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☆ Success Eluded Him in Dance. Then Came Gymnastics and Simone Biles.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Laura Cappelle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When the gymnastics superstar Simone Biles tumbles and dances her way through her third Olympics this month, the choreography she performs in her floor routine will be seen on hundreds of millions of screens around the world. The Biles effect has brought with it something unexpected for Milan at 51: success. When he turned to gymnastics choreography full-time, in 2017, he was in debt, having started a dance company that never took off, and still reeling from the psychological scars left by a tumultuous career in ballet. “I was furious with what I’d experienced in the dance world,” he said. “I loved the art form so much, but the behavior of the people I’d encountered in it disgusted me.”

Persons: Simone Biles tumbles, Grégory Milan, ”, “ Organizations: National Institute of Sport, French national, Milan Locations: Vincennes, Paris, Milan

☆ Gina Gershon on Her Best Movie Roles: 'Bound,' 'Showgirls,' 'Killer Joe'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

On defying her agents to star in 'Bound' and finding Corky's look in San Francisco lesbian barsJennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon in "Bound." I was hesitant to take on any role coming off of "Showgirls," just because, honestly, I was pretty burnt out. When the script for "Bound" was sent to us, my agents were pretty clear saying, "Listen, you are not doing this movie. On her 'Showgirls' PTSD and why she's come around on the movieGina Gershon in "Showgirls." I'm really into it."

Persons: Gina Gershon, —, It's, Gershon, Louie, who's, she's, Paul Verhoeven's, Corky, Jennifer Tilly's femme, Violet, Jennifer Tilly, Lana, Lilly Wachowski, They've, I've, Susie Bright, Jennifer, Tilly, Susie, couldn't, I'm, Let's, Elizabeth Berkley's, Lili Anolik, Paul, Verhoeven, Chekhov, I'd, That's, you've, she'd, Matthew McConaughey, Joe, Matthew McConaughey's, Tracy Letts, William Friedkin, Billy wasn't, Billy, Matthew, Nicolas Cage, Nicolas, John Woo …, John Woo, Nick Cassavetes, John, Jason Guerrasio, Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart Organizations: Business, Pride, LD Locations: San Francisco

☆ Why Wimbledon is the Grand Slam title that every player craves
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

After she’d won her fourth Grand Slam title and her third French Open, while still just 22 years old. GO DEEPER The trick to winning on Wimbledon grass? Gilbert had never watched one of his players win Wimbledon from the coaches’ box. Barty won Wimbledon in 2021 for the first and only time, then won the Australian Open the following January. “Every year it’s easier for me to adapt to grass,” Swiatek said.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, she’d, Swiatek, Iga, Zac Goodwin, “, ” Swiatek, ”, —, Joe Toth, Grass, Serena Williams, Julian Finney, haven’t, Greg Norman, Casper Ruud, Ivan Lendl, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Carlos Alcaraz, Roland Garros, Brad Gilbert, Coco Gauff, Zendaya, Gilbert, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, ” Gilbert, Gauff, Sofia Kenin, Daniel Leal, Rod Laver, ” Laver, it’s, Cliff Drysdale, ” Drysdale, Drysdale, Mark McCormack, Ash Barty, Barty, Matthias Hangst, Nick Kyrgios, Novak Djokovic, Marketa Vondrousova, ” Djokovic, He’s, Paris, Djokovic, ” Sinner, Sinner, Jason Bourne, volleying, Gavin MacMillan, Aryna Sabalenka, they’ve, ” MacMillan, Shi Tang, Eamonn Dalton Organizations: Tennis, Wimbledon’s, England Club, French, of Fame, Wimbledon, Getty, Augusta, dodger, Roland, Slams, ESPN, All England, U.S, Broadway, La Scala, Bolshoi Theater, Court, Central Press, Hulton, National, West, IMG, Olympic Games, U.S ., Players, “, Deutsch, The Athletic Locations: SW19, London, Paris, Italy, Halle, Augusta, Wimbledon, California, New Jersey, Basel, Australia, New York City, Bentleys, Australian, Serbia

☆ Can Japan’s First Same-Sex Dating Reality Show Change Hearts and Minds?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Motoko Rich | Kiuko Notoya | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Japan is the only country among the world’s wealthiest democracies that has not legalized same-sex unions. Few celebrities are openly gay. But now, Netflix is introducing the country’s first same-sex dating reality series. In Japan, the handful of openly gay and transgender performers who regularly appear on television are typically flamboyant, effeminate comic foils who are shoehorned into exaggerated stereotypes. With “The Boyfriend,” Dai Ota, the executive producer, said he wanted to “portray same-sex relationships as they really are.”

Persons: Dai Ota, ” Organizations: Netflix Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Terrace

☆ A cult was taking over his Los Angeles dance community. He made a Netflix documentary to spread the word.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Lilian Manansala | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Tim Milgram is a veteran of the Los Angeles dance community. I started putting this all together: Wow, this seems to go really, really far back: This isn't just about 7M management. Courtesy of Tim MilgramYou had been well-acquainted with Isaiah and even met the Shinn family. And what a successful thing Isaiah was doing, I applauded it. My origin is filming dance, being a dancer, and providing a physical space for people to train and to find community.

Persons: Tim Milgram, Isaiah Shinn, he'd, Milgram, Shinn, Konkrete, Melanie Wilking, Miranda, Shekinah, Robert Shinn, Isaiah, I'd, Briana Frapart, We're, I've, Melanie, Jessica, Acevedo, Nobody, there's, Robert, That's, it's, I'm, It's Organizations: Service, 7M Films, Business, Netflix, Variety Locations: Los Angeles, Angeles

☆ Mikhail Baryshnikov on Leaving Everything Behind
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Javier C. Hernández | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

On the night of June 29, 1974, after a performance with a touring Bolshoi Ballet troupe in downtown Toronto, Mikhail Baryshnikov made his way out a stage door, past a throng of fans and began to run. Baryshnikov, then 26 and already one of ballet’s brightest stars, had made the momentous decision to defect from the Soviet Union and build a career in the West. agents — and audience members seeking autographs — as he rushed to meet a group of Canadian and American friends waiting in a car a few blocks away. “That car took me to the free world,” Baryshnikov, 76, recalled in a recent interview. “Soviet Dancer in Canada Defects on Bolshoi Tour,” The New York Times declared on its front page.

Persons: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Baryshnikov, —, ” Baryshnikov Organizations: Bolshoi Ballet, Tour, The New York Times Locations: Toronto, Soviet Union, West, Soviet, Canada

☆ America's oldest man relied on daily walks, unprocessed food, and hobbies to stay lucid until 110 years old
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewBefore becoming the oldest man in America, Morrie Markoff technically died — but not for long. But not only was he revived, Markoff went on to live more than a decade more, authoring a book and passionately pursuing his lifelong love of learning. At 110 years old, he was the oldest living American man prior to his death in early June. AdvertisementNow, he's set another record, this time as the oldest healthy brain donation on record. America's oldest living man Morrie Markoff, pictured with his grandson, was 110 when he died in early June.

Persons: —, Morrie Markoff, Judith Hansen, Markoff, he's, Hansen, Betty, " Hansen Organizations: Service, Business, LA Times, Pan Locations: America, Mexico, Eastern Europe, Japan, China

☆ As a gay Black man living in a conservative small town, wrestling and drag helped me find the courage to be myself
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementGrowing up in Murfreesboro, being this out, proud gay Black man was kind of just frowned upon. And Princey was just kind of this quiet individual who never really went around too much, and just did my own little thing. I just saw so much pageantry there, and so much charisma, and I was like, "This is kind of drag." Related storiesI thought my wrestling name was going to be "Princey," but my coaches were like, "Nah, not really." It was kind of like having a wrestling coach, but it was just my drag mom.

Persons: Princey, Priyanka, —, Brian Maxwell, Kerry Awful, Brian, Greg Endries, you've, that's Organizations: Service, Max, Business, Wrestling, Crux Wrestling, HBO Locations: Murfreesboro, Alabama

☆ This hyper-exclusive CEO training program doesn't care about your 4.0 GPA
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The promise of a more rapid climb up the corporate ladder has made Alpine's CIT program incredibly popular. While it's too soon to know how Alpine's CIT program ranked this year, it received 750 applications for just 12 slots. AdvertisementAnderman's own non-conventional career took her from college dropout to ballet dancer to the world of international development to business school. When she interviewed for her job at Alpine, Weaver asked how she could handle the job with no prior experience. — Alpine's founder and CEO — Alpine's founder and CEOThe first attribute the company looks for is IQ, but not in the traditional kind.

Persons: —, it's, Tal Lee Anderman, you've, Tal Lee Anderson, Graham Weaver, GSB, Weaver, whittle, Anderman, David Wurtzbacher, Wurtzbacher, they're, Geoff Smart Organizations: Service, Business, CIT, Harvard Business School, Stanford's, School of Business, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Tal Lee Anderson Alpine, Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Alpine, Alpine's San, Citadel, Yale Law School, America Locations: Alpine's, Alpine's San Francisco, Blackstone, Anderman, Manhattan, Jackson , Mississippi, Hong Kong

☆ A list of the songs vying to be 2024’s summer anthem
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It was easier even a decade ago to settle on the song of the summer. Now that summer has officially started, sample these musical confections and decide for yourself — what’s destined to become the song of summer 2024? Daniel Boczarski/Getty ImagesNot Like Us, Kendrick Lamar Credit: Kendrick Lamar, under exclusive license to Interscope RecordsHere’s a song of the summer that breaks all the rules. ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy),’ ShaboozeyShaboozey mashes up pop-country with the 2004 club classic "Tipsy" on his mournful yet singable hit, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)." Still, lyrics about dragging your increasingly drunk self from bar to bar in a desperate attempt to shed the stress of your 9-to-5 are not unrelatable.

Persons: it’s, Mike Errico, New York University’s, Errico, Sabrina Carpenter Sabrina Carpenter, Nina Westervelt, Sabrina Carpenter, “, Billie Eilish, Billie Eilish's, Arturo Holmes, Eilish, —, Randy Holmes, Tinashe’s, Janet Jackson, factly, Babe, ’ Chappell Roan Chappell Roan, Stephen J, Cohen, Chappell, ”, Kate Bush, Cyndi Lauper’s, Roan fantasizes, Roan didn’t, ’ Tommy Richman, Tommy Richman, Johnny Louis, Richman, ’ Kendrick Lamar, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Daniel Boczarski, — Lamar, It’s, Lamar, Brett Carlsen, Carter, Shaboozey Organizations: CNN, New York, Davis, Island Records, UMG, Inc, Interscope, Disney, Life, Amusement Records, Getty, Tommy Richman Credit, Concord, Kendrick Lamar Credit, Interscope Records, Lamar, American Locations: New, TikTok, British, singalongs, Chappell Roan, LA, Nashville

☆ My husband and I used a 'Cinderella' rule to limit our kids' screen time. We don't regret it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Maria Estrada, 51, who is a plant-science lecturer at Fresno State and the mother of two teenagers. But when they were in middle school and younger, we had a Cinderella thing: At midnight, all the wifi would disappear. How we locked their devices at midnightLeft to right: Maria Estrada, her kids Pauline and John, and her husband Dexter, after the kids won first place in the plant science category at a science competition. Maria EstradaMy husband, Dexter, used two different apps to lock our kids' devices so they couldn't stay up late texting, watching videos, and playing games. Our kids have both excelledI don't do anything to restrict my kids' screen time anymore.

Persons: —, Maria Estrada, It's, I've, Estrada, Pauline, John, Dexter, John Benedict Estrada, he'd, Pauline Estrada, Maria Estrada Pauline, they've Organizations: Service, Fresno State, Business, YouTube, Microsoft, Safety, University of California Locations: Berkeley

Whales, Black bodies, the ocean, climate change, protest movements — over the past few years, they have all made their way into work by Mayfield Brooks, a choreographer, dancer and vocalist. The latest setting for Brooks’s ever-evolving dance project is a majestic one: the Tall Ship Wavertree, the last iron-hulled, three-masted cargo ship in the world. Built in 1885 and docked at Pier 16, the Wavertree extends about the length of a football field. This week, as part of the River to River Festival, Brooks (who uses they/them pronouns) finishes their whale journey with two works: “Whale Fall Abyss,” a dance performance on the ship, which is part of the South Street Seaport Museum; and “Whale Fall Reckoning,” a companion installation at a gallery — a former munitions room storage space — on Governors Island.

Persons: Mayfield Brooks, Brooks, ” Organizations: Street Seaport Museum

☆ Are Harry and Jessica from 'Perfect Match' season 2 still together?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewWarning: Spoilers ahead for the first six episodes of "Perfect Match" season two. Harry Jowsey and Jessica Vestal were matched together for a date by Kaz Bishop and Micah Lussier in "Perfect Match" season 2. However, these photographs may have been taken while the cast was filming "Perfect Match" season two since the series was filmed in Tulum. Vestal calls Jowsey a red flag in TikTok videosDom Gabriel, Stevan Ditter, Jessica Vestal, Harry Jowsey in "Perfect Match" season two. Fans will find out the truth when the "Perfect Match" season finale premieres on Netflix on June 21.

Persons: —, Harry Jowsey, Jessica Vestal, Kaz Bishop, Micah Lussier, Vestal, Jowsey, Melinda Berry, Holly Scarfone, Berry, PageSix, y'all, I'm, Rylee Arnold, Christopher Willard, Arnold, Dom Gabriel, Stevan Ditter, costars, Jess Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business, TMZ, ABC Locations: Mexico, Tulum, Vestal

☆ Almost 20 Years After She Found Her Mother’s Body, a Cold Case Thaws
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Dan Barry | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Her mother always called out “I love you, baby,” before leaving for work; there was only silence. The cooked shrimp and macaroni and cheese for the feast her mother had planned for co-workers was in the kitchen. And in the bedroom, the would-be hostess, Erica Robertson, 29, was dead on the floor, a knife protruding from her chest, a single glove by her side. Nearly 20 years ago I wrote an About New York column about the murders of two young women. Both had moved to the city from Columbus, Ohio, and both had been stabbed to death in their apartments.

Persons: Brittany Robertson, Erica Robertson, Catherine Woods, Robertson, Robinson Locations: New York, Columbus , Ohio, East Harlem

☆ Netflix's 'Dancing for the Devil' introduced the world to Robert Shinn and the '7M TikTok cult.' Here are the biggest creators with links to the pastor.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Netflix's "Dancing for the Devil" tells the story of TikTok dancers involved with a controversial church. Pastor Robert Shinn signed the content creators to his management label, 7M Films Inc. The company's roster includes Miranda Derrick, James "BDash" Derrick, and Vik White. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementNetflix docuseries "Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult" introduces audiences to controversial pastor and talent manager Robert Shinn, whose Shekinah Church has been described as a cult.

Persons: Pastor Robert Shinn, Miranda Derrick, James, BDash, Derrick, Vik, —, Robert Shinn, Shinn, Melanie Wilking Organizations: 7M Films, Service, Netflix, Los, Business Locations: Los Angeles

Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed on Thursday that his company's Optimus humanoid robots could eventually make the automaker worth more than half of that. As for shareholder value, Musk said Optimus could be the catalyst for lifting Tesla's market cap to $25 trillion someday. The company, he predicted, will have "over 1,000, or a few thousand, Optimus robots working at Tesla" in 2025. Getting to a $25 trillion market cap would mean that Tesla would be worth about eight times Apple's value today. He did say that autonomous vehicles could get the company to a market cap of $5 trillion to $7 trillion.

Persons: SeongJoon Cho, Elon Musk, Tesla, Optimus, Musk Organizations: Tesla Inc, Seoul Mobility, Bloomberg, Getty, Optimus, Star Wars, EV, world's, Microsoft Locations: Goyang, South Korea, Austin , Texas, Thursday's

☆ TikToker Miranda Derrick says she has received death threats over 'Dancing for the Devil'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTikTok dancer Miranda Derrick said she and her husband, James Derrick, have been sent death threats as a result of Netflix's "Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult." The controversy surrounding Derrick and Shekinah Church was originally brought to public attention when Derrick's sister, Melanie Wilking, made a viral video in 2021 claiming she lost touch with Derrick due to the church. AdvertisementShinn and Shekinah Church were placed under more scrutiny after the docuseries was released on May 29, and it rocketed straight to the top of Netflix's most-watched list. In a video posted to Instagram on Monday, Derrick said that some viewers have started sending her death threats because "Dancing for the Devil" depicted the couple negatively. In the documentary, Derrick's sister and parents claim that she abandoned them because of the church.

Persons: —, Miranda Derrick, James Derrick, Robert Shinn, Derrick, Derrick's, Melanie Wilking, Shinn Organizations: Service, 7M Films Inc, Business, Shekinah Locations: Shekinah

☆ Natalie Portman’s birthday gave her the chance to thank friends for lifting her up ‘again and again’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —For her birthday this year, Natalie Portman had a gift for some of her closest friends. The actress used her birthday post to thank them for their support. The appreciation comes months after Portman reportedly finalized her divorce from dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied. The pair married in 2012, two years after meeting on the set of her hit 2010 film “Black Swan” on which he served as choreographer. “He’s the best actor.

Persons: Natalie Portman, ”, Portman, Benjamin Millepied, Mila Kunis, Golden, “ Benjamin, ‘, Pffsh, ” Portman, “, It’s, Millepied, Aleph, Amalia Organizations: CNN, Golden Globe

☆ A Jewish woman adopted as a baby after World War II lost hope of finding her father. This year she gained a whole new family
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —When Elana Milman published an autobiography last year about her lifelong quest to find her birth parents, she had accepted she would never know the identity of her father. Courtesy Elana MilmanIt was only in her 30s that Milman finally discovered her birth certificate, which – after some meticulous research – led her to her birth mother in Canada. It showed she was 50% Ashkenazi Jewish and 50% Eastern European and revealed a match with a Polish woman living in France. Elana Milman is pictured at the Warsaw Ghetto monument during her recent visit to Poland. From left to right: Juliusz Gorzkoś, Elana Milman, their sister Ewa, her husband Wladek (kneeling), Gorzkos' wife Ania, Milman's granddaughter Yhali and Gorzkos' sons, Radek and Hubert.

Persons: Elana Milman, ”, Milman, “, Eliezer, Hulda Rosenfeld, –, Helena Lewinska, Franziska Lewinska, Palestine –, Elana, Eugeniusz, Milman –, Little, Gilad Japhet, Roi Mandel, Lewinska, MyHeritage, ” Mandel, Mandel’s, Juliusz, Shocked, Franziska, Franka, Yoseph Bursztajn, Diane, ” Gorzkoś, Gorzkoś, Ewa, Milman “ shivers, Juliusz Gorzkoś, I, Wladek, Gorzkos, Ania, Yhali, Radek, Hubert, Elena, Mandel Organizations: CNN, Nazi, MyHeritage, Armia Krajowa, Home Army, Technology Locations: Bergen, Belsen, Poland, Israel, Canada, Polish, Palestine, Europe, Kibbutz Merhavia, Haifa, Warsaw, Treblinka, France, Blizno, Germany

☆ ‘The Whole World Smiles With You’ challenges the boundaries of Black art
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“These were the images that were easy for the art world to engage with. Akinkugbe hopes the exhibition shows the "sprawling" nature of Black figurative art. Courtesy Opera GalleryWhile public and institutional interest in Black art has been increasing steadily since 2008, attention and engagement is often inextricably linked to the news cycle. “I do think that in the art world, there was a huge reaction to 2020. “I think it could broaden someone’s idea of what Black art is.

Persons: London CNN —, tutu, Edgar Degas, Chicago, Thelonious Stokes, Stokes, Alayo Akinkugbe, ”, Louis Armstrong, ” Akinkugbe, George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, Akinkugbe, Adjei, Amoako Boafo, Noel Anderson’s, Jazz Grant, ” Noel Anderson, Michael, Leonardo da Vinci, Vermeer, David Hockney, Lucien Freud, Jenny Saville, Francis Bacon’s, Lucian Freud ”, “ I’ve, ’ Stokes, Jesus, “, reimaginings, ” Stokes, ArtNews, Morgan Stanley, “ It’s, We’ve, there’s Organizations: London CNN, Opera, CNN, Sound, Black Arts Movement, Harlem Locations: retiré ., London, Chicago, Florence, Minneapolis, Ghana, West Africa, African

☆ 'Dancing for the Devil' TikToker Miranda Derrick says she wasn't 'brainwashed' by a dance cult: 'I am not a victim'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewTikTok star Miranda Derrick has broken her silence about a documentary that alleges she is in a cult. Netflix's "Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult" looks at a controversial Christian pastor, Robert Shinn, and the Shekinah Church, a small nondenominational Christian ministry he founded. Advertisement"This documentary has created a further challenge between us as I work to overcome this public attack," Derrick explained.

Persons: —, Miranda Derrick, Robert Shinn, Shinn, Derrick, Melanie Wilking, Wilking, Dancer Miranda Derrick, neve, aske, ela, Bea Organizations: Service, 7M, Business, YouTube, Shekinah Church, Shinn's, 7M Films, acc Locations: Los Angeles, 7M,

☆ The Great Concert Ticket Bust
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

There are a combination of factors that are dragging down some artists' ticket sales. Just having the big song doesn't necessarily always translate into ticket sales. But there are no guarantees that any of that will translate to hard ticket sales. "Just having the big song doesn't necessarily always translate into ticket sales." Hiccups are not all about ticket sales, either.

Persons: It's, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, she's, Lopez, JLo, Troye Sivan, Charli XCX, Bad Bunny, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Luke Combs, Zach Bryan, Olivia Rodrigo, they're, Jarred Arfa, Billy Joel, You'd, Gary Witt, COVID, who's, Nicki Minaj, David, Alicia Keys, that's, you've, Arfa, he's, Sivan, Charli, Kid Cudi, aren't, Def Leppard, Mötley, There's, SeatGeek, Witt, they'd, doesn't, Emily Stewart Organizations: Company, Ticketmaster, Independent Artist Group, Metallica, The Pabst Theater Group, Prince, Green, Live, Department of Justice, The Pabst Theater, Business Locations: Bronx, Minneapolis, Milwaukee

☆ Opinion: Trump is now in a club no one ever wants to be part of — convicted former leaders
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Opinion Chris Good | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The criminal trial and conviction of (mostly former) national leaders has happened in stable, mature democracies, just as it has in former dictatorships. The track record of convicted leaders shows just how risky it is to try to predict what will happen. In 2017, South Korea impeached and later criminally convicted now-former President Park Geun-hye in a bizarre corruption scandal involving the influence of a friend and confidante. After a scandal emerged involving the state oil company Petrobras, Lula was convicted in 2017 of corruption and money laundering. “Political leaders can choose how they will speak about these institutions.”

Persons: Chris Good, Donald Trump, —, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Sebastian Kurz, ” Kurz, Park, “, Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, Nicolas Sarkozy, Bertrand Guay, Bibbins Sedaca, Jacques Chirac, ” Bibbins Sedaca, Sarkozy, Moammar Gaddhafi illicitly, Silvio Berlusconi, Yara Nardi, Berlusconi “, ”, Berlusconi, Matteo Salvini, Giorgia Meloni, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Nelson Almeida, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Lula, Jair Bolsonaro, Oliver Stuenkel, Fundação Getulio Vargas, ” Stuenkel, Politicization, Stuenkel, didn’t, Lula “, Mark Peterson, Ariel Edwards, Levy, Lula —, Chirac, Trump’s Organizations: CNN, ABC News, Economist Intelligence Unit, Freedom House, Getty, Freedom, Reuters, Forza Italia, Five Star, AFP, Brazil, Petrobras, Bolsonaro, School of International Relations, Fundação, NEW, Manhattan Criminal, Trump, Twitter, Facebook Locations: The, Manhattan, Argentina, Austrian, South Korea, Washington, DC, France, Italy, Brazil, Paris, AFP, Moroccan, Milan, Trump, America, São Paulo

☆ Where is Miranda Wilking, the dancer accused of being in a TikTok cult?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

TikTok and social media star Miranda Derrick (née Wilking) is at the center of the story. She and her younger sister, Melanie Wilking, are both dancers who previously branded themselves together as The Wilking Sisters. However, Miranda became involved with 7M via her boyfriend, James Derrick — and her family says in the series, distanced herself from her. Here's where Miranda Derrick is today. "Miranda Derrick is a successful businesswoman and a loving wife and daughter who cares very much about her family.

Persons: —, Robert Shinn, Miranda Derrick, née, Melanie Wilking, Miranda, James Derrick —, Here's, Melanie, Dean, Kelly, James, BDash, Derrick, videographer Isaiah Shinn, Robert Shinn's, Aubrey Fisher, Robert, Miranda didn't, Miranda's, Instagram, I've, we've, Isaiah Shinn, Robert's, Jake Gyllenhaal Organizations: Service, Netflix, Shekinah, Business, 7M, Instagram, YouTube, UFC Locations: Los Angeles, Detroit

☆ Opinion: Why we can’t let go of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s love story
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Opinion Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

After expressing anxiety over other actors’ reluctance to star in the movie, Lopez brings up her spouse. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attend the 75th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater on March 23, 2003 in Hollywood, California. Now, with an album, film and documentary themed around their second act, Lopez has invited that scrutiny back again, despite her beloved’s obvious reluctance. “The Greatest Love Story Never Told” is swiftly becoming The Greatest Love Story Never Off Duty. Neither Lopez nor Affleck has addressed the current breakup rumors so far.

Persons: Holly Thomas, Katie Couric, Jennifer Lopez’s, Ben Affleck, Lopez, “, Benny Medina, I’m, Affleck, I’ve, ”, Jennifer Lopez, Kevin Winter, Jenny, that’d, Ben, You’ve, Elaine Goldsmith, Thomas, Derek Hough, that’s, Icarus, Simu Liu, “ We’re, ” Affleck, We’re Organizations: Katie Couric Media, CNN, Kodak Theater, Netflix Locations: London, Hollywood , California, Bennifer, Las Vegas, Vegas

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