Lisa Bonet says it was the birth of daughter Zoe Kravitz that saved her life

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A fan-favorite with the wide audience for her turn as the outspoken teen Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show, Lisa Bonet caused quite a stir when she first appeared on screen. It was almost overnight that she became a much-loved teen idol and young adults’ heartthrob. All of a sudden, all eyes were on the fresh face that was part of America’s most popular fictive family.

During her time on The Cosby Show, where she portrayed the second-oldest child in the family, young Bonet raised eyebrows when she posed for adult magazines and starred in the controversial movie Angel Heart in which she filmed a hot scene with actor Mickey Rourke.

“Filming [the sex scene in Angel Heart] consisted of three hours of intense lovemaking with blood pouring on us…It was a wild night,” Lisa told Interview Magazine in 1987.

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Rumors were that Bill Cosby, who played Bonet’s on-screen father, wasn’t happy with her being part of such a film as it didn’t fit with his clean, family-oriented show.

Bonet on the other hand said she told him she was offered a role in Angel Heart and Cosby’s response was, “Get out of my office and just do the film.”

It was in 1991 that Bonet was fired from the series due to ‘creative differences.’ She then landed a role in a spin-off series which revolved around the life of her character Denise, but it was canceled when Bonet became pregnant with daughter Zoe Kravitz whom she had with singer Lenny Kravitz.

When Zoe was born, Bonet was just 21.

Some five years into the marriage, Bonet and Kravitz divorced but decided to remain friends for the sake of their daughter. Even today, they attend premieres together and are part of each other’s lives.

Reflecting on the fact that she had her daughter at a very young age, Bonet revealed in a 1999 interview with the Huff Post, “Having Zoë saved my life. It was my wake-up call. There were so many things I didn’t want to pass on to her, so I really made a decision to change.

“I didn’t want to pass on those heirlooms and this fresh wound of a divorce. … I think there are probably times when these thresholds can either sink you, or you can see who you are and rise and dust yourself off.”

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Bonet has two other children, with Aquaman star Jason Momoa, daughter Lola Iolani Momoa and son Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa. The couple announced their separation after almost five years of marriage and 17 years of being together.

Zoe Kravitz has followed into her famous parents’ footsteps and is both a singer and an actress, as well as a model. She was married to actor Karl Glusman in 2019 but divorced him two years later.

“She’s a well-balanced young woman, and so not affected […] for a parent to have a child out in our insane world and not have to worry about her […] that’s such a great thing,” Lisa Bonet said of her older daughter.

At 54, Lisa Bonet defies age. She is still as stunning as ever.

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This house looked like it was about to fall into itself

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Built back in 1887, a house by the side of the road looked like it was going to fall down any minute. When people who were looking for a new home to purchase passed by this enormous place, they didn’t even bother to give it a second look, but then, a person spotted the wracked home and decided to buy it.

After investing time and money, he managed to preserve this piece of architectural history and turn it into an incredible home.

The transformation of this house is almost too good to be true.

This is what it looked like at the beginning.

And this is what it looks like now, after restavration.

The inside is even more stunning than the outside.

The floors are composed out of five different types of wood. Splashes of color and light come in thanks to these stained glass panels.

Each of the five bedrooms on the second floor are decorated in a unique style and have special charm.

There is even a small room that is just perfect for an office with a view.

Who wouldn’t want to live in such a lovely and cozy place that offers that special feeling of warmth.

This definitely feels like home.

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John Candy’s children are all grown up and look exactly like their father

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With the passing of actor John Candy, the world lost a comedy legend.

This incredible man lit up our screens for most of his life and brought plenty of laughter at the huge number of fans who admired him for his talent and wit.

Candy rose to fame in the 1970s as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City and its SCTV series, and through his appearances in comedy films, including Stripes, Splash, Spaceballs, and Uncle Buck, among others. One of Candy’s most renowned onscreen performances was his portrayal of Del Griffith, the talkative shower-curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy film Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

Sadly, he passed away at the age of 43, living behind him a legacy his family is still trying to keep alive.

Candy wasn’t only an actor, but a devoted husband and a loving father, too.

At the time of his passing, his son Christopher was 9, and his daughter Jennifer was 14 years old.

Recalling details of the day their father left this world, Jennifer said she clearly remembered that Candy wasn’t his usual self.

Back in the day, not much had been revealed about the causes which led to the massive heart attack Candy suffered in his sleep, but years later, daughter Jennifer admitted that her father tried to lose weight and that led to a struggle. He was working out and visited nutritionist, and critics didn’t make things any easy for him.

Candy and his wife Rosemary Margaret Harbor met during a blind date and stayed together until his passing. She’s also the mother of his children.

Reports are that just after their first date, Candy asked Harbor to help him with a script, although she hadn’t had any experience with it.

Following Candy’s passing, Harbor returned to her profession, a ceramics expert. Today, she’s running her own shop based in her native California.

When it comes to his children, Jennifer and Christopher, they both followed into their father’s footsteps in a way. Both their Instagram bios claim they work as actors among the rest. Christopher is best known known for Where’s This Party? (2014), Contracted (2013) and To the Stones (2020).

Speaking of her father, Jennifer told The Hollywood Reporter, “He was constantly working with some sort of charity…He liked to make people laugh and feel good. And with certain kinds of charity work, especially with kids, he could do that, and that made him feel good.”

She further added, “My dad loved bringing home animals, and my mom was such a trooper because she is allergic to dogs and cats…We had cows.” 

Rest in peace, John Candy, you are dearly missed.

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Tattoos can help you turn scars into something beautiful

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Scars are a natural part of the healing process. Most of them fade away, but some are there to witness to the tough situations we have gone through at certain point in our life and remind us that besides everything, we kept fighting.

As people who have them can be self-conscious, there are tattoo artists who can turn the scars into breathtaking pieces of art proudly worn by those whose skin served as canvas on which a masterpiece is inked forever.

Below are 15 photos of iconic transformations.

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We honestly believe that these stunning transformations are life changing. Would you consider getting one over an unwanted scar?

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Sandra Bullock has been forced to make one of the most difficult decisions of her life

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Of all the roles she has ever portrayed, that of a mother seems to be the most important one for Oscar-winning actress and producer Sandra Bullock.

In a recent interview with ET, Bullock revealed she would be taking a break from the entertainment industry after The Lost City, at least for now, in order to be “in the place that makes [her] happiest.”

Now, the 57-year-old actress is getting candid about her decision.

Bullock became a mother later in life. She adopted son Louis in 2010 and daughter Laila in 2015.

As she was heading to her forties, Bullock believed she would never be a mother, but after Hurricane Katrina struck, she experienced an epiphany and said that something deep inside her told her her children were in New Orleans. She traveled there and started a process of adoption. It took four years before Louis became her child, but the waiting was worth it.

“I looked at him and said, ‘Oh, there you are.’ It’s like he’d always been there. He fit in the crook of my arm, he looked me in the eyes, and he was just wise,” she said of the time she laid eyes on her son.

Laila was adopted some years later. The little girl ended up in the foster system early in life and at the age of 2 and a half, she had already changed three different homes. That experience made her scared and prevented her from trusting people. Dealing with Laila’s trauma took some time, but Bullock was willing to go above and beyond for her daughter’s well-being. Before fostering her daughter, The Proposal star took classes designed to teach her how to raise a child that had been traumatized, as Laila had been.

Speaking to ET of her decision to take some time off work, Bullock said, “I take my job very seriously when I’m at work. And I just want to be 24/7 with my babies and my family. That’s where I’m gonna be for a while.”

“I don’t want to be beholden to anyone’s schedule other than my own,” she told the mag. “I’m so burnt out. I’m so tired, and I’m so not capable of making healthy, smart decisions. And I know it.”

Explaining her desire to establish a life outside of acting, the actress told The Hollywood Reporter, “Work has always been steady for me, and I’ve been so lucky. I realized it possibly was becoming my crutch. It was like opening up a fridge all the time and looking for something that was never in the fridge.”

We are very happy for Sandra Bullock and her beautiful family, and yes, we fully support her decision.

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Scott Valentine, former ‘Family Ties’ actor, expresses regret about his character in the series

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When it first aired back in 1982, the story of two radical parents who found themselves raising their four children in Reagan-American era became a huge hit almost overnight. Until this very day, the series Family Ties is considered an American classic.

Living as hippies during their youth, Steven and Elyse Keaton now have children who turned out just the opposite. Their eldest child, Alex, is into politics and a Reagan devotee, daughter Mallory is crazy about fashion, and Jennifer is into studying.

The series helped launch the careers of actors Michael J. Fox and Justine Batemen, among the rest, turning them into superstars.

One of the actors, however, revealed he wasn’t fond of the character he played in the series. Scott Valentine, who played Nick, the boyfriend of Bateman’s character Mallory, had his big breakthrough with Family Ties, but he ‘felt bad’ landing the role. The series gathered the attention of a huge number of fans, but as it turns out, Valentine himself wasn’t one of them.

Nick was portrayed as an off-beat young man with a huge heart but not the smartest.

Although it was initially planned for Nick to appear in a single episode, he stole the hearts of the fans and ended up being part of 45 episodes instead, playing ”the date that wouldn’t” leave.

The actor’s success as Nick Moore led to a spin-off series, The Art of Being Nick, which aired on NBC as a special on August 27, 1987. Sadly, the series never took off.

Despite the fame he reached with the show, Valentine confessed he hated the fact that Nick was portrayed as dumb.

”It was a big plus in terms of getting exposure. But very detrimental in people thinking that I was the monosyllabic idiot that I portrayed,” he told Santa Maria Times in 1992.

“It was a lot of fun, but literally there were times where I only had to utter two guttural utterances in a show and they paid me a bundle of cash for it,” he explained. “I felt bad at times.”

Today, Valentine doesn’t work as an actor but manages a hedge fund near his hometown of Saratoga Springs. Although the character he portrayed has been considered fan-favorite, the actor doesn’t look back on Nick with quite as much fondness. 

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Prince William had surgery after golfing accident, and it left him scarred for life

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Being born into royalty is a privilege. The members of these families live lavishly and enjoy all the luxuries there are, from being filthy rich, to having servants and enjoying huge popularity.

The British royals are one of the most famous families in the entire world. Their lives have been the subject of countless of magazine articles, especially in recent years when the wide pubic is closely following how the situation regarding William and Harry’s relationship will unfold.

Speaking of William, it’s safe to say that he would undoubtedly be a great King of the nation one day. His commitment to his people and the tradition are immense.

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With the passing of his beloved grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and his father acceding to the throne, William was given a new title and he and his beloved wife are now known as the Prince and Princess of Wales.

The royals always tend to maintain the veneer of perfection, but the media tends to track down any imperfection and reveal any secret the members of the Firm try to sweep under the carpet.

Of course, at times, accidents that are too big to be kept under wrap happen, such as the one Prince William was involved in back in the day.

When he was still very young, William suffered an injury involving a golf club which resulted in a fractured skull.

The incident took place at William’s Wokingham school in 1991, and saw the future king hit in the head by a golf club while playing with friends, as per Hello Magazine.

He was operated on at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, where he stayed over night after a surgery which lasted around 70 minutes. He was accompanied by his mother, late princess Diana, and his brother Harry was his first visitor the following day.

Charles wasn’t with William during the operation as he was attending opera but was in close touch with the doctors, the magazine reports.

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Luckily, Prince William recovered quickly but he still remembers the incident.

“I got hit by a golf club when I was playing golf with a friend of mine,” he was reported to have said.

“We were on a putting green and the next thing you know there was a seven-iron and it came out of nowhere and it hit me in the head.”

Speaking of the scar from the injury and the operation that followed, William said, “It glows sometimes and some people notice it – other times they don’t notice it at all.”

He refers to it as to ‘his Harry Potter’ scar.

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After closer inspection of this dog’s face the vet realized how serious it was

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Allergies occur when the immune system reacts to a foreign substance such as pollen, bee venom or a food that doesn’t cause a reaction in most individuals.

If you thought humans are the only creatures who experience allergies, you can’t be more wrong. Animals do suffer from allergies too.

Dogs, for example, can be allergic to fleas, certain food, and environmental allergens.

According to the American Kennel Club, food allergies at dogs aren’t common but they do exist. The symptoms range from skin conditions such as hives, facial swelling, and itchiness to gastrointestinal signs such as vomiting and/or diarrhea. Sometimes, they occur as a combination of both.

A dog owner was shocked to see her four-legged pal’s face extremely swollen one day. She wasn’t certain what was going on, and the first thought that came to mind was that the naughty boy got stung by bees.

Just in case, she took him to the vet’s and was surprised to learn that her dog was in fact allergic to the food she recently purchased for him.

The vet administered medications in order to open the airways and bring down the swelling. Luckily, the dog was fine.

The owner now issues a warning to other people out there to be aware of dog allergies.

If you spot any of the symptoms mentioned above, rush your dog to the hospital right away.

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