“Famous for being famous,” or as the Friends star Jennifer Aniston puts it, “Famous for doing nothing.”
The actress spoke of her recent plans and projects with actor Sebastian Stan on the Variety’s series Actors on Actors when the topic about influencers was scratched. Aniston didn’t hold back and said, “I always say I feel lucky that we got a little taste of the industry before it became what it is today, which is just different — more streaming services, more people.”
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The actress said she had names in mind of people who became famous without having any talents. “Famous for basically doing nothing. I mean — Paris Hilton, Monica Lewinsky, all those,” she explained.
Further, she went on to say that the way actors become famous nowadays because of Instagram and TikTok feels like “It’s almost like it’s diluting the actor’s job.”
Well, she did share her honest opinion, but that left many unhappy.
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In fact, the actress came under fire when people started questioning her ways to Hollywood, saying that she only got the opportunity to act because her parents were famous.
Aniston is daughter of legendary actor John Aniston, who has been a staple on the long-running show Days of Our Lives. Her mom, Nancy Dow, was also a very famous name in the film industry.
Many accused Aniston of taking advantage of the nepotism that is present in the industry.
Some pointed out to Aniston’s entitlement at wanting to gate-keep Hollywood and fame and said that according to her, only the children of the famous people can be famous.
It looks like Jennifer Aniston has a strong opinion regarding influencer culture.
What are your thoughts on this?
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American Pickers has been on for over a decade and people seem to love it. It features antique and collectible pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, who’s no longer on the show following a severe back injury and a feud with his co-host. The two travel around the United States to “pick” various items for resale, for clients, or for their personal collections.
They scavenge people’s homes, garages, and basements for treasure.
Over the course of more than 300 episodes, Wolfe and Frank have become one of the most famous TV duos, but their relationship seems to have broken down. Frank revealed that he and Wolfe haven’t spoken in two years.
Frank has gone through some personal problems and doctors weren’t optimistic as to how much time he has left at the time. Apparently, he’s now doing better than before. He has lost significant amount of weight and is sober for some time now.
Mike Wolfe, shared that the show suffered loss when Bob Peterson, who had appeared on the series during many occasions, passed away.
Wolfe shared a beautiful tribute to his friend on his Instagram which included photos and video clips featuring Peterson. He confessed that Peterson was much more than a reoccurring guest of the show, and in fact, was Wolfe’s biggest mentor.
“A few days ago we lost a man that we looked to as a mentor. Not just with mechanical things but in how we should live our lives. Bob was an example to us as someone that loved life and seized each day with so much passion. Always there to help with such conviction and of course humor. He was from an era that we can only romanticize about now. My life and so many others lives were better with him in it. He will be greatly missed. I love you my friend,” Wolfe wrote.
Many of the show’s fans offered their support and their condolences. Man what a sweet laugh and cool disposition. Sorry for you loss my brother,” one person wrote. “I loved watching him and Robbie working on projects,” another fan added.
We are very sorry for Bob Peterson’s passing. May he rest in peace.
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Burt Bacharach, one of the most famous composers of 20th century pop music died at the age of 94.
The news of his passing had been shared by Bacharach’s publicist, who told Associated Press that the acclaimed composer died of natural causes due to old age.
Most of Bacharach’s songs marked entire eras, including the 50s’, 60s’, 70s’ and the 80s’. Not only he created some of the most iconic movie soundtrack songs, but he helped many music stars reach the top charts. Over the course of his career, he scored more than 50 chart hits in the US and UK, with artists such as Warwick, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Barbra Streisand, Tom Jones, Aretha Franklin and Elvis Costello, among the rest.
LOS ANGELES – 1987: Composer and producer Burt Bacharach poses for a portrait in 1987 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry Langdon/Getty Images)
Bacharach most often collaborated with lyricist Hal David and together they created enduring hits such as What The World Needs Now Is Love, I Say A Little Prayer,Walk on By, Alfie, What’s New Pussycat? and many more. The list is endless.
In 2008, when Bacharach received the lifetime achievement Grammy, he was hailed music’s “greatest living composer.” In addition to this award, he won three Oscars, two Golden Globes, and five more Grammy awards.
Bacharach was both an innovator and throwback who triumphed in many art forms; Truly one of a kind.
He was married four times, but the strongest bond he had ever formed was that with creation of music, something he was entirely devoted to and loved doing.
Bacharach was born in Kansas City, Missouri but grew up in Kew Gardens, New York. Even when he was still just a child, he showed interest in music, most specifically, jazz.
Many found his music as “easy listening,” and old-fashioned style. His buoyant pop songs and smooth, jazzy instrumentals marked the 1960s. His songs can be heard in both Mad Men and Austin Powers. Bacharach made a memorable appearance in the second Austin Powers film, performing I’ll Never Fall in Love Again on an open top bus with Elvis Costello and was loved for his cameos in the Austin Powers film franchise.
What’s most, the song The Look of Love influenced the idea of Austin Powers in Mike Myers as he was driving home from hockey practice, according to Entertainment Weekly.
“Did I arrive at that intellectually? No,” he told Rolling Stone in 1999.
“I arrived at it by hearing the song ‘The Look of Love,’ the national anthem of libido, and thinking, ‘Where have all the swingers gone?'”
Speaking of Bacharach, Costello said in a 2018 interview with The Associated Press, “The shorthand version of [Bacharach] is that he’s something to do with easy listening.
“It may be agreeable to listen to these songs, but there’s nothing easy about them. Try playing them. Try singing them.”
While writing some of his most unforgettable songs, Bacharach was going through a period of grief. After four failed marriages, he lost his 40-year-old autistic daughter to suicide. She could feel something was wrong with her when he was still young, but it took doctors thirty years to diagnose her with Asperger’s syndrome. Six years later, she took her own life.
These hardships touched Bacharach’s soul and that pain affected his music in the most profound ways possible.
Rest in peace Burt Bacharach, your songs will live forever.
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Loudoun County, Virginia, teacher Laura Morris resigned from the position of a teacher which she held for a majority of her career while she gave an emotional speech against the prevalence of critical race theory and other political objectives in public schools during a board meeting.
Morris, a fifth grade teacher at Lucketts Elementary School, told the board, “I’m a Christian woman, and they’ve said they don’t want us here. I’ve found employment elsewhere.”
Her speech and her resignation were a form of a protest against the policies of the school board.
Among the rest, she accused the school board of forcing her ‘to push highly-politicized agendas on our most vulnerable constituents – the children’ and explained that teachers were highly encouraged to report any colleagues who were speaking against the teaching programs they were forced to follow.
Morris added that she felt like she could no longer be a part of an organization that convinced her ‘white, Christian, able-bodied females’ needed to be reined in.
“This summer I have struggled with the idea of returning to school, knowing that I’ll be working yet again with a school division that, despite its shiny tech and flashy salary, promotes political ideologies that do not square with who I am as a believer in Christ,” Morris said.
“I am very sad about some things that I am giving up and leaving behind, but regret is not the word … I don’t regret what I did,” she told Fox News after her speech went viral. “I don’t regret anything I said, and I don’t regret anything I did — because I … was happy to do this.”
Loudoun County has drawn national attention as parents and administrators spar over controversial teaching material and a recent transgender policy, which was approved by the board.
Morris’ speech was triggered by all this and by her disapproval of the excessive focus on “equity trainings” and the imposition of political views on the pupils.
Critical race theory and educational equity remain hotly debated topics across the country. The schools need to carefully consider how to handle these issues.
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Moms would go to any length for their children, and if that involves getting part in a dance routine in front of the entire school, so be it.
The football team at Steele High School were heading to the playoffs so the school decided to throw a pep rally for them. Everyone was having a blast and then the announcer said there were special guests who would perform for the crowd.
In the next moment, a group of women with white masks on their faces took the ‘stage.’
As they hit the center court, all eyes were on them, and people started wondering who could they be.
The 11 women stood in formation and started their routine, which was an awesome one indeed.
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The crowd started cheering and applauding, still not knowing who’s behind those masks. Some time later, the dancers pulled their masks off and the players were flabbergasted to learn it was their moms who danced their hearts out in order to celebrate their success.
It was later revealed that they managed to learn the steps with the help of a student who came up with the choreography and by watching videos of Silentó’s “Watch Me” and of the iHeart Memphis’s “Hit The Quan.”
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Melissa Fields, one of the moms who was part of the dance routine, said she suffered from nervousness and stage-fright, but managed to overcome both because she knew she was doing all that to make her son happy. Also, she appreciated the opportunity “to come out of our comfort zone.”
“If I went to a club right now, I wouldn’t know what to do,” she added. “I went on YouTube and thought ‘Oh no, there is no way we would be able to pull this off.’”
But she did! And all the other moms did it.
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The moment the football players came down to hug their moms was worth all the time spent practicing.
You can take a look at the video below. We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we did.
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A very well dressed woman at this person’s flight refused to raise her tray when asked to do so by the gay flight attendant. Instead, she showed some pretty rude behavior, but how the flight attendant dealt with her cheekiness has everyone laughing.
Make sure you read it till the end.
My flight was being served by an obviously gay flight attendant, who was camping it up outrageously. He seemed to put everyone in a good mood as he served us food and drinks.
As the plane prepared to descend, he came swishing down the aisle and told us:
”Captain Marvey has asked me to announce that he’ll be landing the big scary plane shortly, so lovely people, if you could just put your trays up, that would be super.”
On his trip back up the aisle, he noticed an extremely well-dressed and exotic young woman hadn’t moved a muscle.
“Perhaps you didn’t hear me over those big brute engines but I asked you to raise your tray, so the main man can pitty-pat us on the ground.”
She calmly turned her head and said, “In my country, I am called a Princess and I take orders from no one.”
To which the flight attendant replied, without missing a beat:
“Well, sweet-cheeks, in my country I’m called a Queen, so I outrank you. Tray up, Bitch.”
We didn’t see this coming, did you? 🙂
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If you were a fan of the long-running TV show Dynasty, then you remember the stunning actress behind the character of Sammy Jo Carrington.
This role helped Heather Locklear rise to stardom and become a fan-favorite. Today, she can brag with quite a career in the world of film.
Today, Locklear is 61 and although she looks stunning, she doesn’t resemble her old self.
Recently, she was photographed with her fiance Chris Heisser, and many agree that her appearance changed drastically, with some saying they haven’t even recognized her.
The couple was spotted shopping at an antique mall in Agoura Hills, California, not far from her $4.8 million home.
The Melrose Place actress was make-up free and wore Lauren Moshi’s “biting lips” skull logo t-shirt. She had a huge smile on her face, indicating she was having a nice time with her partner.
Locklear has a well-documented history of struggles with substance abuse and mental health issues. Luckily, it looks like she’s fighting her way back to health and is now more vibrant than ever.
A while go, she sparked concerns when she was spotted talking to herself while her fiance was waiting her inside the car. Fans, however, defended her and assumed her behavior was a result of some bad news she had probably received prior to when the photos were taken.
Locklear and Heisser got engaged in April 2020, and the actress says she’s not in a hurry to get married. Her fiance is her high-school sweetheart.
“I’m like, ‘You’re my man for the rest of my life, whether we get married or not,’ ” she shared with People in October 2020.
“[A wedding] is so not important. We’re together, and we love each other and support each other. And really that’s all that matters.”
Locklear is a mother to one daughter, Ava, whom she had with her second husband, Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora.
Previously, she was married to Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, whom she divorced in 1993.
Locklear and Richie tied the knot in 1994 in a private civil ceremony in New Jersey. Their formal wedding took place in Paris, and the Melrose Place star wore a candlelight white gown designed by Nolan Miller, who also designed the lavish costumes for Dynasty.
The couple stayed together for 13 years before calling it quits. As of Ava, being a child of two celebs was quite a ride. When she was young, she could often be seen on stage during the Bon Jovi concerts. Sometimes, she would introduce them to the audience and she even danced with the members while they performed.
We are glad Heather Locklear was able to overcome the difficulties in her life and stay sober after battling substance and alcohol abuse.
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When the ‘People’s Princess’ lost her life in a tragic car accident, her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, were still very young. The news of their mother’s passing changed their lives forever.
Lady Di rose to prominence upon her engagement to then-Prince Charles. She was a fascinating public figure who enchanted millions with her nurturing nature.
The media was obsessed with her and followed her every move, and according to many, pushed her to her death.
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She lost her life after she and her partner Dodi Fayed, the son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed, her driver Henri Paul, and her bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones crashed the Mercedes in the Pont de I’Alma tunnel in Paris while trying to escape the paparazzi.
According to reports, Lady Di passed away as a result of massive internal injuries and a ruptured blood vessel which caused internal bleeding.
Her funeral was watched by 2.3 billion people from all over the world. Diana’s passing was a loss that crushed billions of hearts. There was no single Briton who didn’t mourn her death. She was laid to rest at her family’s estate of Althorp, on a small island in the middle of the Oval Lake.
Dodi Fayed’s father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, whose son died at the scene, was convinced that the crash was no incident at all.
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Prior to the car crash, Diana called her sons, who were spending time in the Scottish Highlands with their cousins. When she talked to Harry, he was eager to end up the phone call as soon as possible because he wanted to continue playing outside. He, however, wasn’t aware that would be the last time he spoke to his loving mother.
“I can’t really necessarily remember what I said but all I do remember is probably regretting for the rest of my life, how short that call was,” he said.
“If I’d known that that was the last time I was going to speak to my mother the things that I would – the things I would have said to her.”
Harry never truly got over the pain of losing his mother. He even confessed that he only cried twice to express his feeling of grief. The first time was in 1997 when he visited his mother’s grave.
“There’s not a day that William and I don’t wish that she was still around, and we wonder what kind of a mother she would be now, and what kind of a public role she would have, and what a difference she would be making.”
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Prince William also opened up about the grief and the pain for his late mother and revealed his final conversation with her.
“Slowly, you try and rebuild your life, and you try and understand what’s happened, and I kept saying to myself that, you know, my mother would not want me to be upset,” William said. “She’d not want me to be down. She’d not want me to be like this. I kept myself busy as well—which is good and bad sometimes—but allows you to kind of get through that initial shock phase.”
William will never forget the last few heartbreaking words he uttered to his mother.
“The very last memory I have is a phone call from Balmoral. At the time, Harry and I were running around, minding our own business, playing with our cousins, and having a very good time,” William said. “Harry and I were in a desperate rush to say, ‘Goodbye, see you later, can I go off?’ If I’d known what was going to happen, I wouldn’t have been quite so blasé about it. That phone call sticks in my mind quite heavily.”
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On what would have been Diana’s 60th birthday, William and Harry, despite their dispute, unveiled a bronze statue of their mother in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace on July 1, 2021.
“Today, on what would have been our Mother’s 60th birthday, we remember her love, strength and character – qualities that made her a force for good around the world, changing countless lives for the better,” the brothers said in a shared statement.
“Every day, we wish she were still with us, and our hope is that this statue will be seen forever as a symbol of her life and her legacy.”
Rest in peace, Lady Di, you are missed.
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