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☆ Emily Blunt has 'definitely not enjoyed' kissing some of her costars: 'I've had chemistry with people I haven't liked'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Emily Blunt said she has "absolutely" felt sick having to kiss some of her male costars on set. Blunt didn't mention anyone specifically but joked she could have chemistry "with a water bottle." AdvertisementEmily Blunt said she hasn't enjoyed having to kiss some of her male co-stars during her career, but she knows how to build chemistry for a romantic scene. Related storiesBut when Stern asked the actor if she'd ever felt "sick" having to kiss some of her male costars, Blunt told the podcast per People: "Absolutely, absolutely. Blunt also said she hasn't always liked her costars, but audiences wouldn't be able to pick up on that.

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☆ Usher walked the Met Gala red carpet in a dramatic cape, but his $5 million watch stole the show
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewThis year, the Met Gala red carpet was full of innovative fashion, glamorous gowns, and sharp suits. Usher attends the 2024 Met Gala. Usher attends the 2024 Met Gala. A close-up of the $5 million watch Usher wore to the 2024 Met Gala. Arturo Holmes/Getty ImagesOf course, he wasn't the only star to wear standout jewelry at this year's Met Gala.

Persons: —, Alexander McQueen, Usher, Dimitrios Kambouris, Arturo Holmes, Jacob, Brooklyn Beckham, Matt Damon, Pamela Anderson, Sudha Reddy Organizations: Service, Business, Jacob &, Brooklyn, Pandora

☆ Opinion: The destruction of Gaza isn’t just physical. It’s psychological as well
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Opinion Arwa Damon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

A child shrieks in pain in a medical tent at a field clinic in southern Gaza. It is the psychological obliteration: What makes the trauma different in Gaza is the sheer constancy of it. Trauma compounds trauma every single day; there is no respite, not even a brief one. Death and destruction are not unique to the war in Gaza, but the scale and the scope are, as is the intensity and ferocity. Arwa Damon leads an activity with children at one of the shelters where INARA provides services in southern Gaza.

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☆ Dating a celebrity is the ultimate fantasy. A PR expert and a therapist explain if it can actually work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

But being in a relationship with a celebrity isn't all it's hyped up to be in the movies. "It's not the people in the relationship," Anderson said. AdvertisementThis persistent surveillance can be exhausting and strain a relationship, Anderson said. To work, these relationships need time out of the spotlightEven though the odds might seem stacked against a celebrity and civilian couple, these relationships aren't necessarily doomed. AdvertisementIn a public setting, Anderson said that the normal person has to accept that they'll be sidelined by their famous partner.

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☆ What you need to know about Skydance's bid for Paramount, from financing a deal worth $32 billion to its plans for the media empire
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Skydance Media and its largest private-equity backer RedBird Capital Partners have been wooing Paramount for the better part of a year. The Skydance consortium, including fellow Skydance investor KKR, submitted a revised offer on Sunday. The deal would be worth roughly $32 billion, according to the source, with the value of Paramount and its $15 billion in debt making up the lion's share. Here's what we know about the deal, how much Redstone would get, and what a new Paramount would look like. Keeping Paramount public sets the Skydance bid apart from Apollo's potential offer, according to one of the sources.

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☆ Mike Tyson details regime of abstinence as bout with Jake Paul is sanctioned as professional fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Mike Tyson is clearly taking his fight with Jake Paul seriously as he detailed elements of his training regime, which he says includes not smoking marijuana as well as abstaining from sex. Tyson, 57, will return to the ring to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20. The 57-year-old has also started his own cannabis brand, Tyson 2.0, with Forbes estimating it generated $150 million in revenue last year. “Why did God, the universe, whatever we believe, why am I the face of it?” Tyson said. “An uneducated guy, Mike Tyson, why am I the face of cannabis and psychedelics?

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☆ Opinion | Taylor Swift Needs to Become Other People
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Which are the 12 best songs — not just in absolute terms, but in terms of the whole (the album) being constructed out of the parts (the songs)? Which of these songs do they want to play live dozens of times on their upcoming concert tour? For a very different analysis of Swift, consider these comments on X from Katherine Boyle, an Andreessen Horowitz venture capitalist, repurposing a take she offered in 2023. In our cultural environment, Boyle argues, being prolific is everything: “You can’t cede ground to competitors. If Taylor writes 31 songs and 3 are memorable, she’s written three epic songs.

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Let’s talk about why President Biden is spending three days in Pennsylvania this week — a lot of time by campaign standards. By now, you probably know that just a few swing states are pivotal to winning the White House in November. For Mr. Biden, the Keystone State is the most crucial. This fight is also personal: Mr. Biden is a native son of Pennsylvania who spent part of his childhood there, identifies with its working-class, regular-folk vibe and gets intuitively how the state is a microcosm for America. The goodish news for Mr. Biden is that he appears to be running neck-and-neck here with Mr. Trump, according to polling and campaign insiders, unlike in some other swing states where he is struggling a bit more.

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☆ Participant, Maker of Films With Social Conscience, Calls It Quits
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For 20 years, Participant Media has been Hollywood’s pre-eminent maker of activist entertainment, backing socially conscious films like “An Inconvenient Truth,” a climate change cri de coeur, and “Wonder,” about a boy with birth defects. Its movies have won 21 Academy Awards. But the company never quite managed to do good while also making money, at least not consistently. Streaming services like Disney+ and Netflix have started to sell ads, and advertisers prefer all-audience, apolitical content. Eat-your-broccoli documentaries and dramas that explore underrepresented communities (both Participant sweet spots) are harder to sell than ever.

Persons: Matt Damon, Jeff Skoll Organizations: Media, “, eBay, Wall, Disney, Netflix

☆ Inside a Trump Rally on the Eve of His Trial - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Michelle Cottle | Damon Winter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Saturday afternoon I drove out to eastern Pennsylvania, one of the big battlegrounds between President Biden and Donald Trump in this election, to attend Mr. Trump’s final rally before his criminal trial starts Monday. I was curious about the mood of Trump voters as this historic case gets underway. Instead, I found young women in sequins, older ladies in tutus, men sporting all manner of red-white-and-blue combos, and most everyone reveling in MAGA fellowship. It felt a little like the Whos down in Whoville gathering to sing after the Grinch stole Christmas. I didn’t run across anyone sweating the trial.

Persons: Biden, Donald Trump, Trump’s, reveling, Lauren Herzog —, MAGA, Trump, Democratic haters Organizations: Trump voters, Democratic Locations: Pennsylvania, sequins, tutus, MAGA, American

☆ For Wagner Moura, leaving Pablo Escobar behind after 'Narcos' was just as tough as leaving the 'Civil War' combat zone
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Wagner Moura opted out of wearing earplugs on the extremely loud set of Alex Garland's "Civil War" so he could feel completely immersed in the film's most intense battle sequences. In 2015, he landed the role of Pablo Escobar in the Netflix series "Narcos." Moura with Kirsten Dunst in "Civil War." Juan Pablo Gutierrez/NetflixBefore this, you were known for playing Pablo Escobar in "Narcos." Did you find it more difficult getting out of the mindset of Pablo Escobar after "Narcos" or Joel after "Civil War"?

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☆ Landlords Use a Popular Software Tool to Jack up Apartment, Home Rents
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Rents soared thanks to a shortage of apartment units, remote workers' desire for more space, and a daunting for-sale market that kept many renters stuck in place. Without RealPage, the plaintiffs argue, landlords would be hesitant to jack up rents; instead, they'd focus on keeping their buildings full. In short, the lawsuits that started with apartment rents could one day change how we pay for everything. By turning over pricing to the algorithm, plaintiffs say, RealPage's clients are encouraged to push rents higher than if they'd left the decisions up to humans. The RealPage cases are about far more than apartment rents.

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☆ Inside the Fight Over Software That Tells Landlords to Hike Your Rent
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

☆ NATO helicopters are shooting down and eliminating enemy drones in a rarer kind of Red Sea battle
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Houthi attack drones have mostly been intercepted by US and allied warships in the Red Sea. Air-to-air combat has been much less common, but last month, a French helicopter shot down a drone. One recent interception, however, was credited to a French helicopter crew, which blasted a Houthi attack drone out of the sky in air-to-air combat. AdvertisementPilots are 'well-trained'And the US hasn't been the only naval force to destroy Houthi threats in the Red Sea with embarked helicopters. A Germany Navy Sea Lynx helicopter flies over the corvette Oldenburg in the Baltic Sea on June 05, 2023 near Rostock, Germany.

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☆ Voters Think America Is Broken. Biden Needs to Meet Them Where They Are. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Damon Linker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Seven months away from a rematch election pitting President Biden against former President Donald Trump, the incumbent is struggling. The question is why. It’s usually wiser to listen to what voters are saying — beyond the obvious concerns about the president’s age. The long-term trend tells a clear story: From the mid-1990s to late 2004, the level of satisfaction bounced around between 39 percent and 71 percent. They would reach a low of 9 percent satisfaction in October 2008, in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Persons: Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Biden’s, “, Bush Organizations: Gallup Locations: U.S, Iraq

☆ ‘Ripley’ review: Andrew Scott stars in a very slow-burn Netflix series based on the Tom Ripley books
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Moving slowly, indeed almost hypnotically, “Ripley” takes a few episodes to kick in, but once it does there’s no turning back. Set in the early 1960s, the format provides the latitude to luxuriate in uncomfortable moments and build palpable tension around situations in Patricia Highsmith’s books, a sensation that becomes more intense once it’s demonstrated how ruthless Scott’s Tom Ripley can be. Living an idyllic life with his girlfriend Marge (Dakota Fanning), Dickie resists the notion but foolishly invites Tom into his orbit. Marge might be suspicious of Tom’s motivations, but he quickly wins over Dickie despite his occasionally strange behavior. If they do, give the credit, primarily, to the talented Messrs. Zaillian and Scott.

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☆ All the actors who have played Tom Ripley, including Andrew Scott in Netflix's 'Ripley'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Alain Delon in "Purple Noon" (1960)Alain Delon in "Purple Noon." TitanusFive years after Patricia Highsmith's novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley" hit stands — the first of five Ripley novels — we already had the first big-screen adaptation. Marking the first role for legendary French actor Alain Delon, here he plays Ripley as a dashing young man who is tasked with bringing home Philippe Greenleaf. Instead, Ripley becomes Greenleaf. Unlike Matt Damon's portrayal in the role, from the start Delon's Ripley doesn't seem like someone anyone should trust.

Persons: Alain Delon, Patricia Highsmith's, Ripley, Philippe Greenleaf, Matt Damon's Locations: French, Greenleaf

☆ The Various Mr. Ripleys
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Brian Tallerico | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One of fiction’s most famous impostors returns on Thursday with the debut of Netflix’s “Ripley,” the latest adaptation of a character invented in the 1950s by the author Patricia Highsmith. Over nearly seven decades, Tom Ripley has appeared in five books by Highsmith, five films, multiple television episodes and even a radio show. He has been played by interpreters as varied as Matt Damon, Alain Delon, Dennis Hopper, John Malkovich and now, Andrew Scott. What makes him fascinating is his willingness to go to murderous lengths to secure it. As a new version of Tom Ripley arrives, here is a look at how this grifter has evolved over the generations.

Persons: Netflix’s “ Ripley, ”, Patricia Highsmith, Oscar, Steven Zaillian, Tom Ripley, Highsmith, Matt Damon, Alain Delon, Dennis Hopper, John Malkovich, Andrew Scott, Ripley

☆ Anyone want to pay an extra 50% for their Spotify subscription? This bill would make it mandatory.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewLots of consumers like streaming music. Lots of musicians complain about streaming — they say it doesn't generate nearly as much revenue for them as they deserve and need. So here's a proposal to help fix that: a tax that would increase American consumers' music streaming bills by 50% — meaning you'd pay an extra $4 to $10 a month for services like Spotify or Apple Music. I don't believe there was ever a time that Americans supported a 50% tax hike on anything, for any reason. But when we got on the phone to discuss the bill this month, he said it's supposed to be taken literally and seriously.

Persons: —, Rashida Tlaib, Jamaal Bowman, Tlaib, Damon Krukowski, I'm, it's, Krukowski, you've, Taylor Organizations: Service, Apple, Business, Wage, Act, Rep, United Musicians, Allied Workers, Spotify Locations: Michigan, New York

☆ Squatters took over a Beverly Hills mansion worth millions for 5 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Squatters who took over a Beverly Hills mansion for five months seemed to take the saying literally. The squatters made money off of the home by hosting parties with entrance fees from $500 to $1,500, Curbed reported. According to Curbed, Yamout purchased the home in 2021 from Notre Dame Properties, which is allegedly "controlled" by Uwaydah. AdvertisementYamout took legal action against the squatters, filing an unlawful detainer lawsuit to evict them, Curbed reported. Gargiulo told Curbed that he has no regrets about living in the mansion or the headaches he brought the residents of Beverly Grove Place.

Persons: —, Morgan Gargiulo —, Gargiulo, John A, Woodward IV, LeBron James, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Woodward, didn't, he'd, Adel Yamout, Yamout, Damon Dash, Munir Uwaydah, Michael, Harry, Harris, Donald Trump, I've Organizations: Service, Beverly Hills, Beverly, Los Angeles, Row Records, Notre Dame Properties, Uwaydah, Business Locations: Los, Los Angeles, Beverly, Beverly Hills, Beverly Grove, Woodward, California

☆ When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it opened the floodgates for abortion-related lawsuits
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear its first abortion case since the 2022 reversal of Roe v. Wade and upheaval of reproductive rights in America. All the while, public regard for the Supreme Court has degenerated. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is photographed at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in September 2015. Dirck Halstead/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images Breyer and his daughter Chloe jog with Clinton in May 1994. Mai/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images Breyer works in his office with his staff of clerks in June 2002.

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Photos You Should See View All 60 Images“He apparently has said he’s out,” she told The Associated Press. “I think I’m the most famous ‘Bond’ actor that never actually played the part. “I think he’s brilliant. “By the time they cast it again, I’ll be too old,” the 44-year-old actor told The Associated Press in 2022. Richard Madden brushed off rumors about his involvement in Bond at a press conference for “Rocket Man” in Cannes back in 2019.

Persons: — Aaron Taylor, Johnson, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Craig, Bond, Taylor, Idris Elba, Barbara Broccoli, Luther, ”, Idris, he’s, ” Elba, “, Matt Damon, Tom Hardy, Luke Evans, I’ll, Richard Madden, Jean Page, Duke, Hastings, Theo James, Henry Golding, Golding Organizations: Associated Press, Dunkirk, “ Locations: —, ” Elba, Cannes, “

☆ Minnie Driver reflects on her ‘heartbreak’ after Matt Damon split when she was 25
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Minnie Driver knows that time heals most heartache. Driver appeared on “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” where she reflected on the sadness she felt at age 25 after a split from her former boyfriend Matt Damon, saying she would tell her younger self she’d be just fine. Driver and Damon dated for about a year after they met while filming the 1997 film “Good Will Hunting.”“You’re going to love again, it’ll be fine,” Driver added. “My little face, [I want] to wrap my arms around that young woman and hug her and go, ‘It’s all going to be fine honey, don’t worry.’”Matt Damon and Minnie Driver in 1997. “Wish I could have celebrated more as it was an amazing moment for all of us, and for this wonderful film!”

Persons: Minnie Driver, Jennifer Hudson, Matt Damon, she’d, ” Driver, Damon, “, it’ll, ‘, ’ ” Matt Damon, Steve Granitz, Ben Affleck, ” Organizations: CNN

☆ Dua Lipa's new album is called 'Radical Optimism.' Here's everything you need to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Lipa announced on Wednesday that her third album, "Radical Optimism," will arrive on May 3. During an interview with Rolling Stone, Lipa referred to these four collaborators as her "band." Jesso Jr. called his experience working on Lipa's album "the pinnacle of my writing career." "This record feels a bit more raw," she told Rolling Stone. Advertisement"Dua really enjoyed that," Harle told Rolling Stone.

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☆ Stella Artois taps David Beckham to restore its shine
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Stella Artois, the nearly century-old brew, isn’t immune to the difficulties facing beer sales, so it’s drafting one of the world’s most recognizable personalities to help the lager return to its former glory: David Beckham. On Tuesday, the Anheuser-Busch InBev-owned brand introduced the former soccer superstar as the new face of its beer, naming Beckham as its “official ambassador” for Stella Artois. David Beckham is the new face of Stella Artois. Beckham joins fellow soccer superstar Lionel Messi in the A-B ambassador portfolio. “Beckham certainly gives Stella Artois the kind of top-tier recognition that A-B has historically leaned on to gain attention,” Sightline’s Roth said.

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