Legendary rock musician breaks his silence after being viciously attacked 

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Rick Allen, one of the best drummers there are, who has played with Def Leppard for over 35 years, has been viciously attacked by an intoxicated 19-year-old man named Max Hartley. The incident took place in front of the Four Seasons in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 13.

As Allen was standing in front of the hotel, Hartley rushed towards him, hit him in the head, and knocked him on the ground.

Witnessing Allan being attacked, an unnamed woman tried to intervene, but Hartley then turned towards her and started pulling her by her hair. When she fell on the ground, he continued attacking and hitting her. In attempt to save herself, she ran towards a hotel, while the attacker went to the nearby parking garage and started damaging vehicle.

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Eventually, he was caught by the police.

That night, several people called 911 in order to report the incident, and judging from the police tapes, the night was a chaotic one.

In one of the calls, a person is heard saying, ”Apparently a guest, some guy assaulted her and was actually beating her up in front of the front of our building,” while another person reported: ”Send the police here right now!…I’m sitting on a f—–g suspect.”

As expected, Allan’s fans were worried for the drummer and sent their well-wishes. He then broke his silence regarding the attack and wrote on the social media, thanking everyone for their concerns.

“Your love and prayers are truly helping. My wife Lauren was thankfully not with me at the time of the incident. We are together now, and working on recovering in a safe space,” he wrote.

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The legendary drummer was in Florida for a performance at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

Back in 1984, Allan lost his arm but continued to play the drums, although he needed to re-teach himself how to do it with just one arm.

The Thunder God, as he’s called by his fans, spoke of the time he lost his arms and said, “They wanted to re-attach it, but an infection set in, and because it was so close to my heart, they didn’t risk it. Looking back, the doctor told me that if the re-attachment had been successful, I would have been going back for operation after operation. I wouldn’t have wanted to go through that. I suffered enough pain, both physically and mentally.”

As he has been through a lot in his life, the recent attack took a heavy toll on him.

”We are focusing on healing for everyone involved,” Allen said on Facebook.

”We ask you to join us in our effort to move from confusion and shock to compassion and empathy. We understand this act of violence can be triggering for so many people.”

As of the attacker, Harley, he’s been charged with four counts of criminal mischief. His lawyer claimed that his client has never had trouble with the law in the past.

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Patty Duke continues to twin with her look-alike granddaughter

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When she re-created her revelatory stage role as Helen Keller in the 1963 film adaptation of The Miracle Worker, talented and gorgeous Patty Duke became the youngest Academy Award winner at the time. This was the start of an incredible career which spanned decades and helped Duke found her place under the Hollywood sky and on the list of the most prominent actresses in the industry.

”I had many, many, many fears and obsessive fears as a young person, and maybe I was incorporating them into that role. And I do know for a fact that the role was very therapeutic for me…” Duke once recalled.

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Her acting caught the attention of Sidney Sheldon, the creator of I Dream of Jeannie, who created a role based on Duke’s distinct personalities for The Patty Duke Show. It was probably Sheldon who first spotted that Duke experienced mood disorders.

In the show, Duke played paternal twin cousins, rambunctious Patty Lane, and brainy Kathy Lane. Later on, another character, Bestsy, was introduced and she was played by Duke as well.

”For its genre, it was quite a lovely little show. And they were nice people, and they weren’t saying nasty, hideous things to each other all the time. And I kind of miss that element of a family show,” Duke told NPR in 1988.

“At the time, Duke had not been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but Sheldon created the twin roles after identifying her distinct personalities. Before being correctly diagnosed, she referred to her life as ‘the deep black hole from which you cannot extricate yourself.’”

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Once she was diagnosed, Duke was never afraid to speak of her mental health publicly. Although she knew it could affect her career, she was more interested in raising awareness and help others who shared her condition. Later on, her son, actor Sean Astin, best known for Hollywood Hits like The Goonies, Rudy, and Stranger Things, founded The Patty Duke Mental Health Initiative in his mother’s honor.

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His daughter, Ali Astin, graduated from Harvard and she followed into her father’s and grandmother’s footsteps and in pursuing an acting career herself. Among the rest, she played his dad’s on-screen daughter in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Ali looks like her grandmother Patty, and the resemblance is so strong that many say how Patty Duke, who passed away in 2016, continues to twin with her granddaughter.

In December 2017, on what would have been Duke’s 71st birthday, Ali posted a side-by-side photo of her and her nana, with a birthday tribute that read:

“This is the last text my nana ever sent me, I had just gotten my first big review: ‘Ali dear, Pops and I are so proud of you. Congrats on your rave review. Wish we could have seen you. We’re not surprised that you did so well. We think of you all the time. We love and miss you a ton.’”

Many of Duke’s fans were quick to comment under the post with one of them writing, “You look so much like her. Beautiful,” while another added, “You look so much like her. Loved Patty.” Third simply wrote, “Twins.”

Among the rest, Ali has played in the movies Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2016) and Apocalypse Society (2017). Besides her grandmother and father, many of her family members are also part of the movie industry, including her grandfather John Astin who played Gomez in the 1964 TV series The Addams Family.

It is very often that people compare Ali with her late grandmother when she posts photos of herself on the social media. Some of the comments are, “Lil Miss Patty Duke!! Your grandma would be proud,” and “You remind me of your Grandmother in that photo.”

We wish Ali a career as successful as that of her grandmother.

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Rude diner complains about special needs worker so pizza shop hangs the perfect sign

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If you’re worried that your faith in humanity is diminished down to nothing, fear not, because there are still people like Amanda out there who spark a little brighter and love a little stronger and restore what seems to be lost. This extraordinary young lady is a business woman and a respected member of the community, but above all, she is a mother of a very special child with Down Syndrome. This means she is perfectly aware of how these people who other see as ‘different’ are sometimes treated by the rest of the world. She is perfectly aware of the stares and how they affect the level of self-esteem of her child and others like him. This makes Amanda protective and wants everyone to know that those people perfectly fit with the rest of us, and their slight difference only makes them special and unique. When Amanda heard of an incident at her restaurant, she was eager to learn what really happened. That’s when she understood that one of her employees who happens to have autism was harassed by a rude customer. She simply couldn’t get over it without taking the matter in her hands.
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Many of the people who work in her restaurant are disabled and the reason behind her decision to hire them is because she knows very well that these people might need more time to master a task than others and they learn at their pace, but once they acquire the skills they are unstoppable. Amanda has a unique way of doing business and that’s appointing specific tasks to different people so everyone is in charge for their tasks only. The customer asked the employee to refill a bowl with lettuce, but he wasn’t trained to do that. After the manager explained to the customer their way of doing things and how the employee didn’t do what he was asked to simply because he didn’t know how to do it, the customer became even more frustrated. Before he left Pizza Inn he said how they should have hanged a sign with a ‘warning’ that disabled people work at the place. Instead of getting angrier, Amanda actually thought that might be a good idea.
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The sign she put at the door of the restaurant said,
“We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and hire all of God’s children.”
Amanda told WYFF that putting that sign was sort of appreciation for her employees’ job well done over the course of the years. That was also a perfect way of protecting their emotional and mental health. Amanda says, “These are like my kids, and it made me angry. I wanted to do something that was not rude, but got my point across.”
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As of the rude customer, who is probably not getting back to her place, Amanda said, “If he is not OK with that, then I’m OK with him not coming back. That’s a dollar that I don’t need.” If you feel like what Amanda is doing is really special and if you liked the way she stood for her employee please share her story with your family and friends. Bored Daddy Love and Peace

Kelly Clarkson admits that divorce from Brandon Blackstock ‘ripped her apart’

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From the moment she first appeared on American Idol, Kelly Clarkson has stolen millions of hearts. Some 20 years later, she’s still considered an American sweetheart and one of the best female singers there are.

Kelly was born on April 24, 1982, in Fort Worth, Texas. She has always loved singing and performing, although she only did it at home until her music teacher, Cindy Glenn, heard her sing in the hallway of Pauline Hughes Middle School. Kelly was offered a place in the school choir and soon after everyone learned how talented she was.

This America’s sweetheart who taught us that in life everything is possible didn’t have it easy early in life as her father abandoned her and her family, and that left a huge mark on Kelly who found it difficult to trust men ever again.

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When she started dating her now ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, everyone agreed that she met just the right person for her. Brandon has always appeared as loving and invested in the marriage.

Shortly after tying the knot, the couple welcomed their first child, daughter River Rose. In 2016, they welcomed son Remington. Together with Brandon’s two children from a previous relationship, they made a cute blended family.

“Brandon is not my other half. He’s a whole, and I’m a whole. I’ve never believed in someone taking care of me, and that’s probably because I grew up poor and without a lot of family stability,” Kelly said of Brandon back in the day.

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Everything seemed perfect and Kelly and Brandon were considered one of the best celeb couples, but that all changed in 2020 when Kelly filled for divorce. The news came as huge shock to many, especially her fans. Nothing spoke trouble, so it didn’t come as a surprise that people started wondering what was going on behind closed door throughout the years.

Kelly hasn’t often spoke publicly of her divorce, but recently, during an appearance on IRL podcast, she opened up about the entire experience after she was asked what divorce “does to you.”

“It rips you apart, whenever you fall in love with someone and it doesn’t work,” the singer said.

“I think the thing about divorce — especially having it publicised, and people thinking they know the whole thing, the hardest part of that is, like, it wasn’t an overnight decision.”

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“Anyone that’s been divorced knows that was years in trying to make, not make it work – I never wanted to be part of something to ‘make it work.’”

She then added: “I wanted to make it beautiful, I wanted to make it awesome, I wanted to make it everything it possibly could be, and sometimes that just doesn’t happen.”

The 40-year-old also spoke of how the divorce affected her two children.

“Sometimes they’ll say, especially the past two years, and it kills me and I want them to be honest, so I don’t ever say, ‘Oh god, don’t tell me that,’ but a lot of times it would be like, ‘You know, I’m just really sad, I wish mommy and daddy were in the same house.’

“They’re really honest about it, I’m raising that kind of individual.

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Following the divorce, it has been revealed by the media that she should be paying whooping $200,000 a month to her ex-husband as part of divorce proceedings. 

We wish Kelly Clarkson only the best life brings.

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Alain Delon’s son is all grown up now and he’s the spitting image of his dad

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It goes without saying that French-born actor Alain Delon is still considered one of the ultimate symbols of not only European, but the world’s cinema. He has had a sensational career and starred in a number of iconic movies which helped him reach the pedestal and stay there for many years.

Among the rest, he landed a role in Purple Noon, 1960, which is considered to be his first major project. It is a brilliant thriller that borrowed inspiration from the famous Patricia Highsmith novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. That same year, he had his breakthrough performance which propelled him into proper stardom in Rocco and His Brothers. In 1962, he played alongside Italian actress Monica Vitti in The Eclipse, under the direction of acclaimed Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni. For his role, he won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes festival, and was nominated for the Palme d’Or.

In the 1960’s, Delon tried to make it big in America. He landed some small parts in movies The Yellow Rolls-Royce, 1965, which also starred Shirley MacLaine.

Delon then signed with Columbia and starred in Lost Command, alongside Anthony Quinn and Claudia Cardinale, and Texas Across the River, opposite Dean Martin, among the rest. However, at the time, he didn’t feel like he was reaching the stardom he hoped for so he returned to France where he featured in another big hit as hitman Frank Costello in Le Samouraï.

Being a huge celebrity and someone many generations loved and adored, Delon’s private life has always been of great interest with the public.

The actor with signature piercing blue eyes and natural French charm dated stunning Romy Schneider for five years before they called it quits and he married another woman that same year. Delon and actress Natalie Delon tied the knot in 1964 and divorced just five years later, welcoming son Anthony in the meantime.

Delon had relationships with actresses Mireille Darc and Anne Parillaud. In the 1980s, he began a two-decade long relationship with Dutch model Rosalie van Breemen with whom he welcomed two children, daughter Anouchka Delon (born in 1990), and another son, Alain-Fabien Delon (born in 1994).

His youngest son, Alain-Fabien, not only followed into his famous dad’s footsteps, but he’s inherited the great looks too. He resembles the legendary actor so much, that people can’t help but say he’s spitting image of Alain Delon, and we can only agree with that.

The 28-year-old has been in a number of movies, including Savage Days (2021), Fabio Montale (2001) and Ultra Pure.

We wish Alain-Fabien a lot of success in his career.

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People called the poor dog ‘werewolf’ because they simply didn’t know what kind of animal he was

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A strange animal resembling a ‘werewolf’ stood by the side of the road around an orchard in Madera Ranchos, California. With a mangy patch of fur, skinny and balding, he made everyone fearful to even look at him.

Months passed by and no one wanted to approach the poor animal whose skin was hard and scaly and whose tail was pointy and broken. The only black fur left was that on his neck and head.

Everyone believed he was dangerous and it was obvious he was sick, so people would turn a blind eye when passing by him.

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Luckily, one day, an angel in the form of a human decided this dog was worth her time. The woman stopped to check on the poor canine and decided to call for help. Then, another kind-hearted woman named Megan Bowe answered the call. Megan, who is the founder of Bowe’s Adoptable Rescued Pup, told The Dodo, “I was about ready to cry when I saw how bad off he was.

“He was really on his last leg. He was depressed and could barely even stand up.”

Megan soon realized what this ‘werewolf’ was in fact a very sick and neglected German shepherd mix. She named him King and immediately took him to a vet’s clinic.

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The number of diseases King suffered from were plenty, but Meghan and the doctors decided to treat them each at the time. His most serious conditions were his scabies, the broken pelvis and the broken tail which needed to be treated surgically.

“My vet thinks he got hit by a car, and that would explain how his tail was so messed up, too,” Megan said. “That injury happened months ago, because by the time I got him it had already started to heal incorrectly. And with such a damaged pelvis, he wasn’t able to get around very far on his own to look for food so he was extremely skinny and dehydrated.”

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King’s health condition made him look old, but in fact, he was only a year of age. Because of his diseases, some of which were contagious, Megan needed to place him at a separate section of the place where she kept the rest of the animals she took care of.

Luckily, King started eating and he was getting a bigger portion every day.

As his condition gradually got better, King was ready to undergo the much needed surgery for his broken pelvis and tail.

And the operations were successful!

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It took him some time to be able to walk again, but with the help of Megan and the vets, he achieved the impossible and stood on his feet again.

Megan hopes that King would soon be able to be put up for adoption. All she hopes for is that a loving family would embrace him and give him a loving home.

“It’s hard to think that all those cars passed him by and never stopped. No one wanted to bring him home or help him because he looked so bad… But all it took was one person,” Megan said.

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It is because of people like the woman who called for help, and Megan, who was ready to step in, that this world becomes a much better place.

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Michael Lockwood files petition to become guardian Ad Litem of twin daughters, Harper And Finley, while Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough continue legal battle

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Lisa Marie Presley suffered cardiac arrest on January 12, 2023, after which she was transferred to the ICU unit in a critical condition. According to reports, she was put in an induced coma and on life support with a temporary pacemaker before she passed away.

And as everyone expected that her family would remain close and reunite in grief, the opposite happened. If reports are to be believed, Lisa’s mother, Priscilla Presley, and her older daughter, Riley Keough are fighting over Graceland, the property of late Elvis Presley which Lisa Marie inherited back in the day.

However, Lisa also had two other daughters, twins Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood and Finley Aaron Love Lockwood. When Lisa and the girl’s father, Michael Lockwood divorced, they started a legal battle over the custody of the twins; it was a bitter one and lasted for five years, or until Lisa Marie’s sudden passing.

Elvis’ only daughter was married to Lockwood from 2006 to 2016, although their divorce was only finalized in 2021.

Lisa Marie adored her children and she was very proud of being a mother. Shortly before her twins were born, she spoke about motherhood in an ABC News interview and said, “Having children makes everything better. Even if you’re an adult, no matter what’s happening, they’re always there, so whatever they’re going through, you go through it with them as well. They act as your anchor, pushing you to abandon your identity and focus solely on them, which is fantastic. Oh, everything is fantastic.”

It was reported that Lockwood has now been given the full custody of his daughters and he’s now doing all in his power Harper and Finley to be represented fairly in the legal battle over Graceland and Lisa Marie’s other assets. For this reason, he’s petitioning to be their guardian ad litem during the legal battle considering that both of his daughters are set to be beneficiaries of the trust while Lockwood is not. 

“The minor is a beneficiary of a trust at issue before the probate court in the above-referenced case. The minor requires an appointment of a guardian ad litem to represent her interests in the proceeding,” the petition says, and adds: “there is no conflict regarding appointment.”

Lisa Marie and Lockwood had their differences and he wasn’t invited to her memorial service, but he still showed up in the company of his twin daughters and Priscilla Presley, which according to reports, angered Riley and furthered the tension between her and her grandmother Priscilla.

The lawyers that represent the 14-year-old twins have already filed a declaration in support of the movement which the girls supported. they also signed consent forms.

We are yet to see what the future holds for Lisa Marie’s family and how the legal battle will end.

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At only 62 years old, the legendary actor is unrecognizable

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From Blackadder, which helped him make a name for himself, to House, and a number of other films and projects, actor Hugh Laurie has had an incredible career. This British-born actor’s popularity has grown enormously over the years, and he’s now considered one of the best in Hollywood.

Recently, he has been spotted taking his dog for a walk and what many noticed was that he altered his looks. Wearing a pair of dark trousers and trainers, with a hat and a bushy beard, many agreed that he didn’t resembled his old self as we are used to see him clean-shaven most, if not all, of the time.

The photos were made shortly before the release of his three-part series Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? 

Being a popular name in the industry, Laurie brings what he says is his favorite Agatha Christie novel to the screen with this mini series.

“I would say the novel has been a passion of mine for a long time,” Laurie, 62, shared with Reuters. “The more I thought about it, the more I enjoyed the idea of trying to get what I thought was a sort of comic adventure spirit onto the screen.”

The cast consists of Will Poulter and Frances Derwent, as well as Emma Thompson and Jim Broadbent, who play Lady Frances Marcham’s aristocratic parents.

Back in the day, before tying the knot with his wife of 33 years, Jo Green, Laurie and Thompson dated for a while.

Regarding his first major directing role, Laurie said: “The hairs on the back of my neck haven’t properly settled down from the first time I grasped the beauty of the essential mystery.

“Since then, I have fallen deeper and deeper in love with the characters, and feel immensely honored to have been given the chance to retell their story in this form.

“I will wear a tie on set, and give it everything I have.”

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