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☆ Leah Remini earns college degree from New York University at age 53
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Leah Remini is living the life she always wanted, and wants her followers to know that it’s “never too late” to pursue a dream. The “King of Queens” star shared on Thursday that she has earned an associate’s degree from New York University, and is currently working on achieving her bachelor’s degree. “Three years ago, I embarked on a terrifying journey: becoming a college student at the age of 50,” Remini wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I desperately wanted a higher education for many years but didn’t move forward because I feared I was not smart enough,” Remini wrote on Thursday. I have read many of your comments and drawn inspiration from them,” the star wrote.

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☆ Leah Remini Lists Her Los Angeles Home a Third Time
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Debra Kamin | More About Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The actress Leah Remini has listed her home in the picturesque Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles — and is doing so at a price cut. Ms. Remini bought the six-bedroom, nine-bath property in 2003 for $3.75 million and first listed it on the market in September 2022 for $12,995,000. Now, she’s slashed half a million dollars off the price for the property, which stretches more than 10,000 square feet on a manicured and gated 1.58-acre lot, asking $12,499,000. The home is in the neighborhood of Fryman Canyon, one of Los Angeles’s most prestigious and star-studded corners. Neighbors in this pocket of Hollywood, where idyllic residential blocks are lined with sycamore trees and graceful Tudor Revival style houses, include George and Amal Clooney, Lucy Liu and Bruno Mars.

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CNN —The actress Leah Remini has filed a lawsuit against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, claiming she has suffered years of harassment, intimidation and defamation as part of an organized campaign of retaliation for her criticism of the church since leaving it a decade ago. After leaving the church in 2013, though, the actress became a fierce and high-profile critic: She published a memoir in 2015, “Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology,” and went on to host three seasons of the docuseries, “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath,” on A&E. “Leah Remini has become what she once vowed she would never be: ‘This bitter ex-Scientologist,’” the church said in a 2016 statement in response to the series. People walk past the Church of Scientology in Los Angeles in 2012. The church allegedly paid social media companies to promote the posts targeting Remini, the lawsuit says, adding Scientology’s “old-school, mob-style tactics” extend beyond social media.

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☆ A.I. can save you hundreds of dollars on professional headshots—but avoid these 2 mistakes, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

These days, professional headshots can range from $25 to $2,500. That can lead to hundreds of dollars in savings for the user who gets their one-time AI headshot. Morrison agrees that the best headshot is the one that is polished yet authentic, whether it's AI-generated or not. Stay away from these two mistakes to make sure you get your AI headshot right:'Never rely solely on AI'Overall, experts agree there is a time and place for AI headshots. She also says not to take an AI headshot at face value.

Persons: Slack, Marissa Morrison, Amanda Augustine, Morrison, Amit Bhatia, Bhatia, Augustine Organizations: CNBC

☆ tWitch tributes: Friends honor dancer who was 'loved by everyone'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The late Stephen “tWitch” Boss was a man who wore many hats. He was hungry, eager, and willing to do the work that would lift him in spirit and means,” she wrote. Murphy shared that the first time she met Boss, “there was something about him. Other celebrities to mourn Boss’s passing included Questlove, who wrote on Instagram, “I have no words man. Ciara continued in her missive to Boss that she always knew him “as joy, laughter, good times, and a big smile!

LOS ANGELES — The judge in the rape trial of “That ‘70s Show” star Danny Masterson dealt the defense a potential setback Monday by allowing a fourth woman who says she was assaulted by the actor to testify. Jane Doe #4 was not in cahoots with Masterson's accusers or a Scientologist, Mueller said. He said the jury should be aware there is another woman "out there with similar experience with Mr. Masterson who also was interviewed" by detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department. The judge had initially barred the testimony of Jane Doe #4, who told police she was sexually assaulted by Masterson in 1996. Dua Anjam and Diana Dasrath reported from Los Angeles, Corky Siemaszko from New York City

LOS ANGELES — One Hollywood star claimed he was arrested and charged on multiple counts of rape by police and prosecutors who are biased against his church. Another prominent Hollywood figure charged with rape contends he was set up by members of a church he has publicly renounced. In both cases, the church in question is the Church of Scientology. Haggis denied Breest’s rape allegation in a counter-complaint and accused her and her lawyer of trying to extort $9 million from him. “She decided she had to do something.”In the Masterson case, he and his accusers are all current or former members of the Church of Scientology.

☆ Hollywood star, tech execs invest in Italian start-up Bending Spoons
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterActor Ryan Reynolds gestures as he speaks during a conference at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Eric GaillardMILAN, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Italian app developer Bending Spoons has raised more than $340 million from investors including Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds and Kerry Trainor, the former CEO of video streaming platform Vimeo (VMEO.O), it said on Tuesday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterOther backers included Italian banks Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.MI) and Banco BPM (BAMI.MI), the Milan-based start-up said in a statement. Since launching in 2013, Bending Spoons has registered more than 500 million downloads and has 90 million monthly active users, according to its website. (This story corrects currency in first paragraph to dollars from euros)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Elvira Pollina Writing by Gianluca Semeraro Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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