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Elon Musk to launch new blue, gold and grey Twitter ticks | Twitter
Elon Musk has said Twitter verification will return next week with colour-coded categories for individuals, government accounts and companies.
Twitter’s new owner said the platform would launch a new verification service next Friday, having pulled an earlier attempt at a revamp this month after it triggered a flood of impostor accounts.
Musk said verified accounts would carry a blue tick – or checkmark – for individuals, a grey tick for “government” and a gold tick for companies. The Tesla chief executive did not specify whether the government tick would apply also to state departments or state-owned entities.
Sorry for the delay, we’re tentatively launching Verified on Friday next week.
Gold check for companies, grey check for government, blue for individuals (celebrity or not) and all verified accounts will be manually authenticated before check activates.
Painful, but necessary.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2022
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Sorry for the delay, we’re tentatively launching Verified on Friday next week.
Gold check for companies, grey check for government, blue for individuals (celebrity or not) and all verified accounts will be manually authenticated before check activates.
Painful, but necessary.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2022
He added that all verified accounts would be “manually authenticated” before receiving their tick. Currently, more than 400,000 Twitter accounts have blue ticks, which marks them as an authentic source.
Musk did not clarify whether the new verification service would be part of Twitter’s premium service, Twitter Blue, which had charged $7.99 for a blue tick when it relaunched this month, triggering a wave of account impersonations as users took up the opportunity to impersonate companies such as Eli Lilly and Tesla for less than $10. The revamp was pulled soon afterwards.
The verification change was announced as Musk paved the way for the return of banned accounts to the platform next week. He announced on Thursday that a “general amnesty” would be offered to suspended accounts provided they had not broken the law or “engaged in egregious spam”. Banned accounts on Twitter had included the British rightwing commentator Katie Hopkins and Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s former adviser.
Grey wolves infected with this parasite are more likely to become pack leaders, scientists say
Researchers studying grey wolf populations in Yellowstone National Park have discovered an intriguing reason why some wolves may be more inclined to become pack leaders.
Grey wolves exposed to Toxoplasma gondii — the parasite that causes the disease toxoplasmosis — are more than 46 times more likely to become a pack leader than uninfected wolves, according to a study published Thursday in Communications Biology.
The researchers analyzed behavioral and distribution data from 1995 to 2020 as well as blood samples from 229 anaesthetized wolves to study the association between risk-taking behaviors and infection with Toxoplasma gondii. They identified associations between parasite infection and high-risk behaviors in both males and females.
Members of the Junction Butte Wolf pack pass by a trail camera in Yellowstone National Park on March 12, 2019.
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Wolves that tested positive for T. gondii were 11 times more likely to disperse from their pack and more than 46 times more likely to become a pack leader than uninfected wolves, according to the findings. Males were 50% more likely to leave their pack within a six-month period if infected with the parasite but that length of time jumped to 21 months if unaffected. Females displayed a 25% chance of leaving their pack within 30 months if infected, extending to 48 months if uninfected.
Infection with T. gondii often has no negative effects on the fitness of healthy individuals but can be fatal to young or immunosuppressed wolves, according to the researchers. They don’t yet know how this parasite influences things like survival rates, according to Connor Meyer, a wildlife biology Ph.D. student at the University of Montana and one of the authors of the study.
The findings are the first to demonstrate parasite infection affecting decision-making and behavior in the species, the researchers said.
Previous research has identified associations between T. gondii infection and increased boldness in hyenas as well as increased testosterone production in rats, the authors speculate that similar mechanisms could drive the risky behaviors observed in wolves that tested positive for the parasite.
The wolves occupying areas that overlapped with a higher population density of cougars were more likely to be infected with T. gondii than those not living near cougars, suggesting that wolves may become infected with the parasite as a result of direct contact with cougars and their environments, the researchers found. Cougars in Yellowstone National Park are known to be hosts of the parasite.
Alpha wolf male from the Canyon Pack in Yellowstone National Park, on Nov. 25, 2019.
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The findings “tell the story of this entire ecosystem and how species interact with each other,” said Kira Cassidy, one of the authors and a research associate for Yellowstone National Park and Yellowstone Forever, a nonprofit associated with the national park.
The researchers hypothesized that the infection would have wider implications on the wolf population, as infected pack leaders could lead their packs into more high-risk areas that overlap with cougars, potentially increasing the risk of further infection for uninfected wolves.
“So that’s probably the the link there with the actual mechanism behind the parasite and the infection,” Meyer said.
Nine wolves interact on top of crusty snow in Yellowstone National Park on Nov. 21, 2019.
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The study, only the second of its kind to look at how a toxoplasmosis infection can affect a species of predators, is a “powerful kind of testament to what long-term research is able to answer,” Meyer noted.
Added Cassidy: “Taking an ecosystem approach to a research question can be really difficult in a lot of places but Yellowstone is one of these places where we see all of the species that were here hundreds of years ago.”
Grey wolves were widely eradicated in the western U.S. in the 1940s but populations have begun to rebound in recent decades. Some say the increase is detrimental to humans due to the wolves’ ability to travel vast distances and therefore spread diseases. The wolves can also be a significant factor in the decline of big game herds and the killing of livestock.
Earlier this month, a federal judge in Montana temporarily restricted wolf hunting and trapping near Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.
Close up of the face of a grey wolf in Yellowstone National Park on Nov. 7, 2017.
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Wolves, however, are typically cautious of people. At Yellowstone, they are “the most shy and cautious” of all the large mammals, Cassidy said.
“If you see one, you’re incredibly lucky,” she said. “I would say overall, they are essentially no danger to people.”
Twitter Added an ‘Official’ Non-Paid Grey Verification Checkmark and Then Elon Musk ‘Killed It’
(Update 11/9/22) – Elon Musk has seemingly already “killed” the “official” non-paid grey verification checkmark and has now said, “Blue check will be the great leveler.”
There is no word as if it will return in the same or different form, but Musk did say, “Please note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months. We will keep what works & change what doesn’t.”
The original story follows.
Twitter has confirmed it is now adding an “official” non-paid grey verification checkmark alongside the $8/month blue checkmark that anyone can soon get with Twitter Blue.
The news was shared by Twitter’s Esther Crawford, who confirmed this “official” label will launch alongside the paid blue checkmark that used to indicate an account was official or of public interest.
A lot of folks have asked about how you’ll be able to distinguish between @TwitterBlue subscribers with blue checkmarks and accounts that are verified as official, which is why we’re introducing the “Official” label to select accounts when we launch. pic.twitter.com/0p2Ae5nWpO
— Esther Crawford ✨ (@esthercrawford) November 8, 2022
However, it appears not all accounts that are currently verified with a blue checkmark will get the “official” label. Furthermore, this new label appears to accomplish what the blue checkmark currently does before it soon becomes a paid feature everyone can get.
Accounts that will receive this new “official” label include “government accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers, and some public figures.” Those that aren’t deemed “official” by Twitter will still be able to pay $8/month to subscribe to Twitter Blue without ID verification to gain a “blue checkmark and access to select features.”
Twitter Blue and the “official” label are set to launch on or after November 9 as it didn’t want to cause any confusion during the U.S.’ midterm elections.
Following Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to takeover Twitter was completed, reports came out that the company was set to charge $20/month for verification. Musk took to Twitter to defend the fee, then confirmed it would end up being $8/month.
“Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit,” Musk wrote. “Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.”
Those who subscribe to Twitter Blue for the blue checkmark will also get priority in replies, mentions, and search, the ability to poster longer audio and video, and half as many ads.
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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
Grey Poupon wants in on Olivia Wilde’s salad dressing scandal
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Grey Poupon wants in on Olivia Wilde’s salad dressing scandal.
The Dijon mustard brand is taking advantage of being featured in the center of the drama, announcing in an Instagram post that it is releasing 100 limited-edition “Don’t Worry Dijon” jars, a riff on Wilde’s latest movie that stars Harry Styles.
Confused as to why Dijon mustard has entered the celebrity discourse? The drama started when an unnamed nanny, whose claims have not been verified by CNN, spoke to the Daily Mail about the end of Wilde and actor Jason Sudeikis’ relationship. The actress/director and the star of “Ted Lasso” were together from 2011 to 2020 and have two children.
The anonymous nanny offered private details about Wilde’s alleged romantic relationship with Styles, co-star of Wilde’s recent “Don’t Worry, Darling” film along with Florence Pugh. The nanny said that Wilde angered Sudeikis by preparing a salad for Styles with her ‘special dressing’ in the family kitchen.
The internet wildly began searching for the recipe. Wilde, who had decried the nanny’s statements as “false and scurrilous,” contributed to the gossip mill, posting a photo on her Instagram story of a passage from Nora Ephron’s autobiography “Heartburn” late Tuesday.
“Mix 2 tablespoons Grey Poupon mustard with 2 tablespoons good red wine vinegar,” the passage outlined by Wilde reads. “Then whisking constantly with a fork, slowly add 6 tablespoons olive oil, until the vinaigrette is thick and creamy; this makes a very strong vinaigrette that’s perfect for salad greens like arugula and watercress and endive.”
Grey Poupon will be giving away a limited number of the new jars in the coming days through its social media channels, its owner Kraft Heinz said.
The Instagram post even features a feather boa wrapped around the jar – a costume staple of pop star Harry Style’s 15-show run at Madison Square Garden.
– CNN’s Megan Thomas and Dan Heching contributed to this report.
Steroids Linked to Structural and Volume Changes in Brain White and Grey Matter
Summary: Steroids prescribed for a range of inflammatory conditions alter the structure and volume of grey and white matter in the brain. The findings shed light on why people who use medical steroids may experience psychological problems, including anxiety, mania, and depression.
Source: BMJ
The use of prescribed steroids, including in inhalers, is linked to changes in the structure and volume of white and grey matter in the brain, suggests the findings of the largest study of its kind, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.
The associations found might help to explain the neuropsychiatric effects, such as anxiety, depression, mania, and delirium frequently seen after long term use, say the researchers.
Their immunosuppressive properties mean that glucocorticoids, a class of synthetic steroids, are among some of the most frequently prescribed drugs. They are used to treat a wide variety of medical conditions.
The estimated annual population prevalence in high income countries of systemic (infusions and tablets) medical steroid use is thought to range between 0.5% and 3%.
While very effective, both systemic and inhaled steroids are associated with many potentially serious metabolic, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal side effects, as well as neuropsychiatric effects.
Previously published research suggests that long term medical steroid use is associated with structural abnormalities and shrinkage of certain areas of the brain. But most of these studies have involved only small numbers of people with specific conditions.
And it’s still not clear if these associations might also be observed in a broader sample of medical steroid users, including those using inhaled steroids for respiratory conditions, such as asthma.
In a bid to find out, the researchers drew on data from the UK Biobank, comprising half a million 40–69 year olds from the general population, to see if there were any detectable differences in brain volume and structure between users and non-users of systemic and inhaled steroids.
The researchers also wanted to know if steroid use might be associated with differences in processing speed and emotional responses.
The MRI brain scans of 222 people using systemic steroids and 557 using inhaled steroids were compared with those of 24,106 non-users.
None of the study participants had previously been diagnosed with neurological, psychiatric or hormonal (endocrinological) disorders or was taking mood altering drugs, such as antidepressants.
Participants filled in a questionnaire to assess certain aspects of mood over the previous fortnight.
Comparison of the MRI scan results showed that both systemic and inhaled steroid use was associated with less intact white matter structure than was seen on the scans of those not on these drugs. White matter has a role in neuronal connectivity and signalling in the brain.
The effects were greater in systemic users than in users of inhaled steroids. And further detailed analysis suggested that the effects might be even larger among long term users.
Systemic use was associated with a larger caudate compared with no use, while use of inhaled steroids was associated with a smaller amygdala. Both the caudate and amygdala are grey matter structures in the brain involved in cognitive and emotional processing.
Systemic steroid users also performed worse on a test designed to measure processing speed than non-users, and they reported significantly more depressive symptoms, apathy, restlessness and fatigue/lethargy than non-users. Inhaled steroid users reported only more tiredness/lethargy, and to a lesser degree than systemic steroid users.
“Although a causal relation between glucocorticoid use and changes in the brain is likely based on the present and previous studies, the cross-sectional nature of this study does not allow for formal conclusions on causality,” caution the researchers.
They also point to certain limitations. Only a few indicators of mood change were assessed, and only for the preceding 2 weeks; and the reported changes might have been related to the condition for which steroids were prescribed rather than to steroid use itself.
Nor were the researchers able to differentiate between steroid tablets and infusions for systemic users, all of which may have influenced the findings.
But they write:“While it remains unclear whether the observed effect sizes have clinical consequences for the population of glucocorticoid users as a whole, these findings are remarkable given the common neuropsychiatric side effects of synthetic glucocorticoids.”
And they conclude: “This study shows that both systemic and inhaled glucocorticoids are associated with an apparently widespread reduction in white matter integrity, which may in part underlie the neuropsychiatric side effects observed in patients using glucocorticoids.”
Given how widely used these drugs, both doctors and patients need to know about the possible effects on the brain, say the researchers, who now call for research into alternative treatment options.
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Author: Caroline White
Source: BMJ
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Original Research: Open access.
“Association between use of systemic and inhaled glucocorticoids and changes in brain volume and white matter microstructure: a cross-sectional study using data from the UK Biobank” by Merel van der Meulen et al. BMJ Open
Abstract
Association between use of systemic and inhaled glucocorticoids and changes in brain volume and white matter microstructure: a cross-sectional study using data from the UK Biobank
Objective
See also
To test the hypothesis that systemic and inhaled glucocorticoid use is associated with changes in grey matter volume (GMV) and white matter microstructure.
Design
Cross-sectional study.
Setting
UK Biobank, a prospective population-based cohort study of adults recruited in the UK between 2006 and 2010.
Participants
After exclusion based on neurological, psychiatric or endocrinological history, and use of psychotropic medication, 222 systemic glucocorticoid users, 557 inhaled glucocorticoid users and 24 106 controls with available T1 and diffusion MRI data were included.
Main outcome measures
Primary outcomes were differences in 22 volumetric and 14 diffusion imaging parameters between glucocorticoid users and controls, determined using linear regression analyses adjusted for potential confounders. Secondary outcomes included cognitive functioning (six tests) and emotional symptoms (four questions).
Results
Both systemic and inhaled glucocorticoid use were associated with reduced white matter integrity (lower fractional anisotropy (FA) and higher mean diffusivity (MD)) compared with controls, with larger effect sizes in systemic users (FA: adjusted mean difference (AMD)=−3.7e-3, 95% CI=−6.4e-3 to 1.0e-3; MD: AMD=7.2e-6, 95% CI=3.2e-6 to 1.1e-5) than inhaled users (FA: AMD=−2.3e-3, 95% CI=−4.0e-3 to −5.7e-4; MD: AMD=2.7e-6, 95% CI=1.7e-7 to 5.2e-6). Systemic use was also associated with larger caudate GMV (AMD=178.7 mm3, 95% CI=82.2 to 275.0), while inhaled users had smaller amygdala GMV (AMD=−23.9 mm3, 95% CI=−41.5 to −6.2) than controls. As for secondary outcomes, systemic users performed worse on the symbol digit substitution task (AMD=−0.17 SD, 95% CI=−0.34 to −0.01), and reported more depressive symptoms (OR=1.76, 95% CI=1.25 to 2.43), disinterest (OR=1.84, 95% CI=1.29 to 2.56), tenseness/restlessness (OR=1.78, 95% CI=1.29 to 2.41), and tiredness/lethargy (OR=1.90, 95% CI=1.45 to 2.50) compared with controls. Inhaled users only reported more tiredness/lethargy (OR=1.35, 95% CI=1.14 to 1.60).
Conclusions
Both systemic and inhaled glucocorticoid use are associated with decreased white matter integrity and limited changes in GMV. This association may contribute to the neuropsychiatric side effects of glucocorticoid medication, especially with chronic use.
“Genredoms,” “male skew,” and other dumb stuff from today’s HBO Max/Discovery+ merger
After days of taking precision hatchet shots to the library of his own streaming service, HBO Max, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav went in for the kill today. Talking to investors, Zaslav revealed on a Q2 earnings call his plans to smoosh together HBO Max and Discovery+ into one big, mushy ball of content that absotively, posilutely, won’t have any Batgirl movies on it.
Let’s be honest: It’s never great, PR-wise, when the graphics or language from these sorts of earnings calls—which by their very nature boil all art and entertainment down into a thin slurry of financial credits and demerits to be fed into the ever-hungry maw of The Investors—make it out into gen-pop for wider discussion. But Zaslav’s presentation has come in for some extra special mockery online today, especially for a slide that purports to show the differences between the two streaming services that will now by bridged by their forthcoming unholy spawn.
HBO Max, we are told, is “male skew,” “scripted,” “lean in,” “appointment viewing,” and, of course, “home to fandoms.” Discovery+, meanwhile, is “female skew,” “unscripted,” “lean back,” “comfort viewing,” and “home of genredoms”—which we’re pretty sure is when a classic science fiction novel slaps on the ol’ sex jeans and gives you the Christian Grey treatment. The “fandom” vs. “genredom” thing is mostly inscrutable, but we get the sense that folks mostly wouldn’t have roasted the slide too badly if Zaslav hadn’t opened with the whole “male skew” versus “female skew” thing—especially since a) we can name any number of HBO Max shows with passionate female audiences (and vice versa for Discovery+), and, b), all the descriptors for Discovery+ seem precision-engineered to annoy the hell out of any passionate fans of pop culture, like, say, the people who genuinely care about your poor, bedraggled streaming service, David.
Zaslav also posted a slide of the various assets from the paired streaming services, including a “franchises” entry that includes Harry Potter, the DC Superhero films, and, of course, the 90 Day Fiancé Universe, a vast cosmology of TV products about marrying people in less time than most people spend with a toothbrush. (Wait, should we be changing out our toothbrushes more often?)
Which is mostly dumb, but not necessarily a bummer. But never fear: Zaslav had a slide for that, too. Specifically, he had one describing all the alleged money-losing sins perpetrated by his predecessors, including CNN+ (which has now also been absorbed into Discovery+). The humdinger, as it were, is this line item (emphasis ours): “Approved additional spend on projects with uncertain financial returns including Kids & Animation, CNN+, certain Turner originals, and select direct-to-HBO Max feature films.) God forbid a studio spend money on TV or films with “uncertain financial returns,” but, don’t worry: Zaslav has a solution. Here’s a quick tip, kids: If someone tells their investors they’re “restructuring” the “content portfolio” of your job, it’s probably time to get some cover letters prepped. The company’s CFO later confirmed on the call that a decent chunk of the company’s kids and animation projects were on the chopping block.
Amidst all the carnage, Zaslav and his team also laid out a timeline for the merge of the two services: We can expect them to relaunch as a single entity in Summer 2023, no name or price points announced. The hybrid service is expected to launch in both ad-free and ad-supported forms.
‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Director Helming Amy Winehouse Biopic – Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Following years of Hollywood working on getting a biopic of Amy Winehouse off the ground, Sources tell Deadline Studiocanal is gearing up to make Back to Black, a new film about the life of the Grammy wining singer who tragically passed in 2011 with Fifty Shades of Director Sam Taylor-Johnson directing. The script has been written by Matt Greenhalgh and the project is now moving fast following Taylor-Johnson boarding the pic. Studiocanal is producing with Alison Owen and Debra Hayward alongside Tracey Seaward.
The film is expected to take a look at the life and music of Winehouse who started off as a budding North London jazz singer to eventually becoming a Grammy-winning music superstar with hit records that included Rehab and Back To Black. Her life would eventually be cut short in 2011 at age 27 following a long battle with alcohol and drugs
Following her death in 2011, Hollywood has since tried to tell her story with various projects going into development including one from Lotus Entertainment with Noomi Rapace attached to star but ultimately none moving forward. While a feature film has yet to make it into production, the 2015 A24 doc Amy was a huge success ultimately winning the Oscar for best documentary.
This pic is being made with full support from the Amy Winehouse estate and producers and Taylor-Johnson will begin their search for the individual who will take on the role of Winehouse in the weeks to come.
Taylor-Johnson is best known for helping launch the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise after directing the first film to box-office glory. That film would go on to gross $569 million at the global box-office. She most recently worked on the Amazon series Solos.
She is repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Jennifer Grey Says Patrick Swayze Gave Teary Apology
- Jennifer Grey said Patrick Swayze had “tears in his eyes” when he apologized to her at the “Dirty Dancing” screen test.
- The costars had a tense relationship after filming 1984’s “Red Dawn.”
- “I was just like, ‘Please, this guy, enough with him,'” she said.
“Dirty Dancing” star Jennifer Grey recently shared more details about her relationship with costar Patrick Swayze while on “The View” Tuesday promoting her new memoir “Out of the Corner,” describing a moment where Swayze had “tears in his eyes” apologizing to her.
Though there is palpable heat between them on screen as student Frances “Baby” Houseman (Grey) and dance instructor Johnny Castle (Swayze) in the classic romance, Grey has admitted that they didn’t always get along because of an earlier experience working together on the 1984 action film “Red Dawn.”
Grey told the hosts on “The View” that Swayze would play “pranks” on her on set that she didn’t like. She also said he was sometimes “late” to set in New Mexico where “Red Dawn” shot.
The “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” star said Swayze acted like “the boss of everybody” working on the film.
“It was just like macho and I just couldn’t take it,” Grey said. “I was just like, ‘Please, this guy, enough with him.'”
So, Grey admitted to being very hesitant when those involved with “Dirty Dancing” suggested Swayze for the role of Johnny because of Swayze’s dance background.
But she admitted on “The View” that during the screen test for the film, Swayze convinced Grey to change her mind about him.
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“He pulled me down the hall and said to me, ‘I love you, I love you and I’m so sorry. I know you don’t want me to do the movie,'” Grey said, impersonating Swayze’s accent and mumbling.
“And he got the tears in his eyes. And I got the tears in my eyes, not for the same reason,” she continued. “And he goes, ‘we could kill it, we could kill it if we did this.'”
She said she wasn’t quite convinced, thinking he may be working her over but then, “we go in there and he takes me in his arms and I’m like, ‘Oh boy.'”
She admitted that from that point on there was “no competition” between Swayze and any other actor who was up for the part of Johnny.
“He was like the easy chair I’d been dreaming of,” Grey told “The View” hosts.
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But the actor, who recently confirmed she’d reprise her role as Baby in the “Dirty Dancing” sequel, told People in April that she and Swayze “weren’t a natural match” while filming the dance movie, either.
“And our being forced to be together created a kind of a synergy, or like a friction,” she told the magazine, about her chemistry with Swayze, who died in 2009.
Their relationship way presumably still rocky after “Dirty Dancing” because Grey told People, “I feel like if I could say anything to him now I would say, ‘I’m so sorry that I couldn’t just appreciate and luxuriate in who you were, instead of me wishing you were more like what I wanted you to be.'”
In her memoir, Grey also goes into detail about her failed engagements to Matthew Broderick and Johnny Depp.
“Out of the Corner” is available now.
Jennifer Grey Wishes She Could Apologize to Patrick Swayze
- Jennifer Grey wishes she could apologize to “Dirty Dancing” costar Patrick Swayze, who died in 2009.
- “I would say, ‘I’m so sorry that I couldn’t just appreciate and luxuriate in who you were,” she wrote in her memoir.
- Grey and Swayze had “tension” between them on set of the classic movie, Grey wrote.
In excerpts from her memoir “Out Of The Corner” published by People, “Dirty Dancing” star Jennifer Grey said that she has regrets about the “tension” in her relationship with her late costar Patrick Swayze.
“I feel like if I could say anything to him now I would say, ‘I’m so sorry that I couldn’t just appreciate and luxuriate in who you were, instead of me wishing you were more like what I wanted you to be,” Grey wrote in her book.
Grey and Swayze played love interests in the 1987 classic film that centers around Frances “Baby” Houseman (Grey) and dance instructor Johnny Castle (Swayze). Baby is reluctantly spending the summer in the Catskills with her parents before she enlists in the Peace Corps. Her attitude begins to change when she meets the resort’s dance teacher Johnny, who insists she become his dance partner. Eventually, they fall in love but their story is not without its challenges.
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Baby’s father tries to forbid them from seeing each other, but his attitude makes Baby that much more focused on helping Johnny make a statement at the last big dance event of the summer. Thank goodness for that because it gives us an iconic quote and a lift that’s earned a place in pop culture history.
In her memoir, Grey said that the tension we feel on the screen between Johnny and Baby is actual tension between her and Swayze, writing that the pair “weren’t a natural match.”
“And the fact that we needed to be a natural match created a tension,” she continued. “Because normally when someone’s not a natural, you… both people move on, but we were forced to be together.”
“Our being forced to be together created a kind of a synergy, or like a friction,” Grey wrote.
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How did such strain grow on the set of a romantic dance film? As it turns out, it started long before that.
According to a HuffPost article from 2012, Grey and Swayze “disliked” each other during their time working together on the earlier 1984 action film “Red Dawn.”
“He felt like she was a wimp,” Linda Gottlieb, the producer of “Dirty Dancing,” told HuffPost at the time. “She was genuine, naive; you would do a take eight times and Jennifer would do it differently every time. Patrick was a pro; he would deliver the same thing again and again.”
Apparently, Swayze and Grey never found a way to marry their acting styles peacefully, which caused conflict between them while filming “Dirty Dancing” too.
“She would cry easily, she was emotional and he sort of made fun of her. He was a macho guy,” Gottlieb said.
In her memoir, Grey wondered why she wasn’t attracted enough to Swayze to make getting along easier. “And the weird thing was, it’s like, “What’s wrong with me? I mean, I was not lacking. And he was married. And very in love with his wife,” she said.
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Swayze was married to Lisa Niemi from 1975 until his death in 2009. Grey admitted that she was “very busy” in her relationship with Matthew Broderick at the time.
The pair were engaged in the ’80s and split after a fatal car crash in 1987 in Northern Ireland. Broderick was driving when he collided with another vehicle and two passengers in the other car were killed, according to People. Grey and Broderick were injured.
“It was a pure and simple accident that was tragic. And it had very serious traumatic lasting effects on, I’m sure, Matthew and the family of the other women and me,” Grey wrote of the incident.
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“Out Of The Corner” will be released on May 3.