Megan Thee Stallion has found herself courting controversy after her cameraman filed suit alleging that the rapper created a hostile work environment, fat-shamed him, and forced him to watch her get intimate with another woman. Videographer Emilio Garcia filed a complaint in Los Angeles alleging that in June 2022, he was forced to watch Megan have sex with another woman during a stop while touring in Ibiza, Spain. He couldn’t escape because it happened in a moving vehicle. He said that he was traumatised by what he witnessed. “I felt uncomfortable. I was kind of frozen, and I was shocked. At kind of just the overall audacity to do this right, right beside me,” he told NBC News. After the incident, Megan told Garcia to not discuss what he saw and her team altered his monthly pay as well. Garcia, who worked for Megan from 2018 to 2023 further stated that his former boss fat-shamed him on the same trip. “To hear someone who advocates about loving your body tell me these things, I felt degraded,” he shared. Meanwhile, Megan has denied the allegations. Her lawyer Alex Spiro told Page Six, “This is an employment claim for money — with no sexual harassment claim filed and with salacious accusations to attempt to embarrass her. We will deal with this in court.” In 2023, Megan conducted an Instagram live session where she revealed not being a “freak” anymore and that she is now taking her time when it comes to inviting someone in her bedroom. “I’m stingy with the cootie cat,” she said. “I’m not a freak anymore. I’m done. I’m done with the streets. So toxic in the streets. I’m tired with the streets.” On the work front, Megan Thee Stallion is going on tour this summer. During an appearance on 'Good Morning America', the rapper confirmed that she’ll be hitting the road soon in support of her forthcoming third album. “Oh, we’re having the tour this year. The Hot Girl Summer tour is going to be 2024, summertime,” she said. “I feel like I’ve never been able to be outside doing my own thing during the summer, since like 2019. So this is going to be the first time that I drop an album on time for the summer. I do want to give the hotties the Megan Thee Stallion experience." (With inputs from IANS)
24 April,2024 10:53 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentHollywood stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone warred over everything from their earnings to their muscles and the size of the weapons they wielded in their films at the peak of their action movie popularity in the 1980s. In an upcoming joint TV interview titled 'TMZ Presents: Arnold and Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons', the actors said they are still unsure who had the bigger career, reports femalefirst.co.uk. A preview of the chat shows Schwarzenegger sitting alongside Stallone, saying: “We ended up kind of like, ‘Well, you killed 28 people in the movie; I killed 32’.” Stallone added: “I got to top that.” Schwarzenegger then said: “He killed 80 people, so I had to kill 87 people.” 'Rambo' and 'Rocky' star added: “It was now the body count and then it was kind of, like, ‘Well, what was your body fat?’ I was down to seven per cent.” To which, Schwarzenegger added: “And then I said, ‘I was down to 10 per cent.’ So it became a competition with the body.” The ‘Terminator’ star and former governor of California said that he got jealous of the weapons Stallone used on camera, from his ‘Rambo knife’ to the sub-machine guns he wielded in the 'Rambo' franchise. He admitted he soon demanded automatic guns that were just as huge. Schwarzenegger went on: “And then he started using machine guns that were kind of, like, huge machine guns. I was running after him, he was not running after me. So I said, when we did ‘Predator’… ‘I’ve got to have a bugger machine gun than Sly used in ‘Rambo’. So this is how it went.” The two have enjoyed a decades-long friendship since they were arch-rivals in the 1980s. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
24 April,2024 09:33 AM IST | Los Angeles | IANSHollywood actor Drew Barrymore says she was stressed throughout shooting for her 1999 movie "Never Been Kissed" as she was told by studio executives that she looked "too unattractive" in the film. In the romantic comedy, Barrymore played the role of Josie, a copy editor without any real relationship experience, who goes undercover to a local high school to get a front-page story. During an episode of her chat show "The Drew Barrymore Show", the 49-year-old actor said while she had a lot of fun on set, she was also a bit scared about how the movie would turn out. "I was very stressed throughout the movie. I was so scared during the whole film because I knew if it didn't work, we weren't going to get another chance. We had so much fun making it but I had to clench my stomach the whole time," she said. Barrymore said she was advised to keep herself in control as she was getting too much into the comedy element, which was making her appear less appealing on screen. "I would get these calls from the studio and they were like, 'I'm sorry, but you're just looking too unattractive. Stop it.' And I was like, 'Good.' And they were like, 'No, no, no, no, no. It's too far.' So I was forced to even tone it down a little bit because I had gone even farther than that," she added. The actor recalled agreeing to tone down her performance only when the studio's explanation appealed to her "sensibilities rather than my ego", she said. According to Barrymore, the studio suggested she must not "lose the heart because you're going so far for the comedy". "Never Been Kissed" was also her production debut via her banner Flower Films. At the time, Barrymore said, the studio executives were "weary of actors being producers". "A lot of it wasn't necessarily working, and it didn't mean because you were an actor, you knew how to produce the film. And it was about economics. So if you didn't make the film work, and you produced it as an actor, you are likely to not be able to do it again," she added. "Never Been Kissed", directed by Raja Raymond Gosnell, also starred Michael Vartan, David Arquette, Leelee Sobieski and Jessica Alba. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
24 April,2024 07:21 AM IST | Los Angeles | PTIHollywood star Anne Hathaway has spoken about a particularly "gross" experience where she was asked to make out with 10 male performers for a chemistry test. In an interview with V magazine, Hathaway said it was "normal" earlier to ask actors to make out with potential co-stars during chemistry tests. "Back in the 2000s and this did happen to me it was considered normal to ask an actor to make out with other actors to test for chemistry, which is actually the worst way to do it," Hathaway said. "I was told, 'We have ten guys coming today and you're cast. Aren't you excited to make out with all of them?' And I thought, 'Is there something wrong with me?' because I wasn't excited. I thought it sounded gross," she added. The Oscar-winning actor said she was worried about being called "difficult" for not adhering to the industry standards at the time. However, things have changed for the better now, she added. "And I was so young and terribly aware how easy it was to lose everything by being labelled 'difficult', so I just pretended I was excited and got on with it. It wasn't a power play, no one was trying to be awful or hurt me. It was just a very different time and now we know better," Hathaway said. She currently stars in the romantic comedy "The Idea of You", which the Hollywood actor has also produced through her banner Welle Entertainment. Hathaway said the team took a different approach in the male lead in the movie. It is played by Nicholas Galitzine. "We asked each of the actors coming in to choose a song that they felt their character would love, that they would put on to get my character to dance, and then we'd do a short little improv. I was sitting in a chair like we had come in from dinner or a walk or something, we pressed play, and we just started dancing together," Hathaway said. "We had met a number of young men already, but I remember laughing when Nick walked in because he was so ridiculously perfect for the part. I just thought, he is it," she added. In "The Idea of You", Hathaway plays Solene Marchand, a 40-year-old single mother who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. Directed by Michael Showalter, the film is set to premiere on Prime Video globally on May 2. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
24 April,2024 07:17 AM IST | Los Angeles | PTIActor Kevin Bacon uploaded photos of himself and his wife Kyra Sedgwick's outdoor excursions throughout the years, including romantic shots of the couple hiking and going to the beach together, reported People. He began his Instagram post with a beautiful shot of himself and Sedgwick sitting side by side on the sand, both wearing huge hats to hide their faces from the sun. He also uploaded an adorable photo of the two on what seemed to be a walk. The actor threw his arm around his wife's waist, and she grabbed onto him as they smiled for the camera in front of a tiny stream. In another picture, the couple could be seen posing while sitting together on a dock. Bacon also uploaded separate photos of his wife, including one where she posed in front of a giant green tree surrounded by rocks and another where she stood in front of a lake as the sun set behind the mountains in the backdrop. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) "Mother Earth really is a beautiful place. Let's not take it for granted," Bacon captioned the post. "Happy @EarthDay, everyone." Sedgwick and Bacon celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary back in September 2023. To mark the occasion, the Leave the World Behind actor shared a throwback photo of the pair cuddling up on a chair. "35 years feels like a heartbeat. #Anniversary," the actor wrote in the caption. According to People, she also commented on the viral TikTok she and Bacon made in March showing them each wearing matching a white tank top and blue jeans. The couple joked in the video they were beginning to look similar after more than three decades of marriage. "I don't think we look alike -- I literally was wearing his tank top and jeans, which is a little scary that I can fit into his tank top and jeans, but never mind," Sedgwick teased. The pair, who met on the set of the 1987 movie Lemon Sky, are next set to share the screen together in the upcoming film Connescence, reported People. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
24 April,2024 07:13 AM IST | Washington | ANIActor Jennifer Garner has just one wish for Mother’s Day. The actor, who is mom to kids Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, whom she shares with ex Ben Affleck, said that she doesn’t want much, reported People. “I have one ask, and it is that when my kids were really little, on some Mother’s Day, they all sat on my lap one after the other all at once for a picture,” said Garner. “And I want that picture every year, even though it’s ridiculous at this point. They’re so big. But I make them take it and they are just like, ‘Mom.’ But that’s my ask.” Earlier this month, the 13 Going on 30 alum appeared on an episode of the Dear Felicity podcast, which revisits the 1998 TV series 25 years after its premiere, and shared that her kids hadn’t yet watched the series. “Nope. Not yet,” Garner replied when asked if her kids had seen Felicity yet. “They’re that age. They just have to discover it on their own. They have their own cues. They have their own ideas of what they want to see.” “They would love it,” the proud mom added. “They would love it.” In March, Garner shared that her kids are giving her the most happiness as she was all set to celebrate her 52nd birthday. “They’re really solid right now,” she added. “I’m just watching them in this new phase of life where they’re figuring out who they’re going to be and what they’re going to study. And I’m so interested in them. All the time, I’m interested in everything about them.” Asked if it’s difficult to let her kids make their own decisions, Garner admitted it’s “so hard.” “I mean, my parents did too, and I’m so amazed by that. I have a really hard time not saying, ‘This is what I see you as,’ and ‘I think you should,’ ” she said. “I really have to sit on my hands,” reported People. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
24 April,2024 07:11 AM IST | Washington | ANIRebel Wilson shared some juicy gossip in her new memoir, "Rebel Rising." She revealed that in 2014, she got invited to a wild party in South California by someone from the British royal family. Wilson didn't spill the royal's name but hinted that they were pretty far down the line of succession, "fifteenth or twentieth" in line to the throne she speculated. Rebel Wilson claims she was invited to a house party by a royal family member “I got thrown a last-minute invite to a tech billionaire’s party – the guy who invited me, who’s like fifteenth or twentieth in line to the British throne, had said to my male friend, ‘We need more girls” read a paragraph from the book Rebel Rising, as cited by People. After some late-night fireworks, a guy showed up carrying a tray loaded with what looked like a ton of candy. When Wilson asked what it was, she learned it was "molly," a type of ecstasy. Rebel Wilson penned in her memoir that she quickly realized she didn't want any part of the scene and made a swift exit, “Now the comment by the Windsor about needing more girls started to make a lot more sense. They weren’t talking about a boy-girl ratio like it was a year-eight disco. They were talking about an ORGY!” Rebel Wilson spilled some details about the party location, mentioning it was a ranch outside Los Angeles. She showed up dressed to the nines, describing her outfit as a "buxom damsel" look with a cone hat. She said the place had a cool atmosphere, with men doing horseback jousting and women lounging by the pool in mermaid costumes. Because the place was so big, everyone had their own room assigned for the night. What netizens said about the incident As it goes with the internet, everyone has an opinion. So, soon after this story started spreading online, lots of people chimed in with their thoughts, "You waited 10 years to say this. 🙄" One user penned, "Why do people feel the need to tell these kinds of stories, what are you trying to cause or prove?"
23 April,2024 09:39 PM IST | Los Angeles | mid-day online correspondentIt's raining awards for Cillian Murphy for his outstanding performance in 'Oppenheimer'. After winning big at BAFTA and Oscars 2024, Cillian has now bagged Best Actor award at the 21st Irish Film and TV Academy Awards, Variety reported. During his acceptance speech, he said, "God, I'm still so brutal at this...But being in this room is so special -- being at home, with people that I love and admire amongst my fellow nominees and some of my favorite people...It feels lovely being home with so many friends and colleagues." The awards ceremony, held at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre and hosted by Baz Ashmawy, celebrated excellence in Irish cinema and television honouring established talents and emerging stars alike. In Christopher Nolan's film, he portrayed the role of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the US physicist who masterminded the atomic bomb. Speaking of his upcoming projects, he is all set to reprise his role of Tommy Shelby in 'Peaky Blinders' film. Conversing with Birmingham World at the premiere of his new BBC drama 'The Town', 'Peaky Blinders' creator Steven Knight recently confirmed that Cillian Murphy will be reprising his beloved role in the upcoming film version of the British crime drama, as per Variety. "He definitely is returning for it. We're shooting it in September just down the road in Digbeth," Knight confirmed.'Peaky Blinders' originally premiered on BBC Two overseas (its final two seasons moved to BBC One), but after the show arrived on Netflix its popularity exploded. The series finale aired in April 2022. He will also star in and produce 'Blood Runs Coal', an adaptation of the non-fiction book. Universal has acquired the rights to the book. The project is based on the 2020 book Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
22 April,2024 07:27 AM IST | Los Angeles | ANIWith all eyes (or ears, should we say?) on Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department—which set Spotify history by garnering over 300 million streams in a single day—we’re certain all other singles have taken a backseat. But if you’re willing to take a break from binge-listening Tay Tay’s music, Brit singer Jay Sean’s song, Heartless, can offer a desi relief. Heartless sees Sean’s signature melodic style take centre-stage in an English act that’s punctuated with Ikki’s Punjabi verses. The song is being looked at as a window into what fans can expect in the Ride it hitmaker’s upcoming album. Sean, who entertained fans of English music with several collections, including his successful mixtape, Mistress, has been recently crafting music that could well be seen as a nod to his Indian roots. This collaboration comes after Sean joined hands with Guru Randhawa for Surma surma, and long-time collaborator Rishi Rich for Nakhre. Both the numbers had elements of Indian languages interspersed with Sean’s English renditions. Heartless makes for a seamless listen, and a fitting opening track to Sean’s album. It’s instantly reminiscent of Sean’s hit, You make my love go, and harks back to the melodic tunes that first brought him into the limelight. Today in music April 22,2007: Beyonce and Shakira bagged the top spot on the UK singles chart with Beautiful liar. The track won the Most Earth-Shattering Collaboration award at the MTV Video Music Awards
22 April,2024 05:30 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentActors Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles are ecstatic after working with Taylor Swift on her new music video, reported People. The 'Dead Poets Society' actors talked of their "honour" in acting with Swift, 34, in her video for "Fortnight"--the first single from her new album The Tortured Poets Society--in separate Instagram postings as they each revealed their experiences on set with the singer. Sharing a black-and-white photo of the trio from the music video, Hawke, 53, wrote alongside the picture in a message, "Todd" & "Knox" from DEAD POETS SOCIETY are now PhDs in THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. It's quite an honor." He continued, "Thank you @taylorswift for the opportunity to be in the music video for your song FORTNIGHT feat. @postmalone. Carpe diem!" View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ethan Hawke (@ethanhawke) Charles, 52, went on to share his admiration for Swift also, writing in a post, "I've admired Taylor for a long time, but meeting her in person took my fandom to a whole new level." "Genuine, kind, approachable, and just an all around stellar human being -- Not to mention a kick ass director to boot! #TSTTPD," he added. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Josh Charles (@mrjoshcharles) The official video for "Fortnight" dropped on April 19 along with Swift's albumThe Tortured Poets Society. Hawke and Charles depict scientists working in a lab around Swift, who is strapped on an upright table, similar to the classic scene from Frankenstein. The pair make their cameos after a love moment featuring Swift and Post Malone, who also appears on the track. Malone, 28, later enters the lab as another scientist, who releases and saves Swift. Following the release of the music video, Swift paid tribute to the actors in a post as she shared several photos from the production on Instagram. "... For me, this video turned out to be the perfect visual representation of this record and the stories I tell in it," the singer wrote in the caption. "@postmalone blew me away on set as our tortured tragic hero and I'm so grateful to him for everything he put into this collaboration." "I'm still laughing from getting to work with the coolest guys on earth, @ethanhawke and @mrjoshcharles (tortured poets, meet your colleagues from down the hall, the dead poets)," reported People. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
21 April,2024 06:35 AM IST | Washington | ANIYe, formerly known as Kanye finds himself embroiled in controversy once again after an altercation at the famed Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood.West, The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning, involving Ye and an alleged assailant who had purportedly assaulted Bianca Censori, Ye's wife. According to a statement, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter from Ye's chief of staff, the assailant allegedly subjected Censori to unwanted physical contact, prompting Ye to intervene. The statement described the assailant's actions as a "sexual assault," stating that he "put his hands under her dress, directly on her body, he grabbed her waist, he spun her around and then he blew her kisses." Video footage shared by Fox News showed detectives outside the hotel following the incident, confirming the police response to the scene. Ye is reportedly under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) after being named by the alleged victim as the assailant. TMZ reported that LAPD planned to speak with Ye and Censori regarding the incident. The couple had been photographed at Disneyland earlier on Tuesday and were later seen driving separately around Los Angeles on Wednesday. In California, simple assault is classified as a misdemeanour, punishable by up to six months in jail and fines of up to USD 1,000. This incident marks the latest in a series of altercations involving Ye. In January 2022, he punched a man who had been following him, and in 2023, he was captured on video attacking a celebrity photographer. In both instances, he did not face charges. The investigation into the altercation at Chateau Marmont is ongoing, with legal consequences potentially looming for Ye. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
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