Good-looking convict’s picture causes a stir on social media

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Jeremy Meeks, the Blue-Eyed Bandit, took the country by storm when the Stockton Police Department posted a mugshot photo of him following an arrest in 2014 during a gang sweep called Operation Ceasefire in Stockton, California. Meeks, who had a tough upbringing and was born and raised during “the crack era” which hit USA in the late 80s and early 90s, was convicted on federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and grand theft.

To the police department’s surprise, Meeks’ mugshot received plenty of comments, mostly from women, who commented on his looks.

With his light blue eyes, high cheek bones, chiseled face and tattooed neck, Meeks made many fall for him and it didn’t come as a surprise that he received plenty of offers from modeling agencies to work for them upon serving his sentence and being released from prison.

Turning his back on crime, Meeks life took a turn for the better and he has become a successful model who has walked for many of the big fashion houses and signed contracts with the best in the business, including Tommy Hilfiger and Philipp Plein.

Being son of drug addicts, with his dad killing a young mother and then taking his own life, Meeks’ early life was “very, very dark.”

“Both of my parents were heroin addicts,” he shared, “I was a heroin baby.”

Meeks’ newfound fame caused troubles in his marriage to Melissa Meeks, with whom he shares a son. The two were together for ten years, from 2008 to 2018, after which the ‘Hot Fellon’ got involved with the Topshop heiress Chloe Green who is worth around $100 million.

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Allegedly, Meeks and Green started dating in 2017 and their affair was exposed after they had been photographed together on a yacht. The couple split in 2019, after Green gave birth to their son, Jayden Meeks-Green.

Back in 2020, Meeks spoke of his arrangement with his two exes and said, “I have an incredible relationship with Chloe, the mother of my 2-year-old. And now I have a relationship with the mother of my oldest son. We’re all co-parenting. They are incredible mothers.”

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Besides being a renown model who has conquered runways and worked for huge names in the business, Meeks has also tried himself in the film industry.

The ‘Hot Felon’ made his feature film debut in 2020 with the BET+ streaming feature Trigger. In 2021, Meeks appeared in the independent feature film Secret Society.

Speaking of his acting experience, he confessed he fell in love with it so we are likely to see more of him in the years that follow.

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When two brothers found something unusual, they were in for a huge surprise

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Two brothers stumbled upon a huge surprise while visiting their grandparents’ abandoned property and their story is now going viral.

When they visited the old house, they noticed there was a storehouse nearby. It was locked and it was obvious no one visited it in years as it was outdated. After a couple of attempts, they managed to unlock the doors and what they saw inside awoke their curiosity.

Inside, there were plenty of shelves with neatly stored boxes on them. When they opened some, they noticed there were shoes inside.

As it turned out, their grandparents used to own a shoe factory and were very skillful shoemakers. Each of the pairs was a brand new one, never worn and spotless. A true treasure.

“We hadn’t visited our grandparents’ property since we were kids, so we went to view it. An abandoned warehouse was located behind the house. I opened the lock and discovered a shelf full of boxes in all different sizes and shapes,” one of the brothers explained.

“I initially believed the boxes to be empty, but as I opened one, I discovered a stunning pair of women’s shoes that were in perfect shape. It was amazing! We eventually located hundreds of pairs of shoes after searching for so long. It appears that” our grandparents were skilled shoemakers.”

Their grandparents’ business was blooming back in the day and their shows were very much popular and sold locally.

Below are some of the stunning models.

The brothers weren’t sure what to do with all those shoes, but once their story spread around, they received offers from people to buy some of them.

What do you think of the models? Would you wear them?

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Al Roker suffered yet another loss

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Philadelphia soul pioneer Thom Bell, who had produced numerous timeless hits which helped mark an ear in the world of music, passed away at the age of 79.

From The Stylistics’ Betcha By Golly Wow, and The Spinners’ Rubberband Man to The O’Jays’ Backstabbers, Bell’s music influenced many.

The news of Bell’s passing was confirmed by his lawyer, Michael Silver, who shared with the Philadelphia Inquirer that the prolific songwriter and producer died at his home in Bellingham, Washington. The cause of death hasn’t been revealed.

One of the people who were deeply affected by Bell’s loss is longtime anchor of the Today show, Al Roker, who has been dealing with personal issues during the past couple of weeks.

Al took to Instagram to share his condolences. Along with a photo of Bell, the host wrote, “Thom Bell, a legendary Philadelphia producer, passed away at age 79. His songs provided a soundtrack to my life. His recognizable ‘Sound Of Philadelphia’ helped define an era of music, from The Spinners and The O’Jays through The Delfonics and The Stylistics, as well as Elton John. I shall never forget your work.”

Many of Al’s followers expressed their sadness over Bell’s passing.

As both his parents were musicians, Bell was introduced to classical music early in life. Over the years, as he got heavily involved into making music, he introduced instruments like the celesta, sitar, oboe, bassoon, cor anglais and bells into his rococo arrangements.

Speaking of the comments he was getting about the way he combined instruments, he once said, “I didn’t plan it out to be different or set out to do what hadn’t been done before. It was all organic on my part – just what I happened to hear.

“Invariably, when other producers and musicians would say that my sounds were odd for R&B, I would just tell them, ‘I don’t do R&B – I do music.'”

Bell was nominated for three Grammy Awards and won for Best Producer of the Year in 1975. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.

Bell’s passing comes at a very difficult time for Al Roker who recently lost his sister Patricia. He has also been experiencing health issues after he was admitted to hospital some weeks ago due to blood clogs in his lungs, but is slowly recuperating.

Al has been updating his fans of his condition. Recently, he wrote, “It’s been difficult. I’m not going to repeat those mistakes. I’ve had more than my fair share of operations before this one, but this has been the most difficult.”

He thanked his fans and friends for their support and their words of encouragement.

“There are innumerable individuals and things for which I am thankful and tremendously appreciative – even more so today after being flooded with prayers and expressions of support from viewers who have taken time out of their busy lives to reach out. It means a lot to me.”

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Ted Danson made it his 75th birthday because of his ‘lifesaver’ wife who changed his life

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From Cheers to The Good Place, actor Ted Danson, who turned 75 a few days ago, has enjoyed decades of success as one of television’s most beloved stars.

The acclaimed entertainer has been married three times, but has only found true love with his third wife, Mary Steenburgen.

This couple’s love story is a fascinating one. They tied the knot in 1995 and their love for one another grows stronger and stronger with each passing day.

“I’m madly in love with Mary Steenburgen. She’s a remarkable human being, so I’m just incredibly blessed,” Danson said.

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The two first met in 1983 on the set of film Cross Creek when Danson auditioned for the role of Steenburgen’s on-screen husband but failed to get the part. The actor wasn’t disappointed for not getting the role because as he later revealed, he wasn’t at the best place in his life at the time.

When they first laid eyes on one another, both Danson and Steenburgen were married to other people.

However, as fate would have it, they met again some 10 years later following their initial meeting and couldn’t ignore one another. At that point, they were both divorced and planned to stay single, but that’s not how things turned out. Although they wanted to be just friends at the beginning, a trip to Mendocino, California changed that and they fell madly in love. Fast forward to today, they are still head over hills for one another.

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Back in the day, Steenburgen introduced Danson to the practice of transcendental meditation and he claims that saved his life. Namely, the actor suffers from arthritis, an autoimmune disease for which there is no known cure, and this form of meditation helps him alleviate the pain.

“Life gets more complicated and stressful the older you are. I no longer find [meditation] fun and interesting — I find it a lifesaver.”

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We are glad Ted Danson found a way to facilitate his life despite his health struggles.

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Sean Connery was ‘a model of a man’ to his wife despite reported affair – she was with him when he died

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A proud Scotsman, a legend!

From working as a milkman, a lorry driver and a coffin polisher in his young days, to being knighted in 2000, the first ever secret agent James Bond had an incredible life. Born to parents who were poor, he left school at the age of 13 to be able to work and help his family make ends meet.

Sean Connery, one of the most charming men on the planet, who was named the sexiest man alive twice by the People magazine, passed away at 90. He always won each battle on the screen, but lost the most important one in 2020 when he left the world mourning his loss.

Connery, the 007 agent who played in seven Bond films and won an Academy Award for The Untouchables, once said that his favorite movie was From Russia with Love.

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When he turned 17, Connery was drafted into the Royal Navy but returned home three years later due to a duodenal ulcer.

At the time, he still went by his birth name, Thomas, or Tom, as his friends called him.

“He wasn’t Sean Connery then – we all knew him as Tom,” his old colleague Tommy Wark told The Scotsman in 2005. “I was on the joinery side, and he worked with two women from Craigmillar who did the polishing of the caskets.

“He came there to start work about 1950 and had nowhere to stay. I know he spent a few nights sleeping in a coffin just after he started,” Wark added.

Taking part in the Mr. Universe contest opened the doors to a completely new world for Connery. Casting directors noticed him and offered him minor roles in different movies. Ten years needed to pass before he was cast for the role of the most famous agent the world has ever heard of, that of James Bond.

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James Bond came to life through the books of novelist Ian Fleming, with the first one, titled Casino Royale, being published in 1953. Ever since, the fascination with the agent has only grew bigger and bigger. The story behind the name of what would become a prestigious role came after Fleming read the ornithological book entitled Birds Of The West Indies whose author’s name was, well, guess what? James Bond.

“I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could think of. James Bond seemed perfect,” Flemming explained.

As the movie became a worldwide phenomenon, Connery turned into a sex symbol and a millionaire.

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Sean was married two times. In 1962, the actor married Diane Cilento with whom he had son Jason Connery, his only biological child. In 1975, he tied the knot with Micheline Roquebrune and stayed together with her until the rest of his life. Their relationship and marriage withstood time despite Sean’s well-documented love affair with Lynsey de Paul during the late ’80s.

When he and Roquebrune first met, she didn’t know he was a celebrity.

“I saw this man from the back, and of course, he had a fine physique, but that first day I didn’t know who he was or anything about him,” she told The Sun in 2011, recalling their first meeting. “Then I dreamed I saw this man. I was in his arms. And I thought, ‘At last, peace.’ The next day I went back to the tournament, and that was that!”

“Micheline is an amazing woman. She is the love of my life,” the actor added.

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The two were together for 45 years, until his passing.

Roquebrune opened up about Sir Connery’s last months of his life and admitted he was suffering from dementia. He died at the age of 90, in his sleep, and his wife says it was exactly how he wished to leave this world.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Roquebrune said, “It was no life for him. He was not able to express himself latterly. At least he died in his sleep and it was just so peaceful. I was with him all the time and he just slipped away. It was what he wanted.

“He was gorgeous and we had a wonderful life together,” she added. “He was a model of a man. It is going to be very hard without him, I know that. But it could not last forever and he went peacefully.”

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After his death, Sir Connery’s wife told Scottish Mail on Sunday how her husband’s final wish was for his ashes to be scattered in Scotland and the Bahamas. “We are going to bring Sean back to Scotland – that was his final wish.”

Sir Sean Connery was truly one of a kind. May he rest in peace.

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Warrick Dunn: The NFL player who helped build over 145 homes for single mothers to give them a better life

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Giving back is one of the most important attributes in a person. It is because of people who are lending a helping hand when someone needs it the most that this world is a better place.

One such person, who serves as an inspiration to many, is former professional NFL player Warrick Dunn.

His life wasn’t an easy one as he and his siblings lost their mother who was a single parent working two jobs in order to provide for her children.

Namely, Dunn’s mom, Betty Dunn Smothers, was a police officer in Louisiana. However, she worked as a security guard at the same time because she had always dreamed of owning a home and did all in her power to make that wish come true. Sadly, one night, as she and the store owner where she worked were headed to the bank to make a deposit when someone fired shots on them. While the store owner was injured, Smothers died at the scene, leaving her five children orphans.

“I never really had a childhood,” Dunn said in a 1994 interview with the Los Angeles Times. “I’ve never been able to go out and just go crazy, like most kids, because I grew up staying in the house a lot, baby-sitting.”

Dunn took all the care for his younger siblings and thanks to donations made by his mom’s colleagues, the family managed to raise a trust fund of over $200,000. That, and their mom’s life insurance helped the siblings stay together in a house in Baton Rouge with their grandmother.

“It’s something my mom always wanted, a house,” Dunn said at the time. “And it’s something we couldn’t afford.”

Following his mother’s passing, Dunn started playing football for the Florida State University and was chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 1997 NFL draft after graduation.

Dunn’s impressive career spanned 12 seasons.

The football player was challenged by his coach Tony Dungy to give back to the Florida community during his stay at Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dunn accepted the challenge. From that moment on, giving back became his thing, it became something he centered his life around, and today, his Homes for the Holidays program has provided homes for over 200 single families over the years.

“The more I learned, we wanted to get into the business of giving people the potential to break their cycle of poverty,” Dunn explained. “Over the last 21 years, I’ve just learned a lot about different issues people face.”

Dunn’s program partners with various other organizations, financial institutions, development groups, and Habitat for Humanity, which helps build homes for disadvantaged families. “We’ve come up with services that can really help give families tools so they can have some stability long term, and with that is financial literacy, health and wellness, education attainment and workforce development and entrepreneurship,” Dunn explained.

So far, the program expended with three more, Count on Your Future, Sculpt, and Hearts for Community Service. These programs provide financial support for higher education for youngsters who are active volunteers in their community.

Dunn’s dream is to improve the quality of life for unprivileged families.

“It’s not just about home ownership. And it’s not just about the parents, it’s really more about the kids and their futures and trying to create a better society long term,” Dunn said. “I just want to be able to continue to wrap my arms around the communities that we’re in and really support them and help them grow and keep that stability.”

In the past, Dunn sought help from counselors to help him overcome the grief and accept the fact that his mom is no longer around. He even visited one of his mother’s killers in prison and said he forgave them for what they did, and that speaks of the fact that Warrick Dunn is without a doubt one of the greatest men there are. He truly has a heart of gold and we are certain he’s mom would have been proud of everything he is doing for others.

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Hilary Swank glows in Christmas update while showing off twin baby bump

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Christmas is the time when we show our gratitude for everything we have. It is the time of love and forgiveness; the time when we reflect on everything we have achieved, and make new resolutions we hope will turn into a reality.

A huge number of people from every corner of the world celebrated Christmas this year. Many of them posted photos on the social media in order to share a glimpse of the magic their homes were filled with during the celebrations. Of course, celebrities were not exception.

They also shared plenty of photos of their Christmas trees, their families, and unwrapping gifts, but for one celeb, the most precious gift is yet to arrive.

Hilary Swank, the Million Dollar Baby star, who is a recipient of a number of awards, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, is getting ready for her biggest role yet, that of a mother.

The actress, 48, is expecting twins.

Swank announced her pregnancy on Good Morning America in October, when she said that she and husband Philip Schneider would be on double duty. “This is something that I’ve been wanting for a long time and my next thing is I’m gonna be a mom,” she posted on Twitter. “And not just of one, but of two. I can’t believe it.”

A few days ago, Swank shared an adorable photo of herself posing next to her decorated Christmas tree while showing off her growing baby bump in red and white striped pajamas. 

“We couldn’t wish for a more incredible miracle ✨ So grateful for these two gifts of a lifetime!! 🎁🎁 Merry Christmas Everyone!! Wishing you all miracles in your own lives in whatever forms they take. 🙌🏽#MerryChristmas #Miracles,” the mom-to-be wrote captioned the cute photo.

Speaking of her decision to become a mom later in life, the actress said that it was something she’s always dreamed of, but it was just a matter of timing.

“I was having a career and not having the right relationship until… four years ago, and all the elements needed to come together and be right,” she explained, and added, “It’s just something I thought about even as a young girl. It’s something that was on my mind, so it’s nice to be here and just be pregnant.”

The twins are due to arrive on a day that holds a special meaning for the actress.

During an appearance on Drew Barrymore’s talk show, Swank shared a touching coincidence.

“You just announced that your father passed away one year ago, and this miracle is happening,” Barrymore said at the time.

“Yeah, and they are due on his birthday,” Swank replied.

The actress received plenty of likes and comments on her adorable Christmas photo, with some of her fans saying, “Absolutely glowingly beautiful,” and “I love you!!! ❤️ So happy for you. You’ll be the best mom I can tell. Merry Christmas to you all and bless you!”

We are so glad Hilary Swank is having her greatest wish coming true.

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‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ actor 18-year-old Tyler Sanders’ tragic cause of death revealed

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Rising actor Tyler Sanders, who received a Daytime Emmy nomination for Just Add Magic and starred in The Rookie, Fear the Walking Dead, and 9-1-1 Lone Star, was found dead inside his Los Angeles home on June 16. According to reports, some of his friends decided to call the police and ask them to check on Sanders after they hadn’t heard from him all morning and that’s when police officers found the child actor’s lifeless body.

The news of Sanders’ passing were confirmed by his agent Pedro Tapia at the time. Through a statement, Tapia expressed his sadness over the tragic incident.

Rumors were that young Sanders started using drugs, something his parents later confirmed. They claimed he turned substance abuse in order to fight depression.

Now, six months after Sanders died, the cause of death has finally been revealed.

According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, Sanders died of “fentanyl effects,” and his death was ruled accidental.

His parents opened up about their son’s sudden and tragic passing.

“I want others to understand that we are a family much like all other families who never thought this could happen to us,” Tyler’s mother, Ginger Sanders, said in a release obtained by Fox News Digital. “Tyler had a strong support system and still could not overcome his persistent depression. Perhaps because of his depression, Tyler sought out deep connections and to bring those around him joy.”

“Tyler was an ambitious, hard-working actor who was dealing with deep and persistent depression,” his father, David Sanders wrote in a statement released on December 29. “Although actively seeking treatment, Tyler struggled to find relief and chose to experiment with drugs. Tyler fell into drug use, not as a way to have fun socially, but rather as an attempt to overcome his profound mental health struggle.”

The devastated parents further said that they want their son’s story spread in hopes of hoping others who are battling depression quietly, without sharing their struggles with their loved ones.

“While Tyler quietly fought his inner battles, he was outwardly determined to make sure no one felt as he did. Tyler loved the Lord, loved people, and did his best every day. It is our sincere prayer that our story might save others.”

Sanders’ Instagram was filled with photos of himself and those he loved, such as a white water rafting trip, a day at Coachella, skydiving and his fitness journey. His last Instagram post showed photos of him wearing suit captioned “Styling.”

We are so very sorry for Tyler Sanders’ tragic passing, may he rest in peace.

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