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Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney for ‘Black Widow’ Streaming Release – Morning Brew

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Scarlett Johansson is taking on her most challenging role yet: plaintiff. Yesterday, the movie star filed a lawsuit against Disney, claiming the company violated her agreement with Marvel that guaranteed Black Widow an exclusive theatrical release. Disney responded by saying the lawsuit was frivolous and “especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

The backstory: Earlier this month, Disney released the movie in theaters and on its streaming service Disney+ for an additional $30. Black Widow earned $80 million at its opening weekend at the box office, a record for pandemic times, but not great for a Marvel movie.

  • For reference, Spiderman: Far From Home (2019) brought in $185 million during its first weekend.

In an unprecedented move, Disney also announced that Black Widow made $60 million from Disney+. And seeing all that $$$ ticked Johansson off: Her salary is largely tied to box office performance, which may have been siphoned off by the simultaneous at-home release. 

Big picture: Companies like Disney have thrown tens of billions into the streaming wars. The ScarJo case shows that the pivot to streaming has second-order effects—like how actors should be paid—that entertainment giants have yet to grapple with.

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‘Hamilton’ star Phillipa Soo joins cast of Apple TV+ thriller ‘Shining Girls’ – AppleInsider

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Emmy Award nominee Phillipa Soo, best known for her work in “Hamilton,” will join the cast of Apple TV+ original series “Shining Girls,” according to a report on Thursday.

Soo has signed on to the Apple TV+ project to take on the role of Jin-Sook, an intelligent and sure-footed researcher at the Adler planetarium, reports Deadline.

The actor was nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series Musical category in 2021 for her turn in “Hamilton” and most recently played a role in Spectrum Original series “The Bite.”

“Shining Girls” is described as a metaphysical, time travel thriller. Based on Lauren Beukes’ 2013 best-selling novel, the story revolves around a Depression-era drifter who discovers a key to a house that unlocks to different eras in Chicago’s history. In order to travel through the portal, however, he must murder women burning with potential.

Elisabeth Moss is set to star in the series as Kirby, a reporter who survived an assault in the 1980s and is now hunting down her attacker. Soo will star opposite Moss as Jin-Sook.

Apple has quickly filled out the show’s cast, with “Narcos” star Wagner Moura portraying Dan, a fellow journalist covering the copycat attacks. BAFTA Award-winner Jamie Bell (“Rocketman,” “Billy Elliot”) joined in May to play Harper, a mysterious loner with a surprising connection to Kirby.

Showrunner Silka Luisa is adapting Beukes’ novel for television and will serve as an executive producer alongside Moss and her Love & Squalor Pictures production company partner Lindsey McManus.

Apple TV+ won rights to “Shining Girls” as part of a first-look deal with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions. DiCaprio will executive produce with the Jennifer Davidson.

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Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, & the ‘Jungle Cruise’ Stars Get Very Un-Disney In Hilarious Interview – Rotten Tomatoes

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  1. Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, & the ‘Jungle Cruise’ Stars Get Very Un-Disney In Hilarious Interview  Rotten Tomatoes
  2. How to Watch Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in ‘Jungle Cruise’ on Disney+  Rolling Stone
  3. Jungle Cruise – Theatrical Review Blu-ray Review | High Def Digest  High-Def Digest
  4. Jungle Cruise Turns The Disney Ride’s Biggest Lie Into A Reality  Screen Rant
  5. Jungle Cruise: Watch the Opening Scene of Dwayne Johnson’s Disney Adventure  Collider
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Blake Shelton Wrote a SONG for Gwen Stefani! – Entertainment Tonight

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  1. Blake Shelton Wrote a SONG for Gwen Stefani!  Entertainment Tonight
  2. Blake Shelton gives Gwen Stefani a new name during CMA Summer Jam performance  Geo News
  3. Gwen Stefani’s husband Blake Shelton sets record straight about friends missing intimate wedding  HELLO!
  4. Blake Shelton Calls Wife ‘Gwen Stefani Shelton’ For Duet Together  Access
  5. Gwen Stefani makes MAJOR change following marriage to Blake Shelton – and fans are beside themselves  HELLO!
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Instagram Comedian, Zics Aloma Gifts His Mum A New Car – GH Gossip

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Instagram comedian and singer, Aloma Isaac Junior- known professionally as Zics Aloma has bought a brand new car for his mum.

The young man who has won so many hearts on Instagram and Facebook with his hilarious comedy skit took to his Insta-stories to reveal this to his numerous fans. His mum who was greatly taken by surprise danced excitedly around the new whip.

Describing ins mother as the best mum in the world, Aloma wrote, “A little gift to the best mum in the world. she deserves this and more”.

Meanwhile, Yul Edochie has admitted in a new Instagram post that acting in ritual-themed movies is his ‘real’ area of specialization.

This comes after he had a flurry of intriguing comments from his followers which flooded his timeline as they unanimously endorse him as a ritualist owning to his penchant for operating exclusively in such movies on the back of a new movie trailer he shared that has the same theme.

The son of the legendary Nollywood actor responded by saying he has now realized that ritual movie is his calling because he does it so well and brings out all the aspects that make the story believable.

In his words;

Bros leave am, Ritual Movies na my calling.

The facial expression, the body language, everything.

I make such characters look so real.

Now I understand why boys dey say make I cut soap for dem.

If no be say I know myself I for dey fear myself small.

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Benedict Wong opens up about joining Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings’ – NME

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Benedict Wong has said he is “super thrilled” to have been cast in Marvel‘s upcoming Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings.

  • READ MORE: Avengers: Endgame review: is it the best comic book movie ever?

Speaking to SYFY Wire, the actor discussed portraying the character of Wong for a fourth time after roles in Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

“When Shang-Chi was happening, I was so pleased that it was happening but I was a little kind of crestfallen I wasn’t a part of it,” he said.

“Then the call [from Marvel Studios] came. And I was like, ‘Yes!’ You know, I’m super thrilled to be sat at a table of Asian excellence, it was amazing. I’m a big fan of all of those artists. Tony Leung [Chiu-wai] is a massive idol of mine. So it’s been constant surprises, that’s what [the role of Wong] gives me.”

The new adventure also sees Simu Liu take on the role of the titular Master of Kung Fu, confronting a past that he thought he left behind, with the film set to be the first MCU outing to centre on an Asian superhero.

Watch the trailer for Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings below:

Last month (June 29), Marvel boss Kevin Feige confirmed that the Abomination and Wong will face off in the film.

“Some fans said, ‘This looks like a character they hadn’t seen in many years named the Abomination, fighting a character that looks like Wong.’ And I can say that the reason it looks like that is because that is Abomination fighting Wong,” Feige told Rotten Tomatoes.

“[It’s] a fun thing to have a character that we haven’t had on screen in over a decade show up again in the MCU,” Feige added. “And to see fans on that little tag of the trailer recognise that and embrace that is great fun.”

Shang-Chi, which is due for release on September 3, also stars Fala Chen as Jiang Li, Meng’er Zhang as Xialing, Florian Munteanu as Razor Fist, Ronny Chieng as Jon Jon and Michelle Yeoh as Jiang Nan.

Wong also recently gave an update on the status of Marvel‘s Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness.

“It’s a cracking script,” Wong told Collider. “And now, having Sam Raimi involved has been a really wonderful experience. He’s such a fantastic director and [a] lovely, lovely man. He’s just such fun to work with.”

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Where to watch ‘F9’ online: ‘Fast & Furious 9’ is now streaming – Business Insider

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  • “F9,” the ninth movie in the “Fast & Furious” film series, is now available to stream through VOD.
  • Starring Vin Diesel, “F9” earned big numbers at the box office when it hit theaters on June 25.
  • You can rent the movie at home for $20 on services like Prime Video, Vudu, YouTube, and more.

After an impressive debut in theaters, “F9: The Fast Saga” is now available to rent for $20 through video-on-demand (VOD) services. The early streaming release comes about a month after the movie’s theatrical premiere on June 25. 

Directed by Justin Lin, “F9” is the ninth installment in the “Fast & Furious” series. The action movie features Vin Diesel and John Cena as feuding brothers. “F9” delivers a constant rush of adrenaline with all the wild car chases and extreme stunts the franchise is known for.

“F9” also honors the late Paul Walker who died in a car accident in 2013. Walker played Brian O’Conner in the first seven “Fast & Furious” movies. For more details about how the film pays tribute to Walker, read Insider’s interview with director Justin Lin.

Where to watch ‘F9’ online

“F9” is now available to watch at home through video-on-demand services. You can rent the movie for $20 from Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, FandangoNow, YouTube, Microsoft Movies, and Apple TV. The film’s streaming debut comes just one month after it premiered in theaters.

Once you rent a title, most VOD platforms give you 30 days to begin watching a movie. After the movie is started, you typically have 48 hours before your rental expires. 

Rental options range from standard definition (SD) to

4K
 UHD with high dynamic range (HDR), but the price is $20 no matter what quality you choose. You can access VOD services on most smart TVs, mobile devices, streaming players, and web browsers. 

In addition to VOD services, “F9” is likely to arrive on HBO Max or Peacock later this year, but an official release date has not been announced. 

Where can I watch other ‘Fast & Furious’ movies?

The best streaming services for watching movies from the “Fast & Furious” franchise are Peacock and HBO Max.

You can stream three of the “Fast & Furious” movies for free with ad-supported Peacock:

  • “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” (2006)
  • “Fast & Furious” (2009)
  • “Fast Five” (2011)

The HBO Max catalog includes access to the first two installments:

  • “The Fast and the Furious” (2001)
  • “2 Fast 2 Furious” (2003)

Additional movies from the “Fast & Furious” series are available to rent individually on VOD services like Prime Video and Vudu.

Reece Rogers

Streaming Fellow, Insider Reviews

Reece Rogers is a Streaming Fellow for the Insider Reviews team. They have written for WIRED, The Daily Beast, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. After graduating from college, they were a smartphone repair technician for a short stint and performed…

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Paris Hilton Talks Getting Married and Starting a Family After Clearing Up Pregnancy Rumors – extratv

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  1. Paris Hilton Talks Getting Married and Starting a Family After Clearing Up Pregnancy Rumors  extratv
  2. Paris Hilton Told Us What It Was Like To Cook With Kim Kardashian And Why She Loves The Current Y2K Fashion Trends  BuzzFeed
  3. What’s on Netflix This Week: Outer Banks Season 2, Paris Hilton’s Cooking Show  TV Guide
  4. Paris Hilton Condemns Pregnancy Rumors: You All Did Women Wrong!  The Hollywood Gossip
  5. Paris Hilton Invites Demi Lovato on ‘Cooking With Paris’ But Makes One Big Mistake (Exclusive)  Entertainment Tonight
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Dua Lipa Brings That ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi’ Energy in Pop Smoke’s ‘Demeanor’ Video – MTV.com

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Dua Lipa is the new female alpha in the palace in the new music video of “Demeanor,” a collaboration with the late hip-hop rapper Pop Smoke which premiered Thursday (July 29).

The video begins with Lady Dua at the dressing table, applying makeup as her lady-in-waiting whispers to her. The footage then shows a large castle overlooking a red sunset and pans toward the window of the great hall, displaying a lavish feast. The song enters with Smoke’s vocals as guests donned in extravagant Rococo and Baroque outfits and wigs are having a good, old time. The video pays tribute to the late rapper in a ghostly cloud seated at the head table and in a wall-motion portrait immortalizing him as a Roman emperor.

“I’m feelin’ on your baba treesha / Shorty said she like my demeanor / And she look like a eater / I’m off the Perky geekin’,” the Brooklyn rapper sings on the chorus.

Dua harmonizes with Smoke on the lyric “My demeanor is meaner than yours” and makes a grand entrance to the party in her metallic gold ruffled gown within the second verse. She, her ladies, and her butlers do a fabulous court dance to the camera.

“Female alpha and I practice what I preach, I devour / Tell me, can you take the heat?,” she sings. “You can touch with your eyes only / I know you like what you see / That je ne sais quoi energy / Baby, get on your knees.”

The “Levitating” singer struts across the room as she sings the iconic line “You can’t say Pop without Smoke” and performs several dances with different partners on the floor. Toward the end, she raises her glass with the guests to give a toast. Clap for the encore.

On Instagram, Dua Lipa showed appreciation for Smoke’s family. “Thank you to the team and Pop’s family for having me on this song. Thank you to my friends for making this video with me,” she said in her latest post, honoring the rapper who was slain in a home invasion in Los Angeles in February 2020.

“Demeanor” is the lead single and 16th track on Pop Smoke’s posthumous second studio album Faith, which was released earlier this month on July 16, four days before what would have been the rapper’s 22nd birthday. The album follows his other posthumous 2020 album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon. Faith peaked No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and is still going.

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Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker and Showrunner Leaving BBC Series – Collider Extras

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  1. Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker and Showrunner Leaving BBC Series  Collider Extras
  2. Why Jodie Whittaker Is Leaving Doctor Who After Season 13  Screen Rant
  3. Jodie Whittaker to leave Doctor Who along with showrunner, says BBC  The Guardian
  4. Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker, Showrunner Exit BBC Series | CBR  CBR – Comic Book Resources
  5. Jodie Whittaker to leave sci-fi series Dr Who in 2022  Geo News
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Visually impaired man gets special prize as he finishes from the Nigerian Law School in flying colours

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Visually Impaired Man Gets Special Prize as he Finishes from the Nigerian Law School in Flying Colours

  • A Nigerian man has been celebrated on social media for achieving stellar academic success against all odds
  • Olayinka Komolafe despite being visually impaired graduated from the Nigerian Law School with one of the best results
  • His remarkable feat didn’t go unnoticed as he was recognized at his call to bar with a special award

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A Nigerian man demonstrated resilience and strong-will in the face of challenges to record huge success in his academic pursuit.

Olayinka Komolafe has been hailed on social media for his outstanding outing at the Nigerian Law School.

Joy as visually impaired man bags special prize for graduating from Nigerian Law School outstandingly
Olayinka was one of the stars at his calling to bar ceremony
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Though visually impaired, he finished with one of the best results and got a recognition to that effect.

In celebratory mood, his sister Oluwadunsin Komolafe who is also a legal practitioner announced his success on her Instagram page along with a video that captured the moment he was honoured at his call to bar.

Olayinka bagged a special prize at the occasion.

Social media users celebrate the man’s success

@less_interiors_ said:

“Yass that’s my brother I’m supper proud of him ,lost his sight but didn’t loose hope ,finished law school with one of the best results.”

@sheyman_toh_gallant commented:

“Wow all thanks to God almighty..congrats to him.”

@iamderemi commented:

“Congratulations!”

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Lady with disability bags degree in style

Meanwhile, . previously reported that a lady with disability had graduated from university against all odds.

The lady identified as Chama said it has always been something she wanted to achieve and put in a lot of effort. Her hardwork and persistence eventually paid off.

The development studies graduate from University of Zambia wrote:

“One of my dreams finally came true yesterday as I graduated from the University of Zambia with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Development Studies with Sociology.”

An excited Chama shared pictures in which she rocked her academic gown all smiles.

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Who’s More Fun — Chris or Liam Hemsworth? Matt Damon Weighs In! – extratv

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  1. Who’s More Fun — Chris or Liam Hemsworth? Matt Damon Weighs In!  extratv
  2. Matt Damon on the surprising life lessons he learned shadowing roughnecks for ‘Stillwater’  EW.com
  3. Matt Damon fights for his daughter in Stillwater, an unusual drama from the director of Spotlight  The A.V. Club
  4. Is ‘Stillwater’ on HBO Max or Netflix? When Will Matt Damon’s Movie Be Streaming?  Decider
  5. Director Tom McCarthy’s ‘Stillwater’ Is A Glum, Ripped-From-The-Headlines Mystery  WBUR
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GarageBand can now help you remix tracks from Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa – The Verge

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If a year inside convinced you to shoot your shot at becoming an international DJ, Apple is updating GarageBand for iOS and iPadOS on Thursday with a low-stakes way to start dabbling in the world of remixes. GarageBand’s Remix Sessions lets you try your hand at remixing tracks from Dua Lipa and Lady Gaga with short video tutorials available to watch while you mess with loops.

You can access the new Remix Sessions from the Sound Library section of GarageBand. There’s currently only one song for each artist, “Break My Heart” for Dua Lipa and “Free Woman” for Lady Gaga, but the amount of samples and loops each song comes with is surprisingly broad. If you’ve played with GarageBand’s Live Loops before, the experience should be self-explanatory. Apple’s implementation of its video tutorial is a bit clunky — the downloaded artist’s Live Loops project will show up in your GarageBand, but to watch while you edit your song, you have to start the video in the Sound Library page and pop it into picture-in-picture mode manually.

You can watch video tutorials with tips from Lady Gaga or Dua Lipa while you remix their songs.
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Apple is also releasing “hundreds of royalty-free loops, beats, instruments, drum kits, synth patches, and samples” in downloadable Producer Packs that, like the Remix Sessions, include video content that Apple says offers insight into the producers’ creative process. If a companion Mark Ronson Live Loops project that ties in to an upcoming Apple TV Plus show is of interest to you, that’s available, too.

Interestingly, these new GarageBand perks are currently only available on iOS and iPadOS: users of the original macOS desktop version will have to go without Lady Gaga’s encouragement. The macOS version of GarageBand does include “Artist Lessons” for free, which are more hands-on educational videos for specific instruments like guitar or piano, so there’s at least something for you there if you’re trying to start your music journey.

GarageBand’s Remix Sessions and Producer Packs are available to download now.

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‘Manifest’ Stays No. 1 In Nielsen U.S. Streaming Rankings; Amazon’s ‘Tomorrow War’, Disney’s ‘Luca’ Also Score On Diverse Weekly Chart – Deadline

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Manifest held onto the top spot on Nielsen’s streaming chart for the third straight week, a remarkable sign of popularity for a show whose future is uncertain.

Close behind, in the Nos. 2 and 3 slots for the week of June 28 to July 4, were original films The Tomorrow War on Amazon Prime Video and Luca, a Pixar production on Disney+.

Manifest collected just shy of 1.9 billion minutes of viewing in the period, a modest downturn from the 2.06 billion it had in the prior week. Tomorrow War had 1.2 billion and Luca 1.16 billion. Series generally fare better than feature films in the Nielsen rankings because of the total-viewing methodology. They often have a sizable number of episodes, allowing a popular show to rack up more minutes of viewing.

Produced by Warner Bros Television and originally aired by NBC before a streaming berth on Netflix, Manifest has been in limbo after its third season. After initially passing on keeping the sci-fi series going, both NBC and Netflix have resumed talks in light of the show’s remarkable drawing power in streaming.

Nielsen measures only viewing through a TV set, meaning mobile is not counted. The company has been including streaming for Disney, Hulu, Amazon and Netflix for the past year. The numbers are released after a nearly month-long delay, by arrangement with the streaming services.

Marvel’s Loki gave Disney+ another strong title for the week. The four episodes available at the time gathered 813 million minutes of viewing. Most Disney+ series, given the one-at-a-time release tempo, tend to gain minutes as the weeks pass.

The Ice Road, an original Netflix film offering a new spin on Wages of Fear with Liam Neeson, debuted in the No. 8 spot with 553 million minutes of viewing.

Here is the full chart:

Manifest (Netflix) – 29 episodes, 1.869 billion minutes of viewing

The Tomorrow War (Amazon Prime Video) – film, 1.2B min.

Luca (Disney+) – film, 1.16B min.

Loki (Disney+) – 4 eps., 813M min.

Cocomelon (Netflix) – 12 eps., 708M min.

Criminal Minds (Netflix) – 311 eps., 647M min.

Grey’s Anatomy (Netflix) – 375 eps., 606M min.

The Ice Road (Netflix) – film, 553M min.

Downton Abbey (Netflix) – 50 eps., 506M min.

Bosch (Amazon) – 64 eps., 490M min.

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Harvey Weinstein loses bid to dismiss three LA sex crime charges – Reuters

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Harvey Weinstein, who was extradited from New York to Los Angeles to face sex-related charges, listens in court during a pre-trial hearing, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 29, 2021. Etienne Laurent/Pool via REUTERS

LOS ANGELES, July 29 (Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge on Thursday rejected an attempt to throw out three sexual assault charges against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein ahead of his second trial later this year, the City News Service reported.

Weinstein, 69, who was convicted of rape at a trial last year in New York, is facing a total of 11 new charges involving five women in the Beverly Hills and Los Angeles area between 2004-2013.

Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to the rape and sexual assault charges in Los Angeles and is appealing his New York conviction and 23 year prison sentence.

His attorney Mark Werksman told Los Angeles Superior Court that three charges – rape, sexual battery and forcible oral copulation – relating to 2004 and 2005 should be thrown out on the grounds that the statute of limitations in California has expired.

The judge ruled against Weinstein on two of the counts but asked prosecutors to amend the sexual battery charge, City News reported.

Weinstein, once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, could face up to 140 years in prison if convicted on all 11 of the charges. A date for the trial has still to be set.

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Dua Lipa, Elton John Condemn DaBaby’s Homophobic HIV Comments – ET Canada

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  1. Dua Lipa, Elton John Condemn DaBaby’s Homophobic HIV Comments  ET Canada
  2. Elton John Slams DaBaby’s Homophobic Misinformation About HIV: ‘This Fuels Stigma and Discrimination’  PEOPLE
  3. DaBaby SHADES Dua Lipa After She Slammed His Homophobic Rant!  Clevver News
  4. DaBaby addresses backlash to his homophobic comments in new music video  NME.com
  5. Chris Brown Weighs In On DaBaby Controversy  Rap-Up.com
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“Gossip Girl” Stars Savannah Smith, Zión Moreno Talk Mean Girls Monet & Luna – Teen Vogue

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Behind every Queen Bee stands a pair of loyal subjects. (You can thank Shakespeare for that.) From the Heathers to the Plastics, the mean girls always come in threes. In Gossip Girl 2.0, Julien Calloway rules the school, but it’s her cunning devotees Luna La and Monet de Haan who conjure up the more menacing machinations within the halls of Constance Billard St. Jude’s — like, say, making new girl Zoya’s life complete hell. But is there more to these mean girls than meets the eye?

“Yeah, no, they’re ruthless. They’re evil!” Savannah Smith tells Teen Vogue. “And they enjoy every bit of it.” In the first episode, billionaire social media savant Monet is described by her teachers as the “school villain,” a designation Savannah thinks is unfair because “the villain never thinks they’re the villain.”

“She’s very mean, but there’s a reason for that,” she adds. “Whatever the reason is, I’m excited to dive into that and explore that as more character work. No one is a bully for no reason.”

It’s a sentiment that her co-star Zión Moreno shares. As Luna, Zión portrays Julien’s stylist, a savvy social climber with a killer instinct. “Very much like Monet, she’s very cutthroat and she understands the fierceness of the industry that she’s in, which is that of fashion and celebrity,” Zión says. “She acts the way she does because she feels like that’s the only way to succeed, and she doesn’t want anyone to stand in her way” — even if the person standing in her way is Julien.

When Julien’s social influence begins to wane, Luna attempts to turn naive, young ingenue Zoya into the school’s Queen Bee. For Luna and Monet, it’s all about proximity to power.

“I try to look into her past to see what makes her act the way that she does,” Zión adds. “I think that humanizes her. No one is inherently bad. You’re a product of your experiences.”

For Monet, at the root of her duplicity is inherited trauma. “She doesn’t want to work for her mother for reasons we’ll find out soon,” Savannah says. “For those reasons she’s very focused on her career.” That drive is what propels her to make a few morally questionable decisions. “She is very driven, and I can relate to that hunger. She’s hungry. Her work ethic is insane. The reason why she f*cks over everyone she comes into contact with is because she’s trying to get somewhere. And sometimes that lends herself to be a little evil and a little mean.”

There’s a reason the mean girl archetype prevails even after all this time; in a patriarchal society, there’s nothing more terrifying than a woman asserting her power. In future seasons, of Gossip Girl Savannah hopes Monet starts to wield on her own. Who wants to be a follower when you can lead? “What happened in her past to keep her from doing this herself?”

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BBNaija S6: Maria, Pere revealed as Wildcards – bioreports

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Maria and Pere revealed as Wildcards

Maria and Pere have been revealed as the Wildcards for the Big Brother . Shine Ya Eye season.

They were revealed during the special Diary Session on Thursday, the day five of the show.

Wildcards are fake housemates placed by Big Brother in the house to add a twist to the show. There are also other things to know about the BB. Wildcard twist.

During Maria’s session, Biggie revealed that she has been chosen as a Wildcard of the season and asked her how she felt about playing her role.

Maria revealed that she felt bad for pretending to the housemates.

She said, “I don’t really know how well I’m playing it but it’s killing me. I’m not gonna lie.”

“Obviously, I wouldn’t take it back but it’s like a 50-50 chance.

“It’s killing me because they are really loving people and I’m not just saying it, they really are.

“It’s just like lying and lying. I think I’m doing a great job though I don’t feel proud of myself.”

Big Brother asked Maria to predict who the other Wildcard is and surprisingly, she mentioned Pere.

During Pere’s session, Big Brother also asked him how he has been able to play his role as a Wildcard.

Pere said, “I’m playing it to the best of my ability. I try to get very engaged in several conversations that have to do with the Wildcards because I know that such conversations will come up because it’s only natural for every housemate to be concerned about who the Wildcard is or who the Wildcards are.”

When asked to predict who the other Wildcard is, Pere mentioned that it could either be Maria or Nini.

It appears that the real action has begun in the BB. house, as housemates have to correctly predict the Wildcards by Sunday.

If housemates are able to correctly identify the Wildcards among them, Maria and Pere will be evicted.

However, if the housemates do not correctly identify them, the duo will have to remain in the show and compete for the grand prize worth N90 million.

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Isaiah Rashad ‘The House Is Burning’ Interview – GQ

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It’s been almost five years since Isaiah Rashad released his first album. He’d flashed glimpses of stardom on his 2014 mixtape, Cilvia Demo, which was touted as one of the best projects of that year, and then his 2016 debut proper, The Sun’s Tirade, struck a chord, combining trunk-rattling sonic homages to Master P and Scarface with verses packed with raw vulnerability and introspection. “Mix that Boosie with that boom bap,” as Rashad said on the standout album track “Brenda.”

Then things got bumpy. Self-doubt consumed Rashad and derailed his attempts to record new music. Fans were left with song snippets that popped up like Bigfoot sightings on sparse IG Live sessions. Alcohol was a crutch and panic attacks were frequent. Finally, he hit rock bottom, crashing on a friend’s couch because he’d run out of money. Rehab and a fresh start followed. But Rashad never lost his audience, and at a recent press session after the release of “Lay Wit Ya,” the first single from his long-awaited new album, The House Is Burning, he experienced real gratitude for that: “Seeing it [in person], I realize they really put some weight in my life.”

It’s this sort of vulnerability that makes Isaiah Rashad hip-hop’s everyman. He’s the lovable cousin almost everyone has in their family. Going to rehab and starting from scratch gave him perspective. Now there’s an unmistakable light, literally and figuratively, radiating off him. The neon glow of producer Kenny Beats’ mantra—“Don’t Overthink Shit”—on the studio wall follows him the same way his gold grills shine when he warmly smiles. He absorbed it not only as studio rules but as a life lesson. The House Is Burning, out this Friday, sees Isaiah Rashad liberated from the pressures of his own mind.

Musicians sometimes distance themselves from distinct regionality in favor of appealing to everyone, but the influences in Rashad’s work are clear cut. The House is Burning showcases how multifaceted Southern hip-hop is. Think Young Dro’s Best Thang Smokin’ in the world of Outkast’s Aquemini. What if Project Pat hopped on guest features for Mama’s Gun with Erykah Badu? Yet the album never sounds scattered: It’s carefully crafted for the speakers inside an old Cadillac or the creamy leather interior of a ‘66 Chevy Impala. GQ spoke with Isaiah Rashad about The House is Burning, movies, mental health, and adjusting to life in Los Angeles.

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Plenty of artists record in between albums. When did “album mode” officially start for you?

Last January, 2020.

What do you want people to take away from The House is Burning?

For new people, if they hadn’t heard me before, I’d like them to walk away and be like, “Damn, he’s good at making a lot of different stuff.” If you’ve been a part of this shit, I’d want you to be like, “Damn, he gave me a good update on his life and he’s still giving me stuff that’s going to help me during my day when I’m going through my own shit.”

Everything’s been turbulent the past few years, but how are you feeling at this moment?

Right in this moment, I’m hungry. In all honesty, I’m kind of back at my base level where I don’t know what’s going on, I’m just happy to be doing it. I couldn’t tell you for real how I felt—I’m kind of nervous, I’m kind of happy that stuff’s happening again, even beyond the pandemic, everything. I’m excited, but I’m just nervous. I’m always nervous before stuff comes out.

You said a lot of your favorite songs were left on the cutting floor. Why is that?

The slow songs that I’m more known for, like real moody shit is what I’d cry to. Those songs that I would personally cry to aren’t really on the album.

Do you think that you would make a full project full of slow jams?

I think it’s very important to keep that balance at this point of my career. At some point in time, I’d like to make a short, little slow winin’ shit, just for people who like that. I definitely should do that in my trajectory, it’s in the things I would do.

The relationship you have with your fans is interesting because even after five years, they’re still riding strong with you. Can you speak to the feelings you had when you saw people come out for the single rollout the way they did?

It felt like a family reunion. I’ve seen people message me and I message them back. Sometimes I’ve had deeper conversations with people about their personal lives but afterwards, I don’t ever think about how they really support me, I never take that into account. Seeing it [in person], I realize they really put some weight in my life. I mean something to them, they mean something to me, I owe them something.

Sometimes fans can be so callous on Twitter, even when you post something vulnerable or personal. What are your feelings when you see people who are more concerned with your art than who you are as a person?

That’s a given. People don’t care about what Quentin Tarantino’s doing, they only care if the movie’s good, you know? You can only ask so much of people. As a person who doesn’t really care for people to know about my personal life outside of what I want to share, I expect them to separate. I would hope they separate.

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You like to compare your albums to movies, and you said this new one is like The Hateful Eight or Blade Runner.

The House Is Burning is like a passion project that I think a lot of people will like and other people just won’t get it. Art is to be delivered and interpreted. I’m not supposed to sell you my art, you feel me? You really have to like the premises of those two movies to get into them, you’re not gonna just watch Hateful Eight and be like, “This shit bomb.” You have to like what movies are, you have to like character development, you have to like that the third or fourth character you’re introduced to is the most important one. You have to like those types of small nuances or details.

That’s why on the album, I put a lot of people whose music I like on specific songs that were more catered to them than to me. I think that’s somewhat like being a director and treating myself, the rapper, as more of a character. Because at the end of the day, I’m more of a producer and director than anything else, I just happen to write the scripts too. The only actor who I can get to say these raps is myself right now, because trust me, if I had somebody else to rap these, a dude with a better voice preferably, I would. I just make these soundscapes that are in my mind and they’re basically like soundtracks to certain times of day and certain things that are going on in my life, with the real intention that you should listen to this album at night while driving on a dark road, you should really feel that.

What movies and shows are you into now?

Loki went hard, it was good as hell. My favorite thing about it is that it introduced Kang the Conqueror, which I waited for for a long time. It definitely set it up for people who aren’t privy to comics, but at its core, it’s definitely for nerds.

I recall you discussing your dreams of writing and soundtracking a comic. Do you have a rough idea of what you’d want to do?

Yeah, totally. I don’t know if I should tell you right now but it’s about these kids dealing with family trauma. I’d probably make it a one-off unless someone reputable or respectful enough to the art wanted to make it an ongoing thing. That’s the thing I like about comics, wouldn’t that be tight? If you were a rapper and you could just give your legacy to another young n-gga and keep your name going, that’s basically comics.

You’ve said that you felt like you owed something to people who believed you were a star before all this. How do you manage that pressure while balancing your own mental health?

I turn my phone off sometimes, sometimes I delete Twitter and Instagram, sometimes I talk to my mom. Sometimes I have to reaffirm this shit isn’t about me, the world isn’t about me, life isn’t about me. The only time I ever feel some kind of real overwhelming, resounding pressure is if I decide, today, that I’m the center of the universe, and luckily I usually don’t.

Nobody really owes it to somebody else to be a star.

But I definitely owe it to people! I owe finishing, not being something. I owe finishing what I said I was going to be. Somebody making me their role model, I didn’t choose that—I respect that though, I’m not gonna say I’m not a role model because I totally am—but me knowing that and being aware of that, it’s a process. Trying to cut out your bad habits just because somebody likes you? [laughs] It’s a good pressure to have. Sometimes I think, “Pull your fuckin’ pants up, somebody looking.”

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How do you manage good mental health, especially as a father?

Therapy from time to time, consistently talking to my people, my family, sharing some of that weight of life, and having a gotdamn schedule, a schedule kind of solves everything. Having something to do will keep you from doing other shit. Having respect and expectation for yourself. Part of respect for other people is coming together and showing up with your shit together. If we have something to do at 11, before 11 I need you to call me or call whoever you have to call or pray to whoever you pray to, to get your shit together, because everything we do is a team effort. Everybody got to take care of everybody. Just have your shit together, or at least recognize when you’re off your shit to try to get your shit together.

I recently moved to Los Angeles in the past year. In a Breakfast Club interview, you said you found it hard adjusting to life in Los Angeles.

I’m so Southern and so family-oriented, I just don’t like being away from folks. I like doing shit squadded up, I be out here bored as fuck. The beach is cool but I just like people, that’s why it was hard for me. I just like my people, people I’m used to. Maybe it’s because I’m a Taurus, but I like continuity. Where you from?

I’ve moved around a lot but I was born in Birmingham. I’d call Houston and Atlanta home.

It’s just green out there, for one. There ain’t no food out here, have you noticed that? Have you found anywhere that you really like to eat that your mom would be like, let’s go? It’s not like there’s a shortage of food spots, it’s like they just don’t care. Seeing an El Pollo Loco or Del Taco every day is some shit.

Do you think you’ve adjusted between now and then?

Hell yeah, I just stopped harping on things I couldn’t control.

I noticed you had TUT [the rapper from Tennessee] on the album. Do you feel like it’s important to put on people from your own home?

It’s important for me to be able to look out for a n-gga, but put on? You can’t put nobody on. You can open a door for a n-gga, you can’t make a n-gga walk through that door, but it is important for me to realize when there is somebody who needs a door.

Do you feel like it’s important to bring different aspects of Southern music into your own art?

I always try to make something that I like hearing because I have to live with this shit. I gotta live with this for the rest of forever, so let’s make it be something that y’all gon’ fuck with. I especially like hearing other people’s voices. I tried to get people on my album that I would usually cut my own music off to listen to.

You were talking about having Young Dolph on the deluxe version of the album.

I don’t even like the idea of deluxes. I just put out the music, I’d rather just give you the songs. Sometimes, deluxe editions take away from the idea of [the album] being a tight-knit concept. It’s like, “So you had other ideas?” Just call it something else.

You said back in 2016 that you were thinking of finally making Pieces of a Kid [an unofficial compilation of songs made by fans].

The actual concept that I came up with, I think this is pretty close to it. I don’t think about old girlfriends, old anything, so when I do think about that stuff, I think maybe I’m harping too much. Because that came from the mind of a 17 or 18-year old, so I don’t know what that feels like any more.

You’re almost 30 now?

Like 40. I got three kids.

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New ‘House of Gucci’ posters show Lady Gaga, Al Pacino, Jared Leto, Adam Driver in character – Associated Press

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  1. New ‘House of Gucci’ posters show Lady Gaga, Al Pacino, Jared Leto, Adam Driver in character  Associated Press
  2. ‘House of Gucci’ says this is Jared Leto  EW.com
  3. See Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani in Poster for New Movie House of Gucci  Pitchfork
  4. See Lady Gaga as Patrizia & an Unrecognizable Jared Leto in New ‘House of Gucci’ Posters  Billboard
  5. These House of Gucci Movie Posters Belong in a Museum  Vanity Fair
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BBNaija names Maria, Pere as wild cards – bioreports

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Big Brother . Season 6 ‘Shine Ya Eye’ edition full of intrigues and suspence as the housemates had their diary session today.

Big Brother had earlier revealed that there were two wild cards in the house and the housemates would have to figure them out.

Big Brother also promised the viewers that they would know who the wild cards are.

Turns out Maria and Pere are the wild cards.

It will be recalled that Big Brother had told the the housemates that they will have to figure out who the Wild cards are, in order to get them evicted from the show.

If the housemates guess correctly, the wild cards will be evicted; if the housemates guess wrong, the wild cards will be given power to nominate on Monday and remain in the house to compete for the N90 Million grand prize.

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Why Rebel Wilson REALLY Decided to Lose Weight – Entertainment Tonight

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  1. Why Rebel Wilson REALLY Decided to Lose Weight  Entertainment Tonight
  2. Rebel Wilson Opened Up About Why Her Desire To Have Kids Led To 65-Pound Weight Loss  BuzzFeed
  3. Rebel Wilson Reveals Why She Decided to Lose 65 Pounds  Just Jared
  4. Rebel Wilson Explains Why She Decided to Drop 65 Pounds: It’s ‘Such a Massive Question’  Us Weekly
  5. Rebel Wilson lost 65 pounds to have a ‘better chance’ at getting pregnant  Page Six
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DaBaby Dropped from UK’s Parklife Festival in Wake of Homophobic Rant – TMZ

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DaBaby‘s social calendar for mid-September just opened up … ’cause he’s been dropped from a music festival across the pond.

The rapper was originally slated to perform at Parklife 2021 in Manchester, England where he was supposed to be one of the headliners … along with Megan Thee Stallion and Young Thug. But, that’s not the case anymore.

You can see DaBaby’s name — which used to practically be front and center — has now been removed from the lineup card on the festival’s website.

It was just 2 weeks ago when the festival was proudly showing off its lineup on Instagram, featuring DB. They seemed pretty excited about it … with the caption saying, “PARKLIFE 2021 🔥 TWO MONTHS TO GO 🙏🏼.”

The excitement over DB headlining the event has quickly dissipated following his controversial comments at the Rolling Loud Festival. And, his removal from Parklife is just the latest in a series of dominos falling.

As we’ve reported … the clothing company, Boohoo, stopped working with DaBaby soon after the ignorant comments about HIV/AIDS. Sure, he attempted an “apology,” but only made things worse.

Dua Lipa‘s just one of the many stars who were horrified by the comments. In fact … her collab with DaBaby — the “Levitating” remix — has reportedly been removed from multiple Apple Music playlists.

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Marvel’s WHAT IF…? Trailer #3 (2021) Disney+ – JoBlo Movie Trailers

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  1. Marvel’s WHAT IF…? Trailer #3 (2021) Disney+  JoBlo Movie Trailers
  2. Marvel’s What If: Jeffrey Wright Talks Chadwick Boseman’s Last MCU Outing  Screen Rant
  3. What If…? Poster Shows The Watcher Surveying the MCU’s Multiverse  CBR – Comic Book Resources
  4. What If…? Teaser Urges Viewers to Explore Infinite Possibilities  Bleeding Cool News
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Matt Damon and Tom McCarthy on “Stillwater” – NBCLA

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  1. Matt Damon and Tom McCarthy on “Stillwater”  NBCLA
  2. Matt Damon on the surprising life lessons he learned shadowing roughnecks for ‘Stillwater’  EW.com
  3. Matt Damon fights for his daughter in Stillwater, an unusual drama from the director of Spotlight  The A.V. Club
  4. Stillwater: How Much of Matt Damon’s New Movie Was Inspired by Amanda Knox?  Vanity Fair
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‘Selling Sunset’ Stars Chrishell Stause, Jason Oppenheim Dating – ET Canada

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  1. ‘Selling Sunset’ Stars Chrishell Stause, Jason Oppenheim Dating  ET Canada
  2. Why did Justin Hartley and Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause divorce?…  The Sun
  3. Chrishell Stause & Jason Oppenheim Are DATING! | E! News  E! News
  4. Chrishell Stause DATING ‘Selling Sunset’ Co-Star Jason Oppenheim  Entertainment Tonight
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Keiynan Lonsdale, Dylan Sprouse, Sarah Hyland Set For LGBTQ Rom-Com ‘My Fake Boyfriend’ From Lionsgate & Buzzfeed – Deadline

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Lionsgate and BuzzFeed have set the LGBTQ romantic comedy My Fake Boyfriend as the partnership’s second production, with the film to star Keiynan Lonsdale, Dylan Sprouse and Sarah Hyland.

Directed by Rose Troche (The Safety of Objects, The L Word), the film follows a young man (Lonsdale) who, on the advice of his best friend (Sprouse) creates a fake, social media boyfriend to keep his ex-lover out of his life. The plan backfires when he meets the real love of his life, and breaking up with his fake boyfriend proves hard to do.

“My Fake Boyfriend is a fresh comedy with universal appeal, led by an exciting, diverse cast of talent,” said Richard Alan Reid, SVP of Global Content & Head of Studio at BuzzFeed, in announcing the project with Lauren Bixby, Vice President, Co-Productions & Acquisitions


for Lionsgate. “There is no better person to tell this queer love story than Rose Troche, and we’re delighted to partner with Lionsgate to share this story with millennial and Gen Z audiences around the world.”

Lonsdale’s credits include Love Simon and The Flash, while Sprouse appeared in After We Collided, and Hyland is best known for Modern Family.

The film is written by Luke Albright, Joe Wanjai Ross and Greg Boaldin. BuzzFeed’s Reid is producing along with Jason Moring and Michael Philip.

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German Socialite Jailed for Theft in Fraudulent Sale of Kusama Sculpture – ARTnews

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German socialite Angela Gulbenkian will be jailed for 3.5 years after pleading guilty to two counts of theft earlier this month for stealing more than $1.4 million, according to Publico. Gulbenkian had been contracted by the Singapore-based company called Artseen to sell an iconic Yayoi Kusama pumpkin sculpture that they had in their possession. She took payment for the work, but never completed the transaction.

In 2017, Gulbenkian sold the Kusama piece to Mathieu Ticolat of Art Incorporated Limited (AIL) for roughly $1.3 million. Though he had never met her, Gulbenkian’s impeccable pedigree—she married into a prominent European family known for their art collection—was enough to secure Ticolat’s trust. AIL transferred the money into her account, but Gulbenkian never alerted Artseen of the deal nor did she deliver the piece to AIL. It wasn’t until 2018, when a representative of Artseen got in touch with AIL, that they realized they had been hoodwinked. 

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The loss of those funds, from which Ticolat is still not sure he can recover, has been a major financial blow. In court Ticolat said, “This industry is based on trust and I believed her because she said she was part of the Gulbenkian family. I was deceived…I’m not a billionaire, I’m an arts adviser and I’m still trying to recover.”

The stolen money funded Gulbenkian’s lavish lifestyle after her husband and his father had a falling out, which left them cut off from the family fortune. The funds were eventually used to buy a Rolex, two pieces of art, various luxury items, and a ride on a private jet. 

Gulbenkian said she hoped to be able to give back the money she stole from AIL, as well as $70,000 she had taken from her friend Jacqui Ball, who had asked Gulbenkian to invest the money in art on her behalf. Supposedly, Gulbenkian was days away from securing a $2.5 million deal when she was arrested. Whether the deal was .imate or not is unclear. 

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