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☆ Photos: Matthew Perry's life in pictures
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Matthew Perry, who starred as Chandler Bing on "Friends," died Saturday in an apparent drowning accident at his Los Angeles home, law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times. On "Friends," Perry starred alongside Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow in the comedy about a tight-knit group of friends living in New York City. ("Friends" was a production of Warner Bros. Television, which is owned by CNN's parent company, Waner Bros. "We are devastated by the passing of our dear friend Matthew Perry. Matthew was an incredibly gifted actor and an indelible part of the Warner Bros. Television Group family," Warner Bros. Television Group said in a statement to CNN.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Friends” star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor whose sarcastic, but lovable Chandler Bing was among television’s most famous and most quotable characters, has died at 54. “Matthew was an incredibly gifted actor and an indelible part of the Warner Bros. Television Group family,” the company said in a statement. As Chandler, he played the quick-witted, insecure and neurotic roommate of LeBlanc's Joey and a close friend of Schwimmer's Ross. I ‘was’ Chandler.”Unknown at the time was the struggle Perry had with addiction and an intense desire to please audiences. But I could sometimes say a line and the audience wouldn’t laugh and I would sweat and sometimes go into convulsions,” Perry wrote.

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Matthew Perry, the beloved actor who starred as Chandler Bing on “Friends,” has died. “We are devastated by the passing of our dear friend Matthew Perry. Matthew Perry at the 2022 GQ Men Of The Year Party on November 17, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (l-r) Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry (second row) Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston. Reisig & Taylor/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty ImagesOn “Friends,” Perry starred alongside Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow in the comedy about a tight knit group of friends living in New York City.

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Aniston costars in The Morning Show with Reese Witherspoon and they rose up in the industry together, connecting when Witherspoon played Aniston’s younger sister on two episodes of Friends in 2000. Witherspoon and Aniston in "The Morning Show." Photo: Apple

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☆ Insider Today: Apple's new iPhone is here
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. But the show's real stars were the new versions of Apple's iPhone and Apple Watch. But if you were hoping a new iPhone will send Apple's stock soaring, think again. Prior to Tuesday's event, Apple's shares fell an average of 0.2% on days a new iPhone was announced, according to Barron's. The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, senior editor and anchor, in New York City.

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☆ ‘Friends’ director says they almost recast a key character
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —“Friends” director James Burrows writes in his new memoir that producers nearly recast Ross’ wife Emily, played by Helen Baxendale. In his new memoir “Directed By James Burrows,” he writes that Baxendale’s chemistry with Schwimmer didn’t always generate big laughs. Oliver Upton/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images“Often, you can’t recast, because of tight shooting deadlines or other logistical considerations,” Burrows wrote. Her character Emily was introduced in Season 4 and appeared in 14 episodes in all. Emily and Ross married in Season 5, but Ross said Rachel’s name during the vows by accident.

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☆ Why Marcia Gay Harden Spends Her Time Off in Upstate New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Anna Kodé | More About Anna Kodé | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“My mother said to always plant forsythia where people can see it, so it greets you, because it’ll be the first thing in bloom,” Ms. Harden said. Last fall, Ms. Harden, 64, wrapped filming on “Knox Goes Away,” a thriller with Michael Keaton and Al Pacino that will make its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. This fall, she is reprising her role as the acerbic reporter Maggie Brener in the third season of Apple TV’s “The Morning Show,” alongside Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston. But while Ms. Harden, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for her role as Lee Krasner in the 2000 film “Pollock,” also has a home in Los Angeles, she spends most of her time off here in upstate New York. (This interview was conducted before the continuing strike by the SAG-AFTRA union.)

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☆ Jennifer Aniston Reveals How She Got Her Iconic Role on ‘Friends’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Barbara Anastacio | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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As an actor and a producer, Jennifer Aniston keeps a foot in two worlds. So it’s fitting that when she enters a room in her Los Angeles home, she sits down on the rug in a split, her legs nearly 180 degrees to the left and right. If metaphors did Pilates, they’d look like this.

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☆ Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt's 2000 wedding is still remembered fondly by one of their guests
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt treated guests at their lavish 2000 wedding like VIPs. Actor Michael Rapaport was a guest on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” earlier this week, where he revealed he was among the roughly 200 invited guests at the Malibu wedding. “I was at Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s wedding. Pitt and Aniston were married for five years before they announced their divorce but remain friendly. Michael Rapaport Recounts Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s Wedding | WWHLWatch Rapaport talk caviar here.

Persons: Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Michael Rapaport, Andy Cohen ”, “, Erin Lichy, ” Rapaport, Jennifer Aniston’s, ” Cohen, I’ve, Aniston, Pitt Organizations: CNN, “ Real Housewives, New, Hamptons Locations: New York City

☆ Here are 3 reasons you can’t stop comparing yourself financially to others, says bestselling author
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Easy access to credit Readily available lines of credit may encourage consumers to live up to standards that are not economically feasible, said Thakor. Credit card balances are up almost 20% from a year ago, according to a quarterly credit industry insights report from TransUnion. Social media "Social media puts everything on steroids," said Thakor. People who consume social media are often exposed to content that shows images of people they may know, or from influencers, that make them feel, quite often, inadequate. Remember that social media can be misleading "The bottom line is we are inundated with misinformation around how people become wealthy and how wealthy people spend their money," he said.

Persons: Jennifer Aniston, Rachel Green, Matt LeBlanc, Joey Tribbiani, David Schwimmer, Ross Geller, Lisa Kudrow, Phoebe Buffay, Hannigan, Matthew Perry, Chandler Bing, Courteney Cox, Monica Geller, Bing, Thakor, They've, Credit Karma, Bradley T, Klontz, Juan Algar Organizations: NBCU, Credit, YMW Advisors, CNBC Locations: New York, TransUnion, influencers, Boulder , Colorado

☆ What Is It About Montecito?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Amy Larocca | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Montecito is where Gwyneth Paltrow goes when the pressures of Brentwood are too much. Jennifer Aniston bought a $16.5 million property from Ms. Winfrey, who had not had time to use it. But it’s not just the famous who come to Montecito, it’s also the straight-up rich. Montecito is loaded with the less-recognizable names behind very recognizable things, including Ty Warner, the press-shy inventor of Beanie Babies, who lives in a rose-colored mansion with views of the whole landscape. It’s a dizzying combination of old wealth, new wealth and outrageous physical beauty that has begun to attract an ever-wider range of dreamers.

Persons: Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Gwyneth Paltrow, Adam Levine, Ritchie, Ariana Grande, DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston, Winfrey, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Perry’s, Ed Hardy, Elton John, Flav, Amanda Chantal Bacon, Madame Tussauds, —, Prince Harry, Meghan, Duchess of, it’s, ”, Pierce, Eric Schmidt, Montecito, Ty Warner Organizations: Chrome Locations: Montecito, Brentwood, Patagonia, Duchess of Sussex, Santa Barbara

☆ Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox reveal their nicknames for each other
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jennifer Aniston wished her friend and former “Friends” costar Courteney Cox a happy birthday with a throwback message. Posting a series of shots to Instagram, Aniston wrote: “I’d like to take a moment and wish my dearest CC the happiest of birthdays. If you’ve been lucky enough to know her, you know how incredible she is. Happy Birthday.”Cox commented back, “I love you Jenny Louise.”Reese Witherspoon joined the comments section, writing,” Love this beautiful / talented / brilliant woman so much ! “From the beginning of when we met her, she was immediately inclusive, warm, loving, interested in everything about you,” she said.

Persons: Jennifer Aniston, ”, Courteney Cox, Aniston, “, you’ve, Cox, ” Cox, Jenny Louise, ” Reese Witherspoon, ” Kylie Minogue, ” Aniston Organizations: CNN

☆ Jennifer Aniston dons 'disguise' to shop her new beauty brand
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jennifer Aniston got to see her haircare products debut in a storeOn Monday, “The Morning Show” star posted a video on her legacy verified Instagram account showing her pulling up to an Ulta store, where her haircare line, Lolavie, is now being sold. “@LolaVie is officially in ALL stores across the country. So exciting.”Aniston is seen donning a hat and sunglasses before pulling her cardigan around her and entering the store. She later emerges with a bag of the goods that she shows off after getting back into the vehicle. “I mean come on,” Aniston says in the video, while holding her products.

☆ Why Apple TV+ could be hit harder than Netflix, Disney+, and other streamers by a looming Hollywood writers' strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But ahead of a potential Hollywood writers' strike, the streamer faces two key vulnerabilities. Hollywood is bracing for a possible writers' strike that could begin at midnight PT, following an overwhelming strike authorization by members of the Writers' Guild of America West and East last month. But, by comparison, Prime Video, Netflix, and Discovery+ offer viewers thousands of TV series, according to ReelGood data from the end of 2022. "They're building a long-term brand of Apple TV+, which is something apart from all their devices and their cool software. It would not damage the perception that people have of Apple TV+."

☆ Apple TV+ has 2 big disadvantages compared to Netflix, Disney+, and other streamers as a Hollywood writers' strike looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But ahead of a potential Hollywood writers' strike, the streamer faces two key vulnerabilities. Hollywood is bracing for a possible writers' strike that could begin on May 1, following an overwhelming strike authorization by members of the Writers' Guild of America West and East earlier this month. But, by comparison, Prime Video, Netflix, and Discovery+ offer viewers thousands of TV series, according to ReelGood data from the end of 2022. "They're building a long-term brand of Apple TV+, which is something apart from all their devices and their cool software. It would not damage the perception that people have of Apple TV+."

☆ Fact Check-Entertainment Weekly did not tweet that Jennifer Aniston insulted GenZ ‘Friends’ audience
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A screenshot of a purported tweet by Entertainment Weekly suggests that U.S. actor Jennifer Aniston responded to criticism of her sitcom “Friends” with abuse directed at the GenZ audience, but EW never posted such a tweet, a spokesperson for the media outlet told Reuters. The altered screenshot that circulated on Twitter (here) and Facebook (here) substitutes the headline: "Jennifer Aniston calls GenZ 'whiny little b*tches' and tells them to 'suck a fat one' responding to backlash over former series FRIENDS." The original post from EW’s Twitter account was headlined: "Jennifer Aniston is acknowledging that a new generation of viewers finds 'Friends' offensive, citing the changing comedy landscape" (here). A spokesperson for Entertainment Weekly told Reuters in an email: “We can with 100 percent certainty say this was never a tweet published by EW.”Aniston’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A tweet by Entertainment weekly was altered to suggest that Jennifer Aniston insulted viewers who find the sitcom “FRIENDS” offensive.

☆ Jennifer Aniston spent $13,000 from her first 'Friends' paycheck on a vintage Mercedes-Benz that immediately broke down: 'It was a lemon'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

When Jennifer Aniston made her first big splurge with her "Friends" paycheck, she also received a valuable lesson. In a recent interview with Popsugar while promoting her new film "Murder Mystery 2," the 54-year-old actress said that her first major purchase was a vintage cream colored Mercedes-Benz 280SL. "My first big splurge was on a Mercedes that had a for sale sign on it for almost two years," she said. Aniston would frequently pass the car while driving through Melrose in Los Angeles. Someday,'" she said.

☆ Rolex is discontinuing its $9,300 'mad scientist' Milgauss watch — and now some resellers are listing it for over $13,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rolex has quietly discontinued one of its professional watches, the magnetic field-resistant Milgauss. Bob's Watches CEO Paul Altieri told Insider he's holding off selling until prices find a new steady state. The original version was worn by the scientists at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Geneva, Rolex says. It even ranks near last place among the 16 Rolex models tracked on the site. Of course, Rolex could resurrect the Milgauss in a few years, but until it does, mad scientists will have to content themselves with a pre-owned model.

☆ Chris Rock says arresting Donald Trump is like arresting Tupac Shakur: 'He's just going to sell more records. Are you stupid?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Comedian Chris Rock said on Sunday that arresting Donald Trump would only boost his popularity. He compared the possible indictment to how Tupac Shakur released a bestselling album from prison. Rock joked that apprehending Trump "is only going to make him more popular," The Guardian's David Smith and Deadline reported. "It is like arresting Tupac. The comedian's mention of rapper Tupac Shakur likely referred to when Shakur served eight months in prison in 1995 on a sexual assault charge that he later appealed.

☆ Adam Sandler honored with Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Jeff Mason | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Actor and comedian Adam Sandler waves as he is awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Joshua RobertsWASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - Actor and comedian Adam Sandler became the 24th recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, at an evening event featuring stars Jennifer Aniston, Chris Rock and Conan O’Brien to celebrate his comedy and career. With the White House a short distance from the Kennedy Center, some presenters touched on politics. Sandler joins the ranks of other comedians who have received the Mark Twain Prize, including Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Letterman, Carol Burnett, Eddie Murphy and Ellen DeGeneres. The prize is named after novelist and essayist Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name, Mark Twain.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Hollywood celebrities are calling for a strike until everyone is vaccinated against COVID
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence supporting online claims that celebrities are calling for a “total Hollywood strike” until everyone is vaccinated against COVID-19. Online users shared a screenshot of the headline of an article titled, “Celebrities Call For ‘Total Hollywood Strike’ Until Every Last Person Gets Jabbed” (archive.is/am4eB). “A group of liberal Hollywood celebrities are threatening a “massive, all-round Hollywood strike” until every last one of us is vaccinated,” reads the first line. Reuters found no evidence that they are collectively calling for an industry strike, however. There is no evidence of celebrities calling for a “total Hollywood strike” until everyone gets vaccinated.

☆ A software engineer borrowed an idea from 'Office Space' to steal funds and goods worth about $300,000 from his company
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Seattle software engineer is accused of stealing more than $300,000 from his former employer. Court documents stated Ermenildo Valdez Castro was inspired by the cult 1999 movie "Office Space." Castro is a former software engineer for the e-commerce site Zulily that's based in Seattle, Washington. Court documents stated he was directly involved in writing code for the customer checkout process. A document called "OfficeSpace project" was found on Castro's work laptop, according to a report by the Seattle Police Department that was attached to the court documents.

☆ Final farewell: From Sidney Poitier to Pope Emeritus Benedict a look back at the influential figures who died in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +55 min

Other world leaders who died in 2022 include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in August. The final days of 2022 saw the loss of some exceptionally notable figures, including Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2022 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Dan Reeves, 77. A Cuban-born artist whose radiant color palette and geometric paintings were overlooked for decades before the art world took notice. A prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films.

☆ Brad Pitt sells 60% of his Plan B production company to French media conglomerate Mediawan, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Brad Pitt is selling 60% of his production company, Plan B Entertainment, to French media conglomerate Mediawan in a deal that's set to be announced this weekend, according to people familiar with the matter. Neither Plan B nor Mediawan responded to requests for comment. For TV, Plan B's productions have included HBO's 2014 adaptation of "The Normal Heart," directed by Ryan Murphy, and Amazon Prime Video's 2021 miniseries "The Underground Railroad." Candle Media also acquired a minority stake in Westbrook Inc. — the production company founded by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith – earlier this year. The boutique investment bank Moelis led the sale for Plan B.

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