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☆ With the Oscar-nominated ‘Barbie,’ Mattel has arrived in Hollywood. What’s next for the toy company?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Driven largely by benefits associated with the “Barbie” movie, Mattel finished last year strong with 24% fourth-quarter growth. Before the “Barbie” movie was released, the Barbie brand already had a 99% rate of global brand awareness, selling more than 100 dolls every single minute, according to Mattel. What’s next for Mattel Films? Mattel Films, which is headed by Oscar-nominated producer Robbie Brenner, faces a lot of pressure to live up to “Barbie” with its second go-around. When asked about the possibility of an R-rated film at Mattel, Kreiz says, “I wouldn’t rule out different scenarios.

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☆ Ashley Park awaiting medical clearance to begin filming ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 4 following hospitalization
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Ashley Park has arrived in Paris as she prepares to get back to work following a serious medical scare the actor experienced in December. The “Emily in Paris” star wrote in a post on her Instagram on Sunday that she’s in the city of lights “recovering and resting” while awaiting medical clearance to begin filming Season 4 of the Netflix show. “I couldn’t be more excited to join then (sic) all on set for Season 4,” she wrote. Both sepsis and septic shock require immediate treatment. Park plays the outspoken and fashion-forward singer Mindy opposite Lily Collins in “Emily in Paris,” which debuted in 2020.

Persons: Ashley, Emily, Park, “ I’m, ”, “, Mindy, Lily Collins, “ Emily Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Cleveland Clinic Locations: Paris, “, ”

☆ From ‘Barbie’ to ‘Bob the Builder’: Mattel’s next big movie, and how Jennifer Lopez is involved
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Now, CNN has learned that Mattel hopes to maintain that momentum with a cinematic adaptation of another kids’ character: Bob the Builder. An animated movie based on the long-running animated children’s series is in development, with Jennifer Lopez attached to executive produce and “In the Heights” star Anthony Ramos set to voice the beloved titular cartoon contractor. This new take on “Bob the Builder” will “celebrate the vibrant and colorful textures of the Caribbean Latin nations and their people.”Aside from voicing Bob the Builder, Ramos will also serve as a producer. In a statement, Ramos said that the movie will focus on friends working together and how love can help conquer any obstacle. The “Bob the Builder” television series ran in worldwide syndication for over a decade in the early aughts, and is known for its popular catchphrase, “Can we fix it?

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☆ 'Emily in Paris' star Ashley Park says she's recovering from 'critical septic shock' after a bout of tonsillitis
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewAshley Park, best known for her roles in "Emily in Paris," "Joy Ride," and "Beef," is recovering in hospital after suffering from septic shock following a bout of tonsillitis. In a post on Instagram on Friday, the actor shared that while on vacation in December, she developed a tonsil infection that "spiraled into critical septic shock, which infected and affected several of my organs." In the post, Park thanked her costar and boyfriend Paul Forman for helping her through "three foreign hospitals, a week in the ICU, scary ERs, countless scans and tests and injections," and "excruciating pain." According to NHS inform, "septic shock is a life-threatening condition that happens when your blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level after an infection." "Emily in Paris" star Lily Collins shared in another Instagram post yesterday that the cast had "reunited" in Paris ready for the show's fourth season.

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☆ ‘Emily in Paris’ star Ashley Park on the mend after experiencing ‘critical septic shock’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Ashley Park is focusing on being “grateful” after experiencing a serious medical scare over the holidays. “While on holiday in December into New Years, what started as tonsillitis spiraled into critical septic shock, which infected and affected several of my organs,” the “Emily in Paris” actor, 32, wrote on her verified Instagram on Friday. When affected by sepsis, the body essentially overreacts to an infection, which can cause organs to shut down. Both sepsis and septic shock require immediate treatment. In the comments section under Park’s post, Collins wrote that she “can hardly look at these without crying,” adding that she’s “forever grateful” Park is on the mend.

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☆ Michael Oher: 'The Blind Side' star's long effort to correct the record
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —In his 2011 memoir, Michael Oher wrote that he had a special skill for forgetting his difficult past. Sean Tuohy told the Daily Memphian that his family was devastated. In 2003, he began to stay more often with the Tuohy family, whose daughter Collins also attended Briarcrest. Another contract from April 2007 exists that was “purportedly signed by Michael Oher” in which Oher gives away his name, likeness, voice, etc. “It’s hard because you have to defend yourself, but whatever he wants, we’ll do,” Sean Tuohy said, according to the Daily Memphian.

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☆ Meet the Mattel CEO who convinced Margot Robbie to become Barbie – and is being played by Will Ferrell in the movie
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He earmarked Margot Robbie to play Barbie, and has driven the group's push to exploit its brands. Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie in "Barbie." Warner Bros.Self-deprecationAccording to Bloomberg, Mattel gave Warner Bros. and Gerwig huge creative license on the movie – including how Mattel and its bigwigs would be portrayed. Kreiz, with his chiseled jaw, pearly white teeth and broader good looks, might look more like Ken, played by Ryan Gosling, than the ghoulish CEO played by funnyman Will Ferrell. Ferrell is listed only as "Mattel CEO" in the film's credits, adding an element of ambiguity.

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☆ This Gen Z founder made an OnlyFans rival that has no nudity and sold it for $65 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

He said it sold for $65 million after sites including TikTok "failed" to help creators make money. The 22-year-old certainly doesn't need to live with his folks: He became a millionaire last year after his company, Fanfix, sold for $65 million, according to Crunchbase. It's a model broadly similar to OnlyFans, but with a major difference: it doesn't allow nudity. When SuperOrdinary bought Fanfix, Insider's Geoff Weiss reported that there were plans for product collaborations with the platform's creators. And they took advantage of the creators, and so a massive gap opened up for platforms like Patreon, platforms like us."

☆ Gen Z is the biggest beneficiary of workplace nepotism despite calling it out, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

More than two-thirds of Gen Z have used nepotism to land a job offer, a new study found. They survey of 2,000 workers found 42% said they'd won a role or job offer through nepotism. Even if they disapprove of nepotism, three-quarters of Gen Z workers said they would still use it. Almost half the Gen Z employees that have used nepotism to land a role ended up with a junior title, and a quarter were unemployed beforehand. That was causing Gen Z to devise creative solutions due to these unrealistic expectations, per Fortune.

☆ ‘Emily in Paris’ Creator Darren Star Wasn’t Going for a Millennial Stereotype
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Lane Florsheim | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Darren Star is one of TV’s greatest romantics. From “Sex and the City” to “Emily in Paris,” the showmaker’s signatures include love triangles, lavish parties, grand gestures and, of course, over-the-top outfits. While filming the third season of his Netflix comedy starring Lily Collins, which is now streaming, he found plenty of opportunities to feel the magic himself—such as shooting a scene at the top of the Eiffel Tower late at night. “You can’t get up there until after 1 a.m. to film,” says Mr. Star, 61. “When you write things, it’s sort of a dream of what you’d like things to be, and in this case, what we dreamed, we were able to get on the screen.”

☆ ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 3 Review: Couture Continuation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The popular “Emily in Paris” is not a fish tank. A fish tank—probably—would not be entering its third season on Netflix with a fourth to come. For those unfamiliar with the show, Lily Collins is its main attraction, her signature eyebrows suggesting an accent aigu and an accent grave as her wide-eyed character, Emily Cooper , makes her rube’s way around Paris. When the show first appeared in 2020, the response in France was negative. That seems as much an insult to Illinois as any slur toward France, whose people are portrayed cartoonishly, if not maliciously.

The third season of "Emily in Paris" is now available to watch on Netflix . Check out the trailer for 'Emily in Paris' season 3Star Lily Collins returns for season three, along with Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Samuel Arnold, and Bruno Gouery. How to watch 'Emily in Paris'You can watch "Emily in Paris" exclusively on Netflix. The first season of "Emily in Paris" debuted on Netflix in October 2020, to mixed but mostly positive reviews. Will there be a season 4 of 'Emily in Paris'?

☆ Netflix's 'Emily in Paris' embraces French life in new season
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Cultural frictions give way to personality clashes in Netflix's (NFLX.O) "Emily in Paris," according to creator Darren Star who recently joined the show's cast members in the French capital for the global premiere of the third season. The new season of the television comedy starring Lily Collins as Emily Cooper, an American who moves to Paris from Chicago for a marketing job, will be released on Dec. 21. Kate Walsh, William Abadie, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Samuel Arnold, Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Lucien Laviscount, Camille Razat, Bruno Gouery and Lucas Bravo attend the world premiere of the third season of the Netflix series "Emily in Paris" at the Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris, France, December 6, 2022. In the third season, actors Paul Forman and Melia Kreiling join as new cast members. “New characters come in and add a lot of new texture and complications for the entire ensemble,” said Star.

☆ Netflix hit 'Emily in Paris' draws cast to French capital for global premiere
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The cast of "Emily in Paris" will take to the red carpet in the city of lights Tuesday for the global premiere of season three of the popular Netflix series. Slated for release on Dec. 21, the new season of the television comedy stars Lily Collins as Emily Cooper, an American who has relocated from Chicago to the French capital for a marketing job in the luxury industry. Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, who plays the role of Emily's French boss, said that while the series pokes fun at the French, it also takes on Americans, pitting different working styles against one another - but hinted at newfound cooperation between the two cultures. "Emily in Paris" adds two new cast members, Paul Forman and Melia Kreiling, in the upcoming series. Reporting by Mimosa Spencer; Editing by Nick MacfieOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Naomi Biden’s Wedding Sleeves Mark a Return to Timeless Style
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Chavie Lieber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

When Naomi Biden, the president’s 28-year-old granddaughter, wore custom Ralph Lauren for a rare White House wedding, one weather-appropriate detail stood out: her long lace sleeves. It looked like a nod to the buttoned-up bodice on the gown Grace Kelly wore to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Despite the vanguard of current bridal designers producing more experimental silhouettes—jumpsuits, separates and nearly nude dresses—Ms. Kelly’s classic 1956 look keeps coming back. Among the brides who have emulated her style are Kate Middleton , actresses Lily Collins and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, socialite sisters Paris and Nicky Hilton, and model Jasmine Tookes, as well as legions of less-starry women who associate a high neck and covered arms with timeless glamour.

☆ Michael Oher, athlete who inspired ‘The Blind Side,’ marries longtime love
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Former NFL player Michael Oher has married his longtime love, Tiffany Roy. My beautiful wife, I love you so much, thank you for blessing me with our family! Easily the best single weekend I’ve ever been a part of.”Oher continued: “Not being from the area everyone came to was even more special. I won’t be able to tell everyone thank you, if I saw you this weekend, thank you! Lily Collins, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Jae Head and Quinton Aaron in "The Blind Side."

☆ 'Emily in Paris' actor Ashley Park's career advice: 'You're allowed to dream big'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The award-winning "Emily in Paris" actor grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, always a performer ― dance, a-cappella, musical theater. It's an attitude she's taken with her even as she's entered a field in which rejection can be a daily routine. She received a Critics' Choice Award nomination for her performance as Mindy Chen on "Emily in Paris" in 2021, too. 'You're allowed to dream big'Park says she never thought she'd have the opportunities she's gotten. That made a huge difference in her day-to-day happiness, especially in a career typically filled with constant rejection.

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