She hoped to inspire copycat videos with a Twitter challenge, but it didn’t go as expected.
Jennifer Lopez celebrated the 20th anniversary of her “J.Lo” album in style this weekend, recreating the now-infamous music video for “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” two decades later.
“Happy 20th Anniversary to my 2nd album J.Lo!!!! Had a little fun at a recent shoot,” she captioned a video on social media showing her walking down the beach to the song, stripping off her clothes in the sand.
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Among the hashtags she used was #LoveDontCostAThingChallenge, which she also shared on Twitter. “The #LoveDontCostAThingChallenge STARTS NOW!!!!” she excitedly tweeted. “Can’t wait to see your renditions.”
She didn’t get too many recreations, however — and the replies she did get were absolutely hilarious.
“Not a littering challenge,” joked one follower who retweeted the video — a post which racked up 82K likes. “You want us all to rush to the beach in a pan de queso to have our friends film us throwing away good jewelry? I’m so confused,” read another response liked more than 22K times.
“Jlo we supposed to throw our valuables on the beach?” joked another fan. “Is the challenge to find it after we throw it bc we can’t afford to replace it?!? What is the instructions?!?!?????”
“Girl it’s too cold for that,” posted another follower — while one follower added, “We are in a panini, still haven’t gotten our second stimmy & you want us to go out & throw our shit away in the sand?!?”
Searching the hashtag itself on Twitter surfaced a ton of tweets simply commenting on the lack of recreations … or people hoping for renditions of Nick Cannon’s dance moves in the movie “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” instead.
JLo: Cant wait to see everyone’s #LoveDontCostAThingChallenge renditions!!
Everyone in the middle of winter and a pandemic: pic.twitter.com/eKjuNE56In
— Melissa (@mamamamonsta) January 24, 2021
@mamamamonsta
Jlo: I can’t wait to see everyone’s #LoveDontCostAThingChallenge
Everyone: pic.twitter.com/rvYam1Oytv
— Seth Rogen’s väz (@LaniPierre) January 24, 2021
@LaniPierre
There were, however, a few videos on Instagram — including one which traded the white sands for snow.
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The Food Network appeared to cut the latest season of its culinary competition series “Worst Cooks In America” after the winner was charged with homicide and child abuse.
South Carolina woman Ariel Robinson, 29, a former teacher, and her husband, Jerry Robinson, 34, were charged in the death of their adopted 3-year-old daughter and are facing charges of homicide by child abuse, according to FOX Carolina.
South Carolina woman Ariel Robinson, 29, has been charged in the death of her adopted 3-year-old daughter. ((Simpsonville Police))
Police responded last Thursday to a home in Simpsonville, S.C., after getting a call about an unresponsive child who was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital, the outlet reported.
The child was identified by the Greenville County Coroner’s office as 3-year-old Victoria Rose Smith and died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to a medical examination.
FOOD NETWORK PULLS EPISODES OF INVOLVING CHEF FOLLOWING ACCUSATIONS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
Robinson, who appeared on the 20th season of “Worst Cooks in America,” had won $25,000 upon winning the competition, which pits amateur cooks against each other in a series of cooking challenges overseen by celebrity chefs, Deadline reported. Episodes of her season are no longer available to stream on Food Network’s online platforms, including Discovery+, Hulu and YouTube.
The reality competition, now in its 21st season, is hosted by chef and Food Network personality Anne Burrel. Fellow chef and restaurateur Alex Guarnaschelli co-hosted the 20th season. Carla Hall acts as co-host of the current season.
Carla Hall and Anne Burrell host the current season of “Worst Cooks in America.” (Food Network)
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The Food Network did not immediately return a Fox News request for comment. The child’s death is still under investigation.
If you’re going to be a criminal, it’s wise to maintain a low profile. Alas, playing it safe isn’t in most lawbreakers’ DNA, and that was certainly the case with Geraldine Elizabeth “Liz” Carmichael, who in 1974 took the world by storm by taking on Detroit’s “Big Three” auto manufacturers with the Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation and its flagship product: the Dale, a three-wheeled car that promised to deliver 70 miles per gallon, thus making it the ideal vehicle for an oil crisis-wracked America. By the time Liz launched this dodgy creation, she had already begun transitioning into a woman, which added even more fuel to the media-frenzy fire that would soon engulf her.
Directed by Nick Cammilleri and Zackary Drucker, and executive produced by Jay and Mark Duplass (Wild Wild Country), HBO’s four-part docuseries The Lady and the Dale (debuting Jan. 31) begins with the rollicking early years of Liz’s life, when prior to transitioning she married and abandoned two wives—and the multiple kids she had with them—before shacking up with third spouse Vivian. They had five children together, and as Vivian’s brother Charles remembers, Liz (then known as Jerry) was always a gregarious sort of grifter, adept at creating fake identities and swindling suckers (especially businesses) out of their hard-earned cash. Given Liz’s fondness for con-artist schemes, it wasn’t long before the Michael clan was fleeing from federal agents thanks to an elaborate counterfeiting ruse. Present-day recollections from daughter Candi paint a picture of an itinerant life on the run, such that she and her siblings’ birth certificates boast phony names—a situation that still causes them headaches.
The Lady and the Dale spends almost its entire first installment on Liz’s wild backstory, which is enlivened by pop-up book-esque animated reenactment sequences created with old photos of the players in question. It’s a novel stylistic twist that further conveys the craziness of the Michaels’ early years, in which family gatherings were organized through coded newspaper messages, and everyone had to be ready, at a moment’s notice, to take flight in the middle of the night to a new town and home. In short, Liz was an inveterate charlatan. She was also a trans woman, and while evading authorities, she slowly began the process of transitioning—a development that was readily accepted by her children and, after some minor initial hesitation, her wife Vivian.
Following a surgical procedure in Tijuana, Liz began living publicly as a woman, and in 1973, while working at a marketing company, she discovered an invention that was as brash and unconventional as she was: the Dale, a three-wheeled car (created by Dale Clifft) that she immediately decided would be her revolutionary ticket to world domination. After overhauling Clifft’s original designs to make the Dale more attractive (replete with a canary yellow paint job), Liz got a prototype into the Los Angeles Auto Show. Then, she went on a press blitz to announce her intentions to take on America’s auto bigwigs—including by getting the Dale featured on The Price is Right. Before long, Liz was a front-page sensation, with the uniqueness of her product matched only by the boldness of her claims.
Considering Liz’s criminal past—and her ongoing status as a federal fugitive—it will come as no surprise to learn that she soon began enlisting the assistance of mob figures for the Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation, whose name came from Atlas Shrugged, written by libertarian Liz’s favorite author, Ayn Rand. She also began taking customer deposits for the in-production car, which she was supposed to hold in an escrow account, but which she instead used to finance her upstart venture. This was a clear case of fraud, especially since the makeshift Dale—being constructed by a few random engineers in hodgepodge fashion with borrowed parts—was doomed to fail. A series of investigative stories by KABC reporter Dick Carlson soon exposed the sham, leading to criminal prosecution and, after Liz was convicted, yet another flight from justice and her shady, quasi-illegal business operation.
The Lady and the Dale thrives when it remains focused on Liz’s audacious scam, bolstered by first-hand accounts from relatives and colleagues who describe her as both a wily crook and loving wife and mother. For the majority of its first three episodes, it proves an entertainingly gonzo portrait of rebellious self-definition, as Liz strives to buck legal and social norms to make something of herself. Unfortunately, though, by the time its final installment rolls around, Cammilleri and Drucker’s series becomes infatuated with eliciting sympathy for its subject as a victim of intolerant anti-trans discrimination, largely because the media’s attitude toward Liz—led by Carlson, whose son Tucker carries on his ugly legacy on Fox News—was to ridicule and demean her as a man posing as a woman in order to elude law enforcement. (Dick Carlson eventually won a Peabody for his transphobic coverage of Carmichael and would later make headlines for outing the transgender tennis player Renee Richards.)
“…the media’s attitude toward Liz—led by Carlson, whose son Tucker carries on his ugly legacy on Fox News—was to ridicule and demean her as a man posing as a woman in order to elude law enforcement.”
That Liz was treated unfairly (and sometimes horribly) by journalists is undeniable from the archival footage on display. Yet via talking-head commentary and a score that makes its celebratory attitude clear, The Lady and the Dale attempts to depict Liz as an unjustly persecuted trans outlaw hero, which simply doesn’t jibe with her considerable rap sheet. To do this, it downplays and/or rationalizes her criminality, which only further mires it in messy and dubious logic. Most confounding of all, the series argues that Liz’s trans identity was not a deception and thus not related to her criminality (which makes sense), only to then turn around and contend that, had she grown up in a different, more tolerant era, she might have led a very different, law-abiding life—a contradictory stance which winds up suggesting that there is a link between her trans-ness and chronic charlatanism.
Consequently, The Lady and the Dale eventually loses the thread, culminating with a history lesson about maligned trans men and women that, by its very inclusion, casts Liz as a likeminded oppressed trailblazer rather than as the outlandish grifter she was until her dying day. It’s ultimately so consumed with imbuing its material with hagiographic import—with making Liz’s saga meaningful—that it forgets what made it compelling in the first place.
NBCUniversal’s Peacock soon will be the only place to watch WWE Network in the U.S.
WWE and NBCU reached a multiyear agreement giving Peacock exclusive streaming rights to WWE Network for American viewers. The over-the-top wrestling entertainment service’s existing U.S. subscribers (about 1.1 million in total) will be migrated over to Peacock Premium, where they’ll continue to get access to WWE Network but will pay 50% less per month while getting full access to the version of the Peacock Premium tier with ads.
Peacock will launch WWE Network on March 18, 2021, when Peacock will begin the rollout of more than 17,000 hours of WWE Network new, original, and library programming (both on-demand and on a new 24-hour channel).
The NBCU streamer will have all WWE live events — for no additional charge — including WrestleMania and SummerSlam, with Fastlane the first event to stream on Peacock on Sunday, March 21. (WWE fans who would prefer to order events via traditional pay-per-view will still have that option.)
WWE Network will be available on Peacock Premium (which includes ads) for $4.99 per month, half the price of WWE Network’s current $9.99/month pricing. The no-commercials Peacock Premium Plus plan, which costs $9.99/month, also will include WWE Network.
The companies plans to share details of how existing WWE Network subscribers in the U.S. will be switched to Peacock (e.g., whether they will be automatically subscribed to Peacock) in the next few weeks. Nothing will change for WWE Network subscribers outside the U.S.
Financial terms of the Peacock-WWE Network pact were not disclosed. “We feel great about the financials. Otherwise we wouldn’t have done the deal,” said Nick Khan, WWE’s president and chief revenue officer, who joined the company last August from CAA. “To have WrestleMania in particular — which is our Super Bowl — available [for no extra cost] on Peacock is quite different from other models you’re seeing.”
For Peacock, the WWE Network is “a transformative addition,” said Rick Cordella, Peacock’s EVP and chief revenue officer. “We have a lot of data that shows live events and sports drives a lot of user acquisition,” he said. “The bet is that there exists a much larger total available audience [for WWE programming] than is on WWE Network today.”
NBCU and WWE have been partners for almost 30 years, starting in 1993 with “Monday Night Raw” on USA. “WWE has always tapped into the cultural zeitgeist with spectacular live events and larger-than-life characters, and we are thrilled to be the exclusive home for WWE Network and its millions of fans across the country,” said Cordella.
In the third quarter of 2020, WWE Network had average paid subscribers of 1.6 million, down about 60,000 from the prior quarter but an increase of 6% year over year — marking the service’s first annual growth since Q1 of 2019. The entertainment company originally launched WWE Network in February 2014, when it ended its traditional pay-per-view events business.
Starting in 2022, WWE will produce “one signature documentary annually” for the WWE Network on Peacock. Also available on WWE Network are about 100 hours of original series like “Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions,” “Undertaker: The Last Ride” and the recently premiered “WWE Icons”; in-ring shows like NXT, NXT UK and WWE 205 Live, as well as replays of “Raw” and “SmackDown”; WWE Network archives, including every WWE, WCW and ECW pay-per-view event in history; and documentaries including “WWE 24,” “WWE Untold” and “WWE 365.”
Peacock, which NBCU launched nationwide in July 2020, attracted nearly 22 million user “sign-ups” in its first six months of wide release, according to the company. Eligible customers of Comcast Xfinity X1 and Flex and Cox’s Contour — a total of about 24 million households — get Peacock Premium included at no additional cost.
Peacock’s content lineup includes a slate of originals, libraries of TV shows — including all episodes of “The Office” and “Yellowstone” — and films from Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, and other studios. In addition, the OTT service provides news, sports, late-night, Spanish-language, and reality from across NBCUniversal.
Peacock Premium now offers more than 47,000 hours of programming. NBCU also offers a free, ad-supported version of Peacock with a trimmed-down bucket of content.
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Former Bond girl Valerie Leon has insisted No Time To Die should not be streamed online after the film was delayed yet again by another six months.
The upcoming James Bond blockbuster was previously slated to be released on April 2 after already being hit by several changes due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Valerie, 77, took part in a debate on whether the film should be streamed and insisted cinemas will ‘die’ without major films.
Opinion: Former Bond girl Valerie Leon has insisted No Time To Die should not be streamed online after the film was delayed yet again by another six months
She said: ‘I disagree totally that they should be streamed. The franchise is so special, so special. The anticipation of waiting for it to be released in the cinemas.’
Fellow actor Mark Ebulue who also took part in the debate and disagreed, saying: ‘I think we need it now, the demand for these movies to be seen and consumed are higher than where or how we see them.’
But Valerie, who appeared in Never Say Never Again in 1983 alongside Sean Connery, believes cinemas could ‘die’ if blockbusters are simply given to streaming services.
Asked if she misses going to the cinema amid the pandemic, she said: ‘Yes, enormously.
New date: The upcoming James Bond blockbuster was previously slated to be released on April 2 after already being hit by several changes due to the coronavirus pandemic
‘The cinemas will die if they don’t have major films in them. This pandemic will end at some point.’
Valerie played the unnamed Lady in the Bahamas in Never Say Never Again where she flirted with Bond, with the pair ending up in bed together.
It comes after the news that No Time To Die is delayed again, meaning fans will have to wait another six months to see the latest movie in the spy franchise.
A new date for the movie was shared on the film’s official Twitter account, revealing the latest expected date is October 8, 2021.
Valerie said: ‘I disagree totally that they should be streamed. The franchise is so special, so special. The anticipation of waiting for it to be released in the cinemas’
The film, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, was originally scheduled for release in April 2020, but was pushed back to November before the release was changed once again to April 2021 in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
It had already been speculated that the film would be pushed back again when Dutch publication BN DeStem recently claimed that, according to cinema owner Carlo Lambregts, the movie would be delayed to November.
Deadline also reported that promotional partners had already been informed that Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007 is poised to change release dates.
Role: Valerie played the unnamed Lady in the Bahamas in Never Say Never Again where she flirted with Bond, with the pair ending up in bed together
No Time To Die is the 25th film in the franchise, and finds Bond after he has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica when his old friend Felix Leiter, played by Jeffrey Wright, from the CIA turns up asking for help.
Leaving his seemingly happy life with Madeleine (Lea Seydoux), Bond returns to the field to face Safin (Rami Malek) who is armed with a new dangerous technology that could impact the world.
Producer Barbara Broccoli has already teased what fans can expect and said that the movie will deliver a satisfying ending for Daniel’s Bond.
Changes: The movie was previously supposed to come out on April 2, however its original release was supposed to be in April 2020 (pictured Daniel Craig)
Speaking on the official James Bond podcast, she said: ‘It’s a culmination of everything that his portrayal of the character has been through and it ties up all the storylines. It’s a pretty epic film, I have to say.’
After pushing the film’s release back to April 2021 in October, MGM quashed rumours about whether it was thinking of offering the film to streaming services for a $600 million one-year licensing deal.
‘We do not comment on rumors. The film is not for sale. The film’s release has been postponed until April 2021 in order to preserve the theatrical experience for moviegoers,’ an MGM spokesperson told Variety.
Delays: Deadline reported promotional partners have already been informed the film is poised to change release dates (pictured Lea Seydoux)
Not coming soon: MGM quashed rumours in October last year about whether it was thinking of offering the film to streaming services for a $600 million one-year licensing deal
Bloomberg had reported that Netflix, Amazon and Apple had all been approached about the possibility of the movie being offered up for Premium VOD.
However, according to Deadline.com, none of the streaming services were willing to put up more than half the amount the studio was seeking.
Lead actor Craig did defend James Bond producers’ decision to delay the premiere of the new film in October last year.
Speaking on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Craig said: ‘This thing is just bigger than all of us. We want to release the movie at the same time all around the world and this isn’t the right time. So fingers cross April 2 is going to be our date.’
The new release will be Craig’s final outing as the spy after landing the role for 2006’s Casino Royale. He has also starred in Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre.
During his last ever Bond interview for GQ magazine in March 2020, the actor candidly discussed his anxieties over the script and admitted feeling ‘physically very low’ was the reason behind the upcoming film’s five year delay since Spectre.
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He told GQ magazine: ‘I was never going to do one again. I was like, “Is this work really genuinely worth this, to go through this, this whole thing?”
‘And I didn’t feel… I felt physically really low. So the prospect of doing another movie was just, like, off the cards. And that’s why it has been five years.’
Craig said that the ‘physicality’ of Bond is “a preparation, in a way”, because he would not get the script beforehand.
‘It’s making my head go, “This is what it’s going to be”.’
Trying to prepare for a role in one of the most popular film franchises in modern cinema without a script also caused him to have anxiety.
The man in the white mask: Rami’s Safin seems to be heavily scarred and covering much of his face in a scene from the hotly anticipated release
He said: ‘I have suffered from it in the past. I have suffered because it’s been like, “I can’t cope. I can’t deal with this”.
Looking ahead to life after Bond, Craig – who is married to actress Rachel Weisz – said that his future may involve ‘having another kid, maybe just being older’.
Meanwhile, last year, actress Lea Seydoux gave fans an idea of what to expect in No Time To Die ahead of its release.
She described her character’s relationship with Bond as ‘a modern love story’, explaining fans will see a completely new side to the agent, as Bond settles down with Dr. Madeleine Swann after retiring from active service.
Speaking on the Official James Bond Podcast, Lea explained why it was so important to see Bond fall in love again after having his heart broken by Vespa (played by Eva Green) in 2005’s Casino Royale.
What to expect: Actress Lea Seydoux teased that No Time To Die will show a new side to Bond after he settles down with Dr. Madeleine Swann after retiring from active service
She said: ‘I think that it’s also because of Bond and we needed Madeline to tell Bond’s story I mean it was important to see Bond in love again because he had this relationship with Vespa but she betrayed him.
‘But this time I think she’s the real love in a way, I think it’s really the film is a love story it’s a story between the two of them so it’s very unusual for a Bond film to see James Bond in love right? And I think it’s quite modern in a way.
‘In this film it’s even more psychological and more emotional and I think that it’s something that Daniel as James Bond created with this character.
‘He created a character that is more vulnerable and who has flaws and I think that’s what we like as an audience and it’s true that James Bond is like a… it’s not a real world right? But what we like is that in this world we can relate to the characters.’
Holding out: The film was originally scheduled for release in April 2020, but was pushed back to November before the release was changed to April 2021 due to the COVID-19 crisis
PETA’s looking to put Doc Antle in the USDA’s crosshairs because Larsa Pippen posted pics with some of his exotic animals … but Doc says PETA’s got it twisted.
The animal rights org fired off a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture requesting an investigation into the ‘Tiger King’ star for alleged violations of the Animal Welfare Act … stemming from Larsa’s recent visit to his Myrtle Beach Safari.
In the letter, obtained by TMZ … Debbie Metzler, PETA’s Associate Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement, cites Larsa’s visit there this week and her photos with adult and juvenile tigers showing direct public contact.
She claims the USDA warned Antle 15 years ago his methods of photographing the public with large adult cats was a violation of the law … and she wonders why the “USDA has apparently refused to take any meaningful action to prevent Antle from allowing these types of dangerous, direct contact stunts.”
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PETA’s also worried Larsa and her children’s close contact with the tigers and an infant chimpanzee put the animals at risk of contracting COVID-19, claiming the encounters are another violation of the law.
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But, Doc says PETA’s got the wrong idea about Larsa’s visit … he claims Larsa took a tour, which included goofing around with tiger cubs and primates, before shooting footage for a PSA on wild tiger conservation.
Doc tells us it was a closed set with larger adolescent tigers in a pool, with strict protocols in place that are compliant with USDA guidelines and recommendations.
She recently fuelled speculation she’s in a relationship with her longtime friend Travis Barker, after they enjoyed some quality time in Palm Springs.
But Kourtney Kardashian paid no mind to the rumours as she uploaded a stunning image from her sleek bathroom to Instagram on Sunday evening.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 41, caught the eye in chic loungewear while showing off her new extensions, installed by celebrity hairstylist Priscilla Valles.
Turning heads: Kourtney Kardashian paid no mind to new romance rumours with Travis Barker as she uploaded a stunning image from her sleek bathroom to Instagram on Sunday
Showcasing her toned figure, the Poosh founder teamed a tiny white sports bra with a pair of cosy joggers.
The media personality ensured focus remained on her fresh ‘do as she went make-up free.
Mother-of-three Kourtney, who shares children Mason, 11, Penelope, eight, and Reign, six, with ex-boyfriend Scott Disick, 37, maintained her effortlessly chic appearance by keeping accessories to a minimum.
Earlier this month, the TV star hit headlines as she and Blink-182’s Travis, 42, uploaded similar photos from her mother Kris’s $12 million vacation home.
What’s going on? The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 41, recently fuelled speculation she’s in a relationship with her longtime friend, 45 (pictured in 2018)
Close: Earlier this month, the TV star hit headlines as she and Blink-182’s Travis uploaded similar photos from her mother Kris’s $12 million vacation home
The businesswoman recently shared an image of herself posing in her walk-in closet alongside the caption: ‘Sweet dreams’, to which the musician commented with a red rose.
Kourtney also bought his teenage daughter, Alabama, a rare $795 Prada bag, for her 15th birthday.
On their reported romance, a source told The Sun that the friends have ‘grown close.’
They said: ‘Kourtney and Travis are very close and they have unreal chemistry. They talk almost every day and everyone around them is desperate for them to get together. It was a very interesting gift for Travis’s 15 year old daughter.’
No coincidence: The artist also posted a photo from the lavish holiday mansion
He’s a fan! The businesswoman recently shared an image of herself posing in her walk-in closet alongside the caption: ‘Sweet dreams’, to which the musician commented with a red rose
Family first: The rocker shares Landon, 17, Alabama, 15, and stepdaughter Atiana, 21 (pictured together), with his ex Shanna Moakler, whom he was married to from 2004 until 2008
An insider added to People: ‘They’re in Palm Springs together. They’ve been dating for about a month or two.
‘They’ve been friends for a long time but it’s turned romantic. Travis has liked her for a while.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Kourtney and Travis for further comment.
The rock star also shares 17-year-old son Landon and his stepdaughter Atiana, 21, with his ex-wife Shanna Moakler, whom he was married to from 2004 until 2008.
Kourtney and her on-off partner Scott dated from 2005 until 2010, with the pair splitting due to the New Yorker’s issues with alcohol misuse.
The couple reconciled in mid-2010 after the birth of their first child, before splitting for good in five years later following claims of cheating on his part.
The lifestyle blogger went onto date male model Younes Bendjima, 27, from late 2016 until August 2018.
Amicable: Mother-of-three Kourtney shares children Mason, 11, Penelope, eight, and Reign, six, with ex-boyfriend Scott Disick, 37 (pictured in July 2020)
Netflix announced that they have crossed the 200 million subscribers milestone, thanks to a strong fourth quarter of 2020.
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Eagle-eyed fans have spotted a modern-day blunder in the opening moments of the runaway hit Netflix period drama “Bridgerton.”
The torrid romance, based on the first of eight novels by Julia Quinn, has proved a must-watch escape for many since its Christmas debut, and has been renewed for a second Netflix season.
While the tale of sex and scandal is set in Regency era London, early 19th century, a painted yellow traffic line was clear on the road used, for dramatic purposes, by horse-drawn carriages.
Just as fans noticed the Starbucks cup and then the water bottle in the finale of “Game of Thrones,” “Bridgerton” fans drew the line at this error (it is at the 3:20 mark in the episode).
“Given that characters were still travelling around by horse-drawn carriage, there’s no way that the inclusion would have been historically accurate or, we can presume, intentional,” wrote Britain’s Independent newspaper in first reporting the “Bridgerton” goof.
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Really enjoying Bridgerton, but with the technology available to film makers these days, a yellow line? pic.twitter.com/Ah4rljsfKn
— West End Fan (@WestEndFan1) January 11, 2021
“Really enjoying Bridgerton, but with the technology available to film makers these days, a yellow line?” wrote one Twitter user.
“Two episodes into #Bridgerton and I’ve so far spotted a single yellow line and a telecoms manhole cover. I didn’t realise the 19th Century Brits were such pioneers…” wrote another on Twitter.
Two episodes into #Bridgerton and I’ve so far spotted a single yellow line and a telecoms manhole cover. I didn’t realise the 19th Century Brits were such pioneers… pic.twitter.com/6RgUeZ8l8a
— Tom 🧑🏼🤝🧑🏻🌭🐶 (@Tom_TheSequel) January 3, 2021
Another Twitter user pointed out “a single yellow line parking restriction and a parking sign on a lamppost” among other small issues in the series. “Still a great one to watch though,” the user added.
Two episodes into #Bridgerton and I’ve so far spotted a single yellow line and a telecoms manhole cover. I didn’t realise the 19th Century Brits were such pioneers… pic.twitter.com/6RgUeZ8l8a
— Tom 🧑🏼🤝🧑🏻🌭🐶 (@Tom_TheSequel) January 3, 2021
USA TODAY has reached out to Netflix for comment.
Show creator Chris Van Dusen appeared on the “Today” show Thursday to discuss what fans can expect from season two.
“We are going to be starting filming later this spring in London, and we’re all so excited,” Van Dusen said. “I know the cast cannot wait to get back to it, and neither can I.”
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Keira Knightley is a versatile actress who has been seen in everything from blockbusters to indies to period films. Throughout her career, she has been in films where she has been seen nude and in sex scenes. Now, since having children, she added a no-nudity clause to her contract. During an episode of the Chanel Connects podcast, the Oscar-nominated actress talked to filmmaker Lulu Wang and producer/journalist Diane Solway about how she is no longer willing to do nude or sex scenes — specifically with male directors.
“It’s partly vanity and also it’s the male gaze,” she said on the podcast. “I feel very uncomfortable now trying to portray the male gaze.”
She understands that some directors need “somebody to look hot” and there are those “horrible sex scenes where you’re all greased up and everybody’s grunting”. For Knightley, she is at a point in her career where she is no longer interested in doing that. She understands the value of these types of scenes but she said that they can find someone else.
“I’m too vain and the body has had two children now and I’d just rather not stand in front of a group of men naked,” she said.
Knightley isn’t totally opposed to nude scenes. She said she would feel different if it was a story about that journey of motherhood and body acceptance — but she said it would have to be with a female filmmaker.
“I don’t have an absolute ban,” said Knightley, “but I kind of do with men.”
Your horoscope for today, January 25, 2021, is here with an astrology forecast for all zodiac signs starting this Monday.
The Sun remains in the zodiac sign Aquarius, and collectively humanitarian efforts remain a priority.
Try not to overthink early in the morning, as the last aspect the Moon in Gemini makes before changing signs is with Mercury.
Mercury is in Aquarius, and this can prompt nervous energy.
Try to focus on what is and tend to your emotional side instead.
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The day dives deeply into empathetic energy and the Moon moves from Gemini into the caring Cancer zodiac sign.
In Cancer, the Moon is home and in her dignity, so it’s easy to be tender, kind, and motherly.
It expresses itself naturally, so moodiness can manifest in unusual or difficult situations.
Monday is a good day for cooking, doing domesticated things, and spending time around familiar people and situations.
If your birthday is today:
If January 25 is your birthday, you are an Aquarius zodiac sign.
You are sharp and people can find you powerful, yet mysterious.
You enjoy discovering the dynamics of relationships.
You have a knack for perception and are a natural conversationalist.
Famous Aquarians who share your birthday include American author and poet Virginia Wolfe, singer and songwriter Alicia Keys, and former swimmer, Charlene who is the Princess of Monaco.
You are most compatible with Gemini, Libra, Aquarius, and Leo zodiac signs.
Here’s what all zodiac signs can expect from astrology and tomorrow’s horoscopes on Monday, January 25, 2021.
Tomorrow’s horoscope for Aries (March 21 – April 19)
The Moon enters Cancer, your solar house of home and the family.
The Moon feels at home in Cancer, so this where she naturally expresses herself in matters related to all things that bring comfort.
You won’t want to get too caught up in your feelings during this time, but let yourself be guided by instinct and intuition.
You can listen to your gut about what needs to improve on the home front.
This is a good day for batch cooking or baking and getting things done around the house.
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Tomorrow’s horoscope for Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
The Moon enters Cancer, your solar house of communication.
This is a perfect time for reflecting and doing shadow work.
The sensitivity of the Moon just days before the Full Moon in Leo can have you willingly let things go that no longer serve you.
You may be surprised that you don’t have a need to chat choices you want to make with friends.
You may feel resolved without any need to be validated, either. This is a great time to write down goals and to reflect upon them.
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Tomorrow’s horoscope for Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
The Moon enters Cancer, your solar house of money and personal property.
There’s nothing like feeling comfortable in your skin, and if the past few days have been insightful, you may feel good about the way things are going.
So, now, with new insight start getting things in order for you at home.
Begin with yourself. If you’ve gotten rid of clothing or starting to do some house cleaning and realize what you need to make your outfits look great or to get a workout routine going, invest in yourself.
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Tomorrow’s horoscope for Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
The Moon enters Cancer, your solar house of identity.
Spend some quality time with yourself and doing things that you truly enjoy doing.
Turn off your cell phone and log off of social media for the morning.
Go outside or take a stroll around the block or do something indoors around the home to set your mind.
The next few days are great for personal grooming, cleaning out old clothing, and getting ready for February.
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Tomorrow’s horoscope for Leo (July 23 – August 22)
The Moon enters Cancer, your solar house of the past.
Some situations are not worth your time or energy, and there is always one matter that can be removed from your schedule or thoughts to make space for better.
Start to clear negative energy from your life. Perhaps it’s time to create a daily ritual of it.
Little-by-little go through drawers or cluttered spaces to see what needs to go and what you don’t want anymore.
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Tomorrow’s horoscope for Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
The Moon enters Cancer, your solar house of friends.
This is a wonderful time for socializing with purpose. Reach out to friends and let them know that you are thinking of them.
If you have lots of memories collected on your cell phone but have never printed the photos out, why not spend a week getting some of that done.
You can upload some photos to your Instagram and share them with a best friend or even family.
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Tomorrow’s horoscope for Libra (September 23 – October 22)
The Moon enters Cancer, your solar house of career. Sometimes you can feel at odds with your goals, and when that happens look within.
There are reasons why you’re experiencing adverse emotions, and you may not have given yourself the distance to understand or see why.
You may feel like you’re torn between one thing and another and work has been hard.
So, during this time look at what you need to do to boost your mindset.
Even if you must look at things critically, it doesn’t mean things can’t improve. .
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Tomorrow’s horoscope for Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)
The Moon enters Cancer, your solar house of higher learning.
Some days are perfect for curling up with a good book and working on your personal and professional development.
If you have to learn a new skill that involves interests that are foreign to you, this is the time to do it.
You may find resources from friends or through various community boards online.
Be receptive to what you hear and don’t dismiss good advice. Keep an open mind.
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Tomorrow’s horoscope for Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)
The Moon enters Cancer, your solar house of shared resources.
This is a great time to practice the law of attraction. You may be surprised by what comes your way when you are open to receive.
You may benefit from asking for things, even among friends and family.
This window of opportunity is great for bartering, trading, and also for seeing how the laws of give and take work.
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Tomorrow’s horoscope for Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
The Moon enters Cancer, your solar house of commitments.
Feelings are such powerful tools. They allow us a chance to truly review how involved we are in a situation.
You may have made a promise that is no longer right for you, and it’s really hard to let go and say that you’re not interested in it anymore.
This can be a critical point in your life this year. This Moon isn’t powerful for letting things go.
What doesn’t resonate with you anymore can be released without fear.
So, consider your promises and see which ones you may need to end sooner, than later.
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Tomorrow’s horoscope for Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
The Moon enters Cancer, your solar house of work.
What do you want to get done this week? This is the time to set a plan for accomplishing things.
Run small errands that you need to do for your family or yourself. Do something charitable, too. Drop off a few items at Goodwill or another charity.
Pick up a few extra cans of pet food and donate them to the local shelter.
Just don’t try to overwork yourself, which can be easy to do these next few days.
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Tomorrow’s horoscope for Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
The Moon enters Cancer, your solar house of creativity.
There are days when you can really connect with your inner artist.
You’ll enjoy getting some artwork done or perhaps repainting a room and making it look more lively.
Buy some flowers or put in a living plant in the living space to bring some life into your home.
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Aria Gmitter, M.S, M.F.A., is YourTango’s Senior Editor of Horoscopes and Spirituality. She studies with the Midwestern School of Astrology and is a member of the South Florida Astrological Association.
