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Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance on Sunday defended his 2021 comments about allocating more votes to people with children, saying they were a “thought experiment.”In a widely circulated video clip from a 2021 speech he gave to a conservative organization called the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Vance suggested giving more votes to people with children than to people who have none. “Let’s give votes to all children in this country, but let’s give control over those votes to the parents of those children,” Vance said in his 2021 speech. “And I said, well, if we’re going to give the rights to the children, then we should actually just allow the parents to cast those votes. She said her husband’s “quip” was an effort to bring attention to U.S. policies that fall short of providing the support families need. What is it about our leadership and the way that they think about the world that makes it so hard sometimes for parents?’” she added.

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Usha Vance, wife of former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, defended her husband when pressed about resurfaced 2021 remarks he made about “childless cat ladies” leading the country, which came under widespread scrutiny last month. “He made a quip in service of making a point that he wanted to make that was substantive,” Usha Vance said. I can’t thank people enough for that.”Usha Vance noted that having Secret Service detail is a “big change” and praised the agents who are assigned to their family. “He had the Secret Service detail that was really looking out for him and was able to get off the stage and all of that,” she said. “So I mean, just seeing that was incredibly shocking I think for everyone.”“From a personal perspective, I guess I try not to worry too much about that,” Usha Vance added.

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☆ Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi are married, says Jon Bon Jovi
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jon Bon Jovi has confirmed that his son, Jake, has married British actress Millie Bobby Brown at an intimate ceremony. Bon Jovi was asked about the rumors that the couple had tied the knot during an appearance on the BBC’s “The One Show” on Tuesday. “They’re great,” said Bon Jovi in response to being asked how the happy couple are. Jake Bongiovi (left), Millie Bobby Brown (center-left), Dorothea Hurley (center-right) and Jon Bon Jovi (right) in March. And the couple have the backing of Bon Jovi despite getting married at such a tender age.

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☆ Zac Efron says it would be ‘extraordinary’ to play Matthew Perry in biopic as the ‘Friends’ star wanted
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Zac Efron has shared his response to finding out that Matthew Perry wanted the “High School Musical” actor to play him in a biopic. “I was hugely honored,” Efron told Extra TV during the premiere for his upcoming movie “The Iron Claw” in Dallas on Wednesday. Zac Efron played the younger version of Matthew Perry's character in the 2009 comedy film "17 Again." Perry revealed last year that Efron had, however, once turned down an opportunity to play a younger version of him. He added that the dream younger version of himself “was Zac Efron, but he said no.

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James Corden may be off TV screens after l eaving CBS’ “The Late Late Show” but that doesn't mean he's stopped chatting with celebrities. The multiple Emmy- and Tony Award-winner who gave the world “Carpool Karaoke” is launching a new weekly show set for early 2024 on SiriusXM called "This Life of Mine with James Corden." “James has been a trailblazer in the entertainment business,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s president and chief content officer in a statement. SiriusXM is hosting an event in New York on Wednesday where it will showcase its new SiriusXM streaming app, as well as new programming, live performances and surprise celebrity guests. He is also a Tony Award winner, multiple BAFTA Award-winner, in addition to a Golden Globe Award nominee.

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☆ LeVar Burton Wants to Be Heard
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Laurel Graeber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

LeVar Burton has spent much of his career encouraging children to read. They can develop that skill, along with an ear for mysteries, in “Sound Detectives,” a new podcast for audiences of elementary-school age that is part whodunit, part science exploration and part comic adventure. Co-produced by SiriusXM’s Stitcher Studios and LeVar Burton Entertainment, “Sound Detectives” features Burton as a fictionalized version of himself, an inventor with the same name. “In a certain sense, ‘LeVar Burton’ has reached iconic status,” Burton said in a phone conversation. “And it’s fun for me to lean into that.” He added, “It’s also an opportunity for me to introduce ‘LeVar’ to another generation.”

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☆ Arnold Schwarzenegger acknowledges he is a mere mortal when it comes to aging
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Arnold Schwarzenegger is talking about aging. The former California governor, action movie star and bodybuilder says he remembers a time when his body felt “powerful.” Now, at age 76, he doesn’t feel quite the same. Schwarzenegger appeared on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show,” where he said he keeps a sense of humor about aging. “I kind of smile because every day I do look in a mirror and I say, ‘Yep, you suck,” he told Stern. “Let’s go and teach kids to be tough, to go out and do sports, to go and study, to struggle, and to go through these kind of painful moments sometimes,” he told Stern.

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☆ Drake called out by Pet Shop Boys for singing chorus of one of their hits on new song without permission
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Drake recently dropped his eighth studio album, and it apparently comes with a bit of controversy. English band the Pet Shop Boys called the Canadian singer out on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday – the day Drake released his “For All the Dogs” album. “Surprising to hear @Drake singing the chorus of ‘West End girls’ in the track ‘All the Parties’ on his new album,” the band’s tweet read. “No credit given or permission requested.”Toward the end of the “Parties” track, Drake does indeed sing the chorus of “West End Girls,” the Pet Shop Boys’ hit song off their 1986 album “Please.”CNN has reached out to representatives of Drake for comment. The Pet Shop Boys perform on the Other Stage at the Glastonbury festival near the village of Pilton in Somerset, southwest England, on June 26, 2022.

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☆ Drake releases music video for New Song '8AM in Charlotte'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“I need to focus on my health, and I need to get right, and I’m going to do that,” Drake said. Adonis, tell me about your beautiful piece of artwork that you sold me,” Drake tells him at the start of the video. Drake asks about the letters on the drawing, saying, “And what is SBW?” “So it’s not a word, but I just wanted to write SBW,” Adonis says. Does that mean that Daddy’s the goat?” Drake asks. So it’s Daddy Goat,” Adonis says.

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☆ Millie Bobby Brown won’t have future father-in-law Jon Bon Jovi singing at her wedding
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Guests at Millie Bobby Brown’s upcoming nuptials shouldn’t wait for Jon Bon Jovi to hop on the mic. The “Stranger Things” star, who is marrying the rocker’s son Jake Bongiovi, recently told “Today” that her future father-in-law will not be performing at their wedding. “I feel like that’s asking me to go and do a full-on play for everyone,” she said. “I’ve never felt alone in it, which I think is really nice. “You know, if you find the right partner and you grow together, I think that would be my advice really, is growing together is wise.

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☆ Robert Downey Jr. says Kate Winslet roasted him for his bad British accent
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Robert Downey Jr. needs to work on his British accent, according to Kate Winslet. Besides playing Sherlock Holmes and Charlie Chaplin, he once auditioned for “The Holiday,” opposite Winslet, who asked him what was up with his accent. Downey Jr. appeared on a recent episode of SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show,” and recalled reading for the Nancy Meyers 2006 holiday comedy with Jimmy Fallon. “I thought, honestly, I said, ‘If Jack Black says no to this movie, I’m so in,’” Fallon recalled in the same Stern interview. “‘I’ll do it for half his price.’”Fallon also praised Downey Jr., saying, “I’m sitting across from Robert Downey Jr., and I go, ‘This is the best actor I’ve ever sat across and did a scene with in my entire life.”“It was mind-blowing for me and it kind of, I quit the business.

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☆ Jon Bon Jovi has no issue with his son being engaged to Millie Bobby Brown
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jon Bon Jovi is standing up for young love. The rocker’s 20-year-old son, Jake Bongiovi, is engaged to 19-year-old actress, Millie Bobby Brown. During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live,” Bon Jovi shared that more than one of his children are heading to the altar. “The latest one,” Bon Jovi told Cohen. “I got three of my four.”Cohen pointed out that Bon Jovi and his wife of 34 years, Dorothea, were high school sweethearts.

☆ Meet Jelly Roll, the Rapper Turned Country Singer Rousing Nashville
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Alan Light | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

1 on rock radio while the mid-tempo “Son of a Sinner” topped the country radio chart, and Jelly Roll held the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s emerging artist chart for 25 straight weeks, the longest run in that ranking’s history. The Bridgestone show is chronicled in a new documentary, “Jelly Roll: Save Me,” premiering on Hulu on May 30. He’s living proof that anything is possible.”As Jelly Roll’s profile grows, he’s not slowing down his nonstop work habits. He is very strong in who he is and what he wants to say as an artist.

☆ Tom Brady looks to make more history in Germany as Bucs take on Seahawks
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Reuters —The National Football League said it could have sold over 3 million tickets for the first regular season game ever in Germany between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks on Sunday proving again that Tom Brady can attract a crowd. “He is clearly a worldwide superstar who not only the many rabid fans in Germany are aware of but the casual fan. While Brady is the number one attraction German fans will be treated to a marquee matchup. “I know we learn something every game we play about the capacity we have to play games there (Europe),” said O’Reilly. “Should the opportunity arise everything around us makes us smarter and better regarding the possibility of potentially a franchise outside the U.S.”

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