celeb moms with their kids. “Britney is a hopeless romantic and would love to get married again,” a source close to Britney shared with HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. “She loves her man, Sam, and has even thought about having more kids with him.” Brit already has two adorable sons, Sean Federline, 12, and Jayden James Federline, 11, whom she shares with ex-husband Kevin Federline, 39. However, she’s always dreamed of having a daughter as well. “Britney would love to have a girl and has always wanted to give her sons a baby sister,” our insider added. Turns out, she thinks Sam may be the perfect guy to have a little girl with! And not only that, but, as we previously reported, Britney totally thinks Sam is marriage material. “She and Sam have talked a lot about getting married, it’s something they both want,” a different source told us EXCLUSIVELY back in August. As for babies, the star has found surprising inspiration from none other than Khloe Kardashian, 33. “She sees other women that are having babies with younger guys and it gives her a lot of hope. Khloe Kardashian is someone she is looking at as an example right now,” a Britney insider told us. “Britney loves talking about how Khloe is having a baby with Tristan Thompson even though he’s so much younger — it makes her feel like she can do it too.” We wish Britney and Sam all the best! Tell us, HollywoodLifers — do you love Britney and Sam as a couple? Do you think they’ll really settle down and start a family?
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Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge welcomed the newest addition to the Royal Family on Monday. Now, Will and Kate Middleton have announced what the baby boy’s name is. The royal baby name is Louis Arthur Charles, Kensington Palace announced on Twitter Friday. His royal title will be His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge. While the royal baby name odds on Louis were 33/1 could make it appear to be a surprising choice, the names Louis, Arthur and Charles have significance within the royal family. Louis was the name of Prince Phillip’s grandfather, Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg, as well as Prince Charles’ great-uncle Earl Louis Mountbatten, who was assassinated by the IRA in 1979. Louis is also a middle name for both Prince William and Prince George. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their newborn son. Kirsty O'Connor - PA Images—PA Images via Getty Images As for Prince Louis’ middle names, Arthur was a middle name of Queen Elizabeth’s late father King George VI and is a middle name to both William and Prince Charles. Arthur of course also brings to mind King Arthur (though experts say there’s no evidence of any actual historical king behind the famous Arthurian legends). Prince Louis shares his third name, Charles, with his grandfather, Prince Charles. Louis Arthur Charles is the third child for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who welcomed a son, Prince George, in 2013 and a daughter, Princess Charlotte, in 2015. Ahead of Louis Arthur Charles’s birth, the couple announced via the official Kensington Palace Twitter account that Middleton was expecting in September 2017, but opted not to reveal the baby’s gender (something they had done with their previous two children) ahead of the birth. The baby’s birth is just one of a series of exciting life events for the royal family this spring, as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be getting married next month on May 19th.
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fPop 37 fHot 1 Netflix is making changes to 13 Reasons Why. The drama based on the book of the same name by Jay Asher, which also counts Selena Gomez as an executive producer, has received some flack around the...
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, meanwhile, starred Hudson and Matthew McConaughey as two scheming singletons who both make bets unbeknownst to the other — hers, that she can get a man to dump her within 10 days, and his, that he can make a woman fall in love with him in the same time period.
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Paris Hilton believes she could be like Princess Diana (Picture: Getty images) Paris Hilton has opened up about her infamous sex tape, and how she could have been like Princess Diana if it hadn’t have been leaked. Yes, you read that right. The 37-year-old compared herself to the people’s princess during a candid interview on Netflix’s The American Meme. She said: ‘It’s really hurtful, because my whole life I really looked up to Princess Diana, all these elegant, amazing women, and I feel like [Rick] just took that all away from me. ‘I could have been like that, but because of that tape, I will always be judged and thought of as whatever they say about me because of a private moment between my boyfriend and me.’ Her infamous sex tape with ex Rick Salomon, was distributed by Vivid Entertainment in 2004, and helped secure the rising talent a place on the celebrity map. She said the tape made her feel like she had lost her soul (Picture: Getty Images) Paris has since spoken about the ordeal and how it made her feel as though she had lost her soul. Advertisement Advertisement She said: ‘Literally overnight my entire life changed … everyone was making fun of it. I didn’t leave my house for, like months. ‘I was so embarrassed. I felt like everyone on the street was laughing at me. It was like being raped.’ She added: ‘It felt like I’ve lost part of my soul and been talked about in such cruel and mean ways.’ The film looks into the impact Paris has had on today’s social media stars, and aims to expose the cost, including exhaustion, depression, and the inevitable backlash influencers have suffered. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, filmmaker Bert Marcus said: ‘She [Hilton] didn’t shy away from anything. Paris was brave enough to tell her truth. ‘In the first conversation we had about the film, she told me, “I don’t give a shit anymore.”‘ He continued: ‘I want to do something that is real, that has impact. Young people live in the now and you want to be relevant and have your name out there. ‘People don’t really think about the long-term repercussions, which is why Paris is sharing moments from her earlier life, where she made mistakes or trusted people she shouldn’t have that took advantage of her. There is so much to be learned from Paris Hilton.’ Got a showbiz story? If you've got a story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk Entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Kim Kardashian’s Versace look shows us Paris Hilton is still an inspiration 16 years on MORE: Paris Hilton admits her whirlwind engagement to Chris Zylka was ‘too fast’ and ‘didn’t feel right’
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President Donald Trump has broken his silence on the James Comey hearing, declaring that the nearly three hours of Senate testimony from the former FBI director on Thursday amounted to “total and complete vindication” of his actions after winning the election in November. Trump sent a tweet at 6:10 a.m. ET that also criticized Comey for his admission that he leaked information to the media via an intermediary in an effort to force the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of collusion during the 2016 election cycle between Trump campaign officials and Russian officials. Comey’s gambit worked as another former FBI director, Robert Mueller, was named last month as a special counsel to the Justice Department to lead an independent probe. There had been speculation that President Trump would offer his commentary on Comey’s testimony in real time on Twitter, but he waited until early Friday morning to weigh in. “Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication…and WOW, Comey is a leaker!” the President wrote. Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication…and WOW, Comey is a leaker! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2017 Thursday’s hearing transfixed much of the nation as Comey answered questions from members of the Senate Intelligence Committee about his dealings with Trump and his assertion that Trump pressured him to drop his investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and his ties to Russian officials. The Senate is investigating the broader question of Russian interference in the U.S. election. Trump and his associates have strongly denied there was any such collusion. Related Parkland Survivors on Gun Control Google Pushes Back on Trump's Claim of Bias in Promotion of State of the Union Comey, who was fired by Trump on May 9, repeatedly stated that Trump has lied in his accounts of their interactions. He blasted the President and members of his administration for what he described as a campaign to “defame” him and the FBI. Comey also asserted there was no doubt that the Russian government directed a sophisticated campaign to influence the 2016 election through hacking of the Democratic National Committee’s email system as well as through other cyber-malfeasance. “There should be no fuzz on this whatsoever, the Russians interfered in our election,” Comey said. The Comey has hearing generated a tidal wave of media coverage and analysis that will undoubtedly continue for many days. About 45 minutes after his tweet about the hearing, Trump sent another message praising Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” morning show, which is known to be among his favorite news programs.
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Warner Bros. has canceled the London premiere of “Wonder Woman” following the attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester that left 22 dead earlier this week. The studio announced the news on Wednesday ahead of the previously scheduled May 31 red carpet. “Our thoughts are with those affected by the recent tragedy in the UK,” the studio said in a statement. “In light of the current situation, we will not be proceeding with our plans for the ‘Wonder Woman’ premiere and junket activities in London.” Stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, and Robin Wright and director Patty Jenkins were all scheduled to attend the European premiere. The superhero tentpole is still set to make its world premiere in Los Angeles on Thursday. The announcement comes a day after British Prime Minister Theresa May raised the terrorism threat level from “severe” to “critical” and said another attack on the United Kingdom may be “imminent.” In an update on Wednesday, British police said they have arrested three more men in connection with the bombing, which injured more than 60 people. The suspected bomber, Salman Abedi, is believed to have died in the blast. “Wonder Woman” opens on June 1 in the U.K. and on June 2 in the U.S.
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CNNews– A 10-year-old young boy who had eaten a banana his mom acquired at a Walmart in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was hurried to the emergency clinic due to fever, chills and tiredness simply seven days after usage. After a thorough examination, blood tests and scans the young boy tested favorable for the HIV virus. His mother certainly in shock. However, the 10-year-old child was not the only one admitted to the medical facility for the very same concern. Eight kids, all under the age of 17, have actually been identified as HIV-positive within the month of March. Exactly what is the something they share? Getting bananas from The Tulsa, Oklahoma Walmart.In accordance with the moms and dads, they sent several foods their kids had been consuming to medical professionals for screening, along with documenting the different places they had visited within the month. They discovered that 8 children had consumed bananas from the superstore. The facility, LHC Laboratories, evaluated the bananas which all came up positive consisting of the HIV virus. Scientists are still attempting to understand how the infection might have gotten in the bananas, remained active, and contaminated the kids through consumption.In the meantime, bananas are being managed the racks in Walmart stores across the United States. According to many media outlets, the CDC is motivating Americans to discard any leftover bananas and to call your doctor if you experience any of the following signs:FeverChillsRashNight sweatsMuscle achesAching throatTirednessInflamed lymph nodesMouth soresThese signs might be an indication that you have actually contracted the HIV virus and have to look for medical attention immediately.
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Kevin Hart has become an 'amazing' husband after his cheating scandal last year 'because I get it now.' The hunky 39-year-old took to People magazine to shower praise on his 34-year-old second wife Eniko for forgiving him. 'I applaud my wife for just displaying a high level of strength that I can’t even explain,' said Kevin, who shares infant son Kenzo with Eniko. Looking back: Kevin Hart has become an 'amazing' husband after his cheating scandal last year 'because I get it now'; he is pictured with his wife Eniko Parrish 'I applaud her for being my backbone, my support system, and more importantly, taking my life to the next level,' he gushed. When he cheated on Eniko during her pregnancy, setting off a massive public scandal, his relationship with his wife was 'put to the test.' Kevin claimed that video footage of his indiscretion was being used for extortion purposes - though Montia Sabbag, the purported other woman, has denied involvement in such a plot. Getting through it: The hunky 39-year-old took to People magazine to shower praise on his 34-year-old second wife Eniko for forgiving him 'It’s the most difficult test ever,' he said of the strain on his marriage. 'And, you know, sometimes those tests come from stupidity. But it’s how you handle it, and how you decide to move forward from it.' The comedian added, 'The friendship that I have with my wife is insane. Yes, that’s my wife, we’re lovers, it’s a relationship, it’s marriage…but the friendship we have is like no other.' And he said he is now an 'open book.' Hart explain: 'I’m not talking about outside your home, I’m talking about inside your home.' Grateful: 'I applaud my wife for just displaying a high level of strength that I can’t even explain,' said Kevin, who shares infant son Kenzo with Eniko 'When you get to a point to where you’re that open, and you’re that understanding, and knowing of one another, the word "friendship" is a real word, you know, that word "best friend" is a real word,' said the movie star. Kevin, who shares 13-year-old daughter Heaven and 10-year-old son Hendrix with his first wife Torrei Hart, married Eniko in 2016. Reflecting on his and Eniko's romance, he said: 'The tests we’ve passed made us love each other even more. It made us understand our bond even more.'
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166 SHARES Share TweetSinger Dolly Parton: “Trump In One Year Is Already Better Than 16 Years’ of Bush, Obama ‘Put Together’, This Stupid Liberals Doing Everything To Impeach Him But We Standing With Trump now And Forever. Do You Support Her?Dolly Parton has long been one of America’s most legendary singing and songwriting talents. Until recently, she was fairly liberal, and a big supporter of Hillary Clinton.In a statement not long ago, Parton said she was inspired that a woman might be President for the first time in our nation’s history.“We’re doing good,” she commented at the time. “We got a woman that could go in the White House, so we’ve certainly come a long way in that respect.”Recently, Parton saw the light and realized that Hillary would be quite possible the worst person to be the champion for woman throughout the nation. She now understands that Hillary is a liar; she’s as corrupt as they come.Recently, Parton saw the light and realized that Hillary would be quite possible the worst person to be the champion for woman throughout the nation. She now understands that Hillary is a liar; she’s as corrupt as they come.In a more recent interview, she called Hillary “nuts” and that her campaign has been “just crazy.”The American News article used portions of a real interview Parton gave to CNN on 26 August 2016, presenting quotes from that interview inaccurately and outVIDEO:Related PostsVIDEO: DEPUTY FIGHTS ALONE AGAINST TWO SUSPECTS, THEN HERO CITIZEN JUMPS IN AND OPENS CAN OF WHOOP-AJanuary 22, 2018Gay US Olympian Spits On VP Mike Pence Because Of A False FactJanuary 22, 2018Sean Penn Runs His Foul Mouth At Trump For “Sh*thole” CommentJanuary 22, 2018
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During a flight from New York City to Chicago, violence erupted after a flight attendant assaulted a 7 month-old baby boy. This comes just hours after a man was dragged off of an overbooked United Airlines flight when he refused to get off the plane. He was pulled out of his seat and thrown into the aisle as seen on a video released on Monday.The baby, whose name has not been released, was left with a welt mark across his face due to the assault. Eyewitnesses say the little boy was screaming for about 38 minutes straight and the parents were asked by the flight attendant several times to “quiet that annoying ass baby down.”After the 4th attempt to get the parents to comply, the flight attendant erupted into a rage grabbing the baby from the mother’s arms and slapping him in the face. It took several passengers to subdue the United Airlines employee.The flight attendant was restrained in the back of the plane until the Pilot could make an emergency landing in Missouri. United Airlines released a statement saying the employee acted in a way that does not represent their company and has been fired.The little boy is said to be in stable condition with no life-threatening injuries. The parents say they are reaching out to an attorney, refusing to give any further statements.
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The fundraising tour for Corey Feldman’s feature film about pedophilia in Hollywood has begun. The former child star sat down for separate interviews Monday morning with Matt Lauer and Megan Kelly, respectively. In both interviews, Feldman talked about the prevalence of pedophilia in Hollywood and his desire to make a feature-length film that will tell the true story of his own experience with molestation as a child actor in the 80s. The interviews follow the Indiegogo campaign that Feldman launched on Wednesday. The campaign aims to raise $10 million for the film and features a YouTube video of Feldman issuing a warning about the dangers of child molestation in Hollywood. “This is much bigger than raising finance for a film, this is about the balance of Good and Evil in very real terms,” reads the description of “The Truth Campaign.” “Ever since Corey announced he was working on a plan to come forward with more information, he has been arrested, had a near death event, and his band quit with no explanation other than saying they were afraid to continue.” Both Lauer and Kelly pushed back against Feldman, asking him repeatedly why he was waiting to release the names. Feldman claims that he is afraid for both his physical and legal well-being. “Someone tried to kill me the other day. I have been arrested. This is no joke. I am fearing for my life,” Feldman said to Kelly. “I had two trucks come speeding towards me on the highway at the same time. I was with six other people. I have many witnesses to this. I’m not saying they were trying to kill Corey Feldman but they were definitely trying to kill a group of people walking across the street.” Feldman’s campaign has raised, as of the time of publication, $161,000. He has two months to reach $10 million. Becky Scott is the editor of The Schmooze. Follow her on Twitter, @arr_scott
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Is Jen ready to date again? (Picture: Getty Images) Is Jennifer Aniston is ready to look for love again? Should people get their CVs ready for a shot at a relationship with her? The Friends star is back on the market since separating from her husband Justin Theroux – but is ready to mingle seeing as her ex is reportedly dating again. The 49-year-old may have just split from her 46-year-old husband but that’s is not going to stop her from living her best life. ‘Jen is in a good place right now and very much satisfied with how things are panning out after her separation with Justin,’ a source told HollywoodLife.com. Jennifer and Justin announced their split in February (Picture: AP) The insider continued: ‘She likes having the monkey off her back and she is enjoying being single. She loves being able to do her own thing and to only have to report to herself.’ Advertisement Advertisement But is she ready jump back into the dating pool? ‘Love is taking a back seat as she is much more interested in her work and just living life. She doesn’t have any eyes for a man right now and is taking her newly available time for herself,’ the source concluded. That’s right Jen – you don’t need a man to live your life to the fullest. Both actors have not yet spoken out about their split since releasing a joint statement in February that read: ‘In an effort to reduce any further speculation, we have decided to announce our separation. This decision was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year. We are two best friends who have decided to part ways as a couple, but look forward to continuing our cherished friendship.’ These reports come after it was said that Justin has reportedly started dating the artist and photographer Petra Collins. Justin is said to be dating artist Petra Colins (Picture: Getty) Star magazine has claimed the actor and screenwriter is ‘obsessed’ with the Canadian and has been ‘enjoying cosy dinner dates’ with the 25-year-old, who’s a regular on the glittering social circuit. A source told the publication: ‘Justin and Petra have been carrying on for some time. He insists that they’re just “friends” but he seems obsessed with her, and Jen isn’t buying it.’ Advertisement Advertisement According to the source the two met on the ‘New York arts scene and hit it off right away’. Then last month, the actor tagged Petra in one of his Instagram shots shortly before he and Jen released a statement proclaiming their separation after three years of marriage. The two of them – headless, weirdly – posed next to each other in T-shirts by designer pal Adam Selman – which has now been taken over by comments and speculation by followers and fans. Metro.co.uk contacted reps for comment. Got a story? If you've got a story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk Entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Jennifer Aniston is living her best life as she parties in photobooth following Justin Theroux split MORE: Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux reach agreement over custody of dogs
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Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are equals in their household. The couple premiered their latest film, Everybody Knows, at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, where Cruz revealed that she and her husband received the same salary for their work on the movie. "Actually, yes," she said when asked about receiving equal pay, breaking out a smile, according to Variety. The spouses have worked on several films together since co-starring in 1992's Jamon Jamon -- and Cruz said that their private relationship helps their working one. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images "We don't take the characters home at the end of the day. We have similar ways of work. The fact that we know each other and trust each other helps," Cruz said, according to the outlet, noting that fans shouldn't expect them to exclusively work together. "That will be once in a while, if we feel it's right. I don't think it will be too often." The 45-year-old actress also opened up about how her acting style has evolved. "When I was in my 20s, I thought the more I would torture myself and the more I would stay in character for months, the better the result would be," she recalled. "I learned it's not really related to that. I have a life and I have a job. That allows me to jump from reality to fiction." Cruz and Bardem also co-star in Loving Pablo, in which he plays Pablo Escober and she plays his mistress, Virginia Vallejo. Watch below. RELATED CONTENT: Penélope Cruz Falls for Javier Bardem's Pablo Escobar in 'Loving Pablo' Trailer (Exclusive) Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem Go Glam in Spain Penelope Cruz Shares How She Relates Most to Donatella Versace and Her Family Related Gallery
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Singer FERGIE has separated from her actor husband Josh Duhamel after eight years of marriage. The stars announced the sad news on Thursday, revealing they called it quits months ago. “With absolute love and respect we decided to separate as a couple earlier this year,” the estranged couple wrote in a statement issued to People.com. “To give our family the best opportunity to adjust, we wanted to keep this a private matter before sharing it with the public. We are and will always be united in our support of each other and our family.” Fergie and Josh share four-year-old son Axl. The stars tied the knot back in 2009 in a Catholic ceremony after becoming engaged in 2007. They first met on the set of Josh’s TV show Las Vegas in 2004, when Fergie’s band the Black Eyed Peas made a cameo on the series. The news is likely to come as a shock to fans of the pair – Transformers star Josh frequently gushed about his marriage to Fergie, including in a Haute Living magazine interview in May. “We genuinely like each other,” the 44-year-old told the publication when quizzed on the secret to his happy union with the M.I.L.F. $ hitmaker. “(We) have a lot of love for our son and have a good time together,” he added. “And that’s about it.” Just a month later, in June, Josh praised Fergie’s parenting skills during an interview on America’s The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “Having a kid at 40 years old is much different than having one at 22, you know, so I’m a little more mature than I was then,” he smiled. “I’m just doing the best that I can, trying not to screw him up for life. You never know. (But Fergie) is definitely more evolved than I am, and more patient.”
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Amal Alamuddin Net Worth: Amal Alamuddin is a London-based British-Lebanese lawyer, activist and author who has a net worth of $10 million. Amal Alamuddin was born February 3, 1978 in Beirut, Lebanon. While she has been a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, specializes in international law, criminal law, human rights and extradition and her clients include the likes of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks (in his fight against extradition), she is probably best known as the recent wife (2014) of famed American actor George Clooney —a proclaimed 'confirmed bachelor' until meeting Miss Alamuddin. Amal Alamuddin is the daughter of Ramzi Alamuddin, a retired professor of business studies at the American University of Beirut and she is the descendent of a prominent Lebanese Druze family. Alamuddin studied at St. Hugh's College, Oxford, where she received an Exhibition scholarship and the Shrigley Award. In 2000, she graduated with a B.A. in Jurisprudence (Oxford's equivalent to the LLB) from St. Hugh's College, Oxford. The following year, she entered New York University School of Law to study for the Master of Laws degree, where she was a clerk for the clerkships program at the International Court of Justice. She received the Jack J. Katz Memorial Award for excellence in entertainment law. Alamuddin worked at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City for three years as part of the Criminal Defense and Investigations Group, which included the criminal probe of Enron and Arthur Andersen. She worked in the Office of the Prosecutor at the U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon and at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia where she was a part of several high profile cases. Alamuddin returned to the U.K. in 2010, where she is a barrister in London (Bar of England & Wales, Inner Temple) at Doughty Street Chambers. Alamuddin is fluent in Arabic, English and French.
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When I first walked into the Astros’ offices, which are located in the shell of Houston’s old Union Station abutting Minute Maid Park, on the morning of June 4, 2014, the club was still the laughingstock of baseball. Since the start of the 2011 season, the Astros had lost nearly twice as many games, 358, as they had won, 187. Worse, they were run by executives who were still viewed as know-it-all baseball outsiders—like the G.M., former management consultant Jeff Luhnow, and the so-called Director of Decision Sciences, the former NASA engineer Sig Mejdal—even though the men had at that point worked within the game for a decade. Worst of all, Luhnow and his execs were openly violating the baseball compact by which rebuilding teams were supposed to obscure their long-term plan by maintaining the illusion that they were genuinely trying to win each and every year, even if it meant losing just a little less. “When you’re in 2017, you don’t really care that much about whether you lost 98 or 107 in 2012,” Luhnow said back then. “You care about how close we are to winning a championship in 2017.” In other words, they were entirely focused on several years down the line, which meant shedding every one of their expensive assets and starting from scratch. People hated it. Still, a few days later I flew back to New York with the makings of a 5,000-word story that would appear in the June 24 issue Sports Illustrated, with a bold cover line: YOUR 2017 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS featuring the sorry Astros. SI’s editor Chris Stone and I, along with baseball editor Emma Span, had consulted on the proper year to choose. We settled on 2017 because the Astros’ young nucleus would by then be reaching its prime, because it seemed to more or less hew to the front office’s own timeline—which, they promised, would eventually include a payroll hike—and because three years, in baseball, is actually not the blink of an eye. But many people, including some within our own office, hated the cover, too. Even the club’s own hometown paper, the Houston Chronicle, called it “more of an attention-grabbing, perhaps even tongue-in-cheek projection than a prediction.” It was certainly a long shot, but so is everything in baseball. Vegas usually assigns a given season’s spring favorite less than a 20% chance of winning that fall’s World Series. What it wasn’t was empty clickbait, or a hot take. While we’re never above generating interesting conversations, my editors and I genuinely believed that what I saw down in Houston could result in a ring in three seasons. Now, the Astros are four games away from coming through on that prediction. Of course, immediately after the issue reached mailboxes and newsstands, the Astros seemed to draw further away from the meeting the deadline we’d publicly set for them, in ways I described last month in an SI feature which focused on their recent last second trade for Justin Verlander. The 2015 Rookie of the Year, shortstop Carlos Correa, spent the second half of the season on the bench with a broken leg. George Springer, who had appeared on the cover, hit the DL. Their proprietary database, Ground Control, was revealed to have been hacked—by, it turned out, the former Cardinals scouting director Chris Correa, a former coworker of Luhnow’s and of several other Houston executives when they were all with St. Louis. (Correa—who, court documents suggested, was driven to increase his hacking efforts out of jealousy spurred by the SI cover, is now serving a 46-month prison sentence for unauthorized access of a protected computer.) Luhnow failed to sign the No. 1 pick in the 2014 draft, high school lefthander Brady Aiken, after the club detected an issue with Aiken’s elbow and decreased its offer to him. One of the Astros’ minor league stadiums flooded, and another caught on fire. There were other mishaps and missteps along the way. “If we ever catch ourselves feeling smart, all we have to do is turn on SportsCenter,” Mejdal told me. There, as often as not, they could catch J.D. Martinez hitting another home run—the same J.D. Martinez whom Houston cut outright in March 2014, and who since then has an OPS (.936) higher than all but six other hitters in the majors. If Martinez wasn’t homering that night, then Kris Bryant probably was, the same Kris Bryant on whom the Astros passed with the top overall pick in 2013, in favor of the polished college pitcher Mark Appel. Appel had a 5.60 ERA in Triple-A this season—in the Phillies organization, where he was traded in December of 2015. Bryant, whom the Cubs picked No. 2 in `13, is the reigning NL MVP. The Astros, though, never claimed to own a crystal ball, or that they would never make a mistake. They always expected to make many of them. Their goal was to make marginally more correct decisions than their competitors, in the long haul, and to do so they implemented an analytically rigorous system that not only processed all of the bleeding edge metrics they could find or create, but also heavily incorporated data from old fashioned sources: scouts, who could see things about a player’s potential and character that numbers couldn’t. Many of those decisions have now paid off. Such as surprising baseball by drafting Correa—Carlos, not Chris—with the top pick in 2012, a move heavily endorsed by current assistant G.M. Mike Elias and one which not only gave them a star shortstop but also the financial room to choose starter Lance McCullers 41st overall. In McCullers’ most recent appearance, he shut out the Yankees over the final four innings of Game 7 of the ALCS. And declining to sign Aiken—who would indeed blow out his elbow nine months after the draft—and thus receiving a compensatory pick that they would use the next year on third baseman Alex Bregman, who has emerged as the star of the 2015 draft and was last seen making the pivotal and most risky defensive play of Game 7, nailing Greg Bird at home to keep the Yankees scoreless. How about trading for Verlander, even though their metrics didn’t at all favor sacrificing three promising prospects for a 34-year-old with a contract guaranteeing him $28 million a year? It’s virtually impossible to imagine them making the World Series without the ALCS MVP. Or signing expensive free agents this past winter, like Carlos Beltran (one year, $16 million), Charlie Morton (two years, $14 million) and Josh Reddick (four years, $52 million)? Or hanging on to selected young players they’d inherited from the previous front office, particularly Springer, Jose Altuve and Dallas Keuchel? Luck played its role, too—but the Astros’ plan, and the extended timeframe for their rebuilding effort permitted by owner Jim Crane, allowed room for good fortune. In the first season after Luhnow and his crew took over, 2012, Keuchel was a clean-shaven 24-year-old rookie who walked more batters (39) than he struck out (38), and Altuve was an undersized slap-hitter with nine career home runs. The front office had no idea that Keuchel would develop a devastating breaking ball and a more athletic delivery, as well as extraordinary facial hair, to become a Cy Young winner, or that Altuve, though still undersized, would develop into a power hitting, probable MVP. What they had was time to allow unexpected things like that to happen, as well as the analytical horsepower to expose players to every conceivable pathway by which they might improve. Now they’re on the cusp of doing a few of the most unexpected thing of all: no, not making it seem as if we at Sports Illustrated know what we’re talking about—though, thanks for that—but winning the World Series just three years after completing their sixth straight losing season. They’re still the underdog. Of eight SI baseball staffers who on Monday predicted the World Series’ outcome, just one picked the Astros to beat the Dodgers, and you can probably guess who that was without clicking that link. But even if they don’t do it this year, they are a team built to win in the long haul, as was always the plan. Just four members of the World Series roster—DH Carlos Beltran, outfielder Cameron Maybin and relievers Luke Gregerson and Francisco Liriano—will be free agents after the season, and none of them is nearly as vital as, say, Altuve, Correa, Keuchel, Springer or Verlander. And, with a payroll that still ranks around the league average of $150 million—an increase from a last-place $36 million just four years ago—they will have the wherewithal to spend more, too. The most remarkable thing of all about the Astros is this: they told everyone exactly what they were going to do—and then they did it. That sort of confidence might not make them beloved within certain baseball circles. But whether they win or lose in the next nine days, it’s now impossible to doubt that they’ve been on to something all along.
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Jen explains how she found it in her heart to forgive Brad and Angelina in a candid new interview in the December/January issue of ‘Harper’s Bazaar’, and her words are truly inspiring! Check it out. Jennifer Aniston, 45, has finally found happiness with fiance Justin Theroux, 43, but her road to true love was definitely bumpy! After enduring a very public and painful split from ex-husband Brad Pitt, 50, who allegedly cheated on her with his Mr & Mrs. Smith co-star Angelina Jolie, 39, Jen has found a way to forgive the “unforgivable” and achieve inner peace. Here’s how she did it! Jennifer Aniston Forgives Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie For Cheating Jennifer opens up like never before to Harper’s Bazaar about her marriage to Brad, her future with Justin, and learning to forgive. I’m “a forgiving person,” she says. “I absolutely am. I think it’s extremely important to forgive. Otherwise it just builds up like toxic waste. There’s nothing worse than holding a grudge. Listen, people can do unforgivable things, but you have to let it go and say, ‘Look, we’re all human beings. We make mistakes.’ To hold any kind of resentment is like taking rat poison and waiting for the rat to die.” Wow, Jen is a true inspiration! She has clearly grown and learned so much since the demise of her marriage to Brad and we couldn’t be prouder of her. No wonder she was finally ready for the man of her dreams to come along! Jennifer Aniston: Brad Pitt’s Betrayal Prepared Her For Justin Theroux’s Love Of course, Jen ended up getting her fairytale ending too — with fiance Justin Thereox! And she says everything she went through with Brad actually helped prepare her for her new life with Justin. “[Taking time] really helped me get to a place where I was more comfortable with myself, truly ready for love and for a partner,” she explains. “The past wasn’t ‘less than.’ It was extremely important to my growth as a woman. But if you take the law of attraction, if you only love yourself 70 percent, that’s what’s going to come back to you. So you fill up that 30 percent, then all of a sudden there’s this pure, good love standing right in front of you. Then you realize, ‘Oh, this can be easy! It doesn’t have to be so hard.'” Now Jen couldn’t be happier with Justin. “He’s one of the most humble, decent human beings. He’s not an a**,” she says. HollywoodLifers, do YOU admire Jen for forgiving Brad and Angelina? Do you agree with Jen that it’s important to forgive? Share your thoughts in the comments section below! — Tierney McAfee More Jennifer Aniston News:
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Bling, bling, will she get a ring? The Irwin family caught up with Us Weekly on the set of Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family, where Bindi Irwin shared details about her relationship with boyfriend Chandler Powell. When asked if the TV personality, 19, plans to get engaged to her boyfriend of four years, Irwin told Us, “That is a very, very good question and I think that at the moment everyone is kind of like, ‘Oh my goodness, are you guys going to get engaged?’ It’s all very exciting. For us, we’re just enjoying this time.” The wildlife conservationist — who followed in the footsteps of her late father Steve Irwin — says that despite finding the “one”, she believes the couple should be focusing on enjoying their youth. “As young people, it’s all about school and then college and then getting a house and getting married and that’s fantastic, but sometimes we forget to live in the now,” Bindi explained. “So for us, in our relationship, we’re enjoying this moment and having so much fun traveling the world, working with animals, following our passion of conservation and just being together.” Bindi’s mother, Terri Irwin, also told Us why the 21-year-old — who went out of his way to keep in touch with the Dancing With the Stars winner after meeting at her family’s zoo — has her seal of approval: “Chandler had his brother contact the zoo to ask my permission if Chandler could stay in touch with Bindi. And I thought, who does that? So permission granted and it’s been wonderful ever since.” The happy couple debuted their romance in September 2015 at a taping for season 21 of Dancing With the Stars. Bindi later told Entertainment Tonight she knew Powell was “the one” after he put on a khaki Australia Zoo uniform, saying, “It was kind of one of those moments that was a real defining moment for me … only the people who are the closest to us that get their khakis.” As for the patriarch of the Irwin family, Steve — who died in September 2006 after being stung by a stingray while filming a documentary — was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, April 26. The family is currently gearing up for the Steve Irwin Gala Dinner in Los Angeles on May 5. Sign up now for the Us Weekly newsletter to get breaking celebrity news, hot pics and more delivered straight to your inbox!
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Former Dance Moms mentor Abby Lee Miller, who is currently serving her yearlong sentence at FCI Victorville, is reportedly celebrating this year’s holiday in a totally different way. In an exclusive report by Radar Online, it has been alleged that the 51-year-old choreographer will not participate in the traditional Thanksgiving meal organized for the inmates. According to the webloid, Abby Lee Miller is going to skip the holiday dinner because of a special visitor that will drop by to discuss something important to her. Apparently, the inmates will gather for the Thanksgiving dinner around 11:00 — the same time when the former Dance Moms star will be in visitation. An insider revealed to the outlet that their Thanksgiving meal will consist of “dried up turkey, canned cranberry juice, canned corn, green beans, mashed potatoes, one roll with a small pad of butter, one slice of pumpkin pie, and one slice of pecan pie.” Despite missing out on the meal, Abby Lee Miller will still be allowed to get her share of food once her visitor leaves, it has been claimed. “Unfortunately, by the time Abby gets her meal, it will be cold,” a source told the gossip site. Previously, it has been reported that the controversial choreographer has not received any visits at the FCI Victorville in California. According to reports, the ALDC founder has been lonely in the past months, especially with no visitors. https://www.instagram.com/p/BX_lHnhF8vV/?hl=en&taken-by=therealabbylee However, the webloid alleged that Abby Lee Miller has been “looking forward to her Thanksgiving visitor for weeks.” There were even claims that the former Dance Moms star has been “primping” herself just for the special visit. “She had her hair cut and colored for the visitor using commissary-bought hair dye,” the source added. “She’s even paid an inmate to style her hair for her.” So who is the special visitor? Radar Online claimed that Abby Lee Miller is meeting a book publisher who was approved by the BOP to visit her. Apparently, the Pittsburgh native may have landed a book deal despite being locked up in jail. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbcrNF_lx8J/?hl=en&taken-by=therealabbylee The outlet also noted that the celebrity dance instructor already has a ghostwriter that will help pen her book. “It appears that Abby Lee has a book deal in place,” an insider told the webloid, “But she has not written anything since she’s been locked up and has a ghostwriter penning the book.” Aside from a ghostwriter, the former Dance Moms star reportedly has someone who manages her social media accounts as evident in her regular posts and updates online. In fact, Abby Lee Miller’s presence is still very much felt on social media despite being in jail for four months now. [Featured Image by Rich Fury/Invision/AP Images]
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The 2018 Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Seth Meyers, kicked off Hollywood’s annual awards season on Sunday, January 7, with several strong statements in support of the #MeToo movement, as well as the usual mix of expected, surprising, and flat-out weird winners in both film and television. In the film categories, the big winner was Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri which took home four awards: Best Motion Picture — Drama, Best Screenplay, Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama (Frances McDormand), and Best Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell). Lady Bird, directed by Greta Gerwig, was also a notable winner; it took home two awards, for Best Motion Picture — Comedy and Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Comedy (Saoirse Ronan). Related Golden Globes host Seth Meyers nailed his monologue by letting others tell his best jokes In the TV categories, HBO’s Big Little Lies came out on top, winning four awards, for Best Television Limited Series, Best Actress in a Limited Series (Nicole Kidman), Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series (Laura Dern), and Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series (Alexander Skarsgard). It was joined on the victors’ list by The Handmaid’s Tale, which won Best Television Series: Drama and Best Actress in a Television Series — Drama (Elisabeth Moss) and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which won Best Television Series — Comedy and Best Actress in Television Series: Comedy (Rachel Brosnahan). The complete list of 2018 Golden Globes winners is below. Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Jessica Biel, The Sinner WINNER Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture Willem DaFoe, The Florida Project Armie Hammer, Call Me by Your Name Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water Christopher Plummer, All The Money in the World WINNER Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Comedy Pamela Adlon, Better Things Alison Brie, GLOW WINNER Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Issa Rae, Insecure Frankie Shaw, SMILF Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama Caitriona Balfe, Outlander Claire Foy, The Crown Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why WINNER Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama Jason Bateman, Ozark WINNER Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan Best Television Series — Drama The Crown, Netflix Game of Thrones, HBO WINNER The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu Stranger Things, Netflix This Is Us, NBC Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television David Harbour, Stranger Things Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan Christian Slater, Mr. Robot WINNER Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies David Thewlis, Fargo Best Original Score — Motion Picture Carter Burwell, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri WINNER Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread John Williams, The Post Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk Best Original Song — Motion Picture “Home,” Ferdinand “Mighty River,” Mudbound “Remember Me,” Coco “The Star,” The Star WINNER “This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver WINNER James Franco, The Disaster Artist Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television WINNER Laura Dern, Big Little Lies Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale Chrissy Metz, This Is Us Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies Best Motion Picture — Animated The Boss Baby The Breadwinner WINNER Coco Ferdinand Loving Vincent Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture Mary J. Blige, Mudbound Hong Chau, Downsizing WINNER Alison Janney, I, Tonya Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water Best Screenplay — Motion Picture Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, The Shape of Water Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, The Post WINNER Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game Best Picture — Foreign Language A Fantastic Woman (Chile) First They Killed My Father (Cambodia) WINNER In the Fade (Germany/France) Loveless (Russia) The Square (Sweden, Germany, France) Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies Jude Law, The Young Pope Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks WINNER Ewan McGregor, Fargo Geoffrey Rush, Genius Best Television Series — Comedy Black-ish, ABC WINNER The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon Master of None, Netflix SMILF, Showtime Will & Grace, NBC Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Comedy Anthony Anderson, Black-ish WINNER Aziz Ansari, Master of None Kevin Bacon, I Love Dick William H. Macy, Shameless Eric McCormack, Will & Grace Best Director — Motion Picture WINNER Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk Ridley Scott, All the Money in the World Steven Spielberg, The Post Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television WINNER Big Little Lies, HBO Fargo, FX Feud: Bette and Joan, FX The Sinner, USA Top of the Lake: China Girl, Sundance TV Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul Margot Robbie, I, Tonya WINNER Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker Best Picture — Comedy or Musical The Disaster Artist Get Out The Greatest Showman I, Tonya WINNER Lady Bird Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread Tom Hanks, The Post WINNER Gary Oldman, The Darkest Hour Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq. Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama Jessica Chastain, Molly’s Game Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water WINNER Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Meryl Streep, The Post Michelle Williams, All the Money in the World Best Picture — Drama Call Me by Your Name Dunkirk The Post The Shape of Water WINNER Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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Brad Pitt is 'absolutely smitten by' Neri Oxman, the acclaimed architect and MIT professor who he's been linked with last fall, as 'their chemistry is off the charts.' The 54-year-old actor and 42-year-old award-winning academic 'got romantically involved almost right away' after they initially crossed paths when he took in a presentation of 3D-printed chaise lounges she produced, a source told US. The Oklahoma-born star and Oxman, who was born in Haifa, Israel appears to be Pitt's first major relationship since parting ways with Angelina Jolie in the fall of 2016. Scroll below for video Strong start: Brad Pitt, 54, is 'absolutely smitten by' Neri Oxman, 42, (R), the architect and MIT professor who he's been linked with last autumn And the Fight Club star has fought hard to avoid the unending media attention he endured in his previous relationship with the mother of his six kids - Maddox, 16, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 11, and twins Knox and Vivienne, nine - Jolie. 'He’s been going to great length to make sure he’s not spotted by prying eyes,' the source told the publication, noting that it hasn't kept them from enjoying the world in their newfound romance. The Seven star and Oxman 'have traveled together internationally on several occasions,' including February's Design Indaba conference in South Africa, where Oxman delivered a speech, the source said. 'They are very much a couple,' said a source. A separate source told the publication that Pitt's relationship with Oxman 'is solely a professional' one. Out and about: Oxman was snapped in Italy last year for Milan Design Week with Luigi Luca (L) Taking things slow: 'Their friendship has not turned into romance … as both are cautious and this is, again, more of a professional friendship' a source told Page Six of Pitt and Oxman's relationship Pitt was snapped visiting the media lab where she works in a duo of posts from November 28, 2017 on Instagram. A previously unseen image of the star saw him posing with the academic in a group image - the second of him seen at the location. The War Machine star was also snapped posing with six women when he visited Oxman at the educational institution, in a shot student Kathy Camenzind uploaded to her Instagram post with the caption: 'Ocean’s six? #whatjusthappened #bradpitt #medialab.' (Oxman, however, was not featured in the social media snap.) In the shots, the Allied star wore an all-black ensemble of a hooded sweatshirt with pants and shoes, sporting a bit of stubble. He posed alongside Oxman in a shot that was subsequently removed from social media, according to People. Group shot: Brad Pitt's relationship with acclaimed architect and MIT professor Neri Oxman seems to date back to last autumn, as the perennial A-lister, 54, was snapped visiting the media lab where Oxman works on November 28 Happy days: Brad also posed with other staff at the laboratory (Oxman not pictured) Quick connection: 'Brad and Neri instantly hit it off because they share the same passion for architecture, design and art,' a source revealed A colleague of Oxman described the academic architect as 'genius and gorgeous' to the magazine. Pitt was referred to Oxman to collaborate on an architectural project he was working on, Page Six reported last week. 'Brad and Neri instantly hit it off because they share the same passion for architecture, design and art,' a source told the outlet, 'This is best described as a professional friendship.' The source added that the friendship hasn't blossomed into a romance just yet - but there is potential. 'Their friendship has not turned into romance … as both are cautious and this is, again, more of a professional friendship, but Brad is very interested in spending more time with Neri, she is fascinating,' the source said. Talented: Oxman is also an artist with her works featured in collections at MoMA, Paris’ Centre Georges Pompidou, Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and Museum of Science. Pictured is her The Silk Pavilion installation Acclaimed: Oxman was named in the list of 25 Most Stylish Bostonians in 2012 by The Boston Globe Oxman is a professor at the MIT Media Lab, where she founded and directs the Mediated Matter group. She was previously married to Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov. The beautiful brunette is also an artist with her works featured in collections at MoMA, Paris’s Centre Georges Pompidou, Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and Museum of Science. Meanwhile, Jennifer Aniston is said to be heartbroken again after reportedly being blindsided by news that ex-husband Brad, whom she was rumored to be getting back with following her recent separation, has a new girlfriend. WHO IS NERI OXMAN? Who is the woman who finally helped Brad Pitt get over his ex Angelina Jolie? The matinee idol is said to be dating a brilliant and beautiful university professor named Neri Oxman. Oxman, an acclaimed MIT architect, appears to have a special blueprint for the emotional complexities of the enigmatic Hollywood star - at least enough working knowledge to capture his attention for the past six months. But until recently she was only known among elite academic and architectural circles before blazing a trail through social echelons normally reserved for only A-list stars. The 42-year-old American-Israeli has been romantically linked to Brad, 54, after they worked together on a project according to Page Six. Perfectly paired: Brad Pitt is said to have moved on from ex-wife Angelina Jolie with acclaimed MIT architect Neri Oxman Oxman, who is a leader at the MIT Media Lab, where she founded and directs the Mediated Matter group, was previously married to Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov. The beautiful brunette is also an artist with her works featured in collections at MoMA, Paris’ Centre Georges Pompidou, Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and Museum of Science. Her accolades are many as she was chosen as one of ICON’s 'top most influential designers and architects to shape our future' and Esquire’s 'best and brightest' in 2009. In 2014, Oxman was even named to Carnegie’s Pride of America. Background: She was born and raised in Haifa, Israel, to architect parents She was born and raised in Haifa, Israel, to her parents Robert and Rivka Oxman, who are both architects themselves. She has previously said she spent her youth straddling the worlds presented to her by her grandmother and her cosmopolitan and artistic parents. Neri has said her grandmother's garden represented nature for her while her parent's architectural studio was a special space where she immersed herself in culture. She moved to Jerusalem to Hebrew University's Hadassah Medical School in 1997 but within two years she had shifted her focus from medicine to architecture which took her to Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. She later attended the London Architectural Association School of Architecture and graduated in 2004. One year later she was in Boston to earn her PhD at MIT and by 2010 she was already an associate professor at the world renowned institution. Oman's ex-husband is a Grammy Award winning composer from Argentina named Osvaldo Golijov. She currently runs her own program at the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where her team 'conducts research at the intersection of computational design, digital fabrication, materials science and synthetic biology' according to the university's website. 'Oxman coined the term, and pioneered the research area, of Material Ecology, which considers computation, fabrication, and the material itself as inseparable dimensions of design,' the description reads. Educated: Oxman later attended the London Architectural Association School of Architecture and graduated in 2004. One year later she was in Boston to earn her PhD at MIT According to Hollywood Life, the 49-year-old actress and Brad reportedly began speaking again after she and Justin Theroux went public about their decision to end their marriage in February 2018. An insider told Hollywood Life: 'Jen is crushed after hearing the rumors that Brad has been talking to a beautiful, Angelina Jolie lookalike, MIT professor. Jen had her hopes up of a possible reconciliation with Brad since she and her ex started talking again. 'When the both became recently single, Jen thought the timing couldn't be better, and she might have her fairy tale, happy ending with Brad after all. Jen never stopped loving him.' Former flames: , Jennifer Aniston is said to be heartbroken again after reportedly being blindsided by news that ex-husband Brad has a new girlfriend Star magazine previously reported that Jennifer and Brad 'have been secretly getting together for late-night hookups, and it's all because of George [Clooney].' These reports come amid conflicting claims from other publications. After Jennifer and Justin's separation bombshell, some claimed that she and Brad hadn't spoken in years, while other said she leaned on him during her separation. Jennifer, who is notoriously private about her love life, likely will not comment on the matter. Split: Jennifer and Brad reportedly began speaking again after she and Justin Theroux went public about their decision to end their marriage in February 2018 Meanwhile Pitt heads up the Make It Right Foundation, which builds affordable, solar-powered homes and communities for people in need. The Troy star has been working with architects from all over the world to build homes in New Orleans - which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina - as well as neighborhoods in need in New Jersey and Kansas City, Missouri. It comes as it was revealed that the Fight Club actor is expected to finalize his divorce from Angelina Jolie within weeks. A new report, published last weekend, hints that proceedings are imminent, following news that both have moved on with new love interests. 'The terms of the divorce are now agreed,' a source informed The Sun on Sunday. 'They are being finalised by both legal teams, but will be filed within weeks. 'It’s a huge turnaround from where the marriage ended, especially given the claims Angelina made against Brad, but they are now on pretty good terms. 'Both decided it was crucial for the children that they had a respectful relationship.' Brad and Angelina are parents to Maddox, 16, Zahara, 13, Pax, 14, Shiloh, 11, and nine-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. Angelina, 42, is rumored to be dating a 'handsome and older looking' real estate agent. The stars split in September 2016 after two years of marriage and a nine-year romance prior to that.
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He recently opened up about his split from ex wife Jennifer Aniston for the first time. And on Monday, Justin Theroux, 47, cut a casual figure as he was spotted out and about in Paris with American actress and model Laura Harrier, 28. The actor looked sombre as he strolled through the streets of the French capital clad in a muted ensemble. Who's that girl? Justin Theroux, 47, cut a casual figure as he was spotted out and about in Paris with American actress and model Laura Harrier, 28 Justin teamed black skinny jeans with a coordinating T-shirt, and wrapped up with a khaki bomber jacket. The Mute star donned well-worn black biker boots as he hunted down take-away coffee with his female companion. The handsome actor sported a full moustache and beard, styled his hair into messy spikes, and shielded his eyes with gold-framed shades. In stark contrast to Justin's low-key look, Laura ensured that she didn't go unnoticed by opting to wear a bold pillar-box red outfit. Standing out: In stark contrast to Justin's low-key look, Laura ensured that she didn't go unnoticed by opting to wear a bold pillar-box red outfit What's on your mind? The actor looked sombre as he strolled through the streets of the French capital in search for coffee, clad in a muted ensemble The raven haired beauty teamed cropped leather-look red trousers with a coordinating shirt which she fastened only two buttons of, allowing a sexy flash of stomach to be displayed. The BlacKkKlansman actress kept warm with a red brocade jacket and slipped into a pair of pointed black flats She accessorised with gold hoop earrings and shielded her eyes with retro shades, while leaving her raven tresses to hang down onto her shoulders. MailOnline has contacted a representative for Justin for comment. Wow! The raven haired beauty teamed cropped leather-look red trousers with a coordinating shirt, which she fastened only two buttons of, allowing a sexy flash of stomach to be displayed Oh hey there: Laura hid her face behind a pair of wire rim sunglasses The aesthetically blessed pair were first spotted together at the end of May at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in the South of France. The Leftovers star flexed his washboard abs and did his best to impress his much younger companion by showing off his strength on cliff-side ropes and a trapeze. Both decked out in swimwear, the duo couldn't keep their eyes off each other as they frolicked in the French Riviera. The pair were in town to attend Louis Vuitton event at the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Later that same day the two enjoyed a cosy meal together in an intimate setting, and appeared to be engrossed in each other's company. Laura made her major film debut playing Peter Parker's high school girlfriend Liz in last year's Spider-Man: Homecoming. Talented: Laura made her major film debut playing Peter Parker's high school girlfriend Liz in last year's Spider-Man: Homecoming Just over a week ago Justin opened up about his split from ex wife Jennifer Aniston, telling the New York Times their separation was different than a normal couple's would have been because it was so 'amicable'. '[It] doesn't have that seismic shift of an ordinary couple, where everything is, like, you have to tear a baby in half,' he said. 'Neither one of us is dead, neither one of us is looking to throw hatchets at each other. It's more like, it's amicable. It's boring, but, you know, we respected each other enough that it was as painless as it could be. It was heartbreaking only in a sense that the friendship would not be the same, as far as just the day to day.' The Maniac star went on: 'But the friendship is shifting and changing, you know, so that part is something that we're both very proud of.'
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As they prepare to welcome a child together in the wake of ongoing cheating allegations, Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson‘s future together is unclear. “This is supposed to be the most joyous time in her life and it’s been ruined and that’s probably what hurts most of all,” a family source tells PEOPLE about Kardashian, 33, who is due with her first child — a daughter — with Thompson, 27, any day now. On Tuesday, photos and videos surfaced of the NBA player allegedly getting close to an unidentified woman at an N.Y.C. lounge over the weekend. TMZ also posted footage recorded in October 2017 allegedly depicting Thompson kissing one woman while a different woman groped him at the Darna hookah lounge outside of Washington D.C. Despite the allegations of infidelity — a source previously told PEOPLE that Thompson is “a serial cheater” — the insider says the mother-to-be is likely to stay with Thompson. “She’s a hopeless romantic and she’ll try to make this work. She tried forever to make it work with Lamar [Odom]. She’s having a child with Tristan, and she’s going to try to rebuild this,” the source says. Adds the source: “Khloé could probably convince herself to get over the fact that he maybe, kind of, sort of, hooked up with some groupie while out on the road. But being so indiscreet about it and letting it get splashed all over the place and having it humiliate her? That’s actually even worse.” Prior to meeting Thompson, Kardashian was in a nearly eight-year relationship with ex-husband Odom. They wed on Sept. 27, 2009 — one month to the day after they met (and nine days after getting engaged) — but the marriage fell apart after the former basketball player’s cheating scandal and drug relapse, which led Kardashian to file for divorce in 2013. Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom JAKE HOLLY/startraksphoto.com Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom “Khloé spent so much time with Lamar just excusing away the obvious, turning a blind eye to what was so clearly happening, that it would be impossible for her not to feel like a fool if she made the same sort of mistakes again and just ignored that N.Y.C footage [of Thompson[. That’s not the way a man deeply in love with the mother of his child behaves. It’s just not. And Khloé can’t lie to herself and tell herself otherwise,” the source says. RELATED VIDEO: Did Khloé Kardashian’s Boyfriend Get Too Close to Another Woman Right Before She Gives Birth? “The thing about Khloé, though, is she’s a big believer in knowing someone’s back story and understanding how it motivates them. With Lamar, her heart broke for everything he’d been through in the past, losing his mom and his grandma and his baby boy, and she used that as a justification for why he struggled so much with addiction and cheating. She’s got a big heart — too big sometimes,” the source shares. Thompson and Kardashian began dating in September 2016, when his ex-girlfriend Jordan Craig was still pregnant with Thompson’s first child, 16-month-old son Prince Oliver. Neither has addressed whether he met Kardashian while still in a relationship with Craig. Watch the full special Born Kardashian streaming now on PeopleTV.com, or download the PeopleTV app on your favorite device. Tristan Thompson and Jordan Craig David Livingston/Getty; Jordan Craig/Instagram Tristan Thompson and Jordan Craig “With Tristan, she believed his back story that he was never even that committed to her or in love with Jordan, and that he’d never meant to be with Jordan long-term,” the insider explains.”Khloé let herself believe that he’s a really good guy with a good heart. She might still believe that, honestly.” Want to keep up on the latest from PEOPLE? Sign up for our daily newsletter to get our best stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox. With the baby’s arrival imminent, Kardashian has been nesting in Cleveland with the NBA player. A source previously told PEOPLE she planned on giving birth there, and her famous family would fly in, including mother Kris Jenner, who is already in Ohio with Kardashian. While her future with Thompson remains unknown, the Good American jeans founder is focusing her attention on her unborn daughter. “The only thing Khloe can do now is focus on her baby,” the source says.”What’s happened over the last 24 hours changes a lot of things, but it doesn’t change everything: It doesn’t change that Khloé has dreamed of becoming a mom, already loves her baby so much, and that soon her dream is going to come true.” “She can’t wait to meet her little girl, can’t wait to hold her,” says the insider, adding, “and so for right now, the focus is just on getting to that day as safely and healthily as possible.”
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Bryan Abasolo, Peter Kraus and Eric Bigger were the final three contestants on the ABC reality series, which broke traditional format during its annual three-hour TV event. [Warning: This story contains spoilers from the season finale of ABC's Bachelorette.] Bachelorette viewers were finally clued in on the identity of Rachel Lindsay's man on Monday night's finale. But the reveal did not play out as the audience anticipated. Lindsay, who is ABC's first black Bachelorette, picked Bryan Abasolo as the recipient of her final rose. In return, the Colombian chiropractor got down on one knee at the Rioja, Spain, proposal site and popped the question. After a season spent achieving many historic firsts to the 15-year-old franchise — and one that has been accused of race-baiting by highlighting race-fueled arguments — Lindsay's choice remains a trailblazing one, as Abasolo joins a small handful of diverse winners in the show's combined 34 seasons. Her decision also ranked as a first in the way it played out. The three-hour TV event traditionally airs a pre-taped two-hour season finale, followed by the live After the Final Rose special when the star reunites with both her winner and her runner-up. Heading into the finale with three finalists, however, shook up the order of things. One by one, Lindsay's eliminated men — first Eric Bigger in a traditional rose ceremony, followed by Peter Kraus in an unanticipated exit — appeared by Lindsay's side to face the music. But the runner-up had never made it to the proposal site. Abasolo was the only one who got out of the limo for the traditional ending moment. "When we first kissed, it was literally like a chemistry bomb had exploded," Abasolo said, before offering a Neil Lane engagement ring. "I am completely head over heels, totally absolutely in love with you. I just hope you feel the same." She replied, "My heart has never been more confused than it has been this week. I was trying to find cracks in what seemed like the perfect foundation. I have really, really had to do some soul-searching to find the courage to challenge myself, but this love has been so sure. It's tested me in ways that I couldn't have even imagined. I always said that I would know that the person I'm supposed to be with is the person I could never picture my life without, so right here, in this moment standing with you, I see my forever and I see my future." She then accepted his proposal with a resounding yes, only one day after Kraus' intense and unplanned goodbye. Never before on The Bachelorette has a runner-up not made it to the proposal site. Her decision also marks the end of season-long speculation about whether or not Lindsay would pick a black contestant. The star, who told The Hollywood Reporter that she did not let race dictate her ultimate decision, has been open about the pressure from the African-American community to pick a black man and the anticipated backlash if she didn't. Only one of her final three contestants, Bigger, would have fit that bill. Traditionally, the newly minted pair appears live on the annual ATFR special, where they update host Chris Harrison and Bachelor Nation about life after the show. Lindsay, however, joined Harrison at the top of the triple hour and, in another show first, commented on the show as it aired and reunited with her exes as they were eliminated. Abasolo was the last of the three to join Lindsay, who was forced to take a look back at their romantic, and at times rocky, courtship on the series, which began with Lindsay meeting 31 contestants for the reality dating franchise's most diverse season ever. When he joined her during the live event, he re-proposed to Lindsay and told her that he never wants her to take the ring off ever again. The pair said they couldn't wait to get to know each other in a "normal" sense and admitted that they hadn't yet ironed out wedding details or where they plan to live. Lindsay is from Dallas and Abasolo hails from Miami, but they also threw Los Angeles into the mix. "I'm not one to hide and keep things in secret," she said of what she's most looking forward to. "I want to show this woman off," he added. Lindsay, who admitted that her family remains skeptical of the whole process, said that when she had to defend Abasolo against her family is the moment she knew he was the one for her: "He truly is my best friend." When speaking to THR after the recent Men Tell All reunion special taping, Lindsay acknowledged the pressure to name a winner. "I'm happy and that's all that really matters to me. And he's happy too," she said, adding that her code name for her fiance has been "Jerome." Adding, "I hope everyone is happy with my decision, but I know I can’t please everyone." Per show rules, she and "Jerome" have been living in hiding since filming wrapped months ago, and the negativity on social media has been one thing they weren't prepared for. "You can never really prepare for it because we’re thrown into this public view and people all have their own opinions," she had said weeks before the finale reveal. "They’ve all faced it, and my fiance definitely has as well. I think he’s handling it in the best way he can. And for me, I just have to be always positive and supportive." Abasolo's win continues the show's trend of the first impression rose being a precursor to the final one. On the first night, Lindsay, 31, awarded Abasolo, 37, with the coveted rose, along with the first kiss. The pair, whose chemistry was on display from the start, didn't hit any road bumps until introducing one another to their families. During Abasolo's hometown date to Miami, his mother told Lindsay she would "kill" her if she broke her son's heart. When he met the Lindsay family, the star's mother and sister strongly questioned his authenticity. Before Lindsay arrived at her happy ending, she had two finalists to eliminate. Early on in the episode, following their Fantasy Suite date, Lindsay said goodbye to Bigger. "It’s hard to say goodbye when I have such strong feelings for you, it’s just that I have stronger feelings for the other two guys here," she told the personal trainer. "It is important to understand that I do love you, I'm just not in love." Though Bigger and Lindsay's relationship didn't ramp up until the end of the season, the 29-year-old was devastated by her decision. "Truth be told I’ll always love you, that’s just the truth," he replied in a classy and heartfelt exit. Later in the limo, he confessed, "She was the one, for sure." When speaking with Harrison, Lindsay echoed the words she said during Bigger's goodbye. She contemplated running after his car and felt like she was potentially making a huge mistake. Breaking usual ATFR format, Bigger then appeared mid-episode to reunite with Lindsay, a face-to-face meeting that they both were visibly nervous to have. "It was tough, but I understood it," he said, after asking Lindsay how her heart was and if she was happy. "You had to do what you had to do." He said he was "absolutely" ready to propose: "Either I'm all in or I'm not, so I was ready." It was runner-up Kraus, however, who was dealt the biggest blow, his elimination silencing a loud majority of Bachelor Nation who had taken to social media to voice their opinions on who Lindsay should pick. There was also fervent social media support for Kraus to be named the next Bachelor if he didn't win. (Harrison, however, told THR they won't be announcing the next Bachelor until Bachelor in Paradise has had some time on the air.) After sharing his hesitations about proposing as the season went on, Lindsay ultimately told him that if he wasn't ready to propose on the final day she didn't want him to continue being on the show. Kraus told Lindsay that he wanted to continue being together but that he couldn't commit to proposing. Though Lindsay's family had applauded Kraus' realistic timeline of taking things slowly after a reality TV courtship, Lindsay herself has been adamant about wanting a fiance at the end of the journey, and not a boyfriend. "My fear is you don’t have that same level of commitment," she told him, later admitting to Harrison that she cried her eyelashes off about the breakup, which happened that night. "The hardest thing is saying goodbye to somebody I’m not supposed to be saying goodbye to." Kraus had been watching backstage and when he joined Lindsay on the couch, he opened up about regretting not being open enough to the process. "You were at your own pace," she told Kraus during an icy and tense reunion. "I just don’t think this process is for you. You need more time. You need to see things through." When Harrison brought up a comment he made about how life without him would be one of mediocrity, Lindsay did not accept his apology: "I'm living my best life." The emotional encounter continued, with Kraus saying he felt like he was being attacked and that he asked if he could reach out to Lindsay and was told no. Calling out his nervous and anxious feelings, he also said his feelings for her are still there. "I needed more experience with you, life experience," he said, letting her know that he cried backstage while re-watching it play out. Going into the finale, Lindsay had defended her picks and even provided a slight hint as to which man she would be picking in the end. Kraus had first confessed his proposal fears the same episode that Lindsay's family put Abasolo through the wringer. "I want somebody who wants what I want AND wants it with me," she wrote on Twitter after clarifying a conversation that aired between her and Kraus on their differing views of what it means to be engaged. Ultimately, Lindsay said she had no regrets. "I’ve learned that he is exactly the person that he said he is, which is scary," Lindsay told THR ahead of the finale. "Even in Fantasy Suites where you have off-camera time together, it’s not this extensive time, so you’re thrown into this world and you feel strongly for this person you want to spend the rest of your life with. But you’re also like, ‘Is this person the person they say they are?’ And I can honestly say that my fiance is even better than the way I thought he was. And that’s what’s been so great." As for her goals for life after the show, she had echoed what the pair said on Monday night, "We just want to bring our lives together, and I’m not sure how that will look or where we’ll be." She added, "But I know that we just want to be together and get to know each other better and build on the foundation that we’ve already started." The day after the finale, Lindsay and Abasolo visited the morning shows to make their first rounds as a TV couple. When appearing on Good Morning America, co-host Michael Strahan asked them about the awkwardness of facing Kraus. "I knew that he wasn’t the one for me," she said about Kraus and how she would have handled the finale if he had gone through with a proposal. "It was really important for me to not have two men standing up there at the end. If I knew what I was going to do, then I wanted to send that person home the night before." Abasolo admitted that it's always difficult to watch your fiancee "date 30 other men" and said he did not interact with Kraus during the finale special. "You feel a little frustration of how she was treated and the position she was put in for the simple fact that, here I am, totally committed, totally invested, totally ready to start a real future with this woman and then on the other end, you have someone who is indecisive, wishy-washy and at the same time, he’s telling her he’s in love with her and will propose," said Abasolo. On Live With Kelly & Ryan, Abasolo said they are thinking about tying the knot in December or January, since Lindsay has always wanted a winter wedding. Lindsay also addressed criticism of Abasolo being dubbed her runner-up due to Kraus bowing out. "I think you can clearly see that I have a lot of love for Bryan and that he was the one for me," she told co-host Ryan Seacrest. "I would have never just chosen the ring." She also confirmed that she was the one who shut down Kraus' request to communicate after he left the show, something he mentioned during the ATFR: "My focus was Bryan, I chose Bryan for a reason. Peter had his chance, that’s the back-and-forth I was talking about." Linday's new fiance took to Instagram in his first official public declaration of love after the finale: On cloud 9 #NY #CT #DAL #MIA # A post shared by Dr. Bryan Abasolo (@thebryanabasolo) on Aug 7, 2017 at 10:45pm PDT What do you think about Lindsay and her final choice? Tell THR in the comments below and check back in for more from the Bachelorette and her winner after After the Final Rose airs on ABC.
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– How they get away with it is just sick. Clinton Foundations Sends Water To Houston For $7 A Bottle. The Clinton Foundation is using an outdated rule for non-profits that states that they have the right to compete in the free market regardless of who the competition is. What that translates to is, Since the guy on the corner is fle..
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We’ve got people in charge of important shit who don’t believe in science, the actor said Thursday night in Los Angeles. Harrison Ford got political on Thursday night at 3Labs in Culver City when he was honored by Conservation International, a nonprofit environmental group he has been involved with for 26 years. "We face an unprecedented moment in this country. Today's greatest threat is not climate change, not pollution, not flood or fire," Ford said during his acceptance speech of the Founders' Award. "It's that we've got people in charge of important shit who don't believe in science." He went on to criticize those politicians who let "political or economic self-interest denigrate or belittle sound scientific understanding of the causes and effects of human pressure on the environment." Ford serves as executive vice chair of Conservation International, which celebrated its 30th anniversary at the event. The group aims to protect nature and specifically focused on a 'No Forests, No Future' theme at the gala, highlighting the Amazon rainforest and its importance in addressing climate change. "I'm here tonight for one reason: I care deeply for the natural world. It's not about me, it's not about me at all, it's about this other world we're going to leave behind," the actor said. "If we don't stop the destruction of nature, nothing else will matter. Jobs won't matter, our economies won't matter, our freedoms and ethics won't matter, our children's education and potential won't matter, peace, prosperity. If we end the ability of a healthy natural world to sustain humanity nothing else will matter, simply said." Ford has been deeply involved in the environmental cause for several decades, meeting with lawmakers, businesses and communities to discuss how to improve conservation policy and practices. "Other than my family, doing this work has been the most important thing of my life," he said. "Nature doesn't need people, people need nature." Music festival Rock in Rio and SC Johnson were also honored at the event, which drew Calista Flockhart, Sophia Bush and Arielle Kebbel, with a performance by Vanessa Carlton. Conservation International showed its virtual reality film Under the Canopy as well, giving guests a real-life look into the Amazon. "If you protect tropical forests, if you end tropical forest deforestation, it would be the equivalent of basically taking every car in the planet and making it into a Tesla overnight, that's how important it is. The epicenter of that is the Amazon," said M. Sanjayan, the group's CEO and an environmental news analyst. Conservation International launched the largest tropical forest restoration project in the world this year as a result, and Ford will have continued involvement in these worldwide environmental projects. "We're not going to depend on governments alone, we'll help equip communities and businesses to lead," he said. "It's a long road but I have hope."
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are moving on with their lives a year after filing. The duo filed to end their 10-year marriage on April 13, 2016, nearly two years after they originally announced their split. The divorce isn’t yet finalized but is progressing, sources have said, as the two have been in mediation with leading L.A. divorce lawyer Laura Wasser to settle privately. Since then, they have continued to happily co-parent their three children, Violet, 12, Seraphina, 9, and Samuel, 6, and spent Easter weekend together with them in Hawaii, where Affleck has been shooting his new movie Triple Frontier. “They’re doing well, and are both committed to providing a supportive environment for their kids,” a source close to Affleck tells PEOPLE. “They continue to remain cordial to one another. There is a lot of love and respect there.” Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic The day before the holiday, the whole family made a group trip to Sea Life Park in Oahu. “They made a family trip to interact with dolphins, sea lions and stingrays,” a source told PEOPLE. “They spent several hours at the park and looked like they had the best time. The kids were all very interested in learning about the animals. They all seem like huge dolphin fans.” During the trip, Garner stayed at a resort while Affleck stayed at a nearby house. “Jen seemed excited about the trip. She hasn’t been to Hawaii for a while and always loved it,” added the source. “The kids love when they all spend time together,” said a second source. When filming breaks allow, the actor, 45, visits the kids at home in Los Angeles. “He’s found a really good routine,” an insider said. “He’s in a great place, enjoying his work on the new film and being able to fly back to spend time with the family during downtime.” Ben Affleck and Lindsay Shookus. Gal/BACKGRID Days before Garner and the children arrived in Hawaii, Affleck’s girlfriend, Saturday Night Live producer Lindsay Shookus, 37, also visited him. Sources have said the two are in a committed relationship but taking it slow. “Ben is in a very committed relationship with Lindsey Shook us and they too work hard to balance time between work, friends and their families,” says the source close to Affleck. On Wednesday night, Garner was spotted out in N.Y.C. looking relaxed and happy. The actress, 45, was smiling ear to ear as she attended an event at the famous French bakery Ladurée. Garner remains supportive as the Justice League star, who’s continuing his treatment for alcohol addiction, moves on. “As long as Ben keeps working on himself, Jen is happy,” another insider said. “She will continue to support him because it benefits the kids.” RELATED: Jennifer Garner and Kids Visit Ben Affleck in Hawaii for Easter Weekend The actor is looking to buy a home, listed for $19.2 million, near Garner in Los Angeles. Affleck has his eye on the space that boasts seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms along with a screening room, gym, family room and maid’s room as well as a backyard with pool, spa, outdoor BBQ and guest house. This comes months after the father of three was first spotted house hunting with Shookus. “Ben is looking to buy a family friendly house,” a source previously told PEOPLE in October 2017. “Lindsay shared her opinions, but it was clear that they are not buying a house together.” Affleck had been living in a rental since he moved out of the family estate he used to share with Garner. Prior to their divorce filing last April, he was living in the family’s guesthouse.
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Which celebrities are most likely to have had nose jobs? The subject is a hotly debated one. Some celebs come clean and admit that they've had work done, including a "nose job" (rhinoplasty). Others definitely look like they've had some sort of plastic surgery, but they won't say one way or the other. This list includes many celebrities who are suspect, including celebrities with big noses who all of a sudden look different one day. Everyone listed here is rumored to have had a nose job, or has openly admitted to having one. Some are obvious, while others are far more subtle. Vote for the celebs you think have gone under the knife to alter their appearance by getting a nose job – and add anyone that might be missing, too! Celebrities who are rumored to have had nose jobs include Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Zac Efron, Natalie Portman, Patrick Dempsey, Megyn Kelly, Tom Cruise, Ellen Barkin, and Blake Lively. Nose job surgery isn't a huge deal, but these celebs like to keep their privacy. With some celebrities, spotting a nose job is rather obvious: Jennifer Aniston, anyone? And of course, no list of celebs and/or nose jobs would be complete without the Queen of Plastic Surgery, Joan Rivers. She openly admits having multiple procedures over several decades. Things don't always turn out well, especially when multiple plastic surgeries (and nose jobs) are involved (La Toya Jackson, La Toya Jackson, La Toya Jackson). Anytime anyone goes under the knife for any reason, it's a risk – to both health, and career. Jennifer Grey has said that getting a nose job ruined her career (no one recognized her)! Celebrities who may (or may not) have had nose jobs also include supermodels. Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss are both suspect, for example. There's no hard proof, but looking at older photos, it's hard not to wonder. Maybe the celeb just grew into their nose –or maybe not. If they're suspect, they're on the list. Period. Not everyone, though, is so forthcoming about whether they have or haven't had a nose job. That's why this list exists! Sometimes it's hard to be sure, but you suspect it. And if you suspect it? Vote here for the celebrities you think are most likely to have had nose jobs.
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The only budget Ted Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it."Marco Rubio portrayed fellow GOP senator and presidential hopeful Ted Cruz as all talk and no action on defense in an interview on Meet the Press."He talks tough on some of these issues," Rubio said Dec. 13. "For example, he was going to ‘carpet bomb’ ISIS. But the only budget he's ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it."Rubio has tried to portray himself as a strong supporter of the military, while Cruz has tried to appeal to hawks as well as libertarians , who typically favor less defense spending.We decided to fact-check Rubio’s claim that Cruz voted for a budget that cut defense spending by more than the Democratic president.Cruz’s vote on Rand Paul’s budget proposalRubio’s campaign pointed to Cruz’s 2013 vote in favor of a budget proposal by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who is also running for president. Cruz was one of just 18 senators, all Republican, to vote in favor of Paul’s amendment. Rubio voted against it. The measure failed.Paul’s 2013 proposal emerged after the widespread budget cuts, known as the sequester, went into effect. The sequester dramatically reduced non-war defense spending during the next decade.Rubio’s campaign pointed to Paul’s statement in his budget proposal about cutting military spending:"This budget proposal does not simply reduce military spending, but provides directives to realign the military for the 21st century," Paul wrote. "It seeks to reduce the size and scope of the military complex, including its global footprint to one that is more in line with a policy of containment."Under Paul’s proposal , defense appropriations would have gone from $521 billion in 2014 to $634 billion in 2023. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, meanwhile, projected $588 billion in defense appropriations in 2014 to $731 billion in 2023. That means that Paul actually increased year-over-year defense spending, though it did not keep pace with estimated projections to sustain current defense levels.Was Paul’s proposal a ‘cut’ for defense?So why did Rubio refer to Paul’s budget as a "cut" if defense spending would rise?"We take the budget document at its word that it cuts defense spending and seeks to reduce the size and scope of the military," Rubio senior adviser Joe Pounder said.But experts questioned whether Rubio can call Paul’s proposal a "cut.""Paul’s defense budget was above the budget caps set in the Budget Control Act, so in that respect it was an increase (and the president’s budget was an even larger increase)," said Todd Harrison, a defense budget expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "But Paul’s defense budget was less than what other Republicans were proposing and what the president was proposing, so in that sense it was a cut."Paul’s 2013 proposal for defense was well below Obama’s request both at the time and now, Harrison said.Christopher Preble, at the libertarian Cato Institute, said he would not call Paul’s budget a "cut.""As is typical in Washington-speak, a less-than-expected increase is often cast as a cut," he said. "This is misleading."Cruz spokesman Brian Phillips made a similar argument."So it sounds like Rubio is engaging in the time-honored Washington cartel tactic of budget gimmickry and is suggesting that a reduction in the rate of increase is equal to a ‘cut’ when in fact the Obama and Paul budgets spend more on defense every year," Phillips said. "The fact is, in supporting the Paul budget, Cruz did not support a cut in defense spending, but a more responsible rate of increase."Benjamin Friedman, a defense expert at Cato, pointed to Cruz’s vote in March in favor of a Rubio amendment to boost defense spending over two years rather than Paul’s amendment which would have boosted it with offsets."This was a budget, so it doesn’t make Rubio wrong, but it undermines his larger point," Friedman said.Our rulingRubio said that the only budget Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it."Rubio was referring to Cruz’s vote in favor of Paul’s budget proposal in 2013. But Rubio mischaracterized Paul’s plan when he called it a "cut." That proposal included an increase in defense spending each year from 2014 going forward a decade, although it did not keep pace with estimated projections in growth.However, there is a kernel of truth here in that Paul’s proposal for defense was below Obama’s request.We rate this statement Mostly False.
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Academy Award winner George Clooney, who was given his first major big-screen role by Harvey Weinstein, has become the latest—and most high-profile—member of Hollywood to speak out on the alleged sexual-misconduct allegations against his sometime employer. “It’s indefensible. That’s the only word you can start with,” he says. “Harvey’s admitted to it, and it’s indefensible. I’ve known Harvey for 20 years. He gave me my first big break as an actor in films on From Dusk Till Dawn, he gave me my first big break as a director with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. We’ve had dinners, we’ve been on location together, we’ve had arguments. But I can tell you that I’ve never seen any of this behavior—ever.” Clooney spoke to me at length about the allegations—as well as charges of Hollywood complicity—during a phone conversation late Monday. His remarks come in the wake of statements released by Meryl Streep and Dame Judi Dench, two actresses who’ve won Oscars for Weinstein-shepherded films and who took the bullying movie mogul to task for allegedly preying on vulnerable young women for 30 years, resulting in at least eight settlements, according to a bombshell New York Times exposé. Weinstein’s accusers, among them the actress Ashley Judd, shared similar horror stories: a “business meeting” at a lavish hotel suite soon gave way to a series of sexual propositions, including watching him shower. One local TV reporter, Lauren Sivan, claimed that Weinstein cornered her in the bowels of his restaurant, told her to “be quiet,” and masturbated into a potted plant. Weinstein, the former co-chief of Miramax, has since been fired from The Weinstein Company—which he co-founded with his brother Bob—and many of the male actors and filmmakers in particular who have benefited from the studio executive’s Oscar Midas touch, from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (Good Will Hunting) to Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), have remained alarmingly silent. Clooney, on the other hand, was anything but. How did you react to the Harvey Weinstein news? I’ve heard rumors, and the rumors in general started back in the ’90s, and they were that certain actresses had slept with Harvey to get a role. It seemed like a way to smear the actresses and demean them by saying that they didn’t get the jobs based on their talent, so I took those rumors with a grain of salt. But the other part of this, the part we’re hearing now about eight women being paid off, I didn’t hear anything about that and I don’t know anyone that did. That’s a whole other level and there’s no way you can reconcile that. There’s nothing to say except that it’s indefensible. The thing I’ve been seeing online is that, in the wake of Meryl Streep’s statement, and knowing that he helped guide her to an Oscar for The Iron Lady, many people are saying, “Oh, she had to know.” But that seems both incredibly speculative and unfair. A lot of people are doing the “you had to know” thing right now, and yes, if you’re asking if I knew that someone who was very powerful had a tendency to hit on young, beautiful women, sure. But I had no idea that it had gone to the level of having to pay off eight women for their silence, and that these women were threatened and victimized. I’ve been talking with a lot of people about this, and I don’t know many people who knew of that. Sharon Waxman over at The Wrap said she was working on a story about Harvey over 10 years ago at The New York Times and they killed it, and if that’s true, then that’s a shameful thing because a lot of women wouldn’t have been made victims if this had come out. By the same token, I do want to say that Sharon’s been running her own influential website, The Wrap, for quite a long time, and if she did these interviews and this investigation, she didn’t run the story either, and I and a lot of other people would have liked to have known it. A good bunch of people that I know would say, “Yeah, Harvey’s a dog” or “Harvey’s chasing girls,” but again, this is a very different kind of thing. This is harassment on a very high level. And there’s an argument that everyone is complicit in it. I suppose the argument would be that it’s not just about Hollywood, but about all of us—that every time you see someone using their power and influence to take advantage of someone without power and influence and you don’t speak up, you’re complicit. And there’s no question about that. Hollywood can be good when it comes to certain progressive causes, but this area—preying on women—seems to be a pretty major blind spot. The “casting couch” and the “creepy, lecherous producer,” these are concepts that are so firmly ingrained in the industry that they’ve become troubling clichés, and go all the way back to Golden Age studio chiefs like Louis B. Mayer and David O. Selznick. I hear you. At the same time, I know an awful lot more people in this business who have nothing to do with that, and I suppose if I went looking I could probably find three or four names of people that I would suspect of doing that. The other part of it is, I’d like to think that if someone came up to me and told me this was going on that I would go out and confront it. I’ve told this story about a night with Silvio Berlusconi, and I hadn’t told all the specifics about it before, but perhaps I should have been more graphic about how vulgar that was in a way to take some responsibility—each of us, in our own individual way—of talking about people with a lot of power using it and holding it over others in some ways. But on the other hand, maybe that’s what good will come out of this: that not just in Hollywood, although Hollywood is now the focus, but in all of these cases the victims will feel that they will be listened to, and that they don’t need to be afraid. This is an interesting moment. I’ve seen a lot of people, from Meryl [Streep] to Judi Dench, come out and say “holy shit,” and I think that that’s been the reaction by a lot of people in Hollywood. I don’t think that people were looking the other way; I think that people weren’t looking, because in some ways, a lecherous guy with money picking up younger girls is unfortunately not a news story in our society. So when you find out how much worse it is than you thought, then it’s a news story. And this is a big news story now. And I feel very bad for all of the victims. I mean, cornering a young anchorwoman in the kitchen and jerking off into a potted plant? That’s not just some rumor about Harvey hitting on a woman; it’s disturbing on a whole lot of levels, because there had to be a lot of people involved in covering that up. That’s frustrating. If politicians knew these stories, I doubt they’d have been taking donations from him at the DNC [Democratic National Committee], and I hope that they will all give the money back or donate it to good causes. Those on the right, from Fox News to Donald Trump Jr., have used the Harvey Weinstein news as a cudgel against liberals. It’s a bit rich on Trump Jr.’s part, given the numerous allegations against his father. Yeah, that’s a little pot and kettle there, unfortunately. But I think that everything gets politicized these days. The reality is that this is a problem deeply ingrained in our society. It was something that was talked about a lot on the left with Roger Ailes, Bill O’Reilly, and Donald Trump, and it’s something that’s going to be talked about a lot on the right with Harvey Weinstein. I think that rather than politicize it, there should be talk on both sides about the really bad behavior by powerful men and the horrible acts they commit. It’s pretty crazy to me. It is so firmly ingrained in the culture now. We just elected a man president who’s been accused of sexual misconduct by over a dozen women and was caught on tape bragging to a relative stranger about his ability to sexually assault women at will. One of the strange things about the Harvey news is it emerged around the one-year anniversary of that Trump Access Hollywood tape. That is a funny part of it: In “liberal” Hollywood the guy loses his job, but then this other guy [Trump] gets elected president. There are a couple of good things that have to come out of this, because something good has to come out of this. One of those things is that victims have to feel safer to come out and tell their stories without the fear of losing their jobs, and they also need to be believed, which is a very important element of this. Also, this should be a shot across the bow that people in places of power cannot abuse that power, and if you do, you’ll be outed publicly, shamed, and even prosecuted. When it comes to most of the people that I know, where we’re shocked is by how bad it was. This is about show business but it isn’t just about show business—it’s about everything. We need to get to a place where we can call these people out much quicker before it becomes such a deeper, long-running problem. This apparently went on for almost 30 years. People did know that Harvey was a terrible bully, though. It was interesting how Hollywood approached it, because he was almost treated like a caricature—the angry, bellowing studio mogul. I remember there was a character on Entourage based on him. It was treated almost like a joke. Think about it this way, too: I had knock-down, drag-out fights with him over the years, but he was also making films that other studios weren’t willing to make, and he was making films that everybody loved, so you just put up with certain bad behavior because you felt like, well, if he yells and screams but he gets Pulp Fiction made, who cares if he yells and screams? But it’s a very different conversation when you say, it’s not that he yells and screams but that he’s cornering a young, scared lady in a restaurant and telling her to stand there and be quiet while he jerks off. That’s a very different kind of behavior, and had that been a public thing, I think there would have been some different results. I hope there would be. Why do you think people are holding him accountable now? I wrote a piece about how there seems to be a lot more accountability surrounding issues of sexual assault and misconduct in Hollywood, and that it’s perhaps a reaction to the Cosby revelations, which served as a wake-up call for a lot of people in the entertainment media space—that in covering celebrities you can’t gloss over the dark details, otherwise you’re mildly complicit. Also, it’s so important how there are more women now in both Hollywood and newsrooms who feel empowered to speak up and hold those in power accountable. Hopefully, this kind of behavior will end—or become harder and harder for it to continue. What’s important now is that anybody who thinks that they can get away with doing that, they now have to think: Wait, somebody can be recording this or writing a story about it. I’m going to get in a lot of trouble. That’s good, because we’ve seen this type of behavior in politics, in Silicon Valley, and in corporate America. This is a big problem in our society, that people in power are taking advantage of people not in power—particularly powerful men with young women. Maybe Cosby was the watershed moment. I think Roger Ailes was also a watershed moment, because it concerned an establishment figure up to some very shady stuff. But this isn’t a right or a left issue; this is a moral issue. We’re all going to have to be more diligent about it and look for any warning signs. Before, people weren’t paying enough attention to it. Now we have to. This is the moment to start scaring people like this into not acting this way anymore.
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Luke Skywalker Returns to Millennium Falcon in New 'Last Jedi' Spot The film opens Dec. 15. The Force is growing stronger. During Wednesday night's (Nov 1) World Series Game 7 between the Dodgers and Astros, a new spot was unveiled for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The latest trailer featured Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) once again stepping aboard the Millennium Falcon. It was the first time fans have seen Luke inside Han Solo's famous smuggling starship since 1980's The Empire Strikes Back. Also on display in the trailer are short glimpses of villain Snoke, a battle between Finn (John Boyega) and Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie) and an ominous new line from Luke: "This is not going to go the way you think." Directed by Rian Johnson, The Last Jedi will hit theaters on Dec. 15. Watch the trailer below. This article originally appeared on THR.com.
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Since about 2015, America has become increasingly infatuated with complicated murder cover-ups. From HBO's The Jinx and the critically acclaimed Serial podcast to Netflix's Making a Murderer and the ongoing list of retellings of the OJ Simpson trial, we can't seem to get enough stories about the elaborate ins and outs of America's unjust justice system. Now, Netflix is banking on this trend with a new true crime docu-series titled The Keepers, which, according to Vanity Fair, will tell the mysterious story of Sister Cathy Cesnik's demise. This isn't Netflix's first venture into true crime since the runaway success of Making a Murderer. The streaming service debuted the film Amanda Knox last year, which explored the fallout of an international criminal investigation on the eponymous subject's life. The movie received critical approval but didn't quite go viral in the way that speculation around the Avery family, the subjects of Making a Murderer, did following that series. Some seem to be banking on The Keepers as the next big thing when it comes to true crime. The upcoming seven-part series is described as an investigation into the “unsolved murder of a nun and the horrific secrets and pain that linger nearly five decades after her death.” Sister Cathy was killed in Baltimore in 1969, with her case to this day remaining unsolved. Many speculate her killing was part of a Byzantine conspiracy related to sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. "The case returned to the spotlight in the 1990s when one of Sister Cathy’s former students—a woman only known as 'Jane Doe'—came forward to share her experience of horrendous sexual abuse by the high school’s chaplain," says Netflix's official description of the new show. "Incredibly, 'Jane Doe' revealed she was also taken to Sister Cathy’s undiscovered body and told, 'See what happens when you say bad things about people.' Despite this and testimony from other victims and witnesses of abuse, no one was held accountable, and the story was largely unreported outside of Baltimore... Through conversations with dozens of friends, relatives, journalists, government officials and Baltimore citizens determined to uncover the truth, [director Ryan White] pieces together a story that goes beyond the death of a beloved Catholic school teacher to encompass clergy abuse, repressed memories and government and religious institutions that he says 'at best, dropped the ball over the last 45 years—and, at worst, covered it up." White is best known for his work on the marriage equality documentary The Cast Against 8 and the 2016 film Serena. The series is set to debut in full, as per Netflix tradition, on May 19. By the way, Making the Murderer is slated for a season two, although details on that are few and far between. Cindy Holland, Netflix's VP of original content, said the following in January of this year: “The story is still ongoing, so you will see new episodes coming sometime this year as this story continues to unfold. We don’t know when for sure new episodes will be coming.”
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The long awaited fifth season of Bachelor in Paradise returns to ABC. The cast comprised of former fan favorites from The Bachelor franchise are back and ready for a second (or third) chance at finding love. Over the course of the season, we'll follow cast members as they explore new relationships and viewers at home will watch as they fall in love or go through renewed heartbreak.
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Brit Awards 2018 Winners: The Complete List This year's Brit Awards saw Ed Sheeran in the running for four awards, Kendrick Lamar and Drake in the same category as Beck, and One Direction stars Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Liam Payne facing off against one another. The 2018 awards have officially come and gone, with Dua Lipa and Stormzy going home as the biggest winners of the night. Who else won big Wednesday (Feb. 21)? Check out the full list of winners below. British Album of the Year: Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa Ed Sheeran - Divide J Hus - Common Sense Rag ‘n’ Bone Man - Humour Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer -- WINNER British Male Solo Artist: Ed Sheeran Liam Gallagher Loyle Carner Rag'n'Bone Man Stormzy -- WINNER British Female Solo Artist: Paloma Faith Kate Tempest Jessie Ware Laura Marling Dua Lipa -- WINNER British Group: Wolf Alice Gorillaz -- WINNER London Grammar The XX Royal Blood British Breakthrough: Dave Dua Lipa -- WINNER J Hus Loyle Carner Sampha Critics’ Choice Award: Jorja Smith -- WINNER Mabel Stefflon Don British Single of the Year: Liam Payne - "Strip That Down" featuring Quavo Jax Jones feat. Raye - "You Don't Know Me" Clean Bandit - "Symphony" featuring Zara Larsson Rag'n'Bone Man - "Human" -- WINNER J HUS - "Did You See" Calvin Harris - "Feels" featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean Dua Lipa - "New Rules" Ed Sheeran - "Shape of You" Jonas Blue - "Mama" featuring William Singe Little Mix - "Touch" International Female Solo Artist: Taylor Swift Lorde -- WINNER Bjork P!nk Alicia Keys International Male Solo Artist: Kendrick Lamar -- WINNER Childish Gambino Drake Beck DJ Khaled International Group: Foo Fighters -- WINNER Arcade Fire LCD Soundsystem Haim The Killers British Artist Video of the Year: Ed Sheeran - "Shape Of You" Harry Styles - "Sign Of The Times" -- WINNER Liam Payne Ft Quavo - "Strip That Down" Little Mix - "Touch" ZAYN and Taylor Swift - "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"
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I am not the first President to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last. It has now been nearly a century since Theodore Roosevelt first called for health care reform. And ever since, nearly every President and Congress, whether Democrat or Republican, has attempted to meet this challenge in some way. A bill for comprehensive health reform was first introduced by John Dingell Sr. in 1943. Sixty-five years later, his son continues to introduce that same bill at the beginning of each session.Our collective failure to meet this challenge – year after year, decade after decade – has led us to a breaking point. Everyone understands the extraordinary hardships that are placed on the uninsured, who live every day just one accident or illness away from bankruptcy. These are not primarily people on welfare. These are middle-class Americans. Some can't get insurance on the job. Others are self-employed, and can't afford it, since buying insurance on your own costs you three times as much as the coverage you get from your employer. Many other Americans who are willing and able to pay are still denied insurance due to previous illnesses or conditions that insurance companies decide are too risky or expensive to cover.We are the only advanced democracy on Earth – the only wealthy nation – that allows such hardships for millions of its people. There are now more than thirty million American citizens who cannot get coverage. In just a two year period, one in every three Americans goes without health care coverage at some point. And every day, 14,000 Americans lose their coverage. In other words, it can happen to anyone.But the problem that plagues the health care system is not just a problem of the uninsured. Those who do have insurance have never had less security and stability than they do today. More and more Americans worry that if you move, lose your job, or change your job, you'll lose your health insurance too. More and more Americans pay their premiums, only to discover that their insurance company has dropped their coverage when they get sick, or won't pay the full cost of care. It happens every day.One man from Illinois lost his coverage in the middle of chemotherapy because his insurer found that he hadn't reported gallstones that he didn't even know about. They delayed his treatment, and he died because of it. Another woman from Texas was about to get a double mastectomy when her insurance company canceled her policy because she forgot to declare a case of acne. By the time she had her insurance reinstated, her breast cancer more than doubled in size. That is heart-breaking, it is wrong, and no one should be treated that way in the United States of America.Then there's the problem of rising costs. We spend one-and-a-half times more per person on health care than any other country, but we aren't any healthier for it. This is one of the reasons that insurance premiums have gone up three times faster than wages. It's why so many employers – especially small businesses – are forcing their employees to pay more for insurance, or are dropping their coverage entirely. It's why so many aspiring entrepreneurs cannot afford to open a business in the first place, and why American businesses that compete internationally – like our automakers – are at a huge disadvantage. And it's why those of us with health insurance are also paying a hidden and growing tax for those without it – about $1000 per year that pays for somebody else's emergency room and charitable care.Finally, our health care system is placing an unsustainable burden on taxpayers. When health care costs grow at the rate they have, it puts greater pressure on programs like Medicare and Medicaid. If we do nothing to slow these skyrocketing costs, we will eventually be spending more on Medicare and Medicaid than every other government program combined. Put simply, our health care problem is our deficit problem. Nothing else even comes close.Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThese are the facts. Nobody disputes them. We know we must reform this system. The question is how.There are those on the left who believe that the only way to fix the system is through a single-payer system like Canada's, where we would severely restrict the private insurance market and have the government provide coverage for everyone. On the right, there are those who argue that we should end the employer-based system and leave individuals to buy health insurance on their own.I have to say that there are arguments to be made for both approaches. But either one would represent a radical shift that would disrupt the health care most people currently have. Since health care represents one-sixth of our economy, I believe it makes more sense to build on what works and fix what doesn't, rather than try to build an entirely new system from scratch. And that is precisely what those of you in Congress have tried to do over the past several months.During that time, we have seen Washington at its best and its worst.We have seen many in this chamber work tirelessly for the better part of this year to offer thoughtful ideas about how to achieve reform. Of the five committees asked to develop bills, four have completed their work, and the Senate Finance Committee announced today that it will move forward next week. That has never happened before. Our overall efforts have been supported by an unprecedented coalition of doctors and nurses; hospitals, seniors' groups and even drug companies – many of whom opposed reform in the past. And there is agreement in this chamber on about eighty percent of what needs to be done, putting us closer to the goal of reform than we have ever been.But what we have also seen in these last months is the same partisan spectacle that only hardens the disdain many Americans have toward their own government. Instead of honest debate, we have seen scare tactics. Some have dug into unyielding ideological camps that offer no hope of compromise. Too many have used this as an opportunity to score short-term political points, even if it robs the country of our opportunity to solve a long-term challenge. And out of this blizzard of charges and counter-charges, confusion has reigned.Well the time for bickering is over. The time for games has passed. Now is the season for action. Now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together, and show the American people that we can still do what we were sent here to do. Now is the time to deliver on health care.The plan I'm announcing tonight would meet three basic goals:It will provide more security and stability to those who have health insurance. It will provide insurance to those who don't. And it will slow the growth of health care costs for our families, our businesses, and our government. It's a plan that asks everyone to take responsibility for meeting this challenge – not just government and insurance companies, but employers and individuals. And it's a plan that incorporates ideas from Senators and Congressmen; from Democrats and Republicans – and yes, from some of my opponents in both the primary and general election.Here are the details that every American needs to know about this plan:First, if you are among the hundreds of millions of Americans who already have health insurance through your job, Medicare, Medicaid, or the VA, nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have. Let me repeat this: nothing in our plan requires you to change what you have.Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWhat this plan will do is to make the insurance you have work better for you. Under this plan, it will be against the law for insurance companies to deny you coverage because of a pre-existing condition. As soon as I sign this bill, it will be against the law for insurance companies to drop your coverage when you get sick or water it down when you need it most. They will no longer be able to place some arbitrary cap on the amount of coverage you can receive in a given year or a lifetime. We will place a limit on how much you can be charged for out-of-pocket expenses, because in the United States of America, no one should go broke because they get sick. And insurance companies will be required to cover, with no extra charge, routine checkups and preventive care, like mammograms and colonoscopies – because there's no reason we shouldn't be catching diseases like breast cancer and colon cancer before they get worse. That makes sense, it saves money, and it saves lives.That's what Americans who have health insurance can expect from this plan – more security and stability.Now, if you're one of the tens of millions of Americans who don't currently have health insurance, the second part of this plan will finally offer you quality, affordable choices. If you lose your job or change your job, you will be able to get coverage. If you strike out on your own and start a small business, you will be able to get coverage. We will do this by creating a new insurance exchange – a marketplace where individuals and small businesses will be able to shop for health insurance at competitive prices. Insurance companies will have an incentive to participate in this exchange because it lets them compete for millions of new customers. As one big group, these customers will have greater leverage to bargain with the insurance companies for better prices and quality coverage. This is how large companies and government employees get affordable insurance. It's how everyone in this Congress gets affordable insurance. And it's time to give every American the same opportunity that we've given ourselves.For those individuals and small businesses who still cannot afford the lower-priced insurance available in the exchange, we will provide tax credits, the size of which will be based on your need. And all insurance companies that want access to this new marketplace will have to abide by the consumer protections I already mentioned. This exchange will take effect in four years, which will give us time to do it right. In the meantime, for those Americans who can't get insurance today because they have pre-existing medical conditions, we will immediately offer low-cost coverage that will protect you against financial ruin if you become seriously ill. This was a good idea when Senator John McCain proposed it in the campaign, it's a good idea now, and we should embrace it.Now, even if we provide these affordable options, there may be those – particularly the young and healthy – who still want to take the risk and go without coverage. There may still be companies that refuse to do right by their workers. The problem is, such irresponsible behavior costs all the rest of us money. If there are affordable options and people still don't sign up for health insurance, it means we pay for those people's expensive emergency room visits. If some businesses don't provide workers health care, it forces the rest of us to pick up the tab when their workers get sick, and gives those businesses an unfair advantage over their competitors. And unless everybody does their part, many of the insurance reforms we seek – especially requiring insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions – just can't be achieved.That's why under my plan, individuals will be required to carry basic health insurance – just as most states require you to carry auto insurance. Likewise, businesses will be required to either offer their workers health care, or chip in to help cover the cost of their workers. There will be a hardship waiver for those individuals who still cannot afford coverage, and 95% of all small businesses, because of their size and narrow profit margin, would be exempt from these requirements. But we cannot have large businesses and individuals who can afford coverage game the system by avoiding responsibility to themselves or their employees. Improving our health care system only works if everybody does their part.While there remain some significant details to be ironed out, I believe a broad consensus exists for the aspects of the plan I just outlined: consumer protections for those with insurance, an exchange that allows individuals and small businesses to purchase affordable coverage, and a requirement that people who can afford insurance get insurance.And I have no doubt that these reforms would greatly benefit Americans from all walks of life, as well as the economy as a whole. Still, given all the misinformation that's been spread over the past few months, I realize that many Americans have grown nervous about reform. So tonight I'd like to address some of the key controversies that are still out there.Advertisement Continue reading the main storySome of people's concerns have grown out of bogus claims spread by those whose only agenda is to kill reform at any cost. The best example is the claim, made not just by radio and cable talk show hosts, but prominent politicians, that we plan to set up panels of bureaucrats with the power to kill off senior citizens. Such a charge would be laughable if it weren't so cynical and irresponsible. It is a lie, plain and simple.There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false – the reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. And one more misunderstanding I want to clear up – under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place.My health care proposal has also been attacked by some who oppose reform as a "government takeover" of the entire health care system. As proof, critics point to a provision in our plan that allows the uninsured and small businesses to choose a publicly-sponsored insurance option, administered by the government just like Medicaid or Medicare.So let me set the record straight. My guiding principle is, and always has been, that consumers do better when there is choice and competition. Unfortunately, in 34 states, 75% of the insurance market is controlled by five or fewer companies. In Alabama, almost 90% is controlled by just one company. Without competition, the price of insurance goes up and the quality goes down. And it makes it easier for insurance companies to treat their customers badly – by cherry-picking the healthiest individuals and trying to drop the sickest; by overcharging small businesses who have no leverage; and by jacking up rates.Insurance executives don't do this because they are bad people. They do it because it's profitable. As one former insurance executive testified before Congress, insurance companies are not only encouraged to find reasons to drop the seriously ill; they are rewarded for it. All of this is in service of meeting what this former executive called "Wall Street's relentless profit expectations."Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up You will receive emails containing news content , updates and promotions from The New York Times. You may opt-out at any time. You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. Thank you for subscribing. An error has occurred. Please try again later. View all New York Times newsletters.Now, I have no interest in putting insurance companies out of business. They provide a legitimate service, and employ a lot of our friends and neighbors. I just want to hold them accountable. The insurance reforms that I've already mentioned would do just that. But an additional step we can take to keep insurance companies honest is by making a not-for-profit public option available in the insurance exchange. Let me be clear – it would only be an option for those who don't have insurance. No one would be forced to choose it, and it would not impact those of you who already have insurance. In fact, based on Congressional Budget Office estimates, we believe that less than 5% of Americans would sign up.Despite all this, the insurance companies and their allies don't like this idea. They argue that these private companies can't fairly compete with the government. And they'd be right if taxpayers were subsidizing this public insurance option. But they won't be. I have insisted that like any private insurance company, the public insurance option would have to be self-sufficient and rely on the premiums it collects. But by avoiding some of the overhead that gets eaten up at private companies by profits, excessive administrative costs and executive salaries, it could provide a good deal for consumers. It would also keep pressure on private insurers to keep their policies affordable and treat their customers better, the same way public colleges and universities provide additional choice and competition to students without in any way inhibiting a vibrant system of private colleges and universities.It's worth noting that a strong majority of Americans still favor a public insurance option of the sort I've proposed tonight. But its impact shouldn't be exaggerated – by the left, the right, or the media. It is only one part of my plan, and should not be used as a handy excuse for the usual Washington ideological battles. To my progressive friends, I would remind you that for decades, the driving idea behind reform has been to end insurance company abuses and make coverage affordable for those without it. The public option is only a means to that end – and we should remain open to other ideas that accomplish our ultimate goal. And to my Republican friends, I say that rather than making wild claims about a government takeover of health care, we should work together to address any legitimate concerns you may have.For example, some have suggested that that the public option go into effect only in those markets where insurance companies are not providing affordable policies. Others propose a co-op or another non-profit entity to administer the plan. These are all constructive ideas worth exploring. But I will not back down on the basic principle that if Americans can't find affordable coverage, we will provide you with a choice. And I will make sure that no government bureaucrat or insurance company bureaucrat gets between you and the care that you need.Advertisement Continue reading the main storyFinally, let me discuss an issue that is a great concern to me, to members of this chamber, and to the public – and that is how we pay for this plan.Here's what you need to know. First, I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits – either now or in the future. Period. And to prove that I'm serious, there will be a provision in this plan that requires us to come forward with more spending cuts if the savings we promised don't materialize. Part of the reason I faced a trillion dollar deficit when I walked in the door of the White House is because too many initiatives over the last decade were not paid for – from the Iraq War to tax breaks for the wealthy. I will not make that same mistake with health care.Second, we've estimated that most of this plan can be paid for by finding savings within the existing health care system – a system that is currently full of waste and abuse. Right now, too much of the hard-earned savings and tax dollars we spend on health care doesn't make us healthier. That's not my judgment – it's the judgment of medical professionals across this country. And this is also true when it comes to Medicare and Medicaid.In fact, I want to speak directly to America's seniors for a moment, because Medicare is another issue that's been subjected to demagoguery and distortion during the course of this debate.More than four decades ago, this nation stood up for the principle that after a lifetime of hard work, our seniors should not be left to struggle with a pile of medical bills in their later years. That is how Medicare was born. And it remains a sacred trust that must be passed down from one generation to the next. That is why not a dollar of the Medicare trust fund will be used to pay for this plan.The only thing this plan would eliminate is the hundreds of billions of dollars in waste and fraud, as well as unwarranted subsidies in Medicare that go to insurance companies – subsidies that do everything to pad their profits and nothing to improve your care. And we will also create an independent commission of doctors and medical experts charged with identifying more waste in the years ahead.These steps will ensure that you – America's seniors – get the benefits you've been promised. They will ensure that Medicare is there for future generations. And we can use some of the savings to fill the gap in coverage that forces too many seniors to pay thousands of dollars a year out of their own pocket for prescription drugs. That's what this plan will do for you. So don't pay attention to those scary stories about how your benefits will be cut – especially since some of the same folks who are spreading these tall tales have fought against Medicare in the past, and just this year supported a budget that would have essentially turned Medicare into a privatized voucher program. That will never happen on my watch. I will protect Medicare.Now, because Medicare is such a big part of the health care system, making the program more efficient can help usher in changes in the way we deliver health care that can reduce costs for everybody. We have long known that some places, like the Intermountain Healthcare in Utah or the Geisinger Health System in rural Pennsylvania, offer high-quality care at costs below average. The commission can help encourage the adoption of these common-sense best practices by doctors and medical professionals throughout the system – everything from reducing hospital infection rates to encouraging better coordination between teams of doctors.Advertisement Continue reading the main storyReducing the waste and inefficiency in Medicare and Medicaid will pay for most of this plan. Much of the rest would be paid for with revenues from the very same drug and insurance companies that stand to benefit from tens of millions of new customers. This reform will charge insurance companies a fee for their most expensive policies, which will encourage them to provide greater value for the money – an idea which has the support of Democratic and Republican experts. And according to these same experts, this modest change could help hold down the cost of health care for all of us in the long-run.Finally, many in this chamber – particularly on the Republican side of the aisle – have long insisted that reforming our medical malpractice laws can help bring down the cost of health care. I don't believe malpractice reform is a silver bullet, but I have talked to enough doctors to know that defensive medicine may be contributing to unnecessary costs. So I am proposing that we move forward on a range of ideas about how to put patient safety first and let doctors focus on practicing medicine. I know that the Bush Administration considered authorizing demonstration projects in individual states to test these issues. It's a good idea, and I am directing my Secretary of Health and Human Services to move forward on this initiative today.Add it all up, and the plan I'm proposing will cost around $900 billion over ten years – less than we have spent on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and less than the tax cuts for the wealthiest few Americans that Congress passed at the beginning of the previous administration. Most of these costs will be paid for with money already being spent – but spent badly – in the existing health care system. The plan will not add to our deficit. The middle-class will realize greater security, not higher taxes. And if we are able to slow the growth of health care costs by just one-tenth of one percent each year, it will actually reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the long term.This is the plan I'm proposing. It's a plan that incorporates ideas from many of the people in this room tonight – Democrats and Republicans. And I will continue to seek common ground in the weeks ahead. If you come to me with a serious set of proposals, I will be there to listen. My door is always open.But know this: I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan than improve it. I will not stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are. If you misrepresent what's in the plan, we will call you out. And I will not accept the status quo as a solution. Not this time. Not now.Everyone in this room knows what will happen if we do nothing. Our deficit will grow. More families will go bankrupt. More businesses will close. More Americans will lose their coverage when they are sick and need it most. And more will die as a result. We know these things to be true.That is why we cannot fail. Because there are too many Americans counting on us to succeed – the ones who suffer silently, and the ones who shared their stories with us at town hall meetings, in emails, and in letters.I received one of those letters a few days ago. It was from our beloved friend and colleague, Ted Kennedy. He had written it back in May, shortly after he was told that his illness was terminal. He asked that it be delivered upon his death.Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn it, he spoke about what a happy time his last months were, thanks to the love and support of family and friends, his wife, Vicki, and his children, who are here tonight . And he expressed confidence that this would be the year that health care reform – "that great unfinished business of our society," he called it – would finally pass. He repeated the truth that health care is decisive for our future prosperity, but he also reminded me that "it concerns more than material things." "What we face," he wrote, "is above all a moral issue; at stake are not just the details of policy, but fundamental principles of social justice and the character of our country."I've thought about that phrase quite a bit in recent days – the character of our country. One of the unique and wonderful things about America has always been our self-reliance, our rugged individualism, our fierce defense of freedom and our healthy skepticism of government. And figuring out the appropriate size and role of government has always been a source of rigorous and sometimes angry debate.For some of Ted Kennedy's critics, his brand of liberalism represented an affront to American liberty. In their mind, his passion for universal health care was nothing more than a passion for big government.But those of us who knew Teddy and worked with him here – people of both parties – know that what drove him was something more. His friend, Orrin Hatch, knows that. They worked together to provide children with health insurance. His friend John McCain knows that. They worked together on a Patient's Bill of Rights. His friend Chuck Grassley knows that. They worked together to provide health care to children with disabilities.On issues like these, Ted Kennedy's passion was born not of some rigid ideology, but of his own experience. It was the experience of having two children stricken with cancer. He never forgot the sheer terror and helplessness that any parent feels when a child is badly sick; and he was able to imagine what it must be like for those without insurance; what it would be like to have to say to a wife or a child or an aging parent – there is something that could make you better, but I just can't afford it.That large-heartedness – that concern and regard for the plight of others – is not a partisan feeling. It is not a Republican or a Democratic feeling. It, too, is part of the American character. Our ability to stand in other people's shoes. A recognition that we are all in this together; that when fortune turns against one of us, others are there to lend a helping hand. A belief that in this country, hard work and responsibility should be rewarded by some measure of security and fair play; and an acknowledgement that sometimes government has to step in to help deliver on that promise.This has always been the history of our progress. In 1933, when over half of our seniors could not support themselves and millions had seen their savings wiped away, there were those who argued that Social Security would lead to socialism. But the men and women of Congress stood fast, and we are all the better for it. In 1965, when some argued that Medicare represented a government takeover of health care, members of Congress, Democrats and Republicans, did not back down. They joined together so that all of us could enter our golden years with some basic peace of mind.You see, our predecessors understood that government could not, and should not, solve every problem. They understood that there are instances when the gains in security from government action are not worth the added constraints on our freedom. But they also understood that the danger of too much government is matched by the perils of too little; that without the leavening hand of wise policy, markets can crash, monopolies can stifle competition, and the vulnerable can be exploited. And they knew that when any government measure, no matter how carefully crafted or beneficial, is subject to scorn; when any efforts to help people in need are attacked as un-American; when facts and reason are thrown overboard and only timidity passes for wisdom, and we can no longer even engage in a civil conversation with each other over the things that truly matter – that at that point we don't merely lose our capacity to solve big challenges. We lose something essential about ourselves.Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWhat was true then remains true today. I understand how difficult this health care debate has been. I know that many in this country are deeply skeptical that government is looking out for them. I understand that the politically safe move would be to kick the can further down the road – to defer reform one more year, or one more election, or one more term.But that's not what the moment calls for. That's not what we came here to do. We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it. I still believe we can act even when it's hard. I still believe we can replace acrimony with civility, and gridlock with progress. I still believe we can do great things, and that here and now we will meet history's test.Because that is who we are. That is our calling. That is our character. Thank you, God Bless You, and may God Bless the United States of America.
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Camila Cabello and Normani Had a Mini Fifth Harmony Reunion at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards Amidst the fireworks, confetti and superstar performances at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, a surprise -- and very special -- reunion was taking place backstage. Camila Cabello and Normani posed for a photo at the BBMAs, in what would mark the first time any member of Fifth Harmony has been spotted with Cabello since she split from the group in December 2016. Social media went into overdrive as 5H fans freaked right out at the sight of the reunited pop stars, smiling and posing for the cameras. Both performed during the annual show. Normani joined forces with Khalid for a fiery collaboration of "Love Lies" while Cabello and Pharrell Williams teamed up for a sultry performance of their new duet "Sangria Wine" and Cabello's hit "Havana." See the picture below.
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Siggy Flicker is saying goodbye to the Real Housewives of New Jersey. The reality star confirmed the news in a statement to Bravo’s Daily Dish on Friday. Get push notifications with news, features and more. “After much reflection and Bravo’s support, I have decided that this will be my last season on The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” she said. “I am grateful to the network for allowing me to be part of this successful franchise and wish only the best for Teresa [Giudice], Melissa [Gorga], Dolores [Catania], Danielle [Staub] and Margaret [Josephs]. At this time, I want to focus on my beautiful family, my growing business and some exciting new projects.” Siggy Flicker Tommy Garcia/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty RELATED VIDEO: RHONJ‘s Danielle Staub Has Forgiven Teresa Giudice for Calling Her a ‘Prostitution Whore’ 8 Years Ago Flicker, 50, joined the Bravo show in season 7. Her exit comes on the heels of a tense season, in which she’s feuded bitterly with Josephs, 50. The drama came to a head during a group trip to Milan where Flicker — the only Jewish New Jersey Housewife — accused Josephs of being anti-Semitic after she made a controversial comment about Adolf Hitler. (Flicker, whose father Dr. Mordecai Paldiel is Holocaust survivor, said Hitler’s name was a “trigger word” for her.) On this week’s episode, Josephs apologized to Flicker, and after some time, Flicker appeared to accept it. “Last night you gave me a heartfelt apology that was sincere and I thank you for that,” she said. “I needed time to process that. I’m still upset. I don’t think anybody should ever reference Hitler. … I said it in the heat of the moment, but I don’t think that you’re anti-Semitic. I don’t believe that Margaret is anti-Semitic, I believe that Margaret is anti-Siggy. ‘Cause from the moment that I introduced you, it’s like taking someone to a wedding and you deserted me at cocktail hour. That’s what you did.” Though the women were co-existing calmly by the end of the episode, it appears the fight didn’t end there — the two have continued to feud on social media. The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Wednesdays (9 p.m. ET) on Bravo.
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Kim Kardashian has had enough. The mom-of-two, 36, has been talking to divorce lawyer and confidante Laura Wasser as she moves to end her marriage to Kanye West. Multiple sources tell In Touch exclusively that Kim is “terrified” of her husband’s behavior — and was fearful even before he was checked in to the hospital. MUST SEE: Kim Kardashian Diagnosed With a Mystery Illness (Photo Credit: Splash) “Before his breakdown, he was hearing voices and taking pills to sleep and to stay awake,” a Kardashian insider notes. Another source adds, “He’ll walk into a room and look for recording devices behind frames and in flower arrangements. He doesn’t trust anyone. Paranoia has taken over his life.” And while Kim feels the need to do what’s best for her and their children — North, 3, and Saint, 1 — the decision to leave Kanye hasn’t been an easy one. “She really thought Kanye was her soul mate and is absolutely devastated,” the source says. “But this isn’t what Kim signed up for when she married Kanye. She’s done.” Relive the happy days and check out Kim and Kanye’s cutest social media moments in the gallery!
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They have been teasing a hotly-anticipated reunion since the beginning of the year. However it seems the Spice Girls may have dashed the fans hopes of a reunion yet again due to claims that Victoria Beckham has allegedly refused to tour. The iconic pop band's reunion tour is believed to have been called off following rifts between Posh and Melanie C, Mel B, Geri Horner and Emma Bunton, reports the Sun. It's all off! The Spice Girls may have dashed the fans hopes of a reunion yet again due to claims that Victoria Beckham has allegedly refused to tour While Victoria has always insisted that she would never tour with the band again, the girls thought their original manager Simon Fuller would convince her, an insider told the website. The women were set to make £30million each following the tour which was due to begin in late September after manager Simon masterminded the comeback. MailOnline has contacted a representative for Victoria for comment. The insider claimed that the band was in 'disarray' following 'heated debates between the girls and Victoria'. Refusal: While Victoria has always insisted that she would never tour with the band again, the girls thought their original manager Simon Fuller would convince her, an insider told the website The source said: 'Simon was brought in to convince her to take the offer but now he's failed they feel he's used them to put his name back on the map.' It is claimed that the other girls approached Victoria last week and gave her an ultimatum between them and Simon. However it is believed that she chose their manager, who managed to turn her brand into an empire. Back in the day: The iconic pop band's reunion tour is believed to have been called off following rifts between Posh and Melanie C, Mel B, Geri Horner and Emma Bunton, reports the Sun The cause of this latest chapter in the reunion saga is apparently to do with money, with a source stating that Mel B and Mel C are wanting to 'cash in'. Despite her solo success Mel B's recent account history shows that her company Red Girl Records is £808,568 in debt with her Red Girl Touring Ltd suffering losses of £77,956 last year. Her financial situation was laid bare in the courts last year as it was revealed her multi-million fortune had been wiped out due to her 'extravagant' lifestyle. And in another shocking twist to the Mel B and Stephen Belafonte divorce battle, it was claimed the Spice Girls star has just £961 left in one of her company accounts. Lucrative: The women were set to make £30million each following the tour which was due to begin in late September after manager Simon masterminded the comeback Accounts filed for Victoria's luxury label, which sells high-end dresses and accessories, saw losses almost double to £8.5 million last year - up from £4.3million in 2015. Meanwhile husband David's company DB Ventures, which handles the former footballer's endorsement deals, reported a profit of £24.9million after tax in 2016. This is the equivalent to roughly £2million a month. Sales at VBL remained stable over the year however losses grew on the back of increased investment in the fashion brand's design, marketing and sales. Earlier this year the former pop star's fashion business was valued at £100million following a major cash injection from former Goldman Sachs banker David Belhassen, the man behind French-inspired bakery chain Paul. Decision time! It is claimed that the other girls approached Victoria last week and gave her an ultimatum between them and Simon The Beckham's have recently been forced to shoot down rumours of an impending divorce. After rumors of an impending split began racing around social media on Friday, Jo Milloy, a spokesman for Spice Girl-turned-designer Victoria, told the Daily Mail that the gossip was ‘absolute nonsense’. Meanwhile former England football captain’s spokesman, Simon Oliveira, likewise dubbed the claims ‘embarrassing and laughable’. Elsewhere, a spokesman for the couple was quoted as saying: ‘There is no statement due, no divorce, and a lot of Chinese whispers and fake social media news. This is all very bizarre and an embarrassing waste of time.’ The rumours were ‘a crock of s***’, he said.
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The exciting baby news couldn't come at a better time for the Hollywood couple. After Jessica's massive success with her Netflix series The Sinner, the source tells OK! that the 36-year-old actress is ready to lighten her workload and focus on a healthy pregnancy. It has been announced that Jessica will continue on as an executive producer on the hit series, but will not be returning as a regular cast member. Jessica and her son Silas take a stroll in Chelsea Pier in Manhattan Getty 'Jess is taking a step back to take care of herself,' the source notes. Despite Jess' meticulous planning during her first pregnancy, the actress ended up needing an emergency C-section, and now that she's juggling a career and a toddler, 'she doesn't want to spread herself too thing,' adds the insider. The couple, who share three-year-old son Silas, were initially hesitant to expand their brood, but with both their careers in a comfortable place, they are ready for the next chapter. Neither Jessica or Justin have responded to OK! USA's report.
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Our hearts are breaking for Teen Mom 3 alum Mackenzie McKee. Her beloved mom Angie Douthit was diagnosed with brain cancer back in January, but things were looking better in March. Mack then revealed in May that her mother's cancer was spreading. "You don’t deserve this, none of it. So happy, so healthy, and so faithful to God. Stage four cancer in your lungs, in your brain, and now in your bones," the reality star wrote. Now, in an emotional post, Angie described what her “new journey” with IV chemotherapy will bring. “This morning we leave at 7:30 to begin another new journey. IV chemo. I won’t have my first treatment until Monday. I have education and nutrition classes this morning then the port will be surgically placed,” the mother-of-four began. "As I’ve shared before, I dread chemo. However, God revealed to me that if I never had to go through IV chemo I would never fully understand cancer." Angie believes that by embracing her next chapter with cancer, she will be able to help others cope. “I will now completely have full knowledge of what cancer patients are talking about. I’m also going to get to meet some incredible people while I sit in that recliner for a few hours getting my drugs!” she wrote. She concluded the post with some amazingly inspirational words. “Soak in every moment so you can use it to help others. Continue to smile and hug no matter how you might feel. Brighten someone's day, even if your day may seem bleak. Ask a friend if they need anything. Show them love, compassion, and forgiveness. Share the love of God everywhere you go, no matter where it is. Be nice!” Just two months earlier, things were looking up for Angie. "It’s a good day, radiation and chemo are kicking this cancer's butt!" Angie's doctor told her during a visit. According to Angie's new scans, her brain tumors are continuing to shrink and one of the tumors in her lungs went from 7 centimeters to 2 centimeters. She also had "hundreds" of smaller tumors in her lungs, and because of the treatment, they are all now either inactive or gone completely. "I will continue on the chemo pill and will have more scans in April and May," she revealed. Angie's daughter Mackenzie was hit pretty hard when she found out about her mom's cancer diagnosis earlier this year. "I’m devastated, I’m angry, I'm shook, I can’t breathe. You are everything. Please pray," Mackenzie wrote in the caption of a collage of photos showing her close relationship with her mom on Instagram. On Jan. 2, she revealed that her mom's sickness was worse than they originally thought. "All prayer warriors. Please pray for my mom. What we thought was bronchitis turned out to be three masses on her brain, one large one in her lung, and multiple blood clots. We are in shock and devastated. She has brain surgery tomorrow. I’m sick. I’m so sick and want to wake up," she wrote. This is my mom threatening the doctors that she will call #TheGoodDoctor 💗💕 pic.twitter.com/1U6vc3qdoQ — Mackenzie McKee (@DouthitKenzie) January 3, 2018 The news was extra shocking considering how fit and active Angie is. In November, they actually competed in a diabetes awareness run together, and her mom blew her out of the water! "Thanks, Mom, for always setting a good example of health and fitness in my life," Mackenzie gushed at the time. Mackenzie mentioned how well her mom treats her body in an interview with Us Weekly. "She is the healthiest person I know," she said. "Eats healthier than me. Always organic. Doesn’t smoke, doesn’t drink, she is a school teacher so [she] has no money. She runs marathons and works out two to three times a day. This does not run in our family," she revealed. Love Teen Mom? Be sure to join our Teen Mom Facebook group to chat about all the latest updates and juicy gossip!
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Caitlyn Jenner is having weird sense of joy these days! Says Cellulite makes her feel more feminine! Caitlyn Jenner, the TV personality, and a former Olympic gold medal-winning decathlon champion is having a different sense of the quality of expressing her womanhood. She says that the cellulite in her thighs, hips, and tummy is giving her different sense of joy and can’t wait to show it off. A weird article The headline “Cellulite Makes Cait Feel So Womanly!” from the National Enquirer/RadarOnline is trending these days. And do you want to know what the article says? You must have some info about this! It said: Caitlyn Jenner is telling friends she can’t wait to wear a bikini this summer to show off some skin, and her recently acquired cellulite! That seems really weird, doesn’t it? I mean showing it off in a bikini for what? After all, many people try to hide their cellulite and here Jenner is going to a different path. She is WAITING for the summer just to show it off! Just to remind you, the article also called her a “blabbermouth”. And I don’t think it could be wrong. She blabbering about things that makes no sense. Maybe her excessive talking needed a halt and this quoted name of her may stop her from talking much now. Let’s see what the article had to say other than that. It said: She has this weird sense of joy when she sees patches of cellulite on her thighs, hips and tummy. The sight of lumpy flesh doesn’t upset her. It makes her feel more feminine! Maybe Caitlyn is trying to respect her body by respecting what she has. You can’t just disrespect your body for having a lumpy flesh. It is your body after all and if you disrespect it by yourself and obviously you can’t expect respect from others, can you? And who knows, maybe that lumpy dimpled flesh will look really feminine on her. It is creating a buzz in the media as this is not what you hear from a TV personality everyday. After all, every ordinary people might have cellulite in their body. It also said that Jenner’s view: “dimpled feminine flesh as a rite of passage into true womanhood.” and it was also reported that she wouldn’t mind having more cellulite in her body in future. The story features a zoomed-in photo of purported cellulite on Jenner’s leg. Also, after all these years of being a decathlete and going through dieting for years, the 67 year old Jenner might not want to do it anymore. “So let it be!” is what she might have been thinking. Also, the other reason maybe her daughter Kim’s cellulite pictures that surfaced online. This might just be a way to support her daughter. Rumors or truth This is not the only time some issues or sites posted a rumor about Caitlyn Jenner. Just last year, a issue of National Enquirer said that Jenner “wants her BIG, clunky-feet reduced to more lady-like proportions.” Again, this just a few days ago, radar online was on about exploring her sexuality online and enjoying a number of secret ‘cyber hookups’. The transgender star, Jenner has had gender reassignment surgery as well as she said she was never interested in men. There are many rumors which may include some truth about Jenner. Short Bio on Caitlyn Jenner Caitlyn Jenner is a decathlete turned TV personality. She is known by her previous name “Bruce Jenner”. The Olympic gold medal winner came out as a transgender in April 2015. She is the celebrity from the reality show “Keeping Up with Kardashians” along with her daughters. She has undergone a knee surgery before which she was a college football player for the Graceland Yellowjackets. More Bio…
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Loading View on Instagram Selena Gomez has taken over Hollywood with music, TV shows, and movies, but don’t be fooled—she’s still just like us. Over the weekend, she shared an Instagram video of her trip to the doctor’s office, and she was straight-up terrified of getting poked with a needle. Like, she really wasn’t having it. The visit was for a routine check-up, and even though she’s a fan of tattoos, this type of needlework is definitely not her favorite. She might be well on her way to conquering the world, but that doesn’t make her immune to irrational fears, not being able to fall asleep at night included. At least Sel’s hate of needles and insomnia gets us some hilarious Instagram videos though, right? This is basically us every single time we have a little too much sugar before bed. No more fro-yo past 9pm, guys. Loading View on Instagram Related: Watch Selena Gomez Rap This Drake Track Like a Boss Abigail Breslin Has Some Thoughts About Selena Gomez’s Vacation Photos Selena Gomez Just Cut Her Hair
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Khloe Kardashian attends the NBCUniversal Network 2017 Upfront at Radio City Music Hall, May 15, 2017, in New York. The Kardashian clan is adding another girl to the family. Khloe Kardashian is having a baby girl. The pregnant E! star found out the sex of her and Tristan Thompson's first child together on Sunday's season finale of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." While on a trip to San Francisco with sisters Kim Kardashian West and Kourtney Kardashian, Kylie Jenner calls Khloe to deliver the results from Khloe's doctor. "You're having a girl!" an excited Kylie tells Khloe over the phone. "You're lying!" Khloe immediately says in disbelief. "I'm not lying," Kylie squeals. "I'm so excited for you Khloe!" "I don't feel like I'm having a girl," a disappointed Khloe responds. Top Celebrity Photos: Kim and Kanye at AstroWorld Tour Khloe Kardashian's Pregnancy Pics "It's OK, I cried when I found out North was going to be a girl too," Kim says. "I don't feel like I'm having a girl at all. I'm like in a state of shock," Khloe admits. Khloe later explains her reaction to the baby news, "When you have your mind made up as to what you're having, like everyone told me you're going to feel what you're having and you'll just kind of know. And then when you find out it's the complete opposite it's just a shock. I just was convinced that I was having a boy, so to be having a girl it's just like, ‘OK that wasn't what I thought was going on.'" Khloe then calls mom Kris Jenner to share the announcement, adding, "I'm really hoping Kylie's gonna say she's lying and like I'm really having a boy." "Khloe, the only thing I wanted in life, the only thing, was a boy. Three times, and I got the three of you," Kris tells her daughter, adding, "a man is much more attached to a girl." © Copyright E! Online
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May we never forget the bizarre story that set Bachelor Nation ablaze: The Bachelor's Bekah M. was reported missing, yes, full on listed as a missing person in Humboldt County, California, even while people were watching her on the show. Though she has commented on it via Twitter in the past, as it turns out, why Bekah M. was reported missing is a totally relatable story. While appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel interviewed Bekah M., or Bekah Martinez, over a video call. After he asked if she got her pink fringed earrings from the marijuana farm — the North Coast Journal reported that the former Bachelor contestant had gone to Humboldt to work on a marijuana farm — Martinez got a chance to explain the whole story. TheNorth Coast Journal listed her as a missing person in Humboldt County, California on Feb. 1. (The Northern California newspaper reported Bekah M. as being one of the "Humboldt 35," which included a list of 34 other missing persons. The list is now down to 33, according to the Journal, thanks to Bekah M. being accounted for.) "First of all," she told Kimmel. "A lot of people thought I lied to my mother saying I was on a farm when I was actually on the Bachelor but no, I had already been eliminated from the show." ABC/YouTube According to the missing persons report, Martinez left for Northern California on Nov. 12, and her mother reported that she'd been missing on Nov. 18 after not heard from her daughter. Since The Bachelor began filming on Sept. 20, and now everyone knows that Martinez was eliminated after the seventh week, that means that she left the show sometime in early Nov. 2017. The fact that she then went away to have a fun week with her friends makes sense, but it also led to some of the confusion as to why she'd gone MIA since many people suspected that Bekah M. was chosen by Arie Luyendyk, Jr. on The Bachelor. After all, since Bachelor contestants have strict rules about phone usage, it made sense that Bekah M. would not call her mom for a few days in a row. And, since Nov. 18 would likely be when The Bachelor was wrapping up, it made fans think that she had made it to the final two — or that she was the one Luyendyk picked. But, as it turns out, Bekah M. had been eliminated and she simply went away. "I just decided to go up to the mountains with friends for a couple weeks and I was there for six or seven days without phone service," she told Kimmel. "I thought that I was going to have phone service, and I told my mother that I would. I just had this weird feeling on the six or seventh day and I was like 'I need to go home now' so I got in my car, drove to where I had service, called my parents, and then come to find out only 12 hours before, my mother had called the Humboldt Sheriff's Department saying that I was missing." As for why the North Coast Journal reported that Martinez was on a marijuana farm when she'd just told Kimmel she wanted to go to the mountains, well, you'd have to know a bit about the local geography. "I was on a marijuana farm?" she said before laughing and then explaining, " It's Humboldt County." In case you're not from California, you should probably know that Humboldt County is densely populated with marijuana farms. Her simple explanation makes sense, and she also clarified to Kimmel that she's still a nanny in Los Angeles and not a weed farmer. Besides the much-needed clarification, one of the best revelations to come from Bekah M.'s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live was the fact that the Bachelor contestant remained close with Kendall. It even sounds like she has stayed close with most of the contestants from Arie's Bachelor season, except Tia, who played a big part in Martinez's elimination. Hopefully, this means that the young Bachelor contestant will come back for Bachelor in Paradise. Because Bachelor Nation needs Bekah M. — as long as she remembers to call her mother and not send the whole country into panic again.
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Lyle and Erik Menendez, the murderous brothers convicted of killing their millionaire parents in 1989, have reunited for the first time in more than two decades, according to a report. Erik Menendez, 47, was transferred to 50-year-old Lyle Menendez’s designated section at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, online records show. The brothers last saw each other in 1996, when they were found guilty of murdering their father Jose and mother Kitty as they watched TV inside their $5 million estate in Beverly Hills on Aug. 20, 1989. Authorities said they shot Jose Menendez several times in the head. Initially, their mother was only wounded. But when she tried to crawl away, Lyle Menendez reloaded his shotgun and shot his mother several more times, officials said. The brothers claimed they killed their parents after enduring years of abuse, but prosecutors argued they wanted access to their parents’ millions. They were each found guilty of two counts of murder and conspiracy to commit murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Lyle Menendez reportedly asked to be moved closer to his brother during his last hearing on his inmate classification status. He was then transferred from Mule Creek State Prison in Northern California to the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego on Feb. 22. Erik was then moved to the same unit as his brother Wednesday. "He had been asking for it, and the department could find no reason they could not be at the same prison," Terry Thornton, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections, told the New York Daily News. “There are people who are related who may also be crime partners, and it's not unprecedented for them to be living in the same prison or even sharing the same cell." The brothers, who are believed to have kept in contact only through letters, will now be able to spend time together at meals, during recreational periods and while exercising. Tammi Menendez, who married Erik three years after his sentencing, told TheBlast.com that her husband is "settling in" and described the brothers' reunion as "heartfelt." RELATED STORIES New Lifetime Movie Paints Menendez Brothers as Victims Driven to Murder by Years of Abuse Could a New California Law Bring a New Chapter in Menendez Brothers' Killings? Woman Targeted in Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot Recounts Terrifying Ordeal
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Corey Feldman is still continuing on his quest to expose Hollywood's dark underbelly, most notably in relation to allegations of pedophilia and child abuse spurred on by the sexual assault he allegedly experienced as a child actor. Now, he's looking for allies who may help to further his message. More: Another Famous Child Star Has Corey Feldman's Back In an interview with E! News, Feldman said he'd be open to working with others who have opened up about being sexually harassed and assaulted while working in Hollywood, but he particularly wants to partner with Terry Crews. Crews revealed in October he was once groped by an unnamed Hollywood executive. More: No One Give Emma Stone or Ryan Gosling an Oscar Until They Sing Onstage "I thought about [reaching out to Terry], but I've been pretty overwhelmed with everything that I'm doing, but here's an open invitation," Feldman said. "Terry, if you're listening, I'm more than happy to join forces with you and work together. I'm... Continue Reading on SheKnows
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With so many classic TV shows being revived--from Roseanne to Murphy Brown to 24--many fans have wondered if Buffy the Vampire Slayer would ever return, whether as a reboot or a revival. As it turns out, though, they aren't the only ones. Speaking at the INTV Conference in Jerusalem (via Variety), Fox TV group chair Gary Newman says Buffy is always on the studio's mind. "I think if you look in our library, Buffy is probably the most ripe show we have for bringing back," he says. Still, just because the studio wants to do it doesn't mean it'll go ahead and give the green light without the approval of creator Joss Whedon. "It's something we talk about frequently, and Joss Whedon is really one of the greatest creators we ever worked with. When Joss decides it's time, we'll do it," Newman explains. "And until Joss decides it's time, it won't happen." How big a role Whedon would play in any sort of revival or reboot is anyone's guess, but it's reassuring to know that the studio wouldn't move forward with it unless he signed on. Of course, given that Whedon recently left his role as writer and director of a potential Batgirl movie, perhaps a return to the small screen is in his future. Why wait for a Buffy reboot or a revival with the original cast, though? Technically the story didn't conclude with the end of the series. In 2007, a continuation comic book was released and remains ongoing. Season 12, the fifth sequel series, is due to be released in June.
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Robert Wilson, legendary TV producer and father to actors Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson, died on Friday. He was 75. Luke confirmed the news to the Dallas Morning News just ahead of the weekend. He also told the Texas paper that his dad had spent the last few years battling Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting a cause of death. While his sons are both household names, Robert was a successful TV icon himself. Not only did he help launch Jim Lehrer’s career with “Newsroom” through local, public affiliate KERA in 1968 — Lehrer famously hosted PBS’ “NewsHour” from 1975-2011 — he was also responsible for bringing “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” to American television screens. Owen even once attributed his comedy stylings to his father while promoting “Midnight in Paris” in 2011. “He worked with these great creative people with great senses of humor and I remember being at dinner and just hearing Dad’s friends talk,” he said. “I think that was for me and my brothers a big influence on what was funny.” Robert’s declining health became noticeable that same year when he was unable to attend KERA’s 50th anniversary celebration. Luke, Owen, and brother Andrew add that anyone wishing to pay their respects can do so by making a donation to PBS.
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Justin Bieber may want to take a trip to his tattoo artist soon. The 24-year-old singer got engaged to Hailey Baldwin on Saturday, but he still has his tattoo dedicated to his ex-girlfriend -- Selena Gomez -- on his left wrist. On Tuesday, Bieber and Baldwin were snapped together in New York City, where the tattoo -- featuring a girl with long hair, meant to be Gomez -- was still clearly visible. TheImageDirect.com TheImageDirect.com Bieber previously talked about attempting to cover up the tattoo in February 2016. "This is my ex-girlfriend," he told GQ, pointing to the distinct ink. "So, I tried to cut her face up with some shading, but people still know." Clearly, Bieber's tattoos are important to him. Last June, he showed off his "Better at 70" tattoo on his leg, which he actually referenced again in his Instagram confirming his engagement to Baldwin. "My goodness does feel good to have our future secured!" he wrote of his and Baldwin's engagement. "WE'RE GONNA BE BETTER AT 70 BABY HERE WE GO!" Meanwhile, a source previously told ET that 25-year-old Gomez is unbothered by Bieber's engagement. The "Wolves" singer was snapped on a relaxing boat cruise with friends in NYC on Sunday after the news broke, and on Tuesday, she stepped out with a huge smile on her face. Bieber and Gomez rekindled their romance late last year, but cooled off again in March. Before his engagement, he and Selena had been dating on and off since 2010, and even Baldwin appeared to previously be a fan of their longtime romance in now-awkward resurfaced tweets that she's since deleted. “She does not care at all,” the source said of Gomez's reaction to Bieber's engagement. “What [Bieber and Baldwin] do with their lives does not impact her. Selena is in such a great place and is surrounding herself with good, positive people, and Justin and Hailey’s happiness doesn’t take away from her own happiness.” “Things just roll off her back now," the source added. "She has a much better perspective on life now that she’s removed herself from the Hollywood bubble." Watch below: RELATED CONTENT: Selena Gomez Is the Sassiest 5-Year-Old You'll Ever Meet in Hilarious Throwback Video: Watch Selena Gomez All Smiles in New York Amid Justin Bieber Engagement News Hailey Baldwin Praises Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez's Romance in Awkward Resurfaced Tweets
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Here is why Prince Harry broke protocol by asking William to be best man Both Prince Charles and Prince Edward didn't have a best man on their wedding days Kensington Palace announced the exciting news that Prince Harry had asked his older brother, Prince William, to be his best man at his wedding to Meghan Markle on Thursday - but having a best man at a royal wedding isn't the traditional protocol. In fact, instead of best men, those who are with the groom on the day are usually called 'supporters'. However, Harry isn't the first royal to change the protocol, as Prince William asked him to be his best men at his wedding to Catherine Middleton back in 2011. Prince Harry has asked William to be his best man The couple announced it months before their big day, while Prince Harry and Meghan confirmed the news just three weeks before their wedding on 19 May. According to The Times, William opted for the term as it "had more relevance to his life than the alternative". Meanwhile, their father Prince Charles had his younger brothers, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, as his 'supporters' during his wedding to Diana, Princess of Wales in 1981, and Edward had his two brothers as supporters on his own wedding day. READ: Harry and Meghan choose Britain's Got Talent star to perform at royal wedding Loading the player... Kensington Palace confirmed Prince William would be Harry's best man in a statement which read: "Prince Harry has asked his brother The Duke of Cambridge to be his best man at his wedding to Ms. Meghan Markle. Prince Harry served as best man to The Duke of Cambridge at his wedding to Miss Catherine Middleton in 2011. The Duke of Cambridge is honoured to have been asked, and is very much looking forward to supporting his brother at St George's Chapel, Windsor on May 19th." Speaking about being Harry's best man, Prince William previously joked: "He hasn’t asked me yet, just to clear that up. It could be a sensitive subject. READ: New parents sympathise with dad-of-three Prince William after spotting him fall asleep
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are putting in a pool, according to TMZ , which says it obtained copies of building permits for the in-progress pool at the couple's Hidden Hills estate. Aerial photos published by TMZ indicate the pool—reportedly clocking in at 20-by-60 feet—is already well in development, although it's unclear when it will be complete. TMZ also reported that the Wests spent another $12,000 on building a new guard shack. Whether this is specifically to deter would-be skinny-dippers, or if it's just another add-on to their already tight security team, is unclear. There's no word on who designed the pool, but it would not be surprising if it turned out to be Kanye West himself. In May , the multihyphenate added another hyphen when he announced he was starting a new architecture firm called Yeezy Home. "We’re looking for architects and industrial designers who want to make the world better," he wrote on Twitter. As Architectural Digest reported, this wasn't just a ploy to expand his résumé—he worked with Axel Vervoordt on the Hidden Hills home, sharing photos of its Zen Brutalist aesthetic on Twitter. It would also not be surprising if West got pretty hands-on in the construction of his new pool. In a previous interview with Architectural Digest , Kim Kardashian West revealed that her husband is quite the builder. "My husband makes all of his own furniture in his office," she said. "My office is all Vincent Van Duysen, but Kanye is so good at it, he loves to draw out pieces. Axel made a couch in our house called the 'Kanye couch' because Kanye designed it with him."
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The Crown has found its new Prince Philip, Netflix confirmed to Vanity Fair on Wednesday. Tobias Menzies, best known for playing Edmure Tully on Game of Thrones and both Frank Randall and Black Jack Randall on Outlander, will pick up where Matt Smith left off, playing the real-life royal in the show’s third and fourth seasons. The casting comes two months after Paul Bettany bowed out of consideration for the part because of the time commitment required to film the sweeping period drama in the U.K. In a conversation with Vanity Fair last month, The Crown’s casting director Nina Gold explained why casting the period drama’s third season—which jumps forward about 10 years—was especially challenging. “Not only are we casting real-life characters,” explained Gold, who also cast Tully on Game of Thrones, “but as we get closer to the present day, many of these people are very much alive. So we have to honor them by picking the right actor to play them—while making a link between the actors who played these characters in the first seasons.” Earlier this week, Menzies hinted that he was not sure whether he would be returning to Game of Thrones, telling Digital Spy that his character is “obviously somewhere in a prison, he’s still around alive somewhere . . . I feel like they have so many stories to tie up, whether that’s a story they’ll want to go back to, I don’t know.” On Wednesday, Menzies’s Outlander co-star Caitriona Balfe celebrated the casting by tweeting the initial report along with the message, “Congratulations darling. So excited for you and so excited to see this!!!” Last fall, The Crown cast Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II. Claire Foy, who played Queen Elizabeth during the drama’s first two seasons, has joked that audiences will quickly forget about the original cast. “You’ll forget all about me and the rest of the cast,” she quipped in December. “You’ll be like, ‘Who are they?’ We’re the warm-up act.” Deadline reported that Menzies “signed on for the next two seasons, and begins shooting this summer in the U.K.” The Crown’s third season will pick up in the 1970s and introduce Camilla Parker Bowles, then Camilla Shand, who met Prince Charles at a polo match in 1971. While little else is known about The Crown’s new season, Nina Gold teased that Philip and Elizabeth’s eldest children, Charles and Anne, will have larger roles than they did in the initial seasons. “Charles, Camilla, and Anne are going to be pretty interesting characters to follow, because they are just coming into their own,” said Gold. “We’ve cast a pretty wide net for these new young characters.” Get Vanity Fair’s HWD Newsletter Sign up for essential industry and award news from Hollywood. E-mail Address Subscribe
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In "The Help," Octavia Spencer plays a maid who helps Jessica Chastain's character through a difficult period in her life. Off screen, it was Chastain who came to Spencer's aid when she learned that Spencer, who is a woman of color, was making less than other actresses, even with her Academy Award for "The Help." Now a vocal advocate for gender pay equality, the Time's Up initiative and #MeToo, Chastain told The Hollywood Reporter in a new interview why she stood up for Spencer. "This is the God's honest truth -- I care more about what Octavia's getting paid than what I'm getting paid. Because I've got a great life," she said. "I am more concerned about her than I am about me. Equal pay for equal work!" The Hollywood Reporter Chastain, who has her own production company, told THR that once she found out about what Spencer was being offered on their upcoming Christmas comedy, she knew she had to act. "Your silence is your discrimination," she said. "So if you are succeeding in an environment where there is discrimination, you are actively being discriminatory." She continued, "I knew women of color got paid less than Caucasian actresses. What I didn’t know is someone of Octavia’s level, who had an Oscar and two Oscar nominations, how much less she would be getting paid. When she told me what she was making, that’s what really made me go, 'Hold up, that doesn’t compute in my brain.'" Spencer first revealed how Chastain helped her make five times more back in January during a panel at the Sundance Film Festival. Nathan Congleton/Getty Images "I told her my story, and we talked numbers, and she was quiet, and she said she had no idea that that’s what it was like for women of color," Spencer said during the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's "Women Breaking Barriers" panel. "She said, 'You and I are going to be tied together. We’re going to be favored nations and we’re gonna make the same thing, you are going to make that amount.’ Fast-forward to last week, we’re making five times what we asked for," Spencer concluded. She applauded Chastain for not just taking up her cause, but the crusade for gender equality. "She provided a much-needed shoulder and listened," Spencer told The Hollywood Reporter. "And then she did what she always does: She took up my cause and made it her own. As a friend, she’s your biggest cheerleader; but as a colleague, she’s your most vocal advocate." Jessica Hromas/Getty Images For her upcoming female-fronted spy thriller, "355," which was Cannes' biggest sale, Chastain spearheaded a deal to have all five actresses paid equally and get a share of equity in the film. "Susan Sarandon or Jessica Lange or Sissy Spacek. You wonder: These incredible actresses, where are they now? Why did they disappear for so long?," Chastain explained. "It was a system that wasn’t working. And so I thought, ‘Well, what if we now take the power and give it to the actresses?’"
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What do you buy the Sexiest Man Alive? Gwen Stefani opened up about her Christmas present plans for her boyfriend, Blake Shelton, with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night. The 48-year-old musician had a tough time coming up with a gift for her country beau. “He's so hard to buy for! He already has the wildebeests [on his ranch], I was gonna get him that,” Stefani said of the Oklahoma native. “But I think that, because he doesn't fit in any of my furniture at my house -- because he's too big -- I'm like, OK, I'm gonna get you a couch and that's gonna be your Christmas present. I'm putting it outside so he can [have campfires]. I try to make him feel comfortable in LA." As for Shelton’s beloved La-Z-Boy that was featured in his “Sexiest Man Alive” spread, Stefani quipped, “He’s going to keep that one in Oklahoma.” The No Doubt frontwoman admitted she’s mostly responsible for this year’s cover star. "That is not his thing at all,” she told Fallon of the People magazine honor. “I feel responsible a little bit, because he called me, and he's like, 'I gotta talk to you about something. They want me to do this, and I hate doing photo shoots. I'm not gonna do it.' I was like, 'Why would you not do it? Your record just came out. You're gonna look back, and you're gonna regret it. Come on, just live in the moment. Everybody wants to see you do a photo shoot. I wanna see you do a photo shoot!’ And I kind of convinced him." It’s a busy season for Stefani, who is currently promoting her new Christmas album, You Make It Feel Like Christmas. Opening up about her song “Christmas Eve,” Stefani revealed, “What's crazy is that Blake heard it, and he loved it so much that he decided to put it on his Christmas record and record it, which, nobody's ever recorded any of my songs, and especially not like, the hottest cowboy ever, Sexiest Man Alive." Stefani recently dished to ET about her Thanksgiving plans and what she’s thankful for this year. Watch the clip below to see what she said! RELATED CONTENT: WATCH: Gwen Stefani Is 'Thankful for All the Love' She Has Around Her This Thanksgiving (Exclusive) MORE: Miley Cyrus Goes Glam on 'The Voice,' Catches Blake Shelton in a 'Sexy' Moment MORE: Gwen Stefani Talks Going Through 'So Much Heartache' Before Dating Blake Shelton Related Gallery
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Rihanna Brings In Her Dirty 30s With Toni Braxton And Paris Hilton Rihanna is seen coolin' with her shooters at her 30th birthday celebration. From red carpets and special events to everyday mundane tasks, Rihanna always keeps her Day Ones close. Rihanna celebrated her 30th birthday Tuesday night (Feb. 22) in NYC and although it was a star-studded guest list, her woes were there to toast it up. The four ladies are seen posed together in Rihanna’s Instagram post, captioned “gang.” as they cheese for the camera, decked out in party gowns and champagne glasses. Her squad—Melissa Forde, Leandra Simone and Dr. Sonita Alexander—have been with the bad gal since they were children in Barbados. Forde has become a familiar face, showing up with the “Loyalty” singer in several photos and parties. Rihanna pulled up to the swanky black-tie dinner with close friends and family at The Grill in a magenta and black Saint Laurent bubble dress fresh off the runway. After caviar, peppered filet mignon and popped bottles, Page Six reports there was an after party next door to the restaurant at The Pool. Guests of the after party included RiRi’s family, friends, Toni Braxton, Shawn Pecas, OG Juan Perez and other Roc Nation executives, Paris Hilton, Leonardo DiCaprio and her beau Hassan Jameel. Braxton even sang for her. What a way to bring in a milestone. Surrounded by love and light, the “Diamonds” singer has high hopes for her 30 era.
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Russell Crowe has finally broken his silence on his rumoured romance with Terri Irwin. The 52-year-old Hollywood star took to Twitter to slam bizarre reports that the pair were planning to marry, after her reps shut down the rumours. Russell tweeted to his more than 2.2 million followers: 'I have such a dramatic life in bulls**t magazines.' Scroll down for video 'I have such a dramatic life in bulls**t magazines': Russell Crowe has finally broken his silence on his rumoured romance with Terri Irwin (he's pictured in Rome in May) Saying it how it is: The 52-year-old Hollywood star took to Twitter to slam bizarre reports 'Last week New Idea magazine said I was getting married, now Woman's Day (sic) saying the weddings off,' Russell added. It comes after Woman's Day reported this week that Terri and Russell's rumoured wedding was 'off' so that she can focus on her children, Bindi, 18, and Robert, 13. But according to the publication, Terri, 52, still 'loves' the Gladiator actor. Coming out swinging! The actor slammed recent reports in New Idea and Woman's Day (he is seen here in 2007 at a Los Angeles event with Terri, middle, and Naomi Watts, right) Fed up: 'Last week New Idea magazine said I was getting married, now Woman's Day (sic) saying the weddings off,' Russell added Speculation: It comes after Woman's Day reported this week, that Terri and Russell's rumoured wedding was 'off,' so that she can focus on her children, Bindi, 18, and Robert, 13 'Of course she loves Russell - they've been friends for a long time,' a source told the magazine. 'But I think talk of a wedding is premature to say the least,' they said, adding her priority is to look after her children. They added a relationship could happen one day but for now, 'it's the love of two friends who like and respect each other.' A representative for Terri told Daily Mail Australia on Monday, that she and Russell are just friends. Hitting back: A representative for Terri told Daily Mail Australia on Monday, that she and Russell are just friends 'There is no romantic link at all between Terri and Russell. Once again, these reports are completely false,' they said. Last month, New Idea claimed Terri and Russell - both aged 52 - are talking marriage as their alleged relationship heated up. According to the magazine, the pair were set to go public with their romance because the mother-of-two didn't 'want to hide it any longer'. A source close to Terri reportedly told the magazine: 'You can totally tell they're into each other and have been for a very long time.' 'Obviously Russ has been through a lot of pain because of how much he loved Danielle and Terri relates to that because she's struggled to find anyone who's matched up to Steve. Claims of wedding bells: Last month, New Idea claimed Terri and Russell - both aged 52 - are talking marriage as their alleged relationship heated up 'This is a big reason they're so compatible - they're on the same wavelength about never expecting to find true love again,' the source explained. They added the couple have spoken about tying the knot in a 'small and intimate' wedding in late 2018. An Australian Zoo representative laughed off the rumours, telling Daily Mail Australia: 'All of these reports are completely false. 'Terri and Russell are not dating and are certainly not planning a wedding.' This isn't the first time the pair have been linked to one another. Family: Russell is seen here with ex and mother of his children, Danielle Spencer Rumour mill: In May, New Idea again reported an 'insider close to the actor' claiming the couple were unable to 'fight their love any longer' (Terri is seen here with late husband Steve Irwin) In May, New Idea again reported an 'insider close to the actor' claiming the couple were unable to 'fight their love any longer.' But at the time, an Australian Zoo spokesperson laughed off the reports, saying: 'She'll be flattered! 'Russell Crowe is a long-time friend of the Irwin family and has been for many years, [but] the report that Terri and Russell are romantically linked is simply untrue.' The story also claimed that neighbours have seen Russell 'half-naked' on the balcony of the wildlife warrior's $3.2 million home on the Sunshine Coast, even waving to locals as they pass. 'The truth is, they're both at similar stages of their lives and have so much in common - kids, looking for love, big careers. 'It was only a matter of time before they fell in love,' claimed the source.
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After escaping her reportedly intense marriage to mega-star Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes was probably looking for a sense of calm and stability in her next serious relationship. But it’s questionable whether the “Dawson’s Creek” alum has found that with Jamie Foxx, with multiple reports suggesting that the Oscar-winning actor hasn’t been able to let go of his flirtatious, bachelor ways. “No one understands why Katie loves a man who can’t seem to commit or why he’s publicly humiliating her like this,” an insider told Us magazine. “Everyone just wants her to take care of herself and to be happy. But she won’t let go of Jamie.” Foxx, 50, sparked breakup rumors earlier this month when he was spotted partying in Miami with multiple women, while Holmes, 39, was in Paris for Fashion Week. Foxx also was seen getting close to his ex-girlfriend Kristin Grannis on July 4 when they watched fireworks together in Malibu. On top of that, the “Ray” actor was hit with allegations that he got rough with a woman during a sexual encounter in Las Vegas 2002 and tried to force her to have oral sex with him. While TMZ reported that Foxx won’t face charges in that case because the statute of limitations had run out, Holmes is reportedly unhappy with his other behavior around women, Us magazine reported. Nonetheless, Holmes is not ready to give up on the relationship, because she’s “absolutely smitten” with him, the insider told Us. Page Six reported that Holmes was heard declaring her love for the “Django Unchained” actor after she boarded a flight to Paris. Suri, her 12-year-old daughter with Cruise, was with her, as was a friend and their nanny. “Katie was FaceTiming Jamie after they boarded,” a source told Page Six. “She said she loves him and asked if he wanted ‘cookies from Paris.'” Holmes and Foxx reportedly began dating in 2013 after Holmes divorced Cruise in 2012, but Holmes and Foxx went to great lengths to keep their relationship a secret. That’s because Holmes was legally obligated by her divorce settlement from Cruise to not publicly date anyone for five years after their breakup, according to reports in September 2017. They still have never publicly confirmed that they are a couple, though they did the next best thing in September 2017 by being photographed together, walking on a beach in Malibu holding hands. Then again, when RadarOnline reported in late June that the couple had split, Holmes representative went on the record to call the story “100 percent untrue.” Many outlets took the on-the-record denial as an official confirmation that there is — or was — a relationship. Us magazine said there are other challenges to the relationship, notably the fact that Holmes lives in New York City and Foxx is based in Los Angeles. But they see each other “more than people would think,” a source said. The key to Foxx’s hold on Holmes is that he’s “mesmerizing,” “entertaining” and can always make her laugh, the source told Us. So, somehow it works for her — for now. “She has fun with him when they are together,” the source said. “It’s a relationship that works for her.”
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Dean Unglert, green-eyed Ken doll and America’s boyfriend, is on many people’s short list to be the next Bachelor. And I mean, why wouldn’t he be? He’s smart (I think). He’s handsome. He’s funny. He’s handsome. Did we mention handsome? Where was I? Oh yeah, this dude began his Bachelorette tenure with a vaguely racist comment and he would STILL be a better Bachelor than the last like, five dudes we’ve had (minus Ben, you’re perfect). Let’s see… he doesn’t have a speech impediment, isn’t a raging misogynist, and also isn’t responsible for anyone’s death as far as we know, so sign me tf up. And by me I mean him. But also me. To compete on his season. Yeah, okay, you get it. Moving on. Last night’s Men Tell All didn’t reveal who the next Bachelor would be, so it’s no surprise that #DeanforBachelor was trending on Twitter during the episode. I’m honestly just surprised that enough people were able to break themselves away from the spell Dean’s eyes cast upon them for long enough to create a hashtag, but I would like to thank those heroic Americans for their service to this country. But will Dean Unglert be the next Bachelor? Sorry, Deanie Babies. It’s not looking likely. Let’s look at the evidence. Exhibit A: Dean is on Bachelor in Paradise. While I’m fully aware that being on Bachelor in Paradise does not preclude you from becoming The Bachelor, having Dean be on The Bachelorette and then Bachelor in Paradise two weeks later and THEN be The Bachelor seems like a lot. He would have to have Nick Viall levels of blackmail material on everyone working at ABC in order to pull that off, and I just don’t see that happening for a relative rookie to the franchise. However, I am in no way suggesting that my eyes, ears, or soul would tire of seeing Dean on my television screen, in case anyone from ABC is reading this. When it comes to how many consecutive hours of Dean I could feasibly watch on TV: Exhibit B: Dean said he is not ready to be The Bachelor. I know—I’m already crafting my excuse to call out of work sick tomorrow so I can deal with this news, too. But it’s (reportedly) true. Dean supposedly told The Hollywood Reporter, which sounds like a fake news outlet if I’ve ever heard one, “I don’t think I’m ready yet, at this point in my life.” Dean’s right; he’s got to rack up a good thousand more Instagram followers before he can truly be “ready.” However, he did add, “Of course, I would never immediately dismiss any offer, but I’d really have to sit down and really think about it.” I think that’s our cue to create a GoFundMe to come up with the extra cash ABC needs to present Dean with an offer he can’t refuse, right? I’ll set one up just in case. So I mean, who really knows what will happen. I think I speak for all of us when I say that if ABC tries to pull some fuckery and Nick Viall us again with some lame-ass dude from three seasons ago, I will personally burn the studio to the ground.
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Get the latest from TODAY Sign up for our newsletter / Source: TODAY By Julie Pennell Talk about organization goals. We’ve already oohed and ahhed at Gwyneth Paltrow’s ultraorganized pantry, but now we’re ogling her playroom, which features the most beautiful rainbow color scheme. The Oscar-winning actress and Goop CEO enlisted Nashville-based organization service The Home Edit to help her get her Hamptons home in order. thehomeedit/Instagram/NBC They were the ones who did the now-famous pantry, and recently shared snaps of the gorgeous playroom. “We just spent the most INCREDIBLE few days at @gwynethpaltrow's Hamptons house,” they posted on Instagram. “Our favorite project from the trip (and of all time) was the playroom.” The room features two walls of bookshelves with activities (like board games and a globe) on the left and leisure (like books and plush animals) on the right. To organize it even more, they created zones for reading, games, art, crafts and science. “We categorized books and stuffed animals by color so that everything is easy to find (not to mention pretty to look at),” they added. The result is a beautiful crisp white room with strategically placed pops of color. We just wonder how long the meticulous organization will actually last once a kid gets into it. Paltrow’s children, Apple and Moses, are 13 and 11 respectively, so perhaps they’ll be a little more tidy than, say, a toddler might be. Feeling inspired to make your own playroom this gorgeous? You can find the products and custom labels on The Home Edit’s website.
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Talk about a True transformation! Khloé Kardashian says she has lost 33 lbs in the three months since she gave birth to daughter True, her first child, on April 12. In a post on her official app, the 34-year-old reality star credited a “combination of breastfeeding and being very active” for the impressive weight loss. Mommy’s Little Love A post shared by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on May 26, 2018 at 2:13pm PDT “After I had True, I didn’t put any pressure on myself to lose the baby weight,” Kardashian wrote. “I just wanted to get back to my regular routine from before I got pregnant, which was working out five to six times a week.” Then Kardashian got down to specifics: “Here is where I am at currently. True turned 3 months old on July 12. I honestly didn’t give myself a number that I wanted to lose by this time, especially since I wasn’t able to work out for the first six weeks. But, since then, I’ve lost 33 pounds! I’m shocked that I lost that much weight that quickly. I’m chalking this up to the combination of breastfeeding and being very active during and after my pregnancy.” Shortly after she and boyfriend Tristan Thompson welcomed True, the Good American founder resumed workouts with her trainer, Joel “Coach Joe” Bouraïma, and she recently slammed speculation she was on a “ridiculous” post-baby diet. And in her latest post, Kardashian emphasized the role of exercise in her life while asserting that not all mothers need to be such gym devotees. “I never compare myself to other women as every woman has their own journey. We also all have different priorities in our day-to-day lives. One of mine is having that one hour where I can be selfish and alone in my place of refuge,” she wrote. “Staying healthy and active is something that’s very important to me,” she added. “Exercise is something I’ve always used to maintain my sanity and relieve stress. And, now that I have a baby, I still want to keep something that’s my time, my space, something I’m doing for myself.” Sign up now for the Us Weekly newsletter to get breaking celebrity news, hot pics and more delivered straight to your inbox!
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Jennifer Lawrence has been single since her 2017 split from her Mother! director Darren Aronofsky. But it looks as if the Oscar-winning actress has been getting close to another director lately - her longtime collaborator David O Russell, whom she has made the films Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle and Joy with. On Thursday the 27-year-old actress and the 59-year-old director were seen arm-in-arm as they left a three-hour dinner at Felice Ristorante & Wine Bar in New York City. They even traded off wearing a New York cap, proving how cozy they are. Having fun in the Big Apple: Jennifer Lawrence looked very chummy with director David O Russell on Thursday evening in New York City Laughter and smiles: The two got along like wildfire as he held a bag from Felice Ristorante & Wine Bar They are a good team: The 59-year-old has directed the 27-year-old star in three films He has a special lady at home: The lauded director has been in a long-term relationship with Holly Davis; seen here in 2014 in LA Jennifer looked to be in great spirits as she held on to the acclaimed director while walking down a dark street. At times she laughed and smiled with the dashing salt-and-pepper Russell, who is a graduate of Amherst College. The Red Sparrow actress wore a thick black winter coat over an ivory colored turtleneck as well as black slacks. The Kentucky native added a bit of sex appeal with her strappy black heels that showed off a pretty pedicure. The footwear didn't seem sensible as it had just rained. So close! The beauty planted a kiss on the director at the 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards On set: David directing Jennifer on Silver Linings Playbook, left, and American Hustle, right Their third collaboration: The award winner with Robert De Niro in the 2015 film Joy Her other accessories were a New York sports cap - which David also had on for a while - and black purse with gunmetal grey chain strap. Russell was much more dressed down in a black puffy jacket and black slacks with old dad white sneakers and his hair in a messy hipster style. The whole time they walked down the street they were arm-in-arm suggesting they have a very close relationship. At one point they seemed to get into a mini disagreement, but it all seemed good natured. All good here: Jennifer looked to be in great spirits as she held on to the acclaimed director while walking down a dark street Chuckling: At times she laughed and smiled with the dashing salt-and-pepper Russell Her fashion: The Red Sparrow actress wore a thick black winter coat over an ivory colored turtleneck and added black slacks Cool kicks: The Kentucky native added a bit of sex appeal with her strappy black heels that showed off a pretty pedicure Russell has been in a longtime romance with Holly Davis who did not seem to be present during the dinner. Jennifer started working with Russell with the 2012 hit film The Silver Linings Playbook which also starred Bradley Cooper. Her role as an aspiring ballroom dancer who manages to melt the heart of Cooper's angry loser won her an Academy Award. His man look: Russell was much more dressed down in a puffy jacket and black slacks with old dad white sneakers and his hair in a messy hipster style Say what? At one point they seemed to get into a mini disagreement, but it all seemed good natured Next David hired her to star in 2013's American Hustle, which also starred Cooper. This time instead of playing the kooky girl, she was the classless but very sexy neglected wife of Christian Bale's character. Again she was handed an Oscar nomination but she didn't win. Now with her hat off: As they walked by a restaurant she let her blonde locks be seen; her hat was on his head at this point Back on: Now she has the hat on her head; it also seemed as if they were holding hands here Can't let go: They seemed to be arm in arm for blocks and blocks; this was after a three hour dinner inside the cozy Italian restaurant Bonded early: Jennifer started working with Russell with the 2012 hit film The Silver Linings Playbook which also starred Bradley Cooper. Her role as an aspiring ballroom dancer who manages to melt the heart of Cooper's angry loser won her an Academy Award. The third outting for Jennifer and David was the 2015 drama Joy, in which she played the founder of a family business dynasty. Again, Cooper was her co-star. Her next two films don't include David. She will work on Bad Blood with director Adam McKay. And she is set to reprise her role as Raven/Mystique in the 2019 film X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Her last great love: From 2016 until 2017 the leggy wonder dated Darren Aronofsky who directed her in the horror film Mother!; seen in September Jennifer's first Hollywood boyfriend was her X-Men co-star Nicholas Hoult, who she was with from 2010 until 2014. After that she was linked to Gwyneth Paltrow's ex Chris Martin from 2014 until 2015. And from 2016 until 2017 the leggy wonder dated Darren. She has been seen in the company with several mystery men ever since they split, but it does not seem as if she has a boyfriend at the moment.
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When members of the royal family tie the knot, there’s a lot at stake—including a whole lot of money. Which is why it might be surprising to some onlookers that, according to the Daily Mail, Prince Harry has declined to seek a prenuptial agreement before he marries Meghan Markle today in Windsor. But we spoke to two royal experts who said nobody should be shocked at this news. When it comes to the royals, prenups are simply not done. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below This is not a celebrity marriage, it’s a royal marriage. “I don’t think members of the royal family sign prenuptial agreements,” says Katie Nicholl, author of Harry: Life, Loss, and Love. “It’s commonplace with celebrity marriage, but this is not a celebrity marriage, it’s a royal marriage.” Nicholl says that Prince William and Kate Middleton also did not sign a prenuptial agreement, despite the very public divorce between William and Harry’s parents, Prince Charles and Princess Diana. And even though three of the Queen’s four children have divorced, none apparently had a prenuptial agreement. Yes, there is a large sum of money in the balance for this marriage, but the true, staggering wealth belongs to the Queen, so it wouldn’t be divided up if Meghan and Harry did end up divorcing. “You wouldn’t need a prenuptial agreement to stop Windsor Castle from being cut in half in the event they divorce, because it’s not Harry’s,” says Duncan Larcombe, author of Prince Harry: The Inside Story. Larcombe notes that Harry does have substantial wealth on his own, thanks to his inheritance from Princess Diana, but the Queen holds the vast majority of the royal property and fortune. The Queen's net worth has been estimated at around $500 million, while Prince Harry's is estimated anywhere from $25 to $40 million. Meghan also has her own money as a successful actress on Suits, reportedly making around $50,000 per episode of the long-running series. If Meghan and Harry do ever divorce, Larcombe adds, the vast majority of negotiations would happen outside of court. For example, Diana received a new title, a financial settlement, and was entitled to royal security protection, although she turned that down. Plus, the Daily Mail notes that even though prenups are taken into account in U.K. divorces, they’re not legally enforceable. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below And though royal divorces may have had a violent start, thanks to Henry VIII’s habit for decapitation, royal splits try to make as few waves as possible in modern times. “In the modern history of the royal family, the divorce is described as amicable for PR reasons,” Larcombe says, “and the person who is departing the royal family, they’re just looked after, and those arrangements are not done through court, they’re done behind closed doors.”
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Insiders in Senate Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s office tell the Army Times that there might be an open spot “as early as next week” following the bombshell allegations leveled at Pelosi this past week.While the mainstream media continues to ignore Pelosi’s scandals, Breitbart reported on Thursday that “at least five men and one woman have complained about Pelosi making unwanted advances in the past, but it always got swept under the rug.”According to the publication, two sources have confirmed that they were “incentivized” to transfer out of her office — one with a promotion and one with a lump sum cash payment of $15,000.According to insiders, Pelosi “has determined that she has no choice but to step down, though she wholeheartedly denies the allegations.”Three of Pelosi’s accusers, all male, are former interns and pages, while the others worked as a clerical aide and a member of the cleaning staff..Pelosi has been attacking Roy Moore lately for his alleged consensual affair with a young woman, but was simply her covering up her own misdeeds with fake outrage.It’s time for that old bat to retire anyway, but it’s good to see her go sooner rather than later. Now it’s time for a Republican to take her seat.
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Like those holographic snakes that periodically go viral on Twitter, eye shadow palettes are simultaneously beautiful and terrifying things. The myriad of matte and metallic shades look stunning, but the thought of getting a selection of them onto lids without looking like a child's art project gone wrong can scare people away from them entirely. Without the right blending, the shadows could end up looking muddy, splotchy, patchy, or harsh. Cringe. The word "blending" in and of itself freaks some people out. Trust and believe that there's nothing to be afraid of. Unlike those holographic snakes, eye shadow doesn't have fangs. I asked a handful of professional makeup artists to demystify eye shadow blending, and I swear blending is easier than it looks with their tips. You don't have to be giving celebrities perfectly diffused smoky eyes all day and all night to master the technique. Before you do anything, though, don't do anything at all. If you ask Patrick Ta, a professional makeup artist who's worked with Gigi Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski, your eye makeup should be applied before the rest of your makeup. "I always say to do your eyes first to avoid fall-out from your eye shadows," Ta tells Allure. "If you prefer to do your face first, you can use Shadow Shields to avoid this as well." OK, now that we have that out of the way, here are five steps to eye shadow blending. 1. Prime for success. If you're going to take the time out of your busy day to blend your shadow to perfection, you might as well smooth some eye shadow primer onto your lids to keep everything in place. Amy Strozzi, who's worked with Rowan Blanchard and Aly & AJ, tells Allure, "I keep it closer to the lash line and fade it as I go upward so I have more flexibility to blend in the crease area." Then let it dry for at least 10 seconds before moving on to the main event. Need a primer rec? Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion is always a good choice. Allure editors also love Too Faced Shadow Insurance. Primer isn't required for pro blending, though. Many makeup artists, like Mario Dedivanovic, would rather skip it. Instead, he prefers to tap leftover foundation or concealer onto lids to give the shadows some grip. 2. Pick your tools. Depending on which makeup artist you ask, you're going to get a different answer for what the best blending brush is. Regardless, "flawless eye shadow blending is all about brushes," says Giselle Ali, who's worked with SZA and Cynthia Erivo. "You have to have the right tools for the job. You can never have enough blending brushes, but two is good to start with." The key is to keep both of these clean. Don't dip these into your eye shadow pans. Instead, use a denser brush like the Best of Beauty Award–winning E.L.F. Beautifully Precise Eyeshadow Brush No. 201 to lay down pigments before blending. Ta swears by the Anastasia Beverly Hills A12 Small Contour Brush. Ali prefers the Sigma E40 Tapered Blending Brush. Strozzi, on the other hand, has a completely different list of essentials. For blending powders all over the lid, the M.A.C. 224 Tapered Blending Brush is her ride-or-die. When focusing on the creases, she prefers the Smith Cosmetics 230 Quill Crease Brush. For cream shadows and powders that are on the denser side, she reaches for M.A.C.'s 234 Split Fibre Eye Blending Brush because "one side is synthetic, which helps apply the product, and the other natural side is great for blending it out," she explains.
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A transcript of an Oval Office interview Friday with President Donald Trump by AP White House Correspondent Julie Pace. Where the audio recording of the interview is unclear, ellipses or a notation that the recording was unintelligible are used.AP: I do want to talk to you about the 100 days.TRUMP: Good.AP: I want to ask a few questions on some topics that are happening toward the end of the interview.TRUMP: Did you see Aya (Hijazi, an Egyptian-American charity worker who had been detained in the country for nearly three years) ...AP: Can you tell me a little bit about how that came about?TRUMP: No, just — you know, I asked the government to let her out. ...TRUMP: You know Obama worked on it for three years, got zippo, zero.AP: How did you hear about this story?TRUMP: Many people, human rights people, are talking about it. It's an incredible thing, especially when you meet her. You realize — I mean, she was in a rough place.AP: Did you have to strike a deal with (Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah) el-Sissi over this?TRUMP: No. No deal. He was here. He — I said, "I really would appreciate it if you would look into this and let her out." And as you know, she went through a trial. And anyway, she was let go. And not only she, it was a total of eight people. ...___TRUMP: Yeah, it's funny: One of the best chemistries I had was with (German Chancellor Angela) Merkel.(Crosstalk) AP: Really?TRUMP: Chancellor Merkel.TRUMP: And I guess somebody shouted out, "Shake her hand, shake her hand," you know. But I never heard it. But I had already shaken her hand four times. You know, because we were together for a long time.AP: Did you expect you would have good chemistry with her?TRUMP: No. Because, um, I'm at odds on, you know, the NATO payments and I'm at odds on immigration. We had unbelievable chemistry. And people have given me credit for having great chemistry with all of the leaders, including el-Sissi. ...TRUMP: So it was a great thing to see that happen.___AP: Do you feel like you have changed the office of the presidency, how the presidency can be used to effect change?TRUMP: I think the 100 days is, you know, it's an artificial barrier. It's not very meaningful. I think I've established amazing relationships that will be used the four or eight years, whatever period of time I'm here. I think for that I would be getting very high marks because I've established great relationships with countries, as President el-Sissi has shown and others have shown. Well, if you look at the president of China, people said they've never seen anything like what's going on right now. I really liked him a lot. I think he liked me. We have a great chemistry together. ...TRUMP: I've developed great relationships with all of these leaders. Nobody's written that. In fact, they said, "Oh, well, he's not treating them nicely," because on NATO, I want them to pay up. But I still get along with them great, and they will pay up. In fact, with the Italian prime minister yesterday, you saw, we were joking, "Come on, you have to pay up, you have to pay up." He'll pay.AP: Did he say that? In your meeting? Your private meeting?TRUMP: He's going to end up paying. But you know, nobody ever asked the question. Nobody asked. Nobody ever asked him to pay up. So it's a different kind of a presidency.AP: Do you feel like that's one thing that you've changed, that you maybe are actually asking the direct questions about some of these things?TRUMP: Yeah. Let me give me an example. A little before I took office there was a terrible article about the F-35 fighter jet. It was hundreds of billions of dollars over budget. It was seven years behind schedule. It was a disaster. So I called in Lockheed and I said, "I'm sorry, we're going to have to bid this out to another company, namely Boeing," or whoever else. But Boeing. And I called in Boeing and I started getting competing offers back and forth. ...TRUMP: I saved $725 million on the 90 planes. Just 90. Now there are 3,000 planes that are going to be ordered. On 90 planes I saved $725 million. It's actually a little bit more than that, but it's $725 million. Gen. Mattis, who had to sign the deal when it came to his office, said, "I've never seen anything like this in my life." We went from a company that wanted more money for the planes to a company that cut. And the reason they cut — same planes, same everything — was because of me. I mean, because that's what I do.TRUMP: Now if you multiply that times 3,000 planes, you know this is on 90 planes. In fact, when the Prime Minister (Shinzo) Abe of Japan came in because they bought a certain number of those ... The first thing he said to me, because it was right at the time I did it, he said, "Could I thank you?" I said, "What?" He said, "You saved us $100 million." Because they got a $100 million savings on the 10 or 12 planes that they (bought). Nobody wrote that story. Now you know that's a saving of billions and billions of dollars, many billions of dollars over the course of — it's between 2,500 and 3,000 planes will be the final order. But this was only 90 of those 2,500 planes.AP: And you expect those savings to carry out across that full order?TRUMP: More. I'm gonna get more than that. This was a thing that was out of control and now it's great. And the woman that runs Lockheed, Marillyn (Hewson), she was great. But all of a sudden it was a different kind of a thing. You know?___AP: Do you feel like you've been able to apply that kind of a relationship to your dealings with Congress as well?TRUMP: I have great relationships with Congress. I think we're doing very well and I think we have a great foundation for future things. We're going to be applying, I shouldn't tell you this, but we're going to be announcing, probably on Wednesday, tax reform. And it's — we've worked on it long and hard. And you've got to understand, I've only been here now 93 days, 92 days. President Obama took 17 months to do Obamacare. I've been here 92 days but I've only been working on the health care, you know I had to get like a little bit of grounding right? Health care started after 30 day(s), so I've been working on health care for 60 days. ...You know, we're very close. And it's a great plan, you know, we have to get it approved.AP: Is it this deal that's between the Tuesday Group and the Freedom Caucus, is that the deal you're looking at?TRUMP: So the Republican Party has various groups, all great people. They're great people. But some are moderate, some are very conservative. The Democrats don't seem to have that nearly as much. You know the Democrats have, they don't have that. The Republicans do have that. And I think it's fine. But you know there's a pretty vast area in there. And I have a great relationship with all of them. Now, we have government not closing. I think we'll be in great shape on that. It's going very well. Obviously, that takes precedent.AP: That takes precedent over health care? For next week?TRUMP: Yeah, sure. Next week. Because the hundred days is just an artificial barrier. The press keeps talking about the hundred days. But we've done a lot. You have a list of things. I don't have to read it.___AP: You did put out though, as a candidate, you put out a 100-day plan. Do you feel like you should be held accountable to that plan?TRUMP: Somebody, yeah, somebody put out the concept of a hundred-day plan. But yeah. Well, I'm mostly there on most items. Go over the items, and I'll talk to you ...(Crosstalk.)TRUMP: But things change. There has to be flexibility. Let me give you an example. President Xi, we have a, like, a really great relationship. For me to call him a currency manipulator and then say, "By the way, I'd like you to solve the North Korean problem," doesn't work. So you have to have a certain flexibility, Number One. Number Two, from the time I took office till now, you know, it's a very exact thing. It's not like generalities. Do you want a Coke or anything?AP: I'm OK, thank you. No. ...TRUMP: But President Xi, from the time I took office, he has not, they have not been currency manipulators. Because there's a certain respect because he knew I would do something or whatever. But more importantly than him not being a currency manipulator the bigger picture, bigger than even currency manipulation, if he's helping us with North Korea, with nuclear and all of the things that go along with it, who would call, what am I going to do, say, "By the way, would you help us with North Korea? And also, you're a currency manipulator." It doesn't work that way.AP: Right.TRUMP: And the media, some of them get it, in all fairness. But you know some of them either don't get it, in which case they're very stupid people, or they just don't want to say it. You know because of a couple of them said, "He didn't call them a currency manipulator." Well, for two reasons. Number One, he's not, since my time. You know, very specific formula. You would think it's like generalities, it's not. They have — they've actually — their currency's gone up. So it's a very, very specific formula. And I said, "How badly have they been," ... they said, "Since you got to office they have not manipulated their currency." That's Number One, but much more important, they are working with us on North Korea. Now maybe that'll work out or maybe it won't. Can you imagine? ...AP: So in terms of the 100-day plan that you did put out during the campaign, do you feel, though, that people should hold you accountable to this in terms of judging success?TRUMP: No, because much of the foundation's been laid. Things came up. I'll give you an example. I didn't put Supreme Court judge on the 100 (day) plan, and I got a Supreme Court judge.AP: I think it's on there.TRUMP: I don't know. ...AP: "Begin the process of selecting." You actually exceeded on this one. This says, "Begin the process of selecting a replacement."TRUMP: That's the biggest thing I've done.AP: Do you consider that your biggest success?TRUMP: Well, I — first of all I think he's a great man. I think he will be a great, great justice of the Supreme Court. I have always heard that the selection and the affirmation of a Supreme Court judge is the biggest thing a president can do. Don't forget, he could be there for 40 years. ... He's a young man. I've always heard that that's the biggest thing. Now, I would say that defense is the biggest thing. You know, to be honest, there are a number of things. But I've always heard that the highest calling is the nomination of a Supreme Court justice. I've done one in my first 70 days.TRUMP: Our military is so proud. They were not proud at all. They had their heads down. Now they have their heads up. ...TRUMP: I'm rebuilding the military. We have great people. We have great things in place. We have tremendous borders. I mention the F-35 because if I can save $725 million — look at that, that's a massive amount of money. And I'll save more as we make more planes. If I can save that on a small number of planes — Gen. (Jim) Mattis (the defense secretary) said, "I've never seen anything like this," because he had to sign the ultimate (unintelligible) ... He had to sign the ultimate, you know. He said, "I've never seen anything like this before, as long as I've been in the military." You know, that kind of cutting.AP: Right.TRUMP: Now, if I can do that (unintelligible) ... As an example, the aircraft carriers, billions of dollars, the Gerald Ford, billions and billions over budget. That won't happen.AP: Is that something you're going to take on?TRUMP: (unintelligible) But as we order the other ones, because they want to order 12, the other ones are going to come in much less expensive. ...___AP: Can I ask you, over your first 100 days — you're not quite there yet — how do you feel like the office has changed you?TRUMP: Well the one thing I would say — and I say this to people — I never realized how big it was. Everything's so (unintelligible) like, you know the orders are so massive. I was talking to —AP: You mean the responsibility of it, or do you mean —TRUMP: Number One, there's great responsibility. When it came time to, as an example, send out the 59 missiles, the Tomahawks in Syria. I'm saying to myself, "You know, this is more than just like, 79 (sic) missiles. This is death that's involved," because people could have been killed. This is risk that's involved, because if the missile goes off and goes in a city or goes in a civilian area — you know, the boats were hundreds of miles away — and if this missile goes off and lands in the middle of a town or a hamlet .... every decision is much harder than you'd normally make. (unintelligible) ... This is involving death and life and so many things. ... So it's far more responsibility. (unintelligible) ....The financial cost of everything is so massive, every agency. This is thousands of times bigger, the United States, than the biggest company in the world. The second-largest company in the world is the Defense Department. The third-largest company in the world is Social Security. The fourth-largest — you know, you go down the list.AP: Right.TRUMP. It's massive. And every agency is, like, bigger than any company. So you know, I really just see the bigness of it all, but also the responsibility. And the human responsibility. You know, the human life that's involved in some of the decisions.___AP: You've talked a little bit about the way that you've brought some business skills into the office. Is there anything from your business background that just doesn't translate into the presidency, that just simply is not applicable to this job?TRUMP: Well in business, you don't necessarily need heart, whereas here, almost everything affects people. So if you're talking about health care — you have health care in business but you're trying to just negotiate a good price on health care, et cetera, et cetera. You're providing health. This is (unintelligible). Here, everything, pretty much everything you do in government, involves heart, whereas in business, most things don't involve heart.AP: What's that switch been like for you?TRUMP: In fact, in business you're actually better off without it.AP: What's making that switch been like for you?TRUMP: You have to love people. And if you love people, such a big responsibility. (unintelligible) You can take any single thing, including even taxes. I mean we're going to be doing major tax reform. Here's part of your story, it's going to be a big (unintelligible). Everybody's saying, "Oh, he's delaying." I'm not delaying anything. I'll tell you the other thing is (unintelligible). I used to get great press. I get the worst press. I get such dishonest reporting with the media. That's another thing that really has — I've never had anything like it before. It happened during the primaries, and I said, you know, when I won, I said, "Well the one thing good is now I'll get good press." And it got worse. (unintelligible) So that was one thing that a little bit of a surprise to me. I thought the press would become better, and it actually, in my opinion, got more nasty.___AP: But in terms of tax reform, how are you going to roll that out next week?TRUMP: Well I'm going to roll (out) probably on Wednesday, around Wednesday of next week, we're putting out a massive tax reform — business and for people — we want to do both. We've been working on it (unintelligible). Secretary Mnuchin is a very talented person, very smart. Very successful (unintelligible). ... We're going to be putting that out on Wednesday or shortly thereafter. Let me leave a little room just in case (unintelligible). ... And that's a big story, because a lot of people think I'm going to put it out much later.AP: Do you have any details on that in terms of rates?TRUMP: Only in terms that it will be a massive tax cut. It will be bigger, I believe, than any tax cut ever. Maybe the biggest tax cut we've ever had. ...___AP: Obviously, that's going to come in a week where you're going to be running up against the deadline for keeping the government open. If you get a bill on your desk that does not include funding for the wall, will you sign it?TRUMP: I don't know yet. People want the border wall. My base definitely wants the border wall, my base really wants it — you've been to many of the rallies. OK, the thing they want more than anything is the wall. My base, which is a big base; I think my base is 45 percent. You know, it's funny. The Democrats, they have a big advantage in the electoral college. Big, big, big advantage. I've always said the popular vote would be a lot easier than the electoral college. The electoral college — but it's a whole different campaign (unintelligible). The electoral college is very difficult for a Republican to win, and I will tell you, the people want to see it. They want to see the wall, they want to see security. Now, it just came out that they're 73 percent down. ... That's a tremendous achievement. ... Look at this, in 100 days, that down to the lowest in 17 years and it's going lower. Now, people aren't coming because they know they're not going to get through, and there isn't crime. You know the migration up to the border is horrible for women, you know that? (Unintelligible.) Now, much of that's stopped because they can't get through.AP: It sounds like maybe you're beginning to send a message that if you do get a spending bill that doesn't have border funding in there, you would sign it.TRUMP: Well, first of all, the wall will cost much less than the numbers I'm seeing. I'm seeing numbers, I mean, this wall is not going to be that expensive.AP: What do you think the estimate on it would be?TRUMP: Oh I'm seeing numbers — $24 billion, I think I'll do it for $10 billion or less. That's not a lot of money relative to what we're talking about. If we stop 1 percent of the drugs from coming in — and we'll stop all of it. But if we stop 1 percent of the drugs because we have the wall — they're coming around in certain areas, but if you have a wall, they can't do it because it's a real wall. That's a tremendously good investment, 1 percent. The drugs pouring through on the southern border are unbelievable. We're becoming a drug culture, there's so much. And most of it's coming from the southern border. The wall will stop the drugs.AP: But, just trying to nail you down on it one more time, will you sign a spending bill if it doesn't have —TRUMP: I don't want to comment. I just don't know yet. I mean, I have to see what's going on. I really do. But the wall's a very important thing to — not only my base, but to the people. And even if it wasn't, I mean I'll do things that aren't necessarily popular. ... The wall is very important to stopping drugs.AP: If you don't have a funding stream, your message to your base is what?TRUMP: My base understands the wall is going to get built, whether I have it funded here or if I get it funded shortly thereafter, that wall's getting built, OK? One hundred percent. One hundred percent it's getting built. And it's also getting built for much less money — I hope you get this — than these people are estimating. The opponents are talking $25 billion for the wall. It's not going to cost anywhere near that.AP: You think $10 billion or less.TRUMP: I think $10 billion or less. And if I do a super-duper, higher, better, better security, everything else, maybe it goes a little bit more. But it's not going to be anywhere near (those) kind of numbers. And they're using those numbers; they're using the high numbers to make it sound impalatable (sic). And the fact it's going to cost much less money, just like the airplane I told you about, which I hope you can write about.___(Off-the-record discussion.)___TRUMP: They had a quote from me that NATO's obsolete. But they didn't say why it was obsolete. I was on Wolf Blitzer, very fair interview, the first time I was ever asked about NATO, because I wasn't in government. People don't go around asking about NATO if I'm building a building in Manhattan, right? So they asked me, Wolf ... asked me about NATO, and I said two things. NATO's obsolete — not knowing much about NATO, now I know a lot about NATO — NATO is obsolete, and I said, "And the reason it's obsolete is because of the fact they don't focus on terrorism." You know, back when they did NATO there was no such thing as terrorism.AP: What specifically has NATO changed?TRUMP: (Cites Wall Street Journal article) ... I did an interview with Wolf Blitzer, and I said NATO was obsolete — I said two things — obsolete, and the country's aren't paying. I was right about both. I took such heat for about three days on both, because nobody ever criticized NATO. I took heat like you wouldn't believe. And then some expert on NATO said, "You know, Trump is right." But I said it was obsolete because they weren't focused on terror. ...It's not fair that we're paying close to 4 percent and other countries that are more directly affected are paying 1 percent when they're supposed to be paying 2 percent. And I'm very strong on it and I'm going to be very strong on it when I go there in a month."__AP: This morning you tweeted that after the possible terrorist attack in Paris, that it will have a big effect on the upcoming French election. What did you mean by that?TRUMP: Well, I think it will have a big effect on who people are going to vote for in the election.AP: Do you think it's going to help Marine Le Pen?TRUMP: I think so.AP: Do you believe that she should be the president?TRUMP: No, I have no comment on that, but I think that it'll probably help her because she is the strongest on borders and she is the strongest on what's been going on in France.AP: Do you worry at all that by saying that, that a terrorist attack would have an impact on a democratic election, that it would actually embolden terrorists to try to —.TRUMP: No. Look, everybody is making predictions who is going to win. I am no different than you, you could say the same thing. ...AP: I just wonder if you are encouraging, you are the president of the United States, so to say that you worry that it encourages terrorists ...TRUMP: No, I am no different than — no, I think it discourages terrorists, I think it discourages. I think what we've done on the border discourages it. I think that my stance on having people come in to this country that we have no idea who they are and in certain cases you will have radical Islamic terrorism. I'm not going to have it in this country. I'm not going to let what happened to France and other places happen here. And it's already largely, you know — we have tens — we have hundreds of thousands of people that have been allowed into our country that should not be here. They shouldn't be here. We have people allowed into our country with no documentation whatsoever. They have no documentation and they were allowed under the previous administrations, they were allowed into our country. It's a big mistake.AP: Just so that I am clear. You are not endorsing her for the office, but you are —TRUMP: I am not endorsing her and I didn't mention her name.AP: Right, I just wanted to make sure I have that clear.TRUMP: I believe whoever is the toughest on radical Islamic terrorism and whoever is the toughest at the borders will do well at the election. I am not saying that person is going to win, she is not even favored to win, you know. Right now, she is in second place.___AP: I have a question on the markets, actually. One thing that I think has been different about this White House is that you do point to the markets as a sign of progress. Do you worry, though — I mean, the markets go up and down.TRUMP: You live by the sword, you die by the sword, to a certain extent. But we create a lot of jobs, 500,000 jobs as of two months ago, and plenty created since. Five hundred thousand. ... As an example, Ford, General Motors. I've had cases where the gentleman from China, Ma, Jack Ma (chairman of Alibaba Group), he comes up, he says, "Only because of you am I making this massive investment." Intel, only because of you. ... The press never writes that.___AP: What about NAFTA? What's the plan on NAFTA?TRUMP: What would you like to know?AP: I would like to know what your plan is in terms of renegotiating.TRUMP: I am very upset with NAFTA. I think NAFTA has been a catastrophic trade deal for the United States, trading agreement for the United States. It hurts us with Canada, and it hurts us with Mexico. Most people don't even think of NAFTA in terms of Canada. You saw what happened yesterday in my statements, because if you look at the dairy farmers in Wisconsin and upstate New York, they are getting killed by NAFTA.AP: Is your plan still, though, to renegotiate the whole deal?TRUMP: I am going to either renegotiate it or I am going to terminate it.AP: Termination is still on the table.TRUMP: Absolutely. If they don't treat fairly, I am terminating NAFTA.AP: What's a timeline for that decision?TRUMP: It's a six-month termination clause, I have the right to do it, it's a six-month clause.___AP: If I could fit a couple of more topics. Jeff Sessions, your attorney general, is taking a tougher line suddenly on Julian Assange, saying that arresting him is a priority. You were supportive of what WikiLeaks was doing during the campaign with the release of the Clinton emails. Do you think that arresting Assange is a priority for the United States?TRUMP: When Wikileaks came out ... never heard of Wikileaks, never heard of it. When Wikileaks came out, all I was just saying is, "Well, look at all this information here, this is pretty good stuff." You know, they tried to hack the Republican, the RNC, but we had good defenses. They didn't have defenses, which is pretty bad management. But we had good defenses, they tried to hack both of them. They weren't able to get through to Republicans. No, I found it very interesting when I read this stuff and I said, "Wow." It was just a figure of speech. I said, "Well, look at this. It's good reading."AP: But that didn't mean that you supported what Assange is doing?TRUMP: No, I don't support or unsupport. It was just information. They shouldn't have allowed it to get out. If they had the proper defensive devices on their internet, you know, equipment, they wouldn't even allow the FBI. How about this — they get hacked, and the FBI goes to see them, and they won't let the FBI see their server. But do you understand, nobody ever writes it. Why wouldn't (former Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John) Podesta and Hillary Clinton allow the FBI to see the server? They brought in another company that I hear is Ukrainian-based.AP: CrowdStrike?TRUMP: That's what I heard. I heard it's owned by a very rich Ukrainian, that's what I heard. But they brought in another company to investigate the server. Why didn't they allow the FBI in to investigate the server? I mean, there is so many things that nobody writes about. It's incredible.AP: Can I just ask you, though — do you believe it is a priority for the United States, or it should be a priority, to arrest Julian Assange?TRUMP: I am not involved in that decision, but if Jeff Sessions wants to do it, it's OK with me. I didn't know about that decision, but if they want to do it, it's OK with me.___AP: On Iran, which is another thing you talked a lot on the campaign —TRUMP: And the other thing that we should go after is the leakers. ...AP: On Iran, you also talked about it quite a bit on the campaign trail. And you said in the press conference yesterday that you think that Iran is violating the spirit of the agreement. When you say that, do you mean in terms of the actual nuclear accord, or do you mean what they are doing in the region?TRUMP: In terms of what they are doing all over the Middle East and beyond.AP: So you believe that they are complying with the agreement?TRUMP: No, I don't say that. I say that I believe they have broken the spirit of the agreement. There is a spirit to agreements, and they have broken it.AP: In terms of what they are doing elsewhere in the Middle East?TRUMP: In terms of what they are doing of all over.AP: When you talk to European leaders, when you talk to Merkel, for example, or Teresa May, what do they say about the nuclear deal? Do they want you to stay in that deal?TRUMP: I don't talk to them about it.AP: You don't talk to them about the Iran deal?TRUMP: I mention it, but it's very personal when I talk to them, you know, it's confidential. No, they have their own opinions. I don't say that they are different than my opinions, but I'd rather have you ask them that question.AP: At this point, do you believe that you will stay in the nuclear deal?TRUMP: It's possible that we won't.___AP: Dreamers, you've talked about them, you've talked about heart earlier. This is one area where you have talked —TRUMP: No, we aren't looking to do anything right now. Look, the dreamers ... this is an interesting case, they left and they came back and he's got some problems, it's a little different than the dreamer case, right? But we are putting MS-13 in jail and getting them the hell out of our country. They've taken over towns and cities and we are being really brutal with MS-13, and that's what we should be. They are a bad group, and somebody said they are as bad as al-Qaida, which is a hell of a reference. So we are moving criminals out of our country and we are getting them out in record numbers and those are the people we are after. We are not after the dreamers, we are after the criminals.AP: And that's going to be the policy of your administration to allow the dreamers to stay?TRUMP: Yes. Yes. That's our policy. I am not saying ... long-term, we are going to have to fix the problem, the whole immigration problem. But I will tell you: Right now we have a great gentleman, one of my real stars is Gen. (John) Kelly, now (Homeland Security) Secretary Kelly. We are down 73 percent at the border, we are cleaning out cities and towns of hard-line criminals, some of the worst people on earth, people that rape and kill women, people that are killing people just for the sake of having fun. They are being thrown in jails and they are being ... all over the country and nobody's ever done it like us, so we are being unbelievably thorough with that. We are out in Long Island cleaning out the MS-13 scum, they are all scum, that's probably the worst gang anywhere on Earth. ...AP: A lot of the dreamers have been hoping to hear something from you. I don't want to give them the wrong message with this.TRUMP: Here is what they can hear: The dreamers should rest easy. OK? I'll give you that. The dreamers should rest easy. ...___(An aide talks about the president's address to Congress.)TRUMP: A lot of the people have said that, some people said it was the single best speech ever made in that chamber.AP: You seem like you enjoyed it.TRUMP: I did. I did. I believed in it and I enjoyed it. It was a great feeling to introduce the wife of a great young soldier who died getting us very valuable information. Have you seen the tremendous success? ... That's another thing that nobody talks about. Have you seen the tremendous success we've had in the Middle East with the ISIS (an abbreviation for the Islamic State group)? When (current Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al) Abadi left from Iraq, he said Trump has more success in eight weeks than Obama had in eight years. ... We have had tremendous success, but we don't talk about it. We don't talk about it.AP: Do you mean you don't talk about it personally because you don't want to talk about it?TRUMP: I don't talk about it. No. And the generals don't talk about it.___AP: You had put a request into the Pentagon to put forward an ISIS plan within 30 days. I know they have sent that over. Have you accepted a plan? Are you moving forward on a strategy?TRUMP: We have a very strong plan, but we cannot talk about it, Julie.AP: So you have decided on a plan?TRUMP: Remember how many times have you been to the speech where I talked about Mosul.AP: Right.TRUMP. Right. Mosul. Four months we are going in, three months. We are still fighting Mosul. You know why? Because they were prepared. If we would have gone in and just done it, it would have been over three months ago.AP: Can you say generally what the strategy is? Should people —TRUMP: Generally is we have got to get rid of ISIS. We have no choice. And other terrorist organizations.AP: Should Americans who are serving in the military expect that you are going to increase troop numbers in the Middle East to fight ISIS?TRUMP: No, not much.AP: In terms of the strategy, though, that you have accepted, it sounds like, from the generals —TRUMP: Well, they've also accepted my strategy.AP: Does that involve more troops on the ground, it sounds like?TRUMP: Not many.AP: So a small increase?TRUMP: It could be an increase, then an increase. But not many more. I want to do the job, but not many more. ... This is an important story. I've done a lot. I've done more than any other president in the first 100 days and I think the first 100 days is an artificial barrier. And I'm scheduled ... the foundations have been set to do some great things. With foreign countries. Look at, look at President Xi. I mean ...AP: What do you think it was about your chemistry?TRUMP: We had good chemistry. Now I don't know that I think that's going to produce results but you've got a good chance.AP: Uh-huh.TRUMP: Look, he turned down many coal ships. These massive coal ships are coming where they get a lot of their income. They're coming into China and they're being turned away. That's never happened before. The fuel, the oil, so many different things. You saw the editorial they had in their paper saying they cannot be allowed to have nuclear, you know, et cetera. People have said they've never seen this ever before in China. We have the same relationship with others. There's a great foundation that's built. Great foundation. And I think it's going to produce tremendous results for our country.___AP: One more 100 days question.TRUMP: That's fine.AP: ... is do you think you have the right team in place for your next 100 days?TRUMP: Yes. I think my team has been, well, I have different teams. I think my military team has been treated with great respect. As they should be. I think my other team hasn't been treated with the respect that they should get. We have some very talented people, and very diverse people.AP: Do you mean your White House team when you say that?TRUMP: Yeah, my White House team. I think Reince (Priebus) has been doing an excellent job. I think that, you know, this is a very tough environment not caused necessarily by me. Although the election has, you know, look, the Democrats had a tremendous opportunity because the electoral college, as I said, is so skewed to them. You start off by losing in New York and California, no matter who it is. If, if Abe Lincoln came back to life, he would lose New York and he would lose California. It's just the registration, there's nothing you can do. So you're losing the two biggest states, that's where you start. OK. The Electoral College is so skewed in favor of a Democrat that it's very, very hard. Look at Obama's number in the Electoral College. His numbers on the win were ... but the Electoral College numbers were massive. You lose New York, you lose Illinois. Illinois is impossible to win. And you look at, so now you lose New York, Illinois, no matter what you do, and California. Right. And you say, man. Now you have to win Florida, you have to win Ohio, you have to win North Carolina. You have to win all these states, and then I won Wisconsin and Michigan and all of these other places, but you remember there was no way to, there was no way to 270.AP: Right.TRUMP: So she had this massive advantage, she spent hundreds of millions of dollars more money than I spent. Hundreds of millions ... Yeah. Or more, actually because we were $375 she was at $2.2 billion. But whatever. She spent massive amounts of money more and she lost. Solidly lost, because you know it wasn't 270, it was 306. So there's anger. But there was massive anger before I got there, so it's not easy for a White House staff to realize that you are going into a situation where you are going to be at no, where are going to get no votes. I mean, here's a judge who is No. 1 at Columbia, No. 1 at Harvard and an Oxford scholar. And he got three votes.AP: Three Democratic votes, but yeah.TRUMP: Three Democratic votes. OK. He's an Oxford scholar at the highest level. The No. 1, you know, one of the great academics, one of the great writers. No bad decisions with all ... nothing. He's like a ...AP: Do you think that you can break through that? I mean this —TRUMP: Yeah, I do.AP: Is one of the biggest challenges for a president.TRUMP: I think (I) can to an extent. But there's a, there's a basic hard-line core that you can't break though, OK, that you can't break through. There's a hard-line group you can't break through, you can't. It's sad. You can't. Look, I met with Congressman Cummings and I really liked him, a lot. Elijah Cummings (of Maryland). I really liked him a lot. And during the conversation because we have a very strong mutual feeling on drug prices. He came to see me, at my invitation, because I saw him talking about, he came to see me about drug prices because drug prices are ridiculous. And I am going to get them way, way, way down and he liked that. He said you will be the greatest president. He said you will be, in front of five, six people, he said you will be the greatest president in the history of this country.AP: He disputed that slightly.TRUMP: That's what he said. I mean, what can I tell you?AP: Yeah.TRUMP: There's six people sitting here. What did he, what, what do you mean by slightly?AP: He said, he said that he felt like you could be a great president if and then —TRUMP: Well he said, you'll be the greatest president in the history of, but you know what, I'll take that also, but that you could be. But he said, will be the greatest president but I would also accept the other. In other words, if you do your job, but I accept that. Then I watched him interviewed and it was like he never even was here. It's incredible. I watched him interviewed a week later and it's like he was never in my office. And you can even say that.___AP: And that's one of the difficulties I think presidents have had is that you can have these personal relationships with people from the other party, but then it's hard to actually change how people vote or change how people —TRUMP: No I have, it's interesting, I have, seem to get very high ratings. I definitely. You know Chris Wallace had 9.2 million people, it's the highest in the history of the show. I have all the ratings for all those morning shows. When I go, they go double, triple. Chris Wallace, look back during the Army-Navy football game, I did his show that morning.AP: I remember, right.TRUMP: It had 9.2 million people. It's the highest they've ever had. On any, on air, (CBS "Face the Nation" host John) Dickerson had 5.2 million people. It's the highest for "Face the Nation" or as I call it, "Deface the Nation." It's the highest for "Deface the Nation" since the World Trade Center. Since the World Trade Center came down. It's a tremendous advantage.I have learned one thing, because I get treated very unfairly, that's what I call it, the fake media. And the fake media is not all of the media. You know they tried to say that the fake media was all the, no. The fake media is some of you. I could tell you who it is, 100 percent. Sometimes you're fake, but — but the fake media is some of the media. It bears no relationship to the truth. It's not that Fox treats me well, it's that Fox is the most accurate.AP: Do you believe that? That Fox —TRUMP: I do. I get treated so badly. Yesterday, about the thing, you know when I said it's a terrorism ... it may be. I said it may be a terrorist attack and MSNBC, I heard, went crazy, "He called it a terrorist attack." They thought it was a bank robbery. By the way, I'm 10-0 for that. I've called every one of them. Every time they said I called it way too early and then it turns out I'm ... Whatever. Whatever. In the meantime, I'm here and they're not.___AP: Do you feel that one of the things with cable is there's such real-time reaction with everything you say?TRUMP: Yeah.AP: Can you separate that sometimes from that actual decision?TRUMP: The one thing —AP: That you have to do —TRUMP: OK. The one thing I've learned to do that I never thought I had the ability to do. I don't watch CNN anymore.AP: You just said you did.TRUMP: No. No, I, if I'm passing it, what did I just say (inaudible)?AP: You just said —TRUMP: Where? Where?AP: Two minutes ago.TRUMP: No, they treat me so badly. No, I just said that. No, I, what'd I say, I stopped watching them. But I don't watch CNN anymore. I don't watch MSNBC. I don't watch it. Now I heard yesterday that MSNBC, you know, they tell me what's going on.AP: Right.TRUMP: In fact, they also did. I never thought I had the ability to not watch. Like, people think I watch (MSNBC's) "Morning Joe." I don't watch "Morning Joe." I never thought I had the ability to, and who used to treat me great by the way, when I played the game. I never thought I had the ability to not watch what is unpleasant, if it's about me. Or pleasant. But when I see it's such false reporting and such bad reporting and false reporting that I've developed an ability that I never thought I had. I don't watch things that are unpleasant. I just don't watch them.AP: And do you feel like that's, that's because of the office that you now occupy —TRUMP: No.AP: That you've made that change?TRUMP: I don't know why it is, but I've developed that ability, and it's happened over the last, over the last year.AP: That's interesting.TRUMP: And I don't watch things that I know are going to be unpleasant. CNN has covered me unfairly and incorrectly and I don't watch them anymore. A lot of people don't watch them anymore, they're now in third place. But I've created something where people are watching ... but I don't watch CNN anymore. I don't watch MSNBC anymore. I don't watch things, and I never thought I had that ability. I always thought I'd watch.AP: Sure.TRUMP: I just don't. And that's taken place over the last year. And you know what that is, that's a great, it's a great thing because you leave, you leave for work in the morning you know, you're, you don't watch this total negativity. I never thought I'd be able to do that and for me, it's so easy to do now. Just don't watch.AP: That's interesting.TRUMP: Maybe it's because I'm here. I don't know.
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It’s that time of the year when you should have plenty of time to watch movies, including new releases. You’ve probably seen the new Star Wars movie by now, right? If you don’t feel like going out, you should know Netflix’s big-budget Will Smith movie is also out and available from the comfort of your own home. That is, if you already have a Netflix password handy. On top of that, Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World has premiered over the Christmas weekend. What’s coming next? Well, I’m glad we ask, as we have a few new trailers for you. Black Panther It’s not quite a trailer, but thi...
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HBO released the first full trailer for “Game of Thrones” Season 7 on Wednesday. In the trailer, Cersei tells her brother/lover Jaime that enemies surround them on all sides, but she intends to destroy them all. Meanwhile, we get brief glimpses of Daenerys’ army of the Unsullied and the Dothraki going to battle with Lannister soldiers. Meanwhile, Arya Stark appears to have found her way to the North, where Jon Snow and Sansa rule over Winterfell. Season 7 will be the penultimate season of the incredibly popular fantasy series. However, five prequel series are currently in the works at the premium cable network, with George RR Martin recently sharing new details on them with fans. The new season will debut July 16. Check out the “Game of Thrones” Season 7 trailer here or above.
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Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber are hearing wedding bells. Not their own, though—the musical duo reportedly traveled to Jamaica over the weekend to attend Bieber's dad Jeremy's wedding. And, of course, the "Love Yourself" singer scored himself a starring role in the nuptials as a groomsman! According to People , the "Love Yourself" singer flew to Texas on Sunday to pick up Gomez before the pair made their way to the Caribbean. Another wedding guest shared a photo of Gomez in Jamaica on Monday; though the guest has since turned her account private, several enterprising fan accounts saved the photo , which shows Gomez posing with Dr. Rita Kilislian, Taylor Smith, and Destinee and Desiree Rebelo, the twin nieces of Jeremy's wife-to-be, Chelsey Rebelo. Bieber Sr. also shared a few photos as he and Rebelo made their way to the tropical wedding. On Saturday, he posted a pic of himself, his fiancée, and a gaggle of family members in a van on their way to the airport, as well as another photo of him and Rebelo standing on the steps of a private jet. "Times. 🌞" he captioned the latter pic. Loading View on Instagram Loading View on Instagram Loading View on Instagram The beaming groom and his bride later shared photos from the wedding itself that featured Bieber up at the alfresco altar, rocking a groomsman look of a white collared polo shirt, pink shorts, and matching bow tie. “Yesterday was the most amazing day ever," Rebelo captioned the wedding photos on Instagram. "I married my best friend! I love you!” The groom also shared the snapshots, simply writing "Family," in the caption. Loading View on Instagram Though Bieber and Gomez celebrated Valentine's Day together in Los Angeles, the pair spent the weekend apart before reuniting in Jamaica. Gomez reportedly spent time in Dallas with her cousin Priscilla DeLeon, shopping for bridesmaid dresses for DeLeon's own upcoming nuptials, during which Gomez will serve as maid of honor . Meanwhile, Bieber stayed in L.A. to play for Team Lakers at the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. See more: How to Honeymoon in Jamaica—Beyond the Beach The on-again couple , apparently, has a thing for beachy getaways. The weekend before Valentine's Day, Bieber and Gomez stayed at the luxury Montage resort in Laguna Beach . And just last month, the pair traveled to Cabo San Lucas , Mexico, to ring in the new year together with friends in a pair of oceanside villas.
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Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on first and third-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act charges in New York City, according to news reports. >> Read more trending news Update: 6:00 p.m. EDT, May 30, 12018: Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced the indictment on Wednesday, less than a week after Weinstein turned himself in to New York police and was arrested on sex crimes charges. Vance said it brings Weinstein “another step closer to accountability,” according to a report by The Associated Press. "Our office will try this case not in the press, but in the courtroom where it belongs. The defendant's recent assault on the integrity of the survivors and the legal process is predictable. We are confident that when the jury hears the evidence, it will reject these attacks out of hand," Vance said in a statement, according to news outlets. Weinstein, 66, did not testify before the grand jury because his lawyers said there wasn’t enough time to prepare for the testimony. Weinstein has denied the allegations. If convicted on the rape charges alone, Weinstein could be sentenced to between five and 25 years behind bars, The New York Times reported. JUST IN: A Grand Jury has voted to indict Harvey Weinstein on charges of Rape in the First and Third Degrees, and Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree, according to a statement by the Manhattan DA's office — Elizabeth Joseph (@ElizabethCNN) May 30, 2018 (Original story) Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to authorities on Friday to face charges related to sexual abuse allegations in New York. >> Read more trending news Update: 10:10 a.m. EDT, May 25, 2018: Weinstein will plead not guilty to charges of rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct, his attorney, Benjamin Braffman, said outside a New York courtroom Friday morning. “We believe at the end of this, Mr. Weinstein will be exonerated,” he said. “We believe that at the end of the process, Mr. Weinstein will be exonerated,” his lawyer says https://t.co/rlYhJdOTmA — Meg Wagner (@megwagner) May 25, 2018 Update: 9:45 a.m. EDT, May 25, 2018: A judge set a $10 million bond for Weinstein on Friday as he awaits trial on charges including rape and sex abuse. Harvey Weinstein's bond was just set. Here's the moment. https://t.co/Po4dLoRRiI — Meg Wagner (@megwagner) May 25, 2018 Weinstein was ordered to surrender his passport and to wear an electronic monitor. The Associated Press reported he will post $1 million bail. BREAKING: Harvey Weinstein arraigned on rape, sex assault charges; will post $1 million bail and wear electronic monitor. — The Associated Press (@AP) May 25, 2018 Update 8:35 a.m. EDT, May 25, 2018: Police confirmed in a statement released Friday morning that Weinstein has been charged with rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct in cases involving two women. Statement from the NYPD following the arrest of Harvey Weinstein. pic.twitter.com/SrE315vhC7 — Kevin Rincon (@KevRincon) May 25, 2018 Update 7:28 a.m. EDT, May 25, 2018: Weinstein has turned himself in to police to face charges in a sexual misconduct investigation. He will be charged with first- and third-degree rape in one case and first-degree sex act in a second, CNN reported. BREAKING: Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York police station to surrender in sexual misconduct investigation. . — The Associated Press (@AP) May 25, 2018 Reporters waited as Weinstein arrived at the police department just before 7:30 a.m. After booking, he will then be transferred to Manhattan Criminal Court to face his charges, NBC News reported. The charges, according to sources close to the investigation, come from the allegations made by two women, NBC News reported. The women have not been identified, however, many big-name stars have accused Weinstein of various acts. Some of the women who have come out against the mogul include: Rose McGowan, Uma Thurman, Salma Hayek, Lupita Nyong’o and Ashley Judd, NBC News reported. Their speaking out sparked the #MeToo movement. Update 6:39 a.m. EDT, May 25, 2018: Weinstein is expected to arrive at the NYPD’s 1st Precinct station Friday morning, WNBC reported. It could be as early as 7 a.m., according to Deadline. Police will fingerprint Weinstein, have mug shots taken and be given an arrest ID. Then he will be taken to his court appearance on felony complaint based on allegations of to women, WNBC reported. It is expected he will leave court on $1 million bail and will be issued an ankle monitor, sources told WNBC. Deadline reported that Weinstein will also have to forfeit his passport. Update 8:47 p.m. EDT, May 24, 2018: Weinstein is expected to face first-degree rape and third-degree rape charges in one case, and a first-degree criminal sex act charge in another case, law enforcement officials told The New York Times. The Times is reporting that the sex act charge is related to an incident with Lucia Evans, who told the New Yorker and investigators that Weinstein assaulted her during a casting meeting. It’s unclear which of Weinstein’s many victims over two decades may be at the center of the rape case. Mr. Weinstein is expected to turn himself in to the police on Friday to face first- and third-degree rape charges, law enforcement officials said https://t.co/3KqdynwgNo — NYT Metro (@NYTMetro) May 25, 2018 Original story: Two unidentified law enforcement officials told The New York Times on Thursday that Weinstein is expected to surrender to authorities Friday morning. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is expected to bring charges against Weinstein one day after a grand jury convened to hear evidence in connection to allegations of sexual abuse that have been levied against the well-known producer, according to WNBC. Harvey Weinstein is expected to turn himself in on sex abuse-related charges in NYC Friday, a source familiar with the case tells NBC 4 https://t.co/3mqrLRAJRU — NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) May 24, 2018 Dozens of women came forward to accuse Weinstein of sexual harassment and misconduct after the Times published a report last year detailing complaints of sexual harassment made against Weinstein over nearly three decades. Weinstein, who co-founded entertainment company Miramax, was ousted from his position at The Weinstein Company in the wake of the Times report. New York police opened an investigation into Weinstein in 2015, after Filipina-Italian model Ambra Battilana Gutierrez told officers that she was groped by Weinstein without consent. Authorities outfitted Gutierrez with a wire and had her meet with the producer. In an audio recording of the meeting obtained by The New Yorker, Weinstein could be heard apologizing after he’s confronted about the alleged assault. >> Harvey Weinstein recording was not enough to charge him, DA says Despite the recording, no charges were filed against Weinstein. Prosecutors said that they were never consulted about the New York Police Department’s plan to get Weinstein to admit to the assault on tape and that the tape was not enough evidence to convict the 65-year-old. Police defended their actions, saying that the recording was one of multiple bits of evidence collected by officers and presented to the Manhattan District Attorney for prosecution. >> Harvey Weinstein investigations launched in New York, London New York City police said last year that they were working to learn of any additional complaints against Weinstein. Check back for updates to this developing story.
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Jennifer Garner has penned a heart touching message after visiting children affected by Hurricane Harvey in Huston, Texas, on Friday (8 September). The Miracles from Heaven star has said that "children look for light" even though terrifying things have happened to them after the most powerful hurricane hit the Lone Star State in more than 50 years. Garner has said that she has been "inspired by the huge hearts in Texas" with people from all walks of life coming together in this time of crisis. Garner, who is on Save the Children's Board of Trustees, posted the moving message on Instagram after visiting the children the foundation is taking care of after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. She also visited Hilliard Elementary to distribute donations to families with young children in need. "Today I was inspired by the huge hearts in Texas. There is a generosity of spirit that gets lost in political rhetoric, but-- people come together in a time of crisis. You know what's beautiful? Children look for light," Garner wrote alongside photos of her with her fans that she shared on the photo-sharing application. She added, "Terrifying things have happened to these kids in the past couple of weeks, but they don't want to dwell on those stories. They want to tell you that their neighbor's puppy was found. That they saved their mother's life by throwing her a rope when the flood water overcame her and now she's ok. That they all celebrated when power came back on. We have to protect our kids and we have to learn from them." "Jennifer was there for a day visit with children and families benefiting from Save the Children's response," a representative for Save the Children told E! News. "Our emergency response team has been on the ground in Texas since before the storm hit, working to meet children and families' immediate needs. We also established child-friendly spaces in evacuation shelters and have been distributing essential supplies to those impacted."
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CNN reports that musician Aaron Carter was arrested in Habersham County, Georgia, under suspicion of driving under the influence and marijuana possession. According to the outlet, the singer was detained Saturday evening and is facing several misdemeanor charges, including DUI, possession of less than 1 oz. of marijuana and possession of drug-related objects. TMZ reports that Carter refused to submit for testing for suspected DUI. Carter’s girlfriend, Madison Parker, was in the vehicle and was charged with obstruction and two drug-related charges. Denise Truscello via Getty Images Madison Parker and Aaron Carter in Las Vegas in April. Hours before Carter’s arrest, a message appeared from his Twitter account informing fans that, due to “transportation issues,” the singer would not be able to make a scheduled performance in Kansas City. In 2016, Carter opened up to Entertainment Tonight about his monthlong stay at the Betty Ford Center in 2011, dismissing “misconceptions” that “I’m a meth head, or I’m a crackhead, or I’m a drug addict.”
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Kylie Jenner was first spotted with rapper Travis Scott in April 2017 after splitting from her on-again, off-again boyfriend Tyga. Since first linking up, the couple’s whirlwind romance has included low-key dates, flashy birthday presents and quality time with the KarJenner crew — Scott even got the famous family’s seal of approval. And now, the couple are parents to daughter Stormi. In honor of the couple’s joint GQ cover, we’re taking a look back at the pair’s relationship. FIRST SPOTTED TOGETHER AT COACHELLA — APRIL 2017 During an off phase of Jenner’s relationship with Tyga, the reality star was spotted getting cozy with Scott at a Coachella party. “Travis and Kylie have been friends for a while and they all hang out,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. “When she and Tyga are having drama, she tries to make him jealous by hanging out with other guys.” But it turns out Scott has been close with the Jenner sisters for quite some time: He even performed at Kendall Jenner’s star-studded 21st birthday bash in November 2016. PACKING ON PDA — APRIL 2017 Bob Levey/Getty A few weeks after hanging out at Coachella together, the couple seemed to make their love official by getting cuddly at an NBA playoff game in Houston, Texas. According to an onlooker at the Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder game — where Scott performed before tip-off — the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star and the hip-hop artist were spotted holding hands and “definitely looked like a couple.” “During his performance, Kylie was hiding in the Rockets’ courtside club anxiously waiting for him to come back to her. Once he got back, they definitely looked like a couple, cuddled up next to each other among her friends,” said the onlooker, who attended the game and spotted Jenner kissing Scott’s neck. A SHOW OF SUPPORT — APRIL 2017 Jenner headed to Bentley University outside Boston to support her beau. Located just outside Boston in the town of Waltham, Bentley was celebrating their annual Spring Day, which always included a big a concert on campus featuring Scott. Tonight, @KylieJenner was in Waltham with Travis Scott, who headlined Bentley University #SpringDay. pic.twitter.com/8BQvgwCWMP — Only In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) April 30, 2017 Later, the couple headed to Boston’s Theater District where Scott made an appearance at Bijou nightclub “He was definitely looking for something intimate,” one club-goer told PEOPLE. “They also talked a lot. Like, actually having a conversation. They were dancing at the club. They were definitely super into each other. He didn’t really perform, he just showed up and partied. They left in the same car too.” GETTING HANDSY — JUNE 2017 GAMR / BACKGRID The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star stopped by the rapper’s Los Angeles home, where the duo were spotted getting handsy with one another. Scott was spotted grabbing the bum of the then-19-year-old Kylie Cosmetics founder, who sported a black sweatshirt, with a red rose-embroidered hoodie, and fitted black leggings. At one point during their romantic embrace, Scott lifted up the reality star into the air as they snuggled up in front of the black Cadillac SUV outside of his residence. MATCHING INK — JUNE 2017 Kylie Jenner Snapchat Jenner and Scott attended Khloé Kardashian‘s 33rd birthday party at TAO in Los Angeles, where they were “all over each other,” said the source. “They recently got matching butterfly tattoos on their ankles that they were showing off to their friends and family,” the insider added. “They were super affectionate and Travis was constantly kissing Kylie on the cheek and whispering in her ear. Their relationship seems to be getting stronger and they’re closer than ever.” Jenner also went on to get an ankle tattoo (in tribute to ex Tyga) redone — transforming what once was a lowercase “t” to a lowercase “la.” MATCHING RINGS — JUNE 2017 CPR/Premiere/BACKGRID First matching tattoos, now this?! Jenner and Scott seemed quite determined to make their love known, and their latest romantic display came in the form of matching rings. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star and the rapper were spotted out in Los Angeles, both wearing sparkling bands on their ring fingers. RELATED: Is This When Travis Scott Found Out Kylie Jenner Was Pregnant with His Child? BIRTHDAY BLING — AUGUST 2017 BACKGRID On her 20th birthday in August, the Life of Kylie star enjoyed a low-key family celebration at home before hitting a movie theater with Scott. But what fans were quick to point out was the fact that Jenner was sporting some new bling — a very sparkly new diamond necklace, which was a birthday gift from her rapper-boyfriend. SEAL OF APPROVAL — AUGUST 2017 INSTARimages.com RELATED PHOTOS: All the Outfits Kylie Jenner Has Worn to Hide Her Pregnancy Though Jenner and Scott’s relationship was still rather new at the time, her family was definitely on board with the romance: A source told PEOPLE in August that the KarJenner crew “loves Travis.” “Kylie and Travis are doing great,” said the source. “There’s no drama with Travis. He’s a cool guy.” “He treats Kylie with a lot of respect and love,” added the source. “Kylie is very happy.” BABY ON BOARD — SEPTEMBER 2017 In September, multiple sources told PEOPLE the Kylie Lip Kit creator was pregnant with her first child. “They started telling friends a few weeks ago,” said the source. “The family has known for quite some time. She is really excited and so is Travis.” Another source close to the family told PEOPLE: “It is an unexpected but completely amazing turn of events that she could not be more excited or thrilled about.” NEW PARENTS — FEBRUARY 2018 After months of keeping fans in the dark, Jenner confirmed pregnancy rumors and announced she and boyfriend Scott had welcomed their first child, daughter Stormi Webster, together on Feb. 1. “After the baby was born, Kylie was relieved that the moment was finally here,” a source told PEOPLE. And even though the delivery room was “a bit chaotic with all the family and friends around,” the source added that the 20-year-old “was overwhelmed in a good way — overwhelmed with the joy, love and support everyone was giving to her and Travis.” HAPPY TIMES — FEBRUARY 2018 The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star became a first-time mom on Feb. 1 when she welcomed daughter Stormi with her rapper boyfriend Travis Scott, who has his own place but is co-parenting with Jenner. “Despite being new parents, Kylie and Travis are still in a new relationship too. Kylie is happy with their living situation,” a source close to Jenner told PEOPLE. “Travis is a great dad. When he wants to work, Kylie is supportive.” The source added that the Kylie Lip Kit creator “has everything she needs right now and seems very happy.” HOT WHEELS — MARCH 2018 Kylie Jenner/Instagram Showing off two sleek and shiny new cars, Jenner hinted that the vehicles were meant for her and her boyfriend when she captioned the shot, “mom and dad.” While one of the vehicles is a bright orange Lamborghini Aventador, the other appears to be a matching model in a darker hue. BIRTHDAY BOY — APRIL 2018 Kylie Jenner/Instagram To celebrate boyfriend Travis Scott’s 26th birthday on April 30, Jenner had a private party at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los Angeles, which was attended by her sisters Kendall Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian West and her husband Kanye West. “Rented out six flags for baby’s birthday,” she wrote alongside a video of the start of one of the night’s many roller coaster rides on her Instagram Story. “They’ve never been.” COVER STARS — JULY 2018 Ronald Martinez/Getty Gracing the cover of GQ’s August issue, Jenner and her boyfriend are opening up about how they first met, how their lives have changed since they welcomed daughter Stormi — and whether they’re worried about the so-called “Kardashian curse,” the belief that all the men who date a member of the famous family ultimately end up derailing. “I don’t even be looking at motherf—ers,” he told the magazine. “I don’t be looking at s—. Kylie actually likes me for me. Man, hell nah. Nervous for what? I’m on my own island. So hey, come over there to Astroworld. I’m not into all the other s—. I don’t get involved. I’m over here. Kylie is different.”
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Kára McCullough, Miss District of Columbia, was crowned Miss USA 2017 during the sparkly pageant Sunday night in Las Vegas. And while it would be wholly reasonable for her to spend this next week in bed (or at least on a couch in sweatpants, maybe sequinned sweatpants) relaxing and eating carbs, in the day and a half since her victory, she's upped and moved to New York City and begun an already-intense round of media appearances. Heavy is the head that wears the crown, after all, even if Kára says that crown is actually super light. As her first in-depth interview, Kára spoke with Cosmopolitan.com on Tuesday morning. Read on for her take on the controversy surrounding her Q&A moments, both health care and "equalism," as well as what she's most looking forward to now she's in NYC. OK, it's street food, but guess what kind?! So, you’re coming off just a kind of busy weekend, you know? How are you feeling this morning?! I'm well. I feel well-rested! I looked in the mirror this morning, and I was like, Whoa, I am Miss USA. And it just hit me [for the first time] like a ton of bricks. This entire experience has been so life-changing. And it’s just begun! I'm just so excited. I know there'll be tiring days coming up, but I'm really energized. I think the two bags of green tea that went in my cup this morning are really helping. What does the crown feel like? Oh my goodness. It feels like a halo. If I could really explain it, it’s like that halo Snapchat filter; just imagine that. It’s so light, and I just can’t even believe that I’ve been honored and graced with this opportunity to wear it. Courtesy of Miss USA During the live broadcast, was there a moment when you went from being “confidently beautiful” to, say, confident you could win? Well, I showed up to win! But really, I think [that moment] came when they called me for top three. I was the first one [called]. I remember standing on the little box that they had us positioned on, and I just lifted my head and asked God for guidance, and just let him know I was extremely thankful. I think that was like my turning point, like OK, Kára, you could really have this in the bag. You could take this all the way back to D.C. Last year’s Miss USA, Deshauna Barber, was also Miss District of Columbia. Was that something that ever psyched you out or made you second-guess your chances? Absolutely. There were like a lot of naysayers in my ear, saying, "Ah, bad luck, states don't win back-to-back." But I had to let them know Drake put that out there in the universe for us and [D.C.] came back strong. Deshauna is just such a phenomenal person and she really broke so many pageant stereotypes. I'm just so thankful to have her as a sister, a friend, and a mentor — and her crowing me is by far one of the most honorable achievements that I've had. In many respects, I think you’re also breaking some of those “pageant stereotypes” — your career in nuclear sciences, for example. How did you get into that line of work? I have a degree in chemistry [with a concentration] in radiochemistry from South Carolina State University, and I started my career at the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2013. My day-to-day job now involves nuclear licensing and regulations; the agency focuses on emergency preparedness for nuclear energy domestically. I can't even begin to tell you how much [my colleagues] have supported me. Initially I kept it a secret that I ran for Miss D.C. USA, but someone shared it on Facebook, and then the word got out, and there’s been a real outpouring [of love]. Everyone has been great. Will promoting the sciences be part of your Miss USA platform? Absolutely. [I run] a self-funded program called Science Exploration for Kids, which encourages students to find joy in the STEM subjects, as well as a career path. I run after-school programs and tutoring sessions and symposiums. It’s about any or all of the sciences, although I am biased; I love to see people major in chemistry — because the numbers [in that field] are so low. I was actually the only person in my class to graduate with a degree in radiochemistry, and so every summer, I had a phenomenal internship and I got paid! That's why I always try to encourage students to find joy in science, because the opportunities are endless. And I love getting to see children having fun and enjoying their projects, and I just hope to expand their imagination through science. Do you have a go-to experiment to pique kids’ interest from the get-go? My favorite one I call an "explosion of colors.” It’s about how soap reacts with, like, fatty acids, and what I do is take a plate, fill the plate up with milk, and then put food coloring— your favorite colors, of course— in the middle of the plate. Then I’ll take a Q-tip with some soaps [on it] and put it right smack down in the middle of the plate amid the food coloring, and you'll see how the soap interacts with the milk. Basically, [the chemical reaction happening] makes the colors just spiral everywhere. I have to confess I hated science in school but I do like pretty colors. I'm going to make you love it. You'll come over and we're going to do some projects together. What’s been the response from your friends and family since the big win? I literally have 500 text messages on my phone right now. It might have gone up to 600 actually — all my family and friends were saying, "Kára you’ve always been someone who is chasing after their dreams and actually executing them," and they're like, "You're encouraging people in so many ways that you don't even see." Hearing comments like that is extremely gratifying, because you often don't realize the [impact] that you have on other people. I’m just on cloud nine. I'm so thankful for all the support. Somewhat on the flip side though, there’s been some controversy surrounding answers in the Q&A round and the “final word” segment. Is that something you’re aware of? You know, social media [functions] at a hyperactive rate, and you can get messages and feedback instantly. I think [the response] is good because it shows that, for one, I’m starting a dialogue with important issues around our nation, right? And two, it’s amazing that people are sharing their opinions. There are going to be pros and cons, and there’s going to be two sides [to every argument], and I’m just thankful that at least there is some conversation. Getty Images Totally. I think, in 30 or 45 seconds, it can be really difficult to unpack your opinion on a hot-button issue. Is there anything you’d like to clarify, or expand on, regarding your answers about health care as a privilege, or your stance on feminism vs. “equalism”? As a scientist, first of all, we’re very long-winded. If it were up to me that would have been a four-hour long discussion [about health care]. But I own what I say, and I’m thankful for the opportunity to speak on something so important [even for] 30 seconds. But thank you, if I have the opportunity just to clarify, I would definitely love to let people know that, yes I am privileged to have health insurance — it’s a privilege for me, and I’m thankful for that. But I also do believe health insurance is a right for everyone. And I’m all about women’s rights. Yes, I would have to say I am a feminist. But, when I look at the term "equalism," [I used it] because I’ve seen firsthand in the workplace that we need those equal opportunities when it comes to leadership. And you know, the word [feminism] can carry different connotations [depending on what] generation you come from, or what background, but I don’t want anyone to think I’m not an active [supporter of] women’s rights. If anyone wants to challenge me on that, please call me. There are multitudes of women working at the Nuclear Regulatory commission, for example, making so many strides in leadership. And I support them 100 percent. Go to my social media pages and you’ll see I give shout-outs to so many of my colleagues, because I look up to them. They really embody what a hard-working woman is, someone who doesn’t take no for an answer, who’s very unapologetic about her leadership and her abilities. Have you ever experienced discrimination in the workplace, or while competing in pageants? For many people, the stereotypes of pageants being old-fashioned and, say, a bitchy competitive environment remain. Well, I believe that I hold my own and I know if I need to speak up for myself, I will do that. If I feel as if something isn’t equal, then I will speak out on my own behalf. [With pageants], there are those old stereotypes, but what people have to understand, and I know many people do know, is with time comes change. I know that the paradigm has changed — look at this year’s Miss USA, every woman on that stage is accomplished, and when I say accomplished, oh my goodness. [First runner-up] Miss New Jersey is a phenomenal woman! She was actually a friend prior to the competition and just standing up there with her [at the end], I think either of us would have been satisfied [with either outcome]. So when do you start preparing for Miss Universe — you’ve just moved to New York also, right? So much going on! Yes, honestly [I love] just seeing the bodegas everywhere! I love a good cheesesteak — I know that’s [supposed to be] a Philly thing, but New York just seems to have it going on. And I think D.C. is a little bit slower [of a city], so the best part about New York for me is that it just never sleeps. I've wanted to live here for a couple years now so I’ve hit the ground running. I've seen clips [from Miss USA] online but I would love to watch the whole show back to see where I can improve. I don’t think there’s going a moment of down time and I’m excited. If you’re not busy, what are you really getting done? OK, this is too good: Are we going to see a cheesesteak-themed national costume at Miss Universe, then?! Please say yes. I’ll be in a gyro-themed suit, with chopped cheese on the side. [Laughs.] That might not actually be a bad idea. I’ll make sure to tag you in the Instagram credits. This interview has been edited and condensed.
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Brody Jenner‘s relationship with his father Caitlyn Jenner hasn’t always been an easy one to navigate. On Wednesday, PEOPLE confirmed Caitlyn will not attend her son’s upcoming wedding to fiancée Kaitlynn Carter. Caitlyn, 68, “has work commitments that have been set up for months and couldn’t be changed in the end,” a source told PEOPLE. Nevertheless, the source said “everything is good” between the two, adding that Caitlyn “will be throwing a big party for them when the newlyweds return to town.” And while there’s no bad blood over the wedding, Brody and Caitlyn haven’t always had such a smooth relationship. Caitlyn Jenner and Brody Jenner Earl Gibson III/Getty A Rocky Childhood Caitlyn has long acknowledged that she was an absent father to her four oldest children Cassandra, Burt, Brandon and Brody. While the older Jenner children were not regulars on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Brody did open up about his strained relationship with his father on the show in 2013. (Caitlyn went by Bruce before transitioning in 2015. She now goes by Caitlyn and uses female pronouns.) “I think Bruce is an incredible human being and I think that Bruce is a great father, he just wasn’t a great father to me,” he said. Brody said Caitlyn and his mother Linda Thompson had a “messy divorce” when he was young, which created tension in the family. “I grew up with my stepdad,” said Brody, referring to David Foster. “Bruce was never around. I can’t tell you how many birthdays went by where Bruce wasn’t there. I resent him for that.” Brody’s strained relationship with Caitlyn also caused a rift in his bond with sisters Kendall and Kylie. A source tells PEOPLE that Brody was “never close” with his step-siblings, Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Rob Kardashian after Caitlyn married Kris Jenner. “He didn’t spend a lot of time with his dad when his dad married Kris, so he didn’t see them as much,” the sources says. And while Brody spent time with Kendall and Kylie when they were younger, they’ve grown apart. “As much as they love them, they’re not close,” the source adds. “It’s unfortunate.” Understanding Caitlyn’s Transition Before transitioning, Caitlyn battled depression and identity issues, which caused her to pull away from her family. “The big, formative years for them, I was really struggling with those issues [of gender identity],” she said during a 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer in 2015. Still, she takes full responsibility for not being there for her kids. “There’s no excuse for not being a good parent, no matter how many problems that you have,” Jenner told ABC in 2017. “No excuse for that.” And the former Hills star has remained supportive of Caitlyn‘s transition. “The first thing I thought was just like, ‘It finally makes sense,'” Brody told ABC in 2017. In fact, Brody said he actually prefers Caitlyn over Bruce. John M. Heller/Getty Images; “I’ve known Bruce for a long time and I didn’t really get along with Bruce,” he said. “Caitlyn and I get along a little more, because Caitlyn is actually who she really is and she’s living her life finally now as the person she actually was.” Brody said he was able to start fresh with Caitlyn and let go of his resentment toward his father. “It’s like getting to know somebody – your dad – all over again, in a better way.” Brody’s siblings have expressed similar sentiments about their father’s transition. “In seeing him come out to me and explain his true self, I was more proud right then to carry the last name Jenner, to be a part of the family, than at any time before,” said Brandon. Rebuilding a Relationship Both Brody and Caitlyn have been making more of an effort to spend time together in recent years. In 2016, Caitlyn spent Thanksgiving with Brody and his siblings. “Thanksgiving with family is the best. And mine keeps getting bigger,” she wrote. “I hope you all had a wonderful day with your families!” In April, Caitlyn celebrated her future daughter-in-law at her bridal shower at the Santa Anita Park racetrack in Los Angeles. “Caitlyn and Linda both love Kaitlynn. They’re so happy for Brody,” a source tells PEOPLE. “Brody and Kaitlynn are just trying to focus on the positive and who is there to support them.” Caitlyn shared a photo from the bridal shower, writing how happy she was to attend. “Went to my first bridal shower,” Caitlyn captioned a photo of her and Carter, 29. “I had so much fun! PS so much better than Bachelor parties!” “I’m so happy you were there!!!” Carter commented on the post. “It meant a lot to me!!”
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Season 15 of The Voice will feature twice the American Idol power, thanks to the just-announced returns of coaches Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson. The two powerhouse vocalists rose to fame thanks to their runs on early Idol seasons, and now they're ready to share their singing competition expertise for a second time around on The Voice this fall. Hudson first lead "Team JHud" in season 13, but left the following season along with coach Miley Cyrus, making way for the return of Alicia Keys and Clarkson's debut. The longtime friends seemed more than excited to compete not only against each other in the upcoming season, but also against fellow coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, who have reprised their roles each season since the show began. Season 14 of The Voice is currently in the home stretch, with the semifinal round scheduled to air Monday (May 14). Clarkson and Hudson took over each other's Twitter accounts yesterday (May 10) to share the exciting news. Watch their giddy announcements below, and tune in to The Voice Mondays at 9 p.m. on NBC.
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Follow Us on Twitter Oscar nominations for the 90th annual awards were announced on Tuesday morning from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. Academy President John Bailey was joined by Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis to reveal the nominees in 24 categories. Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” continued its awards show streak, leading the pack with 13 nominations. “Dunkirk” followed behind with eight nods and Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”with seven. All three films earned best picture nominations. The rest of the category was rounded out by “Call Me By Your Name,” “Darkest Hour,” “Get Out,” “Phantom Thread,” “Lady Bird,” and “The Post.” The Academy Awards — hosted by Jimmy Kimmel for the second time — will air live on ABC on March 4. Here is the list of 2018 Oscar nominations: Best Picture: “Call Me by Your Name” “Darkest Hour” “Dunkirk” “Get Out” “Lady Bird” “Phantom Thread” “The Post” “The Shape of Water” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Lead Actor: Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name” Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread” Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out” Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour” Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” Lead Actress: Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water” Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya” Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird” Meryl Streep, “The Post” Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project” Woody Harrelson, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water” Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World” Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Supporting Actress: Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound” Allison Janney, “I, Tonya” Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread” Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird” Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water” Director: “Dunkirk,” Christopher Nolan “Get Out,” Jordan Peele “Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig “Phantom Thread,” Paul Thomas Anderson “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro Animated Feature: “The Boss Baby,” Tom McGrath, Ramsey Ann Naito “The Breadwinner,” Nora Twomey, Anthony Leo “Coco,” Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson “Ferdinand,” Carlos Saldanha “Loving Vincent,” Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Sean Bobbitt, Ivan Mactaggart, Hugh Welchman Animated Short: “Dear Basketball,” Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant “Garden Party,” Victor Caire, Gabriel Grapperon “Lou,” Dave Mullins, Dana Murray “Negative Space,” Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata “Revolting Rhymes,” Jakob Schuh, Jan Lachauer Adapted Screenplay: “Call Me by Your Name,” James Ivory “The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber “Logan,” Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green “Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin “Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees Original Screenplay: “The Big Sick,” Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani “Get Out,” Jordan Peele “Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh Cinematography: “Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins “Darkest Hour,” Bruno Delbonnel “Dunkirk,” Hoyte van Hoytema “Mudbound,” Rachel Morrison “The Shape of Water,” Dan Laustsen Best Documentary Feature: “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,” Steve James, Mark Mitten, Julie Goldman “Faces Places,” JR, Agnès Varda, Rosalie Varda “Icarus,” Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan “Last Men in Aleppo,” Feras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed, Soren Steen Jepersen “Strong Island,” Yance Ford, Joslyn Barnes Best Documentary Short Subject: “Edith+Eddie,” Laura Checkoway, Thomas Lee Wright “Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405,” Frank Stiefel “Heroin(e),” Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Kerrin Sheldon “Knife Skills,” Thomas Lennon “Traffic Stop,” Kate Davis, David Heilbroner Best Live Action Short Film: “DeKalb Elementary,” Reed Van Dyk “The Eleven O’Clock,” Derin Seale, Josh Lawson “My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, Jr. “The Silent Child,” Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton “Watu Wote/All of Us,” Katja Benrath, Tobias Rosen Best Foreign Language Film: “A Fantastic Woman” (Chile) “The Insult” (Lebanon) “Loveless” (Russia) “On Body and Soul (Hungary) “The Square” (Sweden) Film Editing: “Baby Driver,” Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss “Dunkirk,” Lee Smith “I, Tonya,” Tatiana S. Riegel “The Shape of Water,” Sidney Wolinsky “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Jon Gregory Sound Editing: “Baby Driver,” Julian Slater “Blade Runner 2049,” Mark Mangini, Theo Green “Dunkirk,” Alex Gibson, Richard King “The Shape of Water,” Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Ren Klyce, Matthew Wood Sound Mixing: “Baby Driver,” Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin “Blade Runner 2049,” Mac Ruth, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hephill “Dunkirk,” Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo “The Shape of Water,” Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Stuart Wilson, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick Production Design: “Beauty and the Beast,” Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer “Blade Runner 2049,” Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola “Darkest Hour,” Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer “Dunkirk,” Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis “The Shape of Water,” Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin, Shane Vieau Original Score: “Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer “Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood “The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell Original Song: “Mighty River” from “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige “Mystery of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name,” Sufjan Stevens “Remember Me” from “Coco,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez “Stand Up for Something” from “Marshall,” Diane Warren, Common “This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Makeup and Hair: “Darkest Hour,” Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick “Victoria and Abdul,” Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard “Wonder,” Arjen Tuiten Costume Design: “Beauty and the Beast,” Jacqueline Durran “Darkest Hour,” Jacqueline Durran “Phantom Thread,” Mark Bridges “The Shape of Water,” Luis Sequeira “Victoria and Abdul,” Consolata Boyle Visual Effects:
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The royal wedding is a multi-million dollar affair. Chris Jackson / Getty The average cost of a wedding for couples in the US and the UK is around $34,000 (£23,700). Five figures is a huge expense for a one-day affair. That is, unless you're ultra-rich — and especially if you're royalty rich. Next month, the world will bear witness to the most anticipated royal wedding in years. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to be married on May 19 at St. George's Chapel, in Windsor, and will begin a carriage procession immediately after the ceremony. Their reception will take place later on the grounds of Windsor Castle. Kensington Palace will cover the cost of the wedding, an expense traditionally taken on by the bride's family. The case was the same for Kate Middleton and Prince William's 2011 royal wedding— the only item Middleton paid for was her six-figure Alexander McQueen dress. Their total wedding celebration cost $34 million (£23.7 million). Markle and Prince Harry's wedding will reportedly cost in excess of $45.8 million (£32 million), according to Bride Book's estimation. That's over 1,000 more than the average wedding. The venue is the biggest part of a typical wedding budget for couples in the US and the UK, taking up nearly half of the entire wedding cost. Access to St. George's Chapel — and St. George's Great Hall, where the wedding reception will take place — is free of charge for Markle and Prince Harry. Transportation is also free, thanks to the Queen's fleet of Rolls-Royces, Daimlers, and Bentleys. The greatest cost for the royal couple? Security. Protecting Markle and Prince Harry, plus thousands of guests and onlookers, will run Kensington Palace a whopping $43 million (£30 million), estimates Bride Book. That includes the cost of snipers, undercover police, military technology, and security drones. The bulk of Kate Middleton and Prince William's wedding budget similarly went to security costs. Otherwise, Markle and Prince Harry's total wedding spend, including food, cakes, entertainment, wardrobe, and the honeymoon, amounts to about $2.8 million. Below, check out Bride Book's breakdown of what the royal wedding will cost.
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Hell may have no fury quite like a Game of Thrones actor scorned. Who wouldn’t be upset at being written off one of the most popular shows on TV? Back in Season 5, actor Ian McElhinney was vocally annoyed when his character, Ser Barristan Selmy, was killed off long before the book version kicked the bucket. Now it’s a Dornishman’s turn. Actor Alexander Siddig—beloved by many for his years on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—abruptly met his end at the start of Season 6. But, according to Sidding, that wasn’t always the plan. Speaking with StarTrek.com, Siddig admitted that originally being cast on the show as Prince Doran Martell was a thrill to him. “It was such a huge thing, and there was so much publicity money,” he recalls. “That’s what I remember, everything was so huge. And actors praying they weren’t going to be killed.” But no amount of praying could save Siddig from Season 6, Episode 1, in which his character took a dagger to the chest and bled out on the exquisite flagstones of Dorne. The abrupt murder—accompanied by the even swifter deaths of Areoh Hotah and Prince Trystane—came as a shock to viewers but, perhaps, not an unpleasant one. That triple homicide essentially cut Dorne out of the Season 6 plot, and, given how unpopular that location was the year before, that may have been the point. Show-runners Weiss and Benioff called the actor during the off-season and, as Siddig recalls, said, “So we were going to kill you off at the end of last season [5], but we decided that we’re going to have to kill you off at the beginning of next season [6].” Siddig calls that explanation “wrong”: the actor says he had been contracted for four episodes of Season 6, not one. “If they were going to kill me off at the end of the last season, why would they contract me for those four episodes? Because it costs them money whether I do them or not, so it’s not great business sense to do it just in case.” Were Dorne and its prince originally meant to play a much bigger role in the narrative going forward? That’s certainly the case in the books, where Doran is still alive and well and plotting against the Lannisters. If Game of Thrones were looking to get rid of the least popular elements of its Dorne plot, though, Doran, Trystane, and Hotah weren’t exactly the first candidates that come to mind. Siddig, for his part, has no end of suggestions about what might have motivated his earlier exit: Something happened; I have no idea what. There was an enormous amount of fan excitement when I got named to be on the show, and everyone was like, “Oh my god, yes, Doran Martell. He’s going to be great as Doran Martell.” That might have been the kiss of death. Maybe they didn’t want quite that much attention on that character. Maybe they thought, “Well, let’s prove that we’re going to stray from the books. We’re going to do something else, and he will be our first example of that.” Or maybe I just screwed up. Maybe I said the wrong thing to the wrong person. Could that wrong thing have been a leaked spoiler? Siddig gives no indication that this is the case, though he admits he struggled with the heightened security around Game of Thrones, particularly heading into the Jon Snow resurrection season. “Game of Thrones is kind of the king of secrecy and spin and mystery and intrigue, as far as fans are concerned,” Siddig explains. “Because there is such an appetite for gossip, everybody was asking me, ‘Is Jon Snow dead?’ Last season when I did it, I knew Jon Snow was dying because I got the scripts. I couldn’t even tell my wife, so it was infuriating. I don’t like walking around with secrets. I can’t stand it. You just make a deal with the devil.” And, in Siddig’s opinion, HBO has had to go to great lengths to deal with a modern fan culture that is endlessly thirsty for news of the upcoming season: Everybody is paranoid about some leak on Facebook or Instagram or YouTube. So I think the secrecy is kind of understandable, but also there is an element of hype about it that makes it… the more secretive it is, the more special it is. And certainly Game of Thrones plays that. They misinform the crowd and they give them tidbits to send them in wrong directions. So, for example, last season, I believe that the first few episodes were stolen and downloaded online, and everybody got to see them before the show actually aired, and everybody was furious at HBO and whatnot. I don’t know if you remember. I am almost positive that those four episodes were leaked by HBO themselves. So there is an enormous amount of spin going on. I can’t tell you that for sure; that’s just my opinion, but it’s games; everybody’s playing these games. Could contracting an actor for four episodes when you intend to kill him off in one be an effort to send fans in the “wrong direction?” It’s worth noting that HBO has leaked its own content in the past, though, in that case it was likely entirely by accident. HBO declined to comment on Siddig’s remarks. And, as Siddig said, the notion that HBO leaked its own screeners in order to drum up excitement is just the opinion of one man who may or may not have an enormous, jewel-encrusted axe to grind. But while he may have lost the Game of Thrones, Sidding says he’s won the more important game—that of notoriety. Actors who aren’t leads shouldn’t want to stay on Thrones, he explains, “your schedule gets kind of messed up. You don’t earn as much as you would if you were doing another show, because they’re Game of Thrones, and they don’t have to pay anyone. So it’s kind of a blessing in disguise.” Now Siddig is free to do whatever he wants and gets his profile boosted by his brief stint in southern Westeros. “Being on it at all sticks, and everyone goes, ‘Oh, the guy from Game of Thrones!’ It doesn’t really matter that you weren’t on it very long,” he concludes. Thankfully, HBO gave him a memorable send off.
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