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Exclusive: The director of Sky’s Flight 149: Hostage of War about one of the darkest events of the Gulf War hopes the doc will help a group of former hostages win their legal case against the UK government and British Airways.

Emmy-nominee Jenny Ash said her team uncovered evidence during the research phase that she had wanted to use in the feature doc but was dissuaded from doing so by lawyers for the hostages, who said they wanted to save it for the upcoming trial.

Flight 149, which launches June 11, recounts one of the most extraordinary – and until recently, officially denied – chapters of the Gulf War. Just after Saddam Hussein’s forces had stormed Kuwait in 1990, a British Airways flight from London to Malaysia touched down in Kuwait and the passengers and crew were held as hostages by Hussein for weeks as they became pawns in an international crisis. Hostages...

Flight 149: Hostage of War is the title of a new Sky feature documentary that recounts “one of the most extraordinary — and until recently, officially denied — chapters of the Gulf War,” the Comcast-owned company said Friday in unveiling a trailer for the original film that will debut in the U.K. and Ireland in June.

“On Aug. 2, 1990, just after Saddam [Hussein]’s forces storm Kuwait, a civilian flight unwittingly touches down in the middle of the war zone,” reads a synopsis for the doc. “The passengers and crew find themselves trapped, held as hostages by Saddam Hussein, becoming pawns in a rapidly escalating international crisis that will reshape the Middle East.”

Calling the doc “an unflinching exploration of a geopolitical scandal,” Sky also highlighted the stakes. “For over three decades, the British government denied any prior knowledge of the invasion before the plane’s ill-fated landing. Now, new information...

We're not the boss of you now, but we still strongly recommend revisiting the classic sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle." Created in 2000 by "Little House on the Prairie" alum Linwood Boomer, the series ran for seven seasons and over 150 episodes before it ended in 2006. Though it may seem somewhat predictable now, it was a fairly subversive program at the time with regard to how chaotic and internally hostile the central Wilkerson family could be.

The actors who portrayed the Wilkersons -- and the neighbors, classmates, relatives, and co-workers they terrorize -- were an amusing mix of established sitcom stalwarts and up-and-coming child actors, a dynamic encapsulated by Malcolm actor Frankie Muniz and his on-screen father Bryan Cranston. With nearly a decade of television between us and the series finale and a reunion miniseries reportedly on the way, we're more curious than ever what the cast of "Malcolm in the Middle" is up to now,...

All proceeds of the band’s cover of “Last Kiss” went to help refugees of the Kosovo War. The band also decided to include the song on a charity compilation album, No Boundaries: A Benefit for the Kosovar Refugees.

Pearl Jam has promoted an array of causes, including awareness of Crohn’s disease – which lead guitarist Mike McCready suffers from – the environment and wildlife protection, among others.

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Anna Sawai is coming off of her Emmy win for Shōgun and continuing to ride her soaring star. The actress will be returning for monster mashing in the second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters for Apple TV+ and says that the upcoming episodes will be a huge journey for the characters. She stated a couple months ago, “I don’t know if I’m allowed to tease anything at this point, but I can say we go on a huge journey. We’ll go in different directions, we lose some people, we find some people… I think that’s kind of it. But it’s very exciting.“

Deadline is now reporting that Sawai is set to star in How to Rob a Bank from Amazon MGM Studios. The movie will be helmed by David Leitch, director of Deadpool 2, Bullet Train and The Fall Guy. How to Rob a Bank...

It's been a fortnight now since we got official word that the Academy are set to finally recognise the stunt community at the 2028 Oscars with a new award for Stunt Design. Fast forward to now, and Deadline is reporting that 87North filmmaker David Leitch, whose 2024 ode to stuntmen The Fall Guy may well have given the Academy the final push it needed to get in on the action, er, action, has set a new veritable stuntapalooza called Fight at Universal.

Spawned from a spec script by Tales From The Loop and Legion scribe Nathaniel Halpern, Fight's plot details and shooting/release plans are being kept under wraps for the time being. But given Leitch, 87North, and Leitch's longtime producer Kelly McCormick's involvement in the project — as well as the movie's blunt call to action title — it would be safe to assume that we're not in for a tearjerking melodrama with this one.

Genuine Question: Has anyone ever seen David Leitch sleep? I ask because the John Wick and Bullet Train filmmaker is attached to more projects than I can track. Whether he’s directing, producing, consulting, coordinating, or acting, he’s got his hands in a lot of Hollywood cookie jars, and his latest project is Fight, a mysterious feature based on a spec script from Legion and Tales From the Loop writer Nathaniel Halpern. Fight is getting set up at Universal and 87North, with David Leitch directing.

Plot details for Fight remain a mystery, but knowing Leitch’s 87North is involved is enough to tell us the project is another pulse-pounding roller coaster ride of spectacle and coordinated violence. Kelly McCormick, who produced The Fall Guy, Bullet Train, and Nobody for 87North, will join the team to sweeten the pot. John Schoenfelder and Russell Ackerman produce, with Jay Schuminsky as an executive producer through NeoText.

Shark Tank has been the go-to show for every aspiring entrepreneur. Apart from the five venture capitalists, the show has also managed to bring in some of the most influential people from the business world. But not everyone was easy to manage for ABC Network. The same was true for Chris Sacca, who, apart from his billion-dollar business empire, was quite difficult for the makers to handle.

Chris Sacca in a still from Shark Tank | Credits: ABC Network

The reason for this will surely shock many, as his simplicity was something that became a huge task for the producers.

The real reason why ABC Network struggled because of Chris Sacca

Throughout the years, fans have spotted several high-profile guests stepping onto the Shark Tank stage. From Ashton Kutcher to Kevin Hart, the show brought in possible investors from different sectors of the industry. While Sir Richard Branson is famous for his own reasons,...

British royal family news reveals that Prince William and Princess Catherine’s love story began at St. Andrews when they were undergrads.

They are now parents to three beautiful children and it’s hard to imagine a more beautiful and talented future queen than Kate Middleton.

Yet both Kate and William had healthy dating lives before meeting each other, and William even broke up with her at one point before coming to his senses.

Here is a fascinating look at the women who had a slim chance of becoming queen (in an alternate universe) if William had never met the love of his life, Princess Catherine!

1) Davina Duckworth-Chad

Davina dated Prince William in the late 90s and according to Tatler even went on a cruise on the Aegean Sea with the eligible bachelor in 1999. The couple were accompanied by his father the Prince of Wales and Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall.

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At the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS charity auction during the Cannes Film Festival, Russian businessman Vasily Klyukin dropped a staggering $1.5M to reserve his spot aboard Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic SpaceShipII. The package included three days of pre-flight training with DiCaprio in New Mexico, all leading up to a two-hour journey that would take them 68.3 miles above Earth.

The competition for these exclusive seats was fierce. Another bidder snatched up two more spots on the same flight, shelling out $2.3M. The high-stakes auction also featured an “Oscars experience,” which the same bidder bought for an additional $1.5M. The event, held at the glamorous Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, raised a record-breaking $25M for AIDS research — more than double the previous year’s total.

Leonardo DiCaprio was present at the dinner, surrounded by Hollywood heavyweights like Nicole Kidman and Christoph Waltz.

An accuser of Jeffrey Epstein revealed last year that Donald Trump had had a s*xual relationship with her friend regularly, which allegedly Epstein recorded. Also accused in these allegations were Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton. This was all in the court documents that were released in January of 2023.

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The accuser, Sarah Ransome, was responsible for making the claims, which were communicated in 2016 to then-New York Post reporter Maureen Callahan. The names on the list also included Richard Branson, co-founder of the Virgin Group.

Donald Trump was not the only one filmed with Sarah Ransome’s friend Jeffrey Epstein in a still from Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich | Credits: Netflix

Sarah Ransome revealed a lot in the emails that she sent to Callahan about the relationship that her friend had with Donald Trump. She revealed that her friend,...

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Katy Perry is leaving her “Teenage Dream” behind for a cosmic one. The pop icon is going to space. She will join an all-women crew on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. She’s not going alone, either. Joining her are TV legend Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and Jeff Bezos’ fiancée, Lauren Sanchez. Oh, and in case you missed it, this will be the first all-women space mission since 1963. That was over six decades ago.

The last all-female space mission was with Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. Since then, no spaceflight has been exclusively female-led. Although, women have flown to space, but always in mixed-gender crews. That changes now. Blue Origin is making history by launching an all-women crew, and Perry just happens to be one of the lucky few.

To many progressive rock fans, Yes, Genesis, and King Crimson represent the holy trinity of the genre. And the only person freakishly talented enough to log time in all three of them is drummer Bill Bruford, who pulled off the feat between 1972 and 1976. “I’m also the guy who left all three of those bands,” Bruford jokes with Rolling Stone via Zoom from his home in Surrey, England. “I’m famous for leaving bands.”

More recently, Bruford became famous for leaving music altogether. He stopped playing drums even for fun...

Jodie Turner-Smith and Ashlee Simpson-Ross were all smiles as they stepped out to celebrate a special night in Hollywood!

The duo came together for the launch of “Hollywood Virgin”, a brand-new book by brand marketing strategist Jason Felts, featuring a foreword by his business partner, Sir Richard Branson. The event also supported the Lafd Foundation in the wake of recent devastating wildfires.

Also in attendance were Ashlee’s husband Evan Ross, Lance Bass, Lisa Vanderpump, and Brian Austin Green.

And, of course, there was a little Malcolm in the Middle nostalgia in the air. Justin Berfield, best known as Reese from the beloved sitcom, made a rare public appearance to support his longtime business partner. With rumors swirling about a potential reboot, Justin was asked if he’d return, to which he teased, “While it would be such fun to reunite with the cast, I’m not sure if I’ll be returning.

Exclusive: Steven Bartlett, host of The Diary Of A CEO podcast and star of the UK version of Shark Tank, has signed with WME for global representation.

The deal has been agreed after Bartlett has been entertaining interest from U.S. agents since last year. He hopes to be able to expand The Diary Of A CEO and his personal brand in America.

Dividing his time between LA, New York and London, his podcast has reached 1 billion streams across Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, according to his company Flight Studio.

Bartlett, who also features as an investor on BBC series Dragons’ Den, launched Diary Of A CEO in 2017 and has interviewed the likes of Simon Cowell, Jada Pinkett Smith, Boris Johnson, Seth Rogen, Maisie Williams, Thierry Henry, and Richard Branson.

It has not all been smooth sailing for the presenter, however. A BBC News investigation last month accused Bartlett of amplifying harmful health misinformation,...

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The year is 2732. The body of Nasar Ghafoor, a man who lived in the 21st century, thaws after a long, long, long cryonic sleep. Medical personnel, leveraging technology unknown in our present times, make the necessary preparations to bring him back to life.

Hey, it could happen. You never know.

Ghafoor, the focus of the Oscar-shortlisted documentary Eternal Father, has committed to having his body stored in an indefinite freeze after he passes, whenever that may occur.

“Who wants to die? If there was a way of cheating death, yeah, why not?” Ghafoor says of his reasoning. “I thought, well, go for it. I’ve got nothing to lose.”

Nasar Ghafoor celebrates his 59th birthday with his son Hadji

Ghafoor defies the stereotypical image of someone keen on being reanimated. He’s not a “visionary billionaire” type, but an installation engineer for Virgin Media. Ghafoor’s in his late 50s and lives modestly in a town outside Manchester, England with his wife, who is a generation younger than him, and their young kids.

“I did remarry at a later age,” he notes. “It always occurred to me, I want to be here longer, I want to be here longer. I was looking for ways of extending our life, healthy life, and this is how I accidentally stumbled across cryonics… If there’s a way to extend it in the future after death, and maybe my family can follow as well if they choose to do this.”

Director Ömer Sami

Director Ömer Sami sees a universal element to the story, “which is we’re all going to deal with death at some point in our life and how do we deal with that? And I thought that by exploring it through Nasar’s family, they’re so relatable… The considerations that Nasar has about wanting to watch his children grow up, I thought whether or not you agree or disagree with cryonics, that’s something a lot of people can relate to in some way.”

The filmmaker met his protagonist at a cryonics informational meeting, of the kind held periodically in the U.K.

“I really struggled to find someone that lit up my imagination. But at the very last meeting, I was lucky enough to meet Nasar who had brought his family along and they were doing these kinds of demonstrations, some of which you see in the film, and I could see Nasar’s kids’ faces were lit up… and [I saw] a lovely warmth between them. So, I knew immediately that I wanted to spend time with them and to understand how they as a family understood Nasar’s choice.”

The children of Nasar Ghafoor in ‘Eternal Father’

In the film, Ghafoor sits in a wood-paneled living room with his kids, discussing the preservation plan.

“If the average [lifespan] is 70 for males, I’ve only got 10 years? That’s what comes through my mind. I want to see you get married, see your children,” he tells his son and daughters. One daughter notes, “I mean, it’s the cycle of humans. It’s what they go through.” Nasar laughs, “I’m gonna break the cycle.”

In voiceover at the beginning of Eternal Father, Ghafoor describes the ins and outs of cryonic preservation. A first step would be for a doctor to declare him legally dead. “I’ll be placed in an ice bath and my blood will be drained, and replaced with a kind of antifreeze,” he notes calmly. “I’ll be transferred to the Cryonics Institute in Michigan and stored in a vat of liquid nitrogen at -196 degrees C.”

A dummy used in a demonstration during the TransVision Summit, an international conference on human cryopreservation in Madrid

The cost of cryonic preservation ranges considerably – from roughly $20,000 to $200,000. “There’s the ‘Apple and Microsoft’ version and it is very sleek,” Sami comments, “and you pay for this whole package where they have a fund that guarantees if their business goes bankrupt, they ensure you will be kept frozen somewhere else. Whereas the cheaper option, they don’t have that guarantee. And then you have to pay for your own shipping [of your body] to get yourself over there.”

Ghafoor obtained a life insurance policy to cover the costs of cryonic preservation.

“If it works, it works. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t,” he tells Deadline. “Life insurance is life insurance. That’s the way I see it. So, if it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen.”

Sami adds, “Your death has to be under the right circumstances. If you died in a car crash, say, and your body was torn apart, then you wouldn’t be able to be frozen anyway. The life insurance would pay out to your family and the cryonics facility would get none of that money. But assuming you are frozen and sent [to the cryonics lab] under the right conditions, the contract they have is kind of, they’re just promising to store you. They’re not promising to revive you. They’re saying, ‘Our job is to store you here until the science evolves enough.’ And then it’s kind of unknown as to who’s going to do what, who’s responsibility it’s going to be [to revive you].”

Eternal Father is streaming (for free) on The New Yorker website and the magazine’s YouTube channel. It’s one of 15 short documentaries to make the Oscar shortlist.

“I couldn’t possibly have imagined it would have happened when I made the film,” Sami says of the shortlist distinction. “My initial goal was to have it premiere IDFA, and that was fulfilled. And since then, it’s just been a kind of riding this wild dream wave. So yeah, it’s amazing and a wonderful surprise.”

Ghafoor shared his assessment of the film with us.

“When Ömer first showed our family the finished documentary, we were in tears, me and my family. It was really, really incredible,” he says. “It was better than what I expected, what I was thinking. The only downside, it just felt too short. I wish it was a bit longer.”

Ah, that Nasar. Always wanting to extend things.

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YouTube megastar MrBeast, known off-screen as James Donaldson, has unveiled a new chapter in his life—he’s engaged to gaming streamer Thea Booysen.

The 26-year-old creator, whose channel holds an astounding 340 million subscribers, made the romantic gesture on Christmas Day, marking a festive and unforgettable moment for the pair.

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When it comes to Shark Tank, the drama is often just as compelling as the deals. Every now and then, a pitch sparks such intense emotions that the tension between the Sharks takes center stage. In one unforgettable episode, things escalated so much that three venture capitalists walked out of the show.

Mark Cuban and Daymond John in Shark Tank | Credits: ABC Network

This happened when a company named Scholly took the stage, leading to an extremely heated debate among the judges. The situation ultimately forced Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary, and Robert Herjavec to walk off stage to distance themselves from Lori Greiner and Daymond John.

Why caused such a heated debate over Scholly’s pitch on Shark Tank?

In its 16-season run, Shark Tank has witnessed its fair share of heated moments. But sometimes, the drama behind the deals takes center stage. This happened in the sixth season of...

Charles Hall cast his vote for president of the United States in a 7-by-10-foot cell scattered with the detritus of his life — his guitar, materials for crocheting and beadwork, and his school books. He just got his certificate in paralegal studies — on his own dime — scoring top marks in almost all his classes. And after spending five years on federal death row for killing a fellow inmate in the mental health ward at a medical center for federal prisoners in Missouri, he’s hungry for more education and the chance to further better himself.

Updated, 7:05 Pm: Months after escaping Iran’s death penalty and seeing all the charges against him dismissed, rapper Toomaj Salehi finally walked out of prison today.

The announcement was made Sunday on the musician’s social media feeds:

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On the thirtysomething rapper’s post it read, in part: Toomaj Salehi, son of Iran, afters suffering 753 days of cruel, unfair and with reason and legal support ..today …was released from Isfahan Central Prison.”

Handed a death sentence in April for for his involvement in the protests against attacks and killing of women and activists across the theocratic Islamic Republic in 2022.

Repeatedly calling out the regime for its assault on its own citizens in his rap lyrics and on social media, the 32-year-old Salehi has long been critical of the who rule Iran. Snapped up in October...

The Diary Of A CEO, Europe’s No.1 podcast and the fastest growing podcast globally has reached the One Billion views and listens milestone across Apple, Spotify and YouTube. In so doing, The Diary Of A CEO becomes the first UK produced show to hit such a milestone, Steven Bartlett also becoming the first black and British podcast host to reach such a landmark. In addition, Apple has once again confirmed The Diary Of A CEO as the UK’s top podcast for the third year in a row in terms of downloads.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett launched in 2017, with the aim of interviewing entrepreneurs within the UK’s business landscape. Originally an audio-first show, Bartlett quickly saw its potential and made the transition to developing the podcast into a video-first experience for viewers to follow along on YouTube in 2019.

The podcast has since attracted huge...

In the history of Shark Tank, many deals have forced venture capitalists to team up together to make larger investments. However, one deal that caught the attention of billionaire Mark Cuban was swooped in from right under his nose when he refused to partner with one guest star. The star was none other than Richard Branson, who wanted to partner up with Cuban to invest in the skateboard company Locker board.

Mark Cuban in a still from Shark Tank | Credits: ABC

Founded by a 12-year-old boy, Locker Board brought a unique concept to Shark Tank, and the investors were keen on spending thousands of dollars on his company. While Cuban made him a great deal, he chose Branson to invest in his company.

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Mark Cuban is a name that rings a bell for just about everyone. With a whopping net worth of $6.2 billion, he’s not just any Shark, in fact he’s the richest one in the tank! But to be very honest, Cuban’s journey to the top hasn’t always been a smooth sailing. Like any great entrepreneur, he’s had his fair share of wins and losses. Even on Shark Tank, not every deal has been a money-maker.

Mark Cuban from Shark Tank | Credits: ABC

Take Breathometer, for example, a startup that promised to revolutionize personal breathalyzers but ultimately fizzled out. Cuban himself has called it his worst investment on the show. Here is why!

Mark Cuban’s Worst Investment in Shark Tank History!

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Exclusive: Steven Bartlett’s The Diary Of A CEO has reached 1 billion streams across Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, according to his company Flight Studio. In addition to the landmark, Apple has confirmed Diary Of A CEO as the UK’s most-downloaded podcast for a third year. Bartlett, who also features as an investor on BBC series Dragons’ Den, launched Diary Of A CEO in 2017 and has interviewed the likes of Simon Cowell, Jada Pinkett Smith, Boris Johnson, Seth Rogen, Maisie Williams, Thierry Henry, and Richard Branson. It is Europe’s biggest podcast and the second-largest globally on YouTube. Bartlett said: “It’s frankly unfathomable to me. The show began as a passion project with just me, my laptop, and a microphone, and it has grown into something I never imagined.”

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Shark Tank is a perfect place for startups and young entrepreneurs to showcase their skills and products. While some of them create a great impression on the judges, others fail to capture their intrigue. One such product was Amber, designed with an intention to make charging phones in public places easier. The product had the capacity to fetch a good investment, but the pitch made by co-founders Bill Shuey and Kyle Byrd failed to convince the “Sharks.”

Mark Cuban in Shark Tank | Credits: Hulu/YouTube

So, much so that more than the investment it became a laughing point for the judges. Even Mark Cuban who’s known to invest in risky projects bowed out after Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner and Daymond John called it one of the worst pitches in Shark Tank history.

Why Amber Became a Laughing Stock on Shark Tank?

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In a world where start-ups are on the rise, Shark Tank proves to be a great show that helps budding entrepreneurs with funding as well as popularity. In this while some pitches have gone on to become great, successful stories, others have been straight away rejected. With the show, Mark Cuban has also earned great respect for his business knowledge and ideas.

Mark Cuban on Shark Tank | Credits: Hulu

He’s also the richest of all the “Sharks,” and one proposal frustrated him so much that he labeled it as the worst presentation ever. Not only that, but another audacious proposal was for a ‘Fast and Furious’ styled movie, whose asking price was so huge that it left the judges scratching their heads.

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Doctors Albert and Richard Amini took center stage in Season 5, Episode 1, of Shark Tank with their proposal for a smartphone app called Rolodoc.

Are you as into “The Masked Singer” as we are? As much as we love watching the over-the-top performances on “The Masked Singer,” we get even more enjoyment from figuring out the names of the celebrities competing. That is especially true if we can crack the code as to who is hiding inside a costume before the four judges.

Season 12 of “The Masked Singer” is proving to be the most competitive yet. The producers packed the line-up with 17 stars. One of the two women who contended in Week 4 was disguised as Bluebell and she wowed the crowd with her cover of the Pat Benatar tune “We Belong.”

We’ve been reviewing the clues and that performance on October 16 as well as the sneak peek of her cover of the Dua Lipa hit “Dance The Night” on October 23 and have all your “The Masked Singer” spoilers, including the answer to the question,...

Mark Cuban can easily be the most-liked judge on Shark Tank. The businessman with his suggestions and ideas always has wise words for budding entrepreneurs. He himself has invested in several innovative projects on show. However, one startup in particular was something that Cuban considers his best investment on the reality show.

Mark Cuban in a still from Shark Tank | Credits: Hulu

The startup was headed by entrepreneur Bruno Francois, and Cuban was so impressed with his product that he not only invested in it. But also dished about the same in a past interview.

A Startup on Shark Tank That Mesmerized Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban has years of experience in the business world and also has a billion-dollar empire to vouch for the same. But apart from this, he has also earned huge respect and love by participating in Shark Tank. While he has said goodbye to the show,...

Based on an initiative by Richard Branson and Peter Gabriel, Nelson Mandela announced the formation of The Elders in July 2007 in Johannesburg on the occasion of his 89th birthday. Members of The Elders are: Martti Ahtisaari, Kofi Annan, Ela Bhatt, Lakhdar Brahimi, Gro Brundtland, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Jimmy Carter, Graça Machel, Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu (Chair).

The Elders are a group of global leaders, brought together by Nelson Mandela, who use their collective experience and influence to promote peace, justice and human rights worldwide.

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Startups are on the rise today with budding entrepreneurs bringing their top business ideas out in the open. For this Shark Tank would be the most ideal place, where they get to showcase their products in front of five “Sharks.” But out of these five venture capitalists, Mark Cuban can easily be the most popular judge on the show.

Mark Cuban in a still from Shark Tank | Credits: Hulu

Throughout his life, Cuban has always believed in hard work and for him there is no room for distractions. And when the billionaire businessman saw one startup owner, being distracted in a lavish party instead of his business commitments, he did not hold his words back.

Mark Cuban Criticizes CEO for Partying With Richard Branson Mark Cuban in a still from Shark Tank | Credits: Hulu

In Shark Tank, Mark Cuban has made several deals. While some have earned huge profits for the investor,...

On “Weekend Update,” hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost took jabs at some of Hollywood’s heaviest hitters, like Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis and rapper Diddy.

Che took aim at rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, who has been accused of sex trafficking and sexual assault. “It was reported that the U.S. added 245,000 new jobs. Unfortunately, they were all ‘Diddy accuser,’” said Che.

“It was announced that Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking case has been assigned to a new judge,” added Che. “[A judge] that Diddy hopes is cool with rapes.” Jost chimed in saying, “It was reported that Diddy once invited Prince Harry and Prince William to one of his parties, but they did not go.”

Jost, poking fun at another member of the royal family’s documented involvement with Jeffrey Epstein, said, “Before Diddy could finish writing the invite, Prince Andrew was there.”

Jost also reported Daniel Day-Lewis’s celebrated return to acting.

With a career spanning over two decades across the music and entertainment industry, Jennifer Lopez has been a literal legend in Hollywood. Getting her break in 1991 with In Living Color as a dancer and then moving on to become a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, Lopez had garnered enough attention and, dare we say, money throughout her envious career.

Jennifer Lopez in Selena | image: Warner Bros.

But while Jennifer Lopez has pretty much been busy making money through the decades, she also found some time for love and marriage. In 2022, Lopez tied the knot with Ben Affleck in a late-night Las Vegas drive-through chapel, after officially rekindling their relationship that has stretched over two decades. Meanwhile, as Lopez and Affleck’s union marked the culmination of two Hollywood powerhouses, guess who is worth more.

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After following in the footsteps of the '90s best talk show host, Stephen Colbert has become incredibly rich and famous. While Stephen is wealthier than many of his talk show peers, his job has caused some problems for him. After all, Stephen has been called out for awkward interviews, and for comments on his show, like when Mark Cuban called Donald Trump lazy.

While controversies like those have caused headaches for Stephen, they didn't result in him getting threats. Instead, it was a joke that Stephen once made about a rumored Prince William affair that got him threatened with an actual lawsuit.

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As the host of a talk show, Stephen Colbert spends most weeknights telling jokes about the biggest pop culture stories.

The James Bond movie franchise has been running since Dr No. in 1962, with 25 official James Bond movies and seven James Bond actors, with an eighth actor yet to be announced for Bond 26. While no James Bond actor has made a cameo in a different 007 movie the Bond franchise is well-known for featuring cameos from celebrities and people involved in production.

Among many celebrity James Bond cameos, Madonna plays a fencing instructor in Die Another Day, pre-Stranger Things David Harbour sports a mustache in Quantum of Solace, and Virgin Airlines owner Richard Branson is searched by an airline in Casino Royale. Still, one man has made more James Bond movie cameos than any other person, sometimes playing more than one character in a single movie. This is James Bond co-producer Michael G. Wilson, the actor who appears most in James Bond movies, along with the late Desmond Llewellyn,...

When people get the chance to pitch their business on Shark Tank, they dream of becoming one of the popular reality TV show's biggest success stories. However, the unfortunate truth is that some huge Shark Tank deals crash and burn, which likely leaves the sharks feeling furious.

While the sharks are willing to insult each other, which sometimes leaves them feeling emotional, it is much worse when one of their business partners calls them out. With that in mind, it was a huge deal when a beloved former NFL player called out Daymond John after making a deal with him. That former athlete even claimed that his Shark Tank deal led to him losing his home.

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Easily one of the most famous and rich talk show hosts of his generation, Stephen Colbert has interviewed loads of celebrities over the years. While some of Stephen's interviews have been uncomfortable, he has amassed his impressive fortune because fans enjoy most of his celebrity conversations.

When Stephen Colbert interviewed one of the biggest music legends of all time, fans were especially impressed by his conversation with the former member of The Beatles. The reason for that is because every time the richest member of The Beatles spoke, Stephen and his audience went silent and intently listened to Paul McCartney's answers.

Stephen Colbert And His Audience Went Silent Whenever Paul McCartney Spoke

In the years since The Late Show with Stephen Colbert premiered, the show has welcomed celebrities from across the spectrum. In most cases, Stephen Colbert has seemed like his usual self, despite how rich, famous, and powerful his guest might be.

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Exclusive: Banijay Asia is planning to send an Indian citizen into space.

The Banijay Entertainment-owned company has teamed with Space Exploration and Research Agency (Sera) to create a TV format that will showcase a nationwide hunt for one ordinary Indian who will take a seat on a future Blue Origin New Shepherd space mission.

“At Banijay Asia, our mission has always been to explore new horizons in storytelling,” said Banijay Asia and Endemol Shine India CEO Deepak Dhar. “We’re embarking on an unprecedented journey with Sera to create a reality format that transcends the ordinary.”

The format will seek to capture the drama, disappointment and joy as the shortlisted individuals participate in challenges to test their mettle and readiness for space travel. It will culminate with the selection of a winner, who will become one of the first Indian citizens to travel space.

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Richard Branson's water-throwing antics began with Stephen Colbert, not Mark Cuban. Branson's behavior on talk shows became explosive, including a fire extinguisher incident. Interviews with Branson on talk shows may still be nerve-wracking for hosts like Colbert.

Throughout Shark Tank history, the show has made people who've pitched rich and deals have crashed and burned. Still, Shark Tank's most memorable moments include when the sharks got angry, like when Richard Branson threw water on Mark Cuban.

Similarly, Stephen Colbert has had some bad interviews, even though he has been successful enough to get very rich. Still, it is amazing to learn that Richard actually threw water at Stephen before he did the same thing on Shark Tank.

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The sharks on Shark Tank broke the rules to make a deal with Knife Aid, showing their passion and determination. Even though Knife Aid faced challenges after the show, it enjoyed financial success and garnered a large following. The bidding war over Knife Aid led to a lucrative deal, with the owners negotiating and ultimately sealing a $500,000 investment.

Unfortunately for the people involved in Shark Tank, the show can be scandalous. After all, a huge deal crashed and burned, Kevin O'Leary lost it on a disrespectful pitcher, and Mark Cuban enjoys calling some pitches scams.

Despite all that, going on Shark Tank is a huge opportunity, as evidenced by how rich the most successful person to pitch became. Part of the reason for that is that the sharks can be so passionate about a deal that they even broke the rules to make one.

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Kobe Bryant was once the central performer of a star-studded advertisement for Nike. The ad featured the late basketball legend in the role of a motivational life coach. He went on to explain ‘The Kobe System’ to the celebrities in the crowd, which would help them achieve his level of success.

Kobe Bryant (credits: Erik Drost | Wikimedia Commons)

Kanye West, Serena Williams, Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, Aziz Ansari, Wang Leeham, and several other celebrities appeared in the promotional ad for Nike Zoom Kobe VII signature sneakers. Bryant’s hilarious system comes with the promise of “success at success at success.”

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Mark Cuban's controversial remarks on Shark Tank led to water being thrown at him by Richard Branson. Cuban called Simple Habit founder Yunha Kim a "gold digger" for her valuation strategy, sparking chaos. Despite the backlash, Kim sold Simple Habit and launched Sleep Reset after the Shark Tank experience.

Mark Cuban has had a divisive reputation on Shark Tank. Some think he's out of touch, while others believe he's only hated because he's successful. With a once-questioned net worth of $5.4 billion, the sports mogul doesn't mess around when it comes to business, unlike Kevin O'Leary who lost millions in the show's most expensive deal. So when a contestant asked more than he was willing to give, Cuban didn't hesitate to call her a "gold digger" twice.

The controversy didn't end with the "sexist" remark. Cuban's comments outraged a guest Shark who then threw water at him. The segment immediately turned into chaos.

Jeff Nichols’ crime drama The Bikeriders drives into 702 cinemas at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, through Universal.

The sixth feature from US filmmaker Nichols follows the members of the Vandals motorcycle club as it transforms into a dangerous underworld of violence. 2015 Screen Star of Tomorrow Jodie Comer leads the cast alongside Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon and Mike Faist.

The Bikeriders debuted at Telluride in August last year, going on to play BFI London Film Festival and Sydney among others.

Nichols’ highest-grossing feature was his one-before-last, 2016’s Midnight Special, which opened to £466,055 at a £1,165 average and finished on almost £1.2m.

Free The Children is a children’s charity organization founded in 1995 by children’s rights advocate Craig Kielburger, who was only 12-years-old at the time. The organization builds schools in developing countries. It also provides alternative income projects as well as school and health kits to people in developing rural areas. Free The Children was inspired by the death of Iqbal Masih, a twelve year old carpet factory laborer who spoke out against his working conditions and received help from the Bonded Labour Liberation Front of Pakistan. The organization has partnered with the United Nations, Me to We Style, National Bank Financial, and Oprah's Angel Network.

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Free The Children has 42 known supporters, including Richard Branson, Prince Harry, and Oprah

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Kevin Costner has been a major movie star since the 80s and has starred in some of the memorable films from that decade and the 90s. Films like Fields of Dreams, Bull Durhum, Dances With Wolves, JFK, and The Bodyguard made him a household name, and almost 40 years later, he is still going strong and continues to make bold projects.

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In his personal life, Costner and Christine Baumgartner finalized this divorce in February of this year. Since then, there have been rumors about Costner dating singer-songwriter Jewel. However, in a recent interview, Costner shut down those speculations about his love life and does not want these baseless rumors to ruin their friendship.

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Screen Rant interviewed Darren Trumeter, Timmy Williams, Sam Brown, and Sevan Najarian about their work on Mars. Mars, a comedy movie by Whitest Kids U'Know, took over a decade to develop, incorporating rewrites and crowdfunding. Directed by Sevan Najarian, Mars follows a group duped by a billionaire on a Mars trip, featuring familiar comedy faces.

Mars, a new animated comedy movie and the final project of hit sketch comedy group Whitest Kids UKnow, took over a decade to arrive at its Tribeca Film Festival 2024 premiere. After rewrites, format changes, and a long crowdfunding campaign that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, Mars sees the comedy gurus pairing up with Midnight Kids Studios to bring their vision to life in 2D. The movie is about a group of people who travel to Marsincluding Kyle, who abandons his wedding after winning a flight to the Red Planetonly to find out that theyve been duped by a billionaire.

Water.org is challenging the traditional approach to assisting people in developing countries. Their goals are to draw attention to the world’s number one health problem, unsafe and inadequate water supplies, and to raise funds to help fight this immense problem – one community at a time.

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Katherine Waterston, Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver, Cush Jumbo, Rose Williams and Miriam Margolyes are to star in UK filmmaker Rob Sorrenti’s debut feature Angels In The Asylum.

Parkland Pictures is representing sales on the film, which was inspired by a BBC Newsnight exposé on 50 women who were incarcerated in isolation at Surrey’s Long Grove Asylum, a former hospital for the mentally ill, because they were typhoid carriers, starting in 1907.

The UK shoot is set to begin in early 2025 around the Kent area, with Heather Greenwood, Marie-Elena Dyche and Charlotte Carey producing.

James Friend will be the film’s cinematographer.