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Justin Baldoni accuses Blake Lively of using Taylor Swift to pressure him about changing movie

Justin Baldoni accuses Blake Lively of using Taylor Swift to pressure him about changing movie

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In the latest legal filing in the “It Ends With Us” saga, director and star Justin Baldoni alleges that co-star Blake Lively leaned on the powerful people in her life to ensure her vision for the movie ended up in the final cut. One of those powerful people is mega-pop star Taylor Swift, whom Lively has counted among her best friends for years. The other is her husband, Ryan Reynolds. The lawsuit, which Baldoni filed Thursday against Lively, Reynolds and their publicist, alleges that Reynolds and Swift bolstered a version of a scene in the movie written by Lively. His lawsuit includes screenshots of text messages between Baldoni and Lively. Swift is not named in the suit, save for one text message in which a “Taylor” is mentioned. In the text of the lawsuit, she is referred to as a “megacelebrity friend.” Baldoni’s team confirmed to NBC News that the Taylor referred to in the lawsuit is Swift.  Swift did not respond to request for comment. Taylor Swift and Blake Lively hug prior to Super …

Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Supporting AQ-Linked Fighters In Syria, & There Is Some Evidence

Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Supporting AQ-Linked Fighters In Syria, & There Is Some Evidence

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While the issue of potential Ukrainian government support to Syria’s Al Qaeda spin-off Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has remained subject of intense speculation and rumor, Moscow has made the allegation official. Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia issued a statement accusing Ukraine of stoking the armed insurgency which seeks to take over Syrian territory and threaten Assad. “Ukrainian military instructors from the GUR are present… training HTS fighters for combat operations,” Nebenzia said at the UN on Tuesday. AFP/Getty Images He went on to assert that HTS has “not only not concealed the fact that they are supported by Ukraine, but they are also openly flaunting this.” Reports and images of Ukrainian equipment and drones in the hands of the jihadists during the capture of Aleppo have persisted for days. Nebenzia also turned his criticisms against UN officials for being “unable to summon the courage to call a spade a spade and to condemn these terrorist attacks” against Syria. A surprise report on December 1st in the staunchly pro-Ukraine Kyiv Post suggested this is all part …

I’m a Celebrity live: Jane Moore accuses Barry McGuigan of ‘misogyny’ and ‘ageism’

I’m a Celebrity live: Jane Moore accuses Barry McGuigan of ‘misogyny’ and ‘ageism’

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Reverend Richard Coles drinks fermented herring on I’m a Celeb Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Dean McCullough will face his sixth trial of the series so far on Monday’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here as tensions start to simmer in camp. Coleen Rooney and Dean McCullough faced a gruesome Bushtucker Trial, winning nine stars for the camp. However, McCullough has again been voted to face Monday’s trial “Jack the Screamstalk,” much to the frustrations of Ant and Dec. Elsewhere, tensions mounted in the camp when Jane Moore and Barry McGuigan argued over chores. McGuigan and Danny Jones were voted by the public to become the new camp leaders but quickly ruffled feathers by selecting Moore and Tulisa to wash up, and Coleen Rooney and Maura Higgins to act out duties of camp maintenance. Despite Jones’s initial worry that women were being asked to do less physical tasks and that …

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: Woman accuses rapper of further sexual assault allegations in new lawsuit | US News

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: Woman accuses rapper of further sexual assault allegations in new lawsuit | US News

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Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with further sexual assault allegations after a woman filed a lawsuit in New York. In the fresh civil case, the woman – identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe – claims she was repeatedly raped and drugged at the music mogul’s homes and became pregnant after one of the encounters. It follows a series of similar legal cases brought by women against Combs, 54, who was arrested at a hotel in New York last week on sex trafficking, drug possession and firearms offences. The latest lawsuit was filed on Friday against Combs, his companies and several associates, and seeks undisclosed damages for physical injuries, severe emotional distress, humiliation, anxiety and other harm. The woman claims she met Combs abroad in 2020 and that the assaults and harassment continued through to July this year. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:37 Rappers dodge Diddy question She says she was often coerced and harassed into travelling to Combs’ homes in New York, Los Angeles and Miami and other cities, …

Miss USA’s resignation letter accuses the organization of toxic work culture

Miss USA’s resignation letter accuses the organization of toxic work culture

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In her resignation letter, Voigt said that Miss USA CEO and President Laylah Rose consistently failed to communicate and that when she did, she was “often cold and unnecessarily aggressive.” “It’s incredibly jarring to be trying to do my job and constantly be threatened with disciplinary action, including taking away my salary, for things that were never discussed with me and, if it related to a public-facing post for example, were causing no issue other than not meeting her personal preference,” Voigt wrote. Representatives for the Miss USA organization did not immediately respond to request for comment Thursday evening. Rose said in a statement Wednesday that “the well-being of all individuals associated with Miss USA is my top priority.” “All along, my personal goal as the head of this organization has been to inspire women to always create new dreams, have the courage to explore it all, and continue to preserve integrity along the way. I hold myself to these same high standards and I take these allegations seriously,” she said. Voigt included in her …

In Victory Day speech, Putin accuses West of ‘distorting history’ – POLITICO

In Victory Day speech, Putin accuses West of ‘distorting history’ – POLITICO

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“Today we see how they’re trying to distort the truth about WWII. It interferes with those who are used to building their essentially colonial policy based on hypocrisy and lies,” the freshly (re)inaugurated president told the assembled crowd, according to the Russian press. The Red Army was part of a much broader allied coalition including the U.S., the U.K., Poland, France, Canada and others. Soviet Victory Day, commemorated a day later than the day marked by the other allies, also signals the beginning of the USSR’s half-century occupation of most of Central and Eastern Europe, mass deportations to Siberia and forced collectivization of local economies. Although Russia was only a part of the USSR, today’s Russia has tried to monopolize the Soviet victory as its own, and Putin uses the memory of the war to buttress Russian nationalism. That extends to tarring opponents of his regime as “Nazis.” “Revanchism, abuse of history, and an attempt to justify the current Nazi followers is part of an overall policy of the Western elites to stoke new regional …

Channing Tatum Opposes Jenna Dewan’s Request for Separate Trials as She Accuses Him of ‘Bullying’

Channing Tatum Opposes Jenna Dewan’s Request for Separate Trials as She Accuses Him of ‘Bullying’

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After nearly six years of divorce proceedings, Channing Tatum has made it clear he wants to finalize their split once and for all.  On May 2, Tatum’s response to his ex, Jenna Dewan’s, Request For Order was filed, in which he opposed her asking to bifurcate trial in regard to “the characterization and division of the Magic Mike intellectual property,” court documents obtained by ET state. “Our divorce has been pending for over five years. In that time, I have made exhaustive efforts to settle all issues in this matter without litigation. I have made countless settlement proposals, attended multiple mediations, my attorneys have prepared numerous drafts of a proposed judgment, and I have tried to resolve issues directly with Petitioner. While we have resolved some issues, the most significant financial issues in the case remain unresolved because Petitioner continues to delay resolution and provides one reason after another for why this case cannot settle,” Tatum accused in his court-filed declaration. “I believe that Petitioner’s RFO is another delay tactic to prolong resolution of our financial settlement.” …

Trump accuses Biden, without evidence, of weaponising justice system

Trump accuses Biden, without evidence, of weaponising justice system

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Former president Donald Trump has sharpened his allegation that his Democratic successor has weaponised the US justice system against him, comparing Joe Biden’s tactics to those of Hitler’s Gestapo, American media reported Sunday. Issued on: 06/05/2024 – 05:43 1 min The Republican 2024 presidential candidate made the remark during a private meeting Saturday with top party leaders and wealthy donors at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, according to a recording provided to US media by one donor. In a 90-minute speech, Trump accused the Democrats of “running a Gestapo administration,” referring to the secret police force in Nazi Germany. “It’s the only way they’re going to win,” he said. The “Gestapo” comment came as the campaign has begun heating up, and it follows several other Trump remarks that critics have said are dangerously inflammatory, including calling political rivals “vermin” and comparing immigrants to “animals.” His comments in Mar-a-Lago brought loud applause from the audience, which included a number of potential vice presidential picks, according to Politico. He again lashed out at the prosecutors who have …