Jumat, 05 Juli 2019

'Teen Mom' Amber Portwood Arrested for Domestic Battery - TMZ

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2019-07-05 13:44:00Z
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Meghan and Harry's private christening for baby Archie causes almighty storm - CNN International

Criticism over the pair's decision to keep baby Archie out of the spotlight has been mounting for months. And recent revelations -- that British taxpayers footed a £2.4 million (about $3 million) bill for home renovation, and plans to keep his christening private -- have done little to silence critics.
It's worth noting that royal baptisms have traditionally been private affairs. However in recent years cameras have been allowed to capture the arrivals of the family and their guests. That was certainly the case for all three Cambridge children -- George, Charlotte and Louis -- although they are higher in the line of succession.
This Saturday, Harry and Meghan have arranged a completely private ceremony for Archie led by the Archbishop of Canterbury at a chapel inside Windsor Castle. The palace won't officially confirm who's attending, though a royal source told CNN that fewer than 25 family and friends are invited. And while the media is excluded, pictures taken by their personal photographer, Chris Allerton, will be released after the service.
"Meghan can't demand privacy for baby Archie while asking the public to fund her family's lifestyle," complained the Daily Telegraph. The Sunday Times quoted royal biographer Penny Junor as saying: "They can't have it both ways. Either they are totally private, pay for their own house and disappear out of view, or play the game the way it is played."
Even politicians have weighed into the row. Labour Member of Parliament Luke Pollard told CNN the royal couple's recent behavior raises questions.
"When you're still taking millions of pounds worth of public money -- money that could be spent in schools and hospitals -- to upgrade and refurbish what is, you know, luxury palaces, you've got to ask yourself: what are the public getting in return?"
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Pollard said he saw no problem with critics questioning how public money was being spent, and expressed concern that Harry and Meghan were "trying to have their cake and eat it."
He explained: "They're trying to get the public money for their lifestyle but not do the public duties that go along with it and that's a question that is rightly being asked and debated here.
"I don't think the overall family will be overthrown here. I think this is a chance to look at: Is the behavior of the royal family the right way forward? And at a time when there's not a lot of money for our public services, is every penny they're spending being spent well?" Pollard said.
This type of critique infuriates the #SussexSquad -- a vociferous army of online supporters, particularly of Meghan. On stories like the christening, those devoted to the duchess enlist the help of an unlikely defender: a US law professor.
Goldburn P. Maynard Jr at the University of Louisville describes himself as an "ally" of the squad who steps in online to "amplify" the voices of #SussexSquad and call out cases of what he calls "misogynoir."
"I don't see any kind of contradiction between there being taxpayer funding or public funding and the royals asking for some privacy," he told CNN. "Here, in the United States, we very much have a lot of public servants but we very well know their children are off limits and are able to have a private life and we are OK with that."
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For Maynard, it's interesting how the christening plays into a wider narrative about the duchess.
"The default when it comes to Meghan -- because she is a foreigner and she's not royal, from this society, etc. -- is that when she does something, she is doing something that's wrong. Women of color are actually really used to that narrative," he explained. "What a lot of us are seeing is that she is being held to a higher standard despite the fact that, in many ways, she's hit the ground running."
He continued: "She put out the book and she's made all of this money for charity and she's brought all of this attention. And yet there are all of these critiques on these niggling things that shouldn't matter very much."
Maynard views criticism of Meghan through the prism of criticism of women of color generally.
"So, women of color are uncouth, women of color are undeserving, women of color are angry, etc. And so, what all this coverage has done is to reinforce all those kinds of narratives and biases when it comes to who is today the most prominent woman in the world. So, it is reinforcing those narratives on a worldwide scale, so that's why I think it's really harmful."
Meghan and Harry's baby Archie won't cure racism in UK -- but marks progress
But Pollard argues that publicly funded royal should be put under appropriate scrutiny: "It's so important that actually in defending Meghan and Harry's decisions, we need to be clear that when they get it wrong we can offer a criticism which is fair and justified without any loading of hate that some other folks are trying to use."
For many royal fans, Archie's christening is simply a chance to see how he's grown. With just the one photocall shortly after his birth and a couple of carefully snapped Instagram posts, the world still has yet to see his little face properly.
For his parents, it's simple too. They've clearly made the decision to bring him up as a private citizen, which also explains why they aren't using a title for him and why they feel they have a right to refuse media access to an event that is primarily about him.

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2019-07-05 10:32:00Z
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Priyanka Chopra And Nick Jonas, On Italian Getaway, Show The 'Way Of Love' - NDTV News

New Delhi: 

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas jetted off to Italy after Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas spectacular France wedding. The 26-year-old singer shared a picture from his visit to Via Dell Amore (The Way of Love in English), a pedestrian street with a picturesque view. Priyanka looked nice in a printed wrap-dress while Nick Jonas opted for summery separates complementing his actress wife. Priyanka Chopra added a heart-eyed emoticon in the comments section of Nick Jonas' post, which read: "Via Dell Amore... or Love Way in other words." The Jonases spent a super busy weekend at the Jophie wedding and this vacation give Priyanka and Nick ample time together before they get busy with their respective hectic work schedules.

Here's the picture of Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra showing their fans the 'Way of Love':

Before the Italy getaway, Priyanka and Nick attended Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas' wedding, which was spread over three days. Priyanka and Nick attended their Parisian cruise party and also the rehearsal dinner, where they were joined by the rest of the family.

Priyanka Chopra recently completed filming The Sky Is Pink in India and she will soon get busy with her project in collaboration with Mindy Kaling. Priyanka and Mindy are making a film on an extravagant wedding.

Meanwhile, Nick Jonas, who revived music band The Jonas Brothers with his siblings Joe and Kevin, is all set to embark on the 'Happiness Begins' tour with them. Nick Jonas has also signed up for the sequel of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and for Chaos Walking.

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2019-07-05 07:26:00Z
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Why Is Millie Bobby Brown The Breakout Star Of 'Stranger Things'? - Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Stranger Things is back just in time to overshadow your Summer festivities. Netflix’s iconic show is bound to have you binge-watching Season 3 like there’s no tomorrow. Perhaps the only person more excited than fans about the show’s return is breakout star, Millie Bobby Brown. “Omg I’m quaking…15 minutes till your weekend has been taken over By Netflix and Stranger Things” the 15-year-old wrote in her Instagram story minutes before the show premiered for its third season. But why is Brown the breakout star of this incredibly popular show?

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Though Brown was making big strides in her acting career prior to booking her role as El on Stranger Things, she exploded into superstardom after she landed the role back in 2016. The actress currently boasts nearly 20 million followers on Instagram and is reported to earn about $250,000 an episode for her performance on the show. She recently finished filming her first two feature films and is currently recording a third. At such a young age, Brown’s career is lucrative and full of opportunities. But what is it about the 15-year old that made her the standout actress on Stranger Things?

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Though the 15-year-old actress is incredibly talented at her craft, the same can be said for the rest of her co-stars. Why is it then, that she has easily secured the role of it girl rather than someone else on the series? Much of Brown’s popularity is likely because of her unique character and how different she looked in comparison to her co-stars in season 1. With her head nearly shaved bald, Brown easily stood out within the cast. Fans were also impressed by her ability to easily embody an accent that was not her own at such a young age. With her incredible talent and fun yet quirky personality, Brown easily became a household name.

Though Brown is arguably the most famous actress within the series, she also is always humble enough to admit that the success of the show depends on a team of people working together. Brown always goes out of her way to put the ensemble ahead of her individual performance and that makes her even more likable to fans.

The cast and crew

Just ahead of the season 3 premiere, the English actress shared a sweet message about the cast and crew with her fans. “I can’t believe that we are 20 minutes away from Stranger Things 3 premiering. Before it comes out I wanna say that every single person working on our set is an essential factor for making our show. We all work so hard to bring this to life each year” the Godzilla vs. Kong actress wrote.

Season 3

Brown continued on to share with fans why season three of the show was such an incredible experience for her. “I’ll let you in on a little secret…this was my favorite season to film and my favorite season to watch. This year 011 is growing up. She is evolving into a real teenager. To watch her progression with fashion, relationships, and personal trauma is so beautifully written and directed and I was so lucky to be able to portray el in the way she deserved. Mike and El in this season are ADORBBBBSSSS and just wait for MAX and EL OMG I NEED TO SHUT UP IT’S ONLY 11 MINUTES” the 15-year old declared, her excitement palpable.

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We can’t wait to see how Brown grows as an artist during the latest installment of Stranger Things. It seems that she, along with her castmates, continue to showcase their talent in new and unique ways each and every year. We’re excited to see what new adventures await this incredibly talented cast.

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2019-07-05 05:18:30Z
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Kamis, 04 Juli 2019

A$AP Rocky Could Be Held for Weeks After Arrest in Sweden - TMZ

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2019-07-04 15:07:00Z
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Tom Holland's Marvel Contract: How Many Spider-Man Movies Does He Have Left? - IGN

Peter Parker's story (probably) won't end with Far From Home.

Tom Holland's Spider-Man has quickly grown into one of the most important characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the last few years. That's even more true in the wake of Avengers: Endgame, as the MCU is distressingly short on Avengers even as newer and bigger threats loom on the horizon. This raises an important question - how many movies does actor Tom Holland have left on his Marvel contract? Will we even get another solo Spider-Man movie in the MCU?

The short answer is, yes, most likely. While there have sometimes been conflicting reports over the years regarding exactly how many movies Holland signed on for, the actor is currently under a six-picture contract with Marvel Studios. This was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter back in 2016. According to THR, Holland's contract covers three solo Spider-Man movies and three other MCU projects.

For those keeping track, that means Holland has completed five of those six movies. Between Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, Holland has already completed all three miscellaneous MCU projects. And with Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home in the bag, that just leaves one more Spider-Man sequel to go.

This isn't to say Far From Home's sequel will necessarily be the last we ever see of Holland as Spider-Man. Robert Downey Jr. renegotiated his Marvel contract multiple times between 2008's Iron Man and 2019's Avengers: Endgame, and Chris Hemsworth has voiced an interest in continuing his Thor role despite completing his contract with Endgame. Holland could theoretically re-up his agreement and appear in future Spider-Man and Avengers sequels. Though there are other factors at play in this case, as Holland's MCU future also depends on Marvel Studios and Sony maintaining their current relationship.

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Unfortunately, that relationship may wind up being the true limiting factor. Producer Amy Pascal hinted in 2017 that Spider-Man and his supporting cast could eventually disappear from the MCU. She said at the time, “One of the things that I think is so amazing about this experience is that you don’t have studios deciding to work together to make a film very often. In fact it may never happen again, after we do the sequel [to Spider-Man: Homecoming]."

The takeaway from Pascal's comments is that the length of Holland's contract may be irrelevant if Marvel and Sony opt to part ways after Far From Home. Fortunately, there's not much reason to assume the two studios won't continue to work together for the time being. Far From Home's box office projections are impressive, and the ending even directly sets the stage for a third Spider-Man movie.

Warning: The rest of this article contains major spoilers for Spider-Man: Far From Home!

It seems very unlikely Marvel and Sony aren't planning a sequel given the cliffhanger ending introduced in the mid-credits sequence, as J. Jonah Jameson appears on national television to accuse Spider-Man of Mysterio's crimes and reveal his secret identity to the world. The fallout of that identity leak will no doubt play a big role in the third movie.

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has also compared these movies to the Harry Potter series, with each chronicling one year of Peter's high school career (beginning with his sophomore year in Homecoming). Part 3 will presumably complete that process and cover his senior year and graduation, assuming Peter even has room left in his life for school after being outed.

Whatever does happen, the third Spider-Man movie is poised to cap off this phase of Peter Parker's MCU career. As to whether there will be more Marvel movies in Holland's future after that, we can only hope Marvel will have more to say later this summer.

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For more on the new movie, read our review of Spider-Man: Far From Home and then check out our breakdown of the two post-credits scenes, learn our 9 biggest WTF questions and see the best Marvel Easter eggs.

Jesse is a mild-mannered writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter, or Kicksplode on MyIGN.

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2019-07-04 15:05:30Z
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Mysterio in 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' vs. the Comics - Hollywood Reporter

Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko for The Amazing Spider-Man #13 (1964), Quinten Beck was a professional stuntman who was at the top of his craft when it came to working on movies. Not only was he a skilled hand-to-hand combatant, but his knowledge of robotics and special effects made him one of the most highly respected people in his field. However, that respect didn’t transfer when he decided he wanted to become an actor and a leading man. Hurt by the repeated rejection, he crafted a suit that would utilize his greatest skill — the art of deception. He used his trained skills of illusions, hallucinogens, and even hypnotic methods to terrorize the city of New York and even other universes. Beck doesn’t have any mutant powers or bestowed abilities. Instead, he went to work creating gear that will let him compete in the age of heroes.

In fact, one of Mysterio’s most well-known story lines barely mentions him at all — Old Man Logan. The alternate future comic arc, published from 2008-09 and also loosely adapted into 2017's Logan, showed a reclusive and weary Wolverine, having been in a self-imposed isolation. The reason, we find out, is that he fought off an attack at the X-Men’s headquarters, killing every villain that tried to harm the team. Except, it wasn’t an attack at all. Mysterio managed to trick Logan into thinking that all his teammates were actually villains. To put this into perspective, Logan is one of, if not the best, experts in the Marvel universe when it comes to his senses. His enhanced abilities of smell and sound can lead him to the most elusive targets with ease. For Mysterio to pull off a feat like this on the entire X-Men team shows how much of a treat he is to the teenage web-slinger from Queens.

In Far From Home, we meet Quinten Beck (Jake Gyllenhaal), a lone surviving warrior from Earth 833. Thanos, Hulk, and the now deceased Iron Man’s (we love you 3000) repeated use of the Infinity Gauntlet have opened Earth up to a type of Ground Zero for the multiverse. Beck has teamed with a resourceless Nick Fury, to track down the elemental creatures that destroyed his home world. Fury, who has reappeared five years later thanks to the Snappening — or as it’s called in the MCU, the “Blip” — appreciates the refugee’s aid in helping protect Earth from the same fate of Beck’s home planet. During a televised battle in Italy, the public gives the name of the newest costumed hero “Mysterio,” which Beck humbly accepts as he shoulders the mantle that one of the Avengers would normally carry. 

Meanwhile, Fury gifts Peter with a last present from Tony Stark — access to the satellite network that Stark’s had in place for any unforeseen events from domestic threats. Peter admires Beck’s work and trusts him with the access to Stark’s satellite. However, this is where we finally begin to understand the incredible depths that Mysterio’s talents are rooted.

Mysterio isn’t, in fact, the lone survivor of a destroyed world from another dimension. His work has been seen before in the MCU’s previous offerings. In 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) begins the film by explaining to MIT students how he invested in a high-tech holographic system as a sort of therapy. Dismissed as a waste of money, it’s revealed that Beck was the lead scientist on that project. He, alone with others who’ve been disrespected by Stark’s cockiness and seeming disregard for what they accomplished, concocted a plan to take advantage of a post-Stark world and to gain the admiration Iron Man has had for so long. Using a hyper-complex system unlike anything the MCU has ever seen, he not only manages to gain Spider-Man’s trust, but Nick Fury’s as well.

While the onscreen portrayal of Mysterio’s origin may be different, he’s no less lethal than his comic counterpart. True to fashion, he taps into Parker’s fears of being inadequate. In a chilling moment calling back to an Mysterio’s storyline in The Amazing Spider-Man #141 - #142, Beck makes an emotionally distraught Peter confront a zombie-like, rusting Iron Man, who accuses Peter of letting him down. In the comic storyline, Mysterio (inside the suit is Beck's fellow stuntman Danny Berkhart) makes Spider-Man see a number of illusions, including his deceased girlfriend Gwen Stacy, who died after Peter’s web accidentally snapped her neck in a battle with the Green Goblin. Seeing the grave of Tony being ripped apart is a jarring moment that instantly reminds the audience of the sacrifice Tony made, and how that’s shaped Peter.

While Mysterio’s story seemingly comes to an end at the end of the film, he’s saved his greatest illusion for last. As Spider-Man lands after taking a much-deserved swing with MJ (Zendaya), a pre-recorded video from Beck appears on the large marquee in front of a huge crowd, courtesy of J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons). Beck not only tells the city that Spider-Man is the one who killed him, but reveals that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. Readers of 2006’s Civil War comic book storyline — in which Peter reveals his identity — can imagine the ramifications this will have on the MCU.

Mysterio’s preferred methods of fighting are on the psychological battlefield as opposed to the rock-em, sock-em method of Spidey’s other rogues. But in every showdown with him, whether it’s a comic, film, cartoon, or video game, Spider-Man’s heart and mind will undoubtedly be main target, with Mysterio ripping open any scar and secret Peter holds dear. While Mysterio may be a new addition big screen favorites such as Venom or Otto Octavius, he’s no less a more than capable villain. For Far From Home’s Peter Parker, he’s arguably his most dangerous yet.

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2019-07-04 13:30:00Z
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