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☆ ‘Oppenheimer’ Leads BAFTA Nominees
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s movie about the development of the atomic bomb, on Thursday received the highest number of nominations for this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards, known as the BAFTAs. The film secured 13 nods for Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars, including for best film, where it is up against four other titles including “Killers of The Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese’s epic about the Osage murders of the 1920s, and “Poor Things,” Yorgos Lanthimos’s sexually charged take on a Frankenstein story starring Emma Stone. “Poor Things” followed “Oppenheimer” with 11 nominations overall. The nominations for “Oppenheimer” come just days after the movie won three of the major awards at this year’s Golden Globes, and will be seen by many as further boosting its chances at this year’s Oscars; the BAFTA and Oscar voting bodies overlap. This year’s Oscar nominations are scheduled to be announced on Tuesday.

Persons: “ Oppenheimer, ” Christopher Nolan’s, ” Martin, Yorgos Lanthimos’s, Emma Stone, Justine Triet’s Palme, ” Alexander Payne’s, “ Oppenheimer ” Organizations: Globes

☆ TikTok is pushing longer videos. Some creators worry about the vibe shift
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-16 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But now, the short-form video pioneer is changing course and pushing users to make and consume longer videos. “I think TikTok is now [thinking], ‘We need to show [advertisers] that we can keep people staying on one video longer,’” Stein said. Consumers are also more likely to sit through a pre-roll ad for a video longer than one-minute than a video that’s nearly the same length as the ad itself. The company also says it recommends longer videos the same way it does shorter ones, based on user preferences rather than video length. She said that even when making relatively simple “storytime” videos, where she’s just sitting and talking to the camera, making videos longer than 1-minute means investing significant time and effort.

Persons: TikTok, — it’s, ”, Nikki Apostolou, ” TikTok, Zachary Kizer, Krysten Stein, “, ” Stein, Scott Kessler, ’ ” Kessler, TikTok —, Aly Tabizon, “ I’m, I’ve, ” Tabizon, it’s, Tabizon, Aly Tabizon TikTok, Laura Riegle, Riegle, she’s, ” Riegle, ” Apostolou Organizations: New, New York CNN, Facebook, YouTube, University of Illinois, CNN Locations: New York, University of Illinois Chicago, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany

☆ Hollywood actors union ratifies new contract with studios
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Members of SAG-AFTRA, the Hollywood actors union, have ratified a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents major studios and streamers, the union said on Tuesday. Hollywood actors and producers reached the tentative deal on November 8, after tumultuous negotiations throughout the year. The actors union strike ended on midnight after the deal was tentatively reached, tentatively concluding one of the most disruptive strikes in Hollywood’s history. But the actors’ contract negotiations didn’t last long, breaking down on October 11 before returning later in the month. On Wednesday, November 8, the actors union announced they had reached a tentative agreement, allowing actors to soon return to work.

Persons: Fran Drescher, ” AMPTP, Drescher, Bryan Cranston, ”, AFTRA, Justine Bateman, Matthew Modine —, “, we’re, Caitlin Dulany, you’re, Dulany, Bloods ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, SAG, Hollywood, Alliance, Television Producers, Writers Guild of America, didn’t, CNN, LA, AMPTP, Abbott, Bloods Locations: New York

Song’s quietly romantic film, starring Greta Lee and Teo Yoo as childhood friends who reconnect later in life, earned nominations for her direction, script and for both actors. “May December,” about an actress preparing to play a Mary Kay Letourneau-like role got nods for Natalie Portman, Charles Melton and screenwriter Samy Burch. MGM’s “American Fiction,” featuring Jeffrey Wright as a frustrated novelist, got recognition for Wright, Erika Alexander and Sterling K. Brown. Josh Welsh, the president of Film Independent, said the spirit awards look for films and shows that, “demonstrate the uniqueness of vision, original, provocative subject matter, economy of means and diversity, both on screen and off.”The Spirit Awards also recognize television series. Billie Eilish was also nominated for “Swarm.”Saturday Night Live’s Aidy Bryant is hosting the show, which will take place on Feb. 25 in Santa Monica, California.

Persons: Song’s, Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, “, Mary Kay Letourneau, Natalie Portman, Charles Melton, Samy Burch, MGM’s, Jeffrey Wright, Wright, Erika Alexander, Sterling K, Brown . Jefferson, ”, ” Kelly Reichardt’s, Robert Altman, Michelle Williams, André Benjamin, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Amanda Plummer, Alexander Payne's “, Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Payne, Giamatti, Andrew Haigh, Ira Sachs, William Oldroyd, Eileen, Haynes, Song, “ Oppenheimer, Maestro ”, Lee, Yoo, Portman, Jessica Chastain, Monica, Judy Reyes, Andrew Scott, Franz Rogowski, Teyana Taylor, Noah Galvin, Anne Hathaway, Glenn Howerton, Marin Ireland, Catalina Saavedra, Ben Whishaw, Brown, Alexander, Marshawn Lynch, Sandra Hüller, Justine Triet’s “, Jonathan Glazer’s, Iceland’s, Wata, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Josh Welsh, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Bella Ramsey, Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman, Billie Eilish, Live’s Aidy Bryant Organizations: NFL, ”, Film, “, YouTube Locations: Hong, Melton, Randolph, Poland, Denmark, Santa Monica , California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors have voted to ratify the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months, leaders announced Tuesday. The approval of the three-year contract from the members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists was no certainty, with some prominent members voicing dissent on the deal for which the union leaders bargained. But the outcome is a major relief for SAG-AFTRA leaders and an entertainment industry that is attempting to return to normal after months of labor strife. Political Cartoons View All 1283 ImagesThose leaders had freed actors to return to work, declaring the strike over as soon as the tentative deal was struck Nov. 8. “It is purposefully vague and demands union members to release their autonomy....

Persons: —, Fran Drescher, Justine Bateman, Matthew Modine, stoked, “, ” Modine, Drescher, Jessica Chastain, Colman Domingo, “ Rustin, ”, ” Domingo, John Carucci Organizations: ANGELES, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio, SAG, Hollywood, Alliance, Television Producers, Associated, AP, Associated Press Locations: New York

☆ 'All of Us Strangers' dominates British Independent Film Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Drama "All of Us Strangers" was the big winner at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) on Sunday, taking home seven awards, including best British independent film and best director. "All of Us Strangers", a mystery drama about love and loss, stars Andrew Scott as Adam, a writer living in a near-empty London high-rise. It's a movie about love and we're so proud of it," Scott told Reuters on the red carpet. The provocatively titled film follows three British teen girls who go on holiday with the aim of drinking, clubbing and hooking up. French filmmaker Justine Triet's Palme d'Or-winning movie "Anatomy of a Fall" was named best international independent film.

Persons: Jodie Comer, Celine Song, Andrew Scott, Adam, Harry, Andrew Haigh, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, Jamie Bell, it's, It's, Scott, Mia McKenna, Bruce, Shaun Thomas, McKenna, George Mackay, Nathan Stewart, Jarrett, Sam H, Freeman, Ng Choon Ping, Justine Triet's Palme, Hanna Rantala, Neil Fullikc Organizations: British, Reuters, Thomson Locations: London, French

After attempting to scroll back through, he completed his speech before returning to read from his phone. “The beginning of my speech was edited, cut out,” De Niro said. Lily Gladstone, who stars in the film opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, won for best lead performance — though not for that performance. Your lives will be better for it.”The Gotham Awards, now in their 33rd year, leapfrog most of the major ceremonies that lead up to the Academy Awards. The year before that, Gotham winner “The Lost Daughter” faded on the campaign trail, but 2020-winner “Nomadland” went the distance to the Academy Awards.

Persons: Celine, ”, Robert De Niro, Greta Lee, John Magaro, Teo Yoo, —, De Niro, Martin Scorsese's, ” De Niro, “, Niro, Donald Trump, Hollywood —, John Wayne —, Pocahontas, Apple didn't, Scorsese, Lily Gladstone, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gladstone, — Gladstone, leapfrog, they’ve, Justine Triet's Palme, Andrew Haigh’s, Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer, ” Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, “ Barbie ”, Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Charles Melton, Todd Haynes, Julianne Moore, Rockwell, Teyana Taylor, Kaouther Ben Hania’s, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Steven, Wong, Bradley Cooper, “ Maestro ”, Ben Affleck, George C, Wolfe, “ Rustin ”, Michael Mann, “ Ferrari, Affleck, Alex Convery, Huy, “ Nomadland ” Organizations: Gotham, Sundance Film, Apple, “ Invest, Academy, Gotham Film & Media Institute, Cipriani Wall, Actors Guild, Netflix, “ Locations: Seoul, South Korea, East, “, Kaouther Ben Hania’s Tunisian

☆ Pressure Mounts on Private Equity-Backed Company Finance Chiefs as Market Shifts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Laura Kreutzer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Nick Leopard, left, founder and CEO of Accordion, and Atul Aggarwal, the company’s president, shown seated in the company’s New York headquarters. Photo: justine knight photographyAs private-equity firms intensify their focus on performance of businesses they back, the finance chiefs at those companies increasingly feel the heat to deliver as markets shift. “CFOs are under more pressure than ever before,” said Nick Leopard , chief executive of private markets consulting firm Accordion. “They’re not expected to [just] close the books anymore. They need to be more focused on strategic issues.”

Persons: Nick Leopard, Atul Aggarwal, justine, ”, “ They’re Locations: York

Copyright Office. Copyright Office, which registered more than 480,000 copyrights last year covering millions of individual works but is increasingly being asked to register works that are AI-generated. So far, copyright claims for fully machine-generated content have been soundly rejected because copyright laws are designed to protect works of human authorship. More than 9,700 comments were sent to the Copyright Office, part of the Library of Congress, before an initial comment period closed in late October. So far, courts have largely sided with tech companies in interpreting how copyright laws should treat AI systems.

Persons: ”, “ We’ve, Shira Perlmutter, Perlmutter, Justine Bateman, ” Bateman, “, Lilla Zuckerman, craven, Marc Beeson, who’s, Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, Beeson, “ ravenous, Heidi Bond, Courtney Milan, Bond, ” Perlmutter Organizations: . Copyright, Technology, Associated Press, U.S . Copyright, Copyright, of Congress, Gentlemen, US Copyright, Hollywood, Universal, Group, New York Times, FAIR, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, U.S, Supreme Locations: U.S, United States, Nashville, American, San Francisco

☆ This video of David Attenborough narrating a programmer's life shows Hollywood actors were right to be afraid of AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A programmer has created an AI version of David Attenborough to narrate his life. AdvertisementIf you've ever wanted acclaimed broadcaster and documentary filmmaker Sir David Attenborough to narrate your life, you're not alone — and you don't have to keep merely wishing for it anymore. He's been posting quirky experiments with AI on X — like one that uses AI to recommend how you should correct your posture. And it's made possible by combining OpenAI's GPT-4-vision — an AI model that can describe what it sees — and code from Elevens Lab, an AI voice startup. One X user wrote, "I'm going to get David Attenborough to narrate videos of my baby learning how to eat broccoli."

Persons: David Attenborough, Salma Hayek —, —, you've, Sir David Attenborough, Charlie Holtz, Holtz, Attenborough, @charliebholtz, Salma Hayek, Annie Murphy —, it's, Justine Bateman, Bateman Organizations: Service, Elevens Lab, Hollywood, Actors

To studio executives who negotiated with the SAG-AFTRA president, the former star of "The Nanny" prolonged a strike while she relished her high-profile role. As president of the 160,000-member SAG-AFTRA union, Drescher won widespread praise from performers for her tenacity in fighting for better wages and protections against the rising threat of artificial intelligence technology. Drescher framed her actions as part of a broader labor movement battling Corporate America, where, in her view, executives place Wall Street's approval and their own compensation ahead of the welfare of workers. Studio executives, who declined to criticize Drescher publicly to avoid inflaming labor talks, said the 66-year-old Drescher delivered similar unvarnished critiques to industry leaders during closed-door negotiations. "Her interest as the union president is to see all performers, from background to the top 2%, succeed in a vibrant industry for the next century and beyond."

Persons: Fran Drescher, Duncan Crabtree, Fran Fine, Drescher, Kate Bond, Jill Morgan, AFTRA, Wall, Norma Rae, Ivy Kagan Bierman, Loeb & Loeb, Shari Belafonte, Belafonte, Bob Iger, Ted Sarandos, Kimberly Westbrook, Fran, Westbrook, Justine Bateman, Alex Plank, Bobby Cannavale, Robert De Niro, Ezra, She's, Plank, Dawn Chmielewski, Lisa Richwine, Mary Milliken, Rosalba O'Brien, Gerry Doyle Organizations: SAG, Writers Guild of America, Hollywood, Netflix, Broadway, CBS, Corporate America, Loeb &, NBC, Walt Disney, Amazon Studios, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, ANGELES, Queens, Ireland

Hollywood jumped into planning mode Thursday at the news of a tentative agreement between striking actors and the major entertainment companies. Just hours after the tentative agreement was announced, “The Marvels” star Iman Vellani was already being offered to press for interviews. The Walt Disney Co. movie, which cost over $200 million to produce, opens this weekend with showtimes starting as early as Thursday afternoon. Searchlight Pictures also started actively planning things for Michael Fassbender, who stars in Taika Waititi's “Next Goal Wins,” out next week. Brunson’s writing team had already been back in the room, but the strike’s suspension clears the way for filming.

Persons: Hollywood, what's, Iman Vellani, Michael Fassbender, ”, Timothée Chalamet, Wonka ”, Jason Momoa, publicists, Joe Biden, ” Biden, “, they’ve, Gavin Newsom, Simu Liu, “ Barbie, ” Lui, “ Bravo, ” Albert Brooks, Rob Reiner, “ Albert Brooks, Max, ” Brooks, ” Octavia Spencer, ” “ Abbott, Quinta Brunson, “ we’re, Justine Bateman, Priscilla ”, “ Ferrari, Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein, “ Maestro, Carey Mulligan, Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Jeffrey Wright, Ridley Scott’s “ Napoleon, Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Scorsese’s, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert DeNiro, Alexander Payne’s “, Paul Giamatti, Annette Bening, Jodie Foster Organizations: Walt Disney Co, showtimes, Searchlight Pictures, Screen Actors, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, “ SAG, SAG, HBO Locations: California, Venice

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Iga Swiatek earned her first WTA Finals title and the year-end No. She is the youngest WTA Finals champion since Petra Kvitova was 21 in 2011. Pegula called it “an amazing year.”“You continue to push me to be a better player every single year,” Pegula said. In Cancun, Swiatek defeated Sabalenka in a semifinal that began Saturday, was suspended by rain, then finished on Sunday. The singles and doubles title matches both originally were scheduled to be contested Sunday, then were pushed back after a series of showers affected play during the WTA Finals.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula, Swiatek, Pegula, Justine Henin, “ We've, ” Swiatek, Petra Kvitova, ”, ” Pegula, “, that’s, Aryna Sabalenka, Sabalenka, Pegula hadn't, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, Laura Siegemund, Vera Zvonareva, Nicole Melichar, Martinez, Ellen Perez, hasn't Organizations: WTA, tennis, U.S ., Russia Locations: CANCUN, Mexico, Poland, Cancun, U.S, New York, Florida, Germany, Australia

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Iga Swiatek gave herself a shot at her first WTA Finals title and the year-end top ranking by eliminating No. The second semifinal, Swiatek vs. Sabalenka, was stopped in the fourth game. And on this court, she was definitely way, way better than me,” Sabalenka said. Sabalenka, who won the Australian Open in January for her first major title, could have guaranteed herself remaining at No. “Overall, I feel like me and Jessie, we played really in a smart way, and we’ve really kept calm.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula, they've, ” Swiatek, Pegula, Coco Gauff, Swiatek, “, ” Sabalenka, Sabalenka, Justine Henin, Jessie, we’ve, ” Organizations: WTA, Pegula Locations: CANCUN, Mexico, Poland, United States, Cancun, “

☆ A Cannes Winner Asks: What if the Powerful Woman Isn’t Punished?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Beatrice Loayza | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In “Anatomy of a Fall,” Sandra and Samuel’s literary rivalry, and their process of culling their own lives for inspiration, is used against Sandra in court. Triet and Harari treated the feature “as a playground, as well as a nightmare vision of what will never happen to us,” wrote Harari in an email. “Justine is and was more “successful” than I am, but I’m very far from Samuel. Her parents were enthusiastic moviegoers —her father once worked as a projectionist — but her desire to make movies came relatively late. Triet began her filmmaking career making chaotically expressionistic documentary shorts about contemporary politics, including one about the 2007 presidential election in France.

Persons: ” Sandra, Sandra, — Triet, Harari, Samuel, ”, Justine, ” Triet, Frederick Wiseman, Shirley Clarke, Allan King, Raymond Depardon, Triet, chaotically Locations: Samuel, France

☆ Hollywood's AI issues are far from settled after writers' labor deal with studios
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Writers Guild of America's labor deal with Hollywood studios was billed as a big win for writers, but industry experts fear the agreement's artificial intelligence guardrails won't be enough. The contract does, however, leave room for studios to train AI using preexisting material. WGA's original May proposal, which triggered the strike, would have disallowed studios from using any materials to train AI outright. Hollywood studios training AI with preexisting materials could create a whole new set of issues for writers by allowing the studios to use previous work to generate similar materials without the writer's consent or even awareness. Allowing studios to train AI with preexisting material was a "punt" down the line, and studios will inevitably "push to use AI as far as possible," said Peter Csathy, founder and chairman of media legal advisory company Creative Media.

Persons: Justine Bateman, Leslie Callif, Donaldson, Callif, Peter Csathy Organizations: Writers Guild of America, The, Hollywood, CNBC, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, Beverly, Creative Media Locations: Netflix's, York, New York City, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, U.S

☆ ‘Anatomy of a Fall’: Justine Triet and Sandra Hüller dissect their Palme d’Or winner
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —“Did she do it?” The question has lingered on audiences’ lips ever since Palme d’Or winner “Anatomy of a Fall” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Hüller’s character Sandra Voyter is a successful German novelist whose French husband Samuel, rightly or wrongly, believes he is living in her shadow. Sandra Hüller: I thought it mattered to me until she didn’t answer. Triet: I think (Sandra Voyter) is so ungraspable, elusive. Director Justine Triet and actor Sandra Hüller at the Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2023.

Persons: CNN —, Palme, Justine Triet, Sandra Hüller, Arthur Harari, Sandra Voyter, Samuel, he’s, Daniel, Hüller, Les Films Pelléas, Sandra, Justine, it’s, doesn’t, she’s, She’s, Gareth Cattermole, I’ve, Messi Organizations: CNN, Cannes Film, Cannes, Les Films, Les Films Pelléas CNN Locations: mull, Europe

NEW YORK (AP) — Since Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the Palme d’Or, Sandra Hüller has been dogged by a question: Did she do it? In “Anatomy of a Fall,” Hüller plays a well-known novelist, also named Sandra, whose husband (Samuel Theis) is found dead outside their chalet in the French Alps after plunging from a top-floor window. Political Cartoons View All 1207 Images“She should be a dangerous person, in a way,” Hüller added. She also stars this fall in Jonathan Glazer’s acclaimed Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest” as Hedwig Höss, wife of the Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss. It’s kind of a psychological but dangerous thing.”In the case of “Anatomy of a Fall,” Hüller knew immediately after reading the script that she wanted to play Sandra.

Persons: Justine Triet’s “, Palme, Sandra Hüller, ” Hüller, Sandra, Samuel Theis, Snoop, —, “, ”, Triet, Arthur Harari, ” Triet, it’s, doesn’t, Trần Anh Hùng’s, Emmanuel Macron, Anh, Maren Ade’s, Toni Erdmann, Jonathan Glazer’s, Hedwig Höss, Rudolf Höss, Hüller, Queen, Hedwig, Rudolf, it's Organizations: Cannes, France, New York Film, Nazi Locations: French, Cannes, France, “ The, The

☆ Student loan payments are back. Here’s where some Americans are trimming their budgets
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Student debt relief activists participate in a rally at the US Supreme Court on June 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. “Of course, the lowest-earning households still collectively owe around $7 billion a year in student loan repayments. After the Supreme Court dashed any hopes of loan forgiveness, more Americans started making loan payments before the official repayment period, as well as interest, kicked in. “It’s just all the supplemental spending, a lot of that will disappear so that we can make room for the [student loan] payments,” he said. Jonnisha McCleod was able to wipe out $12,000 of her student loan debt.

Persons: Minneapolis CNN —, they’re, ”, Justine Lyons, “, pesky, Lyons, — Lyons, Robin Nathan “ It’s, you’ve, it’s, Kevin Dietsch, Emerson Sprick, Biden, Sprick, Shannon Seery, Wells, ” Seery, Nancy Vanden Houten, Brian Snyder, Snyder, “ It’s, Megan Lopez, ” Lopez, you’re, Logan Ricketts, Jamie, they’ve, ” Logan, Jonnisha, ” McCleod, ’, McCleod, Jonnisha McCleod, I’m, “ I’m, Katrice Williams, Williams couldn’t, Edna Monroy “, Williams Organizations: Minneapolis CNN, National Student, Federal Reserve Bank of New, US, Biden, New York Fed, Coalition, Department of Education, Education Department, CNN, Oxford, Oxford Economics, SAVE, Cleveland State University College of Law, Trump Locations: Minneapolis, Decatur , Georgia, States, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Washington , DC, Wells Fargo, Baltimore , Maryland, Las Vegas, Cedar Park , Texas, Omaha , Nebraska, undergrad, Cleveland , Ohio

☆ Elon Musk might be the internet's worst boyfriend. At least that's what it seems like in his new biography.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"Elon and I were used to having big arguments in public," Musk's first wife, Justine Wilson, told Isaacson. AdvertisementAdvertisementWilson told Isaacson, the book's author, that Musk sometimes resorted to calling her "an idiot" or "moron" in arguments. Variety/Getty ImagesMeanwhile, Grimes told Isaacson that she feels the billionaire "associates love with being mean or abusive." "It was Elon's Asperger's coming out in full," Grimes told Isaacson. Musk's second wife, Talulah Riley, told Isaacson that when her close friend died, he flew to England to be with her.

Persons: Elon, it's, Grimes, Walter Isaacson's, Elon Musk, Tesla, Musk's, Justine Wilson, Isaacson, Wilson, Marie Claire, Musk, Claire Boucher, Amber Heard, Asperger's, I'd, he's, Talulah Riley, Mike Blake, Shivon, Zilis, X, Riley, Heard Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Variety, PayPal Locations: Wall, Silicon, Texas, Grimes, England

☆ Elon Musk's biographer says 'nothing hurt him more' than his relationship with Amber Heard
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's biographer says the most painful thing in the billionaire's life was his relationship with Amber Heard. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyAdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk's biographer said the billionaire's relationship with actress Amber Heard hurt him the most — even more than Musk's fraught relationship with his father. In the biography, Heard said she loves Musk "very much" but that "Elon loves fire and sometimes it burns him." "There is a combative element to him," she told Isaacson. "When you're from a dysfunctional background or have a brain wired like his," Wilson told Isaacson, "intensity takes the place of intimacy."

Persons: Elon Musk's, Amber Heard, Walter Isaacson, Kara Swisher's, Isaacson, Kara Swisher, Amber, Heard, Musk, Heard's, Elon, Grimes, Musk's, Errol Musk, Rolling Stone, Justine Wilson, Wilson Organizations: Service, Twitter, SpaceX Locations: Wall, Silicon, Canadian

☆ 8 major takeaways from the explosive new book about Elon Musk that lifts the lid on the world's richest person
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Grace Dean | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Gianliuigi Guercia/Getty ImagesOne character who appears frequently throughout the book is Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk. "It turned out to be a really bad idea," Elon Musk told Isaacson. "It was mental torture," Elon Musk told Isaacson. But the years that he spent with his father have somewhat shaped Elon Musk's personality, according to the book. Ex-wife Talulah Riley also told Isaacson that Errol Musk's treatment of his son "had a profound effect on how he operates."

Persons: Elon, Elon Musk's, Gianliuigi Guercia, Errol Musk, Elon Musk, Isaacson, Kimbal Musk, Maye Musk, Kimbal, Grimes, Justine Musk, Errol, he'd, Talulah Riley, Errol Musk's, he's Organizations: Elon Locations: Pretoria

☆ Errol Musk denies berating his son after an attack at school put Elon Musk in hospital
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

His father, Errol Musk, disputed this account in a statement to Insider. The story was recounted in Walter Isaacson's new biography of Elon Musk, who's now the world's richest person . The Musk brothers said Errol Musk lashed out at his son. "No, I did not berate Elon," Errol Musk told Insider in an email. AdvertisementAdvertisementIsaacson wrote that Errol Musk moved Elon Musk from a public school to a private academy, Pretoria Boys High School, after the attack.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Walter Isaacson's, Errol Musk, who's, Isaacson, Kimbal Musk, Elon, Stone, Kimbal, Maye, Grimes, Justine Wilson Organizations: Service, Elon, Pretoria Boys High School, Kimbal, Harper's Locations: Wall, Silicon, Pretoria

☆ Elon Musk once caught malaria on safari and was 'hours from death,' book says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Polly Thompson | Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Walter Isaacson's biography of Elon Musk shines new light on the world's richest person. Musk once took a safari during a vacation to his native South Africa but contracted malaria. Walter Isaacson, whose biography of Elon Musk was published this week, was given access to the Tesla and SpaceX CEO over the past two years. AdvertisementAdvertisementPeter Thiel and Elon Musk with X.com credit in October 2000. Recalling the ordeal earlier this year, Elon Musk and his mother, Maye, tweeted that "modern medicine" had saved his life.

Persons: Walter Isaacson's, Elon Musk, Musk, he'd, Elon, Walter Isaacson, Peter Thiel, Isaacson, Justine Musk, Paul Sakuma, Max Levchin, Maye, I'd, Musk's, Thiel, X.com, Levchin, Grimes Organizations: Service, SpaceX, PayPal, Canada, Sequoia Hospital, Centers for Disease Control, Paypal Locations: South Africa, Wall, Silicon, Brazil, Pretoria, Palo Alto , California, Redwood City, X.com, Crimea

☆ Elon Musk was upset Bezos did not invite him to visit Blue Origin's factory, after Bezos toured SpaceX in 2004, a new book says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Musk's SpaceX and Bezos' Blue Origin have been one-upping each other in a billionaire space race. A new biography of Musk says he was upset with Bezos for not receiving a reciprocal invite to tour Blue Origin's factory after Bezos toured SpaceX. After that, Bezos sent Musk an invite, and the pair shared a dinner that seemingly did not go over well. In 2020, SpaceX completed its first manned spaceflight, while Blue Origin did the same — with Jeff Bezos on board — in 2021. After the tour, Musk sent a "curt" email to Bezos about his annoyance over not having been reciprocally invited to see Blue Origin's factory, per Isaacson.

Persons: Musk, Bezos, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk's, Walter Isaacson, curt, Isaacson, MacKenzie Scott, Justine Musk, Jeff Organizations: SpaceX, Service, Amazon, Bloomberg, NASA, Financial Times Locations: Wall, Silicon

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